Agile Essentials Training Course

This intensive two-day programme is designed for IT professionals eager to understand the Waterfall model and explore how its limitations have traditionally been addressed, including through Agile methodologies.

On the first day, participants will receive a comprehensive overview of these methodologies, empowering them to determine which approach best fits their organisational environment.

The second day focuses on project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile principles, which can be effectively applied within both Waterfall and Agile contexts.

This programme emphasizes the critical role of the business analyst in delivering successful Agile initiatives. Learners will acquire skills to collaborate effectively with the development team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and clients to streamline the delivery process. The course includes a simulated project where participants practice handling typical scenarios.

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (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 Software Testing is a set of testing practices that provide timely and continuous feedback on software quality issues, adhering to the principles of agile development.

Continuous Integration (CI) involves all developers on a team merging their work multiple times throughout the day.

This 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 examine modern principles and practices of Agile testing.

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

Intended Audience

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

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

Objective:

Empower Business Analysts to effectively model and validate business processes and resources, thereby enhancing organizational agility in alignment with target architecture and evolving market demands.

This two-day training course is designed to assist participants in learning how to model business processes and resources to accommodate shifts in goals, strategies, and impacted capabilities within the context of the target architecture. Leveraging key drivers of business performance—such as strategies, tactics, KPIs, and business capabilities—delegates will learn to develop a vision-centric business process and resource map. Participants will then master the use of appropriate BPMN and UML notations, tailored to their specific business language, to adapt these models in response to changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia 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 practitioners often prioritise the tool itself over the underlying methodology.

This instructor-led, live training explores the synergistic power of Jira and Confluence, working in unison to help teams deliver products and projects successfully. Participants will learn how to utilise these tools effectively to streamline user requirement management, testing, and communication, all centralised within a single environment.

Key topics include JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban and Scrum), planning, dependencies, the Jira-Confluence integration, reporting, essential and custom fields, issue types, screens, and filtering.

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

• Create Scrum or Kanban projects
• Configure Jira to manage projects efficiently
• Manage issues effectively
• Design necessary screens for various issue types
• Create workflows and boards, and understand their interplay
• Conduct basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Generate and review reports vital for team and management oversight

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.

PAQ is a 3-day experiential exam preparation training course with a focus on honing practical skills that can be implemented back in the workplace.

The exam takes the format of a ‘hands-on’ assessment where candidates are given a product backlog release which includes user stories, associated design documentation plus a ‘multi-drop’ application seeded with defects. Candidates will be given instructions as to what is expected of them during the practical assessment and the opportunity to create the work products required. Each practical assessment will contain 1or 2 additional scenario-based questions requiring written answers (up to 5 questions in total) that cover a selection of competencies. These written answers will be marked along with the answers to the product backlog release by an independent assessor. 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 gain the skills necessary to effectively manage value delivery in a Lean enterprise. Participants will learn about the Agile Release Train (ART), Program Increment planning, writing Epics, 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 integrate effectively into processes and continuously improve the ART.

This instructor-led, live training session in Malaysia (online or onsite) is tailored for advanced-level Release Train Engineers (RTEs) who wish to deepen their understanding of their role and refine 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 drive a Lean-Agile transformation at an enterprise level.

You will develop an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and learn how to apply SAFe's principles and practices to support Agile teams, programs, program portfolio management, and to coordinate large Value Streams. Attendance at this class prepares you to sit for the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA). Associated Certification: SAFe Agilist (SA)

Spanning two days, this course is crafted to empower teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to thrive in an Agile setting by utilising frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Attendees will acquire the skills to operate as Agile Teams, handle backlog creation and management, and effectively plan and carry out iterations. A strong emphasis is placed on comprehending the team’s position within the ART and mastering collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement in synergy with other teams.

The training equips teams to actively participate in a Program Increment (PI), covering both Team-level and Program-level events, with specific attention to forthcoming PI planning sessions. Completing this course also readies participants for the certification exam to achieve the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) credential.

Upon course completion, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organisation.

• Grasp their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to overarching objectives.

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

• Plan and execute iterations effectively.

• Showcase delivered value and continuously refine processes.

• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.

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