Lead Global Digital Projects

Jan 18, 20 & 23

Course introduction (day 1)
Slides: 

Class Discussion (day 2 & day 3) – 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)

Jan 25, 27 & 30

Wednesday January 25: 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 Friday January 27 (day 2) – class is online (see zoom folder on canvas for link)

Change Leadership (day 3)
– 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 3)
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 January 25

Teams are due by 11:59 pm on January 25

Feb 1, 3 & 6

Wednesday Feb 1: Quiz #2 on canvas during in person class (10 minutes: week 3 readings & web research)

Class Discussion (day 1 & day 2) – 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 3): Research the Agile Product Management Software and create your Scorecard

Quiz #2 on Feb 1

Feb 8, 10 & 13

Wednesday Feb 8: 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 Client Interview on Friday Feb 10 (day 2) – class is online (see zoom folder on canvas for link)

CLASS CANCELLED on Monday February 13

Quiz #3 on Feb 8

Assignment #1 due by EOD Feb 12

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 2): Simulation Introduction / Run #1
Slides: 

Studio Day (day 3): Create your stakeholder register, Create your DoD (Definition of Done) and select your estimation technique

Purchase your HBR simulation course pack  by EOD  Feb 15

Submit your Simulation Screenshot by EOD Feb 19

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.

Review for Exam 1 (day 2)
Slides: 

Studio Day (day 3)
– Create your Product Vision & Story MAP (part 1 of Assignment 2)

Slides: 

Submit your ICA by EOD  Feb 24

Submit your draft stakeholder register by EOD Feb 26

Slides for week 7: 

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

Exam 1 (day 2): Friday March 3, week 1-7 material

Second Assignment due by March 5

Exam 1 on March 3

Assignment #2 due by EOD March 12

SPRING BREAK: March 6-12

Class Discussion (day 1) – SCRUM Events 
Slides: 

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

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 2):

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

Web Research (day 3):

• 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

Class discussion “Managing Conflict” and Studio day (day 3):

• Draft your Product Roadmap for the semester
• Continue working on your digital products (Sprint 1 continuing)

March 20, 22 & 24

Week 9 slides:

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

Answer the following questions (from the video/web research):

• What is a burndown chart in Agile/Scrum?
• What are the 2 type of burndown charts? explain the difference

Class discussion (day 1):

• Stand up 2 Teams
• Class Discussion: Reporting with Agile Charts

Studio day (Day 2):

• Continue working on your first sprint
• Start working on your client presentation (sprint review)

Stand up 1 Team & Change Leadership (day 3)

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

Third Assignment due by March 26

Assignment #3 due by EOD March 26  

Week 10 slides: 

Client feedback session on Monday March 27 or Day 1 (Sprint Review Presentations, i.e. Assignment #3) – class is online (see zoom folder on canvas for link)

Studio Day (day 2):

1. Refine your product backlog: update your estimation to hours or points, add or delete stories, update per the feedback you received in your second assignment
2. Plan your Sprint #2
3. Create your Sprint Burn Down Chart for your Sprint #2

CLASS CANCELLED ON FRIDAY MARCH 31 – students work on their Sprint #2

Submit your draft Sprint Burn Down Chart by EOD April 2

April 3, 5 & 7

Monday April 3: 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 2 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 3) 
– 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)
– Simulation #2
– Simulation Report (Assignment #4) Due by EOD April 16

Studio Day (day 3)
Work on your deliverables

Assignment #4: Due by EOD April 16

Monday April 17: 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 2)
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 Exam 2 (day 2)

Studio Day (day 3) – No formal class on Friday April 21 – teams are meeting to complete their deliverables & final presentation

Quiz #5 on April 17

Final presentation and artifacts due by end of day April 23

April 24, 26 & 28

Client final presentations on April 24 & 26 (day 1 & day 2) – class is online (see zoom folder on canvas for link)

NO CLASS ON FRIDAY APRIL 28

Team feedback due by EOD day April 30

May 1

Exam 2 (during the last day of class ): Monday May 1, week 8-13 material

Exam 2 on May 1

Complete SFF by EOD May 2

Optional: Pro points submission due by EOD May 5