Agile Mastery Unleashed: A Transformative 3-day Journey in Business Agility

Course Provider

Academy for Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE@NTU)

Certification

Continuing Education and Training Certificate

Introduction

Elevate Your Agile Game – Explore, Build, Transform is a three-day workshop designed for intermediate learners to deepen their business agility skills. Engage in hands-on projects like building a toy motor car and innovative methods like Lego Serious Play. You’ll master agile principles, Lean Systems Thinking, and Design Thinking, enhancing your ability to lead teams and drive organizational success.  

Course Benefits: 

This course equips you with the tools to navigate fast-paced industries, making you a valuable asset in technology, finance, and more. Elevate your career prospects with skills in rapid prototyping, strategic problem-solving, and innovation, positioning yourself for higher responsibility roles and job upgrades. 

Unique Skills:

  1. Process Improvement and Optimisation 
  2. Continuous Process Improvement 
  3. Process Improvement 



Course Availability

  • Date(s): 22 to 24 Jul 2025

    Time: 09:00am to 05:00pm (22 to 24 July 2025)

    Venue: NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre (Buona Vista)

    Registration Closing Date: 01 Jul 2025

Objectives

By the end of this programme, learners will:  

  1. Understand and Apply Business Agility: Articulate the core values and principles of business agility, and effectively apply them in VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) environments. 
  2. Implement Agile Methodologies: Execute agile practices like Scrum and Kanban in real-world projects, demonstrating leadership in managing agile teams. 
  3. Solve Problems Innovatively: Utilize Lean Systems Thinking, Lean Startup, and Design Thinking to approach problems with creative and adaptive solutions. 
  4. Collaborate Effectively in Teams: Enhance teamwork and communication, focusing on collaborative problem-solving and effective questioning strategies. 
  5. Manage Complexity and Change: Identify and mitigate cognitive biases, manage complexity, and optimize outcomes in dynamic environments. 
  6. Develop Strategic Action Plans: Create and implement actionable plans that align team efforts with organizational goals, ensuring continuous improvement. 

Outline

DAY 1: 

Module  

Content  

Methodology/Activities  

Understanding the Landscape 

  • Kickoff and Introductions: Ice-breaking session with a quick introduction to the goals and structure of the workshop. 

  • The Need for Agility in a VUCA World: Explore the drivers of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in modern business environments. 

  • Core Values and Principles of Business Agility: Interactive session on how foundational values and principles underpin agile success. 

Facilitator-led 

Interactive discussion and tactile activities. 

Building the Agile Framework 

  • Empowering Agile Teams: Discussion on the composition of effective teams and the importance of empowerment and autonomy. 

  • Driving Customer Value through Continuous Learning: Techniques for shifting focus from outputs to outcomes and creating customer delight. 

  • Vision and Purpose: Workshop on crafting a compelling vision and aligning team efforts towards a shared goal 

 

 

DAY 2:  

Module  

Content  

Methodology/Activities  

Cultivating an Agile Mindset 

  • Developing a Growth Mindset with Lego Serious Play: Hands-on session using Lego to model and understand growth vs. fixed mindsets. 

  • Navigating Complexity: Introduction to complex adaptive systems and their relevance to business agility. 

  • Overcoming Blind Spots and Cognitive Biases: Tools and techniques to identify and mitigate personal and organizational blind spots. 

Instructor-led 

Tactile activity using Lego Seriousplay 

Group discussion and sharing. 

Behavioural Dynamics in Agility 

  • High-Performance Questioning: How to use powerful questions to foster a culture of inquiry and insight. 

  • Visualizing Value and Eliminating Waste: Techniques for making value visible and tangible within organizational processes. 

  • Polarity Management: Interactive exercise on managing paradoxes and optimizing outcomes through ‘both/and’ thinking. 

 

 

DAY 3:  

Module  

Content  

Methodology/Activities  

Agile Frameworks and Tools 

  • Lean Thinking and Systems Dynamics: Simplifying processes and focusing on value creation through systems thinking. 

  • Introduction to Lean Startup and Design Thinking: Applying rapid prototyping and iterative design to business processes. 

  • Kanban and Continuous Improvement: Practical session on implementing Kanban to manage workflows effectively. 

Instructor-led 

Engagement in Agile Sprint 

Group discussion 

Who should attend

This programme is suitable for Project Managers, Product Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Software Engineers. 

Fees and Funding

Standard Course Fee: S$3,270.00

SSG Funding Support

 Course fee

Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes

 

BEFORE funding & GST

AFTER funding & 9% GST

Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding)

S$3,000.00

S$981.00

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

S$381.00

SCs aged ≥ 40 years old
SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
(Up to 90% funding)

  • Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
  • NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.

 

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Trainers

Daniel Theyagu

Theyagu, Daniel

Mr Daniel Theyagu is a training consultant and performance evaluator since 1989. He has designed and delivered customised training for many organisations ranging from small and medium enterprises, multi-national corporations and the public sector. His participants have come from various countries including: Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Mauritius, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, France, USA, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Daniel is well known in his field as a highly humourous and innovative trainer who engages his participants actively and assist them in realising the returns of investment for the course they attend. His participants include, doctors, lawyers, judges, senior government official, military personnel, students and job-seekers.

His area of specialty includes the following:

  • Leadership and Learning Organisation
  • Critical and Creative thinking
  • Emotional and Social Intelligence
  • Crisis and Conflict Management
  • Speed Reading and Memorisation Technique for Professionals
  • Negotiation Strategies
  • Personal and Organisational Competency-based Training

Daniel is the author of the following books:

  • Thinking Critically using the Sun Tzu Art of War Techniques
  • Extremely Busy People Guide to: Read Faster! Memorise Better! Think Clearer
  • Gravitating Towards Success
  • Making Memory Work For You
  • Guide to Success in Studies for Mature Students
  • Developing True Leadership Potential