Course Outline
Introduction, Practical Application & Operational Challenges
- Session introductions and course framework
- Collaborative experience review and retrospective analysis
- Current project and delivery constraints
- The evolving landscape of government service delivery
Digital Government & Public Service Modernization
- Government operations in the 21st century
- Digital-first strategies—while maintaining non-digital accessibility
- Distinguishing public value from commercial value
- Core attributes of effective digital government initiatives
- The impact of digital services on citizen outcomes
Agile Mindset, Principles & Lean Thinking
- Foundational agile values and principles
- Continuous learning and iterative improvement
- Adapting to changing requirements and environments
- Distinguishing cultural agility from procedural compliance
- Cultivating an agile organizational culture
Complexity Assessment & Selecting Delivery Models
- Navigating complexity and uncertainty in public sector projects
- Traditional Waterfall project delivery methods
- Agile delivery methodologies
- Flow-based delivery systems
- Hybrid delivery strategies
- Application of the Cynefin Framework
- Selecting the most appropriate delivery model for specific tasks
Value Delivery Through Product Management
- Differentiating between projects and products
- Focusing on outcomes rather than outputs
- Mapping value streams
- Adopting a product-centric mindset
- Implementing the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approach
- Incremental and iterative development cycles
- Ensuring continuous value delivery
Agile Teams, Roles & Leadership for Government
- Structuring cross-functional teams
- The role of Product Ownership
- Responsibilities of Delivery Managers
- Scrum Master duties and facilitation
- Practicing servant leadership
- Establishing psychological safety
- Fostering collaboration and team empowerment
Scrum Framework
- Core Scrum principles
- Defined Scrum roles
- Key Scrum artifacts
- Sprint Planning processes
- Daily Scrum ceremonies
- Sprint Review sessions
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Implementing Scrum in government environments
- Scrum simulation exercises
Lean Kanban & Flow-Based Delivery
- Foundational Kanban principles
- Practical Kanban exercises
- Managing Work in Progress (WIP) limits
- Implementing continuous delivery
- Optimizing cycle time
- Reducing lead time
- Increasing throughput
- Identifying and eliminating workflow bottlenecks
Scaling Agile Across Government
- Coordinating multiple delivery teams
- Managing inter-team dependencies
- Aligning portfolio priorities
- Implementing agile governance structures
- Developing Communities of Practice
- Overview of established scaling frameworks
User-Centred Design & Requirements Management
- Identifying and understanding user needs
- Navigating Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live phases
- User research simulations
- Utilizing story mapping
- Authoring effective user stories
- Defining acceptance criteria
- Establishing Definition of Ready
- Defining Definition of Done
Planning, Prioritisation & Estimation
- Managing Product Backlogs
- Applying prioritisation techniques
- Using Planning Poker
- Conducting relative estimation
- Tracking velocity
- Developing forecasts
- Creating roadmaps
Measuring Delivery Success
- Utilizing agile metrics
- Interpreting Burn-down charts
- Analyzing Burn-up charts
- Using Cumulative Flow Diagrams
- Measuring outcomes and public value
Governance in Agile Government
- Differentiating governance from bureaucracy
- Ensuring assurance and accountability
- Effective risk management
- Financial governance controls
Government Digital Service (GDS) Standards
- Government Digital Strategy objectives
- Role of Government Digital Service (GDS)
- Compliance with the Digital Service Standard
- Adhering to the Service Manual
- Conducting Service Assessments
Building an Agile Project Management Culture
- Assessing organizational maturity
- Identifying quick wins
- Planning long-term transformation
- Strategic leadership actions
- Developing team capabilities
- Enhancing governance practices
- Defining success measures
Requirements
This course is designed for aspiring and current Project Managers in the public sector who seek to enhance their understanding of agile project management practices.
Testimonials (3)
The training was very interactive which makes the learning experience better. I liked being able to practice the agile scenarios on the whiteboard in groups. I also liked how Craig mixed the groups up so you weren't always doing exercises with the same people.
Tracy
Course - Agile Project Management in the Public Sector
Scrum Refresher
Tyson Fazackerley
Course - Agile Project Management in the Public Sector
See above. I also found the activities really, really helpful to illustrate the theories and cement the concepts in my mind. Another thing that I really valued was the space he gave us to share our experiences with one another, to give real life examples to discuss and reinforce the learning he shared with us.