Introduction to Agile and Scrum
In this 6-day training, you will learn how to use Scrum and Agile to optimise value, productivity and the total cost of ownership of software products.
Date:
20.05.2024
22.05.2024
27.05.2024
29.05.2024
03.06.2024
05.06.2024
Time:
9:00-13:00 EET
Location:
On site, Riga, Latvia
Language:
Latvian
Trainers:
- Single person €950 + VAT
Price per ticket if you're buying a single ticket.
- Groups from 3 people €830 + VAT
Price per ticket if your group consists of 3 people or more.
Would you like to know the answers?
- What is the best way to use Scrum to increase an organization’s agility?
- How to form successful Scrum Teams and how to help them continuously self-develop to become successful through better collaboration?
- How is Scrum Master's behavior different from that of a project manager or team leader in a traditional environment?
Agile and Scrum workshop
This workshop covers the principles and (empirical) process theory underpinning the Scrum framework, and the role of the Scrum Master in it. This course is a combination of instruction and team-based exercises and teaches what is at the heart of the Scrum and Agile movement.
This course provides information and tools you can use to ensure that Scrum is understood and well-enacted by your team. The course covers Scrum basics, including the framework, mechanics and roles of Scrum. It also teaches how to use Scrum to optimise value, productivity and the total cost of ownership of software products.
The course includes advanced thinking for servant-leadership and behavioural shifts and teaches what is at the heart of the Scrum and Agile movement.
By implementing good Scrum and Agile practices:
Source: State of Scrum 2017-2018
Participants will learn:
Scrum Theory and Principles
Work with people and Scrum Teams forming
Scrum Master specific skills and features
Theory and practice of the Scrum framework
Develop yourself, your teams and your company
Scrum basics, framework, mechanics and roles
Main topics of the course
- Create a common understanding and acquire basic knowledge of the Agile way of thinking and the Scrum product development process
- Prepare team members for Agile and Scrum project planning and execution
- Answer questions from stakeholders about the project organisation and product development process
- Provides an understanding of the differences between traditional project management and the Agile way of thinking
- Agile mindset and approach to project management
- Scrum roles, roles and responsibilities
- Training on the process of releases and sprints, key activities based on the Scrum framework
- Practical training in product development management
- Agile contracts
Who benefits from this course
Introduction to Agile and Scrum workshop is for anyone involved in software development using the Scrum framework. It is particularly beneficial for those people who work with Scrum, accountable for getting the most out of Scrum and need to shape up their knowledge to better collaborate in a Scrum Team as a development team member.
About the trainers
Jānis Lāma was a co-founder of the Agiletransformer movement in Latvia, which brings together various Agile practitioners. He is also a board member of the organisation “Agile Latvia”. “Agile Latvia” organizes smaller regular meetings and the annual “Agile Day Riga” conference, thus promoting the Agile approach in Latvia. He is also an Agile trainer and lecturer at University of Latvia and RISEBA.
He has extensive experience in Agile implementation in various organizations from finance, gaming, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, IT and other industries. He has facilitated various Agile seminars, retreats and workshops (currently there are more than 55 Lean-Agile related workshops in his training portfolio), enjoys working with Leadership people for corporate behaviour/culture change.
Jānis is currently working at “Printify” as Head of Product Operations and as Agile Coach is helping several large organisations in the Baltics and Scandinavia to overcome challenges for enabling Lean-Agile environment and mindset in the company. This process includes tasks such as: tackling the mindset and practices of organisational leaders, portfolio level transparency, process excellence with focus on the end customer value and minimising waste, organisational structures for collaboration, innovation and teamwork, and facilitating the company for the path of continuous improvement.
Jānis has gained various Agile related certifications and is a well-known trainer, currently on his way to become the first Scrum trainer in the Baltics and therefore co-trains Scrum courses with other CST trainers from the Scrum Alliance. He likes to work on the principle “Stop Starting, Start Finishing” and strongly believes in Agile values, especially “People and Interaction over Processes and Tools”.
Andris is a certified Agile practitioner and trainer with 15 years of experience in IT project management and product development. He has worked as a Scrum Team Captain and has also led the Scrum Team Captain department at Tet for several years.
Andris is a certified Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile Leader, Kanban practitioner, and a certified practitioner of scalable Agile frameworks and approaches such as LESS, SAFe and Nexus.
Experienced in working with Lean approaches and tools to improve enterprise-level process efficiencies, which include reducing waste and redundant activities.
Andris also works as a professional, certified coach according to the principles of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). The ICF PCC certification, one of the highest levels a professional coach can achieve, demonstrates Andris’ commitment and skill in providing high-quality coaching services to his clients. Certified coach mentor. Member of ICF Global and ICF Latvia.
The ability to collaborate and understand clients using effective communication skills and empathy makes Andris an effective and present coach. An interested listener who does not judge either personality or what is said, yet through questions is able to help clients understand their own desires and values.
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Testimonials
Andris brings a valuable toolkit to an organization, covering deep understanding on nurturing & scaling lean and agile practices, topped with coaching skills. Andris can be an impactful team player, capable of elevating the organization’s way of working to the next level.
Andris is one of the best examples of continues improvement culture as a person. He tirelessly strives for new knowledge and is looking for process improvement at his workplace. Andris is the real team player and has a spark in his eyes at all the times, it's a real pleasure to work with him.
Jānis is an outgoing and exciting coach who knows how to lead the training interestingly and in a convincing manner. Therefore, the students focus better and participate more actively, thus reaching better training results.
Andris Aispurs is a highly skilled and dedicated professional with whom I have collaborated on a number of IT-related projects over the years. Having his experience in project management and a change-driven mindset has been an invaluable benefit to Tet Company in the past couple of years. Generally speaking, he is the type of person who is easy to listen to, to understand and to follow his best practice guidelines. It would be fair to say that Andris is a remarkable combination of theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience, and he is never content with merely possessing these two things. In order to help the company transform and manage IT in a more efficient manner, he is always looking for ways to learn more and research new techniques and methods that can help.The fact that he is an open and genuine colleague makes it a pleasure to work with him as well! If you are looking for an IT leader with a holistic view of IT related projects, processes, and teams, I would highly recommend him to anyone who is searching for such an individual.
Ticket prices
- Single person €950 + VAT
Price per ticket if you're buying a single ticket.
- Groups from 3 people €830 + VAT
Price per ticket if your group consists of 3 people or more.
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What you'll get:
- High-quality training from the leading education provider in Agile and Scrum space
- Training materials
- Gedvillo Consulting certificate
- Knowledge how to use Scrum to optimise value, productivity and the total cost of ownership of software products
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