Agile Project Management with Kanban and Jira Training Course

Target audience:

IT Directors, Project Managers, Technical Team Leaders, Analysts, Software Developers, and Testers.

Learning objectives:

This training aims to build knowledge and practical skills in the workshop aspects of Kanban and the fundamentals of Agile methodologies.

This course is designed for professionals who aim to integrate Agile methodologies (particularly SCRUM) with Lean and Kanban practices to effectively oversee their projects.

It bridges the gap between product design and software development domains.

This instructor-led live training in Turkey (online or onsite) guides participants through the deployment of a JIRA instance. The curriculum covers advanced JIRA usage, installation, configuration, upgrading, and migration. Participants will learn how to customize JIRA for their projects, manage users, groups, and project roles, configure dashboards, define emails and notifications, apply security schemes, manage permissions, and perform troubleshooting. Furthermore, the course includes installing and customizing the JIRA Service Desk, setting up a knowledge base, managing service desk users, and handling service requests collaboratively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop an in-depth understanding of JIRA administration.
• Customize JIRA according to their specific business needs.
• Define JIRA emails and notifications.
• Manage and assign users, groups, and project roles.
• Manage JIRA permissions and security schemes.
• Perform JIRA troubleshooting.
• Deploy and customize the JIRA Service Desk.

Upon completing the training, participants will be able to independently manage, optimize, and customize JIRA within a corporate environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Turkey introduces the advanced capabilities of JIRA, including creating and managing different types of JIRA projects, using JIRA for agile projects, configuring agile boards, managing built-in and custom fields, creating and managing screens and filters, performing basic and advanced issue searching, applying screen schemes, managing and updating workflows, configuring and applying workflow schemes, performing analysis and generating reports.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Manage issues effectively.
• Create and run Scrum and Kanban projects.
• Manage built-in and custom fields.
• Understand and manage business processes, workflows and workflow schemes.
• Perform basic and advanced searches and analysis.
• Generate and review reports.

This instructor-led, live training in Turkey introduces JIRA's approach to software planning, tracking and releasing as it walks participants through the creation and management of a JIRA project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand concepts and functionality behind JIRA's user interface and workflows.
• Add, modify, clone, link, and prioritize issues.
• Progress issues through the entire workflow.
• Perform searches.
• Manage and customize screens and filters.

While JIRA Software is a robust tool for project management, teams often become overly focused on the software itself rather than the underlying Agile methodology.

This instructor-led, live training provides participants with a deep dive into the synergistic power of Jira and Confluence. Together, these platforms are designed to empower teams to successfully deliver products and projects. Participants will learn how to leverage these tools to streamline user requirement handling, testing, and communication, centralizing these critical activities in one efficient location.

The curriculum covers JIRA projects, Confluence spaces, workflows, boards (Kanban & Scrum), planning, dependencies, the integration between Jira and Confluence, reporting, essential fields and custom fields, issue types, screens, and filtering capabilities.

Upon completing this training, participants will be capable of:

• Creating Scrum or Kanban projects
• Configuring Jira to effectively manage project workflows
• Managing project issues with precision and efficiency
• Designing necessary screens to handle specific issue types
• Creating and understanding the interaction between workflows and boards
• Executing basic and advanced searches and analyses
• Generating and reviewing reports essential for both team operations and management

This instructor-led live training in Turkey (offered online or onsite) is designed for intermediate project managers looking to proficiently create, execute, and manage forms in Jira.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend Jira’s core concepts, including issue types, workflows, and projects.
• Develop and manage custom fields to streamline data collection and organization.
• Optimize form workflows to fit various project types and team dynamics.

This instructor-led, live training in Turkey (online or onsite) targets intermediate-level Jira administrators who wish to learn how to utilize Jira Service Management efficiently.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn and understand the fundamentals of Jira Service Management.
• Set up and configure a service desk and manage requests.
• Manage Jira Service Management backend and integration.

This instructor-led live training in Turkey (online or onsite) is targeted at beginner to intermediate professionals who want to improve their Jira skills by learning how to integrate and use the Xray plugin, manage user roles and permissions, optimize data imports, and effectively manage storage.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Integrate and configure the Xray plugin for test management.
• Manage Jira user profiles and assign appropriate roles and permissions.
• Efficiently import data into Jira following best practices.
• Optimize Jira storage usage and implement data management strategies.

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is an engaging two-day program that blends instruction, collaborative discussions, and a fully immersive simulation to demonstrate how the Kanban Method enables individuals, teams, and organizations to effectively manage and enhance the delivery of products and services to customers.

The Kanban Method offers practical, evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current practices and drives incremental improvement while respecting existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles, fostering leadership at every level. This approach allows organizations to gradually evolve business processes, utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly mitigate the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

Upon completing this course, you will possess a solid understanding of Kanban principles and general practices, along with the skills to confidently apply Kanban within your organization.

Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize internal and external drivers of dissatisfaction
- Analyze the balance between demand and capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design Kanban systems and their visual representations
- Identify and prioritize areas for improvement
- Select appropriate cadences for various activities
- Identify and manage classes of service

Target Audience:
This course is designed for anyone involved in product development or knowledge work, including but not limited to:
- Programme and delivery managers
- Product and project managers
- Product developers, software developers, and testers
- Professionals in operations or support roles
- Business analysts
- Senior management
- Individuals interested in implementing Agile methodologies in their organization

Kanban is a workflow management method.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at both beginner-level and advanced-level participants. The knowledge and tools provided can be applied in your daily work to optimize workflow efficiency.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Increase the number of work items completed per unit of time.
• Reduce the time required to complete work items.
• Improve work predictability (providing better answers to "When will it be done?").
• Manage flow metrics (throughput, lead time, work in progress, work item age).
• Use flow charts (Cumulative Flow Diagram, Lead Time Histogram, Work Aging Chart).
• Utilize statistical forecasting methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations and Service Level Agreement.
• Design a Kanban System in a methodological way (STATIK).
• Understand Little's Law, which describes the nature of value flow.

This intensive two-day training is designed to empower teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to thrive in an Agile setting by leveraging established frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will gain insights into functioning as a cohesive Agile Team, managing and prioritizing backlogs, and effectively planning and executing iterations. A key focus of the course is understanding the team’s critical role within the ART, fostering collaboration, and continuously improving processes alongside other teams.

The curriculum prepares teams to actively participate in Program Increments (PI), covering both team-level and program-level events, with special attention to upcoming PI planning sessions. Upon completion, participants will be well-prepared to sit for the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) certification exam.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices throughout the organization.

• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to overarching organizational goals.

• Identify other teams within the train, recognizing their specific roles and interdependencies.

• Plan and execute iterations with efficiency and effectiveness.

• Demonstrate delivered value and drive continuous process improvement.

• Actively participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.

• Collaborate and integrate work seamlessly with other teams within the Agile Release Train.

Are you finding it difficult to introduce Agile practices within your organization? Is the transition too rigid? Are your teams overloaded and experiencing reduced productivity, yet too entrenched to embrace a radical transformation?

Opt for the “Alternative Path to Agility” and adopt an evolutionary, humane Change Management approach that enhances your existing processes rather than overhauling them.

The Kanban Method offers pragmatic, actionable, and evidence-based guidance for achieving successful evolutionary change. It begins with your current operations and honors existing roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This approach enables organizations to gradually evolve business processes, establish and utilize relevant metrics to track progress, and significantly lower the risks associated with complex change initiatives.

When teams feel overwhelmed, Kanban can help regain control over the workflow. It introduces a dynamic technique for managing processes and exposing bottlenecks.

This training equips you with the skills and knowledge necessary to apply Kanban in your work, teaching you how to prioritize immediate tasks, defer future items, and permanently remove unnecessary activities from your to-do list.

Learning Outcomes

This one-day course covers the fundamentals of the Kanban Method®, serving as the foundational entry point toward an alternative path to agility.

Participants will gain familiarity with the Kanban Method, enabling them to design and implement a basic Kanban board. They will learn to distinguish between work item types and understand the risks associated with specific types. Additionally, attendees will become acquainted with various Team Kanban board designs and styles, learning to select the most appropriate configuration for their specific context. They will also understand the training roadmap and recognize the value and benefits gained at each stage along the “alternative path to agility.”

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for any professional involved in product development or knowledge work environments who is interested in exploring how Kanban can enhance workplace efficiency. Kanban is applicable across multiple organizational functions, from senior staff seeking to adopt Lean Management principles to delivery team members aiming to improve their daily practices. Past participants have held roles such as:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and Change Agents
• Product & Software Developers & Testers
• Agile Coaches & Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.)
• Professionals in other departments, such as HR and Finance