Course Outline
Part 1: The Intersection of Agile and Regulation
1. Understanding the Friction Between Regulation and Agile
• Debunking common misconceptions, such as "Agile eliminates documentation" or "regulators reject Agile"
• Identifying true constraints: whether they stem from regulation, internal policy, or entrenched habits
• Clarifying regulator expectations regarding control, traceability, and accountability
• Exercise 1: Categorize your organization's constraints into regulatory, policy-based, and habitual factors
2. Treating Regulation as a Product Requirement
• Translating regulatory mandates into actionable backlog items
• Integrating compliance and security criteria into the Definition of Done
• Scheduling regulatory deadlines within sprints and release cycles
• Exercise 2: Convert a specific regulatory requirement into user stories with clear acceptance criteria
3. Streamlining Governance and Documentation
• Distinguishing between necessary governance and redundant processes
• Developing lightweight documentation that meets audit standards
• Ensuring end-to-end traceability from requirements to delivery
• Exercise 3: Design a minimal yet compliant documentation set for a regulated change
4. Collaborating with Control Functions
• Engaging risk, compliance, legal, and IT security teams early in the process
• Shifting the dynamic of control functions from gatekeepers to active partners
• Applying operational resilience requirements (such as EBA Guidelines and DORA) to daily delivery
• Exercise 4: Map key stakeholders and plan their engagement across a release cycle
Part 2: Practical Delivery Scenarios
5. Managing Agile with External Vendors
• Navigating fixed-price contracts alongside Agile delivery models
• Implementing contract structures that facilitate iterative work
• Managing dependencies with vendors and cross-functional teams
6. Agile in the Public Sector
• Aligning public procurement processes with Agile delivery
• Applying Agile methods in EU-funded programs and projects
• Navigating political and administrative cycles during delivery
7. Analyzing Real-World Case Studies
• Digital lending transformation: reducing application times from over 30 minutes to 5 minutes
• Lessons from successful and failed Agile transformations in banking
• Exercise 5: Analyze a specific case to identify the critical success factors
8. Capstone: Executing a Regulated Product Change
• Teams plan a realistic or real regulated change from start to finish
• Developing the backlog, governance framework, stakeholder map, and release plan
• Presenting solutions and receiving feedback
9. Conclusion and Next Steps
• Key principles to reinforce within your organization
• Developing a personal action plan
• Open Q&A session
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Fundamental knowledge of Agile or Scrum frameworks
- Professional experience within or alongside regulated entities, such as banks, insurers, payment service providers, or public administration bodies
Target Audience
- Managers and team leads within banks, insurance companies, and payment institutions
- Product Owners, as well as project and program managers
- Business analysts and process owners
- Specialists in compliance, risk management, and public administration who collaborate with delivery teams
Testimonials (4)
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surprise mtileni - Hatima Holdings (Pty) ltd
Course - Learning Xero
Good communication, open for discussion, kept it interesting and engaging
Ahmet Keyman - Keytrade AG
Course - Management Accounting and Finance for Non-Finance Professionals
Experience of the trainer and his way of conveying the content
Roggli Marc - Bechtle Schweiz AG
Course - FinOps
The trainer did not leave a single minute unexploited! He was up a storm throughout every lesson and provided much material for whatever he dealt with.
