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There are 4 modules in this course
Now that you have undergone personal information, you will be better prepared to empathize, understand, and mentor individual members of your team on a similar journey. Leading teams towards change-resilience is not as simple as knowing and understanding the psychology of individuals multiplied by a number of team members. It requires a different approach.
In this course, you will learn what influences human behavior in teams by looking at social psychology. You will evaluate your team’s level of change resilience and agility, and you will be applying practical tools for building Agile teams by applying Scrum project management framework.
You won’t stop there, you will learn how to be a servant leader. You will learn practical tools for organizing, leading, and facilitating a Scrum team.
Parts of the content are written from a Scrum Master perspective, and even though you will not be able to use it as a Scrum Master certification, I will be sharing tools and best practices learned through my own experience of being a Scrum Master.
When we lead change, we typically rely on change management theories for help. They bring structure, ease, and they provide context for the psychology of an individual and also organizational psychology. This leaves a gap, which manifests in how others influence individual behavior, or, in other words, social psychology. Even though the domain of social psychology is often overlooked, it provides key insights for the successful execution of change management theories. In this module, you will learn the basics of social psychology, which is instrumental as you begin implementing change management theories at the team and organizational levels.
What's included
8 videos1 reading2 assignments
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8 videos•Total 29 minutes
Course Introduction•2 minutes
Module Introduction•1 minute
Social Psychology Overview•4 minutes
Belonging and Understanding•4 minutes
How to Build Belonging and Understanding•7 minutes
Controlling, Trusting, Self-enhancing•3 minutes
Leader Tools for Influencing, Controlling, Trusting, and Self-enhancing•6 minutes
Key Concepts•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community!•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 92 minutes
Module 1 Quiz•60 minutes
Module 1 Practice Quiz•32 minutes
Agile Team
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
You have a team and you’d like it to become Agile. Where do you start? You start at the beginning by developing a team working agreement, empathy map, and introducing the basic concepts of Scrum to your team, which you will work through in this module.
What's included
5 videos2 readings2 assignments
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5 videos•Total 13 minutes
Module Introduction•1 minute
Team Working Agreement•3 minutes
Empathy Map•4 minutes
Scrum Overview•4 minutes
Key Concepts•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Team Working Agreement Template•10 minutes
Empathy Map Template•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 90 minutes
Module 2 Quiz•60 minutes
Module 2 Practice Quiz•30 minutes
Agile Team Collaboration
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
Scrum is a lightweight Agile framework. It can be applied across different industries, it is simple, and it can be adopted fairly quickly if the team is open to it.
In this module, you will learn Scrum terminology and tools for transforming your team into an Agile one. You will be introduced to the concept of sprint planning, daily scrum, work velocity, and retrospective. As you begin implementing these tools, invite your team to take a learning journey with you. You can suggest it as a “pilot” and see if it works well for your industry, company, and your team.
What's included
7 videos2 assignments2 discussion prompts
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7 videos•Total 22 minutes
Module Introduction•3 minutes
Scrum Terminology•7 minutes
Planning a Sprint•4 minutes
Daily Scrum•2 minutes
Work Velocity•2 minutes
Facilitating a Retrospective•3 minutes
Key Concepts•1 minute
2 assignments•Total 90 minutes
Module 3 Quiz•60 minutes
Module 3 Practice and Self-reflection•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 25 minutes
Scrum Overview•10 minutes
Burn-Down Chart•15 minutes
Agile Team Leadership
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
When leading a team, a lot of key moments are discovered through the art of facilitation. It’s a key skill for any leader, regardless of rank.
In this module, you will learn tools for facilitating teams virtually and in-person. You will learn how to break down team psychological barriers, facilitate brainstorming sessions, and cultivate the culture of innovation in a sustainable manner.
What's included
9 videos1 reading1 assignment3 discussion prompts
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9 videos•Total 44 minutes
Module Introduction•1 minute
Servant Leadership•4 minutes
Building Shared Understanding•3 minutes
Facilitation•2 minutes
Facilitating in an Online Environment•4 minutes
Live Facilitation•5 minutes
Principles of Sustainable Innovation - Guest Speaker•23 minutes
Building Blocks of Innovation - Guest Speaker•1 minute
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