Managing Dependencies with David Anderson

Overview

Managing dependencies is a major challenge when scaling Agile, but traditional approaches often fall short, resorting to heavy upfront planning and large meetings that still miss hidden risks. For this special one-time event, David Anderson will guide you through an elegant solution drawn from Enterprise Services Planning (ESP): the use of dynamic reservation systems, capacity allocation, and classes of reservation. These techniques allow for better anticipation of dependencies, leading to smoother workflows, reduced risks, and improved agility across your organization.

In this 1-day, intensive course, learn how to apply probabilistic, risk-managed methods to reduce the pain of managing dependencies and drive enterprise agility, as proven in real-world cases like eDreams Odigeo.

Is this Course Right for Me?

This course is perfect if you’re a delivery manager, product owner, project manager, or team lead who faces complex dependencies in your work. Whether you’re managing high-tech product development or IT systems, if you want to eliminate costly, time-consuming planning and optimize when and how work gets done, this class will provide you with actionable tools to manage capacity and dependencies confidently.

Objectives

• Understand demand patterns and dependency risks through dynamic reservation systems.
• Apply capacity allocation techniques to ensure resource availability when needed.
• Use probabilistic risk analysis to manage dependencies effectively and reduce costly delays.
• Explore real-world applications of these techniques, including case studies from eDreams Odigeo.

What Will You Do Differently on Monday?

• Start using dynamic reservation systems and capacity allocation to manage dependencies with agility.
• Shift from time-consuming upfront planning to more fluid, responsive risk management approaches.
• Improve your team’s ability to deliver on time and with fewer costly disruptions.