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Seminar for managers

Last post 07:23 am November 25, 2015 by Olivier Ledru
3 replies
Olivier Ledru
12:56 pm November 24, 2015

Hi folks,

I've an opportunity in my company to promote a 1 or 2 days seminar for the top-managers.
I've already some ideas, but I'll be very happy to read your own ideas.

The focus is not on Scrum or Agile but more on what can be called "agile-management".

What particular messages will you try to promote for this special public and how will you deal with that ?

Yours
Olivier

Charles Bradley
01:04 pm November 24, 2015

Olivier,

Another Scrum.org PST and I have a course we call "Scrum For Executives" that works for executives as well as managers. We deliver the training, OR we license it to other Scrum coaches and trainers (i.e. you' don't have to be a certified trainer/coach) to deliver at VERY reasonable prices. It can be taught as a 1/2 day or 1 day course, and it comes turn-key so that you can easily deliver it yourself without having to come up with all of the content and exercises. You are also allowed to customize the course as needed, and use a limited number of the slides in any future presentations you do as well.

If you're interested in licensing it from us (or having us deliver it), see http://ScrumForExecutives.com OR you can just email me here: service (at) scrumcrazy [dot] com

Ludwig Harsch
04:23 am November 25, 2015

Hi Olivier,
Maybe this blogpost about Management in a context of agile is as valuable for you as it was for me:
http://guntherverheyen.com/2014/11/26/scrum-master-a-manager/
I have participated in the PSPO course and I think that much of the content is suitable for executives as well.
But of course if Charles has a tailored training, you might want to have a look at that one, too.
Best, Ludwig

Olivier Ledru
07:23 am November 25, 2015

Thank you Charles & Ludwig,
I'll look closely at your suggestions.
The agile teams in my company do quite a good job, but I have so many level of managers that most of them just see Agile as a method to increase productivity of the coders.
I'll work on the idea of motivation (Cf Management from Jurgen Appelo and Drive from Dan Pink with tools like Moving Motivators to explain intrinsic motivation) and on the ScrumMaster role because I totally agree with Gunther point of view.

Yours
Olivier

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