Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II) Training Course

This two-day program is designed for IT professionals seeking to understand the Waterfall model and explore traditional strategies for addressing its limitations, particularly through Agile approaches.

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

The second day focuses on project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile, demonstrating how they can be effectively applied in both Waterfall and Agile contexts.

Business analysis is the process of investigating, understanding, and defining business needs to develop solutions that meet those needs. It is a crucial element in the organization's change management process and in designing new business solutions. Business analysis aims to ensure that technological, process, or organizational solutions meet business goals and requirements. It is a key element in ensuring the effectiveness of projects and changes in the organization by ensuring that implemented solutions are accurate, feasible, and fully aligned with business requirements.

The "Scrum for Advanced Scrum Masters + PSM II Preparation" training 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 interpretation of the Scrum Guide in accordance with Scrum.org's vision, which is crucial in the context of the PSM II exam. Participants gain practical knowledge regarding comprehensiveness, the empirical approach, Scrum values, and the role of the Scrum Master as a leader. Additionally, the course prepares for the PSM II exam, which is based on the latest version of the Scrum Guide.

This course is designed to equip business analysts with the skills needed to excel on Agile projects. Participants will learn how to collaborate effectively with the team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and customers to streamline the development process. Through a simulated project, participants will practice handling common real-world scenarios.

Who should attend?

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals eager to adopt Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies for software development management. It is especially beneficial for project managers, team leads, developers, and stakeholders who wish to play an active role in the software development lifecycle.

This course is designed for test managers, quality assurance professionals, testers, software developers, project managers, and management teams to clarify how Agile project management frameworks, particularly SCRUM, integrate testing practices.

Upon completing the course, each participant will design and execute a test plan for a sample application (which may be a real client application, if available).

This 2-day course provides a brief introduction to Agile software testing. It deals with foundational test concepts, within the context of Agile (Scrum) development and uses Crispin & Gregory’s Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to explore contemporary principles and practices of Agile testing.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for development teams who want to improve their testing practices in an Agile context.

It is also suitable for those intending to pursue testing as a specific career and is a suitable pre-requisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

This instructor-led, live training in South Korea (online or onsite) is designed for 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.

JIRA Software is a powerful tool for Project Management, and people tend to focus more on the tool than the method itself.

This instructor-led, live training introduces the participants to the power of Jira and Confluence, working together to serve the only purpose of helping the team to deliver successfully the product / project. The team will learn how to properly use these tools to be more efficient handling User Requirements, Testing, Communication, centralized in one place.

Will be studied JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban & Scrum), planning and dependencies, Jira/Confluence linkage, reporting, important fields and custom fields, issue types, screen & filtering.

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

• Create a Scrum or Kanban project
• Configure Jira to manage the project properly
• Manage issues effectively
• Build the necessary screen 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 the management

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

You will 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 equips incumbent Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success during a SAFe® implementation. The course covers facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of the program execution and relentless improvement. It enhances the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices; the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value; and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders in the larger program and enterprise contexts. The course offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise. Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (ASM).

This two-day training is crafted to empower teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to thrive in Agile settings by leveraging frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will gain the skills to operate as effective Agile Teams, manage backlogs, and successfully plan and run iterations. The curriculum also highlights the importance of understanding the team's position within the ART, focusing on collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement alongside other teams.

The training equips teams to engage in Program Increments (PI), addressing both team-level and program-level events, with a strong emphasis on PI planning sessions. Upon completing the course, participants will be ready to take the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to expand Lean and Agile practices throughout the organization.
• Grasp their team's role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to broader goals.
• Identify other teams within the train, understanding their roles and interdependencies.
• Effectively plan and execute iterations.
• Showcase delivered value and drive continuous process improvement.
• Engage in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate efforts with other teams within the Agile Release Train.

The Scrum Practitioner training program is designed to introduce agile concepts and techniques in a classroom setting, utilizing a mix of lectures, exercises, and engaging activities that embrace the 'learning by doing' philosophy. Throughout the course, participants will have the chance to apply these techniques through a pre-prepared simulation, helping to solidify their learning.

Scrum employs an evidence-based framework that maximizes the team's ability to respond to emerging requirements, deliver value quickly, and adapt to new market conditions.

The goal of this approach is to understand and respond to customer needs in a timely manner and manage any other unpredictable challenge that may occur for which a sequential approach is not suitable.

This program is also referred to as SCRUM awareness training.

Who is this for?

Designed for managers, executives, and key decision-makers who wish to evaluate the benefits of adopting this methodology or gain a clear understanding of their team's activities.

It is equally beneficial for software development clients who want to remain actively involved in the development process.