Learn How Agile & Hackathons Create High Performing Teams
Get your teams collaborating and motivated; Agile lessons and business moonshots from the Harvard featured FNB Codefest
What you’ll learn
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Hackathons are “moonshot factories” that help drive improved team collaboration and individual motivation
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FNB Codefest was a large hackathon in the banking industry and featured in Harvard Business Review
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Drive your Agile journey with a hackathon that gives teams freedom to solve business problems with the latest technology
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Top firms use hackathons to drive innovation such as Facebook’s Like button and Google’s map search feature
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Numerous global online hackathons responded to the global pandemic of 2020 by building social impact solutions
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Autonomy, mastery and purpose are intrinsic motivators for individuals to achieve sustainable high performance
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Masterclasses with experts can help team members gain skills in new technologies to achieve even better solutions
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Business leaders at FNB Codefest observed Agile practices that provide “competitor advantage”
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Collaboration at hackathons can bring people together from different departments to work together
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Business and IT work closely together at hackathons and build solutions much faster
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The FNB Codefest started as a small event with 40 people but grew over 4 years to a week long sprint with 350 people
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The Agile manifesto requires team environments that are trusting and supportive for people to get the job done
Requirements
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No course requirements
Who this course is for:
- Business or IT people interested in becoming more Agile
- Leaders that want to drive Agile adoption in their organisation
- Team members looking to improve collaboration
- Anyone looking to drive improved motivation
- Innovation leaders aiming to solve business problems