About this session
Agile ways of working are designed for environments where teams need to learn, adapt, and deliver value without waiting for every detail to be known in advance.
But organizations often adopt the visible rituals of Agile without changing how work is prioritized, decisions are made, feedback is used, or teams are empowered.
This session focuses on Agile in practice.
Participants explore when iterative approaches are useful, how Scrum and Kanban work, how to turn large pieces of work into smaller valuable increments, how to manage flow and competing priorities, and how to use reviews and retrospectives to improve delivery.
Participants can work with a live project or a realistic case, making the session particularly useful for project teams, product teams, operational teams, transformation teams, managers, and cross-functional groups.
What your people take away
- Understand the principles behind Agile rather than simply copying ceremonies
- Distinguish Scrum, Kanban, and purposeful hybrid approaches
- Break large work into smaller, valuable, testable increments
- Prioritize work and manage flow without overwhelming team capacity
- Use feedback, reviews, and retrospectives to improve delivery continuously
- Recognize Agile anti-patterns and organizational barriers that undermine effective ways of working
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand Agile Beyond the CeremoniesA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies: start with the problem Agile is trying to solve, agile does not mean no plan and scrum and Kanban solve different problems.
- Start with the problem Agile is trying to solve
- Agile does not mean no plan
- Scrum and Kanban solve different problems
Covers 3 of 4 points in Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies.
60 minutes
Understand Agile & Apply the Core PrinciplesA focused introduction to Agile ways of working. Participants explore the principles behind iterative delivery, compare Scrum and Kanban, and apply Agile thinking to a realistic piece of work.
- What Agile is — and what it is not
- Iterative delivery and shorter feedback loops
- Scrum vs. Kanban
- Breaking work into smaller increments
- Agile Ways of Working Self-Check
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies.
90 minutes
Plan, Prioritize & Improve Agile DeliveryThe extended session moves from Agile foundations into practical delivery. Participants practice prioritizing work, managing capacity, visualizing flow, improving ceremonies, and using feedback to adjust earlier.
- Modules 1 and 2
- Scrum and Kanban in practice
- Outcome and backlog prioritization
- Breaking down large work
- Capacity and work-in-progress decisions
- Agile Delivery Case Exercise
- Personal or Team Practice Plan
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies and Turn Priorities Into Manageable Work.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies, Turn Priorities Into Manageable Work and Manage Flow, Feedback & Team Delivery.
Full day
Agile Ways of Working in PracticeA facilitated full-day workshop covering all four modules. Participants work through a realistic or live project, build an Agile workflow, practice planning and prioritization, examine team ceremonies, surface blockers and dependencies, and design a practical continuous-improvement approach.
- Module 1 — Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies
- Module 2 — Turn Priorities Into Manageable Work
- Module 3 — Manage Flow, Feedback & Team Delivery
- Module 4 — Improve the System, Not Just the Team
- Agile Fit Assessment
- Backlog & Prioritization Lab
- Sprint or Flow Planning Exercise
- Workflow & Bottleneck Mapping
- Retrospective Simulation
- Agile Anti-Pattern Clinic
- 90-Day Ways of Working Plan
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
Also available as a 4-week or 8-week program, for change that lasts. Ask us about it.
What’s covered
Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies
Every length- Start with the problem Agile is trying to solveAgile helps teams work effectively when needs can evolve, learning matters, and waiting until the end to discover whether something works creates unnecessary risk.
- Agile does not mean no planAgile planning happens at different horizons rather than disappearing altogether.
- Scrum and Kanban solve different problemsScrum organizes work into timeboxed Sprints with defined accountabilities, planning, review, and retrospective events.
- Not every piece of work needs to be AgilePredictable, highly standardized, or fixed-sequence work may require different approaches.
Turn Priorities Into Manageable Work
90 minutes and longer- Start with value, not a list of tasksA backlog should help a team understand what matters next rather than becoming an unlimited storage area for every possible request.
- Break large work into smaller incrementsLarge pieces of work delay feedback and make progress difficult to see.
- Plan around capacityTeams lose predictability when every request becomes urgent or more work is started than can realistically be completed.
- Make 'done' mean somethingWork that is nearly finished, awaiting approval, missing testing, or dependent on another team can create misleading progress.
Manage Flow, Feedback & Team Delivery
3 hours and longer- Make work visibleTeams cannot manage flow effectively when work, blockers, dependencies, and competing priorities remain hidden.
- Use ceremonies for a purposeDaily meetings, Sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives create little value when they become status rituals.
- Get feedback before the endA major benefit of iterative delivery is discovering earlier whether the team is solving the right problem.
- Manage blockers and dependencies earlyWaiting for another team, approval, decision, supplier, system, or specialist can damage flow even when the delivery team itself is working effectively.
Improve the System, Not Just the Team
Full day only- Retrospectives should change somethingA retrospective has little value if the same issues appear every Sprint and nothing changes.
- Use metrics without weaponizing themMetrics such as velocity, throughput, cycle time, work in progress, predictability, quality, and customer outcomes can support learning when interpreted carefully.
- Watch for Agile theaterA team can run every ceremony and still operate through excessive approvals, constantly changing priorities, overloaded backlogs, command-and-control decisions, and little customer feedback.
- Scale principles before scaling ceremoniesMore teams introduce dependencies, shared systems, competing priorities, and coordination needs.
Tools and materials
- Agile Ways of Working Self-Check
- Agile Fit Canvas
- Outcome-to-Backlog Map
- Work Breakdown Canvas
- Sprint or Flow Planning Sheet
- Workflow & Bottleneck Map
- Feedback Loop Planner
- Retrospective Canvas
- 90-Day Agile Improvement Plan
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Agile Methodologies in Practice
How long is Agile Methodologies in Practice?
Agile Methodologies in Practice runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies: start with the problem Agile is trying to solve, agile does not mean no plan and scrum and Kanban solve different problems. A 60-minute session covers Understand Agile Beyond the Ceremonies in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Turn Priorities Into Manageable Work. A 3-hour session adds Manage Flow, Feedback & Team Delivery. A full-day session adds Improve the System, Not Just the Team. It is also available as a 4-week or 8-week program.
Can Agile Methodologies in Practice be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Agile Methodologies in Practice?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Agile Methodologies in Practice to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.