Starting situation
Have you carried out an agile transformation or are you still in the middle of it?
Does your organization work with both classic and agile working methods?
They rely on various international standard frameworks such as: Scrum, Safe, Kanban, ITIL, Prince2, PMI, etc.
Nevertheless, your organization does not work efficiently, but slowly, sluggishly and inefficiently?
Your organization is more like a debating club than a decision-making organization?
Efficiency
A 2-day course on improving work efficiency, including classic and agile methods, shows how the respective approaches can be applied more efficiently and combined with each other. The contents of the course include theory, practice and reflection in order to enable a sustainable improvement in the way of working.
Target group
Team leader
Scrum Master,
Product Owner,
Change Manager
and all those who work in classic or agile organizational structures.
Course
Method optimization for agile and classic organizations, free of dogmas regarding the frameworks, methods and models used. How do we manage to achieve the highest level of work efficiency with the means at our disposal?
Course Objectives
• Identification of inefficiencies in one's own organization.
• Improve collaboration and prioritization through cross-methodological approaches.
• Practical implementation of efficiency tools and techniques.
Results
• A deep understanding of efficiency potentials in agile and classic methods.
• The competence to create efficiency without changing methods.
• Practical techniques to increase efficiency in your everyday work.
• A clear plan to optimize the way you work in your organization.
Content
Course Work Efficiency
Day 1 Basics and analysis
- Introduction to efficiency and variety of methods
- Overview of classic and agile methods (ITIL, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, PRINCE2, PMI).
- Differences in methodology and efficiency potentials.
- Why organizations can be inefficient despite methodological frameworks.
- Identify and measure inefficiencies
- Analysis of common inefficient working methods in agile and classic structures.
- Practical tools for evaluating efficiency (Value Stream Mapping, Flow Efficiency, Lead Time, Waste Identification).
- Case Studies: Typical Challenges in Organizations.
- Focus on prioritization and workflow
- Prioritization techniques (MoSCoW, Eisenhower matrix, WSJF – Weighted Shortest Job First).
- Basics of Kanban for visualizing and optimizing workflows, (Flight Level).
- Avoid multitasking and context switching.
- Reflection and exchange
- Participants share their challenges and success stories.
- Initial approaches to process improvement in your own organization.
Day 2 Optimization and implementation
- Cross-Methodological Approaches to Efficiency
- Combination of agile and classic methods for maximum productivity.
- Apply agile principles in classic projects (e.g. iterative planning).
- Integration of ITIL in DevOps or Kanban in Scrum (ScrumBan).
- Improve communication and collaboration
- Efficiency through clear communication: Optimize meetings (lean coffee, stand-ups).
- Use team collaboration tools efficiently (JIRA, Trello, MS Teams).
- Dealing with intercultural and cross-functional teams. (The Phoenix Project)
- Continuous Improvement & Change Management
- Introduction of continuous improvement processes (Kaizen, retrospectives).
- Overcome obstacles to the transition to more efficient ways of working.
- Stakeholder engagement for long-term efficiency gains.
- Final workshop: Developing an efficiency strategy
- Creation of an individual action plan for the participants.
- Simulation of problems and application of the techniques learned.
- Feedback round and course completion.