Agile Project Management with Kanban and Jira Training Course

After completing the training, participants will be equipped to independently manage, optimize, and customize JIRA within a corporate setting.

This instructor-led, live training in Nigeria introduces the advanced capabilities of JIRA, including creating and managing various types of JIRA projects, utilising 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, conducting 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 Nigeria highlights JIRA’s approach to software planning, tracking, and release management, guiding participants through the creation and administration of a JIRA project.

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

• Understand the 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.

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

Upon completing this training, participants will be capable of:

• Gaining a solid understanding of Jira's foundational concepts, such as issue types, workflows, and projects.
• Creating and administering custom fields to efficiently collect and organize data.
• Streamlining form-related processes to suit diverse project types and team needs.

This instructor-led live training in Nigeria (online or onsite) is designed for 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 Nigeria (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 is a workflow management method.

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) caters to both beginner and advanced participants. The knowledge and tools acquired 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.

Designed as a two-day programme, this course equips teams operating within an Agile Release Train (ART) to function effectively in an Agile environment by leveraging frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. Participants will gain insights into working as Agile teams, managing backlogs, and successfully planning and executing iterations. A key focus is placed on understanding the team’s position within the ART and learning how to collaborate, plan, execute, and drive continuous improvement alongside fellow teams.

This training prepares teams to engage in Program Increments (PI), addressing both Team-level and Program-level events, with special emphasis on PI planning sessions. Completing the course also readies participants for the certification exam to achieve the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) credential.

Upon concluding the course, participants will be able to:

• Implement SAFe principles to scale Lean and Agile practices throughout the organisation.
• Comprehend their team’s role within the Agile Release Train and its contribution to broader objectives.
• Identify other teams within the train, understanding their roles and interdependencies.
• Plan and execute iterations with efficiency.
• Showcase delivered value and pursue ongoing process improvement.
• Take part in and actively contribute to Program Increment planning.
• Collaborate and integrate work seamlessly with other teams in the Agile Release Train.