Focus Course

Adaptive Teams and Software Organizations Curriculum

1. Introduction to Adaptive Approaches and Organizational Flow

• What are Adaptive Approaches? Principles and Values
• Understanding Software Development Flow
• Why Adaptive Approaches for Organizations?

2. Roles and Responsibilities in Adaptive Environments

• Product Owner
• Scrum Master/Flow Coach
• Development Team
• Stakeholders and Management

3. Adaptive Frameworks and Practices

• Scrum
• Kanban
• Lean Software Development
• Extreme Programming (XP)

4. Building High-Performing Adaptive Teams

• Team Dynamics and Collaboration
• Self-Organization and Empowerment
• Continuous Improvement and Retrospectives

5. Scaling Adaptive Approaches in the Enterprise

• Challenges of Scaling Adaptive Approaches
• SAFe, LeSS, DaD (brief overview)
• Organizational Structure and Culture for Flow-based Development

6. Technical Excellence in Adaptive Environments

• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Refactoring and Clean Code
• DevOps Principles

7. Measuring Success in Adaptive Environments

• Metrics for Adaptive Teams
• Value Stream Mapping
• Feedback Loops and Adaptation

Conclusion

• Next Steps and Continuous Learning