Pros of consensus-building are to gain widespread agreement with a group, but it's more time consuming that voting. There's no room for competitive positions trying to win over others in consensus. Agreement requires what's best for the team. Discover ways to navigate agreements and implement six steps for reaching team consensus. Learning Objectives Describe the conditions for successfully reaching consensus, Apply a quick-consensus model for urgent decisions, Implement six steps for reaching team consensus Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand the pull and push energy that are two forms of interpersonal power. Questions gain their power from pull energy, directing others to move with you. Understand when and how to use open-ended and close-ended questions. We will show you how to help buyers make decisions by taking a storyline approach using STeR questions. Learning Objectives Explain the persuasive power of questions, Implement two essential questioning techniques, Describe the benefits of STÄR questions that steer conversations to win-win outcomes Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Self-appreciation is the ability to acknowledge oneself with admiration, love, and gratitude, honoring our accomplishments and strengths. The greater one's self-appreciation, the more one has to contribute to others. Discover the benefits of self-appreciation and why it is important in your public and private life. Self-appreciation is a skill that everyone can learn. This course will help you choose a strategy that works for you. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of self-appreciation, Apply 18 tried-and-true methods for building personal satisfaction Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Humans does not react well to change. We will look at the dynamics of human nature and change with a climate for cooperation. How do you get people out of their comfort zones but without pushing them too far? Understand how to communicate in each stage of the change transition journey to get buy-in. Learning Objectives Summarize the dynamics of human nature and change, Explain four ways people leave their comfort zones, Gain cooperation and buy-in from others, Communicate effectively in each of the change transition stages Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Respect is a feeling of admiration or positive regard for someone or something. Respect isn't just tolerating others. Understand why respect is much easier to lose than it is to gain and why it is important to ten ways to show every customer the same courtesy, no matter how difficult he or she may be behaving. Learning Objectives Applying correct service attitude in a customer service facing role mirror the company culture. In this course, your employees will learn how to handle this in best way. Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Conflict is when two or more parties, with perceived incompatible goals, undermine each other's wants or needs. Establish the root cause of the conflict and understand how to apply the five conflict management strategies. Understand the pro's and cons of avoidance, competing and collaboration. We will guide you how to resolve conflict and how to find effective resolutions to difficult conversations. Learning Objectives Explain the root cause of all conflict, Apply five conflict management strategies, Implement steps to manage or resolve conflict, Apply effective steps for conducting difficult conversations Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
'Procrastination makes easy things hard, and hard things harder' - Mason Cooley. Learn how to avoid procrastination and finalize your tasks with ease. Learn how to apply the most effective guidelines for delegation and ensuring responsibilities get taken care of. You will learn how to get more done, in less time and we will teach you how to balance your precious home life with that of a stressful career life. Learning Objectives Control paperwork and emails, Demonstrate file organization, Effectively delegate work to others, Balance home and career Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Follow our guidelines for controlling paperwork and emails. We will show you how to implement the six guidelines to achieve more in less time with less effort. Understand how to effectively delegate work to others and know what to delegate. Uncover the secret to convert obstacles into opportunities and balance your home and career by attending to the eight areas of a balanced life. Learning Objectives Control paperwork and emails, Control file organization, Get more done in less time with less effort, Balance home and career Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Prospecting is the search for something of value and persistence is a vital component in prospecting. We will guide you through various techniques to overcome your prospecting fears. Discover the four principles of prospecting psychology so that people will let you into their world and how POWER prospecting engages the right frame of mind. Understand the most vital tool to engage the interest of others in your offerings. Learning Objectives Describe how to create a successful prospecting mindset, Define essential sales terminology, Implement POWER Prospecting techniques Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
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.