'Agile working' has become somewhat of a buzz phrase in recent years. We know agile methodology can be used to create adaptable teams that are faster to respond and quicker to adapt to change. Creating teams that learn as they go enables organisations to provide the best service they can and adjust to ever-changing dynamics. 

But what does agile actually mean, can it be transferred to non-technical teams and organisations, and how do you do that? 

Overall aim

This session aims to:

• give a brief history of agile methodology

• explain the key difference between agile and traditional ‘waterfall’ project management

• highlight what the benefits are to our teams

• introduce the four main ‘tools’ that sit behind agile project management

Book to attend the other sessions in this series:

• Sprints: how to focus your efforts and learn loads in a week

• Stands ups: how to strengthen team collaboration and communication in 15 minutes

• Testing: how to carry out small incremental tests that have big impact

• Retrospectives: how to quickly identify and learn from mistakes 

Description

Join Maddie Stark for our re-worked 'Adaptive agile: how to create responsive and sustainable teams' masterclass series to learn how to adapt agile methodologies and in doing so how organisations can save time, money, and resources by providing information about our services in real time that push us to work better whilst freeing up space for creativity and innovation.  

Who is the event aimed at?

This free session is aimed at anyone working in the voluntary sector with an interest in agile project management.

Previous delegate comments

• "For me these were just the perfect length of session, lots of really practical, useful stuff there to just get going with. Really enjoyable sessions too and really well presented. I would highly recommend them. Thanks for putting them on!"

• "The whole series was very good and it was nice to expand my mind about working with an agile approach. Well done!"