SAFe® for Teams 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.

Business Analysis is the process of examining, understanding, and defining business needs to develop solutions that meet those needs. It is a key element in the process of managing organizational changes and designing new business solutions. Business analysis ensures that technological, process-related, or organizational solutions meet business goals and needs. It is crucial for the effectiveness of projects and organizational changes by ensuring that the introduced solutions are appropriate, feasible, and fully aligned with business requirements.

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

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.

Target group:

IT Director, Project Manager, Technical Team Leader, Analyst, Software Developer, Tester

Learning objective:

The goal of this training is to gain knowledge and practical experience in the key aspects of Kanban and Agile methodologies.

This course is designed for individuals who need to integrate Agile methodologies, particularly SCRUM, along with Lean and Kanban to effectively manage their projects.

It brings together the principles of product design and software development.

Who should attend?

This two-day course is ideal for IT professionals eager to implement Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies for managing software development projects. It is especially beneficial for project managers, team leaders, developers, and clients of software development 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 explain how Agile project management frameworks, particularly SCRUM, handle testing.

By the end of the course, each participant will design and execute a test plan for a sample application. If available, this can be an actual client application.

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.

The training course for Certified Scrum Master focuses on giving you a better grasp of Scrum methodology and implementation. This program on CSM training will help you be known as a certified ScrumMaster, as awarded by the Scrum Alliance to professionals worldwide who've acquired the CSM training and successfully cleared the exam.

The Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is a highly interactive two-day course that combines instruction, group discussions, and an immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method helps individuals, teams, and organizations manage and improve the delivery of products and services to their customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current processes and promotes gradual evolution while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, and encouraging leadership at all levels. This approach allows organizations to gradually evolve business processes, define and use relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly reduce the risks associated with complex change programs.

By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills needed to confidently apply Kanban in your organization.

What Will You Learn?
- Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyze demand versus capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design kanban systems and their visualizations
- Identify and prioritize improvements
- Choose cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service

Who Is This Course For?
This course is designed for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work, including but not limited to:
Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers, and testers
Operations and support staff
Business analysts
High-level management
Anyone interested in implementing Agile practices in their organization

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

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

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

• Understand the principles behind Agile and Kanban methodologies
• Create and manage a Kanban project using Jira
• Tailor Jira to meet the specific needs of their organization
• Conduct both basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Generate and review comprehensive reports

Audience

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

Format of the Course

• The course combines lectures, discussions, practical exercises, and extensive hands-on practice in a live-lab environment.

Note

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This training provides hands-on experience in preparing and utilizing Kanban boards to facilitate effective planning and monitor the progress of processes or projects. It is designed for individuals who are interested in enhancing their skills in monitoring process/project workflows, including project participants, process owners, and project managers. The course includes a theoretical component, interactive workshops, and practical examples.

Kanban is a workflow management method.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at both beginner-level and advanced-level participants. The knowledge and tools provided can be applied in your daily work to optimize workflow efficiency.

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

• Increase the number of work items completed per unit of time.
• Reduce the time required to complete work items.
• Improve work predictability (providing better answers to "When will it be done?").
• Manage flow metrics (throughput, lead time, work in progress, work item age).
• Use flow charts (Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, Work Aging Chart).
• Utilize statistical forecasting methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement.
• Design a Kanban System in a methodological way (STATIK).
• Understand Little's Law, which describes the nature of value flow.

Are you finding it challenging to implement Agile in your organization? Is the change too rigid? Are your teams feeling overwhelmed and less productive, yet resistant to a radical transformation?

Consider the “Alternative Path to Agility” and adopt an evolutionary and humane Change Management Method that enhances your existing processes without overhauling them.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices and respects existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This approach allows organizations to gradually evolve their business processes, define and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly reduce the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

If your team is feeling overwhelmed, Kanban can help you regain control over your work. Kanban introduces a dynamic way to manage your process and identify bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to apply Kanban in your work. You will learn how to determine what tasks to prioritize, what to defer, and what to remove from your to-do list permanently.

Learning Outcomes

This 1-day course covers the fundamentals of the Kanban Method® and serves as an entry point to a more flexible path toward agility.

Attendees will gain familiarity with the Kanban Method. They will be able to design and implement a basic Kanban board, understand work item types and associated risks, and explore various Team Kanban board designs to choose the one best suited for their context. They will also be aware of the training roadmap and the value and benefits at each step of this alternative path to agility.

Who Should Attend

This course is suitable for any professional involved in product development or knowledge work who wants to explore how Kanban can enhance their working environment. Kanban is applicable across various organizational functions, from senior leaders looking to adopt Lean Management to team members aiming to improve their practices. Previous participants have included individuals in roles such as:

• Senior Leadership (CxO)
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and Change Agents
• Product and Software Developers and Testers
• Agile Coaches and Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.)
• Professionals in roles such as HR and Finance