Programme Objective

There is a new buzzword in the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world: Agile.

Agile practices emphasise on the flexible development approaches and early, frequent releases of product to users. It originated from the software development industry but organisations are now increasingly adopting Agile across all its functions. What is driving Agile’s surge in popularity?

As technologies and digitalisation evolve at an alarming pace, disruptors are emerging to challenge the incumbents. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic is further challenging the traditional way of how organisations work. In order to survive and grow in this environment, organisations need to learn and adapt rapidly, execute faster, embrace changes and make better use of data. Agility is now required not just at a team level but at the organisational level.

To harness the full potential of the Agile methodology and thrive amid the competitive business landscape, organisations need to understand what being Agile is truly about. From the stakeholders and management, to rank-and-file employees, every individual needs to have a shared understanding of what Agile is within the organisation and how it can be applied.

This course empowers learners to kickstart their Agile journeys by adopting the correct mindset to apply best practices, both at an individual and team level within the organisation.
 

Programme Outline

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Articulate what Agile is, why it is important and how it is different from the traditional way of working.
• Differentiate the fixed mindset, growth mindset and agile mindset.
• Link the values and principles of the Agile model into work environment.
• Integrate good Agile practices (at both individual and team level) into daily work.
• Attain an in-depth understanding of Agile events such as the Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Team Review and Retrospective.

Training Methodology

Blended learning - live sessions, group activities, discussions, feedback and interactions.

Structure 

• Course duration: 3 weeks (online). 
• Learners' time commitment: 2 to 4 hours per week. 
• This course has 2 synchronous live sessions - group activities, discussions, feedback and interactions.
• Throughout the course, learners are expected to actively contribute to the group activities and are encouraged to apply the knowledge learnt.

Live Sessions

Learners are required to attend the mandatory Live Sessions scheduled (via Zoom) as part of the course requirement. This will help to reinforce learning with the cohort.

For March intake:

• Live Session 1: Fri, 17 March 2023, 10am - 12pm
• Live Session 2: Fri, 24 March 2023, 10am - 12pm

For June intake:

• Live Session 1: Fri, 23 June 2023, 10am - 12pm
• Live Session 2: Fri, 30 June 2023, 10am - 12pm

For September intake:

• Live Session 1: Fri, 8 September 2023, 10am - 12pm
• Live Session 2: Fri, 15 September 2023, 10am - 12pm

Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment

Intended For

This course is appropriate for digital professionals, business managers and C-level executives who are seeking to lead and increase business agility in their organisations.

Programme Facilitator(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aaron Chua

Principal Lecturer & Consultant, Digital Strategy & Leadership Practice

 

Aaron has more than 18 years of IT technical, scrum and agile experience. Prior to joining ISS, he was the Agile Coach with Singapore Pools. He coached projects using agile methodologies and help to cultivate agile cultural in the company. Before joining Singapore Pools, he was the Scrum Master with the Viseo Asia Singapore. One of his key achievements included the successful implementation of scaled scrum framework for all feature teams working on a smartphone platform.

 

He started his Agile journey since 2011 by using scrum for small agile projects and LeSS methodology for larger projects. His first agile pathway was with Maloft Pte Ltd as IT Manager cum Agile Coach. Subsequently, he continued to gain more agile project experiences as Chief Operations Officer with Keritos Pte Ltd and Scrum Master at IBM Singapore. During his tenure with Maloft, he managed to implement some major agile projects, such as online gaming, financial reporting, trading and monitoring platform by using scrum, Kanban, lean software development and extreme programming. He had also worked as IT Project Manager at Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group and Hewitt HR Delivery Services Pte Ltd.  He started as a system developer and analyst during the earlier part of his career.

 

Aaron graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Information Systems and Computer Science) from National University of Singapore.