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THIS MODULE IS PART OF THE AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

Agile Team Leadership and Power Skills

Learn to lead sprint reviews and retrospectives effectively and conduct goal-driven workshops for project success.
5 main lessons
1 exercise
Module length:100 minutes

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Why this module matters
Enhanced Leadership

Developing leadership skills is crucial for guiding Agile teams. This module helps you build effective leadership attributes that drive team success and project outcomes.

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is key to understanding and managing team dynamics. Learn how to foster a supportive and collaborative environment that enhances team performance.

Effective Communication

Master the art of communication to ensure clarity, alignment, and efficiency in Agile teams. These skills are essential for collaboration and innovation in any project.

Learning Goals

A detailed breakdown of the main learning goals for this module

  • Understand Agile project management leadership styles and different levers you can pull for motivation.

  • Recognize cognitive biases that exist in all humans and know how to positively influence your team.

  • Harness emotional intelligence, awareness, and psychological safety for a flourishing team environment.

  • Produce cross-functional collaboration opportunities for your team and organization.

  • Design inspiring, organized, and goal-driven workshops using the 4 Cs framework.

Practice with hands-on exercises

The exercise kit includes tools for reviewing case studies, understanding biases with the Bias cheatsheet, and using the Bias radar canvas to reflect on team behavior. Additionally, explore the 4C framework workshop for further insights.

Instructor

Brecken Byron

Agile Project Management Expert

Brecken manages projects rooted in human-driven decision-making, results-oriented, and innovative execution. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has led projects across multiple sectors globally, including retail technology, the non-profit sphere, and education technology. Brecken practices people-first cross-functional project management through power skills, tooling, data-driven decisions, and cultural awareness. Having lived and worked on three continents, she understands the cruciality of adaptability, being a generalist specialist, facilitating inclusive connectivity, and driving change through communicative narrative storytelling. You can connect with Brecken on LinkedIn via this link.

Next Steps

Consider studying one of the following topics after you finished this module: