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| agilekanban | Agile Project Management with Kanban | 14 hours | Target group: IT Director, Project Manager, Technical Team Leader, Analyst, Software Developer, Tester Learning objective: The purpose of this training is to acquire knowledge and practice of the workshops aspects of Kanban and Agile foundations. Introduction to Agile Why Agile? What are the main objectives of Agile? How works mechanisms in Agile? How Agile can help? Command & Control vs. Agile Factory model The functioning of canon The functioning of missile Pillars of Kanban Big Picture Process Concepts behind Kanban Kanban Rules Metrics Flow Diagram + technical practices Team work Shared responsibility Self-organization Interdisciplinary Benefit the "right" team work Kanban Board How to visualize process? How to create Kanban Board? What are and how to introduce WIP limits? What are and how to introduce Classes of Service? Customer Engagement The most common waste Value Stream Waste Value Stream Mapping Waste analysis Main concepts behind Kaizen (MUDA / MURI / MURA) Bottlenecks analysis Five Focusing Steps Simulation Simulation game Discussions Advanced topics |
| bitsas | Business and IT System Agility in the Digital Age | 7 hours | Objective: This introduction seminar provides you with an overview of the digital business models, business and enterprise architecture frameworks as well as methodologies that are used by the organizations to increase their agility facing the digital age disruptions. In particular, this seminar aims at helping you to understand frameworks that are used worldwide to align digital business models, organization and IT architectures with changing competitive landscape. Introduction The digital disruption, digital value creation and value delivery, Digital Business Models facing a competitive digital landscape, Becoming a Digital Data Ready Enterprise, The "Goal and Data Driven" structures of the Business Motivation Model, Refinement from the Enterprise Vision toward Business Processes, Steps to align IT to the evolutions of the business needs. Gaining Agility : From the Business to IT System capitalizing on Capabilities Preparing the Enterprise and IT System Architectures to support changes : The Goal and Data Driven Structures from the Business to the IT Systems, The Backbone of the Business Architecture structured by capabilities and value delivery functions, How to structure evolutions on the capabilities based on changing strategies, How to propagate changes from business requirements toward IT components (examples are given on the presentation case study). Impact of the changes upon the Business Processes and Business Objects (Ressources) Aligning business processes, responsibilities of their participants and business objects in coherence with strategic changes, Integration of these modifications into components of the business process cartography. Impacts on the IT System Components The Goal and Data-Driven Structures of the System backbone to support changes, How to identify Services (or System functions) and Use Cases that have to be impacted by the changes, Integration of the evolutions into the Service backbone (examples provided on the same case study). Conclusion Steps of the Efficient Agile Business / System Architecture Development Methodology, Traceability from business requirements toward IT System structures in order to better govern them in face of change. Notice : The above training-mentoring sessions are conducted interactively on a case study to illustrate how to ensure good level of traceability between business and IT system architectures. Concepts are explained first using case study examples and may then be followed by solution drafts to your own business case during or after these sessions. We can alsoa ccompany you by reviewing and validating solutions depending on your needs. Minor changes may be brought to the contents depending on the evolutions of these standards and commercial strategies. The Business and Value Model Canvases are trademarks by Osterwalder and Pigneur BMM, BPMN, UML referenced on this site are trademarks of the Object Management Group (OMG). |
| eaintro1 | Introduction to Enterprise Architectures | 14 hours | Objective This training course aims at helping attendees to understand the most used Enterprise Architectures and rules to follow up in their construction to succeed with an appropriate architecture scenario for their organisation. Thanks to the selection of appropriate architecture layers, components and traceability links that are to be established from the business layer to the technical layer, the resulting enterprise architecture framework allows you a good impact analysis in the face of evolutions of the business decisions and anticipates mutations of the corresponding information system components. Why Architecting the Enterprise? Introduction : Current issues in the Enterprise and IT governance Legacy Systems and evolution needs Business Architecture and Enterprise Architecture : similarities and differences The fundamentals Architecting the Enterprise : the principles Strategic Alignment Business and IT Repository Logical Architectures n-tiers Application technologies : ERP, SCM, webportail, Integration architectures and Services Architectures : EAI and ESB Service Oriented Architectures : Roles of the BPM and BAM Enterprise Architecture Strategies and Methodologies "As is" and "To be" system cartographies : How to determine the roadmap ? Structures to better align IT with the Strategies ? What is the approach ? What are links with the development processes ? Enterprise Architecture Content Framework Identifying the business functions of the enterprise Cartography of the actors and business functions Aligning business strategies Patterns to architecting the IT system Zones, squares and blocks Identifying Exchanges using services and events Modeling inter-block exchanges and data objects to support business process realizations Building the repository and data architectures The Master Data Management (MDM) Granularity Management Modeling Languages Definition of the meta-model and architecture rules Elaborate the Enterprise Architecture Repository Architecture Cartography Reference Layers Business, Functional, Application and Technical Layers Links between the Strategic and Business Views Traceability between the Business and Functional Views Traceability between the Functional and Application Views Bridges with the Technical View Contribution of an 'Enterprise Architecture' to create value Contribution to the business value Best Practices The Enterprise Architecture Roadmap Perspectives Tools Business Process and Cartography Management tools Presentation on a case study Notice: The above training-mentoring sessions are conducted interactively using Business Modeling tools in order to ensure good level of traceability between business specifications and their execution. Concepts are first explained using basic examples and are then followed by solution drafts to your own problems. After this session, we can accompany you by reviewing and validating your solutions depending on your needs. The logos BMM, BPMN and UML referenced on this site are trademarks of the Object Management Group (OMG). The RUP and SOMA are rademarks of the IBM / Rational Software. |
| bmam | Business Modeling for an Agile Enterprise | 14 hours | Objective: Helping Business Analysts to understand how to efficiently model and validate their business processes and resources in order to increase business agility of their organization on the basis of their target architecture and changing market needs. This 2 day training course aims at helping delegates to learn how to model their business processes and resources in order to adapt them to changes of their goals, strategies and impacted capabilities as part of the target architecture. On the basis of the key elements of business performance (strategies, tactics, KPI, business capabilities, etc...), delegates learn there how to elaborate a vision centric business process and resource cartography. Then, only using the appropriate BPMN and UML notation adapted to their language, they understand how to adapt them to changing strategies, tactics and policies. Introduction Definition of an Agile Enterprise and its Enterprise Architecture Comparison of the enterprise architecture’s purposes of Zachman, US FEAF /CISR Elements of the Business Architecture for an Agile Enterprise Business Architecture : the missing link between business strategy and enterprise architecture Connections between the Business Architecture, BPM and SOA Business Motivation Model (BMM) vs Enterprise Business Motivation Model (EBMM) and other Business Models, The core structures and relationships in the Business Motivation Model (SWOT analysis, business vision, goals, objectives, missions, strategies, tactics,... ) toward business processes Guiding the Operating Enterprise using Balanced Score Cards, The Business Architecture Views of the OMG : From the Strategy View to the Organizational View throughout Business Capabilities and Processes Process Modeling : Essential elements, best practices Process Modeling with BPMN adapted to the language of business owners and analysts : Basics, Process, Sub-process, Activity, Task, Pool, Lane, Detailed Events and Gateway typology, Synchronization, Connectors, Message Flows, Compensations, Good practices Overview on the Process Modeling, Execution and Monitoring tools Using BPMN and UML to model Business Processes and Business Objects (Resources) Case Study : Refinement of Goals from the Business Vision toward Business Processes and Resources Gaining Agility with Business Process using BPMN and UML 2 How to model business processes to render the underlying IT system more reactive to changes? BPMN, UML and SoaML to support changes on the business process and business object models Updating Target Architecture business models by changing strategies capitalizing on Business Capabilities Case Study : Elaborating an agile process and resource model easy to maintain in face of changes Adapting "business models" to changes of the business requirements Modeling changes on goals, strategies, tactics and business rules How to adapt processes and resources in coherence to such evolutions ? Case Study : Adapting business processes and resources to changing business requirements and rules Conclusion Steps of an efficient Agile Process and Resource Modeling Frameworks for tracing business requirements from the Business Motivation Model elements toward IT structures in order to better govern them in face of change. Notice: In case of "on-site" delivery of such a workshop session, we may also adapt its content and case studies to your needs and business case in order to provide you with a good starting point and roadmap. After this workshop, we can also accompany you through review sessions for validating your architecture solutions conformance to your business needs. Provided by GooBiz |
| eraamauml | Efficient Requirement Management using Agile Methods and Agile UML Modeling | 21 hours | Objective: This training course aims at helping product managers, products owners, business analysts, system architects and developers understand how to efficiently Manage Requirements on the basis of the product vision till guiding developers accurately in implementing them. More in detail, this course aims at assisting product managers in better defining the value propositions of their products on the basis of strategies and stakeholder needs. Business Analysts and product owners understand how to describe requirements of the product backlog then discover appropriate epics and user stories of the system while contributing to the required value creation. Along interactive case study exercises, participants learn how to describe in detail such requirements in order to validate correct understanding of needs and prepare system acceptance tests. Thus, only using a very common and productive UML profile, they learn to structure requirements in order to communicate efficiently with architects and developers through an iterative requirement gathering process. Audience: Product Managers Product Owners Business Analysts Anyone interetsted in the Requirements Management Process Introduction What is the Requirement Management Process ? Why Agile ? Business agility and agile software delivery : Definitions Linking Agile to Business : Business Motivation Model vs. Business Model Canvas, How to effciently use the Value Proposition Canvas for defining the Product Vision ? Business agility vs. agile software delivery principles What is Agile Not ? Impacts of alignment with strategies and capabilities Requirement Management in an Agile Context Scrum Life Cycle : Issues about completeness of requirements and traceability How productive models enhance communication in 'Agile' ? Business Extensions of Agile : Structuring Business Value Contribution of a User Story A Panorama of UML diagrams for modeling requirements Frameworks for tracing requirements toward software implementation and tests The 5 levels planning of an agile project (from Clarifying the Vision and Product Backlog to Tasks… and the Architecture Walking Skeleton) Managing Requirements within Agile Methods (Scrum, DAD) vs. the Unified Process (RUP) Roles, teams, environments Presentation of the Case Study for Structuring requirements and managing them using an iterative process How to describe the business vision and needs via traceable models ? Qualification of the requirements : The Kano model vs. the Value Proposition Canvas Structuring the Vision of the Product on the basis of strategies, environmental forces and trends Value proposition, key activities, key resources, revenue streams and cost structures, Discovering the business scope of the product using the customer needs, gains and pains Describing business use cases using 'value streams' and 'value stages' Bridging the business scope of the product with expected 'value contributions' Case Study : Describing the vision of the product How to describe user needs via agile use case modeling (epics and user stories) ? Agile Estimating and Planning Building and managing the product backlog / granularity of requirements Ahead of the sprint planning Creation of the sprint backlog Agile User Story Pattern : system scope (the subject), actors, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, the INVEST model The Walking Skeleton using Disciplined Agile Delivery : From Processes to Technology How to find out epics and user stories on the basis of value streams ? Value contribution of epics and user stories Writing tasks : granularity and size using the SMART model Case Study : Discovering epics and user stories on the basis of value streams Validating and testing correct understanding of detailed specifications Using an incremental requirement gathering process and the sprint backlog Rules for efficient epic, user story and architecture descriptions Diagrams for validating epics and user story descriptions How to choose the right diagram ? Refining features using use cases and relationships modeling Testing correct understanding of requirements using Test-Driven Requirements Given/When/Then structures and Operation Contracts for guiding developers in implementing requirements Coverage analysis and change management Case Study : Validating, testing and communicating detailed requirements to developers Conclusion Steps of efficient requirement gathering and system analysis processes Traceability between requirements and analysis models Patterns for gathering and testing requirements Notice: The above training-mentoring sessions are conducted interactively using examples from Requirement Engineering and Modeling tools in order to ensure good level of traceability between requirements and underlying solutions. Concepts are first explained using basic examples and are then followed by solution drafts to your potential case. After this session, we can also accompany you by reviewing and validating your solutions depending on your needs. |
| istqbate | ISTQB - Agile Tester Extension - Exam Preparation | 21 hours | This is preparation course for Agile Tester Extension Exam by ISTQB. The price of the exam is not included the the price of the course. Agile Software Development The Fundamentals of Agile Software Development Aspects of Agile Approaches Fundamental Agile Testing Principles, Practices, and Processes The Differences between Testing in Traditional and Agile Approaches Status of Testing in Agile Projects Role and Skills of a Testiner in an Agile Team Agile Testing Methods, Techniques, and Tools Agile Testing Methods Assessing Quality Risks and Estimating Test Effort Techniques in Agile Projects Tools in Agile Projects |
| agilescrum | Agile Project Management with Scrum | 14 hours | Who should attend? This 2 day course is suitable for any IT professionals who are interested in implementing Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage software development. This course is particularly suited to project managers, team leaders, developers and customers of software development wishing to have a stake holding in the development process. Why Agile? Comparison of iterative methodologies Why things go wrong The Agile approach What is Scrum? Pigs and chickens Product owner The customer representative Prioritizing product requirements Writing effective stories Acceptance criteria Negotiating sprint contents Group exercise to produce customer requirements and write stories based on the requirements The sprint Sprint backlog Sprint planning: what to do Sprint planning how to do it What happens during a sprint Burn down charts Group exercise to plan a sprint Scrum Master Implementing Scrum Ensuring proper practices Maintaining documentation Standup meetings When to pair program Group exercise to implement Scrum Finishing a sprint Scrum review meeting Scrum retrospective meeting Releasing an iteration Group exercise the review a sprint Is Agile and Scrum for you? Review of the Scrum process Comparison with other methodologies Benefits of pair programming Group exercise to discuss which aspects of Agile and Scrum can be applied to attendees organisations |
| agilekanbanlean | Managing Agile Projects with Lean and Kanban | 21 hours | This course is created for people who need to combine Agile (notably SCRUM), with Lean and Kanban togather to manage their projects. It combines the worlds of product design and software design. Lean LEAN Thinking Five Principles of LEAN Using Lean in R&D System Thinking (from Deming) Plan driven vs. Value driven Team Power Innovation curve Agile Why Agile? Comparison of iterative methodologies Why things go wrong The Agile approach What is Scrum? Pigs and chickens Product owner The customer representative Prioritizing product requirements Writing effective stories Acceptance criteria Negotiating sprint contents Group exercise to produce customer requirements and write stories based on the requirements The sprint Sprint backlog Sprint planning: what to do Sprint planning how to do it What happens during a sprint Burn down charts Group exercise to plan a sprint Scrum Master Grooming Meeting Implementing Scrum Ensuring proper practices Maintaining documentation Standup meetings When to pair program Group exercise to implement Scrum Finishing a sprint Scrum review meeting Scrum retrospective meeting Releasing an iteration Group exercise the review a sprint Kanban Command & Control vs. Agile Factory model The functioning of canon The functioning of missile Pillars of Kanban Big Picture Process Concepts behind Kanban Kanban Rules Metrics Flow Diagram + technical practices Team work Shared responsibility Self-organization Interdisciplinary Benefit the "right" team work Kanban Board How to visualize process? How to create Kanban Board? What are and how to introduce WIP limits? What are and how to introduce Classes of Service? Customer Engagement The most common waste Value Stream Waste Value Stream Mapping Waste analysis Main concepts behind Kaizen (MUDA / MURI / MURA) Bottlenecks analysis Five Focusing Steps Product Discovery Methods and Tools Golden Circle Impact mapping Design Thinking User story mapping |
| scrummanexec | Scrum for Managers and Executives | 7 hours | This course is also know as SCRUM awareness training. Who should attend? This course has been created for managers, executives and other decision makers who want to know how to calculate the benefits of implementing the methodology or want to understand what their team is doing. It is also suitable for customers of software development wishing to have a stake holding in the development process. Short Overview of Project Management Methodologies and Frameworks Chaos Waterfall Prince2 Agile Why Agile? Comparison of iterative methodologies Why things go wrong The Agile approach What is Scrum? Pigs and chickens Product owner The customer representative Prioritizing product requirements Writing effective stories Acceptance criteria Negotiating sprint contents Group exercise to produce customer requirements and write stories based on the requirements The sprint Sprint backlog Sprint planning: what to do Sprint planning how to do it What happens during a sprint Burn down charts Group exercise to plan a sprint Scrum Master Implementing Scrum Ensuring proper practices Maintaining documentation Standup meetings When to pair program Group exercise to implement Scrum Finishing a sprint Scrum review meeting Scrum retrospective meeting Releasing an iteration Group exercise the review a sprint Is Agile and Scrum for you? Review of the Scrum process Comparison with other methodologies Benefits of pair programming Question and Answers Session |
| scrumstep | Scrum - Step by Step | 14 hours | The course is designed both for participants from beginners to advanced. During the training you will be provided with the knowledge covering the scope of the examination Professional Scrum Master (http://www.scrum.org/psmoverview ). Each participant will have the chance to see an example of the exam, during the trial test session. The course involves presentations, discussion & practical exercises. SCRUM is currently the most popular method of managing the process of developing software, counted among the agile methodologies. The course aims to familiarize participants with the methodology SCRUM step by step. Introduction to Agile Methods - Agile Classic Approach - Waterfall Lean Management Agile Manifesto Scrum Scrum History Inspection, Adaptation and Transparency Scrum Master Product Owner Return on Investment (Return of Investment - ROI) Total Cost of Implementation (Total Cost of Ownership - TCO) The team of developers Self organisation technical debt P - Test Driven Development Sprint Scrum Meetings Daily Scrum Planning retrospective Review Product Backlog Creating User Stories estimation Planning Poker Sprint Backlog Burndown chart Definition of Done scalability Scrum Practical exercises: Self Organisation Inspect & Adapt Group estimation - Planning Poker Test session Creating a Product Backlog |
| scrumpdtown | Scrum Product Owner | 7 hours | This course is for: Product owners, managers, or anyone interested in Agile planning and estimating techniques. The course, Scrum Product Owner (SPO), utilizes a combination of presentations, discussions, and hands-on exercises explaining and demonstrating through practice. It illustrates what it is like to take on the role of an Agile team. The course covers all aspects of a product owner's involvement in an Agile product's life-cycle, such as gathering requirements rapidly, writing user stories, estimating story points, tracking, release planning, reporting, forecasting, scaling, and so on. How to be an effective Product Owner The Duties, Rights, Privileges The Promoting self-organizing teams How to Write User-Stories (Agile requirements) Establishing and Knowing your stakeholders Looking at Planning for quality Addressing Story points Discovering the Business value How to manage an Agile product throughout the Software Development Life Cycle The Creation and prioritizing of the Product Backlog Sizing and Estimation Looking at Effective team communication How to Monitor, progress and look at forecasting Reporting Scaling Agile Release Planning and Tracking |
| scrumess | Scrum Essentials Workshop | 14 hours | This course is very much structered towards a workshop approach to enable delegates an opportunity to practise the Scrum and Agile skills. Day 1 Morning Agile principles & Scrum overview Day 1 Afternoon Release planning exercise – including definition of done, Product Backlog creation, prioritisation, estimation and refining Simulation Sprint 1 (all Sprints will include: Sprint Planning, creating/implementing Sprint Backlog, Review) Retrospective on Sprint 1 Day 2 Morning Backlog refining exercise – focus on estimation, story points and velocity Simulation Sprint 2 - focus on relationships with other stakeholders, burndown charts, Review meeting Retrospective on Sprint 2 Day 2 Afternoon Simulation Sprint 3 – focus on team dynamics Retrospective on Sprint 3 Simulation Sprint 4 Retrospective on Sprint 4 |
| agilesofttest | Agile Software Testing | 14 hours | This course has been created for test managers, quality assurance staff, testers, software developers, project managers and management in order to explain how the Agile project management frameworks (notably SCRUM) deal with testing. At the end of the course, each of the delegates will design and execute a test plan for a sample application (it can be an actual client application if available) Where the requirements come from? Traditional Business Analysis Use Cases, Scenarios and Tests Non functional requirements Performance Conformance UML in Business Analysis Introduction to testing Functional Tests Regression Test UAT Tests Unit Tests Usability Tests Non Functional Tests Performance test Load test Stress test Soak test Test or not to test Who is making decisions about what to test? The cost of testing irrelevant things Calculating ROI (what if something fails analysis) The role of Test Manager The process of Testing Testing is a process and a strategy Identifying testing needs Gathering requirements (use cases, user stories) Scoping (choosing and prioritize scenarios) Designing tests Preparing data Preparing environment Creating or Recording tests Perform the test Analysis and reports Conclusions and improvement When to say "stop" Product owner and Tests The customer representative and test priority Prioritizing tests Writing effective stories for UAT Acceptance criteria Group exercise to produce customer requirements and write stories based on the requirements and create tests The sprint Sprint backlog and tests user stories Group exercise to plan a sprint Finishing a sprint Scrum review meeting is a test Is Agile and Scrum for you? Review of the Scrum process Comparison with other methodologies Benefits of pair programming Question and Answers Session |
| scrummast | Preparation for Professional Scrum Master | 14 hours | The Scrum Master role is an essential part to any Agile/Scrum team. This course trains delegates in key aspects of the Scrum framework and prepares them to sit the online Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) exam. Audience: Anyone who either is, or is planning to be, a Scrum Master and for others working in a Scrum environment who have a need for in-depth knowledge of Scrum. At the end of this course you will be able to: Understand the origins of Agile methods. Understand and apply the core values and principles of Agile methods. Know the difference between the defined process and the empirical processes used in Agile. Understand the Scrum roles, Artefacts, Ceremonies and practices. Be fully prepared to sit the Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) exam The Scrum Framework Scrum Theory and Principles Cross-functional, Self-organising Teams Coaching and Facilitation Scrum at Large The course is very practical, with exercises to help see Scrum in action. Scrum Master Exam: After the course, delegates may take the PSM1 exam (https://www.scrum.org/Courses/Professional-Scrum-Master). NB: exam fee not included in the course fee (currently around £200) Note: during the course, you will have an opportunity to answer mock exam questions to prepare for the PSM1 exam. |
| scrumtestspe | The Scrum Test Specialist | 7 hours | This course is designed for testers, from a traditional test background, who are seeking to find their place in an Agile development environment. There is no specific Tester role in Scrum - there is just the Team. The Team collectively is responsible for the quality of the delivery, including testing, and so the ‘traditional’ Tester role is redundant. However, this course demonstrates how a Team member specialising in testing can add a great deal of value in the Scrum development process. Overview of Agile The Agile manifesto and principles Benefits of Agile Scrum overview and context Scrum Development Process Scrum components – 4 ceremonies, 4 artefacts, 3 roles The Scrum Process Comparison of V-Model to Agile Approach to Software Testing Traditional requirements v User Stories Valuing working software over documentation – what test documentation is needed? Conveyor belt v Collaboration – working in one Team The Contribution of the ‘Test Perspective’ to: The Sprint Review The Sprint Retrospective Backlog grooming and estimation The Test Specialist’s Tool Bag Exploratory testing Automated testing |
| prodown | Preparation for Professional Product Owner | 14 hours | This course is designed to provide a clear understanding of Scrum and the importance of the role of the Product Owner and is highly interactive. Audience: Product managers, Scrum Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Managers of business lines, architects, strategy managers, business analysts or anyone with and interest and role in optimizing the return of investment. Module 1: Coverage of Scrum principles and values Scrum framework, roles & responsibilities , artifacts and events Why disciplined and intelligent use of Scrum is so important to achieve business value Module 2: The need for and the power of feedback loops Managing Requirements , clearly express Product Backlog items How to deal with stakeholders The importance of Quality and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) How Scrum can be employed to achieve business objectives and maximise ROI Module 3: Planning Releases, Lean Planning How to maintain product agility How to deal with distributed teams How to start & scale The role of the Product Owner Q&A Certification: Scrum.org provides an online assessment where you can achieve the internationally recognised Professional Product Owner™ I Certification upon achieving 85% or more of the available points. The assessment may be taken independently following the course; the fee for the assessment is currently around £200 and entitles you to one attempt. |
| scrumbelbintr | Building an Effective Scrum Team with Belbin Team Roles | 7 hours | The self-organising Scrum Team is the bedrock of the Scrum development process. An effective team is directly related to more effective delivery of products of value. Belbin Team Roles theory is used worldwide to help create more effective teams, in all kinds of environments. This course is led by a Belbin Accredited Trainer and Certified ScrumMaster. It provides a detailed overview of Scrum and examines how understanding Belbin Team Roles can benefit the Scrum Team. Scrum Overview The Agile manifesto and principles Scrum components – 4 ceremonies, 4 artefacts, 3 roles The Scrum Process Belbin Team Roles The 9 Belbin Team Roles Developing your individual strengths for team success Understanding allowable weaknesses Understanding Team Roles in the Scrum Activities User Story grooming Backlog estimation Self-organising task allocation Review and retrospective meetings Team Dynamics Understanding how others affect your behaviour Handling difficult people How to deal with missing Team Roles |
| jenkins | Jenkins: Continuous integration for Agile development | 14 hours | Jenkins is an open-source continuous integration tool written in Java. It is a server-based system that runs in a servlet container such as Apache Tomcat. Jenkins supports a number of Software Configuration Management (SCM) tools, including CVS, Subversion, Git, Perforce, and Clearcase, among others. It is highly scriptable and provides support for Apache Ant, Apache Maven, shell scripts, and Windows batch commands. This course 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. Audience Build engineers Software developers involved in agile development QA engineers Project managers Release managers Format of the course Part lecture, part discussion, heavy hands-on practice Introduction to Jenkins Why continuous integration? Distributing builds across different systems. Setting up Jenkins Installing Jenkins plugins Building with Jenkins Testing with Jenkins Deploying with Jenkins Automating with Jenkins Securing Jenkins Best practices for Jenkins Reporting in Jenkins Closing remarks |
| scrumtrintro | An Introduction to the Scrum Team Role | 7 hours | This course is a comprehensive introduction to the world of Scrum for all those prospective members of the Scrum team (analysts, developers, testers et al) who want to be more effective as a Scrum member, but don’t particularly want to become a ScrumMaster or Product Owner. For those who do want to become a ScrumMaster, it also provides a good introduction to the Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster syllabus. Overview of Agile Comparison of Agile to traditional methodologies The Agile manifesto and principles Benefits of Agile Scrum overview and context Scrum Development Process Scrum components – 4 ceremonies, 4 artefacts, 3 roles The Scrum Process User Stories Understanding User Stories Story grooming Effective Teamwork Self-organising team principles Techniques for developing more effective teamwork Estimation Estimating principles Estimating as a team with Planning Poker |
| agilecat | Certified Agile Tester | 35 hours | The iSQI Certified Agile Tester is an internationally recognised software testing qualification, specifically designed for testers working in Agile environments. This course delivers the fully-accredited iSQI syllabus and provides the required assessments to gain the certification. This assessment is in three parts: an assessment of the delegates’ soft skills as observed through the duration of the course; a practical exam, giving the delegate the opportunity to demonstrate their practical testing ability; and an open-ended written exam, testing their knowledge of the subjects covered by the course. The course fee includes: iSQI/BCS registration Exam fees Course materials Exam invigilator. Course Objectives Understand the principles behind the agile approach to software development Differentiate between the testing role in agile projects compared with the role of testers in non-agile projects Positively contribute as an agile team member focused on testing Appreciate the challenges and difficulties associated with the non-testing activities performed in an agile team Demonstrate a range of soft skills required by agile team members Day 1 - Agile Methods & Processes Introduction Daily SCRUM Problems with Tradition Agile Manifesto & Principles Agile Methods Agile Process Option Roles Introduction to Agile Exercise Sample Questions Day 2 - Planning Requirements & Specifications Iteration 0 Release Planning Task Board Test Strategy Estimation Iteration Planning Burndown Charts Sprint Practice Exercises Sample Questions Day 3 - Testing Continuous Integration Version Management Pairing Acceptance Criteria Regression Testing Defect Management Testing Exercises Sample Questions Day 4 - Teams Test Automation Non Functional Testing Debt Technical & Testing TDD Teams Agile for Large Projects Summary Testing Exercises Sample Questions Day 5 - Assessment Practical Assessment Written Exam Revision Written Examination |
| agileess | Agile Essentials | 14 hours | The iSQI Agile Essentials course is an internationally recognised qualification, Aimed at anyone involved in agile Projects and wants to become familiar with working in an agile environment. This includes Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, IT Directors and Management Consultants. The course is comprised of eight sections and takes participants through the lifecycle of an agile project from the release planning and writing user stories to the iteration review (showcase) and retrospective. The first day focuses on the key principles (55% of the day on theory, 45% exercises), the second is dominated by practical application (40% theory, 60% exercises). Course Objectives Value the principles behind agile manifesto and its approach to software development Appreciate the roles within an agile team Understand how to contribute as an agile team member to quantifiable requirements Apply Whole Team quality methods to ensure acceptance criteria are met Appreciate the importance of effective Iteration Reviews and how to contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives Day 1 Agile Manifesto, Agile Principles Release Planning, Iteration Zero Iteration Planning, Estimation Requirement Review, Daily Stand-up Day 2 Team Quality, Iteration Testing, Acceptance Iteration Review (Showcase) Retrospectives Lesson learned of Agile Principles |
| 3587 | Managing Projects using Waterfall and Agile Techniques | 14 hours | This 2 day course is suitable for any IT professionals who are interested in using the Waterfall model and how people have traditionally tried to deal with its shortcomings - including, but not limited to, Agile approaches. The aim of the 1st day is to give an overview of these approaches enabling you to decide what might suit them in your environment. The 2nd day looks at project management techniques and good practices that have been identified from Agile, and which can be applied in a Waterfall or Agile context.Day 1 - Managing Software Projects in a Waterfall Context 1. Introduction to Waterfall a. Historical Context Winston Royce Background in manufacturing processes b. Waterfall stages Requirements gathering Design Implementation Verification Maintenance c. Waterfall challenges Handling change Distance between business knowledge and implementation Storing risk to late in the lifecycle Prioritisation of scope d. Summary of reactions to Waterfall model Embrace – Waterfall approaches, eg SSADM Cope – V-Model Adapt – Incremental Reject – Agile Enhance – Lean 2. V-Model coping strategies for Waterfall delivery a. Early verification and validation Cost of finding late Reviews and inspections Static analysis b. V-Model test stages Unit/Unit integration System System Integration Acceptance c. V-Model benefits Increased end-user involvement in verification Early risk mitigation 3. Adapting Waterfall with Incremental approaches a. Types of Incremental approaches Pre-planned Parallel, RAD Evolutionary, RUP b. Incremental delivery principles Product increments Proto-typing Timeboxing c. Benefits of incremental delivery Increased user involvement in decision making Early return on investment Reacts to change 4. Rejecting the Waterfall model in favour of Agile a. Agile Essentials Agile Manifesto Agile Principles b. Introduction to Scrum, the most popular Agile framework Iterative delivery Collaborative working Just in time documentation Adaptive planning c. Benefits of Agile Increased user involvement throughout process Empowered development team Rapid return on investment Greater ability to react to change Reduce nugatory development 5. Enhancing Waterfall with Kanban delivery a. Lean and Kanban History of Lean delivery History of Kanban Principle of reducing waste b. Introduction to Kanban The Kanban board Managing work-in-progress c. Benefits of Kanban Greater ability to react to change Rapid return on investment Reduce nugatory development Day 2 - Agile Project Management Techniques 1. Empirical Process Control a. Inspect Demonstration Retrospection b. Adapt Adaptive planning Continuous improvement c. Transparency Stakeholder involvement Contract negotiation Just in time documentation 2. Managing requirements a. Backlogs Product Release Sprint b. Backlog Items User Stories Defects Requirements specifications c. Risk Adjusting Backlog for risk Risk burndown 3. Estimation and control a. Timebox planning Release planning Iteration planning Daily communication b. Prioritisation techniques MoSCow Value based Other techniques c. Estimation techniques User story grooming Planning Poker 4. Delivery management a. Iterative delivery Team velocity Rapid return on investment b. Information radiators Scrum wall Burn-down chart 5. Team management a. Associative leadership ScrumMaster as facilitator Role of the traditional project manager b. End-user involvement The single decision maker - the Product Owner Communicating with stakeholders (Pigs and Chickens) c. Empowered team Self-managing teams The role of the specialist within the team Managing split teams |
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| Course | Course Date | Course Price [Remote / Classroom] |
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| Scrum for Managers and Executives - Dubai | Wed, 2017-10-11 09:30 | 1300USD / 2550USD |
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