Effective Agile Project Management with Jira & Confluence Training Course

This 2-day course is designed for IT professionals interested in the Waterfall model and how organisations have traditionally addressed its limitations—including, but not limited to, Agile methodologies.

The first day provides an overview of these approaches, enabling you to determine which best suits your working environment.

The second day explores project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile that can be effectively applied within either a Waterfall or Agile context.

Business analysis is the process of investigating, understanding, and defining business needs in order to develop solutions that meet those needs. It is a critical component in change management within organizations and in designing new business solutions. The goal of business analysis is to ensure that technological, process-related, or organizational solutions align with business objectives and requirements. It plays a vital role in ensuring the effectiveness of projects and organizational changes by guaranteeing that implemented solutions are accurate, feasible, and fully responsive to business needs.

The "Scrum for the Advanced Scrum Master + Preparation for PSM II" training is aimed at experienced Scrum Masters who wish to expand their skills, gain a deeper understanding of how Scrum works, and become true leaders within agile approaches. The course covers the interpretation of the Scrum Guide according to Scrum.org’s vision, which is crucial for the PSM II exam. Participants gain practical knowledge about complexity, the empirical approach, Scrum values, and the role of the Scrum Master as a leader. Additionally, the course prepares participants for the PSM II exam, which is based on the latest version of the Scrum Guide.

This course is designed to equip business analysts with the skills needed to succeed in Agile projects. Participants will learn how to collaborate effectively with the development team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and customers to streamline the development process. The course includes a simulated project where learners will practice real-world scenarios.

Who should attend?

This 2-day course is ideal for any IT professionals eager to apply Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage software development projects. It is especially beneficial for project managers, team leaders, developers, and software clients who wish to actively participate in the development process.

This course is designed for test managers, quality assurance professionals, testers, software developers, project managers, and management to illustrate how Agile project management frameworks, particularly SCRUM, approach testing.

Upon completion, each participant will design and execute a test plan for a sample application (it can be an actual client application if available)

This two-day course offers a concise introduction to Agile software testing. It covers fundamental test concepts within the context of Agile (Scrum) development, utilizing Crispin & Gregory’s Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to explore contemporary Agile testing principles and practices.

Intended Audience

This course is designed for development teams seeking to enhance their testing practices within an Agile environment.

It is also suitable for individuals intending to pursue testing as a specialized career and serves as a prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

This instructor-led live training in Uzbekistan (available online or onsite) guides participants through the deployment of a JIRA instance. Attendees will learn advanced JIRA usage, including installation, configuration, upgrading, and migration. The course covers customizing JIRA for projects, managing users, groups, and project roles, configuring dashboards, defining emails and notifications, applying security schemes, managing permissions, and troubleshooting. Participants will also learn to install and customize the JIRA Service Desk, set up a knowledge base, manage service desk users, and collaboratively handle service requests.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of JIRA administration.
• Customize JIRA to meet their specific business needs.
• Define JIRA emails and notifications.
• Manage and assign users, groups, and project roles.
• Manage JIRA permissions and security schemes.
• Perform JIRA troubleshooting.
• Deploy and customize the JIRA Service Desk.

After completing the training, participants will be equipped to independently administer, optimize, and tailor JIRA within a corporate setting.

This instructor-led, live training in Uzbekistan introduces the advanced capabilities of JIRA, including creating and managing different types of JIRA projects, using JIRA for agile initiatives, configuring agile boards, managing built-in and custom fields, creating and managing screens and filters, performing basic and advanced issue searches, applying screen schemes, managing and updating workflows, configuring and applying workflow schemes, conducting analysis, and generating reports.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Manage issues effectively.
• Create and run Scrum and Kanban projects.
• Manage built-in and custom fields.
• Understand and manage business processes, workflows, and workflow schemes.
• Perform basic and advanced searches and analysis.
• Generate and review reports.

This instructor-led live training in Uzbekistan introduces JIRA’s approach to software planning, tracking, and releasing, guiding participants through the creation and management of a JIRA project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the concepts and functionality underlying JIRA's user interface and workflows.
• Add, modify, clone, link, and prioritize issues.
• Advance issues through the complete workflow lifecycle.
• Execute effective searches.
• Manage and customize screens and filters.

This instructor-led, live training in Uzbekistan (available online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level project managers who aim to create, execute, and manage forms in Jira effectively.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Jira's core concepts, including issue types, workflows, and projects.
• Develop and manage custom fields to collect and organize data efficiently.
• Optimize form-related processes across various project types and teams.

This instructor-led, live training in Uzbekistan (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level Jira administrators who wish to learn how to use Jira Service Management effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn and understand the fundamentals of Jira Service Management.
• Set up and configure a service desk and manage requests.
• Manage the Jira Service Management backend and integrations.

This instructor-led live training Uzbekistan (available online or on-site) targets beginner to intermediate professionals seeking to improve their Jira skills. The curriculum covers the integration and usage of the Xray plugin, management of user roles and permissions, optimization of data imports, and effective storage management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Integrate and configure the Xray plugin for test management.
• Manage Jira user profiles and assign appropriate roles and permissions.
• Efficiently import data into Jira following best practices.
• Optimize Jira storage usage and implement data management strategies.

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed to facilitate project and issue tracking, thereby enhancing the agility of software development.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to leverage Jira to implement a Kanban approach to Agile within their organization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the underlying principles of Agile and Kanban
• Utilize Jira to create and manage a Kanban project
• Customize Jira to align with their organization's specific requirements
• Execute basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generate and review reports

Audience

• Product managers
• Software developers
• Test engineers
• Business analysts

Format of the Course

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice in a live-lab environment.

Note

• To request customized training for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.