Leading Agile Delivery – The Application of Agile Ways of Working Safely and Sustainably
This is an in-house training course. For further information and pricing contact [email protected] or phone on +44 20 7661 7817.

Global Government Forum, as part of Pendragon International Media Ltd, have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Learning & Training Services DPS Framework. All our Learning and Training services are included in the framework.
Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services.
Two-Day Training Course
Overview
The aim of this course is for operational leaders to understand how to lead across self-organising, cross-functional teams, so that they can give authority and trust to those responsible for delivering aspects of a service or programme.
The course will introduce agile concepts and techniques in an online environment using a combination of talks, exercises and practical activities embracing the principle of ‘learning by doing’. Further embedding of the learning in a contextual environment is available via ongoing support and mentoring at either a group or individual level.
Who is the course designed for?
The course is designed for operational leaders who are involved in planning and implementing a customer-centric approach for their service delivery operations.
How will you benefit from attending?
You will learn the approaches and techniques needed for the strategic planning and hands-on implementation in that are involved in delivering transformational change effectively and strategically. You will also learn how to develop both the culture and the infrastructure to enable enterprise agility.
Learning outcomes
You will develop a practical understanding of:
- The global context
- Values and principles
- Complexity
- Iterative and incremental approaches
- The product lifecycle
- Agile teams and how to scale effectively
- Metrics
- Trust and delegation
- Leadership – is it different in a complex emergent environment?
Agenda
Day One
Module 1 Introduction and Global Perspective
Why do these matter in today’s world and to your role
Module 2 Agile Values and Principles
Examining the heart of agility
Module 3 Operating in a Complex World
The need for a different way of working
How we communicate this with our stakeholders
Lunch
Module 4 Iterative Development
Characteristics, and the contrast with traditional approaches
Module 5 Scrum – Events, Artefacts, and Roles
Focus on the leadership role and how we interact
Close
Day Two
Module 6 Product Lifecycle
Steps along the Product Lifecycle
Module 7 Operating at Scale
Agile with multiple teams
Lunch
Module 8 Metrics
Understanding reporting
Intervention points
Module 9 Vision, Trust & Autonomy
Creating the environment for success
The importance of vision and how to convey this
Module 10 Retro and Next Steps
Look back at what we’ve done and plan what’s next
Close
This is an in-house training course. For further information and pricing contact [email protected] or phone on +44 20 7661 7817.
Our training seminars are based on
- A vast reservoir of knowledge about effective, delivery-focused approaches that are designed to enable you to achieve better results in your place of work
- Expert practitioner and thought-leader experience, covering a comprehensive range of practical knowledge and people skills, to help you to work more productively
- International perspectives and experience, enabling transferability and applicability wherever in the world you are from
Our training team
- Our L&D team have all had successful careers as practitioners in their fields of expertise. They bring their experience, knowledge and skills to support the professional development of other public servants
- Our team all now work as professional trainers, blending practitioner experience with professionally designed L&D solutions
- Between them, our team have provided training for more than 100,000 public servants from 120 countries
Our training ethos
- We deliver people-focused training designed to help you perform better
- We provide practical insights, based on years of experience about what works, combined with practical methods to help you to make it work effectively in your own organisation
- We are here to help you to perform better
Trainer
Richard Gunson, Digital Training Consultant
Richard’s background in the armed forces, education, therapeutic practice, and importantly, service development, bring a broad range of expertise and skills in both the public and private sectors with specialisation in developing and delivering the strategies and environment for sustainable change.
Working with organisations of all sizes including global pharmaceutical, to national police forces, to the creative arts, Richard is able to help navigate the complex environments influencing decision making and develop appropriate interventions and support that will create agility with a focus on value for the user.
Aligning leadership right through to executable task with training and embedding, on the ground, the use of iterative agile methods and tried and tested communications he enables trust and delegated decision making across organisations.
This is an in-house training course. For further information and pricing contact [email protected] or phone on +44 20 7661 7817.

Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services.