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Skip to search resultsA Self-Directed Guide to Understanding Data
This online self-paced course presents a series of activities designed to introduce data concepts and terminology and explore the characteristics of data-driven organizations. Participants will reflect on their personal and organizational data challenges and strategies and discuss changing expectations of Canadians for open government data.
Agile Principles and Methodologies
This online self-paced course introduces the most common Agile methodologies and frameworks, including Agile's 4 primary values, 12 principles and 5 phases of its project management model. Participants will explore key activities for managing a project using Agile, such as developing a project charter and a product vision, using appropriate types of contracts, and favouring simple over comprehensive forms of project documentation.
Agile Project Planning
This online self-paced course examines critical planning activities in Agile such as creating personas and wireframing, as well as iterative methodologies for prioritizing project requirements as part of a release plan. Participants will learn about common Agile estimation techniques such as story points, wideband delphi and affinity estimation.
Agile Project Scheduling and Monitoring
This online self-paced course presents Agile's time-management processes for monitoring and tracking progress, as well as key risk management strategies and quality testing frameworks in Agile. Participants will learn about managing projects using Agile project scheduling activities like setting work-in-progress limits and implementing project buffers.
Agile Stakeholder Engagement and Team Development
This online self-paced course offers insights into the characteristics of agile project teams and team leaders, and recommends strategies to help improve team performance and cohesion. Participants will learn about communication tools and developmental mastery models in Agile, as well as the benefits of using facilitation techniques like games to foster collaboration and cooperation.
Best Practices for Digital Transformation
This online self-paced course presents best practices for managing organizational change by adapting business operations and making them more resilient and flexible in the face of innovation or change. Participants will learn about the important role of leaders in enabling digital transformation and establishing an effective change management strategy.
Big Data Interpretation
This online self-paced course examines the data analysis process and introduces the most common basic and advanced analytic methods, such as data mining. Participants will learn about the common big data tools and their uses, and consider some of the challenges in undertaking big data analysis activities in their organizations.
Connecting with the Internet of Things
This online self-paced course covers the basics of the Internet of Things (IoT), including its business applications and its value to customers, organizations and everyday life. Participants will learn how to transform information into value, generate revenue, and revolutionize the way their business provides value to its customers.
CSPS Digital Accelerator Demo Day: Spring 2024
This event will showcase the work undertaken by eight teams from six departments that have completed the recent cycle of the CSPS Digital Accelerator Program, including user-centred solutions that were developed and insights gained along the way.
April 25, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (ET)
CSPS Digital Accelerator Program
The program consists of a series of facilitated workshops, meet-ups, and events spread over a 6-month period designed to prototype a human-centred solution to a current business problem. Through a combination of practical interventions, peer learning, coaching and mentoring, participants will develop and apply design, product management, and Agile methods to address and advance a business problem faced by their organization.