PM-242: Defining Agile Requirements with User Stories

Course Overview:

This course identifies how business analysts can elicit Agile requirements by writing user stories from use cases and personas of customer profiles. This leads to the processes of confirming the validity and usability for quality of the product development. An Agile Business Analyst has become a new recognized role within the other Agile Framework roles.

Attendees to PM-242:Defining Agile Requirements with User Stories will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

Understand the Scrum Flow, the core components of the Scrum framework
Understand the scope of the Product Owner role in detail
Understand the scope of the Agile Business Analysis role in coordination with the Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team
Understand the scope of the Scrum Master role at a high level
Understand the scope of the Scrum Development Team roles
Document the interactions between the user of a system and the system itself
Dive into understanding the Agile principles for requirements using user stories in a card, conversation, and confirmation format

Target Student:

Designed specifically for Agile project team members, product owners, project leaders and business analysts or anyone wanting to understand the Agile Framework.

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CT-213: Cloud Essentials+

Course Overview:

CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ is for both IT and non-technical professionals who require the essential business acumen needed to make informed cloud service decisions. Cloud Essentials is a vendor-neutral credential designed to validate the candidate has an understanding of basic terms and definitions of cloud computing along with the different processes involved in the successful adoption of cloud computing and its implications for organizations’ use.

TechNow is a CompTIA partner and uses official CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ curriculum.

Attendees to CT-213: Cloud Essentials+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

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Course Duration: 3 days

Course Objectives:

Domain 1 : Cloud Concepts
- Understand cloud principles
- Identify cloud networking concepts & storage techniques
- Understand cloud design aspects
Domain 2: Business Principles of Cloud Environments
- Identify and employ appropriate cloud assessments like feasibility studies, benchmarking, or gap analysis
- Highlight key business aspects of cloud vendor relation adoption, and comprehend cloud migration approaches
Domain 3: Management and Technical Operations
- Explain aspects of operating within the cloud, such as data management or optimization
- Understand the role of DevOps in cloud environments, like API integration or provisioning
Domain 4: Governance, Risk, Compliance and Security for the Cloud
- Understand risk management and response concepts related to cloud services and identify the importance and impacts of compliance in the cloud, such as regulatory concerns or international standards.

Course Prerequisites:

CompTIA recommends that a candidate have at least 6 months of experience in an IT environment, with direct involvement in IT-related tasks responsibilities and/or decision making.

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VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage

Course Overview:

This course explores the VMware Infrastructure, which consists of VMware ESX Server & VMware Virtual Center Server. We will look at both the design environments and operational processes of the VMware Infrastructure. This course provides IT architects with the insight needed to tackle tough issues in server virtualization such as virtual machine technologies, storage infrastructure, and designing clustered environments. Extensive hands-on labs provide for a rich student experience.

Attendees to VM-315: VMware Infrastructure: Install, Configure, and Manage will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Virtual Infrastructure Overview
ESX and ESXi Server Installation
Configuration of Networking, Scalability and Security
Storage
Install and Configure vCenter Server and Components
Creation, Deployment, Management, and Migration of Virtual Machines
Utilize vCenter Server for Resource Management
Utilize vCenter Server for Virtual Machine Access Control and User Managment
Use vCenter Server to increase scalability
Monitoring Your Environment
Data & Availability Protection Troubleshooting
Use VMware vCenter Update Manager to apply ESXi patches
Use vCenter Server to manage vMotion, HA, DRS and data protection.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, system administration experience on Microsoft or Linux operating systems is required.

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User: wolfdenise

Instructor comments: The instructor was nice and kept us entertained while providing instruction.

Facilities comments: The facility was nice, clean and easy to get to.

User: asteeves@aol.com

Instructor comments: knowledgeable but can get off subject at times

Facilities comments: good

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TN-5125: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

Course Overview:

This course gives students the knowledge and skills to configure Active Directory Domain Services in a distributed environment, implement Group Policies, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory related issues. This course includes material contained in Microsoft’s 6424, 6425, 6426 and is an aid to preparation for the 70-640 exam.

Attendees to TN-5125: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

Installation
Administration
Users
Groups
Computers
Group Policy Infrastructure
Group Policy Settings
Domains and Forests

Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of networking
Intermediate understanding of network operating system
An awareness of security best practices
Basic knowledge of server hardware
A+ or equivalent knowledge
Some experience creating objects in Active Directory
Basic concepts of backup and recovery in a Windows Server Environment

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PM-222: Agile Principles using SCRUM Approach

Course Overview:

This class uses a sample product development initiative to illustrate the course principles. If you need to learn what is required to lead or participate in an Agile effort using the SCRUM approach within your organization, this course will cover the Agile adaptive life cycle framework and all of the ceremonies, artifacts, and roles.

Attendees to PM-222: Agile Principles using will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

Compare the Agile (adaptive) and Plan Driven (predictive/ waterfall) approaches
Understand the Agile Manifesto and SCRUM Framework
Apply the basics of Agile / SCRUM Team Organization, with importance of the Development Team responsibilities
Use Agile / SCRUM chartering, high-level estimating, and prioritization techniques to initiate a Product Roadmap and a Product Backlog
Create personas and user stories to lead to Development Team task assignments
Understand Release and Sprint Planning to lead to the Sprint Backlog
Plan and conduct a sample SCRUM Sprint from the Vision Statement through the Sprint retrospective

Target Student:

Designed specifically for Agile project team members, product owners, project leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the Agile Framework.

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