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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for project leaders, scrum masters, coaches, product owners, and team members who intend on taking the PMI-ACP© exam. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, you will know: ? Agile principles and practices that will enhance team productivity and improve customer satisfaction ? How to create transparent communication among stakeholders ? How to manage project's scope, schedule and budget in an Agile environment ? How to maximize business value and deliver most value early in the project ? How to build high-performing team ? How to plan at multiple levels and manage stakeholders' expectations ? How to detect, track and resolve risks in an Agile project This course provides participants with a solid foundation of the PMI-ACP© exam. Participants will be introduced to PMI Agile concepts and practices. INTRODUCTION TO THE PMI-ACP© COURSE AND EXAM AGILE PRINCIPLES AND MINDSET * Agile project Management Framework: * ? What is Agility * ? Agile Manifesto * ? Agile Principles * ? Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, Extreme programming (XP), Lean * ? Agile leadership * ? Agile process overview VALUE-DRIVEN DELIVERY * What is Value-driven delivery, how to deliver value early and minimize waste * Assessing Value - Return on Investment (ROI), net present value (NPV), Internal rate of return (IRR), earned value management, managing risk * Value Based prioritization ? Customer-Valued prioritization, prioritization schemes (Kano analysis, MoSCoW, relative prioritization / ranking * Delivering incrementally ? Minimal Viable Product (MVP), Minimal marketable Feature (MMF), Work In progress (WIP), WIP Limits, Bottlenecks, Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) * Contracting in Agile projects * Verification and validation STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT * Identifying project stakeholders * Managing stakeholder engagement * Establishing a shared vision ? Agile chartering, Definition of 'Done' (DoD), Agile modelling, wireframes, personas * Communication Management ? face to face communication, two-way communication, knowledge sharing, information radiators, social media * Working collaboratively ? workshops, brainstorming, collaboration games * Interpersonal skills for Agile success ? emotional intelligence, active listening, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, participatory decision making TEAM PERFORMANCE * Agile team roles * High-performing Agile teams ? stages of team development * Adaptive leadership * Creating collaborative team spaces ? co-located teams, osmotic communication, distributed teams * Tracking team performance in Agile teams ? burn charts, velocity ADAPTIVE PLANNING * Defining adaptive planning * Principles of Agile planning * Tools for sizing and estimating * Releases and Iterations planning PROBLEM DETECTION ?ND RESOLUTION * How problems impact a project * Detecting problems ? lead time and cycle time, defects, variance analysis, trend analysis, control limits * Managing projects threats and issues ? risk-adjusted backlog, risk severity, risk burndown graphs * Solving problems CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT * Multiple levels of improvement ? processes, product, people * Implementing continuous process improvement ? process tailoring, systems thinking, process analysis, value stream mapping, project pre-mortems * Working towards continuous product improvement ? product feedback loops and learning cycle * Leading continuous people improvement ? retrospectives, team self-assessments PMI-ACP© EXAM PREPARATION * PMI-ACP© Exam Particulars Overview * PMI-ACP© Exam Particulars * PMI-ACP© Candidate Requirements * PMI-ACP© Candidate Fees * PMI-ACP© Exam Application Process

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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for people who have on the job experience doing project management activities and running projects, regardless of their job title. It is for those who wish to become certified project managers, or those that want to build or reinforce a foundation in project management. This course is ideal for a person who wants to grow and formalize their project management skills on an industry neutral, global standard, the Project Management Institute. Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the various project life cycles and processes. Distinguish between predictive and adaptive approaches. Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning. Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities. Explain the importance of the role the project manager plays. Determine how to follow and execute and respond to planned strategies or frameworks (e.g., communication, risks, etc.). Demonstrate an understanding of common problem-solving tools and techniques. Identify the suitability of a predictive, plan-based approach for the organizational structure (e.g., virtual, colocation, matrix structure, hierarchical, etc.). Determine and give examples of the activities within each process. Demonstrate an understanding of a project management plan schedule. Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects. Explain when it is appropriate and sustainable to use an adaptive approach for the organizational structure. Compare the pros and cons of adaptive and predictive, plan-based projects. Identify the suitability of adaptive approaches for the organizational structure (e.g., virtual, colocation, matrix structure, hierarchical, etc.). Identify organizational process assets and environmental factors that facilitate the use of adaptive approaches. Determine how to plan project iterations. Determine how to document project controls for an adaptive project. Distinguish between the components of different adaptive methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Scaled Adaptive Framework (SAFe), Kanban, etc.). Determine how to prepare and execute task management steps. Demonstrate an understanding of business analysis (BA) roles and responsibilities. Demonstrate the importance of communication for a business analyst between various teams and stakeholders. Determine how to gather requirements and using the best approach for a situation. Explain the application of a product roadmap. Determine how project methodologies influence business analysis processes. Validate requirements through product delivery. Every career in project management has a beginning and that is the purpose of this course. You will learn the fundamentals of project management. This includes project performance, when to use the predictive or adaptive methodologies, business analysis domains, and frameworks, as well as the proper use of one of the various adaptive frameworks. Every career in project management has a beginning and that is the purpose of this course. You will learn the fundamentals of project management. This includes project performance, when to use the predictive or adaptive methodologies, business analysis domains, and frameworks, as well as the proper use of one of the various adaptive frameworks.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This intermediate course is for Business and Technical Specialist working with the Matching, Linking, and Search services of InfoSphere MDM Virtual module. Overview Understand how Matching and Linking work for both the Virtual Implementations of InfoSphere MDM Understand the MDM configuration project and database tables used by the PME Understand the PME Algorithms (Standardization, Bucketing and Comparison steps) and how to create and customize the algorithms using the workbench Understand how to analyze the Bucketing steps in an algorithm Understand how to generate weights for a given algorithm and how those weights are generated based on a sample database set Understand how to analyze the weights that are generated using the workbench Understand how to deploy the PME configuration for the Virtual implementations of InfoSphere MDM The InfoSphere MDM Virtual Module Algorithms V.11 course prepares students to work with and customize the algorithm configurations deployed to the InfoSphere MDM Probabilistic Matching Engine (PME) for Virtual MDM implementations. PME AND VIRTUAL OVERVIEW * Virtual MDM Overview Terminology (Source, Entity, Member, Attributes) PME and Virtual MDM ( Algorithms, Weights, Comparison Scores, Thresholds) Virtual MDM Linkages and Tasks VIRTUAL MDM ALGORITHMS * Standardization Bucketing Comparison Functions VIRTUAL PME DATA MODEL * Algorithm configuration tables Member Derived Data Bucketing Data BUCKET ANALYSIS * Analysis Overview Attribute Completeness Bucket Analysis WEIGHTS * Weights Overview (Frequency-based weights, Edit Distance weights and Parameterize weights) The weight formula Running weight generation Analyzing weights Bulk Cross Match process Pair Manager Threshold calculations ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans ZZ880 IBM Virtual Module Algorithms for InfoSphere MDM V11 training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the ZZ880 IBM Virtual Module Algorithms for InfoSphere MDM V11 course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Anyone with the need to understand how business analysis is performed to support agile projects or who must transition their existing business analysis skills and practices from waterfall to agile. Overview In this course, students will: Understand the fundamentals of agile delivery and agile business analysis Compare and contrast business analysis on waterfall and agile projects Explain the value proposition for agile product development Define the 4 main types of project life cycles Complete an in-depth walkthrough of the agile delivery life cycle Explain the major flavors of agile Understand the major standards available to assist in transition of skills Define business analysis tailoring and understand how to apply it Learn over 20 business analysis techniques commonly used on agile projects In this course, students will gain an understanding about agile business analysis. Students will learn how business analysis on an agile project is ?the same? and ?different? than business analysis performed on waterfall projects. Students will understand how the business analysis role changes on an agile team. A number of business analysis techniques suited for supporting agile teams will be introduced as will the various standards available to the community to help teams and organizations transition. Since few organizations are pure agile, students will also learn about delivery approaches that use a combination of practices from waterfall and agile and will also be introduced to the important concept of business analysis tailoring ? the key skill used to adapt business analysis skills to all environments ? regardless of the delivery life cycle selected. INTRODUCTION * What is agile * The Agile Manifesto * Agile principles * Agile benefits * Hands-on activity LEARNING AND COURSE OBJECTIVES * The current state of agile * Agile trends * Agile skills * Value proposition * The business case for agile * The BA role changes on an agile project * Hands-on activity UNDERSTANDING PROJECT LIFE CYCLES * Project life cycle * Product life cycle * Incremental versus Iterative * Hybrid approaches to delivery * Choosing a project life cycle AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT AGILE * The agile development life cycle * A sequence of iterations * Essential concepts * Inside each iteration * Iteration goal * Iteration planning * Sequence of tasks * Work period * Testing * End of iteration activities * Evaluation and feedback * Structured walkthroughs * Evaluation guidelines * The BA role in structured walkthroughs * Scripting scenarios * Defect list * Retrospectives * Hands-on exercise TYPE OF AGILE DELIVERY APPROACHES * The flavors of agile * Scrum * Scrum roles * Extreme Programming (XP) * Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) * Feature Driven Development (FDD) * Testing * Best practices used by FDD * Kanban * Kanban Boards * Agile Unified Process * Scaling Frameworks INTRODUCTION TO AGILE BUSINESS ANALYSIS * What is business analysis? * What is agile business analysis? * Framework for agile business analysis * Business analysis components * International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA©) * Project Management Institute (PMI©) * Context to business analysis * Our industry BA standards * Our industry Agile BA standards * Product Owners * What stays the same * What is expected to change * Agile requirements deliverables * Lightweight documentation * Requirements repository * Where business analysis fits in * The BA workload * Hands-on exercise BUSINESS ANALYSIS TAILORING * Business analysis tailoring (defined) * Tailoring considerations * What tailoring looks like * The PMI Guide to Business Analysis * Determining the ?best? BA approach * Methodology vs Standard * Why use methodologies * Determining your methodology * Business analysis impacts TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR AGILE BUSINESS ANALYSIS * Agile BA techniques * Backlog refinements * Behavior Driven Development (BDD) * Burndown chart * Collaborative games * Definition of done * Definition of ready * INVEST * Iteration planning * Kanban board * Minimum marketable features (MMF) * Minimum viable product (MVP) * MoSCoW * Narrative writing * Persona analysis * Product roadmap * Progressive Elaboration * Prototyping * Purpose alignment model * Retrospectives * Story slicing * Hands-on Exercise PRIORITIZATION TECHNIQUES * Requirements prioritization * Prioritizing on agile projects * Prioritization criteria * Business benefit * MoSCoW * Pair-choice comparison * Setting priorities with multi-voting * Cost to acquire and operate * Determining business value * Story point estimating * Planning poker * Project velocity * Hands-on activity COURSE WRAP-UP * Making the transition to agile * How my role will be different * Course summary * Retrospective * Questions ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA08 - Agile for Business Analysts training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA08 - Agile for Business Analysts course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Application Consultants and Program Managers Overview Participants learn about the SAP Activate methodology in agile implementation techniques in SAP projects.The course enables participants to apply the Agile techniques in their projects through project use cases and simulations.This class is highly interactiveThis course complements agile courses from other providers, like Certified Scrum Master and/or PMI-ACP training. In this course, students will gain knowledge on how to use techniques in SAP projects. THE BASICS * Agile and SCRUM 101 * Introduction to SAP Activate * Agile Project Fit STARTING AGILE * Roles and Responsibilities * Agile Project Organisation * Prepare Agile Project BACKLOG * Explore Phase Overview * Create Product Backlog * Definition of Done ITERATIVE BUILD * Release Planning * Sprint Cycle * Testing and Deploy SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS * Summary and key points APPENDICES * Agile Manifesto * Agile Use Cases * Agile Fit Questions * Agile Lean Design Templates * Agile and SAP Solution Manager ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans ACT200 SAP Agile Project Delivery training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the ACT200 SAP Agile Project Delivery course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner is designed for those who are already certified in either PRINCE2 or PRINCE2 Agile Foundation levels. Candidates can sit PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner if they hold any of the following project management certifications: PRINCE2 Foundation, PRINCE2 Agile Foundation, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or IMPA Levels A,B, C and D (Certified Project Director). Overview The PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner course explores practical application of the PRINCE2 Agile method with real-world scenarios. Developed in response to demand from user communities, PRINCE2 Agile provides structure, governance and controls when working with agile concepts, methods and techniques. As a PRINCE2© Accredited Training Organization of PeopleCert, all students attending this training will be provided with the exam voucher as a part of delivery. INTRODUCTION AN OVERVIEW OF AGILE INTRODUCTION TO PRINCE2 AGILE THE 5 TARGETS STARTING-UP A PROJECT, INITIATING A PROJECT AGILE AND THE PRINCE2 THEMES CHANGE ORGANIZATION PRINCIPLES AND BEHAVIORS PLANS QUALITY CONTROLLING A STAGE AND MANAGING A STAGE DIRECTING A PROJECT CLOSING A PROJECT RICH COMMUNICATION KANBAN AND THE KANBAN METHOD LEAN START-UP FURTHER GUIDANCE * IPRINCE2© is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Notes New Horizons is an Authorised Training Organisation (ATO) for Peoplecert for ITIL4 and PRINCE2 Nexus Humans PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner with Exam training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner with Exam course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Executives, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business and IT stakeholders working with business analysts Overview Learn about the components of Strategic Business Analysis. Understand the importance of defining the business need correctly and pursuing a thorough analysis of the internal and external environments of the enterprise before choosing the solution. Shortcutting the pre-analysis work discussed in this course often results in delivering solutions that are misaligned to the enterprise strategy and to the expectations and needs of the business. Learn how to avoid the pitfall of jumping to a solution prior to a solid understanding of the opportunity or problem needing to be addressed. This course is aimed for experienced practitioners who desire a clear understanding of Strategic Business Analysis, who would like to understand what comprises this work, and the objectives for performing it. FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS * Components of business analysis * Business analysis competencies * IIBA/PMI and the goals of a professional association * Purpose for having a BA standard * Exercise: Review the case study INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGY ANALYSIS * Definition and purpose of Strategy Analysis * The timing of Strategy Analysis * Identifying stakeholders and the business need * Discussions: Strategy analysis in your organization, When business needs are not clearly defined, and Strategy Analysis and the business analyst * Exercises: Describe Strategy Analysis, Identify Roles/Responsibilities, and Identify the business need ANALYZE THE CURRENT STATE ENVIRONMENT * The importance of analyzing Current State * Understanding Business Architecture * Techniques for analyzing Current State DEFINE THE FUTURE STATE * Future State description * Assessing impacts to business architecture * Determining Solution Scope * Discussions: Managing expectations with stakeholders, Capturing current capabilities, and How to approach acquiring capabilities ASSESS RISKS * Identifying risks * Risk Tolerance/Categories/risk responses * The concept of positive risk * Techniques for identifying risks * Discussions: Who is responsible for identifying risks? Who captures positive risks today? * Exercise: Identify Risks DEFINE THE CHANGE STRATEGY * Defining change strategy * Components of change strategy * Solution scope, enterprise readiness and change * Techniques for defining a change strategy DEVELOPING A BUSINESS CASE * The purpose of a business case * Business case components * Building a convincing business case * Determining the Recommended Solution * Packaging the business case * Reviewing the business case with stakeholders * Discussions: Evaluating project proposals and anticipating questions for the business case review * Exercise: Create a business case ADDITIONAL RESOURCES * Helpful links for obtaining additional business analysis information ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans BA02 - Strategic Business Analysis training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the BA02 - Strategic Business Analysis course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

The aim of this course is to provide project managers, project engineers and project support staff with a toolkit they can use on their projects. The tools range from the simple that can be used on all projects to the advanced that can be used where appropriate. This programme will help the participants to: * Identify and engage with stakeholders * Use tools for requirements gathering and scope management * Produce better estimates using a range of techniques * Develop more reliable schedules * Effectively manage delivery DAY ONE 1 INTRODUCTION * Overview of the programme * Review of participants' needs and objectives 2 STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT * Using PESTLE to aid stakeholder identification * Stakeholder mapping * The Salience model * Stakeholder engagement grid 3 REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT * Using prototypes and models to elucidate requirements * Prioritising techniques * Roadmaps * Requirements traceability 4 SCOPE MANAGEMENT * Work breakdown structures * Responsibility assignment matrix 5 DELIVERY APPROACHES * Sequential * Agile 6 ESTIMATING * Comparative estimating * Parametric * Bottom-up * Three-point estimating * Delphi and Planning Poker * Creating realistic budgets DAY TWO 7 SCHEDULING * Critical path analysis * Smoothing and levelling * Timeboxing * Team boards * Monte Carlo simulations * Probability of completion 8 PEOPLE MANAGEMENT * Situational Leadership * The Tuckman model * Negotiation * Conflict management * Belbin 9 MONITORING AND CONTROL * Earned value management 10 COURSE REVIEW AND ACTION PLANNING * Identify actions to be implemented individually * Conclusion PMI, CAPM, PMP and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.