SAFe® for Teams Training Course

This two-day course is ideal for IT professionals interested in the Waterfall model and traditional methods used to address its limitations, such as Agile methodologies.

The first day provides an overview of these approaches, helping you determine which may be best suited for your environment.

On the second day, we explore project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile that can be effectively applied in both Waterfall and Agile settings.

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 equip business analysts with the skills needed for success in Agile projects. Attendees will gain insights into collaborating effectively with the Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Customer to streamline the development process. The training includes practical exercises through a simulated project, covering typical scenarios.

Target group:

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

Learning objective:

This training aims to provide participants with an understanding and hands-on experience in the principles of Kanban and Agile methodologies.

This course is designed for individuals who require integrating Agile methodologies, particularly SCRUM, with Lean and Kanban to oversee their projects effectively.

It merges the domains of product design and software development.

Who should attend?

This 2-day course is ideal for IT professionals looking to implement Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies for managing software development. It is especially beneficial for project managers, team leaders, developers, and clients who wish to have a significant role in the development process.

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

By the end of the course, each participant will create and implement a test plan for a sample application (which could be an actual client application if available).

Overview

This 2-day course offers an introductory look into Agile software testing. It covers fundamental test concepts within the framework of Agile (Scrum) development, utilizing Crispin & Gregory’s (More Agile Testing, 2014) Agile Testing Quadrants model to delve into modern principles and practices in Agile testing.

Intended Audience

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

It is also ideal for individuals looking to specialize in testing as a career path, serving as a suitable prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester certification.

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.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate-level professionals who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Scrum and pass the Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification exam.

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

• Master the fundamentals and concepts of Scrum.
• Gain core competencies to handle internal and external distractions in project development.
• Master the ins and outs of all Scrum ceremonies.
• Gain proficiency in executing Scrum.
• Take the Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification Exam with confidence.

The Certified Scrum Product Owner training allows a thorough learning of multiple aspects that guide product owners. It includes managing and prioritizing business value and industry methods. With the backing of the CSPO course, scaling Scrum projects can be done with adequate preparation.

The Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is a dynamic two-day course certified by the Lean Kanban University (LKU). It integrates instruction, group discussions, and an immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method assists individuals, teams, and organizations in managing and enhancing product and service delivery to their clients.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, evidence-based advice for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices and promotes gradual transformation while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, as well as fostering leadership at all levels. This enables organizations to evolve business processes incrementally, establish and utilize pertinent metrics to gauge progress, and substantially mitigate risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completion of this course, you will gain an understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills needed to confidently implement Kanban within your organization.

What Will You Learn?

• Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
• Analyze demand versus capability
• Create models for the knowledge discovery process
• Design kanban systems and their visualizations
• Detect and prioritize improvements
• Select cadences for activities
• Recognize classes of service

Who Is This Course For?

This course is suitable for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work, including but not limited to:

• Program and delivery managers
• Product and project managers
• Product developers, software developers, and testers
• Individuals working in operations or support roles
• Business analysts
• High-level management
• Anyone interested in implementing Agile methodologies within their organization

JIRA is a Java-based web application designed to enhance software development agility through project and issue tracking.

During this instructor-led live session, participants will learn how to utilize Jira to adopt a Kanban methodology within their organization as part of an Agile framework.

By the conclusion of the training, attendees will be able to:

• Grasp the foundational concepts of Agile and Kanban
• Employ Jira for setting up and managing a Kanban project
• Tailor Jira to meet their organization's specific requirements
• Execute both fundamental and advanced searches and analyses
• Create and evaluate reports

Audience

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

Course Format

• The course includes lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice in a live-lab setting.

Note

• If you require a customized training for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

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 struggling with implementing Agile in your organization? Is the change too prescriptive? Are your teams overburdened and less productive but still too resistant for a revolutionary change?

Choose the “Alternative Path to Agility” and implement an evolutionary and humane Change Management Method which doesn’t change your process but improves it.

The Kanban Method provides pragmatic, actionable, evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It starts with what you do now and respects current roles, responsibilities and job titles. This allows organizations to evolve business processes gradually, define and use relevant metrics to measure progress, and significantly reduce the risk associated with complex change programs.

If your team is overwhelmed, Kanban can help you to get your work under control. Kanban is a new technique for dynamically managing your process and revealing bottlenecks.

This training provides the skills and knowledge you need to apply Kanban in your work and learn how to determine what to work on now, what to leave until later and what to take off the to-do list forever.

Learning Outcomes

This 1-day course teaches the basics of the Kanban Method® and serves as the entry level and starting point to an alternative path to agility.

Attendees should become familiar with the Kanban Method. They should be able to design and implement a basic Kanban board. They should be able to understand work item types and the risks associated with specific work items. They should be familiar with a variety of different Team Kanban board designs and styles and know how to choose a design that is best suited for their context. They should be aware of the training roadmap and the value and benefits to be derived at each step on the “alternative path to agility.”

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any professional who is part of a product development or knowledge work environment and who is interested in discovering how Kanban can help improve working environments. Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, from senior members of staff looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices. Previous attendees to our classes have been in roles such as:

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