Classroom/ Online: Yes/ Yes
Scheduling Date(s):
1) Jul 17, 2025 (classroom)
2) Nov 12, 2025 (classroom)
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Agile & Scrum Fundamentals
In the world of increasing competition and uncertainty due to disruptive environment (eg: digital transformation, Industry 4.0, AI etc) of process & service, ever changing customer values & expectations, it is critical for organizations to stay highly cost efficient, roll out products and services ahead of competition, Adopting the proven approach of Agile and Scrum methodology /framework, companies can achieve competitiveness and excellence in product, process and service offered thus stay cost effective & profitable. This one day interactive workshop is designed to ensure participants get a good understanding and insight into Agile & Scrum framework & practices using best practices and use cases.
Outline
- Agile & Scrum - origin, concept, use cases, benefits
- Agile & Scrum – terminology, definition, usage
- Agile & Scrum – value, framework, principles, manifesto, model
- Agile & Scrum – tools, teams, roles, events, practices, reviews
- Agile & Scrum – performance measures (Metrics), charts, project management
- Compare & contrast Agile vs other performance improvement initiatives
- Challenges & change management in implementing and sustaining Agile & Scrum
Who should attend
- Leaders, managers who wish to improve team performance and delivery efficiency
- IT professionals who want to get good understanding of Agile & Scrum
- Practitioners engaged in business excellence, operational excellence, lean & Six sigma
- Design thinking practitioners who want to leverage Agile for commercialising the “prototype”
- Professionals involved project management, product management and in startups
- Students of polytechnics, universities, and professional institutes
- Anyone who aspires to know about Agile methodology
Profile of Ramesh Rao
Ramesh Rao holds Degrees in Engineering and Finance and an MBA in Strategic Finance & Global Supply Chain Management. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Agile Practitioner and Project Management Professional, a Certified Design Thinking Facilitator, and Certified Supply Chain Professional. Ramesh also holds adult continuous education certificates such as ACLP, DACE (Diploma in Adult Continues Education). During his 25 years of corporate experience, Ramesh held leadership roles in various industries such as Manufacturing, Engineering & Services across multiple organizations such as Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain & Finance. Ramesh’s experience spans across multiple countries in Asia, Europe & USA.
Ramesh last held corporate responsibility as CFO for global A&T business unit with responsibility across 7 countries and USD 1.4 billion revenue for a US MNC listed on Dow Jones. Prior to that Ramesh held responsibility of Regional operational leadership for multiple factories in Asia. Currently Ramesh runs a specialized consultancy focusing on start-ups, company turnarounds & transformations, performance excellence & profit management. In the last 10 years, Ramesh has provided consulting, training & facilitation to clients in industries that include Manufacturing, Banking, F&B, Retail, Healthcare, Hospitality, R&D, Government sectors, Educational institutes, Non-profit organizations and more. Both during his corporate as well as in consulting & training career, Ramesh has extensively applied, trained, coached, and mentored teams across Asia, Europe & USA in applying Agile Project Management & Agile leadership framework across both IT & Non-IT sectors successfully where clients have achieved significant positive financial results & enhanced customer satisfaction. Ramesh also provides training in local universities in Singapore.
