Agile was never meant to be a collection of frameworks, roles, or rules. It was designed to help people collaborate effectively, make better decisions, and deliver value under uncertainty.
Over time, many organisations have lost sight of these fundamentals. Agile practices are followed, but outcomes stagnate. Frameworks are applied, but learning slows down. What remains is often cargo-cult agility. Patterns, tools, or even ChatGPT-generated guidance are followed mechanically, without understanding the underlying intent.
In this workshop, Alistair Cockburn, co-author of the Agile Manifesto and creator of the Heart of Agile, returns Agile to its essential principles and explores how AI changes collaboration, decision-making, and agile ways of working.
Vienna
21 – 22 May 2026
09:00 – 17:00 CET
Price
EUR 1500
Price excl. VAT
The course is relevant both for people new to agile organisations and for experienced practitioners who want to counter cargo-cult agility and sharpen their judgement.
It applies to any industry, any organisation, any initiative, and all job titles.
It is especially valuable for:
This is a highly interactive, face-to-face workshop built around group discussions and small-team exercises.
Short inputs are continuously combined with hands-on practice, reflection, and improvement loops.
The focus is on learning through experience rather than lectures or slide-heavy presentations.
Participants explore key concepts of modern agile work, including:
Participants work with the Collaboration Cards, learning:
Participants work in teams of 5–7 people, each with specifiers and artists. The specifiers receive a drawing that the artists must reproduce — but communication is limited to simple text messages only. The exercise is repeated several times to practice:
Participants work in pairs to construct a spreadsheet that calculates the price of a product.
The challenge is not technical. It lies in learning how to:
This exercise demonstrates incremental, value-based delivery with strong relevance for business and financial contexts.
Our courses have a limited number of participants.
There is the possibility of a multi-booking discount for bookings of 2 or more people. If required, please indicate this on the registration form.
Vienna
21-22 May 2026
09:00 – 17:00 CET
Price
EUR 1500
Price excl. VAT
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