Agile Project Management with Kanban and Jira Training Course

Upon completing the training, participants will be equipped to independently manage, optimise, and customise JIRA within a corporate environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Portugal introduces the advanced capabilities of JIRA, including creating and managing different types of JIRA projects, using JIRA for agile projects, configuring agile boards, managing built-in and custom fields, creating and managing screens and filters, performing basic and advanced issue searching, applying screen schemes, managing and updating workflows, configuring and applying workflow schemes, performing analysis and generating reports.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Manage issues effectively.
• Create and run Scrum and Kanban projects.
• Manage built-in and custom fields.
• Understand and manage business processes, workflows and workflow schemes.
• Perform basic and advanced searches and analysis.
• Generate and review reports.

This instructor-led, live training in Portugal explores JIRA’s approach to software planning, tracking, and releasing, walking participants through the process of creating and managing a JIRA project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain insight into the concepts and functionality underpinning JIRA’s user interface and workflows.
• Add, modify, clone, link, and prioritize issues.
• Advance issues through the complete workflow lifecycle.
• Execute searches effectively.
• Manage and customize screens and filters.

This instructor-led, live training in Portugal (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level project managers who aim to create, execute, and manage forms in Jira effectively.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp Jira's core concepts, such as issue types, workflows, and projects.
• Develop and manage custom fields to collect and organize data efficiently.
• Optimize form-related processes for diverse project types and teams.

This instructor-led live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level Jira administrators who want to learn how to use Jira Service Management effectively.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Jira Service Management.
• Set up and configure a service desk, and manage requests.
• Manage the backend and integrations of Jira Service Management.

This instructor-led, live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to enhance their Jira skills by learning how to integrate and utilize the Xray plugin, manage user roles and permissions, optimize data imports, and effectively handle storage management.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Integrate and configure the Xray plugin for test management.
• Manage Jira user profiles and assign appropriate roles and permissions.
• Efficiently import data into Jira following best practices.
• Optimize Jira storage usage and implement data management strategies.

Kanban serves as a method for managing workflows.

This instructor-led, live training session (available either online or on-site) caters to both beginners and advanced practitioners. The knowledge and tools imparted can be directly applied to your daily tasks to enhance workflow efficiency.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Boost the volume of work items finished within a specific timeframe.
• Shorten the duration needed to complete work items.
• Enhance the predictability of work delivery (offering more accurate responses to 'When will it be finished?').
• Monitor flow metrics (including throughput, lead time, work in progress, and work item age).
• Interpret flow charts (such as the Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, and Work Aging Chart).
• Apply statistical forecasting techniques, like Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics.
• Methodically design a Kanban System (using the STATIK framework).
• Grasp Little's Law, which elucidates the nature of value flow.

This two-day course equips teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to operate effectively in an Agile environment by leveraging frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn how to function as Agile Teams, create and manage their backlogs, and successfully plan and execute iterations. The course also emphasizes understanding the team’s role within the ART and how to collaborate, plan, execute, and continuously improve alongside other teams.

The training prepares teams to participate in a Program Increment (PI), covering both Team-level and Program-level events, with a particular focus on upcoming PI planning sessions. Completion of the course also prepares participants for the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

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

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organization.
• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.
• Recognize other teams within the train, including their roles and interdependencies.
• Plan and execute iterations effectively.
• Demonstrate delivered value and continuously improve processes.
• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.