RESOURCES FOR OUR MEMBERS
WhiteSparrow Platform
Machine learning enabled SaaS platform to help realize untapped value from transformational change.
Servant Leader - Education, Training & Mentoring
We support our members through education, training, and mentoring programs, as well as help build momentum for their community projects.
Program Detail (Download.pdf)
WhiteSparrow Platform
Digital Transformation Process
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Start with a Business Strategy, engage a selected few, and kick the program to PMO
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Engage broadly and maintain engagement
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Build and maintain the roadmap
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Agile Release plan that delivers the biggest bang for the buck
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Build and maintain momentum
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Results – Realize the untapped value
Education, Training and Mentoring
Upon successful completion of all three courses – WS304, WS305, and WS306, the learner will have a fundamental understanding of how to drive Transformational Change in the organization where one works and the community where one lives.
WS304: Lived Experiences as Business Needs
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How to define Opportunity and Engage
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Analyze Lived Experiences
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Document Business needs as input into Architecture and design processes.
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Workshop: Template to Map your Own Project
Format: Workshop
Learning Goals: Upon successful completion of both online and workshop, the learner will be able to map opportunities, design engagement threads and extract Business Needs from Lived Experiences of the stakeholders.
Context: Most transformation programs start with “Business Requirements” What if we start by gaining a deep understanding of impacted stakeholders’ Lived Experiences and applying our analytical skills to extract business needs?
WS305: Build and Maintain Momentum for Change
Context: Change whether in organizations where we work or in communities where we live, without sustained momentum, change will always deliver sub-optimum results. This course will explore how to build and maintain momentum.
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Case Study # 1: Enterprise Data Platform – Digital Transformation
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Case Study #2: Kawarthas Net Zero Carbon Footprint – Community Transformation
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Explore fundamentals of momentum building
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Discuss good practices
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Critique momentum-building strategies for the two Case Studies above
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Workshop: Define a strategy to build momentum for your own change plan
Format: Workshop
Learning Goals: Upon successful completion of both the course and related workshops, the learner will be able to develop and execute a momentum-building strategy.
WS306: Roadmap and Agile Change Plan
Context: Using two case studies, showcase how to develop and maintain the architecture roadmap and scope for the next release sprint.
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Case Study # 1: Enterprise Data Platform – Digital Transformation
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Case Study #2: Kawarthas Net Zero Carb Footprint – Community Transformation
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Review fundamentals of Architecture Roadmap and Agile Change Plan
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For each Case – review roadmap and change plan and opportunity to critique
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Workshop – Template to develop your own Roadmap and Agile Plan
Format: Workshop
Learning Goal: Upon successful completion of both courses and related workshops, the learner will be able to develop an Architecture Roadmap and establish scope for next release sprint.
Next Webinar
Transformational Change and Servant Leader
Part 1 of 4
Lived Experiences and Business Needs
Sept 27, 2023 Wednesday 11 to 12 AM EST
Context
Start your Digital Transformation journey by gaining a deep understanding of impacted stakeholders’ Lived Experiences and discover untapped value.
Topics
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How to define Opportunity and Engage Stakeholders
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Analyze Lived Experiences
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Document Business needs as input into Architecture and Design phase.
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Workshop: Template to Map your Own Project
Learnng Goals
Upon successful completion of both online and workshop, the learner will be able to map opportunities, design engagement threads and extract Business Needs from Lived Experiences of the stakeholders.