Agile Change Agent Training – with APMG Certification

In this two-day workshop, participants will learn about agile ways of working and how an agile approach impacts their role and interaction with those driving and leading change.

The course also equips participants with pioneering tools to ensure change initiatives are embedded, adopted, and deliver benefits throughout their organizations.

What You Will Learn

• Explain the processes, activities and information needed to plan and manage any type of change initiative within an Agile context.

• Understand how to prioritize activities according to their business value.

• Apply techniques to identify the benefits of the change throughout an organization.

• Define the information and requirements needed to manage a change initiative successfully.

• Determine which stakeholders need to be involved and how to best engage with them.

• Understand how to build trust and develop beneficial relationships between individuals impacted by change.

• Develop strategies for building resilience within a team and organization.

• Create a supportive environment that motivates people to participate in change.

Audience

• This course and certification will benefit anyone involved in planning, managing, and creating change at work within an agile environment.

Length and Learning Modes

• 2 days

• The actual exam will be proctored the day after the class concludes (allow for 1 ½ hours) or can be scheduled via APMG at the student’s convenience.

• Discounts available for teams and for private offerings.

Format

• Class delivery includes a mixture of instructor-led discussions and group and individual exercises. This course is less focused on the theories of change and more of a hands-on course. It is full of opportunities to "see, do, learn," and packed with exercises along with practical tools, tips, and advice.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites, but a basic understanding Agile principles and change management will be helpful.

Recommended Reading – Agile Change Management: A practical framework for successful change planning and implementation by Melanie Franklin. You may purchase this book through APMG or Amazon.

Outline

• Understanding Change Management

• Understanding Agile Approaches

• Core Concepts to Drive Agile Change

• Roadmap

• Business Need

• Relationship Building

• Environment

Detailed Outline

Agile & Change Management Overview

• Agile principles

• Change management basics

• Core concepts

Change Management Roadmap

• Definition and elements

• Roadmap framework

• Roadmap - Iteration 1 & Iteration 2

Business Need

• Business need defined

• Requirements vs benefit led change

• Business need in iterations 1 & 2

• Business understanding

• Change participants

• Support for the change

Relationship Building

• Personal awareness

• Personal leadership

Environment

• Definition, elements, and benefits

• Five reactions to change

• Positive and sustaining environments

• Resilience and change

• Intrinsic motivation

Handouts

• Questionnaires & Assessments

  • Business Understanding Questionnaire

  • Motivation Questionnaire

  • Benefits Assessment

  • Self-Assessment

  • Emotional Assessment