SAP Agile Coach
Agile Scaling for SAP Programs
Elevate your SAP project management skills by learn to scale and customize mainstream agile methods, practices and tools to fit your SAP project needs, avoid costly preparation errors, and take your career to the next level.
Agile Scaling for SAP Programs
Learning Overview
The "Agile Scaling for SAP Programs" course instructs SAP professionals on how to adapt agile methodologies and tools to suit their projects' unique needs. It encompasses recognizing project requirements, assessing effectiveness, implementing continuous improvement, and surmounting common obstacles. This course addresses a gap in knowledge within the community of SAP project managers, as applying agile methodologies to SAP system configuration and deployment is challenging since SAP requirements are complex and dependent on multiple combinations of factors while Agile development relies on iterative cycles that prioritize flexibility and adaptability, which may be impractical or ineffective for large-scale customizations. Also, SAP has typically been regarded as a traditional waterfall-type project, despite current methodologies advocating agile as the preferred approach. Nevertheless, 90% of SAP programs still use a traditional waterfall approach due to a lack of well-defined realistic and down to earth Agile approach.
These, led to having many SAP professionals not being practically familiar with how to use Agile to deliver value in an SAP program.
Despite these challenges, there are many benefits to adopting agile methodologies in SAP programs. For instance, agile development can foster better collaboration between business and IT teams, enhance project visibility and transparency, and facilitate faster delivery of value to stakeholders. Furthermore, agile methodologies can help SAP programs become more adaptable to changing business requirements, which is critical in today's rapidly evolving business landscape.
This learning experience will elevate your SAP project management skills by learn to scale and customize mainstream agile methods, practices and tools to fit your SAP project needs, and avoid costly preparation errors, and take your career to the next level.
You will maintain a very well-established thinking pattern that enables you to go beyond frameworks and methodologies, which will result in a unique and effective approach to project delivery.
Additionally, the training program will emphasize the importance of maintaining a methodical delivery pattern. This will ensure that your work is consistently high-quality and efficient, leading to successful project outcomes. By the end of the training program, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to take a flexible and adaptable approach to project delivery, while maintaining a consistent and methodical approach to ensure success.
By mastering the art of agile project management, you will be able to circumvent the costly and time-consuming errors that often occur during the preparation phase of a project. Without this knowledge, you may find yourself as an SAP professional wasting precious time trying to figure things out if a decision is made to apply Agile as the project approach for delivery, instead of focusing on more critical tasks.
The cost of not knowing the information provided in this course can be measured in terms of lost time, missed opportunities, and decreased revenue.
The Audience
The primary target audience for this course are SAP professionals including but not limited to Project Managers, Team leads and other individuals engaged in the planning, execution and delivery of SAP projects. The course is crafted to aid these professionals to enhance their project management skills and increase efficiency through personalized training and coaching solutions.
Key Topics
- Module 1: Acquiring a Non-Biased Agile Mindset
- Understanding the Importance of a Non-Biased Mindset when scaling the methods and tools for an SAP project
- Overcoming Unconscious Bias
- Embracing a Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Cultivating the collective wisdom of team based agile methods, lean and process flow driven agile methods and traditional waterfall.
- Beating the Agile industrial complex perspective and dogmatic mindset
- Module 2: Identifying a Program Specific Framework, Method and Tools
- Cultural Transformation, Mindset, Values and Philosophies
- Building Team and Governance Structures
- Identifying Roles and Responsibilities
- Designing Metrics, Reporting and Visual Management
- Guidelines for Identifying and Designing the Needed Agile Artifacts
- Selecting Delivery Practices and Ceremonies
- Scaling Practices
- Module 3: The Scheduling Approach Decision
- Scheduling Types
- Selecting the Right Scheduling Approach
- Program Level Integrated Planning
- Module 4: Work Intake & Requirements Management Process
- Types of Work
- Assessing Requirements
- Desegregation and Prioritization of Requirements
- Managing SAP Dependencies
- Building SAP Backlog
- Module 5: Deeper Delve into Roles, Responsibilities and Team Treats
- Understanding the specific roles and responsibilities within the agile framework
- Developing effective team treats and communication strategies to facilitate collaboration and cooperation
- Ensuring alignment with the program-specific framework, methods, and tools to maximize effectiveness and efficiency
- Connecting the dots between culture, values, mindset, team structure and roles
- Module 6: Constructing Metrics, Reporting & Visual Management Systems for SAP Programs
- Understanding the Hawthorne Effect and its relevance to metrics, reporting, and visual management in SAP programs
- Identifying and defining relevant metrics to measure project progress, quality, and value delivery in the context of SAP programs
- Designing effective reporting mechanisms to communicate project status, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders
- Implementing visual management systems and techniques to enhance transparency and facilitate decision-making in SAP programs
- Module 7: Continuous Improvement
- Kaizen & Kaikaku Mindsets
- Essentials of Waste Management within an SAP Implementation
- Building and Managing the Continuous Improvement Backlog
- Analyzing Root Cause
- Implementing Improvement Actions
The curriculum of this course is designed with individualized precision, in accordance with the trainee's specific requirements. Thus, the course contents and topic might vary from person to person.
Delivery Information
- This course is delivered entirely online, however for groups arrangements it is preferable to be delivered in the classroom
- The course is structured to consist of 5 workshops, each requiring a minimum of four hours to complete
- Participants are welcome to resit the course as many times as they wish within 12 months
- Any project-specific NDAs that need to be signed should be submitted at least two business weeks before the course's start date
- Flexible scheduling and convenient access to the course are designed to meet the needs of busy professionals
Expected Results
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Tailor agile methods and tools to fit the specific needs of their projects, increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of their work.
- Identify their way of working driven by the needs of the project, escape the rigid boundaries of frameworks, and retain a methodical delivery pattern.
- Apply learning to real-life use cases and current program with the help of 8 hours of coaching and consulting.
- Continuously improve the process over time, ensuring that they are always up-to-date with the latest best practices and equipped to handle any challenges that may arise in the future.
- Measure the effectiveness of the tailored approach and make adjustments as needed.
- Overcoming common challenges that arise when tailoring agile methods and tools to fit unique projects.
- Keep up to date with the latest developments in agile methodologies and tools, and how to incorporate new ideas and approaches into the tailored approach.
- Gather feedback and incorporate it into the continuous improvement process.
- Improve their project management skills and increase efficiency through customized training and coaching solutions that are specific to their projects.
Certificate Earning Criteria
- Attend and actively participate in all 9 hours of training throughout the "Agile Scaling for SAP Programs" course
- Minimum 3 years of SAP Project Management Experience
- Prepare a use case that demonstrates the participant's understanding of the key topics covered in the course, including identifying project needs, measuring effectiveness, implementing continuous improvement strategies, overcoming common challenges, and using advanced tools and methodologies. The use case should be specific to the participant's work or industry and should showcase how they have applied the knowledge gained from the course to solve a real-world problem.
- Presentation: Participant must present the use case in a clear and concise manner to the course instructor or a designated evaluator. The presentation should demonstrate the participant's ability to articulate their understanding of the course concepts and how they have applied them in their work.
Course Duration
- 2 Hours Training Assessment Workshop
- 12 Hours of Training
- 12 Hours of hands-on application activities
- 4 Hours of Back-office Project Support (per attendee)
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