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Agile & Business Agility

Catalyst Consulting – Close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. 

At Catalyst, we believe exceptional business transformation starts with you. Our success is built on empowering clients to enhance their in-house capabilities, leading to award-winning results and industry recognition. 

As Accredited Delivery Partners of the Agile Business Consortium, we combine Agile, Lean Six Sigma, and digital innovation. We don’t just practice Agile—we live it. The outcome? Transformations with ROIs exceeding 5000% 

In today’s fast-paced market, quick adaptation is essential. Our agile courses highlight the real-world benefits of agile methodologies: responsive change management, streamlined operations, and a competitive edge. Whether you’re exploring agile principles or aiming to boost business adaptability, our expert-led sessions are designed to guide you. 

Reach out to the BQF team today or join one of our BQF Introduction Sessions—check our events page for upcoming dates. 

Overview

In today’s fast-paced world, teams must adapt quickly to survive and thrive. This Agile Fundamentals (ICP) course is you and your team’s gateway to mastering the agile mindset, essential for success in the AI era. 

  • Rigid processes slowing down your team’s productivity? 
  • Difficulty adapting to rapidly changing demands? 
  • Lack of collaboration between team members and stakeholders? 
  • Trying to do too many things at once? 
  • Delivering products / services which don’t meet expectations? 
  • Missed deadlines and budget overruns? 

Agile Fundamentals (ICP) is an industry-recognised credential, which demonstrates an understanding of the agile mindset, values, principles, and foundational concepts. Professionals are grounded in what it means to “be agile while doing agile” and achieve organisational agility without specific focus on any single agile methodology or framework (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, XP, DSDM, SAFe, etc.). 

History and Mindset

  • Origins of Agile
  • Agile Manifesto
  • Agile Beyond Software
  • Understanding the Agile Mindset
  • Establishing the Agile Mindset
  • Agile as a Journey

Individuals and Interactions

  • Developing Soft Skills
  • Understanding Communication Barriers
  • Sharing Knowledge
  • Work Environments
  • Collaboration Techniques
  • Techniques for Shared Understanding
  • Shifts in Roles 

Value-driven Development

  • Incremental Development
  • Value-based Work
  • Retaining Quality
  • Work-in-progress
  • Continuous Integration
  • Cost and Benefit of Frequent Delivery

Customer and User Involvement

  • Defining the Customer
  • User Involvement
  • User Feedback

Planning and Adapting

  • Planning
  • Estimation
  • Status
  • Process Adaptation 

Product Adaptation

“This was the first time I’ve heard someone talk about Agile as a mindset rather than a set of tools- mind blown! Instructor was brilliant, pace and levels of engagement were spot on!” 

“I enjoyed this online training more than some physical training sessions I’ve attended. It was so dynamic and the interaction with the other members makes it unique. The content was extremely informative and incredibly useful.” 

“Exceptional instructor – extremely knowledgeable, sharing an abundance of experience to bring the subject to life, with an incredibly engaging and enthusiastic teaching style.” 

“It was one of the best training courses I’ve been on because it was so interactive, and the instructors really knew what they were talking about. The use of the posters around the room worked really well and getting people to move about and stick post-it notes up was a good way to keep energy high.” 

“This course is one of the best I have attended and completed. The content and learning was informative, exciting and fun. One of the best instructors I have encountered. Created an open and honest environment, encouraged high engagement and contribution where you didn’t feel forced but wanted to be involved.” 

“Had an excellent time, learned such a huge amount about a topic I thought (incorrectly) that I already had a good understanding of. Thank you so much!” 

“Very engaging and kept the course flowing at a steady rate, good explanation of the material and always available if need to ask any questions.” 

“It was phenomenal and far exceeded my expectations!” 

Overview

Today’s world is changing at an unprecedented rate, and we are witnessing both technological and cultural change occurring faster than ever before. The age of AI demands businesses which can think, behave and act differently. In this climate, people in practically every role must learn to rapidly adapt tactics, focus on customer satisfaction, and deliver continuous innovation and improvement to effectively capitalise on technological advancements in their day-to-day work. 

Many organisations are struggling to navigate these disruptive times. Others seemingly navigate with ease, demonstrating adaptiveness, creativity and resilience when dealing with the complexity and uncertainty they face. What makes these organisations stand out is their ability to adapt quickly, respond rapidly and flexibly, and continuously innovate; using uncertainty and change as an opportunity to become better. Agility, in a business context, is the ability of an organisation to rapidly adapt to changes in the most productive and cost-effective ways. Business Agility is crucial for organisational “thrival” in these uncertain, volatile and often exhilarating times. The Agile Mindset changes everything from how you think, how you work, and the way you interact with people. Such change is vital at every level of the organisation, from the front line to the C-Suite. 

Our Business Agility Foundations programme lays the foundations of the agile journey. It offers a strategic appreciation for leaders to jumpstart learning on how to thrive with complexity and uncertainty, to deliver successful outcomes for the organisation. This two-day immersive course examines what it means to be truly adaptive in today’s dynamic environment. Our practical workshop-based approach to learning is designed to help leaders focus on the essential elements necessary to deliver better performance and business value to their business and their customers. 

Two-day Business Agility 

Foundations course 

Our immersive two-day workshop is for those who want to improve their organisation’s place in market, whilst bringing innovation and continuous improvement into their work. 

The programme is focussed on gearing up for disruption and turning it into an enabler. Business Agility is critical for organisational success in the Artificial Intelligence (AI)era full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), and is intended to jumpstart organisational and individual transformation towards a more responsive, value-driven reality. The Business Agility Foundations course goes beyond the realms of Agile in a software development or IT environment. You will discover numerous techniques covered in the course, these are not only transferrable to these areas, but across numerous functional and operational areas. 

 

Is this the right course for me? 

Perfect for those interested in the changes necessary to facilitate agility in today’s innovative, changing business climate: 

  • C-Suite 
  • Executives 
  • Directors 
  • Managers 
  • Business Change Leaders and Change Agents 
  • Service Leaders and Owners 
  • Marketing Professionals 
  • HR Professionals 
  • Finance Professionals 
  • Team Leaders

“The trainer’s enthusiasm was infectious and that made for a very enjoyable couple of days, even though I was actually feeling under the weather!” 

“Fantastic trainer, very patient and really engaged with us to make us feel comfortable. Pushed us when he needed to but otherwise let us flow through training really naturally.” 

“The course delivered beyond my expectations. The examples brought the subject matter alive and made it very relatable and applicable. I have immediately been able to apply several of the tools and techniques. 10/10.” 

“Wonderful energy, created a very comfortable environment for us to interact with him openly and honestly.” 

Award Winning Client: 

Following this training and using our coaching, our client Elavon went on to win a prestigious award: 

“We started our journey to improving our ways of working and executing our strategy better through greater Business Agility 18 months ago. Catalyst have been there for us all the way. It started with laying strong foundations for our launch with just the right coaching and training. 

Even more appreciated, however, is the on-going support with coaching that we always get value and practical impulses from – even if it is just a short engagement around a specific topic. You truly embrace that there is no playbook or one right answer. You listen and provide practical pointers and tools that fit the context of our challenges and corporate culture.

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