SAFe PO/PM Training Course

This two-day course is designed for IT professionals interested in exploring the Waterfall model and understanding traditional methods for addressing its limitations, including Agile approaches.

The first day provides an overview of these methodologies to help you determine the best fit for your organization.

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

This training equips participants with the knowledge, techniques, tools, and practices necessary to execute projects using Agile principles. The core of the program involves presenting selected Agile frameworks, techniques, and tools, including the Scrum Framework, Agile Project Management, Lean, Kanban, and more.

The course is designed for professionals interested in implementing Agile methodologies within their organizations, project participants, and project managers who are currently implementing or considering adopting Agile approaches.

The curriculum combines theoretical instruction, workshops, and practical examples.

Course Delivery Format

• Interactive lectures paired with group discussions.
• Extensive practical exercises and hands-on practice.
• Live implementation within a lab environment.

Customization Options

• For bespoke training arrangements, please contact us directly.

This course concentrates on the essential skills required for a Business Analyst to thrive within Agile projects. Participants will learn how to effectively collaborate with the development team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and customers to streamline the development process. The curriculum includes hands-on practice through a simulated project, allowing attendees to navigate common scenarios encountered in Agile environments.

The iSQI Agile Essentials course is a globally recognized qualification designed for individuals involved in agile projects who wish to gain familiarity with working within an agile environment. This includes Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, IT Directors, and Management Consultants. The course consists of eight sections that guide participants through the agile project lifecycle, from release planning and writing user stories to the iteration review (showcase) and retrospective. The first day emphasizes key principles (55% theory, 45% exercises), while the second day focuses on practical application (40% theory, 60% exercises).

Course Objectives

• Understand the principles behind 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 quantifiable requirements
• Apply Whole Team quality methods to ensure acceptance criteria are met
• Appreciate the importance of effective Iteration Reviews and how to contribute to continuous improvement through retrospectives

This instructor-led, live training in Serbia (online or onsite) is designed for 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 conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend the primary frameworks employed in Agile Product Management.
• Evaluate the potential demand for new products and services.
• Master the principles of pricing new products and techniques for value optimization.

Agile Software Testing encompasses a series of testing practices designed to deliver timely and continuous feedback regarding software quality issues, in alignment with the principles of agile development.

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

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

Master the concepts, principles, and techniques of Agile Team Facilitation, which are vital for guiding teams toward higher maturity levels. In an Agile environment, success relies heavily on effective collaboration and productive team meetings, with the Agile Team Facilitator playing a central role in helping teams achieve self-organization. Develop the facilitation mindset required to design and lead collaborative sessions that drive superior results and maturity. This course acts as a critical stepping stone for those aspiring to become Agile Coaches, emphasizing both skill development and mindset transformation. Discover group facilitation tools and techniques to engage participants and achieve specific outcomes in workshops and meetings.

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

Target Audience

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

It is also ideal for individuals aiming to pursue testing as a dedicated career path and serves as a recommended prerequisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

This training offers a comprehensive 360° perspective on the challenges of Agile implementation and the role of a Change Leader. It covers aspects ranging from establishing organizational culture to transforming environments, teams, and mindsets. Participants will learn the tools and techniques for working effectively with teams and environments, as well as how to oversee the work of an Agile Leader and cultivate "Agile thinking."

The course is designed for individuals interested in implementing Agile methodologies within their organizations, those participating in projects, and project managers who are currently implementing or planning to adopt Agile approaches.

The program includes theoretical content, interactive workshops, and practical case studies.

Objective:

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

Over the course of this two-day training, participants will learn to model business processes and resources in a way that allows for adaptation to shifts in goals, strategies, and impacted capabilities within the context of the target architecture. Leveraging key business performance elements such as strategies, tactics, KPIs, and business capabilities, attendees will gain the skills to develop a vision-centric business process and resource cartography. They will then learn how to utilize appropriate BPMN and UML notations tailored to their professional language to adapt these models to changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

This training provides an in-depth understanding of the knowledge, techniques, tools, and best practices for managing IT projects. It covers methodologies such as Prince2, PMBoK, Agile Project Management, Scrum, MSF, CMMI, and RUP, along with their underlying philosophies, organizational structures, roles, and approaches to structuring project phases in real-world scenarios.
During the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn and practice selected tools and techniques.
The training is designed for professionals interested in implementing project management frameworks within their organizations, team members involved in IT projects, and IT project managers who are currently implementing or planning to implement IT project management methodologies.
The curriculum includes theoretical content, hands-on workshops, and practical case studies.

This instructor-led, live training in Serbia 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 participants often focus excessively on the tool itself rather than the underlying methodology.

This instructor-led, live training introduces attendees to the synergistic power of Jira and Confluence, demonstrating how these tools work together to help teams deliver products and projects successfully. Participants will learn to utilize these platforms efficiently to manage user requirements, testing, and communication—all centralized in one location.

The curriculum covers Jira projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (both Kanban and Scrum), planning, dependencies, integration between Jira and Confluence, reporting, key fields, 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 effectively
• Manage issues efficiently
• Design necessary screens to handle different issue types
• Create workflows and boards, understanding their interaction
• Conduct basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generate and review reports essential for both the team and management