Agile Project Management with Kanban and Jira Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (available online or onsite) is tailored for beginner-level teams and managers outside the IT sector who wish to work faster and with greater transparency, without implementing full Scrum methodologies.

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

• Make work visible and manage workload overload.
• Plan in short cycles and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Collaborate more effectively with internal stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement through simple team habits.

Upon completion of the training, participants will be equipped to independently manage, optimise, and customise JIRA within a corporate environment.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia 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 Australia outlines JIRA’s approach to software planning, tracking, and release management, guiding participants through the creation and administration of a JIRA project.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Grasp the core concepts and functionality underpinning JIRA’s user interface and workflows.
• Add, modify, clone, link, and prioritise issues.
• Move issues through the entire workflow lifecycle.
• Conduct effective searches.
• Manage and customise screens and filters.

This seven-hour, instructor-led training in Australia centres on leveraging Jira and Confluence for effective agile project management. Participants will gain the skills to configure boards, manage issues, and integrate the tools to streamline requirements and reporting, thereby enhancing team collaboration and delivery outcomes.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level project managers who wish to create, execute, and manage forms in Jira effectively.

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

• Grasp Jira's core concepts, such as issue types, workflows, and projects.
• Develop and manage custom fields to collect and organise data efficiently.
• Optimise form-related processes for various project types and teams.

This instructor-led, live training in Australia (online or on-site) is aimed at intermediate-level Jira administrators who wish to learn how to use 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 Australia (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to enhance their Jira skills by learning how to integrate and utilize the Xray plugin, manage user roles and permissions, optimize data imports, and effectively handle storage management.

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 serves as a workflow management methodology.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) caters to both beginner and advanced participants. The knowledge and tools provided can be applied in daily work to enhance workflow efficiency.

Upon completion 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).
• Utilise 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 two-day course is designed to assist teams within an Agile Release Train (ART) to function effectively in an Agile environment by utilising frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will learn how to operate as Agile Teams, establish and manage their backlogs, and successfully plan and carry out iterations. The course also stresses the importance of understanding the team’s role within the ART and how to collaborate, plan, execute, and continuously improve alongside other teams.

The training prepares teams to participate in a Program Increment (PI), covering both Team-level and Program-level events, with a particular focus on upcoming PI planning sessions. Completing the course also prepares participants for the certification exam to become a SAFe® Practitioner (SP).

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

• Apply SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices across the organisation.
• Understand their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and how it contributes to overall objectives.
• Recognise other teams within the train, including their roles and interdependencies.
• Plan and execute iterations effectively.
• Demonstrate delivered value and continuously improve processes.
• Participate in and contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work with other teams within the Agile Release Train.