Agile Leadership and Team Management Essentials

University of Adelaide via edX Professional Certificate

Overview

In today’s dynamic work environment, the ability to lead adaptable, collaborative, and innovative teams is essential.

The Agile Leadership and Team Management Essentials Professional Certificate, developed by the University of Adelaide, empowers emerging and established leaders with the dual skill set of Agile Management and Design Thinking strategy.

In Build an Agile Team, learners explore Agile methodology, focusing on performance-driven team collaboration, continuous improvement, and adaptability to change. You'll gain practical tools to transform your management approach, design Agile roadmaps, and apply Agile values in diverse work contexts.

Create Innovative Teams with Design Thinking helps you learn how to implement design thinking principles to increase innovation in your team. You'll learn techniques to engage with the user, evaluate data collected, explore creative ideas, expand into prototypes and implement innovation that can unlock your team’s creative potential.

From team-based idea generation to overcoming innovation hurdles, you’ll develop hands-on strategies to drive real change.

Designed for professionals across any industry, this professional certificate equips learners to lead empowered, forward-thinking teams who are prepared to navigate change and create impact.

With expert guidance from the University of Adelaide, learners will walk away with practical, adaptable tools they can apply immediately in their team environments.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Create Innovative Teams with Design Thinking

Implement design thinking principles and team-based methods to support idea generation and create innovative teams.

Course 2: Build an Agile Team

Gain knowledge and awareness of Agile methodologies and explore how to take your team from a current state to an Agile state.

Courses

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Explore Agile practices with the University of Adelaide

Agile methodology is a mindset that enables managers and teams to continuously learn and improve what they do and how they do it, driving performance and innovation through iterative practices.

On this four-week course from the University of Adelaide, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to elevate the performance of your teams through improved collaboration, efficiency, and adaptation to change.

You’ll transform your management style as you explore how to take your team from your current state through to an Agile state by building roadmaps for change.

Understand the purpose of Agile methodology

You’ll learn to define Agile as you explore how it differs from other methodologies.

With this deep dive, you’ll understand the benefits of Agile, what this might look like in practice, and the key terminology to help you communicate with your team.

Unpack Agile values and principles

Next, you’ll gain a solid understanding of the values and principles of Agile as you learn to apply these to a workplace scenario.

With this knowledge, you’ll learn how you can apply Agile to diverse team contexts. You’ll also understand how the different Agile tools could work for your team as you unpack diverse examples.

Develop your Agile roadmap

Finally, you’ll learn how to set your team up for success as you outline your Agile roadmap.

You’ll learn key techniques to apply Agile specifically to your context and work to ensure a smooth transition into Agile teams.

This course is designed for new or emerging managers, or team leaders from any industry.

You may also have been in management for a longer period of time and you’re looking to upskill and update your approach to management.
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Explore the role of design thinking for teams with the University of Adelaide

A design thinking approach is crucial for problem-solving and encouraging innovation. On this four-week course from the University of Adelaide, you’ll learn how to implement design thinking principles to increase innovation in your team.

The course has been carefully designed to help you gain practical knowledge you can use in your context. You’ll learn the basics of design thinking to enable your team to generate and implement ideas rapidly.

By the end, you’ll understand how to analyse your own team environment and get started with design thinking for innovation.

Unpack the principles of design thinking

As you learn what design thinking is and how it differs from other approaches, you’ll discover the benefits of this approach for teams and organisations.

You’ll learn the core principles of design thinking and how they work in action. This knowledge will ensure you know how to apply the principles to problem-solve in your context.

Delve into idea generation

Idea generation is an important component of innovative teams. On the course, you’ll learn how to implement team-based methods for idea generation.

You’ll learn techniques for idea expansion and visualisation, as well as selection, refinement, and implementation.

Learn how to implement design thinking in a team environment

With the knowledge of design thinking principles and benefits, you’ll then learn how to implement design thinking within your team environment.

Exploring real-life examples, you’ll learn the steps you can take to bring design thinking to your team and overcome the hurdles you may encounter.

This course is designed for new or emerging managers, or team leaders from any industry.

You’ll be supported to upskill and update your approach to management, no matter what industry you are working in.