Under­standing digital trans­for­ma­tion, agility and the role of the agile coach (1 day)

• Intro­duc­tion to the VUCA world (Volatility, Uncer­tainty, Complexity, Ambi­guity)
• Complexity and dynamics of digital trans­for­ma­tion (digital and agile trans­for­ma­tion)
• Holistic trans­for­ma­tion approach (mindset, methods, culture)
• Different roles of the agile coach
• Self-reflec­tion and self-image
• Chal­lenges for agile leaders
• Clar­i­fi­ca­tion of the Agile Coach’s mission
• First steps and toolbox for trans­for­ma­tion projects
• Prac­tical transfer

Get to know and apply agile inno­va­tion methods in prac­tice (1 day)
Basic prin­ci­ples of agile working

• Devel­oping user-centred ideas, trans­forming them into new busi­ness models and testing their economic viability
• An overview of agile methods (desir­ability, economic viability, feasi­bility and real­i­sa­tion)
• Design thinking (user research, insights, idea devel­op­ment and proto­typing)
• Busi­ness Model Gener­a­tion (busi­ness model analysis, devel­op­ment & inno­va­tion)
• Lean Start (vali­da­tion of hypotheses & proto­typing)
• Agile inno­va­tion methods in the mix / deci­sion matrix
• Reflec­tion / prac­tice transfer

Combining classic and agile project manage­ment approaches (1 day)

• Prin­ci­ples of agile project manage­ment
• Get to know new approaches, simu­late them in prac­tical appli­ca­tion exam­ples and prac­tise them inten­sively
• Basics of Scrum and Kanban
• Classic project manage­ment vs. agile project manage­ment
• Hybrid project manage­ment and team lead­er­ship
• Deci­sion-making in an agile context
• Agile working in a non-agile envi­ron­ment
• Reflec­tion / prac­tice transfer

Coaching and facil­i­ta­tion skills in agile and non-agile envi­ron­ments (1 day)

• Lead­er­ship role and respon­si­bility as an agile coach
• Basics of coaching vs. consulting
• Coaching toolbox (e.g. systemic ques­tioning, active listening)
• Facil­i­ta­tion and visu­al­i­sa­tion in pres­ence and remote
• Team devel­op­ment and empow­er­ment
• Conflicts and commu­ni­ca­tion
• Stress manage­ment and resilience
• Indi­vidual reflec­tion on the Agile Coach training

Plan­ning and imple­men­ta­tion of trans­for­ma­tion and change (1 day)

• Basics of organ­i­sa­tional and cultural analysis
• Devel­op­ment stages of organ­i­sa­tions and teams
• Alter­na­tive agile organ­i­sa­tional forms (e.g. Holacracy, Squads, Laloux)
• Agile & trans­for­ma­tional lead­er­ship
• Plan­ning and imple­men­ta­tion of trans­for­ma­tion and change projects
• Devel­op­ment of indi­vidual trans­for­ma­tion roadmaps / Objec­tives & Key Results (OKR)
• Dealing with blockers and obsta­cles
• Reflec­tion / prac­tice transfer