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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Introduction
- Understanding why regulated organizations often face difficulties adopting Agile.
- Dispelling common myths, such as "Agile eliminates documentation" or "regulators will not accept it."
Regulation as a Product Requirement
- Converting regulatory obligations into actionable backlog items.
- Incorporating compliance checks into the Definition of Done.
- Scheduling regulatory deadlines within sprints and release plans.
Governance and Documentation
- Identifying the governance controls that are genuinely required.
- Creating lightweight documentation that meets audit standards.
- Ensuring traceability from initial requirements to final delivery.
Engaging Control Functions and Vendors
- Involving risk, compliance, legal, and IT security stakeholders early in the process.
- Managing Agile delivery with external vendors under fixed contracts.
Agile in the Public Sector
- Navigating public procurement processes in Agile delivery models.
- Implementing Agile in EU-funded programmes and projects.
Case Studies
- Streamlining digital lending in a bank: reducing application time from over 30 minutes to just 5 minutes.
- Analyzing successful transformations and lessons learned from failed attempts.
Practical Application
- Team-based exercise on planning a regulated product change.
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Fundamental knowledge of Agile or Scrum principles.
- Experience working within or alongside a regulated entity, such as a bank, insurer, payment institution, or public administration body.
Audience
- Managers and team leads in banks, insurers, and payment institutions.
- Product Owners, project managers, and programme managers.
- Business analysts and process owners.
- Specialists in compliance, risk management, and public administration who collaborate with delivery teams.
Testimonials (4)
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surprise mtileni - Hatima Holdings (Pty) ltd
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Good communication, open for discussion, kept it interesting and engaging
Ahmet Keyman - Keytrade AG
Course - Management Accounting and Finance for Non-Finance Professionals
Experience of the trainer and his way of conveying the content
Roggli Marc - Bechtle Schweiz AG
Course - FinOps
The trainer did not leave a single minute unexploited! He was up a storm throughout every lesson and provided much material for whatever he dealt with.
