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

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals who are interested in exploring the Waterfall model and the various methods traditionally used to address its limitations, including but not limited to Agile approaches.

The first day of the course provides an overview of these methodologies, 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, which 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 effectively collaborating with the team, product owner, scrum master, and customers to streamline the development process. Through a simulated project, attendees will practice handling typical scenarios.

The iSQI Agile Essentials course is an internationally recognised qualification designed for anyone involved in agile projects who wishes 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 consists of eight sections and guides participants through the 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 is more practical, with 40% theory and 60% hands-on exercises.

Course Objectives

• Understand 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 in defining clear requirements
• Apply whole-team quality methods to ensure that acceptance criteria are met
• Recognise the importance of effective iteration reviews and how to contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives

Agile Software Testing is a set of testing practices that offer timely and continuous feedback on software quality issues, adhering to 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 and utilizes 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 ideal for individuals aiming to pursue a career in testing and serves as a suitable prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

Objective:

To assist Business Analysts in effectively modeling and validating their business processes and resources, thereby enhancing the agility of their organization in response to target architecture and evolving market demands.

This two-day training course is designed to help participants learn how to model their business processes and resources so they can adapt them to changes in 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 gain the skills needed to develop a vision-centric map of their business processes and resources. Using the appropriate BPMN and UML notation tailored to their specific language, they will learn how to adjust these models in response 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, the 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 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 system acceptance tests. Using a widely recognized and efficient 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 Slovakia 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 it's common for people to focus more on the tool itself rather than the underlying methodology.

This instructor-led, live training introduces participants to the powerful capabilities of Jira and Confluence, which work together to support the team in successfully delivering their product or project. The training will help the team use these tools more effectively for managing User Requirements, Testing, Communication, all centralized in one place.

The course covers topics such as JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban and Scrum), planning and dependencies, Jira/Confluence integration, 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 the project effectively
• Manage issues efficiently
• Design the necessary screens for handling issue types
• Create workflows and boards, and understand their interaction
• Perform 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 training course designed to enhance practical skills that can be directly applied in the workplace.

The exam format involves a ‘hands-on’ assessment where candidates are provided with a product backlog release, including user stories and associated design documentation. The application also contains seeded defects. Candidates will receive clear instructions on what is expected of them during the practical assessment and will have the opportunity to create the necessary work products. Each practical assessment includes 1 or 2 additional scenario-based questions (up to 5 questions in total) that cover a range of competencies. These written answers, along with the solutions 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.

Develop the expertise to lead the continuous delivery of value within a Lean enterprise. Acquire the skills necessary to effectively fulfill the roles of SAFe Product Owner and Product Manager in the Agile Release Train (ART), as it delivers value through Program Increments. Explore how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the ongoing improvement of the ART.

Apply Lean principles to break down Epics into Features and Stories, refine these Features and Stories, 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 Lean-Agile principles and practices within the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

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

The course will equip you with a solid grasp of the Lean-Agile mindset and the ability to 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 earn certification as a SAFe® Agilist (SA). Associated Certification: SAFe Agilist (SA)

This two-day course equips teams that are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) with the skills 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 covers understanding the ART, their role within it, and the processes for planning, executing, and continuous improvement alongside other teams.

The course prepares teams to manage a Program Increment (PI), including all necessary meetings at both the Team and Program levels, with a particular focus on upcoming PI planning. By attending this class, participants will be ready to take the exam and earn the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) certification.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile development within your organization

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

• Recognize other teams on the train, their roles, and inter-team dependencies

• Plan iterations effectively

• Execute iterations, demonstrate value, and refine your processes

• Plan Program Increments with confidence

• Collaborate and integrate seamlessly with other teams on the train