MGT6515
Agile Frameworks
Focused on management frameworks applied in the performance of Agile projects, this course presents essential skills and activities utilized in managing complex Agile project management frameworks within modern organizations. Topics include the processes, tools, and techniques essential to the identification, definition, and tailoring of agile project management frameworks that lead to successful delivery of desired project results. Students in this course evaluate influential research from the Agile Project Management body of knowledge regarding the adoption and management of processes and management frameworks applied in agile projects. Specific agile frameworks studied include Scrum, Kanban, Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), and others.
PREREQUISITE: MGT6505
UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL BE COMPETENT IN:
- Evaluating and appraising influential research from the agile project domain relevant to Agile delivery frameworks.
- Adapting ethics and moral leadership in the application of agile project management frameworks.
- Application of the Agile Manifesto values and principle-based value delivery systems at the enterprise level.
- Evaluating the implications for organizational culture and values when scaling Agile to the enterprise level.
- Comparing strengths and weaknesses of various predefined Agile project management frameworks.
- Discussing the Envision-Speculate-Explore-Adapt-Close Agile delivery framework.
- Evaluating enterprise value driven delivery frameworks in the Agile project management context.
- Evaluating the role of process tailoring in an Agile project management framework.
- Discussing the role of governance in Agile project management frameworks.
- Evaluating the project management functions in enterprise Agile frameworks.
- Developing a project integration and delivery plan within an Agile project management framework.
- Evaluating requirements and tasks coordination in enterprise Agile project management frameworks.