Course ID: Agile-23D

Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Course Description:

This 2-day course explores how adapting Agile values and principles will improve product development. It contrasts traditional SDLC methods with the most popular Agile methods to set the stage for benchmarking performance. Then it introduces a comprehensive set of Agile techniques and practices, and gives attendees the opportunity to simulate an end-to-end project while using them. Attendees discuss significant issues such as how to transition traditional roles of development within an Agile Framework.

The strength of this course comes from various exercises and discussions that give attendees hands-on experience with practical situations. The complete product life cycle is covered from inception to release planning and deployment, from managing a backlog to demonstrating results, and from prioritizing requirements to changing them. Attendees provide estimates using several techniques at successively lower levels of detail. They experience what it is like to participate in self-managing teams. Instructor-led discussions will debrief each exercise and apply learning to the attendee’s environment. The class will also discuss the organizational, cultural and management implications of implementing Agile practices.

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Credits: 14 PDUs/CDUs
Course Duration: 2 days
Course Level: Intermediate

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Prerequisites:

General knowledge of the requirements process is recommended. The Business Analysis Essentials (BA01) course would provide this information.

Course Objectives:

Strong elicitation skills are a ‘must have’ for anyone charged with defining requirements for their project. Success is dependent on a mixture of technical skills (i.e. knowing which technique to use and how to use it) and interpersonal skills (i.e. building relationships, listening, and gaining consensus). Whether you plan to meet with your stakeholders in one-on-one sessions, in a requirements workshop, or remotely, you will need to know how to select and implement techniques to accurately and efficiently identify the needs of your business.

In this highly interactive 2-day course, you will learn how to enhance and refine your elicitation skills. Industry best practices are explained and then augmented with professional tips and methods. Working in small groups, you will practice new techniques and discuss strategies that your organization should be using to better define stakeholder needs. A case study driven workshop comprises more than half the course and provides a real-world example, templates, and job aids to reference once you are back on the job. If you are struggling with missing requirements, lack of stakeholder involvement, out of control scope, or the inability to know which tools to apply to elicit the most thorough requirements, you’ll want to consider this workshop!

Audience:

This course is designed for developers, systems analysts, and testers who are involved with testing the functionality of technology projects.

 Prerequisites

It is recommended that the participants have a basic knowledge of the software life cycle

Course Overview:

All too often the software products delivered to the business do not meet their expectations, especially with regard to the quality of the product.  An effective testing process addresses this issue by confirming the functionality and performance of the product prior to its release to the business.

This two day class looks at the business issues which drive the need for a fully functional testing process and describes the components of such a process.  It is designed to help the testers develop an understanding of their role, the process, and the deliverables associated with testing.

Course highlights

• Develop an understanding about basic concepts associated with software testing
• See how testing applies to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Recognize benefits of improved quality of deployed software using testing techniques
• Identify the key roles, activities and deliverables which make up requirements-based testing
• Use a business Use Case to define scenarios for testing
• Learn how to create a test plan and write test cases with test data
• Understand the process for testing functional requirements
• Identify the challenges of testing vendor-supplied applications

Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Recommended prerequisites: Attendees should understand and meet the experience requirements
for the PMP® certification application.

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Introducing the updated PMI Authorized PMP ® Exam Prep v3—the official PMI prep course to
advance your project management skills and prepare for the Project Management Professional
(PMP ®) certification exam. It also helps to apply updated principles and concepts as a project
manager.
Developed by PMI and validated by PMP ® certification holders, this course aligns to the PMP
Exam Content Outline and satisfies the 35 training hours required to apply for the PMP ®
certification. The course also provides access to online flash cards and several test bank
questions that are provided by PMI. ®
The current PMP® exam is NOT based solely on the 6th or the 7th edition of the PMBOK® but
rather on the 2021 PMI® Exam Content Outline and multiple references including the Agile
Practice Guide. Our facilitators are contributors to the 5th, 6th and 7th editions of the PMBOK®
and a Premier PMI®ATP and authorized PMP® instructors. They have also participated in the
updating of the content as well as being key developers of the v3 release of the PMP®
course materials and practice questions.

Credits: 21 CDUs
Course Duration: 3 days
Course Level: Beginner to Intermediate

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Prerequisites:

No prerequisites – This course is suitable for both beginner and intermediate business analysts who want to
increase their skills for eliciting, analyzing, writing and managing effective requirements on projects.

Course Objectives:

• Obtain a thorough understanding of the core responsibilities of the business analyst
• Understand the main professional associations and standards supporting business analysts in the
industry
• Discuss and explore the components of each of the domains/knowledge areas that comprise the work
of business analysis
• Obtain a clear understanding of the various requirements types and the significance for eliciting each
type
• Discuss requirements packages and types of requirements documentation
• Obtain hands-on experience with a number of business analysis techniques and models
This course is compliant with IIBA’s Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide) version 3 standard in
business analysis and is aligned with and upholds the practices as discussed in PMI’s Business Analysis for
Practitioners: A Practice Guide.

Course ID: AGL-22V
Credits: 14 PDUs
Course Duration: 2 days ( or 4, 3-hour sessions)

Course Level:
This course has been expressly designed for the beginner or intermediate agile team member

Overview:

This 2-day virtual workshop puts the distributed agile team members through their paces, by showing them how to conduct the five (5) scrum ceremonies, while also simulating key activities within a sprint, all while working remotely and using their own project (for private classes) as a case study for the exercises . This workshop utilizes an immersive learning approach, along with role playing, which allows students to assume their respective Scrum roles and practice the techniques as they learn. Students work remotely and experience an environment that is fully leveraging Agile concepts and culture. This format allows better understanding of their own role on the team, and appreciate their team members contributions.

The highlights of this course include:

• Virtual Delivery – Students collaborate online while learning Scrum roles, ceremonies, tasks, and techniques
• Dynamic workbook – Macro-enabled worksheets help students build Backlogs, Release Plans, Burndown Charts, etc.
• Compact Learning Format – Students perform 18 hands-on workshops in 2-days (or four ½ day sessions)
• Team Building Exercises – The class will split up into 2 teams (7 or 8 people per team) and work together while simulating the Scrum ceremonies and an actual sprint
• Public or Private Delivery – Delivery format can accommodate both open enrollment or corporate Agile teams
• No Tool Required– Learn Scrum best practices without being encumbered by a tool (e.g., Jira)

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Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Recommended prerequisites: Attendees should understand and meet the experience requirements
for the PMP® certification application.

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Introducing the updated PMI Authorized PMP ® Exam Prep v3—the official PMI prep course to
advance your project management skills and prepare for the Project Management Professional
(PMP ®) certification exam. It also helps to apply updated principles and concepts as a project
manager.
Developed by PMI and validated by PMP ® certification holders, this course aligns to the PMP
Exam Content Outline and satisfies the 35 training hours required to apply for the PMP ®
certification. The course also provides access to online flash cards and several test bank
questions that are provided by PMI. ®
The current PMP® exam is NOT based solely on the 6th or the 7th edition of the PMBOK® but
rather on the 2021 PMI® Exam Content Outline and multiple references including the Agile
Practice Guide. Our facilitators are contributors to the 5th, 6th and 7th editions of the PMBOK®
and a Premier PMI®ATP and authorized PMP® instructors. They have also participated in the
updating of the content as well as being key developers of the v3 release of the PMP®
course materials and practice questions.

Course Code: AGL-19A

Course Length: 2 days

Audience:

 This course is intended for Agile teams to communicate and write user stories to capture requirements. This would include Product Owners, Stakeholders, Business Analysts, Testers and any person who wants to write user stories.

Course Overview:

Writing User Stories Workshop will demonstrate how to manage, write, and communicate requirements in an Agile Environment. Participants learn to collaborate and identify business needs and communicate those needs through User Stories. Group activities will be performed to apply the learned knowledge in real time with the ability to use their own project.

Upon successful completion of this course, the attendee will gain knowledge in the following:

• Overview of Agile and understand common terms for Agile Teams
• Determine Business Analysis Activities in Agile
• Understand how to Identify and Define User Personas
• Write User Stories
• Understand all aspects of Product Backlog Items
  • Solution Requirements
  • Spikes
  • Technical Debt
• Understand Epics, Features and Tasks
• Apply User Story Analysis

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The Foundations of Business Analysis course attracts both those new to business analysis as well as those in a business analyst role who are looking for formalized education and best practices!  

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites – This course is suitable for both beginner and intermediate business analysts who would like to increase their skills in order to better elicit, analyze, write and effectively manage requirements for their projects.

Course Abstract:

This course provides a solid foundation in the principles, practices, and techniques of business analysis, aligned with the IIBA® BABOK® Guide and ECBA® exam blueprint. Participants will gain practical skills to identify business needs, define solutions, collaborate with stakeholders, document requirements, and support organizational change. Through lectures, discussions, case studies, and hands-on workshops, participants will build confidence in applying analysis methods while preparing for the ECBA® exam.

Intended Audience

• Aspiring and entry-level Business Analysts preparing for the ECBA® (Entry Certificate in Business Analysis)
• Professionals in related roles (project managers, product owners, business users, systems analysts) seeking foundational knowledge in business analysis.
• Anyone interested in learning how to apply business analysis techniques to deliver organizational value.

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Prerequisites:

Knowledge of requirements process and requirements elicitation techniques.

Course Objectives:

This 2 day workshop looks at the business issues which drive the need for a fully functional
UAT process and describes the components of such a process. It is designed to help the
Business Analyst (BA) develop an understanding of their role, the process, and the
deliverables associated with UAT.