Lead Global Digital Projects

August 23 & 25

Course introduction (day 1)
Slides:

Class Discussion (day 1 & 2) – Intro to Product Management
Slides:

Readings (day 2):
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)

August 30 & Sept 1

Tuesday August 30: Quiz #1 on canvas during class (10 minutes: week 2 readings & web research)

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

Readings (day 1):
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 on September 1 (day 2)

Change Leadership (day 2)
– 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 20 seconds)”.

Quiz #1 on August 30

Teams are due by 11:59 pm on August 30

Sept 6 & 8

Tuesday Sept 6: Quiz #2 on canvas during in person class (10 minutes: week 3 readings & web research)

Class Discussion (day 1) – Introduction to Scrum
Slides:

Readings (day 1):
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 (day 2): Research the Agile Product Management Software and create your Scorecard

Quiz #2 on Sept 6

Sept 13 & 15

Tuesday Sept 13: Quiz #3 on canvas during in person class (10 minutes: week 4 readings, video & web research)

Class Discussion (day 1) – SCRUM Framework
Slides:

Readings (day 1):
https://agilevelocity.com/agile-tools/story-mapping-101/
https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/10-tips-product-owners-product-backlog-management

Web Research (day 1)

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

Video (day 1)
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)

Second Interview on Sept 15 (day 2) – Zoom session
Studio Day (day 2) – Start working on your DoD (Definition of Done)
Guest Speaker

Quiz #3 on Sept 13

Assignment #1 due by EOD Sept 18

Purchase your HBR simulation course pack  by EOD  Sept 18

Week 5 slides:

Change Management: (day 1)
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) : Simulation Introduction / Run #1

Studio Day (day 2) – Create your stakeholder register, complete your DoD and research your web development platform

Submit your Simulation Screenshot by EOD Sept 25

Submit your draft stakeholder register by EOD Sept 25

Slides for week 6:

Simulation Debrief (day 1)

Studio Day (day 1) – Product Vision and Story MAP In Class Activity
File to use for ICA:

Kotter – Chapter 2 (day 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 (day 2)
– Create your Product Vision & Story MAP (part 1 of Assignment 2)

Review for Exam 1 (day 1)
Slides:

Submit your ICA by end of class on Sept 27

Studio Day (day 1)
– Create your Product Backlog for your project (part 2 of Assignment 2)
Slides:

Exam 1 (day 2): Thursday October 6, week 1-7 material

Second Assignment due by EOD October 9

Exam 1 on October 6

Assignment #2 due by EOD October 9

Class Discussion (day 1) – SCRUM Events & Managing Conflict
Slides:

Readings (day 1): https://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#events

Web Research (day 1):

• What is a burndown chart in Agile/Scrum?
• What are the 2 type of burndown charts? explain the difference
• 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 1):
Scrum Events: Chapter 3: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/cert-prep-scrum-master/scrum-events-overview?u=2206009 (about 20 min)

Studio day (day 1):

• Start your first sprint today!
• Pull stories from your Product backlog

Studio day (day 2):

• Draft your Product Roadmap for the semester
• Start creating your digital products (Sprint 1 continuing)
• Start drafting your client review presentation

October 18 & 20

Week 9 slides:

Class discussion (day 1):

• Stand up 3 Teams
• Class Discussion: Reporting with Agile Charts

Video (day 1):
Agile at work reporting  (the entire course: about 30 min)

Studio day (Day 1):

• Continue working on your first sprint
• Complete and submit your client presentation (sprint review)

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

Assignment #3 due by EOD  October 18

Week 10 slides:

Stand up 2 Teams & Change Leadership (day 1)

Kotter – Chapter 3: Get the Vision Right (day 1)
– Painting Pictures of the Future
– Cost Versus Service
– The Plane Will Not Move!
– The Body in the Living Room

Studio day (day 1): Refine your product backlog

Studio Day (day 2):

1. Plan your Sprint #2
2. Create your Sprint Burn Down Chart for your Sprint #2
3. Work on your deliverables (Sprint #2)
   

Submit your draft Sprint Burn Down Chart by EOD October 30

Nov 1 & 3

Tuesday Nov 1: Quiz #4 on canvas during in person class (10 minutes,  week 11 web research and reading from Kotter Chapter 4 & 5)

Week 11 slides:

Stand up 3 Teams & Change Leadership (day 1)

Kotter – Chapter 4: Communicate for Buy-In (day 1)
– Preparing for Q&A
– My Portal
– Nuking the Executive Floor
– The Screen Saver

Risk Management (day 1)

Web Research (day 1):

• What is the difference between “known risks” and “unknown risks”?
• What is “Qualitative Risk Analysis”?
• What is “Quantitative Risk Analysis”?

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

Studio Day (day 2) – Client will attend class and provide informal feedback to the teams
– Complete Sprint #2 / work on your deliverables
– Plan your next Sprint
– Create a snapshot of your Scrum board (as of this week) – this will be one of your project deliverable

Week 12 Slides:

Change Leadership (day 1)
Kotter – Chapter 6: Create Short-Term Wins
– The List on the Bulletin Boards
– Creating the New Navy
– The Senator Owned a Trucking Company
– Hoopla

Studio Day (day 1)
Create your Sprint Retrospective

Studio Day (day 2)
– OCG guest speaker(s)
– Simulation #2
– Simulation Report (Assignment #4) Due by EOD Nov 13

Studio Day (day 2)
Work on your deliverables

Assignment #4: Due by EOD Nov 13

Tuesday Nov 15: Quiz #5 on canvas during in person class (10 minutes, week 13 readings, Kotter Chapter 7 & 8)

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

Change Leadership (day 1)
Kotter – Chapter 8: Make Change Stick
– The Boss Went to Switzerland
– The Path to the Patient
– Promoting the Thirty-Something
– The Home Mortgage

Review for Final Exam (day 1)

Exam 2 (day 2): Thursday November 17, week 8-13 material

Quiz #5 on Nov 15

Exam 2 on Nov 17

FALL BREAK: November 21-25

Nov 29 & Dec 1

Client final presentations (day 1 & day 2) – Zoom sessions

Final presentation and artifacts due by end of day November 28

Team feedback due by EOD day December 5

Optional: Pro points submission due by EOD December 5

Complete SFF by EOD December 7