Agile Project Management with Kanban and Jira Training Course

This live, instructor-led training in Kenya (available online or onsite) targets non-IT teams and managers seeking to improve speed and transparency without adopting the full Scrum framework.

Key Learning Outcomes

• Enhance work visibility and control workload.
• Plan in short cycles and adapt to changing needs.
• Improve collaboration with internal customers.
• Drive continuous improvement through established team habits.

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

This instructor-led, live training in Kenya introduces the advanced capabilities of JIRA, including the creation and management of various JIRA project types, utilizing 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.

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 Kenya demonstrates JIRA’s approach to software planning, tracking, and releasing. Participants will be guided through the process of creating and managing 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 prioritize issues.
• Progress issues through the entire workflow.
• Perform searches.
• Manage and customize screens and filters.

This 7-hour instructor-led course in Kenya centers on integrating Jira and Confluence for streamlined agile project management. Participants will gain the skills to configure boards, oversee issues, and connect tools to simplify requirement tracking and reporting, ultimately fostering better team collaboration and project delivery.

This instructor-led live training in Kenya (online or on-site) is tailored for intermediate-level project managers who wish to effectively create, execute, and manage forms in Jira.

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

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

This instructor-led, live training in Kenya (available online or onsite) is aimed 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 Kenya (online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate professionals looking to enhance their Jira capabilities. The curriculum covers integrating and utilizing the Xray plugin, managing user roles and permissions, optimizing data imports, and executing effective storage management.

Upon completing 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 is a workflow management method.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at both beginner-level and advanced-level participants. The knowledge and tools provided can be applied in your daily work to optimize workflow efficiency.

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

• Increase the number of work items completed per unit of time.
• Reduce the time required to complete work items.
• Improve work predictability (providing better answers to "When will it be done?").
• Manage flow metrics (throughput, lead time, work in progress, work item age).
• Use flow charts (Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, Work Aging Chart).
• Utilize statistical forecasting methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement.
• Design a Kanban System in a methodological way (STATIK).
• Understand Little's Law, which describes the nature of value flow.

This intensive two-day program is tailored to assist teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) in functioning effectively within an Agile setting by utilizing frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). Participants will gain insights into operating as an Agile Team, managing backlogs, and successfully planning and delivering iterations. The curriculum places significant emphasis on comprehending the team’s function within the ART and fostering collaboration, planning, execution, and continuous improvement in synergy with other teams.

The training equips teams to actively engage in a Program Increment (PI), addressing both Team-level and Program-level events, with a specific focus on PI planning sessions. Upon completing the course, participants will be well-prepared to sit for the certification exam to achieve SAFe® Practitioner (SP) status.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices throughout the organization.
• Comprehend their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to overarching goals.
• Identify other teams within the train, including their respective roles and interdependencies.
• Effectively plan and execute iterations.
• Showcase delivered value and drive continuous process improvement.
• Actively participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.