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Training/Event | Description | Date(s) | Time | Sign Up Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LACE Explained: Business Agility | What is Business Agility? How can a business be Agile? In this foundational course we will explore concepts from the world of Agile software development and examine how they are being applied to a multitude of disciples, and learners will work together to identify processes issues that Agile methodologies and practices can mitigate. |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
User Story Clinic | Are your user stories flatlining? The Coach is in! Work with the LACE to improve them, while learning new techniques to clarify and create value-based requirements. |
| 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM | |
LACE Explained: OKR's | Learn how to write effective OKRs in this short format learning session |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
LACE Explained: DevOps | The DevOps explained session is an overview of attributes, benefits, and practices of the culture of DevOps, and will help you understand participate in conversations with teams and stakeholders about DevOps. |
| 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM | |
SAFe Agile Product Management | In the Agile Product Management course, you’ll explore how to use design thinking to put your customers at the center and create products that are desirable, feasible, and sustainable. You’ll discover how continuous exploration fuels innovation. You’ll get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams. And you’ll explore how to define a vision, strategy, and roadmap to satisfy existing customers and attract new ones. |
| 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM | |
LACE Explained: Kanban | In this 2 hour session you will unravel the mysteries of Kanban and more. |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
OKR Clinic | Free “Bring Your Own Work” sessions to provide help, guidance, advice, and techniques for improvement. |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
LACE Explained: Organizational Quality Practices | Product Quality is an organization effort from the time an idea is formed until we receive feedback from end users. Join us for this session to see the whole picture on quality and how the entire program owns and creates quality. |
| 10:00 AM- 11:00 AM | |
LACE Explained: Technical Agility | Ever wonder what the engineers are talking about? Interested in following the conversation and asking better questions? Attend this two hour session to demystify concepts such as Test Driven Development, the benefits of continuous integration, how automated tests work, and what are the techniques and practices that enable rapid, high quality, and successful agile software development. |
| 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM | |
LACE CoP | TBA |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | TBA |
SAFe POPM | During this two-day course, gain an in-depth understanding of how to effectively perform their role in the Agile Release Train (ART) as it delivers value through Program Increments. Explore how to apply Lean thinking to decompose Epics into Features and Stories, refine Features and Stories, manage Program and Team backlogs, and to plan and execute Iterations and Program Increments. Attendees also discover how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the relentless improvement of the ART. |
| 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM | |
LACE Explained: Program Backlog Management | In this two hour learning session, the art and technique of managing program backlogs will be demystified. Learners will see how to understand the program backlog in the context of the larger product vision, what preparation is needed for and the mechanics of the program backlog refinement meeting, Feature refinement, the program kanban, and the PI Roadmap. |
| 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM | |
SAFe Scrum Master | In this two-day course, attendees gain an understanding of the role of a Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team-level Scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course explores the role of the Scrum Master in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepares attendees to successfully plan and execute the Program Increment (PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization. This includes learning the key components of Agile at scale development, how Scrum is facilitated throughout the enterprise, and how to execute Iteration Planning. |
| 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM |
*Read more about SAFe certifications: https://www.scaledagile.com/certifications/about-safe-certification/
**Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Attendees may be eligible to apply for PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance