ADVANCED AGILE TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Advanced Agile Review and Assessment
Move beyond foundational training. Assess how Agile is working today, identify the practices holding teams back, and build a focused plan for measurable improvement.
COURSE AT A GLANCE
A facilitated review of how your teams work today
Duration
1 or 2 days
Delivery
Virtual or on-site
Experience required
Prior Agile or Scrum training and at least 6 months of practical experience
Built for experienced teams
Designed for teams already applying Agile and Scrum.
Assessment plus action
Evaluate current maturity and prioritize improvements.
Highly interactive
Facilitated discussion, team exercises, and practical planning.
FROM PRACTICE TO PERFORMANCE
Agile improvement starts with an honest view of how work happens now.
This course is designed for teams that have completed foundational Agile or Scrum training and have been practicing for at least six months. It creates the space to step back from day-to-day delivery, examine what is working, and identify where habits have drifted from effective practice.
Concise instruction is combined with facilitated exercises and open discussion. The result is not a generic maturity score. It is a shared understanding of current performance and a practical improvement plan shaped around the organization’s real teams, constraints, and goals.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Turn experience into a clear path forward.
01
Revisit the foundations
Review essential Agile and Scrum concepts and use them to examine how best practices are being applied.
02
Assess current maturity
Reflect on team development, Agile practices, Scrum accountabilities, events, and planning.
03
Prioritize improvement
Identify realistic changes teams can apply immediately and opportunities for sustained improvement.
COURSE AGENDA
A structured review grounded in your team’s experience.
The agenda is tailored to the organization’s experience and priorities. The two-day format provides more time for assessment, discussion, and action planning.
Team alignment and assessment
- Team-building exercise
- Agile maturity assessment review
- Where are we now?
- What patterns are helping or limiting performance?
Scrum accountabilities
- Scrum Master best practices
- Product Owner best practices
- Developer and team best practices
- How accountabilities work together
Team development exercise
- What level are your teams operating at?
- What behaviors characterize the current level?
- What will it take to become a high-performing team?
- What support is needed from leaders?
Scrum events and practices
- Sprint Planning and the Sprint
- Daily Scrum
- Backlog refinement (grooming)
- Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Next-Sprint improvement exercise
Agile planning review and best practices
Connect strategic direction to team execution through practical review of product roadmaps, release planning, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and the Product Backlog.
COURSE WORKBOOK
A working tool, not just course notes
Every participant receives a detailed workbook covering the course topics. It supports assessment, discussion, and note-taking during the session, then serves as a practical reference for applying improvements back at work.
THE TAKEAWAY
A shared improvement agenda
Participants leave with clearer alignment on the team’s current state, the practices that need attention, and a manageable set of improvements to test in upcoming Sprints.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dan Tousignant, PMP, PMI-ACP
Dan is a lifelong project manager, consultant, and trainer with decades of experience helping organizations improve project and product performance. His Agile work spans training, team development, organizational transformation, and the practical realities of complex delivery.
For an advanced course, that experience matters. Dan can move beyond textbook answers, facilitate candid discussion, recognize patterns across teams, and help participants distinguish between strict framework guidance and fit-for-purpose improvements.
Ready to help your Agile teams reach the next level?
Tell us where your teams are today and what you want them to improve. We will tailor the review, exercises, and emphasis around your organization.