Assuring Quality Through Acceptance Testing: In-House Training It is also the business analyst's responsibility to confirm that the resulting solution developed by IT does, in fact, solve the defined problem. This is done first through testing, especially acceptance testing, and then through monitoring of the installed solution in the user community. It is the business analyst's job to define the business problem to be solved by IT. It is also the business analyst's responsibility to confirm that the resulting solution developed by IT does, in fact, solve the defined problem. This is done first through testing, especially acceptance testing, and then through monitoring of the installed solution in the user community. The business analyst is not only concerned with the testing itself, but also with the management and monitoring of the users doing the acceptance testing, and recording, analyzing, and evaluating the results. What you will Learn Upon completion, participants will be able to: Create a set of acceptance test cases Manage and monitor an acceptance test stage where users perform the testing Work with the development team in the systems testing stage Assess the solution once it is in the business environment Foundation Concepts The role of the business analyst An introduction to the BABOK® Guide BA roles and relationships through the project life cycle Introduction to assuring software quality through acceptance testing The Scope of IT Testing Overview of testing stages The testing process Testing documentation Pre-Acceptance Testing The BA's role in testing Early development testing stages (unit and integration) Late development testing stage (system) The Acceptance Test Stage - Part I (Planning, Design, and Development) Overview of user acceptance testing Acceptance test planning Designing user acceptance tests Developing individual user acceptance test cases Building effective user acceptance test scenarios The Acceptance Test Stage - Part II (Execution and Reporting) Operating guidelines Execution Reporting Post-Acceptance Testing Overview Project implementation Project transition (project closure) Production through retirement Testing Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software Overview Selecting the software Implementing the software Summary What did we learn and how can we implement this in our work environments?
Facilitation Skills for Business Analysts: In-House Training This course is part of IIL's Business Analysis Certificate Program (BACP), a program designed to help prepare individuals pass the IIBA® Certification exam to become a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP™). Business analysts are communicators who bridge the gap between people with business needs and knowledge and the people who will provide solutions. Business analysts are continuously involved in communications with stakeholders and developers as they create the solution to business problems. They participate in information-gathering sessions including interviewing, joint requirements definition, and Joint Application Design (JAD) workshops which are used to streamline information gathering and get immediate validation from user representatives. The business analyst is also involved with negotiating the solution with the stakeholders, upper-level management, and the developers, mediating among the groups when disagreements take place, and influencing the results of decisions during the solution cycle. This course teaches the methods needed to organize and run information-gathering events. It combines the basics of graphic decision making and modeling with facilitation, communication, and meeting management skills. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Identify the major touch points between key BABOK® Guide knowledge areas and business analysis communication Describe the facilitation skills that are most supportive of those intersections Improve your ability to apply these skills in the context of your business analyst functions Foundation Concepts The role of the Business analyst (BA) An Introduction to the BABOK® Guide Business analyst roles and the product / project life cycle (PLC) Facilitation skills for the business analyst The BABOK® Guide and Communication An introduction to the communication process Addressing basic communications challenges Planning business analysis communication Communication and BABOK® Guide tasks Targeted Elicitation Techniques Synergy between communication and targeted elicitation techniques Preparing for elicitation Cornerstone targeted technique: interviews Other targeted elicitation techniques Related general communication skills Group Elicitation Techniques Synergy between requirements communication and group elicitation techniques Cornerstone group elicitation technique - requirements workshops Other group elicitation techniques Related general communication skills - meeting management best practices Related general communication skills - facilitating best practices Process / Model-Based Elicitation Techniques Synergy between requirements communication and process / model-based elicitation techniques Process / model-based elicitation techniques Related interpersonal skills - problem solving and decision making Investigative Elicitation Techniques Synergy between requirements communication and investigative elicitation techniques Cornerstone investigative elicitation technique - document analysis Other investigative elicitation techniques Summary of elicitation techniques by usage in the requirements process Using Presentations, Structured Walkthroughs, and Influencing Structured walkthroughs, presentations, and influencing within BABOK® Guide tasks Cornerstone technique - structured walkthroughs General communication skill - presenting Related interpersonal skill - influencing Special Facilitation Skills - Negotiating and Mediating Negotiating Mediating
Introduction to Midwifery Certificate Course Overview The "Introduction to Midwifery Certificate" offers learners a comprehensive introduction to the essential aspects of midwifery practice. This course explores the critical roles midwives play in maternal health, including antenatal care, intrapartum support, postnatal care, and more. It examines both the clinical and social elements of midwifery, focusing on topics like infant feeding, mental health, and medical disorders in pregnancy. By completing this course, learners will gain a well-rounded understanding of midwifery practices and the necessary knowledge to progress further in the field. This course is ideal for individuals looking to build a strong foundation for a career in midwifery or those seeking to enhance their understanding of maternal health. Course Description The "Introduction to Midwifery Certificate" covers a broad range of topics critical for anyone considering midwifery as a profession. Key subjects include the definition and origins of midwifery, midwives’ roles in addressing health inequalities, and the complexities of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care. Learners will explore the cultural, social, and spiritual contexts surrounding childbearing, along with important issues such as pre-term labour, medical disorders during pregnancy, and the management of stillbirth and neonatal death. The course also delves into communication techniques, ethical considerations, and family planning. Upon completion, learners will gain foundational knowledge of the midwifery profession and the critical skills necessary to support maternal health in various settings. This course is designed for both beginners and professionals aiming to expand their expertise in midwifery care. Introduction to Midwifery Certificate Curriculum Module 01: Definition and Origin of Midwifery Module 02: Midwifery as a Career Option Module 03: Midwifery Management and Education Module 04: Midwives’ Role in Health and Inequality Module 05: Social, Cultural and Spiritual Context of Childbearing Module 06: Antenatal Care and Screening Module 07: Midwifery Support in Labour: Intrapartum Care Module 08: Induction of Labour Module 09: Postnatal Care as a Midwife Module 10: Nurture and Nature: The Healthy Newborn Module 11: Stillbirth, Neonatal Death and Bereavement Module 12: Infant Feeding Module 13: Newborn Infection Module 14: Home Birth Module 15: Complementary and Alternative Medicines Applied to Maternity Care Module 16: Pharmacology and Medicines Management Module 17: Bleeding in Pregnancy Module 18: Medical Disorders of Pregnancy Module 19: Pre-term Labour Module 20: Twins and Higher-Order Births Module 21: Care During the Third Stage of Labour Module 22: Terminology and Abbreviations for Midwifery Module 23: Perinatal Mental Health Module 24: Supporting a Healthy Pregnancy Module 25: Contraception and Family Planning Module 26: Effective Communication for Midwifery Module 27: Ethics in Midwifery (See full curriculum) Who is this course for? Individuals seeking to start a career in midwifery. Professionals aiming to enhance their expertise in maternal health. Beginners with an interest in midwifery or maternal care. Those considering a career in health and social care. Career Path Midwife Maternity Nurse Birth Consultant Antenatal Educator Family Planning Advisor Health Visitor Perinatal Mental Health Worker Maternity Care Assistant
Essential SDN training course description Software Defined Networking (SDN) has become one of the industries most talked technologies. This training course cuts through the hype and looks at the technology, architecture and products available for SDN along with looking at the impact it may have on your network. What will you learn Explain how SDN works. Describe the architecture of SDN. Explain the relationship between SDN and OpenFlow. Recognise the impact SDN will have on existing networks. Essential SDN training course details Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to know more about SDN. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Essential SDN training course contents Introduction What is SDN? What is OpenFlow? SDN benefits. The SDN stack and architecture. SDN architecture SDN applications, SDN switches, SDN controllers, Network Operating Systems. Control plane, data plane. Control to Data Plane Interface (CDPI), Northbound interfaces. SDN components, control and data plane abstractions. Network Operating Systems Finding the topology, Global view, control program, configuration based on views, graph algorithm. OpenFlow Just one part of SDN. Open Networking Foundation, OpenFlow ports, Flow tables, OpenFlow Channels. The OpenFlow protocol, OpenFlow header, OpenFlow operations. OpenFlow versus OpFlex. SDN and open source OpenDaylight, OpenVSwitch, Open Networking Forum, Open Network Operating System. OpenStack Neutron. SDN implications Separation of control and data plane, NOS running on servers, Emphasis on edge complexity, core simplicity, OpenvSwitch, Incremental migration, importance of software. SDN vs NVF.
Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Identify the common objects of an Access database Design and build the structure of a database Input and maintain data Design user-friendly data entry forms Search the database using queries Generate reports from your data 1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Introducing Microsoft Access The Access interface Database terminology Access database objects Fields and records Properties Designing a database Planning and designing a table Creating fields Setting common field properties Defining key fields Working with table data Entering and editing data Sorting and filtering table records Deleting records Relationships Why use table relationships? Relationship types Referential Integrity Working with table subdatasheets Querying a database Creating simple Select Queries Specifying query criteria Sorting query results Adding calculated fields Designing Forms Creating simple forms for data entry Designing custom forms Working with form sections Creating sub forms Designing Reports Creating basic list reports Working with grouping and sorting in a report Adding totals to a report Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is intended for the user that wants to explore the creation of a relational database. It will focus on the structuring of the database itself and the creation of the basic functional elements of a database in order to manage data. Certificates Certificates Certificate of completion Digital certificate - Included
Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Identify the components of the PowerPoint interface Create slides Format text on slides Add and modify graphical objects to a presentation Work with tables in a presentation Add charts to a presentation Prepare the SlideShow '1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk Customer Feedback Very patient Trainer. Happy to adapt course + help with problems on existing presentations. Andrea Lethbridge - CNN ' With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Getting Started with PowerPoint Identify the Components of the PowerPoint Interface Create a PowerPoint Presentation Accessing Help Choose the right view for the task in PowerPoint Normal view Slide Sorter view Notes Page view Outline view Add, rearrange, and delete slides in PowerPoint Working with Themes Add colour and design to my slides with themes Remove the current slide design (theme) Slide Layout What is a slide layout? Apply or change a slide layout Working with text Add text to a slide Create a new text box Format text Tables Add a table to a slide Format a Table Copy and paste a table from Word Insert an Excel spreadsheet within PowerPoint Edit Cells, Rows and Columns Delete a table Graphics Working with Clipart, and Shapes Selecting objects, shapes, pictures or text boxes Arrange a picture, shape or other object Adding Charts to Your Presentation Create a Chart Format a Chart Insert a Chart from Microsoft Excel Inserting date and slide numbers Add slide numbers to your presentation Hide slide numbers on the title slide Change where the page numbers appear on your slides Start your slide numbering with a specific number Print slides, notes, or handouts Create the Slide Show Record your slide show Preview the recorded slide show Turn slide timings off Set the slide timings manually Add or remove transitions between slides Add Animations to Text and Objects Deliver the Presentation Speakers notes Add speaker notes to your slides View your speaker notes as you deliver your slide show Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is designed for end users who are interested in learning the fundamentals needed to create and modify engaging presentations. Requirements Requirements General knowledge of the Windows OS Career path Career path Microsoft Office know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your salary. 80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills Certificates Certificates Certificate of completion Digital certificate - Included
Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Identify and work with basic Word 2013 tools and features Edit text in a Word document Modify the appearance of text in a Word document Organise data in tables and lists Insert special characters and graphical objects Control the appearance of pages in a Word document Proof a document Customise the Word environment '1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk Customer Feedback Good pace, questions encoraged, trainer ensured everyone was kept at same level. Jenny Price - ACER ' With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Getting Started with Word Identify the Components of the Word Interface Create a Word Document Help Editing a Document Navigate and Select Text Modify Text Find and Replace Text Formatting Text and Paragraphs Apply Character Formatting Align Text Using Tabs Display Text as List Items Control Paragraph Layout Apply Borders and Shading Apply Styles Manage Formatting Adding Tables Insert a Table Modify a Table Format a Table Convert Text to a Table Managing Lists Sort a List Renumber a List Customise a List Inserting Graphic Objects Insert Symbols and Special Characters Add Images to a Document Page Setup Apply a Page Border and Color Add a Watermark Add Headers and Footers Control Page Layout Proofing a Document Check Spelling and Grammar Other Proofing Tools Check Accessibility Customising the Word Environment Customise the Word Interface Additional Save Options Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is intended for delegates who want to learn the fundamentals skills of working with Microsoft Word Requirements Requirements General knowledge of the Windows OS Certificates Certificates Certificate of completion Digital certificate - Included
Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Understand the Outlook interface Send and receive email messages Organise email messages Manage their calendar Manage their contacts Work with tasks and notes Customise Outlook ' 1 year email support service Take a look at the consistent excellent feedback from our corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Our competitive rates start from £550.00 per day of training Tailored training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Getting Started With Outlook Navigate the Outlook Interface Perform Basic Email Functions Use Outlook Help Composing Messages Create an Email Message Check Spelling and Grammar Format Message Content Attach Files and Items Enhance an Email Message Manage Automatic Message Content Reading and Responding to Messages Customise Reading Options Work with Attachments Manage Your Message Responses Managing Your Messages Manage Messages Using Tags, Flags, and Commands Organise Messages Using Folders Managing Your Calendar View the Calendar Manage Appointments Manage Meetings Print Your Calendar Managing Your Contacts Create and Update Contacts View and Organise Contacts Working With Tasks and Notes Create and manage Tasks Create and manage Notes Customising the Outlook Environment Customise the Outlook Interface Create and Manage Quick Steps Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is intended for the user who needs to learn how to use Microsoft Outlook to compose and send email, schedule appointments and manage contact information. Requirements Requirements General knowledge of the Windows OS
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
Essential EVPN training course description Ethernet VPN (E-VPN) and Provider Backbone Bridging E-VPN (PBB-EVPN) are emerging technologies providing Ethernet services over MPLS. This course studies the technologies in E-VPN/PBB-EVPN providing multi-homing, multi pathing, auto discovery, multicast, forwarding and fast convergence. What will you learn Differentiate between E-VPN and PBB-EVPN. Explain how E-VPN operates. Explain how PBB-EVPN operates. Explain how E-VPN provides: Multi homing Multi pathing Auto discovery. Essential EVPN training course details Who will benefit: Network engineers. Staff working for carriers. Prerequisites: Definitive Ethernet switching for engineers Concise MPLS for engineers Duration 2 days Essential EVPN training course contents Introduction to EVPN Network virtualization What Is network virtualization? types of virtual networks, network tunnelling, the consequences of tunnelling, packet load balancing, network interface card behaviour. maximum transmission unit, lack of visibility, VXLAN, protocols to implement the control plane, support for network virtualization technologies, merchant silicon Software, standards. The building blocks of Ethernet VPN A brief history of EVPN, architecture and protocols for traditional EVPN deployment, EVPN in the data center BGP constructs for Virtual networks, address family indicator/subsequent address family indicator, route distinguisher, route target, RD, RT, and BGP processing, route types, modifications to support EVPN over eBGP, keeping the NEXT HOP unmodified, retaining route targets, FRR support for EVPN, automatic propagation of NEXT HOP, RT/RD derivation, what Is not supported in FRR. Bridging with Ethernet VPN An overview of traditional bridging, overview of bridging with EVPN, what Ifs, why does NVE L3 get an advertisement for MACA? handling BUM packets, handling MAC moves, support for dual-attached hosts, the host-switch Interconnect, VXLAN model for dual-attached hosts, switch peering solutions, handling Link failures, duplicate multi-destination frames, ARP/ND suppression. Routing with Ethernet VPN The case for routing in EVPN, routing use cases in the data center, routing models, where is the routing performed? centralized routing, distributed routing, how routing works in EVPN, asymmetric routing, symmetric routing, VRFs in EVPN routing, summarized route announcements, BGP support for EVPN routing, comparing asymmetric and symmetric models, vendor support for EVPN routing. Configuring and administering Ethernet VPN The sample topology, configuration cases, configuring the MTU, the end first: complete FRR configurations, the Invariants: configuration for the spines, firewall, and servers, centralized routing, asymmetric distributed routing, symmetric routing, dissecting the configuration, configuring the underlay, configuring the overlay: FRR configuring the overlay: interfaces, examining an EVPN network, show running configuration, show BGP summary, show EVPN VNIs and VTEPs, identify which VTEP advertised a MAC address, comparing FRR and Cisco EVPN configurations, considerations for deploying EVPN in large networks.