Secrets of Agile Teamwork: Beyond Technical Skills

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Instructors Esther Derby & Diana Larsen Esther is one of the rare breed of consultant who blends expertise on technical issues, managerial issues and people issues, and takes a systemic view of organizational challenges… Learn More About Esther >> Diana is a specialist in the human side of software development. Diana consults with leaders and teams to create work processes where innovation, inspiration, and imagination flourish… Learn More About Diana >>

Overview

Beyond technical skills, Agile success depends on productive self-organizing teams. How do you develop, grow, and maintain a high-performing team? It’s not magic, but it doesn’t just happen either. Effective teams rely on personal and interpersonal effectiveness. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll learn and practice the skills you need to succeed and lead on a self-organizing team.

Prerequisites

A desire to be the best team member or team leader possible.

Intended Audience

Team leaders, team coaches, XP coaches, team members, ScrumMasters and others leading and working in teams.

Course Outline

Participants will learn to:

• Contribute to an environment for team success
• Increase the speed and effectiveness of feedback
• Improve the quality of interactions with customers and others both inside and outside the team

Training Objectives:

• Internal and External Process of Communication
• Recognizing the Sources of Conlict and Navigating Conflict Effectively
• Giving and Receiving Congruent Feedback to Improve Working Relationships
• Shared Leadership
• Forming and Nurturing High Performing Teams
• Personal and Organizational Change
• Transitioning workshop concepts back to the workplace