This is a live virtual course led by Jim Sparks.

Virtual sessions:

• Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 from 8:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
• Thursday, September 19th, 2024 from 8:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST
  
• Friday, September 20th, 2024 from 8:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST

Overview

Explore strategies to speed up customer value delivery and improve quality with rapid feedback while effectively managing and mitigating risks. Learn how to engage customers early and often using insights to inform a more dynamic product process. We focus on practical techniques to manage workflow and reduce risks allowing you to quickly adapt to customer feedback and align closely with their needs.

Learn from your customers at every stage of the product lifecycle to increase product relevance and user satisfaction, fostering a culture of continuous delivery and innovation. Prioritize high-impact, small features to ensure maximum return on investment (ROI) and significantly enhance operational effectiveness and team productivity to consistently exceed customer expectations.

Learning Outcomes

After attending the course, learners will be able to:

• Respond to changing customer needs
• Use flow metrics to forecast delivery dates
• Create faster customer feedback loops
• Slice work to reduce batch size
• Leverage just-in-time prioritization
• Identify and quantify product delivery risk

Who Should Attend

The APV course is for anyone who owns the identification, prioritization, definition, and delivery of customer product value. Typical attendee roles include business analysts, project managers, and product managers.

Topics

• What is Product
• Managing Risk
• Understanding Flow & Flow Metrics
• Work Item Slicing
• Evolving Roadmaps
• Probabilistic Forecasting
• Leveraging Customer Feedback

Certification Opportunity

After taking the course, you will have an opportunity to validate that you understand core flow topics. We invite you to take an online assessment to evaluate your understanding and identify key areas to improve. Those who pass the assessment will receive the industry-recognized PVA Certification to demonstrate their fundamental level of Kanban practitioner knowledge.

Course Brochure

This is a great way to socialize this course with your peers, co-workers, and managers when exploring different opportunities for professional development and training. A concise overview of the course objectives, topics, and our validated learning approach – this brochure can easily help you explain the return on investment and positive impact that having an APV course under your belt will bring to both you and your organization! Click HERE to download.

Cancelation

To ensure a solid level of participation and shared learning, this course is subject to rescheduling based on minimum attendance. The instructor will notify the student at least five (5) days before class in the event of a rescheduling or cancelation. Attendees will be given the option to move to a future class or receive a full refund. Refunds for any other reason will be at instructor's discretion. Please reach out with any questions via email at jim@transcendingagility.com

Who is your Trainer

Jim Sparks is a professional scrum master and Kanban addict. My sole focus is teaching teams how to optimize their flow of value by becoming more effective, efficient, and predictable. Beyond that, I love helping leaders change the way they lead to build a more positive and creative world. I enable teams to seek and embrace continuous improvement to create happier customers.

I’m genuine and passionate and that shows through in my training and coaching. I’ve worked in organizations ranging from 100 folks to over 55,000 globally. I teach delivery teams how to identify and solve problems to thrive in environments that are not set up for their success. I am geeked out by supporting individuals as they become the best version of themselves.

I’ve been called a rabble-rouser before. I defend my teams vigorously. I love to have fun when I teach. And I like pirates. Yes, arrrrghhhh pirates.