Governance for Agile Projects — A 1-Day Course

 Closed In-House Course

Agile Course Synopsis

Many companies are now considering or have begun to implement an Agile project framework not only for software systems development but also for pure business change projects. However, it is being discovered that the products and practices of Agile frameworks do not generally fit with 'traditional' project governance frameworks, such as PRINCE2.

What is also of concern is that there is no one thing that is Agile, no one book that covers all aspects of Agile and none of the frameworks addresses Agile governance issues directly.

Agile is a set of common principles and shared techniques amongst several recognised Agile frameworks or methods; an organisation can choose to use just one framework/method or produce a bespoke framework/method based on best practice and terminology from two or more of those available.

This 1 day Governance for Agile Projects workshop covers the principles, processes, people and products that Agile practitioners generally subscribe to and looks at how governance frameworks can be adapted.

Course Objectives

Delegates will learn how to:

• Have a common understanding of Governance
• Understand the concepts and principles of agility
• Understand common Agile Practices and Techniques
• Understand the type of Products that should be expected in an Agile environment
• Adapt existing governance frameworks to accommodate Agile frameworks

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• Business Sponsors
• Steering Committee Members
• Programme Managers
• Programme Office Managers
• Business Managers
• Project Managers
• Team Leaders

Pre-Requisites

Delegates should have had some exposure to projects and project governance within their own organisation in any capacity.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Outline Course Contents

What is Governance?

• Why Governance?
• Governance Foundations
• Achieving the Governance Goals (Governance Framework; Governance Products; Governance Roles)

What is Agile?

• History
• Agile Manifesto
• Agile Frameworks
• Essence of Agile:
  • Turning Conventional Wisdom Upside Down
  • Prioritisation (MoSCoW Rules)
  • Agile Requirements
  • Project Vision and Objectives
  • Facilitated Workshops
  • People
  • Estimating
  • Requirements Management
  • Timeboxing
  • Lifecycle
  • Coding Practices
  • Products
  • Suitability

Adapting Governance Frameworks

• What do Agile Frameworks lack?
• How do Waterfall and Agile differ in:
  • Expected project products
  • Reporting content and cycles
  • Contingency
• A tailored generic Governance Framework for Agile