Architecture and Design: Core + Advanced Training Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is designed for participants at beginner to intermediate levels who aim to tackle routine workplace problems using gamification techniques.

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

• Grasp the core principles of Design Thinking and how they apply to problem-solving.
• Utilise gamification techniques to boost engagement and drive innovation.
• Create creative and practical solutions for common workplace issues.
• Collaborate effectively across teams to execute problem-solving strategies.
• Apply iterative methods to refine solutions through feedback and experimentation.

This instructor-led live training (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level developers, architects, and analysts who wish to learn and apply DDD concepts and practices to their software projects.

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

• Understand fundamental DDD concepts, such as bounded contexts and entities, and how to apply them within software projects.
• Utilise strategic DDD to define and design the domain model, identify subdomains, and establish clear boundaries.
• Implement tactical DDD through patterns including CQRS, factories, and event sourcing.
• Effectively refactor and modernise legacy systems using DDD techniques.
• Design and implement architectures centred on products, domains, and team structures.
• Leverage data mesh to build domain-oriented data platforms that support data discovery and governance.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is an approach for handling complex behaviors when developing software.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is a software development methodology that focuses on constructing systems around the core business domain, utilising a shared ubiquitous language alongside strategic and tactical modelling techniques.

This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, is tailored for advanced senior developers seeking to leverage DDD principles to build robust, maintainable, and scalable systems.

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

• Identify and model essential domain concepts using ubiquitous language and bounded contexts.
• Implement tactical DDD patterns such as entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories, and domain services.
• Design context maps and establish strategic boundaries to manage complexity across microservices and teams.
• Integrate DDD practices into Agile teams and CI/CD workflows to enhance collaboration and delivery efficiency.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Numerous exercises and practical sessions.
• Hands-on implementation within a live laboratory environment.

Customization Options

• To request a customized training course, please contact us to arrange your requirements.

Numerous well-established patterns are readily accessible. Often, applying these patterns simply requires adapting their names and implementing them within a specific technology. This approach can save hundreds of hours that would otherwise be devoted to design and testing. Training Goals This course aims to achieve two objectives: first, it enables you to reuse widely recognised patterns, and second, it empowers you to create and reuse patterns tailored to your organisation. It assists you in estimating how patterns can reduce costs, systematise the design process, and generate a code framework based on your patterns. Audience Software designers, business analysts, project managers, programmers, developers, as well as operational managers and software division managers. Course Style The course focuses on use cases and their relationship with a specific pattern. Most of the examples are explained in UML and in simple Java examples (the language can change if the course is booked as a closed course). It guides you through the sources of the patterns as well as showing you how to catalogue and describe patterns which can be reused across your organisation.

Design Thinking is a human-centred approach to problem-solving that utilises empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing. This course places particular emphasis on the Empathize stage, helping participants link identified pain points to the genuine needs of internal clients, while applying dynamic, collaborative activities to convert insights into tangible results.

Delivered as an instructor-led live training session (available online or onsite), this programme is tailored for teams and leaders at beginner to intermediate levels who wish to enhance their empathy capabilities, strengthen relationships with internal clients, and transform pain points into meaningful opportunities for growth.

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

• Utilise empathy-based techniques to uncover and validate client requirements.
• Convert mapped pain points into clear, actionable needs.
• Participate in dynamic role-plays and simulations to practice client-focused conversations.
• Collaboratively redefine problem statements from the client's viewpoint.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and guided discussions.
• Dynamic, hands-on role-plays and empathy exercises.
• Group workshops focused on collaborative problem reframing.

Customisation Options

• For a customised version tailored to a specific internal process (such as procurement or equipment provisioning), please contact us to arrange.

Design Thinking is a human-centred methodology that solves problems through empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing. By concentrating on the first two stages—Empathize and Define—teams can gain a deeper understanding of their internal clients and accurately identify the correct problems to address.

This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, is designed for beginner to intermediate teams and leaders who want to strengthen their connection with internal clients, reduce resistance to change, and enhance operational efficiency through practical, collaborative methods.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Utilise active listening and interviewing techniques to gather meaningful insights about internal clients.
• Create empathy maps to capture user needs and pain points.
• Distinguish between actual root problems and perceived issues using tools such as the 5 Whys and problem trees.
• Draft clear, actionable problem statements (POVs) to guide solution development.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lectures and discussions.
• Practical, hands-on exercises and role-plays.
• Group workshops and plenary feedback sessions.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized version tailored to a specific internal process (e.g., procurement or equipment provisioning), please contact us to arrange.

In this instructor-led, live workshop training in Malaysia (online or onsite), participants will learn how to apply the five stages of Design Thinking to gain a deeper understanding of the problems faced by end-users of a product or service, and subsequently develop the most effective strategies to resolve them.

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

• Apply creative strategies to align customer needs with technologically feasible solutions.
• Develop a strategy to increase customer value and enhance product and service offerings.

This instructor-led, live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) targets beginner to intermediate professionals who wish to understand and apply Design Thinking methodologies to drive innovation and improve business solutions.

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

• Understand the core principles of Design Thinking and its role in innovation.
• Apply the five phases of Design Thinking to problem-solving.
• Utilize ideation techniques and tools to foster creativity.
• Implement Design Thinking strategies to improve processes and enhance efficiency.

This live, instructor-led training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level leaders and HR professionals who wish to learn and apply Design Thinking methodologies to foster innovation, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and engage teams effectively.

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

• Equip participants with tools and methodologies to foster innovation and team engagement.
• Develop skills in empathy mapping, ideation, and prototyping for solving complex challenges.
• Apply Design Thinking principles to leadership and HR scenarios.
• Promote a culture of innovation within tech teams.

Overview:

The Design Thinking (DT) methodology comprises five distinct stages: empathize, define the problem, ideate, prototype, and test.

In today's increasingly complex landscape, we often encounter challenges that demand specialized approaches. Design Thinking serves as a powerful framework for addressing these intricate issues. By mastering design thinking, professionals can navigate complexity with greater effectiveness, enhance their communication and persuasion skills, drive better business outcomes, and elevate both organizational and personal performance.

• How DT operates: learning from users and the problem context, identifying patterns, developing a design model (including model drift), testing the model, evaluating outcomes, and re-engineering as necessary.
• The interconnected relationship between DT, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• DT methods and tools: persona development, stakeholder mapping, customer journey mapping, service blueprinting, and business model innovation.
• Applications of DT: cultivating a design mindset, fostering disruptive innovation, adopting an iterative approach, utilizing agile estimation techniques, strengthening critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, enhancing teamwork, leadership readiness, communication skills, technological fluency, forward-thinking strategies, intercultural and ethical competency, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, negotiation capabilities, and conflict resolution.

Objectives:

• To grasp the fundamental principles and subtleties of DT.
• To explore key concepts, influencing factors, theories, types, and models within DT.
• To engage in experimentation, experience, and practical application of DT.

Delivery:

This is a one-day (4-hour) training course consisting of:

• Lectures (40% - covering the presentation of theories, concepts, models, and interactive discussions),
• Group exercises (30% - focusing on group dynamics, games, group discussions, and mock conflict resolution activities),
• Individual activities (15% - involving writing, designing, and peer discussions)
• And other elements (15% - such as videos and reading materials).

Note: Due to the interactive nature of this course, a minimum group size of 3 participants is required.

Target audience:

Technical Team Leaders, Software Developers

Learning objectives:

This training aims to equip participants with the skills to design advanced development and project structures in C#.

Throughout the course, students will become familiar with MSDN resources and tools that support the development workflow, such as Microsoft Visual Studio and ReSharper.

This instructor-led live training Malaysia (online or on-site) is designed for intermediate-level Java developers who want to utilize design patterns to improve software structure, maintainability, and scalability.

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

• Understand the purpose and benefits of design patterns.
• Apply Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns effectively in Java.
• Improve code reusability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Refactor existing codebases using design patterns.

This instructor-led live training in Malaysia (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level PHP developers who want to apply design patterns effectively in their projects.

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

• Understand the purpose and benefits of design patterns.
• Identify and implement appropriate design patterns for common scenarios.
• Structure PHP applications using industry-recognized best practices.
• Integrate patterns into modern frameworks such as Symfony or Zend.

This course is tailored for JavaScript developers who are designing and implementing advanced Internet applications. The training focuses on conveying best practices in JavaScript programming and highlights common pitfalls. A key aspect of the session is exploring object-oriented programming techniques available within JavaScript syntax.