Forge Partners Training

Scaled Agile + AI
Practitioner Programme

The only programme that combines Lean Portfolio Management, Scrum, Product Ownership, Programme Management and applied AI into a single, coherent delivery framework. Built for practitioners who need to use it on Monday morning.

Duration3 days (in-person or virtual)
FormatWorkshop-led, cohort-based
Class sizeMax 16 delegates
LevelPractitioner — some agile experience assumed
AI tools includedYes — yours to keep
Programme overview

What's covered.

Five disciplines. One integrated framework. Each module builds on the last — by Day 3, delegates have the full picture and the tools to apply it.

Module 1 — Day 1 AM
Lean Portfolio Management

How strategy becomes delivery. Connecting the portfolio to value streams, prioritising with lean-agile principles, and making funding decisions that don't kill velocity.

  • Portfolio Kanban and Epic flow
  • Lean budgeting and guardrails
  • Strategic themes and OKRs
  • Portfolio health indicators
Module 2 — Day 1 PM
Scrum at Scale

Beyond the basics. Scrum as the engine inside a scaled framework — how teams operate, how impediments flow upward, and how Scrum Masters create organisational change.

  • Scrum events and artefacts in a scaled context
  • Team-level PI Objectives and iteration goals
  • Impediment management and escalation
  • Scrum of Scrums and ART synchronisation
Module 3 — Day 2 AM
Product Ownership at Scale

The PO role redefined for enterprise delivery. How to manage a product backlog that connects to programme strategy, and how to make prioritisation decisions under real constraints.

  • Story mapping and backlog structure
  • Acceptance criteria that drive quality
  • Negotiating scope with stakeholders
  • PO in the ART — working with Product Management
Module 4 — Day 2 PM
Programme Management

The connective tissue of scaled delivery. Programme-level planning, dependency management, risk and the rhythms that keep an Agile Release Train on track.

  • PI Planning — roles, flow and facilitation
  • Programme Board and dependency management
  • Risk management in an agile context
  • Metrics that matter — predictability and flow
Module 5 — Day 3 (Full Day)
AI for Delivery Practitioners

The differentiator. Practical AI capability built on top of everything covered in Days 1 and 2. Delegates work with real AI tools — not demos — and leave with a working AI toolkit configured for their role.

  • AI fundamentals for delivery professionals — what matters and what doesn't
  • AI-assisted backlog refinement and story generation
  • Risk identification and retrospective analysis with AI
  • PI Planning preparation using AI — epic scoring, capacity, dependency detection
  • Executive summary and stakeholder communication generation
  • Building your personal AI delivery assistant
  • Governance, ethics and what not to delegate to AI
Throughout
Integration & Application

Each module includes a practical application exercise set in a realistic delivery scenario. By the end of Day 3, delegates have run a simulated programme cycle from portfolio strategy to team delivery — augmented with AI at every layer.

  • Cross-module simulation — one scenario, all disciplines
  • Peer coaching and facilitated retrospectives
  • Personal action planning
  • 30-day post-programme check-in included
AI Takeaways

Tools you leave with.
Ready to use Day 1.

Every delegate receives a configured AI toolkit. Not templates to adapt — working tools, set up for your role, tested during the programme.

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Backlog Refinement Assistant
A pre-configured AI prompt system that takes your epic or feature description and generates structured user stories, acceptance criteria and definition of done — in your team's format.
Use it: Sprint planning prep, every sprint
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Risk Radar
Feed your programme status report or meeting notes into this AI workflow and it surfaces hidden risks, missing owners and dependency gaps — before your Programme Board does.
Use it: Weekly risk review, PI Planning
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Executive Summary Generator
Turns your raw delivery data — metrics, team updates, blockers — into a board-ready executive summary in two minutes. Configurable for your reporting format.
Use it: Weekly reporting, board packs
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PI Planning Prep Pack
An AI-assisted PI Planning preparation workflow: scores epics against strategic themes, highlights capacity mismatches, and drafts the pre-PI briefing narrative for leadership.
Use it: 2 weeks before every PI Planning event
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Retrospective Analyser
Paste your retrospective notes and get a structured analysis: recurring themes, sentiment, actionable improvements ranked by impact, and a draft communication to the team.
Use it: After every sprint and PI retrospective
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Your Personal Delivery Assistant
A custom AI assistant configured with your role, your team's context, your organisation's terminology and your personal working style — built during Day 3 and yours to evolve.
Use it: Every day

* AI tools are built on Claude (Anthropic) and require a free or paid account. Setup is covered during Day 3. No technical background required.

What you get

What delegates walk away with.

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Forge Partners Practitioner Certificate
Scaled Agile + AI Practitioner — recognised completion of the full programme across all five disciplines.
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Working AI Toolkit
Six configured AI tools ready to deploy on Monday morning. No setup required after the programme.
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Programme Workbook
Full reference workbook covering all five modules — frameworks, templates, decision guides and AI prompt library.
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30-Day Check-In
A structured follow-up session 30 days post-programme — review what's working, unblock what isn't.
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Cohort Network
Access to the Forge Partners practitioner network — peers across industries solving the same delivery challenges.
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AI Toolkit Updates
As AI capability evolves, so do the tools. Graduates receive updated versions as we refine and extend the toolkit.
Who it's for

Built for delivery professionals.

This programme is not an introduction to agile. It is designed for practitioners who already work in delivery and want to operate at the next level — with AI as a core capability.

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Ready to run this for your team?

We run this programme as a public cohort (open enrolment) and as a private in-house delivery for organisations. In-house programmes can be tailored to your delivery context, tooling and terminology. Contact us to discuss dates, format and pricing.

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