Having a value-driven, collaborative mindset is critical in today’s dynamic business environment. This interactive course, accredited by ICAgile, covers concepts such as value-driven development, adaptive planning, leveraging self-organized teams, the importance of feedback and continuous improvement. These lessons provide firsthand experience to understand how this mindset can maximize product value for your organization. Whether you are on an Agile journey or just looking to get the most from your product investment, this course gives you the tools and ideas that bring that value to your organization.

The course consists of a series of sessions totaling 20 hours of immersive learning. Each session includes multiple case studies that relate to Agile with a balance of theory and practice. Professionals are grounded in what it means to "be agile while doing agile" and achieve organizational agility without specific focus on any single agile methodology or framework (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, XP, DSDM, SAFe, etc.).

Schedule: 2.5 hours on Monday - Thursday over 2 weeks
This allows larners to meet in small sessions which is more effective for long-term understanding, retention, and practical application. Professionals or students can integrate the course into their schedules without disrupting work or personal responsibilities.

Class Schedule: 8 day course
Meeting Days: 2.5 hours on Monday - Thursday over 2 weeks

Course Part 1: Monday April 28, 2025 - Thursday May 1, 2025
Course Part 2: Monday May 5, 2025 - Thursday May 8, 2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM Eastern Time
End Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time

Course outline

Session 1: Basics of the Agile Mindset & (XP, Scrum,Kanban)
Session 2: Team Building & Work Estimation
Session 3: Agile Planning
Session 4: Continuous Improvement & Team Collaboration
Session 5: Team Building & Work Estimation
Session 6: Progressive Elaboration
Session 7: Daugherty Point of View (POV) on Agile
Session 8: Agile ICP Workshop

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the learner will learn :

History & Mindset

Origins of Agile
Agile Manisfesto
Agile Beyond Software Development
Understanding the Agile Mindset
Establishing the Agile Mindset
Agile in Context (As a Journey)

Individuals & Interactions

Developing Soft Skills
Understanding Communication Barriers
Sharing Knowledge
Physical Work Environments
Collaboration Techniques
Techniques for Shared Understanding
Shifts in Roles

Value-Driven Development

Incremental Development
Value-Based Work
Retaining Quality
Work-in-Progress (WIP)
Continuous Integration
Cost & Benefit of Frequent Delivery

Customer & User Involvement

Defining the Customer
User Involvement
User Feedback

Planning & Adapting

Planning
Estimation
Status
Process Adaptation
Product Adaptation

Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for anyone who wants to learn the transformative power of AI in the business world, whether they are business professionals, organizational leaders, strategists, consultants or technical enthusiasts. No prior experience or knowledge of AI is required, as the course covers the basics and progresses to more advanced topics. The course is designed to be interactive, engaging and relevant, with real-world examples, case studies and exercises.

What’s included:

Attendees who actively participate throughout the training receive the ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Foundations (ICP) certification which is recognized worldwide and allows you to create a personal profile on ICAgile.com.
No certification renewal fees. Once you earn an ICAgile certification, it’s yours for life.
Agile framework agnostic
Shareable Certificate via Credly on LinkedIn
PDU and SEU POINTS - you can earn up to 14 Category C SEU points and up to 14 PDU points to use towards your future training.

Cancellation by CGI

CGI reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a class at any time, including but not limited to, insufficient registrations, classroom or trainer unavailability, or if the trainer could not attend due to unforeseen circumstances.

You are advised to consult a CGI contact person prior to making any travel arrangements for a training.

CGI is not liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or special damages that may be incurred due to a cancellation of a scheduled class, including, but not limited to cancellation penalties owing to transportation or accommodation arrangements.

Registrants would not be charged for the training and would be offered full credit to a future workshop or full refund as per the wish of the registrant.

ICAgile Agile Foundations(ICP)