13 Value Stream Mapping courses delivered Live Online

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The target audience for the DevOps Leader course are professionals including: Anyone starting or leading a DevOps cultural transformation program, Anyone interested in modern IT leadership and organizational change approaches, Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Consultants, DevOps Engineers, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Team, Leaders, Lean Coaches, Practitioners, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, System Integrators, Tool Providers Overview The learning objectives for DOL include a practical understanding of: - DevOps and time to market - The business and IT perspectives - Key differences between DevOps IT and traditional IT - Planning and organizing - Understanding performance and culture - Measurement differences - Designing a DevOps organization - Focusing on what matters - Ideas for organizing workflows - Sharing information - Defining meaningful metrics - Value stream mapping - The Spotify Squad model - Managing culture change - Popular tools and key practices - Putting it all together The DevOps Leader course is a unique and practical experience for participants who want to take a transformational leadership approach and make an impact within their organization by implementing DevOps. Leading people through a cultural transformation requires new skills, innovative thinking, and transformational leadership. Leaders up, down and across the IT organization must align and collaborate to break down silos and evolve the organization. The course highlights the human dynamics of cultural change and equips participants with practices, methods, and tools to engage people across the DevOps spectrum through the use of real-life scenarios and case studies. Upon completion of the course, participants will have tangible takeaways to leverage when back in the office such as understanding Value Stream Mapping. Prerequisites * DevOps Foundation 1 - DEVOPS AND TIME * What Is DevOps? * Why Do DevOps * Companies Doing DevOps * The Magic Equation 2 - KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEVOPS IT AND TRADITIONAL IT * What Sets DevOps IT apart from Traditional IT * How DevOps IT is Organized Differently * How to Perform to a Different Standard * How to Use Different Measurements 3 - BECOMING A DEVOPS ORGANIZATION * Transformational Leadership * Redesigning An Organization for DevOps * Design Principles * Focus * Work * Information * Metrics 4 - VALUE STREAM MAPPING * What is Value Stream Mapping? * Why Do We Need to Use this Framework? * Types of Maps * How to Create a Value Stream Map? * Types of Data to Collect * How to Handle Exceptions 5 - VALUE STREAM MAPPING EXERCISE 6 - SQUAD ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL * Conway's Law * The Problem with Silos * Spotify?s Squad Organization Model (Structure, Roles) * Squads * Tribes * Chapters * Guilds * How to Reorganize in Order to Move to this Model 7 - MANAGING CULTURE CHANGE * What is Culture and How Does it Impact Performance? * Types of IT Culture * Cultural Traits of a DevOps Organization * How to Manage Change 8 - CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE * Types of IT Culture * What is a DevOps Culture * How To Manage Change * The Three Phases Of Change * Types of Changes That Need to be Implemented 9 - POPULAR DEVOPS TOOLS AND PRACTICES * DevOps Tools Periodic Table * Top DevOps Tool Categories * Common and Popular Practices 10 - BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE 11 - BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 12 - ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION 13 - EXAM PREPARATIONS * Exam Requirements, Question Weighting, and Terminology List * Sample Exam Review ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans DevOps Leader (DevOps Institute) 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 DevOps Leader (DevOps Institute) 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 People working in an organization aiming to improve performance, especially in response to digital transformation or disruption. Any roles involved in the creation and delivery of products or services: Leadership and CXO, especially CIO, CTO, CPO, and CVO Transformation and evolution leads and change agents Value stream architects, managers, engineers Scrum Masters, agile and DevOps coaches and facilitators Portfolio, product and project managers, and owners Business analysts Architects, developers, and engineers Release and environment managers IT Ops, service and support desk workers Customer experience and success professionals Overview After completing this course, students will be able to: Describe the origins of value stream management and key concepts such as flow, value, and delivery Describe what value stream management is, why it's needed and the business benefits of its practice Describe how lean, agile, DevOps, and ITSM principles contribute to value stream management Identify and describe value streams, where they start and end, and how they interconnect Identify value stream roles and responsibilities Express value streams visually using mapping techniques, define current and target states and hypothesis backlog Write value stream flow and realization optimization hypotheses and experiments Apply metrics such as touch/processing time, wait/idle time, and cycle time to value streams Understand flow metrics and how to access the data to support data-driven conversations and decisions Examine value realization metrics and aligning to business outcomes, and how to sense and respond to them (outcomes versus outputs) Architect a DevOps toolchain alongside a value stream and data connection points Design a continuous inspection and adaptation approach for organizational evolution The Value Stream Management Foundation course from Value Stream Management Consortium, and offered in partnership with DevOps Institute, is an introductory course taking learners through a value stream management implementation journey. It considers the human, process, and technology aspects of this way of working and explores how optimizing value streams for flow and realization positively impacts organizational performance. HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF VALUE STREAM MANAGEMENT AND ITS APPLICATION * Value stream management?s origins * Definitions of value stream management * Flow * Lean and systems thinking and practices * Agile, DevOps and other frameworks * Research and analysis IDENTIFYING VALUE STREAMS * What is a value stream? * Identifying value streams * Choosing a value stream * Digital value streams * Value stream thinking MAPPING VALUE STREAMS * Types of maps * Value stream mapping * The fuzzy front end * Artifacts * 10 steps to value stream mapping * Mapping and management * VSM investment case * Limitations of value stream mapping CONNECTING DEVOPS TOOLCHAINS * CICD and the DevOps toolchain * Value stream management processes * Value stream management platforms * DevOps tool categories * Building an end-to-end DevOps toolchain * Common data model and tools integrations VALUE STREAM METRICS * The duality of VSM * Downtime in technology * Lean, DORA and Flow metrics * Definition of Done * Value metrics * Benefits hypotheses * Value streams as profit centers * KPIs and OKRs INSPECTING THE VALUE STREAM * 3 Pillars of Empiricism * Organizational performance * Visibility * When to inspect * Data and discovery * Insights and trends ORGANIZING AS VALUE STREAMS * Value stream alignment * Team types and topologies * Project to product * Hierarchy to autonomy * Target Operating Model * Value stream people * Value stream roles * Value stream funding EVOLVING VALUE STREAMS * Why now? * Transitions * VSM capability matrix * VSM culture iceberg * Learning * Making local discoveries global improvements * Managing value stream interdependencies

DEVOPS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an introduction to DevOps. The course emphasizes communication, collaboration , integration, and automation to improve the workflow between developers and IT operations professionals. Improved workflows lead to more opportunities to design software and services in a more agile fashion. This course is a basis for discovering the most important DevOps concepts and to understand the principles and methods behind this. The course will leave you with the inspiration to be the advocate of change. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain DevOps principles. * Describe the relationship between Agile , Lean and IT Service Management ( ITSM). * Describe methods for automation and technology factors. * Describe considerations when changing. * Describe challenges, risks and critical success factors. DEVOPS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: IT development, IT operations and IT service management. * Prerequisites: Introduction to data communications & networking. * Duration 2 days DEVOPS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Why DevOps? Introduction DevOps Goals DevOps Added value of DevOps Proven Results DevOps for businesses DevOps principles (The Three Ways) * DevOps and other frameworks DevOps and Agile DevOps and Lean DevOps and IT Service Management * DevOps culture Characteristics of a DevOps culture Organizational Considerations DevOps DevOps stakeholders DevOps roles DevOps teams DevOps organizational structures * DevOps methods Continuous Integration Continuous delivery Continuous deployment Value stream mapping Kanban Theory of Constraints Improvement Kata Deming's quality circle ITSM processes DevOps and Automation * Methods for DevOps automation Longevity and tools categories DevOps applications Transitioning to a DevOps culture. * Implementation Challenges, risks and critical success factors Measuring DevOps successes

DEVOPS DEMYSTIFIED TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an introduction to DevOps. The course emphasizes communication, collaboration , integration, and automation to improve the workflow between developers and IT operations professionals. Improved workflows lead to more opportunities to design software and services in a more agile fashion. This course is a basis for discovering the most important DevOps concepts and to understand the principles and methods behind this. The course will leave you with the inspiration to be the advocate of change. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain DevOps principles. * Describe the relationship between Agile , Lean and IT Service Management ( ITSM). * Describe methods for automation and technology factors. * Describe considerations when changing. * Describe challenges, risks and critical success factors. DEVOPS DEMYSTIFIEDS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Non-technical staff involved with DevOps. * Prerequisites: None. * Duration 1 day DEVOPS DEMYSTIFIED TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Why DevOps? From a business perspective From an IT perspective Stereotypes of Dev and Ops: perception and reality * What is DevOps? Introduction DevOps Goals DevOps Added value of DevOps Proven Results DevOps for businesses DevOps principles (The Three Ways) * DevOps and other frameworks DevOps and Agile DevOps and Lean DevOps and IT Service Management * DevOps culture Characteristics of a DevOps culture Organizational Considerations DevOps DevOps stakeholders DevOps roles DevOps teams DevOps organizational structures * DevOps methods Continuous Integration Continuous delivery Continuous deployment Value stream mapping Kanban Theory of Constraints Improvement Kata Deming's quality circle ITSM processes DevOps and Automation * Methods for DevOps automation Longevity and tools categories DevOps applications Transitioning to a DevOps culture * Implementation Challenges, risks and critical success factors Measuring DevOps successes

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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

Attend our world class Kanban University accredited Certified Kanban System Design training course and learn to implement Kanban in your company

Attend our world class Kanban University accredited Certified Kanban System Design training course and learn to implement Kanban in your company

Attend our world class Kanban University accredited Certified Kanban System Design training course and learn to implement Kanban in your company

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. This course provides participants with a foundation of the PMI-ACP© exam. Participants will be introduced to PMI Agile concepts and practices with banks of sample questions. PMI-ACP© EXAM PREPERATION * PMI-ACP© Exam Particulars Overview * PMI-ACP© Exam Particulars * PMI-ACP© Candidate Requirements * PMI-ACP© Candidate Fees * PMI-ACP© Exam Application Process CORE AGILE CONCEPTS * Core Agile Concepts Overview * Traditional Project Management Methodologies * Drawbacks of Waterfall Methodologies * Agile Approach * Empirical Process Control * Agile and Traditional Project Management * Choice of Methodologies/Frameworks * THE AGILE MANIFESTO * The Agile Manifesto Overview * Manifesto Contributors * Manifesto Values * Manifesto Principles COMMON AGILE METHODOLOGY ELEMENTS * Common Agile Methodology Elements Overview * Project (Product; Release) Initiation * Agile Planning * Iteration Planning and Executing PROJECT INITIATION * Project Initiation Overview * Determine Project Justifications and Metrics * Provide Value-Driven Delivery * Write Project Vision Statement * Create Project Charter * Identify Stakeholders and Leader/Coach * Form Project Team AGILE TEAMS AND TEAM SPACE * Agile Teams and Team Space Overview * Scrum Master/Coach * Product Owner/Customer * Team Members/Developers (XP) * Trackers and Testers * Other Roles * Team Space * Physical Space Recommendations AGILE PLANNING * Agile Planning Overview * Develop Epics and Stories * Create Stories * Non-Customer Facing Stories * Personas and Extreme Personas * Story Maps * Estimating Stories * Prioritizing Stories * Create Product Backlog * Create Product Roadmap * Conduct Release Planning * Create Parking Lot ITERATIONS/SPRINTS * Iterations/Sprints Overview * Velocity Determination * Iteration Planning Meeting * Iteration Planning Guidelines * Development * Testing * Daily Standup Meetings * Progress Tracking * Velocity Tracking INTERPERSONAL ASPECTS OF AGILE * Interpersonal Aspects of Agile Overview * Methodologies and Uncertainty * Coach/Scrum Master * Team Motivation * Soft Skills * Emotional Intelligence * Collaboration * Negotiations * Active listening * Conflict Resolution * Speed Leas? Model of Group Conflict * Conducting Retrospectives * Mindsets of Agile Coaches * Leadership Stages * Key Coaching Responsibilities AGILE METHODOLOGIES * Agile Methodologies Overview * XP and Scrum Terms * XP Terms and Concepts * XP Primary Practices * XP Corollary Practices * Scrum * Lean Software Development * Seven Principles of Lean * Seven Types of Muda * Responsibilities * Core Beliefs of Lean-Agile Software Development * Other Principles of Lean-Agile Software Development * Value Stream Mapping * Lean-Agile Software Development Portfolio Management ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Preparation 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 PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Preparation 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.