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Developers' Boot Camp R&D Excellence Workshops Project planning and leadership workshop for software developers
This workshop can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.
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Workshop Overview
This workshop will help to increase project success by improving leadership, planning, and estimating competencies that developers need to be successful, valuable team members. The guaranteed results from this course are based on the instructor's direct experience on software projects and experience gained from Auxilium's product development consulting business.
Case studies, real-life examples and exercises illustrate how the principles apply on the job. The case studies are drawn from a broad range of development team environments at small, medium, and large companies serving various industries.
After successfully completing this class, participants will acquire the skills that developers need for contributing to project plans and ensuring that their deliverables can be achieved according to plan. Each participant leaves with a comprehensive workbook and a personalized action plan that will provide immediate benefit.
Benefits
This workshop enables participants to:
Who should attend:
Instructor: Gary C. Hinkle
"I'll use the tools from this course immediately to create project schedules, improve my influence skills and especially for influencing team members to make commitments." - Rene Valenzuela, Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Mitsubishi Digital
DAY 1 - PERSONAL LEADERSHIP
What is Leadership? What leadership is, and what leadership is not Why leadership skills are important Differences between leadership skills and management skills Self-analysis of key leadership skills to improve Five levels of leadership
How to Develop Trust and Respect Characteristics that help credibility and perceived integrity Characteristics that hurt credibility Self-assessment
The Art of Influence Building rapport with business associates Helping others to see your view Influencing your manager and other leaders Case study: Software Architect with Poor Leadership Skills Understanding the process of “give and take” Influence vs. authority Case Study: Positively Affecting Change When Faced With Resistance
Commitments What is a Commitment? Team Commitment Personal Commitment Use of Proper Language to Clarify Expectations
Self Assessment of Leadership Ability and Potential Attendees assess abilities in 3 key areas and come up with a score that illustrates strengths and specific leadership skills to develop
Project Leadership Considerations Key leadership skills for projects Opportunities to distribute project leadership responsibilities Case study: Sharing of Project Leadership and Management Responsibilities Case study: Outstanding Project Leader (a role model for project leaders)
"Gary is an excellent speaker and very knowledgeable about the material presented. A '10' on a 1-10 scale!" - Karen Wong, Software Engineer, PSC Inc.
"Excellent ideas shown about building trust and respect. The course encouraged me to set a vision and direction for my team." - Joel Smith, Project Leader, A-Dec, Inc.
DAY 2 - PROJECT ESTIMATING AND PLANNING
Project Planning Overview Project planning competencies and tasks Individual accountability for estimating, planning, and scheduling work Integrating a high level of commitment into plans
Project Planning Details Project lifecycle Pros and cons of various lifecycle models Examples of good planning and the effects of poor planning How much planning is the right amount? Dealing with ambiguity and uncertain resource availability Project documentation Case Study: Effect of Poor Planning on Successful Established Company
Project Estimating Estimation challenges Prerequisites for estimation Comparison of estimation methods Estimation steps Estimation exercise Case Study: Inaccurate Estimate by High-Performing Team
Scheduling Practices Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Iterative estimating and scheduling Scheduling tools Gantt and PERT charts Commitment based scheduling Cost of delay
Detailed Design and Test Plans Planning steps Defining roles and responsibilities “Success” criteria Project plan template Planning exercise Case Study: Project Documentation Improves Time-to-Market
Design Review Planning Critical design reviews and milestones Formal and informal design reviews Preparation for reviews and accountability Effective design review meetings Making tough decisions related to design review findings Engaging experts from outside the team Third party reviewers
Our Guarantee
If for any reason you are not satisfied, write to us within 30 days after the workshop and return the course materials and we'll arrange for you to receive a full refund - hassle-free!
Fee includes a comprehensive workbook and email/phone follow-up with the instructor after the workshop to assist with implementation. This workshop can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.
Contact us for more information.
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