BestBrains Academy - SAFe training and Agile workshops

Liberating Structures (DK)
2019-10-01 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Liberating Structures (DK)
Udvid din værktøjskasse med et væld af nye faciliteringsteknikker

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Liberating Structures
Forestil dig at du hele livet igennem har haft adgang til et alfabet bestående af blot fem bogstaver. Hvor mange forskellige ord eller idéer ville du kunne udtrykke? Hvor begrænset ville du ikke være, når det gjaldt om at kommunikere? Hvor kedeligt, repetitivt og frustrerende ville det ikke være at interagere med andre mennesker?

Et overraskende faktum er, at mange mennesker faktisk blot besidder fem grundlæggende strukturer, når de organiserer, hvordan grupper samarbejder og kommunikerer. Disse konventionelle strukturer er “Præsentation”, “Den styrede samtale”, “Statusrapportering”, “Den åbne Diskussion” og “Brainstorming”.

Vi vil invitere dig til at udvide dit alfabet fra fem bogstaver til hele 33 bogstaver og derigennem åbne en ny verden af muligheder
for dig, hvad angår måder at interagere og samarbejde på. Disse 33 bogstaver kaldes LIBERATING STRUCTURES.

Liberating Structures er teknikker, der er designet til at inkludere og engagere mennesker. Teknikkerne kan kombineres på utallige måder og er derved anvendelig i mange situationer i livet. Vi kan bruge teknikkerne på tværs af udfordringer eller muligheder – store som små, simple eller komplekse.

Hvis du er optaget af, hvordan vi kan forbedre vores formåen i livet – hvad enten det er i privat eller professionelt regi, så vil Liberating Structures være en brugbar værktøjskasse for dig.

Liberating Structures er anvendlige for CEOs, senior executives, mellemledere, undervisere, konsulenter, facilitatorer, studerende, sundhedsfaglige, militærfolk, offentligt ansatte, politikere – og mange mange flere… Vi kan alle få glæde af Liberating Structures.
Efter denne aften vil du være i stand til selv at kunne prøve kræfter med at tilrettelægge møder, samtaler, events, evalueringer osv. i din egen organisation ved at anvende teknikkerne.

Vi glæder os til at se dig til en super spændende eftermiddag/aften. Man behøver intet at vide om systemudvikling, “Agile”, “Scrum”, SAFe” eller lignende for at få udbytte af sessionen.

Vel mødt!

Søren Weiss og Jesper Thaning står for at guide dig igennem teknikkerne.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

How to have Crucial Conversations?
2019-09-02 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
How to have Crucial Conversations?
Get the full benefits of Agile by transforming your culture - one crucial conversation at a time.

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How to have Crucial Conversations
Agile organizations can create a beneficial work environment and avoid an unhealthy culture by learning how to have crucial conversations.
A conversation becomes crucial when stakes are high, emotions run high, and opinions become opposing.
Implementing agile culture requires a lot of change and learning. People have to operate differently, decisions are made differently, and power structures often change too, as decision power is distributed. This can create a lot of friction and conflict, and that is why crucial conversations are essential to success.
In this mini-workshop, we introduce the concept and tools of crucial conversations. You will learn the basics of how to have productive conversations when a lot is at stake, your emotions run high, and your opinions oppose your conversation partner.
Becoming good at crucial conversations help you:

Speak persuasively, without damaging relationships
Foster teamwork and better decision making
Build acceptance rather than resistance
Resolve individual and group disagreements

Who is it for?“Crucial conversations” is for anyone. It will help you be more efficient in all types of relationships – even at home.
Leaders can benefit by improving their ability to role model and facilitate a respectful, high accountability environment essential to all organizations but especially agile organizations.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

About Jakob Møller Beck
Jakob runs a Copenhagen based consulting firm – MøllerBeck – helping leaders transform mindset, behavior and culture to be fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
He works in the cross-over between individual development and system development, seeing personal growth and learning as equally crucial to the system development – especially during a transformation.
He is a certified trainer within The Crucial Conversations Framework.
Jakob has worked across the US and Europe as a management consultant helping companies build operational excellence and transform company culture.
He holds a Master in Strategy, Organisation, and Leadership from Copenhagen Business School, and is also a certified facilitator and leadership coach.
Jakob has +10 years of experience helping individuals and organizations develop.
For more about Jakob, please visit www.mollerbeck.com

Jakob Møller BeckManaging Partner

Agile Product Owner
2019-08-19 09:00 - 2019-08-20 17:00 (Atlantic/Azores) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Agile Product Owner
Delivering Value through Effective Product Ownership using Scrum and Kanban

Yes, I want to sign up for the course!

Agile Product Owner kursus
At være Product Owner er en af de sværeste roller at udfylde i agile udviklingsprojekter. Det er bindeleddet mellem forretningen, forskellige stakeholders og de udviklingsteams, der faktisk skal udføre arbejdet. Det kræver en bred forståelse af værdi og den situation produktet befinder sig i, sammen med en forståelse for hvad der skal bygges.
På dette kursus får du et overblik over de udfordringer du står overfor, samt konkrete metoder og teknikker du kan bruge i dit daglige arbejde som Product Owner. Du lærer at se de typiske faldgruber, som Product Owners falder i, samt hvordan du kommer tilbage på sporet igen. Du bliver i det hele taget godt klædt på til at udfylde rollen som Product Owner.
Træningen er funderet i konkret praksis og øvelser i dit eget materiale. Du får en række konkrete redskaber med hjem, som har været afprøvet i den virkelige verden, og som du kan bruge direkte i dit arbejde med agil produktudvikling.
– This class will be taught in English, unless everybody prefer Danish.

Agile Product Owner course answers the questions:

How do Product Owners plan and execute work through managing a Product Backlog?
How do you integrate a customer-centric mindset to deliver products customers want?
How do you leverage Scrum and Kanban to deliver value?

Attendees learn:

How to perform the role of a Product Owner within an agile team
How to adapt to changing business needs and priorities
How to define needs and requirements from a customer perspective
How to collaborate with agile teams to forecast and plan work

What’s included:

Course materials
References to content and articles to prepare for the course
An individual Product Owner assessment to help you understand how you can fulfill the role of Product Owner in your own organization
The "Agile Product Owner" certification exam

Who should attend the course:

Both new Product Owners and those who have worked as a Product Owner for a while and have firsthand experience
Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Project Managers, or Team Leads who work with product development in an agile context

Prerequisites:

Self-study is to be expected before the course days, as the focus of the days is on the exercises and using tools in practice
Preparation for the class (approx. 3 hours) includes; Videos and articles about Agile Product Ownership; Part 1 of the Agile Product Owner certification exam.
Participants can complete an individual Product Owner assessment online before the course (takes approx. 35 min).

PRAKTISK INFO

Kursusdage:
– Mandag 19. august 2019 fra 9:00-17:00
– Tirsdag 20. august 2019 fra 9:00-17:00Pris: 9900DKK – 10900DKK

Hvor:

BestBrains Academy

Prinsessegade 29A, 2. 1422 Copenhagen K, Denmark + Google Map

Phone: +45 71992872

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel more than 30 days before the course, feel free to find someone to take your place. If you can't find a substitute within this time frame, we’ll refund all but 1500 DKK to cover our administrative costs.
If you cancel within 30 days before the workshop, we can't provide a refund. However, you may find a substitute.
No matter when you need to cancel, if you find a substitute, please let us know ASAP who that person is. It's up to you to take care of payment arrangements with that person.
Registrants who are no shows, are not eligible for a refund and must pay the full course fee.
BestBrains reserves the right to cancel courses 7 business days prior to the scheduled date; in this case, our liability is limited to a full refund of the session fee.

Vær opmærksom på, at moms vil blive tilføjet til prisen ovenfor.
Hvis du vil tilmelde 3 eller flere personer på samme tid, eller hvis du vil blive opkrævet af faktura: event@bestbrains.dk.
Deadline for early bird er tilgængelig indtil 1 måned før kurset.

UNDERVISER

Jesper hjælper med at indføre agile praksisser i organisationer ved at træne og uddanne projekt- og udviklingsteams, projektledere, Product Ownere og ledere.
Jesper Thaning har arbejdet på agile softwareprojekter både i det private og det offentlige i over 15 år, og har erfaring med stort set alle dele af udviklingsprocessen.

Jesper ThaningAgil træner og rådgiver. Partner BestBrains Academy – Scrum, Kanban, Product Owner-ship, SAFe og agil coaching

"Jeg synes, det er et godt og udbytterigt kursus 😊. Det fungerer godt, at man skal forberede sig hjemmefra på kurset. Noget af det bedste jeg tager med tilbage er overvejelser omkring definitionen af egen rolle som PO i organisationen, prioritering af requests inden de bliver til user stories samt beregning af velocity."
Heidi Aarestrup
Comcare

“Et rigtig godt forløb. God blanding mellem teori og praksis. Fint med at sætte ens egen kontekst og jobsituation i spil. God undervisning. Superfedt at kunne tage ting fra kurset med tilbage og gøre hverdagen nemmere."

Ina Kristensen
Alinea

"The course is very informative and offers a lot of different perspectives to Agile and the Product Owner role - presents the official rules and guidelines, however also provides a much more practical approach. The agenda of the course is very clear, and all information is clearly communicated. There are quite a few exercises during the course, so even though there is a lot of theory presented, the course has a great balance. The assignments were interesting, and the whole facilitation was great - I will definitely recommend this course to my colleagues!"
Migle Cerniauskaite

”Jeg syntes vældig godt om formen, med afveksling fra gennemgang af et emne til praktiske øvelser baseret på egen case. Der var en god kemi og plads til erfaringsudveksling, hvilket jeg altid værdsætter. Det har været rigtig givtigt for mig at få noget grundlæggende teori og begreber med fra PO kurset.”

Thomas Bo
BRF

”Det har været stimulerende at være sammen med andre med ensartede problemstillinger i deres arbejdsliv. Metodegennemgang og værktøjskasse er meget nyttige – forestiller mig at bruge dem meget fremadrettet.”

Mikkel Schou
BTS

Vil du være med til at tage agil træning til næste niveau?
- Så skal du tage på kursus eller gratis café-møde hos os. Vi tror på at effektiv læring handler om meget mere end hårdt arbejde og kølige konferencerum. Det må hellere end gerne være sjovt, inspirerende og en helhedsoplevelse at tage på kursus. Vi har designet nogle rammer, der er skabt til at imødekomme de høje forventninger, som vores skarpe, kreative trænere og konsulenter ønsker til deres undervisning, og samtidig stræber vi hele tiden efter, at her skal være rart at være, og at vores gæster føler sig godt tilpas.
Vi bor et stenkast fra Christianhavns Station og det tager f.eks. kun 12 minutter fra lufthavnen med metro.
Følg linket for et at se vores video, der giver et smugkig ind i en undervisningssituation.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Get an overview of the challenges you face in your daily work as a Product Owner, as well as specific routines and techniques you can use in your daily work and role in an agile context - Scrum or Kanban.

Learn to fulfill the role of an agile Product Owner.

Hvad er AI, og hvordan kan det hjælpe min virksomhed?
2019-05-20 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Hvad er AI, og hvordan kan det hjælpe min virksomhed?
Få en introduktion til AI, når vi får besøg af Casper Wilstrup, CEO hos Abzu

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“If it is written in Python, it’s probably machine learningIf it is written in PowerPoint, it’s probably AI”– Mat Valeso, Microsoft
Casper Wilstrup, der til daglig er CEO hos Abzu kommer og giver os indsigt i det noget flagrende begreb ”AI”, så det ikke flagrer mere. Han fortæller os om de nuværende anvendelsesmuligheder og giver os værktøjer til at forstå, hvordan AI kan hjælpe os med specifikke problemer. Foredraget afsluttes med et indblik i hvad fremtiden måske vil bringe i form af en demonstration af “Artificial General Intelligence”, som Casper og Abzu forsker i.
Abzu er en europæisk forksningsbaseret virksomhed, der arbejder med næste generation af AI. Abzu samler eksperter fra hele Europa inden for supercomputing og neuromorphic computing-feltet. Vi løser opgaver for vores kunder, der er for svære at løse med nutidens Deep Learning-teknologier.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Casper is a physicist by education. He has 18 years of experience building large scale systems for data processing, analysis, and artificial intelligence. He combines deep technical insight and hands-on engineering skills with many years of leadership experience. Casper is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive start-up experience. For the last three years, Casper has been CTO of Blackwood Seven A/S, helping that company grow from the founding team of four to around 250 employees and five substantial offices around the world.
Casper has a passion for the ancient Sumerian culture and language, which is sometimes reflected in the names we choose at Abzu.

Casper WilstrupCEO – Abzu

Agile Product Owner
2019-05-15 09:00 - 2019-05-21 17:00 (Atlantic/Azores) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Agile Product Owner
Delivering Value through Effective Product Ownership using Scrum and Kanban

Yes, I want to sign up for the course!

Summary
At være Product Owner er en af de sværeste roller at udfylde i agile udviklingsprojekter. Det er bindeleddet mellem forretningen, forskellige stakeholders og de udviklingsteams, der faktisk skal udføre arbejdet. Det kræver en bred forståelse af værdi og den situation produktet befinder sig i, sammen med en forståelse for hvad der skal bygges.
På dette kursus får du et overblik over de udfordringer du står overfor, samt konkrete metoder og teknikker du kan bruge i dit daglige arbejde som Product Owner. Du lærer at se de typiske faldgruber, som Product Owners falder i, samt hvordan du kommer tilbage på sporet igen. Du bliver i det hele taget godt klædt på til at udfylde rollen som Product Owner.
Træningen er funderet i konkret praksis og øvelser i dit eget materiale. Du får en række konkrete redskaber med hjem, som har været afprøvet i den virkelige verden, og som du kan bruge direkte i dit arbejde med agil produktudvikling.
– This class will be taught in English, unless everybody prefer Danish.

Agile Product Owner course answers the questions:

How do Product Owners plan and execute work through managing a Product Backlog?
How do you integrate a customer-centric mindset to deliver products customers want?
How do you leverage Scrum and Kanban to deliver value?

Attendees learn:

How to perform the role of a Product Owner within an agile team
How to adapt to changing business needs and priorities
How to define needs and requirements from a customer perspective
How to collaborate with agile teams to forecast and plan work

What’s included:

Course materials
References to content and articles to prepare for the course
An individual Product Owner assessment to help you understand how you can fulfill the role of Product Owner in your own organization
The "Agile Product Owner" certification exam

Who should attend the course:

Both new Product Owners and those who have worked as a Product Owner for a while and have firsthand experience
Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Project Managers, or Team Leads who work with product development in an agile context

Prerequisites:

Self-study is to be expected before the course days, as the focus of the days is on the exercises and using tools in practice
Preparation for the class (approx. 3 hours) includes; Videos and articles about Agile Product Ownership; Part 1 of the Agile Product Owner certification exam.
Participants can complete an individual Product Owner assessment online before the course (takes approx. 35 min).

PRAKTISK INFO

Kursusdage:
– Onsdag 15. may 2019 fra 9:00-17:00
– Tirsdag 21. maj 2019 fra 9:00-17:00Pris: 9900DKK – 10900DKK

Hvor:

BestBrains Academy

Prinsessegade 29A, 2. 1422 Copenhagen K, Denmark + Google Map

Phone: +45 71992872

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel more than 30 days before the course, feel free to find someone to take your place. If you can't find a substitute within this time frame, we’ll refund all but 1500 DKK to cover our administrative costs.
If you cancel within 30 days before the workshop, we can't provide a refund. However, you may find a substitute.
No matter when you need to cancel, if you find a substitute, please let us know ASAP who that person is. It's up to you to take care of payment arrangements with that person.
Registrants who are no shows, are not eligible for a refund and must pay the full course fee.
BestBrains reserves the right to cancel courses 7 business days prior to the scheduled date; in this case, our liability is limited to a full refund of the session fee.

Vær opmærksom på, at moms vil blive tilføjet til prisen ovenfor.
Hvis du vil tilmelde 3 eller flere personer på samme tid, eller hvis du vil blive opkrævet af faktura: event@bestbrains.dk.
Deadline for early bird er tilgængelig indtil 1 måned før kurset.

UNDERVISER

Jesper hjælper med at indføre agile praksisser i organisationer ved at træne og uddanne projekt- og udviklingsteams, projektledere, Product Ownere og ledere.
Jesper Thaning har arbejdet på agile softwareprojekter både i det private og det offentlige i over 15 år, og har erfaring med stort set alle dele af udviklingsprocessen.

Jesper ThaningAgil træner og rådgiver. Partner BestBrains Academy – Scrum, Kanban, Product Owner-ship, SAFe og agil coaching

"Jeg synes, det er et godt og udbytterigt kursus 😊. Det fungerer godt, at man skal forberede sig hjemmefra på kurset. Noget af det bedste jeg tager med tilbage er overvejelser omkring definitionen af egen rolle som PO i organisationen, prioritering af requests inden de bliver til user stories samt beregning af velocity."
Heidi Aarestrup
Comcare

“Et rigtig godt forløb. God blanding mellem teori og praksis. Fint med at sætte ens egen kontekst og jobsituation i spil. God undervisning. Superfedt at kunne tage ting fra kurset med tilbage og gøre hverdagen nemmere."

Ina Kristensen
Alinea

"The course is very informative and offers a lot of different perspectives to Agile and the Product Owner role - presents the official rules and guidelines, however also provides a much more practical approach. The agenda of the course is very clear, and all information is clearly communicated. There are quite a few exercises during the course, so even though there is a lot of theory presented, the course has a great balance. The assignments were interesting, and the whole facilitation was great - I will definitely recommend this course to my colleagues!"
Migle Cerniauskaite

”Jeg syntes vældig godt om formen, med afveksling fra gennemgang af et emne til praktiske øvelser baseret på egen case. Der var en god kemi og plads til erfaringsudveksling, hvilket jeg altid værdsætter. Det har været rigtig givtigt for mig at få noget grundlæggende teori og begreber med fra PO kurset.”

Thomas Bo
BRF

”Det har været stimulerende at være sammen med andre med ensartede problemstillinger i deres arbejdsliv. Metodegennemgang og værktøjskasse er meget nyttige – forestiller mig at bruge dem meget fremadrettet.”

Mikkel Schou
BTS

Vil du være med til at tage agil træning til næste niveau?
- Så skal du tage på kursus eller gratis café-møde hos os. Vi tror på at effektiv læring handler om meget mere end hårdt arbejde og kølige konferencerum. Det må hellere end gerne være sjovt, inspirerende og en helhedsoplevelse at tage på kursus. Vi har designet nogle rammer, der er skabt til at imødekomme de høje forventninger, som vores skarpe, kreative trænere og konsulenter ønsker til deres undervisning, og samtidig stræber vi hele tiden efter, at her skal være rart at være, og at vores gæster føler sig godt tilpas.
Vi bor et stenkast fra Christianhavns Station og det tager f.eks. kun 12 minutter fra lufthavnen med metro.
Følg linket for et at se vores video, der giver et smugkig ind i en undervisningssituation.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Get an overview of the challenges you face in your daily work as a Product Owner, as well as specific routines and techniques you can use in your daily work and role in an agile context - Scrum or Kanban.

Learn to fulfill the role of an agile Product Owner.

Det højtydende team
2019-05-02 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Vejen til Det Højtydende Team
Få inspiration til hvordan du kan udvikle et team til det næste niveau.

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At organisere sig i teams er helt centralt for de fleste organisationer, og teams er tillige fundamentet i al agil udvikling.
Dette dels i Scrum men også i en skaleret agil verden, og ikke mindst når vi taler om udvikling af nye produkter, services og innovation.
Imidlertid bliver en arbejdsgruppe ikke til et højtydende team (og heller ikke til et de facto team), blot fordi den ‘udnævnes’ til et team.
På Café-mødet torsdag den 2. maj ser vi nærmere på de omstændigheder, som skaber grundlaget for et sammenhængende team. Du får bud på, hvilke ‘greb’ du kan anvende både i og udenfor teamet, således at et team får mulighederne for at udvikle sig i retningen af det højtydende team.
Café-mødet er relevant for alle der arbejder i og omkring team, herunder Teamledere, Product Managers, Business Owners, Product Owners, Scrum Masters og ledere, samt naturligvis teamdeltagerne selv.”

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Underviser

Finn har mange års erfaring i at coache ledere og teams i store, agile transformationer og han trækker således også parelleler til den agile ledelse.
Finn har arbejdet med udvikling af grupper, nydannede teams og det højtydende team både i felten og konceptuelt. Han har designet flere workshops og forløb for grupper og teams, ligesom han har faciliteret en lang række sessioner med fokus på teamudvikling og i forlængelse heraf ledelse af teams og grupper. Han har tillige indgående beskæftiget sig med ledelsesteamet og effektive ledergrupper, herunder de faktorer der øger chancen for, at lederteams bliver effektive. Ledelsens opgaver, de forudsætninger og processer der skal arbejdes med for at skabe effektive ledergrupper og teams.

Finn Leander
Agile Transformation Coach & Trainer, SPC

Free event - Learn SAFe® with LEGO®
2019-04-01 17:00 - 20:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
SAFe with LEGO
Join and try our LEGO-game, a game which brings the SAFe simulation to the next level

Yes, I would like to attend!

Are you implementing SAFe practices in your organization or do you just want to gain some knowledge about the framework? If the answer is yes, then this SAFe with LEGO simulation is definitely for you.

The simulation is based on the SAFe method (Scaled Agile Framework), which is a framework for collaborative product development in large organizations.
We build a vision for a product and several teams plan, coordinate and build a large coherent Lego product, using the principles and techniques from SAFe.
We will play with LEGO and have fun, but you also get valuable insight into how scaled agile development can take place and an introduction to how SAFe works with scaled product development.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Bent Jensen is a pioneer in applying agile methods in Denmark and has been leading agile teams since 2000.
For the last 10 years Bent has been coaching and mentoring leaders and organizations to achieve the benefits of lean and agile thinking and methods, with clients in Denmark and internationally. He have assisted a large number and companies with transformation programmes, and supported Enterprises in their transformation to an Agile and Lean approach. Bent has always been focused on the intersect between self-organization and management, between efficient development and innovation and how to push the methods to their limits.

Bent Jensen Agil coach and SAFe consultant (SPC5). Partner, BestBrains Academy P/S

Jesper Thaning has been helping organizations adopting lean and agile methods for the last 14 years.
The experience covers the whole journey from idea to running code through conceptualization, prioritization, refinement, development, test, continuous integration and deployment. Jesper has trained and coached a large number of teams and organizations on how to apply agile principles to their specific situation. He has recent years focused a lot on the collaboration between business and IT-development – helping organizations to benefit from lean and agile methods through effective product ownership.

Jesper Thaning
Agile coach and practitioner, SAFe consultant, Partner in BestBrains.

Carl Starendal is a SAFe Program Consultant Trainer and a contributor to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). He is an experienced Lean-Agile leader, having served as a Lean-Agile coach at one of the world’s largest retailers and also been a key part of several multinational Lean-Agile transformations across a diverse range of industries spanning both software, hardware products as well as services. He frequently speaks about leadership and Lean-Agile transformations, and is a highly regarded trainer and facilitator having trained 1000+ leaders and managers over the years. Carl is also the original creator of the SAFe RTE certification course.

Carl Starendal
SAFe® Program Consultant Trainer and original creator of the SAFe RTE course.

Free event - Confessions of an agile coach and F-16 fighter pilot
2019-01-22 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Free event: Confessions of an agile coach and F-16 fighter pilot
The dirty military secrets for fostering agile culture, trust and effective collaboration

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The dirty military secrets for fostering Agile culture, trust, and effective collaboration
In 2002 I joined a crisis meeting with 30 other fighter pilots. It was the second week after I arrived at the rapidly build Army tent camp just north of Afghanistan. I was still trying to get used to the fact that I was now in a war zone. It all seemed unreal. The commander explained that the meeting was called for because we had experienced another severe accident. The cause of the crash was categorized as “pilot mistake” – Again. A Danish F-16 aircraft had crashed in Afghanistan. It was the third serious incident just that week. Fortunately, the pilot survived, despite first having to eject and then landing in an active minefield.
What happened next was very natural to me at the time, but something I later found out is quite rare in organizations. Something compelling. Something many organizations say they do, but something I’ve only experienced a few organizations actually capable of really doing…
Now, you might be thinking; This is an excellent war story and all, but my business problems are very different than what’s going on in a military tent camp in war. The most dangerous thing I do is to carry a cup of “not so dangerously” hot coffee to my desk.
I will give you that, our problems in business are different for sure, but I’ve got to the conclusion, that the underlying principles of what drive humans to perform and collaborate in situations with complexity and uncertainty are the same. Exactly!
I’ve spent half my carrier as a fighter pilot, the other half dealing with agile and helping companies create products customers love. I’ve experimented with transferring some of the lessons from my past to the business world, and I will share some of the stories and perspectives with you. I hope the brave ones of you might be inspired to try them out.
We look forward to seeing you!

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Instructor
Tomas Eilsø is a skilled trainer, consultant and agile coach. He spends most of his time helping large organizations get the full benefits of agile, using different scaling approaches such as the Scaled Agile Framework.
Like Jeff Sutherland got inspired to create Scrum from his experience with high-performance teams as a fighter pilot, Tomas also flew as an F-16 fighter pilot for six years. Tomas has furthermore started several successful technology startups, one of which currently builds the next-generation combat flight simulators for the Danish Airforce – of course using agile.

Tomas EilsøAgile coach and SAFe® Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT)

Looking for more than just another Agile class?
Then you’ve found the right place. We want to take Agile training to the next level and believe that effective learning should be just as fun, interactive and inspiring as serious business and hard work. We’ve created a space, which is designed to meet the high expectations from our driven, creative trainers and consultants, and for you to feel comfortable, almost like home.
Watch this video for more information.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Advanced Visual Language For Tech Leaders w. Yuri Malishenko
2018-11-19 09:00 - 2018-11-20 17:00 (Atlantic/Azores) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Advanced Visual Language For Tech Leaders w. Yuri Malishenko
You get a visual thinking toolkit to communicate effectively with the use of simple images and diagrams to tackle challenging delivery situations, align your co-workers and employees, and make fast and impactful decisions.

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What you’ll get
Simply speaking you will transform yourself into an active visual thinker, armed with the tools you need to communicate effectively through diagrams and images and create a shared understanding around your workplace. And practically your toolkit will be augmented with the following:

Overcoming a fear of drawing in your work environment.
Personal visual vocabulary.
Approach to quick and legible handwriting.
A plethora of practical tips and tricks put to practice.
Many simple yet powerful templates that cover practically all aspects of technology-related situations.
Understanding and extensive practice of coming from a problem statement to straightforward and comprehensive visual explanation.
Your journey to becoming the master of visual thinking.

Who should attend
This course is designed for anyone who is not satisfied with the traditional ways of working and is constantly seeking to innovate in the work environment. It is for you who have heard about the visual thinking as the new emerging tool for technology people to work and communicate more effectively.
Thanks to the background of the instructor, there is a substantial emphasis on solving information technology problems the visual way. If you are a UI/UX specialist, business analyst, product owner or product manager, test engineer or a developer, software architect, project manager or a coordinator, scrum master or an agile coach – you will be especially satisfied with the material and the approach to the course structure.
Still not sure whether this course is the right thing for you? Your role or title is not listed above? But if you are involved in innovation, into disruptive change, if you are creating an impact – then this course is definitely for you – make sure you get your hands around visual language to give you the competitive advantage.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.
For potential attendees outside Denmark; Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the additional VAT costs at checkout. Email: event@bbacademy.dk

INSTRUCTOR

Yuri Malishenko is an Agile Cartoonist. He is working with software development teams and organizations to help them achieve business agility. He contributes to that by providing leadership and coaching the visual way. For the last seven years he has been using the visual thinking and facilitation very intensely to supplement his software development work, and two years ago he started training people to become successful visual thinkers.
Yuri has recently published the workbook on essentials of visual language that helps newcomers get quickly into the magic world of visual thinking. Follow his Facebook page to learn more about similar courses and keep up to date with the most recent publications on the topic.

Yuri MalishenkoAgile coach and visual practitioner

Looking for more than just another Agile class?
Then you’ve found the right place. We want to take Agile training to the next level and believe that effective learning should be just as fun, interactive and inspiring as serious business and hard work. We’ve created a space, which is designed to meet the high expectations from our driven, creative trainers and consultants, and for you to feel comfortable, almost like home.
Watch this video for more information.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Visual Language For Tech Leaders - Learn to communicate effectively with visual language

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Better PI-Planning: Make energetic presentations
2018-11-14 17:30 - 19:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Free event: Better PI-Planning - Make energetic presentations
Use PI planning to serve the good stories and empower your participants!

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The introductory presentation in a PI Planning session offers a unique chance to get the good message off the ground and create the right framework for the following PI Planning.
Unfortunately, this opportunity is often wasted, as the presentations tend to be heavy, even dull. Instead of energising the participants, these presentations usually drain energy from the participants.
In BestBrains we wish to change this! On our mission to improve PI Planning presentations, we have invited rhetorician Heidi Jønch-Clausen to teach us do well structured, creative and engaging performances, that will inspire and energise participants.
Use PI planning to serve the good stories and empower your participants!
Bent Jensen from BestBrains Academy and Heidi Jønch-Clausen from Ploug Niemann will teach you to do powerful presentations. You will learn to use your voice and body to support your message, structure your message tightly and tell the good stories, that will motivate your participants.

We look forward to seeing you!

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Presenter
Bent Jensen is a pioneer in applying agile methods in Denmark and has been leading agile teams since 2000. For the last 10 years Bent has been coaching and mentoring leaders and organizations to achieve the benefits of lean and agile thinking and methods, with clients in Denmark and internationally. He have assisted a large number and companies with transformation programmes, and supported Enterprises in their transformation to an Agile and Lean approach. Bent has always been focused on the intersect between self-organization and management, between efficient development and innovation and how to push the methods to their limits.

Bent Jensen
Agile leadership coach and SAFe consultant, Partner in BestBrains.

Presenter
Heidi Jønch-Clausen, ph.d. in rhetoric, is management consultant in Ploug Niemann, teaching and training leaders in oral communication, working with disciplines as credibility, argumentation, structure, language and body language.

Heidi Jønch-Clausen
Ploug Niemann Lederudvikling A/S
Photo credit: Tim Kildeborg Jensen

Looking for more than just another Agile class?
Then you’ve found the right place. We want to take Agile training to the next level and believe that effective learning should be just as fun, interactive and inspiring as serious business and hard work. We’ve created a space, which is designed to meet the high expectations from our driven, creative trainers and consultants, and for you to feel comfortable, almost like home.
Watch this video for more information.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Master Class - Achieving Product Development Flow - Copenhagen
2018-10-25 09:00 - 2018-10-26 17:00 (Atlantic/Azores) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Master Class - Achieving Product Development Flow w/ Don Reinertsen - Copenhagen
Learn how to manage and orchestrate development projects following advanced Lean principles.

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Summary
An intensive two-day workshop on practical, economically justifiable approaches for improving flow in product development.
Initial attempts to apply lean methods in product development simply copied behaviours that worked in manufacturing. This doesn’t work — development is a profoundly different domain. Eliminating all variability works in manufacturing; in product development it eliminates all innovation. Achieving Product Development Flow takes a different, science-based, approach. It relies on understanding mechanisms of action and quantifying trade-offs. It uses economics, statistics, queuing theory, and concepts from telecommunication network design.
This workshop covers the ideas contained in Don Reinertsen’s bestselling book, “The Principles of Product Development Flow”. It focuses on proven leverage points and specific practical methods that have helped participants achieve as much as a 90 % reduction in cycle time.
It is fundamentally different from other workshops in its intense focus on quantification, economic justification, and the use of a science-based approach for applying lean.

Learning goals

Calculate and use “Cost of Delay” as the most important key figure in your development process
Find, monitor and control bottlenecks in the process
Shortening lead-time through systematically reducing batch sizes
Create room for innovation, by allowing variation in the process
and much much more...

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This program is designed for managers who currently play a role in product development. It will be particularly useful to companies that are reaching the point of diminishing returns using conventional approaches to product development and lean product development. It is preferred that participants have a basic understanding of lean techniques and at least 5 years of experience in product development. Attendees should bring a calculator, since the course will involve some light calculations. The techniques covered are general methods of analysis rather than industry specific rules. Just the way physics applies to both large objects and small ones, the methods used in this course can be applied in a wide variety of industries.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.
For potential attendees outside Denmark; Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the additional VAT costs at checkout. Email: event@bbacademy.dk

INSTRUCTOR

Don Reinertsen has worked with leading product development organizations for over 30 years, and taught executive courses at Caltech for 14 years.
He is the author/co-author of three best-selling books on product development. His latest awarding winning book, 'The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development', has been praised as, “… quite simply the most advanced product development book you can buy.”

Don ReinertsenPresident of Reinertsen & Associates, a consulting firm specialized in the management of product developmentendal

"Very good, but also quite theoretical. Good "Scientific" fundament for lean/agile practices. Good for economically minded people (CFO, CEO, etc.)"

Dirk Bucka-Lassen
Widex

"Go! If you have been doing agile for a while ... it is a good way to put your everyday praxis in perspective."

Rasmus Thorup Windfeldt
Topdanmark

Looking for more than just another Agile class?
Then you’ve found the right place. We want to take Agile training to the next level and believe that effective learning should be just as fun, interactive and inspiring as serious business and hard work. We’ve created a space, which is designed to meet the high expectations from our driven, creative trainers and consultants, and for you to feel comfortable, almost like home.
Watch this video for more information.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Achieving Product Development Flow - Learn how to manage and orchestrate development projects following advanced Lean principles

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Master Class - Achieving Product Development Flow - Stockholm
2018-10-22 09:00 - 2018-10-23 17:00 (Atlantic/Azores) | Strandvägen 7A – Room 305, Strandvägen 7A, Stockholm, 114 56, Sweden
Master Class - Achieving Product Development Flow w/ Don Reinertsen - Stockholm
Learn how to manage and orchestrate development projects following advanced Lean principles.

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Summary
An intensive two-day workshop on practical, economically justifiable approaches for improving flow in product development.
Initial attempts to apply lean methods in product development simply copied behaviours that worked in manufacturing. This doesn’t work — development is a profoundly different domain. Eliminating all variability works in manufacturing; in product development it eliminates all innovation. Achieving Product Development Flow takes a different, science-based, approach. It relies on understanding mechanisms of action and quantifying trade-offs. It uses economics, statistics, queuing theory, and concepts from telecommunication network design.
This workshop covers the ideas contained in Don Reinertsen’s bestselling book, “The Principles of Product Development Flow”. It focuses on proven leverage points and specific practical methods that have helped participants achieve as much as a 90 % reduction in cycle time.
It is fundamentally different from other workshops in its intense focus on quantification, economic justification, and the use of a science-based approach for applying lean.

Learning goals

Calculate and use “Cost of Delay” as the most important key figure in your development process
Find, monitor and control bottlenecks in the process
Shortening lead-time through systematically reducing batch sizes
Create room for innovation, by allowing variation in the process
and much much more...

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This program is designed for managers who currently play a role in product development. It will be particularly useful to companies that are reaching the point of diminishing returns using conventional approaches to product development and lean product development. It is preferred that participants have a basic understanding of lean techniques and at least 5 years of experience in product development. Attendees should bring a calculator, since the course will involve some light calculations. The techniques covered are general methods of analysis rather than industry specific rules. Just the way physics applies to both large objects and small ones, the methods used in this course can be applied in a wide variety of industries.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.
For potential attendees outside Denmark; Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the additional VAT costs at checkout. Email: event@bbacademy.dk

INSTRUCTOR

Don Reinertsen has worked with leading product development organizations for over 30 years, and taught executive courses at Caltech for 14 years.
He is the author/co-author of three best-selling books on product development. His latest awarding winning book, 'The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development', has been praised as, “… quite simply the most advanced product development book you can buy.”

Don ReinertsenPresident of Reinertsen & Associates, a consulting firm specialized in the management of product developmentendal

"Very good, but also quite theoretical. Good "Scientific" fundament for lean/agile practices. Good for economically minded people (CFO, CEO, etc.)"

Dirk Bucka-Lassen
Widex

"Go! If you have been doing agile for a while ... it is a good way to put your everyday praxis in perspective."

Rasmus Thorup Windfeldt
Topdanmark

Looking for more than just another Agile class?
Then you’ve found the right place. We want to take Agile training to the next level and believe that effective learning should be just as fun, interactive and inspiring as serious business and hard work. We’ve created a space, which is designed to meet the high expectations from our driven, creative trainers and consultants, and for you to feel comfortable, almost like home.
Watch this video for more information.

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts – absolutely fantastic environment (+ delicious food) to support the learnings.- Sending my husband to the course asap!
Mia Golan
Nordea

Achieving Product Development Flow - Learn how to manage and orchestrate development projects following advanced Lean principles

Click to buy seat

Lær Kanban med LEGO
2018-10-10 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Lær Kanban med LEGO
Kom og prøv vores LEGO-spil, som på legende vis indfører deltagerne i Kanban-metoden.

Ja tak, jeg vil gerne deltage!

Kom og prøv vores LEGO-spil, som på legende vis indfører deltagerne i Kanban-metoden.
Kanban er en simpel måde at styre et flow på og er et effektivt værktøj til at samarbejde omkring fælles opgaver. Kanban kan bruges i mange sammenhænge, både på team niveau og til koordinering af flere teams eller hele produkter.
Kom og oplev hvad flaskehalse og begrænsning af igangværende arbejde betyder for en udviklingsproces, og reflektér over, hvordan du kan bruge Kanban i hverdagen til at styrke samarbejdet i teams.
Vi får bygget masser af LEGO og har det sjovt, men får også værdifuld indsigt i, hvad det giver at visualisere arbejde og samarbejde om at forbedre et flow.
Hvis du ikke kender Kanban i forvejen vil du få en unik indføring i metoden og kan tage den med hjem og bruge den. Hvis du allerede kender eller bruger Kanban vil du helt sikkert opleve nye aspekter i metoden, som du kan bringe med tilbage.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Jesper Thaning er partner i BestBrains og har arbejdet på agile softwareprojekter både i det private og det offentlige i over 10 år, og har erfaring med stort set alle dele af udviklingsprocessen. Jesper hjælper med at indføre agile praksisser i organisationer ved at træne og uddanne projekt- og udviklingsteams, ledere, projektledere og Product Ownere.

Jesper Thaning
Agile coach and practitioner, SAFe consultant, Partner in BestBrains Academy.

An Inconvenient Truth - Climate Reality Presentation
2018-09-25 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) | BestBrains Academy, Prinsessegade 29A, 2nd floor, Copenhagen, 1422, Denmark
Free event: An Inconvenient Truth - Climate Reality Presentation
Join us for this evening with the famous “An Inconvenient Truth” presentation based on former US Vice President Al Gores academy award winning movie with the same name

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With glaciers melting, seas rising, and 16 of the 17 hottest years on record coming this century, we know humanity must change and act boldly to solve the climate crisis.
The good news is that we know we can. Solar, wind, and other renewable solutions are becoming more affordable every year. And all around the world, countries from China to Chile are seizing the moment, working to cut emissions under the Paris Agreement and create a safe, sustainable, and prosperous future powered by clean energy.
Join us for this evenings with the famous “An Inconvenient Truth” presentation based on former US Vice President Al Gores academy award winning movie with the same name.
Carl Starendal from the international Al Gore led Climate Reality Leadership Corps will guide us through the basics of what climate crisis is about and what we can do about it.

PRACTICAL INFO

If you register for a class be aware that VAT will be added to the price above. EU delegates may recover the VAT depending on their circumstances.

Instructor
Carl Starendal has been personally trained by former US Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project to serve as a volunteer Climate Reality Leader for the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
Carl was trained in Boston, USA 2017. The training was a multi-day event focused on providing a select group of trainees with a deep understanding of the latest climate change science, as well as best practices in public speaking, social media, leadership, communication, community outreach, and organizing.
Carl is one of the thousands of trained Climate Reality Leaders from over 135 countries trained by Climate Reality Founder and Chairman Al Gore. This group has been extraordinarily successful at reaching people in their communities and informing them about the global climate crisis and its solutions.

Carl Starendal
SAFe® Program Consultant Trainer and Climate Reality Leader
