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Julian Advisory Group has helped our agile teams improve their on and offshore software development practices. Their insights have provided a catalyst for using lean principles to increase our agility and effectiveness.

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Services: Lean Development Workshop

This workshop provides an overview of how your project organization can begin using lean and agile development principles, practices and tools to accelerate the delivery of project and program value. Through our groundbreaking Multi-Level Learning approach, participants will gain an understanding of how to help their organization reduce cycle time, deliver faster results, eliminate waste, reduce risk and improve teamwork across the project portfolio.

Who should attend

This workshop is useful for project managers, scrum masters, program managers, PMO leaders, and learning and development professionals who are interested in developing practical skills that enable them to facilitate continuous improvement within their software and product development organizations.

What you will achieve:

  • Learn about Agile and Lean software approaches and how Multi-Level Learning can lead to systematic improvements in project and program performance
  • Understand the pitfalls associated with informal and incidental learning and how it leads to “blowups”, “surprises” and the “red light learning” cycle
  • Lead retrospectives that drive lean problem-solving while projects, programs, and strategies are in-flight
  • Develop an approach to implementing lean development practices that suits your organization's unique culture and circumstances.

What you will learn

  • Overview of lean and agile product and software development
  • Deploying Lean principles and problem-solving tools to reduce cycle time and eliminate waste
  • The red light learning cycle and the need for a better approach to improving project performance
  • How to facilitate lean project, program and portfolio retrospectives
  • The role of the project and program management function (PMO)

Contact us to schedule a free half-hour discussion to learn more.