Practitioner in Agile Quality (PAQ) certification Training Course

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

The first day provides an overview of these approaches, helping you determine which may best suit your specific environment.

The second day focuses on project management techniques and best practices derived from Agile, applicable in both Waterfall and Agile contexts.

This course centers on the responsibilities of the business analyst to ensure success within Agile initiatives. Participants will learn how to collaborate effectively with the development team, the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and customers to streamline the development process. The curriculum includes a simulated project where attendees practice handling common scenarios.

This instructor-led, live training in France (online or onsite) is aimed at engineering and design professors who wish to understand, apply, and teach modern software development practices relevant to systems engineering, civil engineering, design, and architecture disciplines.

The iSQI Agile Essentials certification is an internationally recognized qualification designed for professionals engaged in agile projects who wish to become accustomed to working within an agile framework. This includes Project Managers, Quality Managers, Software Development Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, IT Directors, and Management Consultants. The curriculum consists of eight modules and guides participants through the entire agile project lifecycle, from release planning and user story creation to iteration reviews (showcases) and retrospectives. The first day emphasizes core principles, with 55% theoretical instruction and 45% exercises. The second day focuses on practical application, allocated as 40% theory and 60% exercises.

Course Objectives

• Value the principles behind the Agile manifesto and its approach to software development
• Appreciate the roles within an agile team
• Understand 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 France (online or onsite) is aimed at 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 end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the core frameworks utilized in agile product management.
• Evaluate the potential demand for new products and services.
• Master techniques for pricing new products and adjusting their value.

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

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

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

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

Intended Audience

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

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

Objective:

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

Over two days, participants will learn how to map business processes and resources to accommodate shifts in goals, strategies, and impacted capabilities within the context of a target architecture. Leveraging key performance drivers—such as strategies, tactics, KPIs, and business capabilities—attendees will develop a vision-centric map of business processes and resources. Using appropriate BPMN and UML notations tailored to their specific business language, they will gain the skills to adapt these models in response to changing strategies, tactics, and policies.

This instructor-led, live training in France 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 users often focus excessively on the software rather than the underlying methodology.

This instructor-led, live training demonstrates how Jira and Confluence work in tandem to help teams successfully deliver their products or projects. Participants will learn to leverage these tools efficiently to manage user requirements, testing, and communication—all centralized in one location.

Key topics include JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban & Scrum), planning, dependencies, the integration between Jira and Confluence, reporting, essential 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 for effective project management
• Manage issues efficiently
• Design necessary screens for different issue types
• Create and understand the interaction between workflows and boards
• Conduct basic and advanced searches and analysis
• Generate and review reports for both the team and 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 also allows for the evaluation of participants.

• 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.

The "SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager with POPM Certification" training is a two-day course that enables participants to gain the skills necessary to effectively manage value delivery in an enterprise based on Lean principles. Participants will learn about Agile Release Train (ART) principles, Program Increment planning, writing Epics, and how to effectively fulfill the roles of Product Owner and Product Manager. The training also covers topics related to the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, allowing participants to integrate effectively into processes and continuously improve the ART.

This instructor-led live training in France (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level Release Train Engineers (RTEs) who wish to deepen their understanding of their role and improve their skills.

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

You will learn how to execute and deliver value via Agile Release Trains, how to construct an Agile Portfolio, and how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at the enterprise level.

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, 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)