Bootcamp Course Syllabus

Below is a course syllabus with some expectations of your participation and time commitments.

Note: assignments (links to articles, videos, quizzes) will be shared on a weekly basis in advance of the mandatory live seminars.

Lesson 1. Course Intro and Ground Rules (week of October 14)

Initial assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: case studies and welcome video (1 hour, self-paced)
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)

Lesson 2. What Agile Taught Us: The Empowered Organization (week of October 21)

Initial assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: article and software agile video (1 hour, self-paced)
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)

Lesson 3. What Makes Agencies Different (week of November 4)

Lesson 4. Basics of Scoping and Estimation – Part 1, Context (week of November 11)

Initial assessment quiz (Context methods, Ignorance Gap, VAK) (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: Ignorance Gap article and video (1 hour, self-paced)
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)
Discussion Group: Context method in practice (1 hour, choose from 2 times)

Lesson 5. Basics of Scoping and Estimation – Part 2, Roadmaps (week of November 18)

Initial assessment quiz (Roadmaps) (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: Empowering Questions article, Roadmap Basics video)
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)
Discussion Group: Roadmap methods in practice ((1 hour, choose from 2 times)

Lesson 6. Basics of Daily Productivity and Noise (week of December 2)

Initial assessment quiz (productivity and interruptions, cost) (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: System 1&2 article, Interruptive Noise video, assignment (documenting interruptions)
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)
Discussion Group: Low-hanging fruit on Noise (1 hour, choose from 2 times)

Lesson 7. Intro to Check-in Meeting (Stand-up) and Kanban (week of December 9)

Initial assessment quiz (purpose and process of Check-in and Kanban) (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: Humble Inquiry, Check-in and Kanban basics videos
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)
Discussion Group: Check-in and Kanban practices and roles (1 hour, choose from 2 times)

Lesson 8. Intro to Retrospective and Wrap-up (December 16)

Initial assessment quiz (purpose and process of Retrospectives) (10min, self-paced)
Reading Materials and Video Lessons: Retrospective basics video
Live Seminar (1 hour, choose from 2 times)
Formative assessment quiz (10min, self-paced)