SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager with POPM Certification Training Course

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals interested in the Waterfall model and exploring how its limitations have been addressed, including through Agile approaches.

The first day provides an overview of these methodologies to help you determine which might best suit your organizational environment.

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

This course emphasizes the business analyst's role in achieving success within Agile projects. Participants will learn how to collaborate effectively with the development team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and customers to streamline the development process. Throughout the training, participants will engage with a simulated project to practice handling common real-world scenarios.

The iSQI Agile Essentials course offers an internationally recognized qualification designed for individuals involved in agile projects who wish to become proficient in an agile work environment. This training is ideal for Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, IT Directors, and Management Consultants. The curriculum consists of eight sections that guide participants through the entire lifecycle of an agile project, from release planning and user story creation to iteration reviews (showcases) and retrospectives. Day one emphasizes foundational concepts, with a split of 55% theory and 45% practical exercises. Day two focuses primarily on application, allocating 60% to exercises and 40% to theory.

Course Objectives

• Understand the principles underlying the Agile Manifesto and its approach to software development.
• Recognize the roles within an agile team.
• Learn how to contribute as an agile team member to define quantifiable requirements.
• Implement Whole Team quality methods to ensure acceptance criteria are satisfied.
• Value the importance of effective Iteration Reviews and understand how to contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico (online or in person) is designed for marketing leaders 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:

• Comprehend the core frameworks used in Agile product management.
• Evaluate the potential market demand for new products and services.
• Learn methods for pricing new products and techniques for optimizing value.

Agile Software Testing encompasses a set of practices designed to provide timely and continuous feedback on software quality issues, aligning with the principles of agile development.

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

This course offers a concise introduction to Agile software testing. It covers essential testing concepts within the context of Agile (Scrum) development, utilizing Crispin & Gregory's Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to examine modern principles and practices of Agile testing.

This two-day program offers a concise introduction to software testing within Agile environments. It covers essential testing concepts set against the backdrop of Agile (Scrum) development, utilizing Crispin & Gregory’s Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to examine modern Agile testing principles and practices.

Target Audience

This course is designed for development teams seeking to enhance their testing practices in an Agile setting.

It is also ideal for individuals planning to pursue testing as a specialized career and serves as a recommended prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester certification.

Objective:

This course empowers Business Analysts to master the efficient modeling and validation of business processes and resources. By aligning these elements with the target architecture and evolving market demands, organizations can significantly enhance their business agility.

Over the course of two days, participants will learn to model business processes and resources in a way that allows for seamless adaptation to shifts in goals, strategies, and impacted capabilities within the target architecture. Leveraging core business performance drivers—such as strategies, tactics, KPIs, and business capabilities—delegates will learn to create a vision-centric cartography of business processes and resources. Using tailored BPMN and UML notations, they will understand how to keep these models aligned with changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

This instructor-led, live training in Mexico 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 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

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 three-day, hands-on training course designed to prepare candidates for the certification exam while focusing on developing practical skills that can be immediately applied in the workplace.

The exam is structured as a practical, hands-on assessment. Candidates receive a product backlog release containing user stories, related design documentation, and a 'multi-drop' application pre-loaded with defects. Participants are provided with clear instructions regarding the expectations for the practical assessment, along with the opportunity to produce the necessary work products. Each assessment includes one or two additional scenario-based questions requiring written responses (up to five questions in total), covering various competencies. These written answers, along with the responses to the product backlog release, are evaluated by an independent assessor. The assessment duration is 2.5 hours.

This instructor-led live training Mexico (online or onsite) targets experienced Release Train Engineers (RTEs) aiming to deepen their understanding of their role and enhance their skills.

By the conclusion 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 teaches the Lean-Agile principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

You’ll 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 intensive two-day program is tailored to assist teams integrated into an Agile Release Train (ART) in operating efficiently within an Agile framework. By leveraging methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP), participants will acquire the skills necessary to function as cohesive Agile Teams. The curriculum covers the creation and management of backlogs, as well as the successful planning and execution of iterations. A significant focus is placed on comprehending the team’s position within the ART, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement in conjunction with other teams.

The training equips teams to actively engage in Program Increments (PI), addressing both team-level and program-level events, with special emphasis on PI planning sessions. Upon completing the course, participants will be well-prepared to sit for the certification exam to earn their SAFe® Practitioner (SP) credential.

By the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organization.
• Comprehend their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to overarching objectives.
• Identify other teams within the train, including their specific roles and interdependencies.
• Effectively plan and execute iterations.
• Showcase delivered value and drive continuous process improvement.
• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.