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SE-EL2Semester 74 (3-1-0)Elective

Agile Project Governance & Management

Agile Manifesto values and principles revisited, Governance vs. control in agile contexts, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) levels (team, program, portfolio), LeSS (Large Scale Scrum), Nexus framework, Spotify engineerin...

Syllabus

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Unit 1: Agile Governance Frameworks and Principles

Agile Manifesto values and principles revisited, Governance vs. control in agile contexts, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) levels (team, program, portfolio), LeSS (Large Scale Scrum), Nexus framework, Spotify engineering model, Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD), Comparative analysis of scaling frameworks, Governance maturity models for agile adoption.

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Unit 2: Program and Portfolio Management

Program Increment (PI) planning in SAFe, ART (Agile Release Train) synchronization, Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritization, OKR (Objectives and Key Results) alignment, Portfolio Kanban for value stream management, Lean portfolio management, Investment funding and guardrails, Strategic themes and portfolio epics.

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Unit 3: Enterprise Agile Metrics and Analytics

Flow metrics (cycle time, lead time, throughput), Value stream mapping and bottleneck analysis, Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFD), Predictability metrics (planned vs. actual velocity), Quality metrics (defect escape rate, DORA metrics), Business value delivered vs. planned, OKR achievement tracking, Data-driven decision making dashboards.

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Unit 4: Risk Management and Compliance in Agile

Agile risk management (product, technical, organizational risks), Risk-adjusted planning and probabilistic forecasting, Monte Carlo simulation for sprint capacity, Compliance by design (regulatory guardrails, audit trails), Governance ceremonies (PI planning, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt), Decision rights and escalation paths, Architectural runway governance.

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Unit 5: Organizational Transformation and Change

Agile assessment models (Shu-Ha-Ri, Satir Change Model), Enterprise agile coaching frameworks, Transformation backlogs and roadmaps, Communities of Practice (CoP) establishment, Leadership alignment and executive sponsorship, Metrics for transformation success, Scaling anti-patterns and failure modes, Sustainable agile adoption strategies.