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Agility & AI | Liverpool, United Kingdom | March 4, 2024
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Agility & AI Training in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Boost Your Agilty with Artificial Intelligence
Start a journey to improve your agile practices using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Our learning goals are carefully made to give you a deep understanding and practical skills in bringing AI into your agile work.Core Learning Objectives
1. Understanding AI and Agility
- Learn basic AI and ML ideas, focusing on how they can help better agile Agility with examples from tools like ChatGPT and LLAMA.
- See the value and challenges AI brings to improving Agility.
- Learn how to use human intelligence and artificial intelligence together, understanding when and how to use each.
2. AI-Supported Scrum Events
- Learn how AI can help in preparing, running, and following up on Scrum events like Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
- Find AI tools that can help make better decisions, manage time well, and improve team communication during the events.
3. AI-Enhanced Backlog Management
- Discover AI tools that can help keep a well-organized and prioritized Product Backlog.
- Learn how to create effective product backlog items with AI.
4. Monitoring and Adapting with AI
- Learn how AI can help in real-time checking of sprint progress and help in planning adaptively.
- Find AI tools that give useful advice for better sprint execution and adaptation.
5. Risks and Pitfalls of AI
- Understand and manage the risks of using AI.
- AI is a strong tool for product delivery but can create false data and mislead you. Learn how to understand and lower these risks.
6. Continuous Learning and Specialisation
- Explore more educational resources for deeper understanding and specialization in AI.
- Learn how to encourage continuous learning within agile teams about AI, and see more opportunities to learn and act.
Morning Session
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM: Intro to AI in Agility
- Basic AI and ML concepts and their relevance to Scrum.
- Acceptance Criteria:
- Participants can explain basic AI and ML concepts.
- Participants understand how AI and ML relate to Scrum practices
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM: AI-Supported Scrum Events
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: cont. AI-Supported Scrum Events
- How AI can aid in Scrum events like Sprint Planning and Daily Scrum.
- Acceptance Criteria:
- Participants can identify AI tools helpful in Scrum events.
- Participants understand how to utilize AI in Scrum event planning and execution.
Afternoon Session
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: AI-Enhanced Backlog Management
- Tools for maintaining a well-organized Product Backlog with AI.
- Acceptance Criteria:
- Participants can list AI tools for Backlog Management.
- Participants understand how AI can help in prioritizing and organizing the Product Backlog.
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: Monitoring and Adapting with AI
- Real-time sprint monitoring and adaptive planning using AI.
- Acceptance Criteria:
- Participants understand how AI can assist in real-time monitoring of sprint progress.
- Participants can explain how AI supports adaptive planning.
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: Navigating AI Risks
- Understanding and mitigating risks associated with AI in Agility..
- Acceptance Criteria:
- Participants can identify common risks of AI in Agility.
- Participants understand strategies to mitigate these risks.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Continuous Learning in AI
- Resources and strategies for ongoing learning about Agility and AI.
- Acceptance Criteria:
- Participants are aware of resources for further learning on AI.
- Participants understand the importance of continuous learning in AI for agile practices.
Tim Robinson
- Director at Agilist LTD (Nov 2016 - Present, Swindon): Specializes in agile thinking and practices to improve individuals, teams, and organizations. Key skills include Agile Coaching, Jira, Business Transformation, and Leadership Development.
- Agile Coach roles with renowned brands including adidas (Mar 2021 - Nov 2022), Tesco Bank (May 2020 - Mar 2021), RBS (Various stints between 2017 and 2019), Vodafone (Nov 2018 - Feb 2019), and Adventures with Agile (Sep 2017 - Jun 2018).
- Agile Coach at Agility in Mind Ltd (Dec 2015 - Dec 2016, UK): Guided agile adoption, coached senior managers in digital delivery, and implemented continuous improvement strategies.
- Scrum Master at Cisco (Dec 2013 - Sep 2015, Swindon): Upheld Scrum values and practices, facilitated team progress, and collaborated with product owners.
- Technical Leader Engineering at Cisco (Jun 2013 - Dec 2013): Specialized in SIP and GAN for mobile convergence, LTE test planning, and IMS fault analysis.
- IMS/GAN and UMTS Air Interface System Engineer at Ubiquisys ltd (Feb 2007 - Jun 2013): Handled IODT and IOT of 3G air interfaces, test planning, and fault analysis. Expertise in SIP, GAN, 3G air interfaces, and GPRS.
- IOT Team Leader at Motorola (Nov 2004 - Feb 2007): Led a UMA test team and played a key role in the launch of BT's UMA service, BT Fusion.
- Air Engineering Mechanic at Royal Navy (Nov 1996 - Sep 2004): Served as an aircraft radio and radar systems engineer.
Jens Ostergaard
Certified Scrum Trainer, Jens Ostergaard has successfully certified more than 10,000 people in OVER 28 countries! Jens Ostergaard is the founder of the Scrum Training Institute. He is the First Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) and one of the pioneering Certified Scrum Trainers (CST) worldwide. He is also an Agile Developer Consultant who helps organizations understand the fundamentals of Scrum, argue that organizations should keep Scrum as pure as possible until they fully understand the mechanism that drives development forward. Jens have delivered CSM classes longer than anybody, worldwide.