format: "syllabus/v1"
kind: "course"
code: "PAL-EBM"
title: "Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management (PAL-EBM)"
items:
  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 1
      title: "Introductions & Goals, Evidence, and Empiricism"
      duration: 115
      content: "Welcome and introductions followed by an exploration of the foundations of Evidence-Based Management, including understanding goals, evidence, and empiricism as the cornerstone of effective leadership and decision-making."
      learningResources:
        - title: "Empiricism, the act of making decisions based on what is"
          link: "https://kenschwaber.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/empiricism-the-act-of-making-decisions-based-on-what-is/"
          duration: 15
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: "The Evidence-based Management Guide"
          link: "https://nkdagility.com/the-evidence-based-management-guide-measuring-value-to-enable-improvement-and-agility/"
          duration: 30
          type: guide
          weight: 2
        - title: "Unintended consequences"
          link: "https://youtu.be/a5G_mPCPpzk"
          duration: 16
          type: video
          weight: 3
        - title: "Aligned Autonomy"
          link: "https://youtu.be/_qIh2sYXcQc"
          duration: 2
          type: video
          weight: 4
        - title: "The Cobra Effect"
          link: "https://youtu.be/7Vta9KbAemY"
          duration: 2
          type: video
          weight: 5
        - title: "Microsoft Stack Ranking"
          link: "https://youtu.be/RZZJca-X__k"
          duration: 4
          type: video
          weight: 6
      assignment:
        title: "Understanding Your Current Measurement Approach"
        content: |
          **Ask** _Evaluate your organization's current approach to measurement and goal setting. Identify examples of how measurements have influenced behavior, both positively and negatively._
        examples: |
          - Review your organization's current key performance indicators (KPIs) and discuss how they influence team behavior
          - Identify instances where measurements led to unintended consequences in your organization
          - Document examples of empirical decision-making vs. plan-driven decisions in your current work environment
          - Discuss with stakeholders how they currently define and measure success

  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 2
      title: "Goals: Understanding Why"
      duration: 100
      content: "Deep dive into goal setting using Evidence-Based Management principles. Understanding the importance of clear, measurable goals and how they connect to organizational outcomes and customer value."
      learningResources:
        - title: "Goal Setting in Evidence-Based Management"
          link: "#placeholder-goal-setting-ebm"
          duration: 20
          type: guide
          weight: 1
        - title: "Strategic Goal Alignment"
          link: "#placeholder-strategic-alignment"
          duration: 15
          type: video
          weight: 2
        - title: "From Outputs to Outcomes"
          link: "#placeholder-outputs-outcomes"
          duration: 25
          type: blog
          weight: 3
      assignment:
        title: "Defining Strategic Goals with EBM"
        content: |
          **Ask** _Work with your team to define clear strategic goals using Evidence-Based Management principles. Connect these goals to customer value and business outcomes._
        examples: |
          - Facilitate a session to define or refine your product/organizational goals using EBM principles
          - Map current initiatives to strategic outcomes rather than outputs
          - Identify gaps between current measurements and desired business outcomes
          - Create a hypothesis about how achieving specific goals will impact customer value

  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 3
      title: "Evidence: Focusing on Value"
      duration: 100
      content: "Exploring the four Key Value Areas (KVAs) of Evidence-Based Management: Current Value, Unrealized Value, Ability to Innovate, and Time-to-Market. Learn how to use evidence and metrics to focus on customer and business value."
      learningResources:
        - title: "Speed, Efficiency, and Value: Using Empiricism to Achieve Business Agility"
          link: "https://www.infoq.com/articles/empiricism-business-agility/"
          duration: 20
          type: newspaper
          weight: 1
        - title: "Using Empiricism to Achieve Business Agility"
          link: "#placeholder-empiricism-business-agility"
          duration: 25
          type: guide
          weight: 2
        - title: "The Curse of the Change Control Mechanism"
          link: "https://www.infoq.com/articles/the-curse-of-the-change-control-mechanism/"
          duration: 15
          type: newspaper
          weight: 3
        - title: "Key Value Areas in Practice"
          link: "#placeholder-kva-practice"
          duration: 20
          type: video
          weight: 4
      assignment:
        title: "Mapping Your Organization to the Four KVAs"
        content: |
          **Ask** _Assess your organization's current state across the four Key Value Areas and identify metrics that would provide evidence of improvement in each area._
        examples: |
          - Map your current metrics to the four KVAs (Current Value, Unrealized Value, Ability to Innovate, Time-to-Market)
          - Identify which KVA is most critical for your organization's success
          - Create a hypothesis about how improving in each KVA would impact your business
          - Design experiments to test assumptions about value creation in your organization

  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 4
      title: "Empiricism: Inspect and Adapt with EBM & Getting Started"
      duration: 130
      content: "Learn how to implement empirical practices using Evidence-Based Management. Focus on inspection, adaptation, and continuous improvement. Practical guidance on getting started with EBM in your organization."
      learningResources:
        - title: "Implementing EBM: A Practical Guide"
          link: "#placeholder-implementing-ebm"
          duration: 30
          type: guide
          weight: 1
        - title: "Empirical Process Control in Organizations"
          link: "#placeholder-empirical-process-control"
          duration: 20
          type: video
          weight: 2
        - title: "Building a Culture of Experimentation"
          link: "#placeholder-culture-experimentation"
          duration: 25
          type: blog
          weight: 3
        - title: "EBM Success Stories"
          link: "#placeholder-ebm-success-stories"
          duration: 15
          type: video
          weight: 4
      assignment:
        title: "Create Your EBM Implementation Plan"
        content: |
          **Ask** _Develop a practical plan for implementing Evidence-Based Management in your organization, starting with small experiments and building towards broader adoption._
        examples: |
          - Design your first EBM experiment with clear hypotheses and success criteria
          - Identify stakeholders who need to be involved in your EBM implementation
          - Create a timeline for implementing EBM practices in your organization
          - Define how you will measure the success of your EBM implementation
          - Plan regular inspection and adaptation cycles for your EBM journey
          - Identify potential obstacles and strategies to overcome them
