Agile Training in Taichung

Lean is a methodology focused on maximizing value while minimizing waste in processes.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level banking and process management professionals who wish to apply Lean and Agile tools to improve efficiency in managing requirements, projects, and operational processes.

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

• Understand and apply Lean principles in the context of banking processes.
• Use Lean tools to optimize requirements gathering and project execution.
• Implement and manage Kanban boards for effective workflow management.
• Identify and eliminate waste in banking and service-oriented processes.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on application of Lean and Agile tools in case-based scenarios.

Course Customization Options

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

This instructor-led live training in Taichung (online or onsite) is designed for experienced Release Train Engineers (RTEs) who wish to deepen their understanding of their role and improve their skills.

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

• Grasp the role and responsibilities of a SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE).
• Learn how to facilitate Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and promote continuous delivery.
• Develop capabilities in planning and executing Program Increment (PI) events.
• Acquire expertise in managing risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Gain techniques to support relentless improvement and drive Agile transformation.

This instructor-led, live training in Taichung (online or onsite) is designed for marketing executives who wish to learn how to leverage Agile frameworks to optimize growth marketing strategies, develop customer-centric products, and achieve scalable growth.

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

• Understand the key frameworks used in agile product management.
• Analyze the potential demand for new products and services.
• Learn how to price new products and techniques for tuning value.

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals interested in exploring the Waterfall model and understanding how practitioners have traditionally addressed its limitations—including the adoption of Agile approaches.

The first day provides an overview of these methodologies, helping you determine which might best fit your organizational environment.

On the second day, we examine project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile that can be effectively applied within both Waterfall and Agile contexts.

This course emphasizes the business analyst's role in ensuring success within Agile projects. Participants will learn how to collaborate effectively with the Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Customer to streamline the development process. The curriculum includes a mock project where participants practice handling common scenarios.

The iSQI Agile Essentials course offers an internationally recognized qualification designed for professionals involved in agile projects who wish to become adept at working within an agile environment. This includes Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, IT Directors, and Management Consultants. The curriculum is divided into eight sections, guiding participants through the agile project lifecycle—from release planning and user story creation to iteration reviews (showcases) and retrospectives. The first day emphasizes key principles, with 55% dedicated to theory and 45% to exercises, while the second day focuses on practical application, comprising 40% theory and 60% exercises.

Course Objectives

• Understand the principles behind the Agile Manifesto and its approach to software development.
• Recognize the roles within an agile team.
• Learn how to contribute as an agile team member to define 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.

Agile testing refers to a series of testing practices that align with agile development methodologies, providing timely and continuous feedback on software quality issues.

Agile Software Testing encompasses a series of testing practices designed to provide timely and continuous feedback on software quality issues, adhering to the principles of agile development.

Continuous Integration (CI) involves team members merging their work several times a day.

This course offers a concise introduction to Agile software testing. It covers core testing concepts within the context of Agile (Scrum) development and utilizes Crispin & Gregory's Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to examine modern Agile testing principles and practices.

This two-day course offers a concise introduction to software testing within Agile environments. It covers essential testing concepts in the context of Agile (Scrum) development, utilizing 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 seeking to enhance their testing practices in an Agile setting.

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

Objective:

Aiming to empower Business Analysts with the skills to efficiently model and validate their business processes and resources, thereby enhancing their organization's agility in alignment with the target architecture and evolving market demands.

This two-day training course is designed to guide participants in modeling business processes and resources so they can adapt to shifts in goals, strategies, and impacted capabilities within the target architecture. Leveraging key elements of business performance—such as strategies, tactics, KPIs, and business capabilities—delegates will learn to create a vision-centric map of business processes and resources. They will then understand how to utilize appropriate BPMN and UML notations tailored to their specific language to adapt these models to changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

This instructor-led, live training in Taichung 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 serves as a robust instrument for project management, yet users often concentrate excessively on the tool itself rather than the underlying methodology.

This instructor-led, live training reveals the synergistic power of Jira and Confluence, working in unison to enable teams to successfully deliver their products or projects. Participants will learn how to leverage these tools to enhance efficiency in managing user requirements, testing, and communication, all centralized within a single platform.

The curriculum covers JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban and Scrum), planning, dependencies, the integration of Jira and Confluence, reporting, essential fields, custom fields, issue types, screens, and filtering.

Upon completing this training, participants will be capable of:

• Establishing a Scrum or Kanban project
• Configuring Jira to manage the project effectively
• Handling issues with proficiency
• Designing necessary screens to address specific issue types
• Constructing workflows and boards, and comprehending their interplay
• Executing basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Creating and reviewing reports essential for both the team and management

The PAQ certification program is a three-day, experiential exam preparation course designed to refine practical skills that participants can immediately apply in their workplace.

The exam consists of a 'hands-on' assessment. Candidates receive a product backlog release featuring user stories, related design documentation, and a 'multi-drop' application pre-loaded with defects. Participants will receive detailed instructions on the expectations for the practical assessment and the chance to produce the required work products. Each practical assessment includes one or two additional scenario-based questions requiring written responses (up to five questions in total) that evaluate a range of competencies. An independent assessor will grade both the product backlog release and the written answers. The assessment duration is 2.5 hours.

The "SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager with POPM Certification" training is a two-day course that enables participants to acquire the skills necessary to effectively manage value delivery in a Lean enterprise. Participants will learn about the Agile Release Train (ART), Program Increment planning, Epic writing, and how to effectively perform the roles of Product Owner and Product Manager. The training also covers topics related to the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, allowing participants to effectively integrate into processes and continuously improve the ART.

This two-day course teaches the Lean-Agile principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

You’ll learn how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, how to build an Agile Portfolio, and how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at enterprise scale.

You will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and how to apply the principles and practices of SAFe to support Agile teams, programs, program portfolio management, and to coordinate large Value Streams. Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA). Associated Certification: SAFe Agilist (SA)

This two-day course is designed to help teams that are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) operate effectively within an Agile environment by applying frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn how to function as Agile Teams, create and manage their backlogs, and successfully plan and execute iterations. The course also emphasizes understanding the team’s role within the ART and how to collaborate, plan, execute, and continuously improve alongside other teams.

The training prepares teams to participate in a Program Increment (PI), covering both Team-level and Program-level events, with a particular focus on upcoming PI planning sessions. Completion of the course also prepares participants for the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organization.

• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.

• Recognize other teams within the train, including their roles and interdependencies.

• Plan and execute iterations effectively.

• Demonstrate delivered value and continuously improve processes.

• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.

• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.