Master's Degree in Agile Methodologies and Digital Transformation
PRESENTATION
Objectives
- Learn the Agile Management Approach and understand how it differs from the classic or traditional management approach
- Learn the most common methodologies for agile project, service, and work team management
- Understand the relationship between digital transformation and the agile approach, and why the agile approach is well-suited to this context
- Learn the available practices for Agile Project Management
- Understand the concept and application of the Lean approach
- Learn the Design Thinking methodology and how it integrates with Lean and Agile approaches
- Identify areas of application for the Agile management approach, such as knowledge projects, construction, technology, data projects, etc.
Methodology
At Educa PHAROS, we use a highly practical methodology focused on the direct application of knowledge in the student’s professional environment, combining theoretical content with real-world cases, digital tools, and support from a team of specialized instructors.
Program
- Context
- Myths and Realities: Why Agile?
- Agile approach
- Why should we adopt Agile?
- Agile vs. Traditional
- Agile Principles and Values
- Disadvantages of the traditional approach
- The “traditional” management approach
- The “agile” management approach
- Agile Work Process for Projects
- Framework of Methodologies
- FDD, DSDM, and Lean
- Scrum
- XP methodology
- “5S” methodology
- The Definition of Kanban
- Examples of task boards
- Designing the Kanban Board
- Using Kanban within the iteration
- Synergy of Methodologies
- Service Management in the Context of Digital Transformation
- Foundations of Service Management
- Dimensions of Service Management
- Information and technology; partners and suppliers
- Value chains, processes, and external factors
- An Approach to Agile Service Management
- Agile Principles of Service Management (I)
- Agile Principles for Service Management (II)
- Agile Principles for Service Management (III)
- Agile Principles for Service Management (IV)
- Service Value
- Service Value System
- Service Value Chain
- Activities in the service value chain
- Improvement
- Stakeholders involved in the delivery of services
- Agile Management of Technology Services
- Service Management Practices (I)
- Service Management Practices (II)
- Service Management Practices (III)
- An Overview of the Project Life Cycle
- Project Launch
- Planning
- Project Execution
- Project Control
- Project Management Framework
- The Role of the Project Leader
- Project Life Cycle
- Stakeholder Management
- Scope of the Project
- The Current Context of Innovation and Change
- Dimensions, Critical Factors, and Innovation Models
- Challenges in Achieving Agile Innovation Management
- Current Challenges in Agile Innovation Management
- Value Creation and Capture
- Innovation Strategy
- Co-creation of value
- An Agile Approach to the Co-Creation of Value
- Streamlining and Acceleration
- Corporate accelerators
- Last Planner System
- Components of the Last Planner System (I)
- Components of the Last Planner System (II)
- Components of the Last Planner System (III)
- The Last Planner System for Manufacturing and Production
- Digital tools
- Tools Available on the Market: Redmine and Trello
- Tools on the market: Jira and Target Process
- Tools for Quality (I)
- Tools for Quality (II)
- Steps to Implement and Adapt the Agile Approach
- Advanced Practices
- Required practice: Analytics on KPIs
- The Agile Organization
- Personal Case: Lean Management Improvement and Implementation Project
- Scaling Scrum
- DevOps
- Deployment of DevOps
- SAFe
- Summary of “tips” for the Agile approach
- What Is Lean Management
- Just-in-time, Jidoka, and PDCA
- Muda or Waste
- Toyota Production System and Lean Startup
- Lean for Services
- Metrics and Management Maturity
- Effective leadership according to lean management
- Work Teams in Lean Environments
- Working with Virtual (Remote) Teams
- Best practices depending on the context
- Added value and customer requirements
- Value Chain
- Kaizen
- Poka-Yoke
- Benchmarking as a Lean Tool
- Lean Management for Construction and Engineering
- Construction Based on Lean Management
- Operations and Competencies
- Digital Lean Transformation for Engineering and Construction
- Conclusions on Lean Management
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