bvssh (business agility) fundamentals training series

BVSSH (Business Agility) FundamentalsTraining series – overview & pricing

May 2021

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Summit.

“my favourite definition of Agile and DevOps”


BVSSH (Business Agility) Fundamentals

q Using case studies, group discussion and practical scenario based exercises Business Agility Fundamentals offers 2 days of engaging and interactive remote learning about 8 patterns for business agility and how to apply them.

q The class is designed to enable candidates to connect the patterns for business agility with their own context, providing time to discuss and question, demystify theory and to illustrate with examples

q Candidates completing Business Agility Fundamentals are equipped with foundational skills to achieve measurable improvements in Better Value Sooner Safer Happier outcomes for your organisation

BVSSH Fundamentals – praise quotes from recent attendees :

§ “It provides some real (not just theoretical) ways to start making improvements in my organization”

§ “It's given me a better understanding of how to deliver better ways of working within my organisation. It's also made me realise just how much I have to learn...!”

§ “Provided me an opportunity to relook and revaluate where we are up to with our digital journey”

§ “It reframes agile in a practical way, with loads of practical exercises to work through which is great”

§ “Outcome mapping was really good - penny drop moment that an outcome should result in a change in the customer behaviour.”

§ “It has clear steps to follow in order to get better value, sooner, safer, happier”


Module (3 hrs each) Learning objectives

1) Agility Patterns (Part 1)

1.Focus on outcomes – over doing an ‘Agile Transformation’2.Achieve big through small – over achieve big through big3.Invitation to optimise – over inflicting one way of working4.Leadership role models – over delegating the change

2) Value: Outcomes 101

Maintaining customer focusWrite your own nested outcomes with key results Articulate thin slices of valueBuild alignment and transparency across the enterprise

3) Agility Patterns (Part 2)

5.Whole organisation learning – over Agile in IT only6.Build the right thing – over water-scrum-fall projects7.Build the thing right – over one-size-fits-all controls8.Go slower to go faster – over a digital feature factory

4) Sooner: Flow 101

Visualise flow and discover sources of delayCreate a focus on continuous improvementMeasure for learningUsing OpenSpace to pop the bubbles

• An engaging curriculum equipping candidates with core concepts and skills to deliver better value sooner safer happier outcomes.

• Classes are delivered remotely over 2 days, each lasting 6 hours; sessions are interactive, supported using online collaboration tools.

• Candidates are connected to a private Slack channel, build their own action plan for change and in the weeks following the class are invited to a 1:1 coaching session to review progress

BVSSH Fundamentals

Learning Objectives


Who is this class for?

q BVSSH Fundamentals is designed for anyone leading change in their organisation (and we believe anyone can lead change)

q You may be an intrapreneur, a change advocate, a systems thinker or an active participant in communities of practice.

q You may have experienced an agile transformation before, seeing it come and go, without achieving its claimed benefits.

q You may be well versed in agile frameworks, yet are still searching for pragmatic tools to effect change in your organisation.

q If you are purpose-driven, feeling restless with the status quo and have a desire to contemporise your organisation’s ways of working, then BVSSH Fundamentals is designed for you.

Data LeadEnterprise PMO

Senior Manager,Consultancy

Scrum Master

ITSMConsultant

DigitalTransformationCoach

SeniorProjectManager

AgileCoach

Director,ProductOwner

SoftwareTeam Lead

A sample of attendees at a recent class


Bias to Action Bias to action - candidates are encouraged to build out their vision and action plan for delivering Better Value Sooner Safer Happier outcomes

1:1 Coaching Expert support - 45 mins of 1:1 coaching is offered following the training class for each candidate to discuss with the trainer their vision and initial action plan (only when completing the full 4 module class)

Cohort community Shared learning – a private Slack channel for the training period enables the cohort to share learnings and have direct access to continued trainer support. Additional content is shared via Slack channel during class.

Sooner Safer HappierThe learning objectives and course training outline matches the structure of this book, enabling the candidate to access further reference materials at any stage during or after the training course. Candidates are mailed their own copy of Sooner Safer Happier ahead of the training course.

BVSSH Fundamentals

Beyond the ClassroomWe believe genuine behaviour change requires more than classroom activity. Learning needs feedback loops, repetition and practice.BVSSH Fundamentals includes a number of interventions to extend classroom learning and build muscle memory for improvement


BVSSH Fundamentals

“The class is well balanced with a good mix of patterns & practices”



Ways to consume this training

Course Modules included in this course Suitable for Delivery Options

BVSSH Fundamentals(full 2 day)

1. Patterns 1-42. Value: Outcomes 1013. Patterns 5-84. Sooner : Flow 101

For those leading change in their organisation, department or team - and we believe anyone can lead change. A carefully balanced mix of patterns & practical exercises to to get you started delivering Better Value Sooner Safer Happier

2 x 1 day classes (6.5 hrs each)

4 x 0.5 day classes (3 hrs each)

BVSSH Basics(1 day)

2. Value: Outcomes 1014. Sooner: Flow 101

A shortened practical class offering techniques for individuals or teams who already understand business agility patterns, or do not need them. Learn to write nested OKRs, create thin slices of value, establish a visualization wall, understand and improve flow, resolve impediments.

1 day class (6.5 hrs)


BVSSH Patterns(1 day)

1. Patterns 1-43. Patterns 5-8

A shortened class focused on the language of business agility patterns, for those already experienced in core practices and needing only the language of patterns, e.g. to improve your stakeholder or client communications. Facilitated discussion using examples, breakouts and simple exercises.

1 day class (6.5 hrs)


Courses available as PUBLIC or PRIVATE classes at a range of times to suit your geography and needs. - Public: best for learning from others outside your own organization (as listed on soonersaferhappier.com/training, or enquire) - Private: best for tailored scenarios to your own context and for learning with your team (enquire: [email protected])

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PricesCourse series Duration Region 1 Price Note 1

in Pounds Stirling

North AmericaNorthern & Western Europe

Region 2 Price Note 2

in Australian dollars

Rest of World Also includes

BVSSH Fundamentals 4 sessions of 3 hrs each £ 1,395 per person A$ 1,895 per person 45 mins 1:1 coaching (Fundamentals only)Copy of Sooner Safer HappierClass notes & certificate of attendancePrivate slack channel for training cohortEnrolment in BVSSH CommunityTree planted

BVSSH Basics 2 sessions of 3 hrs each£ 895 per person A$ 1,195 per person

BVSSH Patterns 2 sessions of 3 hrs each

Flow 101* 1 session of 3 hrs £ 550 per person A$ 745 per personClass notes & certificate of attendanceEnrolment in BVSSH Community Trees plantedOutcomes 101* 1 session of 3 hrs

Happier means happier colleagues, customers, citizens and climate.Through our registered UK charity partner treesisters we will fund the planting of a tree for every candidate. Over its life this will absorb approx. 200 times more than the CO2 emitted by your participation in a two day remote class

Full refund if notice given 4 weeks ahead of scheduled course start date, otherwise full cost will be chargedInvoices to be paid in advance of training delivery. Classes operate in cohorts of approx. 16 people.Standard terms and conditions apply: https://soonersaferhappier.com/terms-and-conditions/

Terms & Conditions

*single module private classes only – not publicly scheduled Note 1: Region 1 includes: USA & Canada plus countries in Northern and Western Europe as defined by the UN geoscheme for Europe

Note 2: all countries outside of Region 1

Early Bird Discount An early bird discount of 10% is available where the full cost of training is paid 4 weeks in advance of booked class date

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Delivered by deeply experienced practitioners

MYLES OGILVIE

• Co-author of Sooner Safer Happier

• Over 20 years experience of leading change and enabling better outcomes across industries, with a focus on financial services

• Led Ways of Working across Barclays Investment Bank between 2015-2018, and subsequent consulting with multiple clients

• Passionate advocate of patterns that help foster a safer, leaner, and more innovative controls culture.

ZSOLT BEREND

• Co-author of Sooner Safer Happier

• Over 20 years experience years applying agile and lean practices, mainly in telecom, healthcare, financial services, and consulting.

• Global chair of Agile Community of Practice at Barclays and won “Best Internal Agile Team” at the Agile Awards 2016.

• Passion is data, measurements, insights, and the creation of learning organizations.

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