Lead Global Digital Projects

Course introduction (day 1)
Slides:

Class Discussion (day 2) – Intro to Product Management
Slides: 

https://hbr.org/2017/12/what-it-takes-to-become-a-great-product-manager
https://www.productplan.com/what-is-product-development/

Videos (day 2) –
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/becoming-a-product-manager/what-is-a-product-manager?u=2206009 (Chapter 1: Introduction to Product Management, about 30 min)

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/becoming-a-product-manager/what-is-customer-development?u=2206009 (Chapter 5: Customer Development, only the first 3 sub chapters, about 20 min)

Take the Proctorio Practice Exam by 11:59 pm on 8/29 (in Canvas)
(Opens 8/25 at 8 pm)

Teams are due by 11:59 pm on 8/31

9/1 & 9/3

Class Discussion (day 1) – Intro to Agile Product Management
Slides:

https://hbr.org/2016/05/embracing-agile 
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3237508/what-is-agile-methodology-modern-software-development-explained.html
http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/software-technology/difference-between-agile-and-waterfal/

Web Research (day 1): 

• What are the “Agile Principles”?
• What is the “Agile Manifesto”?
• What is a “stakeholder”?
• What is a stakeholder register?

First Client Interview (day 2)

Change Leadership (day 2)
Slides:
– After reading the introduction chapter, The Heart of Change, come to class prepared to compare and contrast the difference in the techniques and the relative strengths/weaknesses of See-Feel-Change vs. Analysis-Think-Change.
– Come to class prepared to discuss at a very high level the eight steps of successful large-scale change.

Video (day 2)

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/enterprise-agile-changing-your-culture/welcome?u=2206009  Section 3 “Making the Change”, “trying the Kotter approach (3 minutes 28 seconds)” and being fearless (4m 28 seconds)”.

9/8 & 9/10

Class Discussion (day 1) – Introduction to Scrum
Slides:
https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-scrum
https://www.scrum-institute.org/Scrum_Roles_The_Scrum_Team.php
https://www.lucidchart.com/blog/product-owner-roles-and-responsibilities
https://www.knowledgehut.com/tutorials/scrum-tutorial/scrum-framework

Web Research (day 1): 

•  What are the SCRUM Values?
• What is the “Tuckman Model” of team development?
• What are the advantages of a Scrum Team?

Studio (day 2): Research the Agile Product Management Software and create your Scorecard

 Assignment #1

due by EOD 9/13

9/15 & 9/17

Second Interview and Studio Day (day 1)
Simulation Introduction / Run #1

Class Discussion (day 2) – SCRUM Framework
https://agilevelocity.com/agile-tools/story-mapping-101/
https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/10-tips-product-owners-product-backlog-management

Web Research (day 2) 
Slides:

• What is a product vision in Agile/Scrum?
• What are the different methods of Agile Estimation?

Video (day 2)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/scrum-the-basics/set-the-vision-for-your-project?u=2206009 (Chapter 3: Getting ready to work, about 20 min)

Purchase your HBR simulation coursepack before Day 1 (9/15)

Submit your Simulation Screenshot by EOD 9/20

Change Management: (day 1)
Simulation Debrief (see slides “SCRUM framework (week 4_5))
Kotter – Chapter 1 : Increase Urgency
– Getting the Boss’ Approval
– The Videotape of the Angry Customer
– When Alligators are Nipping at Your Heels
– Gloves on the Boardroom Table
– The CEO Portrait Gallery

• Prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation (2-5 slides) for your 3 favorite short stories. The first slide will “tell the story”. The following slide(s) will include key lessons learned the reader should take away from the case and how it relates to your current project.

Students will be selected at random to lead the class discussion on one of these short stories and will use this slide deck to add structure to their discussion.

Studio Day (day 1) – Create your stakeholder register

Studio Day (day 2) – Product Vision and Story MAP In Class Activity
File to use for ICA: 

Slides for week 6: 

Change Leadership (day 1)
Kotter – Chapter 2: Build the Guiding Team
– The Blues versus the Greens
– The New and More Diverse Team
– General Mollo and I were Floating in the Water
– Meetings Down Under

• Prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation (2-5 slides) for your 3 favorite short stories. The first slide will “tell the story”. The following slide(s) will include key lessons learned the reader should take away from the case and how it relates to your current project.

Students will be selected at random to lead the class discussion on one of these short stories and will use this slide deck to add structure to their discussion.

Studio (day 1 & 2) –
– Create your Product Vision, Story MAP and Product Backlog for your project (This will be due by Sunday as your second assignment)
– Draft your Product Roadmap for the semester (no submission needed for this yet)

Review for Exam 1 (day 2)
Slides:

Second Assignment due

Assignment #2

due by EOD 10/4

Exam 1 (day 1): October 6 week 1-6 material

Class Discussion (day 2) – SCRUM Events & Managing Conflict
Slides:

Readings:
https://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#events

Web Research (day 2) 

• What is a burndown chart in Agile/Scrum?
• What is a spike story?
• Is conflict within your project a good thing or a bad thing?
• What are the pros/cons of the following 5 conflict handling modes:
  1 – Compromise
  2 – Smoothing
  3 – Forcing
  4 – Withdrawal
  5- Collaboration

Videos (day 2):
Scrum Events: Chapter 3: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/cert-prep-scrum-master/scrum-events-overview?u=2206009 (about 20 min)

Stand up 3 Teams & Change Leadership (day 1)
Slides:

Kotter – Chapter 3: Get the Vision Right
– Painting Pictures of the Future
– Cost Versus Service
– The Plane Will Not Move!
– The Body in the Living Room

Studio (day 2): Work on your project

10/20 & 10/22

Stand up 3 Teams & Change Leadership (day 1)
Slides:

Kotter – Chapter 4: Communicate for Buy-In
– Preparing for Q&A
– My Portal
– Nuking the Executive Floor
– The Screen Saver

Client feedback session (Sprint Review Presentations, i.e. Assignment #3 – Day 2)

 Assignment #3:

Due by EOD 10/21

Class Discussion (day 1) – Reporting with Agile Charts and Board
Slides:

Video (day 1)
Agile at work reporting  (about 30 min)

Studio Day (day 1):
– Plan your final Sprint
– Create a snapshot of your Scrum board (as of this week) – this will be one of your project deliverable
– Create your Sprint Burn Down Chart – this will also be one of your project deliverable

Stand up 3 Teams & Change Leadership (day 2)
Kotter – Chapter 5 : Empower Action
– Retooling the Boss
– The Worldwide Competition
– I Survived, So You Can To-
– Making Movies on the Factory Floor
– Harold and Lidia

Studio Day (1)
Sprint Retrospective
Slides:

Stand up 3 Teams & Change Leadership (day 2)
Kotter – Chapter 6: Create Short-Term Wins
– The List on the Bulletin Boards
– Creating the New Navy
– The Senator Owned a Trucking Company
– Hoopla

Slides:

Change Leadership (day 1)
Kotter – Chapter 7: Don’t Let Up
– PE Ratios
– The Merchant of Fear
– Reducing Twenty-Five Pages to Two
– The Street

Studio Day (day 1)
Simulation #2 and Report Due by EOD 11/14

Change Leadership (day 2)
Kotter – Chapter 8: Make Change Stick
– The Boss Went to Switzerland
– The Path to the Patient
– Promoting the Thirty-Something
– The Home Mortgage

Studio Day (day 2)
Finalize your project and start preparing your final presentation

 Assignment #4:

Due by EOD 11/14

Client Presentations (Day 1 & 2)

Final presentation and artifacts due by end of day 11/16

Review for Final Exam (day 1)

Final Exam on December 3 (day 2)

Team feedback due by EOD day 12/1
Pro points submission due by EOD 12/1