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Description

Agile Project Culture: Understanding the Principles, Shifting Habits and Collaborating

Understand what agility genuinely changes in the way decisions are made and work is shared

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Agile vocabulary tends to circulate within an organisation long before the practices take root. Teams speak of iterations and backlogs while still working from a frozen specification and a single final sign-off. The gap between the language on display and the decisions actually taken discourages teams and blurs accountability.

Three hours online to return to the principles and what they truly imply. Delivering in increments means accepting that requirements will be revisited and that decisions should be taken as close as possible to the work itself. This session builds a shared culture across a group. It does not train participants for a specific role or a particular framework.

Learning objectives

  • Explain the principles underpinning an agile approach
  • Distinguish genuine agile practice from borrowed vocabulary
  • Identify what agility changes in the relationship with the sponsor
  • Position your own contribution within a team working in iterations

What makes this programme different

The session starts from the practices already in place among participants
The most common misunderstandings about agility are addressed one by one
The short online format fits into half a morning of work

Programme

1Origins and Principles

What Agility Seeks to Correct

  • Identify the limits of the classic sequential cycle
  • Understand the value of incremental delivery
  • Position the role of evolving requirements
  • Distinguish principles from practices

2How an Agile Team Operates

Roles and Rhythm

  • Identify the roles and their responsibilities
  • Understand the rhythm of iterations
  • Position the backlog and its prioritisation
  • Recognise the purpose of review and retrospective sessions

3Working with an Agile Team

What It Changes for Everyone Else

  • Adapt your request to an iterative way of working
  • Understand what committing to an increment involves
  • Spot misleading uses of agile vocabulary
  • Identify a first change of practice to initiate

Who is it for

Project team members, managers and support functions required to work with teams operating in agile mode.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.