SAFe® Agile Software Engineering: In-House Training The introduction of Lean-Agile and DevOps principles and practices into software engineering has sparked new skills and approaches that help organizations deliver higher-quality, software-centric solutions faster and more predictably. This workshop-oriented course explores foundational principles and practices and how continuous flow of value delivery and built-in quality are enabled by XP technical practices, Behavioral-Driven Development (BDD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Attendees will learn proven practices to detail, model, design, implement, verify, and validate stories in the SAFe® Continuous Delivery Pipeline, as well as the practices that build quality into code and designs. Attendees will also explore how software engineering fits into the larger solution context and understand their role in collaborating on intentional architecture and DevOps. What you will Learn To perform the role of a SAFe® Agile Software Engineer, you should be able to: Define Agile Software Engineering and the underlying values, principles, and practices Apply the Test-First principle to create alignment between tests and requirements Create shared understanding with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Communicate with Agile modeling Design from context for testability Build applications with code and design quality Utilize the test infrastructure for automated testing Collaborate on intentional architecture and emergent design Apply Lean-Agile principles to optimize the flow of value Create an Agile Software Engineering plan Introduction to Agile Software Engineering Connecting Principles and Practices to Built-in Quality Accelerating Flow Applying Intentional Architecture Thinking Test-First Discovering Story Details Creating a Shared Understanding with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Communicating with Models Building Systems with Code Quality Building Systems with Design Quality Implementing with Quality
PMI-PBA® Exam Prep: In-House Training The course provides targeted exam preparation support for PMI®'s Professional in Business Analysis exam candidates, including a content review of The PMI Guide to Business Analysis, a review of the PMI-PBA® reference books, and an exam preparation tutorial. You will be given a Study Guide that you can re-use to assess your knowledge gaps as part of your Personal Action Plan. Your score on this for each Knowledge Area can be compared to your results on the quiz at the end of each course module to guide your study efforts. What you will Learn Upon completion, participants will be able to: Demonstrate familiarity with the structure, content and framework of The PMI Guide to Business Analysis Explain the six Knowledge Areas of The PMI Guide to Business Analysis, as well as, their inter-relationships with each other and the six Process Groups Differentiate among the five business analysis domains in the project life cycle Create a personal action plan to study and prepare for the PMI-PBA® Exam Getting Started PMI-PBA Examination Certification Process The Credential Examination Foundation Concepts for PMI-PBA® Prep Business analysis terminology and definitions Business analysis project, program, and portfolio management Product and project life cycles Skills and qualities of a business analyst Introduction to Business Analysis in Projects Business analysis overview How organizations implement business analysis Business analyst and project manager relationships Requirements definitions and types Practice quiz On-Demand Segment A: Define the Business Problem (Pre-work for Needs Assessment) Needs Assessment Review Needs Assessment knowledge area Identify problem or opportunity Assess current and future state Determine options and provide recommendations Facilitate product roadmap development Assemble business case Practice quiz Stakeholder Engagement Review Stakeholder Engagement knowledge area Identify Stakeholders and conduct analysis Determine Stakeholder engagement and communication approach Conduct business analysis planning Practice quiz On-Demand Segment B: The Elicitation Plan (Pre-work for Elicitation) Elicitation Review Elicitation knowledge area Determine Elicitation approach Preparing for Elicitation Conducting Elicitation Confirming Elicitation results Practice quiz On-Demand Segment C: Overview of Requirements Analysis (Pre-work for Analysis) Analysis Review Analysis knowledge area Determine Analysis approach Create and analyze models Define requirements and acceptance criteria Verify, validate, and prioritize requirements Identify and analyze product risks Assess product design options Practice quiz Traceability and Monitoring Review Traceability and Monitoring knowledge area Determine Traceability and Monitoring approach Establish relationships and dependencies Select and approve requirements Make changes to requirements and other product information Practice quiz Solution Evaluation Review Solution Evaluation knowledge area Evaluate solution performance Determine solution evaluation approach Evaluate acceptance results and address defects Obtain solution acceptance for release Practice quiz Exam Application and Preparation Process Applying for the Exam Studying for the Exam Sitting for the Exam Reviewing your Knowledge Gap Practice Exam Study Guide - a reliable learning aid Summary and Next Steps Crystallizing the Business Analysis Domains Developing a Personal Action Plan for Exam Study
Conflict Resolution Skills: In-House Training Many organizations have assumed that workplace conflict is always destructive. So, they have often believed that conflict is best dealt with by managers or even via policies and procedures. After all, conflict creates workplace stress and leads to many performance problems, generating very real organizational costs! However, savvy organizations have embraced the fact that when conflict is understood and harnessed, it can be leveraged to add value to teams and even enhance performance. With the right knowledge, skills, training, and practice, conflict can be productive and make organizations better! In this highly interactive course, learners will discover the connection between individual conflict response and team-empowering conflict resolution skills. Participants will explore conflict's visceral dynamics and the nuanced behaviors we individually engage in to communicate and respond to conflict. Learners will apply techniques for transforming unproductive conflict responses into productive ones. Additionally, learners will use a systematic method that prepares them to objectively dissect real-world conflict, while practicing many strategies for resolving it. They will also develop proactive conflict approach plans, which they can transfer back to their own workplaces. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Recognize the organizational costs of conflict Explain our physical and mental responses to conflict Communicate proactively and effectively with different types of people during conflict Replace unproductive conflict responses with productive ones Use the Conflict Resolution Diagram (CRD) process and conflict resolution approaches Relate team stages of development to shifts in conflict Develop a proactive conflict approach for your organization Create a conflict resolution plan for a real-world scenario Getting Started Introductions and social agreements Course goal and objectives Opening activities Conflict Facilitation Readiness Conflict responses and perceptions Conflict basics Conflict and organizations Dynamics of conflict Conflict Styles and Communication A look at the color energies model Conflict through the color energies and DiSC® lens Communication with opposite color energies Individual Response to Conflict The anatomy of conflict Recognizing unproductive conflict responses 4 steps to productive conflict Choosing productive conflict responses Team Performance and Conflict High-performing team relationships Conflict and project team performance Conflict Resolution Diagram (CRD) and process Conflict Facilitation - Preparation Recognizing context and stakeholder needs Using team conflict resolution approaches Preparing for Crucial Conversations® Conflict Facilitation - Clarity Exposing assumptions and biases Defining the conflict and using the CRD Conflict Facilitation - Action Proactive conflict management Conflict facilitation practice Summary and Next Steps Review Personal action plans
Effective Presentation Skills: In-House Training In today's results-oriented, global working environment, the ability to create and deliver presentations effectively is a necessary skill set for people at all levels of an organization. Regardless of your role, it's important to know how to synthesize your ideas into a coherent and focused narrative, add visuals that support and reinforce your message, and deliver it in a way that resonates with your audience. In this highly interactive course, we will unpack and practice some of the tools and techniques used by top speakers and influencers all over the world. In this engaging two-day course, you will plan, write, refine, practice, and deliver a presentation to the class. Your presentation will be filmed on both days, and you will leave the course with a flash-drive copy of your videos; participants of the virtual classroom workshop should be prepared to present via webcam. In addition to discovering and enhancing your own personal delivery style, you will learn how to create an overarching goal for your presentation and then organize and structure it for maximum impact. You'll gain insight into how to anticipate your audience's needs and tailor the content and delivery in a way that connects with them and sustains their attention and engagement. You will also learn skills that will help you control nervous energy, remain focused on and attuned to your audience, improvise under pressure, deal effectively with questions, and build a compelling call to action. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Construct an effective presentation goal statement, opening, body, and closing that connect with an audience Analyze an audience's needs and style preferences, including relevant DiSC®-related elements Deliver a complete criteria-based presentation that will persuade others Align usage of visuals as well as verbal and non-verbal techniques to maximize the impact of your presentation Getting Started Introductions and social agreements Course structure Course goals and objectives Opening activities Planning and Organizing Video: 'The Art of Misdirection' Setting your presentation goal Writing a goal statement Analyzing your audience Applying the 'reality' test Creating and strengthening supports Structuring your presentation 5 components of an effective opening Presentation body Presentation closing Write your presentation opening Audience Analysis Video: 'How to Tie Your Shoes' Everything DiSC® introduction Audience DiSC® Styles Analyzing your audience Further audience analysis Effective Delivery Delivery challenges: virtual and in-person Keeping your audience engaged Your body as your instrument Verbal / paraverbal elements Body stance and nonverbal communication What are your 'tells?' Controlling nervousness Staying attuned to your audience Responding to questions Review and edit your opening Deliver your opening Visuals and Enriching Elements Using images in your presentation Guidelines for visual composition Using questions to engage your audience The power of the pause Practicing and Applying What You've Learned Preparation Delivery Feedback Opportunity to put into practice the program content and receive a video copy Summary and Next Steps What did we learn and how can we implement this in our work environment? Your personal action plan
Are you looking to enter the dynamic world of real estate? Our course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to communicate effectively with real estate professionals and develop key skills in real estate investment strategy and analytics. At the end of the course, you'll be able to read and interpret real estate market reports, and have a firm grasp of how iconic buildings, cities, and companies fit into the overall picture of the real estate sector. On this course, you will… Become familiar with the players, structure, general terminology and overall needs of Real Estate. Learn what is Real Estate and why it is different from other asset classes Get to grips with the overall size and structure of the UK Real Estate Market Learn and analyse the links between the different parts of the property market Understand who works in the Real Estate Market, their qualifications and their job descriptions Recognise how and when to use basic real estate concepts: Rent, Value, Yield, Risk and Return, etc… Learn how to read a real estate market report Understand how current affairs, politics and economics affects Real Estate Investment Use household names and iconic companies, cities and buildings to help consolidate your appreciation of this exciting sector Who will benefit from this course: Graduates or undergraduates studying economics, finance. Professionals working in Marketing or Accounting teams within Real Estate firms. APC students. Anyone interested in Real Estate. School leavers/A-Level Students looking to gain an understanding of Real Estate. Non cognate students who wish to transfer into Real Estate/Finance careers. Course Outline Module 1: What is and why buy Real Estate? The property Market The Size and Structure of the UK property market The impact of Real Estate in the Economy Module 2: The Real Estate Market System The Space Market The Asset Market The Development Market Module 3: How to value Real Estate An Introduction to Financial Mathematics The difference between Price, Value and Worth Property Yield Conventional Valuation Methods Module 4: How to read a Real Estate Market Report Property Market Indicators: Stock Indicators Property Market Indicators: Investment Indicators Module 5: Who works in Real Estate? The build Environment by Cobalt Recruitment Rea; Estate Agents Examples of Real Estate Market Agents CVs Real Estate Network
Effective Negotiation Skills for Business Success: In-House Training Become skillful at dealing with unworkable differences - situations where there appears to be no acceptable compromise or acceptable solution. This interactive workshop shows you how to work towards agreements where all parties are satisfied that they have reached a wise outcome efficiently, and where they can come back to the table in the future because the relationship is intact. You will have the opportunity to re-visit a difficult / challenging negotiation that you experienced in the past as well as take part in progressively more challenging case studies that are tailored to the work you do. You will enhance your personal and professional life with powerful new negotiating skills. The goal of this workshop is to improve your negotiation skills by helping you to identify your own preferred negotiation style and strategies, and to learn about the need to plan for any upcoming negotiation. The workshop is also designed for you to experience typical negotiation situations at certain key points of the life cycle of a project, enabling you to develop an awareness of your effectiveness during negotiations at these stages. The majority of time is spent on practicing newly presented negotiation techniques and receiving feedback on application for further development and improvement. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Identify your preferred negotiation style and strategies Examine the Principled Negotiation Model Adapt your negotiation strategy to the progress of the negotiation Experience typical negotiation situations during the life cycle of a project Develop an awareness of your effectiveness during negotiations Improve your negotiation skills Negotiation Model Negotiation defined Negotiation phases Common approaches to negotiating Principled Negotiating Principled negotiation and the four rules Best alternative to a negotiated agreement Project Negotiation Simulation: Part 1 and Part 2 Project Negotiation Simulation: Part 1 Project Negotiation Simulation: Part 2 Negotiating Cases Negotiating cases
PMI's Authorized PMP Prep Course: Virtual In-House Training If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be considering embarking on a career in professional project management. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management-both on the job and through professional certification-is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management acknowledged by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to successfully manage projects. Project managers who have proven skills and experience can find exciting, high-visibility opportunities in a wide range of fields. This course is specifically designed to provide you with the proven, practical body of project management knowledge and skills that you need to demonstrate project management mastery on the job. Additionally, this course can be a significant part of your preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Software engineers concerned with building, managing and deploying AI solutions that leverage Azure AI Services, Azure AI Search, and Azure OpenAI. They are familiar with C# or Python and have knowledge on using REST-based APIs to build computer vision, language analysis, knowledge mining, intelligent search, and generative AI solutions on Azure. AI-102 Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution is intended for software developers wanting to build AI infused applications that leverage?Azure AI Services,?Azure AI Search, and?Azure OpenAI. The course will use C# or Python as the programming language. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have: Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and ability to navigate the Azure portal Knowledge of either C# or Python Familiarity with JSON and REST programming semantics Recommended course prerequisites AI-900T00: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals course 1 - Prepare to develop AI solutions on Azure Define artificial intelligence Understand AI-related terms Understand considerations for AI Engineers Understand considerations for responsible AI Understand capabilities of Azure Machine Learning Understand capabilities of Azure AI Services Understand capabilities of the Azure Bot Service Understand capabilities of Azure Cognitive Search 2 - Create and consume Azure AI services Provision an Azure AI services resource Identify endpoints and keys Use a REST API Use an SDK 3 - Secure Azure AI services Consider authentication Implement network security 4 - Monitor Azure AI services Monitor cost Create alerts View metrics Manage diagnostic logging 5 - Deploy Azure AI services in containers Understand containers Use Azure AI services containers 6 - Analyze images Provision an Azure AI Vision resource Analyze an image Generate a smart-cropped thumbnail 7 - Classify images Provision Azure resources for Azure AI Custom Vision Understand image classification Train an image classifier 8 - Detect, analyze, and recognize faces Identify options for face detection analysis and identification Understand considerations for face analysis Detect faces with the Azure AI Vision service Understand capabilities of the face service Compare and match detected faces Implement facial recognition 9 - Read Text in images and documents with the Azure AI Vision Service Explore Azure AI Vision options for reading text Use the Read API 10 - Analyze video Understand Azure Video Indexer capabilities Extract custom insights Use Video Analyzer widgets and APIs 11 - Analyze text with Azure AI Language Provision an Azure AI Language resource Detect language Extract key phrases Analyze sentiment Extract entities Extract linked entities 12 - Build a question answering solution Understand question answering Compare question answering to Azure AI Language understanding Create a knowledge base Implement multi-turn conversation Test and publish a knowledge base Use a knowledge base Improve question answering performance 13 - Build a conversational language understanding model Understand prebuilt capabilities of the Azure AI Language service Understand resources for building a conversational language understanding model Define intents, utterances, and entities Use patterns to differentiate similar utterances Use pre-built entity components Train, test, publish, and review a conversational language understanding model 14 - Create a custom text classification solution Understand types of classification projects Understand how to build text classification projects 15 - Create a custom named entity extraction solution Understand custom named entity recognition Label your data Train and evaluate your model 16 - Translate text with Azure AI Translator service Provision an Azure AI Translator resource Specify translation options Define custom translations 17 - Create speech-enabled apps with Azure AI services Provision an Azure resource for speech Use the Azure AI Speech to Text API Use the text to speech API Configure audio format and voices Use Speech Synthesis Markup Language 18 - Translate speech with the Azure AI Speech service Provision an Azure resource for speech translation Translate speech to text Synthesize translations 19 - Create an Azure AI Search solution Manage capacity Understand search components Understand the indexing process Search an index Apply filtering and sorting Enhance the index 20 - Create a custom skill for Azure AI Search Create a custom skill Add a custom skill to a skillset 21 - Create a knowledge store with Azure AI Search Define projections Define a knowledge store 22 - Plan an Azure AI Document Intelligence solution Understand AI Document Intelligence Plan Azure AI Document Intelligence resources Choose a model type 23 - Use prebuilt Azure AI Document Intelligence models Understand prebuilt models Use the General Document, Read, and Layout models Use financial, ID, and tax models 24 - Extract data from forms with Azure Document Intelligence What is Azure Document Intelligence? Get started with Azure Document Intelligence Train custom models Use Azure Document Intelligence models Use the Azure Document Intelligence Studio 25 - Get started with Azure OpenAI Service Access Azure OpenAI Service Use Azure OpenAI Studio Explore types of generative AI models Deploy generative AI models Use prompts to get completions from models Test models in Azure OpenAI Studio's playgrounds 26 - Build natural language solutions with Azure OpenAI Service Integrate Azure OpenAI into your app Use Azure OpenAI REST API Use Azure OpenAI SDK 27 - Apply prompt engineering with Azure OpenAI Service Understand prompt engineering Write more effective prompts Provide context to improve accuracy 28 - Generate code with Azure OpenAI Service Construct code from natural language Complete code and assist the development process Fix bugs and improve your code 29 - Generate images with Azure OpenAI Service What is DALL-E? Explore DALL-E in Azure OpenAI Studio Use the Azure OpenAI REST API to consume DALL-E models 30 - Use your own data with Azure OpenAI Service Understand how to use your own data Add your own data source Chat with your model using your own data 31 - Fundamentals of Responsible Generative AI Plan a responsible generative AI solution Identify potential harms Measure potential harms Mitigate potential harms Operate a responsible generative AI solution
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for Administrators who need to setup, configure and manage SharePoint Online as part of their Office 365 Administration. Overview After completing this course, students will gain the skills to: - Understand the architecture of SharePoint Online - Have knowledge of all the components in SharePoint Online - Have on hands on experience configuring the components of SharePoint Online - Have hands on experience configuring the options - Work with Site Collections and storage options - Manage user profiles and social profiling - Understand and configure data connectivity in SharePoint Online - Build a taxonomy structure - Understand and configure Search in SharePoint Online - Configure and deploy apps - Understand and define Enterprise content management and data loss prevention. - Configure additional options and features in SharePoint Online such as Information Rights Management This course will introduce the audience to SharePoint Online Administration in Office 365 and explain and demonstrate the configuration options for SharePoint Online. The course is appropriate for existing SharePoint on-premises administrators and new administrators to Office 365 who need to understand how to correctly setup SharePoint Online for their company. The course will also help SharePoint on-premise administrators understand the differences between SharePoint on-premises and SharePoint Online. 1 - INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE 365 AND SHAREPOINT ONLINE Introduction to the Office 365 Administration Center Configure Reporting Accessing SharePoint management tools Accessing security and compliancy Managing Office 365 and SharePoint Online with PowerShell Comparing On Premises SharePoint with SharePoint Online User identity in Office 365 and SharePoint Online Manging user domains Building Hybrid scenarios OneDrive and Sites redirection Yammer redirection Understand hybrid search Hybrid business data connectivity Hybrid taxonomy 2 - WORKING WITH SITE COLLECTIONS Introduction to classic and modern admin centers Creating Site Collections Defining ownership and security for site collections Configuring Storage Configure External Access to site collections Recovering site collections Configure external sharing Managing site collections with PowerShell 3 - MANAGING USER PROFILES Overview of the profile service Defining profile properties Map profile properties to a term store Creating custom profile properties Managing audiences Creating audiences Managing user profile policies Configure trusted my site host locations Configure preferred search center locations Defining read access permission levels Configuring newsfeed options Setup email notifications Configure my site cleanup 4 - WORKING WITH DATA CONNECTIONS Introduction to Data Connections Overview of PowerApps, Flow and PowerBi Overview of the business connectivity service Introduction to BDC definition files Creating BDC definition files Introduction to the secure store service Configuring the secure store service Creating secure store target application settings Configure connections to cloud services Configure connections to on-premises services Tools to build data connections Creating external content types Building external lists using external data 5 - MANAGING THE TERM STORE Overview of the term store Understanding terms and life cycle management Creating term groups Creating the term store Creating Term Sets in the UI Creating Term Sets via importing via a CSV Creating terms in the UI Creating terms via PowerShell and CSOM Manage terms with synonyms and pinning Configure delegated administration 6 - CONFIGURING SEARCH An Introduction to the search service Classic versus Modern search experience Understanding Managed Properties Create Managed Properties Manage Authoritative pages Understand Result sources Create and configure result sources Understand Query rules Promoting results through query rules Remove search results from the index Exporting search configurations Importing search configurations 7 - CONFIGURING APPS An Introduction to Apps Understanding the App Catalog Building the App catalog Adding Apps to the catalog Add Apps to your SharePoint sites Adding Apps via the marketplace store Manage App licensing Configure store access settings Monitoring app usage 8 - ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN SHAREPOINT ONLINE An Introduction to ECM in SharePoint Online Components of ECM Office 365 versus classic compliancy Understanding In-Place records management Configure In-Place records management Understanding the records center Build and configure a records center Understanding the compliancy policy center Build a compliancy policy center and configure policies Discover the security and compliancy center Configure an eDiscovery center Build an eDiscovery case Understand data loss prevention Build a data loss prevention policy and query Working with classification and data governance 9 - MANAGE OPTIONS FOR SHAREPOINT ONLINE Configure OneDrive features Configure use of Yammer or Newsfeeds Understand Information Rights Management Configure Information Rights Management Define site classification options Understand early release options for Office 365 Configure Early release options for your Office 365 tenant Manage Access Control Additional course details: Nexus Humans 55238 SharePoint Online for Administrators 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 55238 SharePoint Online for Administrators 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.
SAFe® Agile Software Engineering: Virtual In-House Training The introduction of Lean-Agile and DevOps principles and practices into software engineering has sparked new skills and approaches that help organizations deliver higher-quality, software-centric solutions faster and more predictably. This workshop-oriented course explores foundational principles and practices and how continuous flow of value delivery and built-in quality are enabled by XP technical practices, Behavioral-Driven Development (BDD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Attendees will learn proven practices to detail, model, design, implement, verify, and validate stories in the SAFe® Continuous Delivery Pipeline, as well as the practices that build quality into code and designs. Attendees will also explore how software engineering fits into the larger solution context and understand their role in collaborating on intentional architecture and DevOps. What you will Learn To perform the role of a SAFe® Agile Software Engineer, you should be able to: Define Agile Software Engineering and the underlying values, principles, and practices Apply the Test-First principle to create alignment between tests and requirements Create shared understanding with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Communicate with Agile modeling Design from context for testability Build applications with code and design quality Utilize the test infrastructure for automated testing Collaborate on intentional architecture and emergent design Apply Lean-Agile principles to optimize the flow of value Create an Agile Software Engineering plan Introduction to Agile Software Engineering Connecting Principles and Practices to Built-in Quality Accelerating Flow Applying Intentional Architecture Thinking Test-First Discovering Story Details Creating a Shared Understanding with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Communicating with Models Building Systems with Code Quality Building Systems with Design Quality Implementing with Quality