Enabling a value-focussed organisation

Large organisations are so inherently complex that many agile transformations struggle, rather than living up to their promise. The result is a Babylonian confusion. Agile practices are frequently misunderstood, improperly imposed, or the right practices are applied in the wrong context. Governance structures and tools clash with agile and vice versa. Debates arise about the essence and limitations of agile, with some touting flow and value streams as the new agile. One can even sense a desire to reintroduce some of the old (waterfall) project management concepts, restricting agile to the team level.

The purpose of this workshop is to show the way out of this mess. Inspired by Marcus Aurelius' quote, "The impediment to action advances action," the workshop invites to take a fresh look at organisational agility. It calls for a profound overhaul, pivoting from large scale agile transformations to more nuanced and context-specific complexity-informed strategies. Organisations create value and every organisation does so in its own unique way with its own unique challenges. Creating a sustained focus on value is complex because of the conflicting forces created by discovery, creation and delivery

Is your agile transformation experiencing setbacks or failing to deliver on its promises? Join this training designed to help organizations pivot to a post-agile, value focussed organisation. Through simulations and practical exercises, you will learn how to navigate complex value creation networks and integrate different perspectives. More than ad hoc bricolage it teaches how to build a coherent network of interdependent practices and how to focus improvement to serve the bigger picture. More than flow in value streams, participants learn to create freedom to flow in complex value creation networks.

The sessions are scheduled as follows:

• Session 1 : 25 Nov 2024 (2.30 PM - 6.00 PM CET / Brussels time)  

• Session 2 :  26 Nov 2024 (2.30 PM - 6.00 PM CET / Brussels time)

• Session 3 : 27 Nov 2024 (2.30 PM - 6.00 PM CET / Brussels time)

• Session 4 : 28 Nov 2024 (2.30 PM - 6.00 PM CET / Brussels time)

Target audience:

• Agile Coaches and Practitioners
• Project and Program Managers
• Organisational Leaders involved in transformation initiatives
• Anyone experiencing challenges or setbacks in their agile transformation journey

Learning objectives:

• Learn to navigate the complexities and paradoxes within large organisations, and address common obstacles and challenges faced during agile transformations
• Be realistic about the applicability of current methods
• Identify the challenges to create flow in a value creation network
• Develop organisational liquidity to match uncertain demand with constrained supply

Prerequisite: having attended a training making use of Team Flow.

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