“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. For the innovator has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order, this lukewarmness arising partly from fear of their adversaries … and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.” -Machiavelli 

Organizational change is insanely difficult. The failure of Agile transformations or any change effort lies not in the methodologies themselves but an incorrect understanding of system dynamics and organizational change. Organizations are not merely changing process, they are changing culture. This interactive two-day course and workshop are designed to introduce the thinking tools and patterns to increase the likelihood of your transformation’s success. This course focuses on the principles and theories that underpin many of the agile practices as well as the principles of organizational change.

Part course and part workshop these five days will not tell you what to do, rather it will tell you how to think about transforming your organization and actionable experiments & next steps for your organization.

Target audience

C-level change agents, Experienced Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Coaches and managers in Product Development departments.

Agenda

Taught over 5 days and four hours a day.

Day 1

  • Introduction to product development
  • The issues with scaling
  • LeSS and LeSS Huge Overview
  • LeSS Principles
  • Systems Thinking
  • Lean thinking

Day 2

  • Queuing Theory
  • What is your product?
  • Definition of Done and its impacts
  • Product Owner and Product Backlog
  • Role of Management and the Scrum Master
  • LeSS Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Review and Retrospective

Day 3

  • Integration & Coordination
  • Consideration on technical practices when scaling
  • Adopting LeSS in your organization
  • Organizational impacts and typical LeSS organizational structure
  • Role of Management and the Scrum Master
  • Case Study: Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase
  • Adoption Q&A

After course completion


"Ahmad was really inspiring, he knew how to keep us involved and gave us the answers to all our questions"


"Excellent sessions which was presented brilliantly - all the sessions were very engaging, right paced, interactive and energetic. Ahmad is knowledgeable, inclusive, friendly and teach’s from real experiences/challenges. Ahmad has a very unique & easy going style of presentation where he engaged the audience and took us all on a journey with real examples while keep the sessions interactive and on time. I would Highly Recommend the session to all senior leadership and manager in the organization."

-Narayan Raj


"Ahmad is an excellent presenter who is actively involved in LeSS transformations. Ahmad’s practical experience made the course invaluable. The Knowledge and Real World examples helped me understand LeSS and its true disruptive power. More is Less and LeSS is truly revolutionary."

-Saif Khan


"Ahmad is the best instructor I have ever had. His knowledge on the subject is vast, his experience is relevant and insightful. This course has given lots of new ideas that I can’t wait to try out back at work. I am extremely thankful that I attended this course"


"Whether or not your organisation adopts LeSS… you will leave this course inspired & better armed to tackle the challenges of implementing agile practices across teams."

- John Flower(Datasif)


"Ahmad clearly knows his stuff (organizational change & LeSS). He is energised, enthusiastic and not afraid to share his experiences. Real world examples help make the theory come to life. Overall, recommended."

-Craig Lowdon


"Fascinating course giving a privileged insight into how LeSS can change an organisation’s behaviour."

-Sam Reed (Ministry of Justice)


"This was one of the best training I have attended; great trainer, great content, well explained"


"Ahmad was an excellent trainer. He was engaging from the very beginning and the course was interactive throughout. Ahmad used previous experiences to explain certain principles, which kept us all intrigued and sparked some interesting conversations as a group. As a result of attending this course I learnt all about the LeSS framework and how I can implement real changes back at work. Thank you Ahmad for delivering a brilliant course, I really enjoyed it."