Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for project managers, Scrum masters, business analysts, and team leaders looking to effectively manage their development projects using Team Foundation Server 2017. Overview The course also demonstrates how TFS facilitates the use of storyboards to prototype experiences, request stakeholder feedback, foster team collaboration, and generate reports. The final two modules of the course provide an overview of how testers and developers can work effectively using appropriate tools in the Visual Studio family. In this course, attendees will plan a new software development project and go through the steps to initiate the project using Visual Studio 2017. This includes recording requirements, creating a product backlog, and estimating effort for backlog items. Introducing the Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Family What?s new in Visual Studio 2017 Overview of the Visual Studio 2017 family Overview of product features Project workflow across the Visual Studio 2017 suite of products Initiating a New Project Organizing projects in TFS Understanding process templates Creating a new team project Setting team project properties Switching between team projects Work Item Primer Overview of work items Traceability between work items Searching and creating custom queries Work item charting and pinning charts Work item tagging Configuring project notifications Creating our Product Backlog Examining requirement types Creating backlog items Creating requirement hierarchies using features The importance of acceptance criteria Agile Estimation Introduction to estimation Using story points Planning Poker and other popular estimation techniques Adding your estimates to TFS work items Working from the Product Backlog Introducing the Kanban board Entering and editing details on the Kanban board Customizing columns, including using split columns and limiting WIP Recording our Definition of Done (DoD) Understanding the Cumulative Flow Diagram Working in Sprints Specifying your sprint schedule and your team capacity Selecting items for the sprint backlog using forecasting Decomposing requirements into tasks Using burndown charts to track progress Monitoring work using the task board Working with unparented work items Retrospectives The importance of retrospectives Conducting an efficient sprint retrospective What you should avoid in your retrospective Working with TFS Teams Configuring teams in our team project Managing work from a master backlog Allocating work to our teams Configuring iterations for TFS teams Enhancing Requirements Using Storyboards Overview of storyboarding capabilities Creating a storyboard to illustrate a requirement Linking a storyboard to a work item Getting Stakeholder Feedback Introducing the Microsoft Feedback Client Using the Microsoft Feedback Client to provide rich feedback to the team Adding continuous feedback into your workflow Fostering Team Collaboration An overview of the various clients The use of email in sharing information Choosing the appropriate client tool Creating and Customizing Reports Overview of reporting architecture Reviewing the out of the box reports Adding new reports Creating ad hoc reports using Excel Overview of Agile Testing The role of the tester in a sprint planning meeting A lap around web-based test management Creating a test plan Creating manual test cases from requirements Overview of Agile Development Using My Work to select tasks from the sprint backlog Understanding the value of linking changesets to work items The importance of unit testing Creating a continuous integration build Additional course details: Nexus Humans Managing Agile Projects Using TFS 2017 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 Managing Agile Projects Using TFS 2017 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 0.5 Days 3 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for people who have made the transition to remote working and now wish to fully leverage Microsoft Teams for their day to day business needs. Done in a show and Tell style, this course is designed to give business users a thorough understanding of how to use Teams features from an organizational perspective. Features such as: how to manage communications, file sharing for collaboration, calendar events, conference calling, search functions and other daily tasks. Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including being able to open and close applications, navigate basic file structures, and manage files and folders. Overview Overview of Teams Permissions, Access & Restrictions Team Management (Power Users) Team Management (End Users) Communication and Collaboration Searching and Activity Sharing Files Customizing your settings Meetings and Calls Done in a show and Tell style, this course is designed to give business users a thorough understanding of how to use Teams features from an organizational perspective. Overview What is Microsoft Teams? How to Access Microsoft Teams Etiquette for using teams Integration and Storage Capabilities Interface Permissions, Access & Restrictions Owner, Member & Guest Team restrictions Channel restrictions Call Restrictions Team Management (Power Users) Create a Team Access administrator settings Add/delete members to a Team Add/delete a guest user Create and manage Channels Create and manage Private channels Customize Channel tabs Creating Tags Team Management (End Users) Getting your Channel email address Integration with Outlook Leave a Team or Channel Communication and Collaboration Team Conversations Using the New Conversation panel Replying to a conversation Using the interactive options Deleting and editing a conversation Turn off notifications for a conversation Using Mentions and Tags Saving messages Accessing your saved messages Accessing recent chats Create a new Chat for one-2-one Create a new chat for group chats Read Receipts Pop out Chats Searching and Activity Use the search tool to find Specific messages Files People Accessing your Activity Accessing your Feed Filtering your feed and activity Sharing Files Uploading files Viewing files Attaching files to a conversation Sharing a link to a file Edit and Collaborate on files Create files Open files in Teams Online Desktop SharePoint Add a file to a tab Share file outside your organization Customizing your settings Filter Teams Hide channels Channel notifications Channel analytics Changing your Status Setting your status message Controlling the general user settings Controlling your privacy settings Controlling your personal notification settings Controlling your device settings (headphones and microphone) Controlling your call settings Setting your Voicemail message Controlling your app permissions Meetings and Calls Accessing your calendar Calendar views Create a Teams meeting Meeting options Meeting requests and RSVP options Join a Teams meeting Copy join information Create a meeting from Outlook Using the Meet Now option Sharing your screen Changing your background image Adding more people to a meeting Meetings menu Download meeting attendees End meetings for everyone (Organizer only) Accessing your Contacts Accessing your Voicemail Accessing your call history Additional course details: Nexus Humans Microsoft Teams for the Remote Business User 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 Microsoft Teams for the Remote Business User 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 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for Technical leaders Overview This course provides general overview of Blockchain technology and is specifically designed to answer the following questions:What is Blockchain? (What exactly is it?)Non-Technical Technology Overview (How does it work?)Benefits of Blockchain (Why should anyone consider this?)Use Cases (Where and for what apps is it appropriate?)Adoption (Who is using it and for what?)Implementation (How do I get started?)Future of Blockchain (What is its future?) This instructor-led 1 day Blockchain Architecture training is for technical leaders who need to make decisions about architecture, environment, and development platforms. What is Blockchain? A record keeping system Trust Decentralization Trustless environment How does Blockchain work? Announcements Blocks Nodes Chaining Verification Consensus Scalability Privacy Crypto Hashing Digital Fingerprinting PoW vs PoS Types of Blockchains Public vs Private Open vs closed Smart Contracts Blockchain as History Tokens / Coins Gas How is Blockchain different from what we have today? Decentralized Peer-to-peer architecture Software vs Firmware Database vs Blockchain Distributed database or other technology? Data Sovereignty Group Consensus What are Use Cases for Blockchain? Use Case Examples Currency Banking Services Voting Medical Records Supply Chain / Value Chain Content Distribution Verification of Software Updates (cars, planes, trains, etc) Law Enforcement Title and Ownership Records Social Media and Online Credibility Fractional asset ownership Cable Television billing High fault tolerance DDoS-proof Public or Private Blockchain? Who are the participants? What does a Blockchain app look like? DApp Resembles typical full stack web application Any internal state changes and all transactions are written to the blockchain Node.js IDE Public Blockchain visibility Private Blockchain solutions Oracles How do I design a Blockchain app? What does this solution need to let users do? Will the proposed solution reduce or remove the problems and pain points currently felt by users? What should this solution prevent users from doing? Do you need a solution ready for heavy use on day 1? Is your solution idea enhanced by the use of Blockchain? Does the use of Blockchain create a better end-user experience? If so, how? Has your business developed custom software solutions before? What level of support are you going to need? How big is the developer community? Does your vision of the future align with the project or platform's vision of the future? Does the platform aim to make new and significant contributions to the development space, or is it an efficiency / cost play? Should the solution be a public or private Blockchain? Should the solution be an open or closed Blockchain? Create a plan for contract updates and changes! Hybrid solutions Monetary exchanges? How do I develop a Blockchain app? AGILE approach pre-release Define guiding principles up front Software vs Firmware Announcements, not transactions! Classes, not contracts Link contracts to share functions Use calling contracts to keep contract address the same Hyperledger vs Ethereum CONSIDER No of Users * Avg No of Transactions (state changes) per User Should a Blockless solution be applied? Performance Security Anonymity Security Monolithic vs Modular Sandwich complexity model How do I test a Blockchain app? Recommend 5x to 10x traditional application testing time Security Networks Additional course details: Nexus Humans Blockchain - An Overview for Business Professionals 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 Blockchain - An Overview for Business Professionals 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.
The most effective method to Build Resilience Certification Flexibility is a huge determinant of individual prosperity. A few group show up normally more strong than others, yet genuine strength comprises of abilities and practices that anybody can learn. In this course, you will find the components that decide versatility, and how to bridle discoveries from contemporary mental examination to improve your own way to deal with managing life's difficulties. You Will Learn: The advantages of flexibility The primary mainstays of strength Why social help is key in building flexibility Why changing your demeanor towards issues can make you stronger The most effective method to keep a positive mental self view, and for what reason doing so will improve your versatility Advantages of Taking This Course: This course will help you address and beat difficulties in your expert and individual life You will figure out how to decrease and oversee regular pressure, consequently improving your overall prosperity On the off chance that you are keen on brain science, this course will give you an understanding into the reasons why individuals shift in their degree of strength In the event that you uphold or oversee others at work or at home, this course will help you help them in the midst of individual or expert difficulty
Introduction: Success is not an isolated event. It is the culmination of many small actions and habits over time. Habits shape all areas of our lives, from how we think about our problems to the food choices we make at every meal. In this course, you will learn which habits you need to adopt to enjoy success in your professional and personal life. What You Will Learn: Why it is important to cultivate good habits Why successful people tend to value their sleep Why you should read on a regular basis The habits that will help you handle your workload The habits that will help you deal with setbacks and remain calm in times of stress Benefits of Taking This Course: This course will teach you how to adopt a calmer outlook on life, which in turn will improve your mental and physical health This course will improve your resilience, meaning you will be able to cope more easily with the demands of your work If you mentor others at work, this course will help you pass on useful tips that will help them succeed This course will be of interest if you enjoy learning about positive psychology, as it will help you appreciate why some people are more successful than others Course Modules: Module 01: Success Habits
Reasonable Decision Making Certification Consistently, we settle on many choices. Generally, the results are unimportant. Be that as it may, a few choices have huge, long haul implications. Hence, we need to see how to use sound judgment. In this course, you will find out about the basic entanglements that you need to keep away from when deciding. You will find how to utilize a levelheaded dynamic cycle that will permit you to determine issues in both your expert life and your own life. You Will Learn: Why reasonable dynamic is a significant subject, and why people frequently act in a nonsensical way The most effective method to utilize a reasonable dynamic model to devise and execute the best answer for your necessities The limits of the sane dynamic model and their suggestions The job of moral contemplations in reasonable dynamic Advantages of Taking this Course: It will permit you to work alone or with others to settle on better choices at work, which will improve your exhibition and vocation possibilities It will give you the foundation data that you need to lead a group through a dynamic interaction; along these lines, fortifying your believability as a pioneer In the event that you have an overall interest in brain research, you will profit by this prologue to the mechanics of dynamic Seeing how individuals settle on decisions will engage you to scrutinize others' choices on the off chance that you are unsure how or why they showed up at their ultimate choice
Advancing Positive Behavior Certification Bothersome conduct in the work environment or home can debilitate connections, lower resolve and make a harmful, useless air. Lamentably, advancing positive conduct in others can be a test. Just requesting that they change only sometimes yields the outcomes you need. Fortunately, when you reexamine your way to deal with conduct change, you can advance positive conduct in any setting. This course will give you reasonable tips and techniques to help others in receiving more productive practices, while reinforcing your connections. You Will Learn: Why working environment and family culture bigly affects an individual's practices, and how to make changes that advance positive Why explaining your qualities and assumptions advances positive change Instructions to demonstrate alluring practices, and why you should stay reliable in your methodology Step by step instructions to urge people to rehash positive practices, and how to perceive progress Rules to follow when directing people towards their objectives, and how to help them arrive at their maximum capacity Advantages of Taking this Course: On the off chance that you work in an administrative or administrative job, this course will assist you with advancing positive change in your group In the event that you are a parent, this course will assist you with advancing positive practices in your youngsters In the event that you need to improve your own and expert connections, this course will help you by developing your comprehension of human conduct by and large On the off chance that you have an interest in brain research, this course will give you a helpful prologue to behaviorism, support and demonstrating, key ideas in this field
Introduction: Imagine a world where there was no right or wrong - one where everyone makes their own baseless rules and we are not bound by any laws, regulations, or compassion for others. This would be a world without ethics - and if you don't think that this would be a good situation, you can fully understand why ethics are so important. This course gives you an overview of the importance of ethics in our lives. It begins with a brief definition of what ethics are and how we can define this ideal and continues with an introduction about why it is important to live an ethical life. This course also examines the different elements that make up ethics and while explaining this, you further can see how important ethics are in everything we do, from communicating with others and the decisions we make at work, to what we believe is 'right' or 'wrong'. What You Will Learn: How to define ethics in an easy to understand way Why it is so difficult to define ethics across the board Reasons why ethics are so important throughout our lives Why there are so many elements that go into ethics How ethics can affect every decision we make Benefits of Taking This Course: Learn more about what ethics involve and how to make ethical decisions Learn about why you should create your own definition of what is ethical Understand why understanding ethics is so important and why asking questions about ethics might lead to more questions than answers Learn what elements go into creating the ideal of ethics and how these parts work together to help us in our actions, values and goals If you are interested in learning more about why ethics make us safer, this course can give you information on this
Commitment to Consistency Large numbers of us fear responsibility, paying little mind to its structure. We may bounce from one occupation to another (or relationship to relationship), since we are unfortunate of the obscure. A few group are always scared of responsibility, which makes them conflicting for the duration of their lives. This can make them look inconsistent and conniving to others around them. Consistency is the way to ensuring that everyone around you realize that you can be trusted and that you care about them. This course gives you an outline of consistency, why it is significant and how responsibility is should have been more predictable. It completely clarifies what the definitions are for responsibility and consistency, why you ought to be predictable and addresses how to be reliable. The course likewise gives instances of individuals who are predictable and submitted - you can undoubtedly decide how the two are comparable and how they cooperate to make you a superior, more good individual. At long last, the course covers the qualities should have been steady and submitted, some of which cover. That way, you can see where you stand and can decide how to change so you have those attributes (and others) in view of your craving to be more predictable throughout everyday life. You Will Learn: The meaning of responsibility and consistency Instructions to comprehend the distinctions and similitudes between the two Step by step instructions to be predictable every day and why you need obligation to do as such The attributes of being reliable and submitted The most effective method to turn out to be more steady Advantages of Taking This Course Become familiar with why consistency matters Realize why it's alright to say no Step by step instructions to be reliable (define objectives, plan time successfully) Realize why you should remain focused on consistency; you don't simply get reliable and never need to deal with it again. You should stay persistent and firm with yourself for consistency to occur after some time.
Expert Talking to Anyone Certification Figuring out how to converse with everybody you experience, from recognizable partners to new contacts, is an ability that you should develop constantly in the event that you need to excel in any industry. It includes figuring out how to associate with others, in any event, when you are not excessively enthusiastic about participating in discussion yourself. It likewise requires the capacity to be caring in discussion, posing a bigger number of inquiries than you answer and allowing your accomplice to rule the discussion on occasion. This course expounds on the manners in which you can figure out how to converse with any individual, whenever, in any spot. We start by discussing why you should be open while participating in discussion, too as how you can develop the will to converse with others when you don't feel like it. We additionally talk about the significance of showing interest in discussions. Then, we survey the key techniques you can use to converse with individuals you have not met previously. We likewise cover the means engaged with carrying on friendly talk. At long last, we leave you with a couple of tips on the best way to be an effective talker paying little mind to the circumstance. You Will Learn: Why you need to figure out how to be an effective talker on the off chance that you need to excel The nuts and bolts of any fruitful discussion with anybody The significance of having the option to effortlessly take part in discussion with outsiders The significance of social talk Tips on conversing with anybody whenever in any spot Advantages of Taking This Course Acquiring trust in yourself and your talking capacities in all specific circumstances Learning the most ideal approach to start up a discussion with an outsider Learning the three key guidelines of participating in any friendly talk Tips on the best way to take part in discussion when you don't know anybody at an occasion Understanding the attributes that fruitful talkers have