Agile Foundation Courseware – English


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This Courseware package consist out of two publications, Agile Foundation Courseware – English and you are adviced to obtain the publication Agile for responsive organizations - A Pocket Guide. This courseware is for the Agile Foundation certification by the Agile Consortium, and follows the Certify to Inspire philosophy, enabling continuous learning and an adaptive mindset in an Agile world and corporate environment. This courseware has been reviewed by Agile Consortium board members and been accredited by Van Haren Learning Solutions. This Courseware provides a didactic journey in Agile, including teasers, energizers and many little assignments. There is also a reference to free online Agile literature and to the online Agile Foundation demo exam. The main modules of this exam are: o What is Agile o Agile Culture and Leadership o Scrum o Methods and frameworks o Agile way of working o Value and Continuous delivery o Empiricism and improvement Modules of this course ware: o What is Agile o Fundamental systems to Agile • XP • Crystal • Scrum • DSDM o Philosophizing o Scaling o Kanban o Lean Startup About the Agile Foundation Certification The Agile Foundation certificate is intended for those who are relatively new to the concept of “Agile” and would like to discover what it exactly entails. The idea behind this exam is that you are serious about delving into the Agility concept and related practices. How you decide to do that will be up to you. You can read books, articles, or blogs. You can also watch videos, listen to podcasts, attend events, or observe others who are working with Agile in practice. Or another possibility is to follow a course in Agile. The Agile Foundation Exam is an independent exam meaning it is not tied to a specific method. If you have the Agile Foundation certificate, you will have demonstrated you understand what Agile means and that you can identify the methods and concepts most commonly used in Agile organizations.




Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware - English


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As a supplement to the Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware (ISBN: 978 94 018 0765 4) publication, you are advised to obtain the publication Agile Scrum Handbook (ISBN: 978 94 018 0759 3). The Courseware is accredited and can be used for the Agile Scrum Foundation certification from EXIN. There are also sample exams added to the material, complete with assignments and strong visuals to support the delegates' didactic learning. This course was created by the author of the official manual for the certification program. This course will help educate you on Agile & Scrum as well as common practices and techniques such as: ❶ The course focuses on understanding the real meaning and use of Agile and Scrum in a straightforward and consistent manner. It also runs through the different types of projects where Agile or Scrum works best. Knowledge gained here is designed to help you figure things out quicker in the real world. ❷ The course is a complete guide to the core Scrum framework based on the 2020 edition of the Scrum Guide. It covers the roles and responsibilities, events, scrum artifacts and comes complete with a short section about scaling Scrum. ❸ There's a chapter on eXtreme Programming, which is an opportunity to explore some of the more essential Agile practices and techniques, such as Test-Driven Development and Pair-Programming in an more integrated manner. ❹ An overview of the DSDM® methodology that focuses primarily on an approach to managing scope and fixed-price contracts in a more structured manner. ❺ There's also a general overview of Kanban.




PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Courseware – English


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Besides the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Courseware – English publication you are advised to obtain the official publication from TSO. PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation is applicable to anyone who delivers projects, large or small, in an agile context. This certification is for professionals who work within a project that includes key staff and integrating project management with product delivery. This requires an understanding of the agile concepts detailed in PRINCE2 Agile. And will also be beneficial to those with project management governance responsibilities Peoplecert, states ‘PRINCE2 Agile® is the world’s most complete agile project management solution, combining the flexibility and responsiveness of agile with the clearly-defined framework of PRINCE2®. It is an extension module tailored for forward-thinking organizations and individuals already benefiting from PRINCE2 and provides further guidance on how to apply agile methods to the world’s most recognized project management method. PRINCE2 Agile is supported by an exam and formal certification and delivered by our accredited training providers. As with PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile can be applied to any type of project within any industry sector.’ PRINCE2 Agile® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.




Pragmatic Kanban Foundation Courseware - English


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This Kanban Foundation course is for individuals and teams that want to learn and demonstrate their understanding and proficiency in managing their work with Kanban. This practical training class provides attendees with the knowledge and skills to collaborate or improve the collaboration in a lean and/or agile team. Attendees will understand how Kanban principles and practices can be applied with other lean and/or agile methods like Scrum. Attendees will learn how to effectively implement Kanban in their team through visualisation and the application of lean and agile principles. At the end of this course they will have the knowledge and the skills to visualize their work process, gather and use actionable metrics for faster delivery of value and continuous improvement and collaborate with other teams in a way that leads to better organizational performance. Teams that have implemented Kanban have recorded faster delivery times, reduced waiting time, improved quality of products and reached higher team autonomy, leading to better engagement and customer satisfaction. This course provides practical tips, real life examples and hands-on practices that can be applied immediately after completion of this course. This Courseware is suitable as a foundation for further growth on Lean and Agile and certification. Preparation for the Agile Foundation Exam from the Agile Consortium can be added to this training as an option as well as the certification Exam itself. After the course candidates: 1. understand foundational Lean/Agile principles on which Kanban was developed 2. can work in a team that has adopted Kanban as a method for work delivery 3. can visualize their process and work using a Kanban board 4. are able to leverage Kanban to manage priorities, conflicts and opportunities in their work delivery process 5. understand role-based scenarios when practicing Kanban 6. understand how Kanban principles and practices can be applied with other lean and/or agile methods like Scrum 7. understand how to predictably forecast work and manage stakeholder expectations 8. can identify opportunities for improvement in their process 9. can identify opportunities for radically improving time to market 10. can analyse and interpret data generated by their process and take action accordingly in order to improve delivery




ITIL® 4 Foundation Courseware - English


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Besides the ITIL® 4 Foundation Courseware - English (ISBN: 978 94 018 0394 6) publication you are advised to obtain the ITIL® 4 - A Pocket Guide (ISBN: 978 94 018 0439 4). The course is designed as an introduction to ITIL 4 and enables you to understand a new way to look at IT Service Management through a Service Value System (SVS). ITIL 4 provides an end-to-end picture of what means to contribute to business value, and also integrates concepts from models such as Lean IT, Agile and DevOps. This course is for those who are involved in the delivery of IT services and need an understanding of best practice in IT Service Management. Student must pass a 60 minute, 40 question closed book multiple choice, examination with a passing score of 65% in order to receive this certification. You can write the exam at any time and at any place after the course. The test is done via your own computer proctored via webcam. Candidates wishing to be trained and pass the exam for this qualification would be recommended to have a general awareness of IT and appreciation of their own business environment. You’ll learn: • Understand the key concepts of service management • Understand how the ITIL guiding principles can help an organization adopt and adapt service management • Understand the four dimensions of service management • Understand the purpose and components of the ITIL service value system • Understand the activities of the service value chain, and how they interconnect • Know the purpose and key terms of 18 ITIL practices • Understand 7 ITIL practices ITIL® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. This product is only for courseware partners, affiliates or designated students. Any course should always include an exam.




DevOps Foundation Courseware - English


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Besides the DevOps Foundation Courseware - English (ISBN: 9789401803595) publication you are advised to obtain the publication DevOps - A Business Perspective (ISBN: 978 940 180 372 4). DevOps enables organizations to decrease time to market for new releases, software, or services by encouraging a collaborative approach from development and operations teams. The adoption of DevOps creates an environment where productivity is increased through the automation of processes around infrastructure and workflows. DevOps as a phenomenon associated with new automation tools, programming techniques or technologies; It differs from other books by the structural nature of the narrative (perhaps, excessively structured) approach and by the attempt to cover fully the phenomenon of DevOps at a basic, fundamental level.




M_o_R® Management of Risk Foundation Courseware – English


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Besides the M_o_R® Management of Risk Foundation Courseware - 2010 Edition English (ISBN: 9789401803960 ) publication you are advised to obtain the corresponding publication Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners - 2010 Edition (ISBN: 978 0 11 331274 0). M_o_R® Foundation Certifications is suitable for individuals wanting to demonstrate they have achieved sufficient understanding of the M_o_R® methodology. M_o_R® is an Enterprise wide risk management methodology, based on ISO 31000;2018. The method provides practical guidelines and (managerial) structures for controlling risks in organisations. M_o_R® is directed at 4 levels: strategic, programme, project and operational level. M_o_R® describes all activities necessary to regularly and integrally identify, quantify, address and control risks that influence organisational objectives. It also provides a score of relevant management documents to support the approach and an extensive list of techniques to help execute the activities. Key benefits: A certain amount of risk taking is part of any organisation’s activity in meeting its objectives. Risk management can contribute to: • Improved decision making and less (unexpected) surprises; • Improved corporate governance by improved decision making and compliancy; • Reduction of fraud, more efficient and effective management and extra value for money; • Innovation; • Improved Business Continuity Management. This Courseware is suited to prepare for the M_o_R® 2010 Foundation exam.




MSP® 5th edition Foundation Courseware - English


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MSP 5th edition brings new exams on a Foundation and Practitioner levelBesides the MSP 5th® Edition Foundation Courseware - English publication you are advised to obtain the corresponding publication Managing Successful Programmes 5th edition (ISBN: 9780113316762). This 5th edition will help current and aspiring programme managers, and many other roles, to design, plan, lead and deliver their programmes and thus help organizations be successful.Programme management is recognized as an approach that brings together multiple projects and other work associated with delivering outcomes of benefit across organizational boundaries. The programme management approach shows organizations how to adopt appropriate governance, pace, and focus to enable them to move ahead. MSP 5th describes an adaptable set of programme management approaches, leading to the creation of outcomes of benefit in an incremental way and to provide an integrated framework that guides the work.MPS 5th applies three lenses:• Principles are the guiding obligations to achieve Value• Themes are the essential governance, documented in Approaches• Processes are a structured set of activities, showing how themes are applied in the programme (cyclical) lifecycle. Value proposition: MSP is the certification and guidance for programme managers, business change managers and the next step for project managers to develop their knowledge and skills to be able to positively respond to the challenges they face when managing programmes and larger, more strategic or multiple projects. Programme management using MSP creates a framework that enables the organization to align the delivery of programmes and projects to organizational strategy; and to focus on the delivery of outcomes and benefits, while mitigating risks and actively engaging stakeholders at all levels. MSP can be used in conjunction with all the other best-practice products (e.g. PRINCE2®, MoP®, M_o_R®) and international or internal organizational standards (for governance). The MSP Foundation Certification is suitable for individuals wanting to demonstrate they have achieved sufficient understanding of the theory of the MSP methodology. MSP represents proven programme management best practice in the successful delivery of transformational change through the application of programme management.MSP has been adopted by many organizations within both the public and private sectors. The core publication, ‘Managing Successful Programmes’, has drawn on the experiences of those who have adopted programme management. Key benefits:• MSP leverages off the real-life expertise of the global programme management community, offering practical, relevant, current accessible guidance• The new exams highlight real world applications that equip professionals for success in Programme management. This MSP 5th edition Courseware is suited for the MSP 5th edition exams and contains sample exams and lots of extra short exercises to facilitate interactive training courses both offline and online.




ITAMOrg® IT Asset Management Foundation Courseware


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ITAMOrg® IT Asset Management Foundation Certifications is suitable for individuals wanting to demonstrate they have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor the ITAM practices. Changing business practices, the introduction of new technologies, combined with customer and stakeholder feedback led to the need for understanding ITAM disciplines. The ITAMOrg guidance will be easier to navigate and understand the ITAM practical in its approach. The Foundation exam with a fundamental understanding of the ITAM elements and equips the participant to focus on the practical skills to apply ITAM practices. Key benefits: • ITAM can be successfully applied to any sized organisation, and professional role • ITAM leverages off the real-life expertise of the global ITAMOrg community, offering a overview of the ITAM disciplines and IT Asset areas to be controlled. • The exams highlight real world applications that equip professionals for success in IT Asset Management This Courseware is suited for the ITAMOrg® 2020 Foundation exam. There is also a sample exam added of the ITAMOrg® 2020 Foundation in case the participant prefers to refresh its knowledge. The Exam is delivered in English.




MoV® Practitioner Management of Value Courseware – English


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Besides the Mov® Practitioner Management of Value Courseware – English publication you are advised to obtain the official publication from TSO. MoV Practitioner is suitable for management and staff in organizations wishing to use MoV. MoV is answering the question: are we getting the optimal benefits, at affordable costs, with an acceptable risk level. It shows that we have to achieve the optimal balance between all stakeholders’ needs, and the usage of resources (money, people, time, energy and material). The greater the benefits delivered and the fewer resources that are used in doing so, the higher the value ratio. It is also intended for professionals involved in directing, managing, supporting and delivering portfolios, programmes and projects, including Senior Management, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Change Managers and Project and Programme Office staff and their sponsors. MoV is also relevant for those who apply the methods in other PPM guides to build on and enhance the activities to maximize value and delivery of benefits. MoV® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.