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|Managing digital products sometimes requires a different approach than traditional project management. In this workshop, you'll learn product management fundamentals, and apply these concepts to your work through hands-on activities. You'll also have a chance to learn from others who have incorporated product management into their public service organizations and hear about their journey to successful product teams. | |Managing digital products sometimes requires a different approach than traditional project management. In this workshop, you'll learn product management fundamentals, and apply these concepts to your work through hands-on activities. You'll also have a chance to learn from others who have incorporated product management into their public service organizations and hear about their journey to successful product teams. | ||
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|Everyone is talking about agile, but what does it mean to put these tools and methods into practice within your team? Join us for an interactive, activity-based agile workshop where you can gain an understanding of how agile could work for you – and how to tailor it to your team’s needs. | |Everyone is talking about agile, but what does it mean to put these tools and methods into practice within your team? Join us for an interactive, activity-based agile workshop where you can gain an understanding of how agile could work for you – and how to tailor it to your team’s needs. | ||
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|"User-centered design" is talked about a lot, but how do you know if you're doing it? And if you haven't done it before, how do you start? This two-hour workshop will help you identify who your users are and explore how to engage them in shaping your product, service, or program to fit their needs. | |"User-centered design" is talked about a lot, but how do you know if you're doing it? And if you haven't done it before, how do you start? This two-hour workshop will help you identify who your users are and explore how to engage them in shaping your product, service, or program to fit their needs. | ||
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|Building strong, multi-disciplinary teams that deliver products and services is not always easy. In this workshop, we walk leaders through how to form these types of teams, and how to empower them to deliver excellence as they help organizations embrace digital transformation. | |Building strong, multi-disciplinary teams that deliver products and services is not always easy. In this workshop, we walk leaders through how to form these types of teams, and how to empower them to deliver excellence as they help organizations embrace digital transformation. | ||
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|How might we unblock the modern tools we could use to move our digital projects forward? If you've ever heard "You can't have that tool", this is a workshop for you. Join us to talk through "the rules" vs. "the imagined rules" with experts and learn how to request access to the tools your team needs to be successful. | |How might we unblock the modern tools we could use to move our digital projects forward? If you've ever heard "You can't have that tool", this is a workshop for you. Join us to talk through "the rules" vs. "the imagined rules" with experts and learn how to request access to the tools your team needs to be successful. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 19 October 2021
Fall Workshops
What are they all about?
A selection of virtual workshops in Fall 2021 (October - November) designed to help teams:
- Identify if they are ready for an Accelerator;
- Learn new skills and apply them to real business problems through independent and group activities.
Who should participate?
Individuals, partial teams, or full teams from across Canada who are:
- Working to address a current business problem,
- Wanting to learn new skills and work differently,
- Interested in learning about the Accelerator experience.
Why participate?
- Improve digital skills and abilities – learn new approaches, methods, and concepts to apply directly to your work;
- Test out components of the Accelerator – a sneak peek;
- Get a sense of the Accelerator experience and see if it’s right for you;
- Prepare to participate in the Digital Accelerator, starting January 2022.
Fall Workshops Schedule
| Title | Date | Description | Language | Registration |
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| Problem framing & ideation | October 13/14/15 | 10am (ET) | You've identified a mission — to make something better, to change a process, to solve a problem — but how do you know if you've gotten to the root of the problem before you design a solution? Do you know what you’re trying to solve? This multi-session workshop will help teams take a broad problem or challenge they are facing and break it down into specific pieces, gain an understanding of users, and identify possible solutions to explore.
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English with bilingual Q&A and materials | Registration closed. |
| Product management approaches in Government | Wednesday, October 27 | 1pm (ET) | Managing digital products sometimes requires a different approach than traditional project management. In this workshop, you'll learn product management fundamentals, and apply these concepts to your work through hands-on activities. You'll also have a chance to learn from others who have incorporated product management into their public service organizations and hear about their journey to successful product teams. | English with bilingual Q&A, bilingual materials | Registration closed. |
| Agile in action — applying agile concepts in your organization | Tuesday, November 2 | 2pm (ET) | Everyone is talking about agile, but what does it mean to put these tools and methods into practice within your team? Join us for an interactive, activity-based agile workshop where you can gain an understanding of how agile could work for you – and how to tailor it to your team’s needs. | English with bilingual Q&A, bilingual materials | Registration closed. |
| Finding and working with your users | Tuesday, November 9 | 1pm (ET) | "User-centered design" is talked about a lot, but how do you know if you're doing it? And if you haven't done it before, how do you start? This two-hour workshop will help you identify who your users are and explore how to engage them in shaping your product, service, or program to fit their needs. | English with bilingual Q&A, bilingual materials | https://forms.office.com/r/PN5CU0MQ4w |
| Forming teams for digital projects | Wednesday, November 17 | 1pm (ET) | Building strong, multi-disciplinary teams that deliver products and services is not always easy. In this workshop, we walk leaders through how to form these types of teams, and how to empower them to deliver excellence as they help organizations embrace digital transformation. | English with bilingual Q&A, bilingual materials | Postponed. Check back for future dates. |
| Unblocking tools 101 | Wednesday, November 24 | 1pm (ET) | How might we unblock the modern tools we could use to move our digital projects forward? If you've ever heard "You can't have that tool", this is a workshop for you. Join us to talk through "the rules" vs. "the imagined rules" with experts and learn how to request access to the tools your team needs to be successful. | English with bilingual Q&A, bilingual materials | Postponed. Check back for future dates. |
