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 understanding how various approaches, including Agile methodologies, have traditionally addressed its limitations.

The first day of the course provides an overview of these different approaches, helping you determine which methods might be most suitable for your specific environment.

The second day delves into project management techniques and best practices that have been derived from Agile principles, which can be effectively applied in both Waterfall and Agile contexts.

This course is designed to equip business analysts with the skills needed to excel in Agile projects. Participants will learn how to collaborate effectively with the team, product owner, scrum master, and customers to streamline the development process. The course includes a simulated project where participants can practice common scenarios.

The iSQI Agile Essentials course is an internationally recognized qualification designed for anyone involved in agile projects who wishes to become proficient in working within an agile environment. This includes project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, developers, testers, IT directors, and management consultants. The course is divided into eight sections and guides participants through the entire 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 emphasizes practical application, with 40% allocated to theory and 60% to exercises.

Course Objectives

• Understand and value the principles behind the agile manifesto and its approach to software development
• Appreciate the roles within an agile team
• Learn how to contribute effectively as an agile team member in defining quantifiable requirements
• Apply whole-team quality methods to ensure that acceptance criteria are met
• Recognize the importance of effective iteration reviews and how to contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives

This instructor-led, live training in Taiwan (online or onsite) is aimed at marketing executives who wish to understand how to leverage Agile frameworks to optimize growth marketing strategies, create 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.

Agile testing involves a set of practices designed to address software quality issues rapidly and continuously, aligning with the principles of agile development methodologies.

Agile Software Testing is a set of practices designed to provide timely and continuous feedback on software quality, adhering to the principles of agile development.

Continuous Integration (CI) involves all developers in a team frequently merging their code 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, using Crispin & Gregory's Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to delve into modern principles and practices of Agile testing.

This two-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 suitable for individuals who are considering a career in testing and serves as a valuable 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 to align with 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 insights into creating a vision-centric map of business processes and resources. They will also learn how to use the appropriate BPMN and UML notation tailored to their specific language, enabling them to adapt these models to changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

This instructor-led, live training in Taiwan 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, yet people often 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, emphasizing how these tools can work together to support the team in successfully delivering projects. The team will learn how to effectively use these tools for managing user requirements, testing, communication, and centralizing all project-related information in one place.

The training covers topics such as JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban & 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 projects effectively
• Manage issues efficiently
• Design the necessary screens to handle different issue types
• Create workflows and boards, and understand their interactions
• Conduct basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generate and review reports essential for both the team and management

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

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level banking and process management professionals who want to apply Lean and Agile tools to enhance efficiency in managing requirements, projects, and operational processes.

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

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

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion sessions.
• Extensive exercises and practice activities.
• Hands-on application of Lean and Agile tools through case-based scenarios.

Course Customization Options

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

PAQ is a three-day experiential exam preparation training course designed to refine practical skills that can be directly applied back in the workplace.

The exam is structured as a 'hands-on' assessment, where candidates are provided with a product backlog release that includes user stories, associated design documentation, and a ‘multi-drop’ application seeded with 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 will include 1 or 2 additional scenario-based questions (up to 5 questions in total) that cover various competencies. These written answers, along with the responses to the product backlog release, will be evaluated by an independent assessor. The assessment duration is 2.5 hours.

This instructor-led, live training in Taiwan (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level Release Train Engineers (RTEs) who wish to deepen their understanding of their role and improve their skills.

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

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

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

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

The course will provide you with a deep understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and how to apply SAFe principles and practices to support Agile teams, programs, portfolio management, and coordinate large Value Streams. By attending this class, you will be well-prepared to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA). Associated Certification: SAFe Agilist (SA)