SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager with POPM Certification Training Course

This two-day course is ideal for IT professionals who are interested in exploring the Waterfall model and understanding how various approaches, including Agile methods, have been used to address its limitations.

The first day of the course provides an overview of these different approaches, helping you determine which ones might be suitable for your specific environment.

The second day focuses on project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile methodologies that can be effectively applied in both Waterfall and Agile contexts.

This course is designed to help business analysts excel in Agile projects. Participants will gain insights into collaborating effectively with the team, product owner, scrum master, and customers to streamline the development process. The course includes a simulated project where participants can practice typical scenarios.

The iSQI Agile Essentials course is an internationally recognized qualification designed for anyone involved in agile projects who wishes to become proficient in working within an agile environment. This includes Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, IT Directors, and Management Consultants. The course is divided into eight sections and guides participants through the entire lifecycle of an agile project, from release planning and writing user stories to iteration reviews (showcases) and retrospectives. On the first day, the focus is on key principles, with 55% of the time dedicated to theory and 45% to exercises. The second day emphasizes practical application, allocating 40% of the time to theory and 60% to exercises.

Course Objectives

• Understand and value the principles behind the agile manifesto and its approach to software development
• Appreciate the roles within an agile team
• Learn how to contribute as an agile team member to well-defined requirements
• Apply Whole Team quality methods to ensure that acceptance criteria are met
• Recognize the importance of effective Iteration Reviews and learn how to contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives

Agile Software Testing is a set of testing practices designed to provide feedback on software quality issues promptly and continuously, aligning with the principles of agile development.

Continuous Integration (CI) involves all developers in a team merging their work multiple times a day.

This course offers a concise introduction to Agile software testing. It covers fundamental testing concepts within the context of Agile (Scrum) development, using Crispin & Gregory's Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to delve into modern principles and practices of Agile testing.

This 2-day course offers a concise introduction to Agile software testing. It covers fundamental testing concepts within the context of Agile (Scrum) development, using Crispin & Gregory’s Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to explore modern principles and practices of Agile testing.

Intended Audience

This course is designed for development teams looking to enhance their testing practices in an Agile environment. It is also suitable for individuals who are considering a career in testing and serves as a valuable prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

Objective:

Assisting Business Analysts in effectively modeling and validating their business processes and resources to enhance the agility of their organization based on the target architecture and evolving market demands.

This two-day training course is designed to help participants understand how to model their business processes and resources so they can adapt them to changes in their goals, strategies, and impacted capabilities within the context of the target architecture. By focusing on key elements of business performance such as strategies, tactics, KPIs, and business capabilities, delegates will learn to develop a vision-centric map of business processes and resources. They will then use the appropriate BPMN and UML notation tailored to their language to adapt these models to changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

Objective:

This training course is designed to assist product managers, product owners, business analysts, system architects, and developers in effectively managing requirements from the initial product vision through to guiding developers accurately in their implementation.

In more detail, this course aims to help product managers better articulate the value propositions of their products based on strategic goals and stakeholder needs. Business analysts and product owners will learn how to clearly define the requirements for the product backlog, identify suitable epics and user stories, and contribute to the creation of value. Through interactive case studies, participants will gain skills in detailing these requirements to ensure a clear understanding of needs and prepare for system acceptance tests. By using a widely recognized and productive UML profile, they will learn how to structure requirements to communicate effectively with architects and developers through an iterative requirement gathering process.

Audience:

• Product Managers
• Product Owners
• Business Analysts
• Anyone interested in the Requirements Management Process

This instructor-led, live training in Uzbekistan covers the concepts, tools and techniques needed to carry out continuous integration of your software projects in an Agile environment. Participants carry out a series of hands-on exercises throughout the course to apply their knowledge in real situations. Interaction among instructor and participants is encouraged. Real-world cases are discussed and specific issues and questions are addressed and resolved in class.

JIRA Software is a robust tool for project management, and often people focus more on the tool itself rather than the methodology it supports.

This instructor-led, live training introduces participants to the capabilities of Jira and Confluence, which work together to help teams successfully deliver their projects. The team will learn how to effectively use these tools to enhance efficiency in managing user requirements, testing, communication, all centralized in one platform.

The course covers topics such as JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban & Scrum), planning and dependencies, integration between Jira and Confluence, reporting, important fields and custom fields, issue types, screens, and filtering.

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

• Create a Scrum or Kanban project
• Configure Jira to manage projects effectively
• Manage issues efficiently
• Design the necessary screens for handling issue types
• Create workflows and boards, and understand their interaction
• Conduct basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Generate and review reports essential for both the team and management

PAQ is a three-day experiential exam preparation course designed to refine practical skills that can be directly applied in the workplace.

The exam format involves a hands-on assessment where participants are provided with a product backlog release, which includes user stories and associated design documentation. This release also features a 'multi-drop' application containing defects. Candidates will receive clear instructions on their tasks during the practical assessment and have the opportunity to create the necessary work products. Each practical assessment will include 1 or 2 additional scenario-based questions (up to 5 in total) that cover various competencies. These written answers, along with the responses to the product backlog release, will be evaluated by an independent assessor. The assessment duration is 2.5 hours.

This Leading SAFe Agilist certification helps you to be a major stakeholder in your organization’s success. The certification not only allows you to execute and deliver value through Agile Release Trains but also to lead a Lean-Agile transformation, which is why it is highly valued in various industry sectors.

Acquire the skills to effectively guide the continuous delivery of value in a Lean enterprise. Develop the competencies needed to excel as a SAFe Product Owner and Product Manager within an Agile Release Train (ART), focusing on how the ART delivers value through Program Increments. Explore how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to ongoing improvement within the ART.

Apply Lean principles to break down Epics into Features and Stories, refine these items, manage both Program and Team backlogs, and plan and execute Iterations and Program Increments with precision.

This two-day course provides an in-depth understanding of the Lean-Agile principles and practices within the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

You will learn how to deliver and release value through Agile Release Trains, construct an Agile Portfolio, and lead a Lean-Agile transformation at an enterprise level.

The course will help you grasp the Lean-Agile mindset and apply SAFe principles and practices to support Agile teams, programs, program portfolio management, and coordinate large Value Streams. By attending this class, you will be well-prepared to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA). Associated Certification: SAFe Agilist (SA)

This two-day course is designed to equip teams that are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) with the skills needed to operate effectively in an Agile environment using methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn how to transform into Agile Teams, develop their backlogs, and plan and execute iterations. The training also covers understanding their role within the ART, collaborating with other teams, and continuously improving processes.

The class prepares participants to manage a Program Increment (PI), including all necessary meetings at both the Team and Program levels, with a particular emphasis on PI planning. By attending this course, you will be well-prepared to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Implement SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development within your organization

• Understand your team’s role on the Agile Release Train

• Identify all other teams on the train, their roles, and the interdependencies between them

• Plan and manage iterations effectively

• Execute iterations, demonstrate value, and enhance your processes

• Plan Program Increments efficiently

• Collaborate and integrate with other teams on the train