Agile Project Management with Kanban and Jira Training Course

Upon completion of the training, participants will be equipped to independently manage, optimise, and customise JIRA within a corporate setting.

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

Upon completion 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 Botswana introduces participants to JIRA's methodology for software planning, tracking, and releasing, while guiding them through the creation and management of a JIRA project.

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

• Understand the concepts and functionality behind JIRA's user interface and workflows.
• Add, modify, clone, link, and prioritise issues.
• Progress issues through the entire workflow.
• Perform searches.
• Manage and customise screens and filters.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level project managers who want to create, execute, and manage forms in Jira effectively.

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

• Understand Jira's core concepts, including issue types, workflows, and projects.
• Develop and manage custom fields to collect and organize data effectively.
• Optimize form-related processes for various project types and teams.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is targeted at intermediate-level Jira administrators who wish to learn how to use Jira Service Management efficiently.

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

• Learn and understand the fundamentals of Jira Service Management.
• Set up and configure a service desk and manage requests.
• Manage Jira Service Management backend and integration.

This instructor-led, live training in Botswana (online or onsite) is designed for professionals at beginner to intermediate levels who wish to elevate their Jira expertise. The course focuses on integrating and leveraging the Xray plugin, managing user roles and permissions, optimising data imports, and effectively handling storage management.

Upon completion 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.
• Optimise Jira storage usage and implement data management strategies.

Kanban serves as a method for managing workflows.

This live, instructor-led training (available online or onsite) caters to participants at both beginner and advanced levels. The tools and knowledge 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 completed within a given timeframe.
• Shorten the duration required to finish work items.
• Enhance the predictability of work outcomes (providing more accurate responses to "When will it be finished?").
• Oversee flow metrics, including throughput, lead time, work in progress, and work item age.
• Employ flow charts such as the Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, and Work Aging Chart.
• Apply statistical forecasting techniques, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreements.
• Design a Kanban System using a methodical approach (STATIK).
• Grasp Little's Law, which elucidates the nature of value flow.

This two-day course is tailored to assist teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) in operating effectively within an Agile environment by utilising 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 emphasises 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 organisation.
• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.
• Recognise 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.