Building customer-centric products on time and within budget
The Challenge: Are your projects consistently overshooting budgets and deadlines? Despite meticulous planning and dedicated teams, does it feel like you’re always playing catch-up and falling short of objectives?
What you’ll learn
- Agile Foundations: Grasp the core principles of Agile planning and differentiate it from traditional planning approaches.
- Outcome Orientation: Comprehend the essentials of outcome-based planning, ensuring team flexibility without losing sight of key objectives.
- Strategic Flexibility: Learn techniques to maintain a laser-focused strategy while giving teams the autonomy they need to innovate.
- Planning Layers: Understand the multiple stages of Agile planning, from the product vision and roadmap to sprint planning.
- Hands-On Practice: Engage in practical exercises to internalize the different stages of planning and ensure their applicability in real-world scenarios.
- OKRs Unveiled: Delve into the concept of Objectives and Key Results, understanding their purpose, structure, and significance in Agile planning.
- Crafting OKRs: Acquire the skills to effectively create OKRs that align with business outcomes and inspire teams towards achievement.
- Integration Mastery: Learn how to integrate OKRs within the Agile planning process, ensuring alignment from high-level objectives to daily tasks.
- Efficiency and Efficacy: Master strategies to ensure projects remain under budget and ahead of schedule without compromising on quality or scope.
- Continuous Improvement: Embrace an iterative approach to planning, ensuring constant refinement and alignment with evolving business needs.
Course Content
- Introduction to Agile Planning –> 4 lectures • 28min.
- Understanding layers of “planning onion” –> 5 lectures • 36min.
- OKRs deep dive –> 5 lectures • 24min.
- Managing backlog –> 6 lectures • 45min.
- Conclusion –> 1 lecture • 3min.
Requirements
The Challenge: Are your projects consistently overshooting budgets and deadlines? Despite meticulous planning and dedicated teams, does it feel like you’re always playing catch-up and falling short of objectives?
The Vision: Picture this – A future where not only do you hit your project goals, but you exceed them. Imagine delighting customers, surpassing business outcomes, all while staying under budget and ahead of schedule. It’s a future where flexibility doesn’t compromise focus, and every plan is nimble yet targeted.
The Solution: Welcome to “Agile Planning and OKRs” – a course specially designed for forward-thinkers like you. Curated by Masha Ostroumova, an experienced enterprise Agile coach and the visionary behind several Agile transformations, this course aims to pivot your planning paradigm:
1. Agile vs. Traditional: Dive deep into the ethos of Agile planning. Discover what sets it apart and why it’s a game-changer.
2. Outcome-Based Planning: Master the art of granting teams the freedom to innovate while keeping them aligned to core objectives. It’s about maximizing outcomes without sacrificing direction.
3. Planning, Layer by Layer: Delve into the nuances of each planning stage. With hands-on exercises, practice and internalize these stages to ensure their real-world applicability.
4. Enter OKRs: Unravel the magic of Objectives and Key Results. By the end of this course, you won’t just understand OKRs; you’ll be adept at crafting them to perfection.
If you’re passionate about evolving your planning prowess and ensuring every project is a resounding success, this course is your roadmap. Equip yourself with insights and tools that transform challenges into milestones.
Join me, and let’s redefine the future of planning together!