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Unlock Digital Success: Agile Methodologies & Innovation Strategies

Are you curious about innovative, agile work methods like Design Thinking, Scrum, Kanban, Business Model Innovation, and the Lean Startup? Ready to implement these strategies for your project or company? This course provides the digital know-how to leverage digital tools and rapidly, cost-effectively develop ideas, projects, products, and business models.

Learn from the success stories of digital market leaders such as Amazon, Netflix, SAP, Google, Airbnb, and Twitter, and achieve similar levels of success.

Here's a breakdown of what you'll learn across the seven lessons:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Digital Transformation

• Understand the impact of digitalization on businesses and employees.
• Describe the Agile Manifesto and an overview of agile methodologies.
• Meet the instructor and gain a foundational understanding of digital transformation.

Lesson 2: Building Digital Competence

• Explore the role of Chief Digital Officers (CDOs) in the digital age.
• Learn how to engage all stakeholders crucial for digital transformation.
• Understand the importance of communication, digital strategy, a new error culture, and mixed teams in overcoming employee resistance to digitalization.
• Discover the significance of a digitalization knowledge offensive with holistic concepts for learning and applying agile work in projects.
• Identify the skills employees need for a digitalization and innovation mindset.

Lesson 3: Design Thinking – Creative Problem Solving

• Learn the origins and drivers of Design Thinking.
• Master the process of moving from a problem to a prototype, prioritizing customer needs.
• Understand the three core elements of Design Thinking: process, multidisciplinary teams, and flexible space.
• Apply Design Thinking with practical examples to generate innovative solutions in mixed teams.

Lesson 4: Scrum – Agile Project Management

• Explain how Scrum can be applied in project management, including roles, activities, and artifacts.
• Decide effectively when to use elements of classic vs. agile project management based on pros and cons.
• See how Scrum is applicable beyond IT projects to non-IT projects through practical examples.

Lesson 5: Kanban – Agile Project Management Implementation

• Understand the origins of Kanban from production process control and its application to project management.
• Utilize the "Seven Steps for Successful Kanban" to implement Kanban in project management, determining the appropriate number of steps for different project complexities.
• Decide when a digital Kanban board is more suitable for your project.
• Explore digital Kanban board software tips to enhance your implementation.

Lesson 6: Business Model Innovation – Driving Business Growth

• Understand the necessity of Business Model Innovation in the digital age.
• Differentiate Business Model Innovation from Porter's traditional industry structure analysis and the Blue Ocean Strategy.
• Gather ideas for your own innovation using success stories.
• Structure and innovate your business using the St. Gallen Business Model Navigator and its 55 business model patterns.

Lesson 7: Lean Startup – Launching with Speed and Reduced Risk

• Understand how Lean Startup (Eric Ries) works and the importance of the BMI cycle and MVPs.
• Apply the "Build-Measure-Learn before you run out of money" principle using the BMI cycle for your startup.
• Develop ideas for defining your Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
• Utilize Lean Startup principles not only for startups but also in any area where uncertainty exists to reduce risks.
• Gather ideas for your own innovation using success stories.

This course is designed to equip you with the skills to embrace agile methodologies and drive digital innovation for lasting success.