Why should you go for AgileSHIFT Course?
For any organization or enterprise to succeed in today’s age, they need to have the ability to cope with the disruptive market conditions and ever increasing competition. For most organizations, this means a complete transformation from old processes and tools to new age frameworks and methodologies that help bring the focus back to developing better products, ensuring shorter time to market, satisfied customers and a happier workforce. This eventually leads to better ROI and an edge over the competition, hence survival in tough markets. Helping organizations achieve this is AgileSHIFT, an accredited training program from AXELOS that is aimed at driving transformational change throughout the organization.
AgileSHIFT is a lightweight, tailorable framework that helps organizations and individuals navigate through the impediments of transformation and embrace it successfully. This training with its practical and solution driven guidance helps individuals to understand and implement AgileSHIFT, thus bringing transformation not just to the organization but to the entire workforce at the grassroots level.
According to PayScale.com, change agents responsible for bringing about lean and agile transformation in their organizations earn upto $124k annually. This is the right time to add this credential to your resume and take on change agent roles that are satisfying and rewarding.
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- Usher in the lean and agile transformation into the organization
- Be prepared to face competitive and challenging markets
- Have a more motivated workforce
- Use the tailorable framework to suit your organization
- Equip your organization to manage disruption and change
- Get preparation to attempt the Axelos accredited AgileSHIFT certification exam
- Get the training to bring about transformational change in your organization
- Apply the AgileSHIFT framework and help your organization cope with changing markets
- Master the Agile methodology
- Earn lucrative salaries by working as a change/transformational agent
KNOWLEDGEHUT EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR-LED LIVE CLASSROOM
Interact with instructors in real-time— listen, learn, question and apply. Our instructors are industry experts and deliver hands-on learning.
LEARN THROUGH DOING
Learn theory backed by practical case studies, exercises and real world scenarios. Get skills and knowledge that can be effectively applied in the real world.
MENTORED BY INDUSTRY LEADERS
Learn from the best in the field. Our mentors are all experienced professionals in the fields they teach.
ADVANCE FROM THE BASICS
Learn concepts from scratch, and advance your learning through step-by-step guidance on tools and techniques.
ADOPT THE AGILE MIND-SET
This workshop will help you be the change you want to see. Through intensive coaching and exercises you will learn to think and do Agile.
EXAM PREPARATION
Intensive preparation for a first time pass of the exam. Along with the credential also gain skills to face industry challenges.
Take2 Re-Sit Exam Option
Your second chance at certification
Taking an exam means you invest in time, energy and money. In case the outcome is not what you expected, you can re-take the exam, at a fraction of the exam price. Take2 re-sit exam option is an offering that becomes available to you exclusively through Online Proctoring, in the case of an unsuccessful result.
What you will learn
1. The need
Recognise the need for transformation and understand why it’s necessary in your organisation
2. Implement
Utilize agile and lean ways of working to be able to work in more agile ways immediately
3. Apply
Use the tailorable framework within your organisation in order to champion change.
AgileSHIFT Certification Process
Step by Step Process to Become AgileSHIFT certified
Register with KnowledgeHut, a certified partner of AXELOS
Take the AgileSHIFT course and get instructed by AXELOS accredited instructors
Candidates will receive a Voucher from PeopleCert to take the exam on successful completion of course
Take the 45 minute, closed book exam. The exam may be split into three 15-minute blocks, one for each of the learning outcomes. There are 33 questions
The passing score is approximately 60%. Candidates must score 20 marks or above
Get the AgileSHIFT credential which is valid for a lifetime
Prerequisite
Completion of the AgileSHIFT workshop is mandatory for taking the exam.
Who can attend
- Transformation lead/manager
- Change lead/manager
- Coach or influencer
- Change enablers
- Senior positions in Product Management, Portfolio (PMO)
- Finance, HR, Legal, Sales & Marketing Managers
- Those involved in business transformation
Curriculum
1.1 Explain the increasing pace of change and increasing role of technology, including VUCA and the Tech-shift
1.2 Recall the definition of key AgileSHIFT concepts:
a) disruptor
b) the delta
c) value
d) agile and Agile and recognize the differences between them. (2.1, 2.1.1)
e) enterprise agility
1.3 Describe the enablers for disruption:
a) the gig economy
b) remote working
c) cloud storage and processing
d) online presence
1.4 Explain:
a) how an organisation can understand their delta
b) the nature and effect of a threat gap
1.5 Explain the relationship between ‘run the organization’ and ‘change the organization’, including the difference between the traditional relationship and the relationship as advocated by AgileSHIFT
1.6 Explain the relationship between AgileSHIFT and multimodal working
1.7 Recall the benefits and barriers to enterprise agility
1.8 Recall the steps of the path to value
2.1 Explain the need for the ‘whole organization’ approach of AgileSHIFT
2.2 Explain how strategy should be linked to value throughout the organization:
a) through the empowerment of those working within (and with) the organization to generate value
b) with the role of middle managers as ‘navigators’
2.3 Explain:
a) the purpose of the AgileSHIFT principles
b) how to test whether each principle is being applied
2.4 Recall the AgileSHIFT principles and practices:
a) Change will happen, so embrace it
b) Focus on co-creation of customer value
c) Develop an environment where everybody adds value
d) Challenge the status quo
e) Tailor your approach
f) Engage stakeholders
g) Build collaborative teams
h) Plan to be flexible and adaptable
i) Deliver iteratively and incrementally
j) Measure value
2.5 Explain the AgileSHIFT principles:
a) Change will happen, so embrace it
b) Focus on co-creation of customer value
c) Develop an environment where everybody adds value
d) Challenge the status quo
e) Tailor your approach
2.6 Recall the purpose of an AgileSHIFT practice
2.7 Explain the AgileSHIFT practices:
a) Engage stakeholders
b) Build collaborative teams
c) Plan to be flexible and adaptable
d) Deliver iteratively and incrementally
e) Measure value
3.1 Describe the AgileSHIFT team explaining:
a) the relationship between team size and the complexity of communication
b) the five elements of an effective team
3.2 Explain the responsibilities, characteristics and behaviours of the AgileSHIFT coach
3.3 Explain the responsibilities of the AgileSHIFT sponsor
3.4 Explain the AgileSHIFT workflow including:
a) the trigger, startup, and go/no go (10.1-3)
b) an iteration, the iteration cycle, and go/no go (10.4-5)
c) close out (10.6)
3.5 Recall the sequence and timing of the main activities within an iteration
3.6 Explain the activities within an iteration:
a) iteration planning
b) stand-ups
c) value demo (incl. the iteration go/no go)
d) iteration retrospective
e) cancelling an iteration
3.7 Recall the definition of the following tools and techniques:
a) customer story
b) epic
c) relative estimating’ (including t-shirt sizing and story points)
d) task list
e) road map
f) swarm
g) Kanban board
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Course
Adopting Lean and Agile not just at the team level but at the organizational level is a must for any enterprise that wants to succeed in this age of intense competition and ever changing markets. Customer satisfaction and good quality products is at the core of this change and is possible only when every employee thinks the agile way. But often this large scale transformation goes awry, leaving organizations in a lurch.
Hence AXELOS has developed a lightweight framework that helps organizations cope with the problems they face while implementing Agile and meet business objectives. This course will help you learn how to implement AgileSHIFT and work as a transformational/change agent to help your organization overcome competition and work towards quality and customer satisfaction.
By the end of the course you would have learned all the objectives of the AgileSHIFT credential exam as defined by AXELOS. You will have also learned how to tailor the framework to suit your organization and reap the benefits of Agile.
There are no restrictions for attending this class but in completion of the workshop is mandatory for appearing for the exam.
Yes, KnowledgeHut offers this training online.
Your instructors are Agile Lean experts who have years of industry experience.
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