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PMI-ACP Certification Training

Date : 15 - 16 Dec
Venue :TBD

Overview

Agile is a general methodology applicable to project management and product development, and is increasingly used today as businesses and industries recognize the inherent value in this approach. The PMI-ACP® is a well respected credential in the Agile community, and demonstrates your competence in carrying out project management using Agile practices. The certification mandatorily requires a combination of agile training, experience working on agile projects and passing a rigorous examination on agile principles, practices, tools and techniques. Agenda Agile Framework – A brief introduction to agile, discuss how agile is different from traditional methods, agile principles and values, and vital role of flexibility and stability in agile. Introduction of Scrum – Conceptual learning and understanding of Scrum including detailed study of Scrum roles, ceremonies, artifacts. User Stories – A tool used for trawling requirement in agile projects. What are user stories and how to write a good user story? Agile Estimation – This lesson takes us to the black art, art of estimating the software project work, discusses agile sizing and estimation techniques. Also discusses estimation game and planning poker. Value Based Prioritization – the lesson discusses all about prioritization- what features built in next iteration, discuss various models to assist PO to groom the product backlog. Agile Planning – the lesson talks about agile planning, two levels of planning-release and iteration; velocity estimates, release date identification. Agile Monitoring – Once planning is done we need monitoring and adaptation. This lesson discusses release and iteration level monitoring of agile projects. Retrospective – Retrospective is one of the most important steps in an agile methodology. It helps in adapting and improving the process. It discusses retrospective meeting, meeting structure. Extreme Programming – Extreme programming values, practices. Lean – Lean and Kanban is discussed in details. The lesson covers lean principles, lean tools including Value Stream Mapping, Cumulative flow diagram and Kanban Board, and major differences underlying Kanban and Scrum. Communication – The lesson covers how agile communication is more about communication facilitation rather than management. Risk Management – Risk Management, risk response strategies, and organic risk management are discussed in details. Governance – The lesson deals with organization level governing structure for agile project, we discuss possible matrices and PMO in this lesson. Soft Skills – Highlights are the soft zone of agile coach and team. Discuss the significance of power of listening, emotional intelligence skills, and conflict management. Take away Get an introduction to Agile principles and practices Learn how to mentor high-performance teams who deliver results Understand techniques for actively managing project scope and ensuring delivery of the best products possible Get familiar with new ways of managing project scope, schedule, budget and quality that are easily improved through effective Agile controls Learn to combine best methods from multiple Agile methodologies Apply powerful metrics to ensure continuous improvement Learn about common pitfalls many teams fall into when adopting Agile practices Respond to change quickly to seize competitive advantage Benefits of Agile and why Agile teams are significantly happier with their work Who can attend? Project Managers Quality Assurance Lead Developers/Programmers Testers Product Owners Scrum Masters Scrum Team Members Certification Eligibility For a person appearing in PMI-ACP® certification test, PMI® expects prior experience of minimum 8 months in team following any agile methodology, it may be scrum (as scrum is a one of agile methodology) or any other company defined agile methodology. Deliverable 21 PDUs / Contact Hours Scrum Educational Units (SEUs ),16 SEUs for classroom training. 24/7 Post training support via online learning communities/mails/video chats/phone calls. Get Tickets

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Certified LeSS Basics

Date : 08 December
Venue :Quality Inn Sabari

Overview

Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) is a framework for scaling agile development to multiple teams. LeSS.works gives an overview. LeSS builds on top of the Scrum principles such as empiricism, cross-functional self-managing teams and provides a framework for applying that at scale. It provides simple structural rules and guidelines on how to adopt Scrum in large product development.

Description

The Certified LeSS Basics course is a brief introduction into the LeSS Framework. It provides a 1-day overview of the framework and some of the essential concepts that it uses. It will help determining whether LeSS is for you but for LeSS adoptions, we’d recommend to follow it up with a LeSS Practitioner course. The Certified LeSS basics course is for anyone who is involved in a LeSS effort. Basic Scrum knowledge is expected and can be achieved by attending a Certified Scrum Master or a Professional Scrum Master course, or thoroughly reading Scrum introduction material such as the Scrum Primer and practicing Scrum. The Certified LeSS Basics course is often combined with a Scrum course where this will be the last day of a longer Scrum-focused training.

Course content

The following topics will be covered in the Certified LeSS Basics course:

• Why LeSS?
• LeSS Overview and introduction to LeSS Huge
• LeSS Rules and Principles
• Feature Teams

After Course Completion

All participants will be receiving a Certified LeSS Basics certificate and an account on less.works. The LeSS Basics Certificate will not expire. Get Tickets

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Professional Scrum Master

Date : 15 - 16 Dec
Venue :Hotel Novotel,Sholinganallur

Overview

Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM I) is a 2-day course that covers the principles and (empirical) process theory underpinning the Scrum framework, and the role of the Scrum Master in it. This course is a combination of instruction and team-based exercises and teaches what is at the heart of the Scrum and Agile movement. The course also includes a free attempt at the globally recognized Professional Scrum Master I certification exam (PSM I)

Learning Objective

Over the 2 days, students will see why PSM is the cutting-edge course for effective Scrum Masters and for anyone coaching a software development team toward increased efficiency and effectiveness. The course includes advanced thinking for servant-leadership and behavioral shifts. Throughout the course, students are challenged to think in terms of the Scrum principles to better understand what to do when returning to the workplace. The PSM course is much more than just a set of slides and an instructor. In this course, students work on real-life cases with other classmates together as a team. This course is made up of discussions and hands-on exercises based upon real-life cases.

Topics

• Scrum theory and principles
• The Scrum Framework
• The Definition of Done
• Running a Scrum project
• Working with people and teams
• Scrum in your organization
• The role of the Scrum Master
• Working with organizational challenge

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) assessment. If you attempt the PSM I assessment within 14 days and do not score at least 85%, you will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost. You are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSM II assessment once passing PSM I. Get Tickets

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Leading SAFe Training

Date : 26 - 27 Jan
Venue :TBD

Overview

During this two-day course, attendees will gain the knowledge necessary to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®), and its underlying principles derived from Lean, systems thinking, Agile development, product development flow, and DevOps. They will also learn and practice the skills for supporting and executing PI Planning events, and be coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Attendees will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset, why it’s so effective in today's adapt-or-die marketplace, and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation. They'll also learn how to build and support Agile teams and programs, empower a Lean Portfolio, build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinate large solutions. They will develop a skill set that's in demand worldwide—and empower their enterprises to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when they become a SAFe® 4 Agilist (SA).

Learning Goals

To perform the role of a SAFe® Agilist, attendees should be able to:

• Interpret the basic constructs of SAFe and the steps of the Implementation Roadmap
• Apply the values and principles of a Lean-Agile Mindset
• Apply SAFe’s Lean and Agile principles to the roles and practices of SAFe
• Create high-performing teams by establishing mission and purpose
• Use transformational leadership to drive change, develop people, and encourage innovation
• Support PI Planning and the events associated with successful Program execution
• Drive continuous value delivery through the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Establish alignment and execution with Strategic Themes and Lean Portfolio Management
• Coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains and suppliers with a Solution Train

Topics Covered

• Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset
• Understanding SAFe Principles
• Creating high-performing teams and programs
• Experiencing Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Exploring, Executing, and Releasing Value
• Leading the Lean-Agile Enterprise
• Empowering a Lean Portfolio
• Building Large Solutions

What Attendees Get

The class registration includes:

• Attendee workbook
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® 4 Agilist exam
• One year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
• Course certificate of completion

Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to be eligible for the exam. Get Tickets

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