Strategy mapping with Wardley maps
Create situational awareness!Format: face-to-face and online training
Duration: 2 days
From complexity to clarity – strategic decisions with Wardley Maps!
Only through situational awareness and knowledge of the surroundings can a path through impassable terrain be planned sensibly. The workshop introduces Wardley Maps as a tool for strategic decision-making. So let’s draw a map of our strategic environment! The workshop teaches Wardley Maps as a powerful tool for strategic planning in the IT environment and introduces the method in a practical way. By visualizing the strategic situation, Strategy Mapping helps to question existing assumptions and validate them in the team.
Examples of Wardley Maps
What can you expect?
During the workshop, you will learn how to read and understand Wardley maps. The key components of the maps will be explained to you and the path to the first map will be worked out together with you. After the basics have been taught, advanced concepts will be covered. In practical software development exercises, you will use the strategy cycle to create maps and refine them iteratively. The understanding of the evolution of components will be deepened so that you can see which skills are required in which places. We will also discuss how teams are structured and the right characters are selected for specific tasks.
Requirements of the participants
➤ No prior knowledge required
➤ Aimed at strategic decision-makers in the IT environment, business analysts, scrum masters, software architects, software developers and system owners
Technical requirements
There are no special requirements for the training environment, as the exercises take place with cloud and web-based tools such as Miro, Draw.io and platforms such as Jupyter or HuggingFace; only a stable and sufficiently fast internet connection is required.
Your added value
➤ Entwicklung eines klaren Lagebewusstseins durch Wardley Maps
➤ Visualisierung und Hinterfragung von Annahmen für strategische Entscheidungen
➤ Erstellung und Anwendung von Wardley Maps in der Strategieplanung
➤ Optimale Teamstrukturierung basierend auf benötigten Fähigkeiten
➤ Praktische Übungen mit Fokus auf Software-Entwicklung
Zum Abschluss werden fortgeschrittene Techniken behandelt:
➤ Was haben Pioniere, Siedler und Städteplaner mit den eigenen Projekten zu tun?
➤ Peace, War & Wonder: Wo befinden wir uns gerade?
➤ Wie können komplexe Maps strukturiert und aufgeteilt werden?
Training content in detail
✔️ Introduction to Wardley Maps
➤ Understanding Wardley Maps as a tool for strategic decision-making
➤ Aim and benefits of strategy mapping in the IT environment
➤ Visualization of the strategic situation for better planning and decision-making
✔️ Reading and understanding Wardley Maps
➤ Explanation of the central components of Wardley Maps (values,
➤ Use of symmetric and asymmetric encryption methods.
✔️ Practical exercises and applications
➤ Creation and iteration of maps through the strategy cycle
➤ Application of the method to specific software development projects and strategic questions
✔️ Practical application of Wardley Maps in everyday work
➤ Transfer of the learned content into the professional context
➤ Support in the strategic orientation of IT projects and organizations
Your benefits at a glance
➤ Long-term planning skills: understanding the evolution of components and the ability to anticipate future requirements.
➤ Increased flexibility: ability to adapt to changes and new information by regularly reviewing and adjusting maps.
➤ Promoting innovation and creativity: visualization supports creative solutions and the identification of non-obvious opportunities.
We look forward to receiving your inquiry:
-100€
up to 6 weeks before the start of the training.
Are you interested in this workshop?
Then please call us at +49 621 595702 41, write an email to Academy@itech-progress.com or send us a written request using the contact form:
Face-to-face training
➤ Including training documents and exercise materials
➤ Cold and hot drinks, snacks and lunch on all training days
➤ Modernly equipped and large training rooms for a pleasant learning atmosphere
Live-Online-Training
➤ Including training documents and exercise materials
➤ Visual collaboration through whiteboarding, for example
➤ High level of interactivity through customized exercises and breakout rooms
➤ Ideal trainer support, even in the breakout rooms
These training courses may also be of interest:
CPSA-A EAM (Enterprise Architecture Management):
Links strategic decisions to enterprise architecture.
CPSA-A ARCEVAL (architecture evaluation):
Evaluates the effectiveness of strategies in architecture.
CPSA-A SOFT (Soft Skills for Architects):
Promotes leadership and communication in strategic planning.
CPSA-A IMPROVE (Improving Architecture):
Supports strategic planning related to improving architectures.
Voices from training
J.Schmitt
The workshop was extremely interesting and offered numerous valuable insights. I was able to take away many practical ideas. I also recommend looking into Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
Would you like tailor-made in-house training?
Do you have a whole team that you want to train, but none of our training courses meet their requirements? No problem! We would be happy to work with you to create a customized in-house training course, whether for beginners or advanced learners. We look forward to receiving your request!