AGILE
Project Management

AGILE METHODOLOGY FOR YOUR PROJECTS SUCCESS

We manage and support your agile project to success. Our agile experts work with you to build your agile project from scratch or optimize the performance of your existing agile project team.
 Starting with an assessment, the definition of requirements, the training of team members, the facilitation of ceremonies and the kickstart of the project: we ensure that your project is successfully managed.

KC House of Agile

 

- Sustainable success with House of Agile -

KC offers all services around the topic of agile project management.

Focused on success of your project, we can tailor and implement suitable agile methodology, boost existing agile project, and scale agile project teams for long-term success with our experienced agile experts and hands-on, deep-dive into agile practices & tools, agile mindset workshops and facilitation of your agile ceremonies.

Benefits for you:

  • Project success boost
  • Dynamic changes
  • Efficient use of resources
  • Streamlined processes
  • Reduced overhead
  • Reduced risk

Agile from Scratch

- Fitness-Assessment, Implementation of Agile Project Setup & Kick-Off -

After we have chosen together the suitable iterative agile approach, we define and setup roles, processes, practices and tools. To ensure successful project kick-off, our agile experts offer various coaching & training sessions with hands-on approach and examples.

After the initial setup, your project can kick-off, and our agile experts guide you as facilitators and coaches to support you sustainably.

1. Agile-Readiness Assessment

To find a suitable or create a custom-made iterative agile approach, together with you we assess following 5 areas of organizational readiness in a workshop form:

1. Organizational culture
2. Previous experience and project methodology
3. Environment & Technology
4. Organizational Flexibility
5. Training & Assistance

2. Agile-Project Setup

Setup of agile requirements, definition of roles & processes, introduction & setup of agile practices and tools

3. Project Kick-off

Together we kick-off the project, and our agile experts guide you as facilitators and coaches during the duration of the project.

4. Coaching & Training

With different set of trainings, we introduce agile principles and practices in project environment and convey fundamental agile know-how.

 

Agile Fine-Tunning

- Rent-an-expert and boost project success -

If you have already set-up agile project environment, but the results are not visible, or you simply do not have available resources, we offer you the service of renting one of our agile experts. Together they will audit and target the pain-points that prevent you from successful project implementation.

The Agile Coach conducts hands-on workshops and coaching sessions based on feedback from facilitation with different interest groups.

The Interim Scrum Master will make sure that your agile ceremonies and events are thoroughly prepared and will act as a facilitator and fine-tune the use of agile tools to support project delivery.

Our experts will remove impediments in your agile project environment, audit, coach, facilitate, and make sure that you profit from agile and with that achieve project success.

 

 

Rent-an-Expert


- Rent KC agile expert -

On-demand Agile Coach can conduct various trainings around the topic of agile project management, including fulfillment of individual roles in agile project team.

To ensure successful project, our KC experts can prepare you for the soon-starting project, or help you detect pain-points and immediately implement changes to boost project success.

With the help of an interim Scrum Master, you will get a skilled agile ceremonies facilitator and team servant leader.

 

Why is KC coaching-approach different:

We provide hands-on tips and examples based on your every-day business, from extracting a maximum value from a tool that supports your agile co-work, capacity planning, to any other challenge that you might face in the project.

 

 

Coaching & Training

- Choose your individual training based on your needs -

In addition to typical types of training, we offer trainings tailored to your needs. Contact us for any other topic-related trainings you wish to conduct in your team.

Agile Basic Workshop

 

Module 1: Agile Basics

Module 2: Roles and Ceremonies in Scrum

Module 3: Agile Tools and Technologies

Module 4: Implementing Agile

 

The goal is that after today's training, you as a participant will be able to:

  • explain the basic features of the Agile principle and
  • what added value for the project & team as well as the company can arise from it.

 

 

KICK STARTER WORKSHOP (for Servant Leaders, Scrum Master & Product Owner, 3 days)


Day 1:
- Workshop Kickoff
- The Philosophy of Servant Leadership
- Role-specific Challenges
- Tools & Techniques for Implementing Servant Leadership

 

Day 2: 
- Advanced Servant Leadership Techniques
- Role-Specific Masterclasses (SM or PO)
- Simulating Servant Leadership
- Peer Feedback and Coaching
- Creating Personal Action Plans

 

Day 3:
- Adapting Servant Leadership to Your Context
- Organizational Politics and Ethical Concerns
- Mastering Difficult Conversations
- Lunch & Learn: Guest Speaker
- Scaling Servant Leadership
- The Future of Servant Leadership: Trends and Predictions
- Crafting Your 6-Month Servant Leadership Action Plan

 

There are several key goals to aim for. These goals are designed to capitalize on the learning and discussions from the training and to ensure long-lasting impact.
 

After this three days you are able:

  • to immediately apply the concepts learned
  • to foster the cultural transformation
  • to enhance your skills
  • to feedback the team
  • to improve your stakeholder relationship
  • to engage in and/or use mentorship and coaching peers
  • to track Metrics and KPIs
  • to constantly learn and adapt

 

Goals & Your Benefits

1. To immediately apply the concepts learned - Immediate application will help solidify your understanding and create a sense of momentum.

2. To foster the cultural transformation - Cultural buy-in is essential for the long-term success of implementing servant leadership principles.

3. To enhance your skills - Effective servant leadership requires a diverse skill set, including emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and active listening.

4. To feedback the team - Feedback is crucial for continuous improvement and for making adjustments to your leadership style.

5. To improve your stakeholder relationship - Improved stakeholder relationships can lead to better project outcomes and greater job satisfaction for the team.

6. To engage in and/or use mentorship and coaching peers - Learning from others’ experiences can provide valuable insights and help avoid common pitfalls.

7. To track Metrics and KPIs - Quantifiable data can validate the effectiveness of your efforts and help in securing organizational buy-in.

8. To constantly learning and adapting - the fields of Agile and servant leadership are dynamic; staying current enables you to adapt to changes more effectively.