ISG Playbook
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Training/Event | Description | Date(s) | Time | Sign Up Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OKR Clinic | Free “Bring Your Own Work” sessions to provide help, guidance, advice, and techniques for improvement. |
| 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM | |
User Story Clinic | Are your user stories flatlining? The Coach is in! Work with the LACE to improve them, while learning new techniques to clarify and create value-based requirements. |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
Leading SAFe | You will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace. You’ll also get practical advice on supporting Agile teams and programs, empowering a Lean Portfolio, building a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinating large solutions. |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | |
LACE Explained: DevOps | The DevOps explained session is an overview of attributes, benefits, and practices of the culture of DevOps, and will help you understand participate in conversations with teams and stakeholders about DevOps. |
| TBA | TBA |
SAFe for Teams | During this two-day course, gain an in-depth understanding of the ART, how it delivers value, and what you can do to effectively perform your role using Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Learn how to write stories and break down features, plan and execute iterations, and plan Program Increments. Finally, learn about the continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, how to effectively integrate with other teams in the program, and what it takes to continuously improve the train. |
| TBA | TBA |
WSJF Clinic | Learn how to use Weighted Shortest Job First to order your backlog priorities using an economic model. |
| TBA | TBA |
LACE Explained: Program Backlog Management | In this two hour learning session, the art and technique of managing program backlogs will be demystified. Learners will see how to understand the program backlog in the context of the larger product vision, what preparation is needed for and the mechanics of the program backlog refinement meeting, Feature refinement, the program kanban, and the PI Roadmap. |
| TBA | TBA |
OKR Clinic | Free “Bring Your Own Work” sessions to provide help, guidance, advice, and techniques for improvement. |
| TBA | TBA |
LACE Explained : Kanban | Unravel these mysteries and more in the LACE Kanban Explained 2 hour session. |
| TBA | TBA |
User Story Clinic | Are your user stories flatlining? The Coach is in! Work with the LACE to improve them, while learning new techniques to clarify and create value-based requirements. |
| TBA | TBA |
LACE Explained: OKR | Learn how to write effective OKRs in this short format learning session |
| TBA | TBA |
WSJF Clinic | Learn how to use Weighted Shortest Job First to order your backlog priorities using an economic model. |
| TBA | TBA |
SAFe Product Owner/ Product Manager | During this two-day course, gain an in-depth understanding of how to effectively perform their role in the Agile Release Train (ART) as it delivers value through Program Increments. Explore how to apply Lean thinking to decompose Epics into Features and Stories, refine Features and Stories, manage Program and Team backlogs, and to plan and execute Iterations and Program Increments. Attendees also discover how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the relentless improvement of the ART. |
| TBA | TBA |
LACE Explained: CCSQ Team Dashboards | The CCSQ LACE dashboard is available for all Scrum and Kanban teams within CCSQ. For those unfamiliar with Agility Metrics, this short session will include a walkthrough of the team dashboard, an overview of each dashboard element, and how to set up the dashboards. |
| TBA | TBA |
Dashboard Metrics Clinic | In this LACE Clinic, learners can work with LACE members to interpret and understand metrics, and identify the right questions to ask to help get to the root causes of team performance problems like quality, reliability and flow. |
| TBA | TBA |
OKR Clinic | Free “Bring Your Own Work” sessions to provide help, guidance, advice, and techniques for improvement. |
| TBA | TBA |
LACE Explained: Business Agility | What is Business Agility? How can a business be Agile? In this foundational course we will explore concepts from the world of Agile software development and examine how they are being applied to a multitude of disciples, and learners will work together to identify processes issues that Agile methodologies and practices can mitigate. |
| TBA | TBA |
User Story Clinic | Are your user stories flatlining? The Coach is in! Work with the LACE to improve them, while learning new techniques to clarify and create value-based requirements. |
| TBA | TBA |
Leading SAFe | You will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace. You’ll also get practical advice on supporting Agile teams and programs, empowering a Lean Portfolio, building a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinating large solutions. |
| TBA | TBA |
*Read more about SAFe certifications: https://www.scaledagile.com/certifications/about-safe-certification/
**Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Attendees may be eligible to apply for PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance