Agile Facilitation (Mastering the Art of Meetings)

Description

Offered as either virtual or in-person, this Braintrust University class is designed for private, group training.

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Agile Facilitation (Mastering the Art of Meetings) is an 8-hour class for anyone called upon to facilitate meetings or working sessions. The class focuses on what it takes to be an excellent facilitator along with tools and tips for running effective meetings. We also touch on facilitating the Scrum Events and other common Agile activities. This is a very hands-on class and features many exercises that solidify key course concepts.

A. Prerequisites

None

B. Who Should Attend

• Scrum Masters
• Product Owners
• Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• Anyone called upon to facilitate meetings

C. Learning Objectives

As a class participant I want to:

• Review today’s class set-up so that I have an example in mind as we get started
• Understand who typically facilitates the Scrum Events so that I can be prepared when it is my turn
• Define the role of a facilitator so that I understand how they contribute to successful meetings
• Learn the secret sauce for good facilitation so that I know where to focus my learning
• Learn about group dynamics so I have some skills to keep meetings on track
• Learn and practice the 7Ps Framework so that I can add it to my meeting preparation toolkit
• Learn techniques for getting results in meetings so that I can choose the best one and lead it effectively
• Learn some tips for facilitating online meetings so that I can ensure everyone is participating
• Practice designing a meeting using a Retrospective so that I reenforce what I would do as a facilitator

E. Takeaways

• 7 SEUs / 7 PDUs
• Introduction to a variety of facilitation practices and techniques
• Understanding of how to set up a meeting for success
• Deeper knowledge about the facilitation of Scrum Events
• Hands-on practice designing a working session