
I offer several typical workshops, that cover many of the needs of newly forming teams and offer customization of these events to meet specific needs of clients when project rescue or team restarts are desired.
Backlog Grooming Workshop
Events -- Talks -- Lunch-n-Learn Activities
Pair Programming - simulation using Tangrams & Face Drawing 
Practices for Daily Standup - practice, review and discuss
Slicing Stories – resources to slice vertical stories of value 
Story Writing techniques: w/ Q & A based upon participants real stories 
Estimation techniques: Affinity Estimation; T-shirt sizing -> converting to numbers; Planning Poker (the rule book) 
Team building tools: Infinite Loops; Helium Stick; Warp Speed; Pair Drawing, etc. 
Pair Programming - an introduction via puzzle solving
Definition of Done/Ready exercise 
Release Planning How to derive duration with a complicated backlog 
Agile Library Initiation Bring books, make the rules, get funding, 1,2,3, GO! 
Management 3.0 Book Club - join a group reading the best Agile book written. 
Making Visual Information Radiators - define Radiator/Cooler; elements of a Scrum board 
Aspects of an effective Product Backlog 
Agile Portfolio Planning - tools and techniques; estimation, cost of delay, prioritization, deciding what NOT to do 
The principle of TDD via LEGO building; anyone can learn the power of test-first development 
Does your development rest on a SOLID foundation - an overview of the SOLID principles 
Collaboration Games to understand the customer; 12 Innovation Games; Other resources 
User Story Maps technique to achieve a higher level understanding of the backlog 
Launching a Team; what’s required, best practices, examples, and techniques 
Team Practices: a collection of quick tools to increase teamwork and collaboration 
Learn Backlog Prioritization techniques: Cost of Delay, Perceived ROI, Delivery Order, Gut Feeling, Loudest Yeller 
Agile Planning - paradigm changes in planning, the planning flame, release planning, road maps, etc.
 
Comments