SAFe® for Teams Training Course

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals interested in exploring the Waterfall model and understanding how practitioners have historically addressed its limitations, including through Agile methodologies.

On the first day, we provide an overview of these various approaches, empowering you to determine which strategies best fit your organizational context.

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

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 change management within an organization and in designing new business solutions. Business analysis aims to ensure that technological, procedural, or organizational solutions meet business goals and needs. It is essential for ensuring the effectiveness of projects and organizational changes by ensuring that implemented solutions are accurate, feasible, and fully aligned with business requirements.

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

This course highlights the responsibilities of the business analyst to ensure success in Agile projects. Participants will acquire skills to collaborate effectively with the Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Customer, thereby facilitating the development process. The training includes a mock project where attendees can practice handling common scenarios.

Target Audience:

IT Directors, Project Managers, Technical Team Leaders, Analysts, Software Developers, and Testers

Learning Objectives:

This training aims to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills required for the workshop components of Kanban and Agile fundamentals.

This course is designed for professionals who wish to integrate Agile methodologies (particularly SCRUM) with Lean and Kanban principles to effectively oversee their projects.

It bridges the disciplines of product design and software development.

Who is this course for?

Designed as a two-day workshop, this course is ideal for IT professionals looking to implement Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies for software development. It is especially beneficial for project managers, team leads, developers, and customers who wish to take an active role in the development process.

This course is designed for test managers, quality assurance professionals, testers, software developers, project managers, and management teams to explain how Agile project management frameworks (particularly SCRUM) approach testing.

By the end of the course, each participant will design and execute a test plan for a sample application (which can be a real client application, if available).

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

Intended Audience

This course is designed for development teams seeking to enhance their testing practices in an Agile environment.

It is also suitable for individuals pursuing testing as a specific career path and serves as a prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

This instructor-led, live training in Italy (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of Scrum and prepare for 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.

JIRA Software is a robust tool for project management, yet participants often focus excessively on the tool itself rather than the underlying methodology.

This instructor-led, live training introduces participants to the synergistic power of Jira and Confluence, demonstrating how they work together to help teams successfully deliver their products or projects. Participants will learn how to effectively utilize these tools to enhance efficiency in managing user requirements, testing, and communication, all centralized in one location.

The course covers JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban & Scrum), planning, and dependencies. It also explores Jira/Confluence linkage, reporting, key fields, 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
• Build the necessary screens to handle issue types
• Create workflows and boards, and understand their interaction
• Perform basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Generate and review reports necessary for the team and management

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day course that integrates instruction, collaborative discussions, and a fully immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method enables individuals, teams, and organizations to manage and enhance the delivery of products and services to customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins with current practices and promotes gradual evolution while honoring existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, fostering leadership at every level. This approach allows organizations to refine business processes incrementally, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and substantially mitigate the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completing this course, you will possess a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills necessary to confidently apply Kanban within your organization.

Key Learning Outcomes
- Recognize internal and external drivers of dissatisfaction
- Analyze the balance between demand and capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design Kanban systems and their visual representations
- Identify and prioritize opportunities for improvement
- Select appropriate cadences for various activities
- Identify different classes of service

Target Audience
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
Senior leadership
Professionals interested in implementing Agile practices within their organization

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

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

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the fundamental principles of Agile and Kanban
• Utilize Jira to create and manage Kanban projects
• Tailor Jira configurations to align with organizational requirements
• Execute basic and advanced search queries and analyses
• Generate and review project reports

Audience

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

Format of the Course

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice in a live laboratory environment.

Note

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

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 facing challenges in implementing Agile within your organization? Do you feel the approach is too rigid? Are your teams overwhelmed and less productive, yet resistant to radical transformation?

Choose the "Alternative Path to Agility" by adopting an evolutionary and humane Change Management Method. This approach does not overhaul your existing processes but rather enhances them.

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

If your team is struggling with workload, Kanban can help you regain control. It is a technique for dynamically managing your process and exposing bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to apply Kanban in your work, teaching you how to determine what to work on now, what to defer, and what to remove from your to-do list permanently.

Learning Outcomes

This one-day course teaches the fundamentals of the Kanban Method® and serves as the entry point to an alternative path to agility.

Participants will become familiar with the Kanban Method. They will learn to design and implement a basic Kanban board, understand different work item types and the associated risks, and explore various team Kanban board designs and styles to select the most suitable option for their context. Attendees will also gain awareness of the training roadmap and the value and benefits available at each step along the "alternative path to agility."

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any professional involved in product development or knowledge work who wishes to discover how Kanban can improve their working environment. Kanban is applicable across multiple organizational functions, ranging from senior staff seeking to adopt Lean Management to delivery team members aiming to enhance their working practices. Past attendees have held 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