PM-221: Agile Overview for Executives and Leaders

 

Course Overview: Clear and detailed discussion on the following course content:

  • What is the Agile Adaptive  Methodology versus the Predictive (waterfall) Methodology?
  • The Agile Value Proposition, by explanation of the Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles.
  • What is the Scrum Framework by explanation of Scrum Roles, Ceremonies and Artifacts?
  • What are the artifacts of Product Planning, Release Planning and Sprint Planning?
  • What are the Agile impacts to corporate team structures and stakeholder alignment?
  • What are Agile myths and why an Agile transformation will fail?
  • What are Agile (hybrid) tailoring considerations?


Attendees to PM-221: Agile Overview for Executives and Leaderswill receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

 

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Duration: 1 Days

Course Objectives: Are you and executive or leader in your organization and interested in learning about Agile principles? This course details the Agile framework that uses an adaptive life cycle, specifically related to using the Scrum approach.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand an overview of the main aspects that leadership must know to implement strategic opportunities with Agile principles for product quality and on-time product delivery
  • Participants will dive into understanding the strategic and tactical elements of implementing Agile and Scrum into their organization
  • Receive details on how to understand the organizational impact that the Agile transformation could have on the different aspects of your current business processes

Target Student:

  • Designed specifically for leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the high-level basics of the Agile Framework

 

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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.

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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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    Windows Security Automation and Threat Hunting with PowerShell Seminar

    Location: 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, USA

    Date: October 10, 2018 8:00am – 4:00pm

    Duration: 8 hours

    Audience: Cyber Security professionals and Windows administrators

    Attendees Environment: Laptops not required, but suggested to have better hands-on absorption of subject matter.

    Description:
    PowerShell is both a command-line shell and scripting language. Fight fires quickly using existing or custom PowerShell commands or scripts at the shell. PowerShell is made for Security Operations (SecOps) automation on Windows. This seminar does not require prior programming skills. The seminar focuses on PowerShell programming, giving a beginner skills to be productive in windows scripting to automate tasks and also remediate problems.

    Cyber Security is the objective of this seminar, and the PowerShell examples will demonstrate PowerShell capabilities that help lock down a Windows system and also report security status.

    Objectives:

    PowerShell Overview

    • Getting started running commands
    • Security cmdlets
    • Using and updating the built-in help
    • Execution policies
    • Fun tricks with the ISE graphical editor
    • Piping .NET and COM objects, not text
    • Using properties and methods of objects
    • Helping Linux admins feel more at home
    • Aliases, cmdlets, functions, modules, etc.

    PowerShell Utilities and Tips

    • Customizing your profile script
    • PowerShell remote command execution
    • Security setting across the network
    • File copy via PowerShell remoting
    • Capturing the output of commands
    • Parsing text files and logs with regex patterns
    • Parsing Security Logs
    • Searching remote event logs
    • Mounting the registry as a drive
    • Security settings in the Registry
    • Exporting data to CSV, HTML and JSON files
    • Running scripts as scheduled jobs
    • Continued Security Compliance
    • Pushing out scripts through Group Policy
    • Importing modules and dot-sourcing functions
    • http://www.PowerShellGallery.com

    PowerShell Scripting

    • PowerShell Scripting to implement Security Practices
    • Writing your own functions to automate security status and settings
    • Passing arguments into your scripts
    • Function parameters and returning output
    • Flow control: if-then, foreach, that make security decisions
    • How to pipe data in/out of your scripts for security compliance and reporting

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    P-315: Intermediate PERL Programming

     

    Course Overview:

    PERL programmers need a clear roadmap for improving their skills. Intermediate PERL teaches a working knowledge of PERL's objects, references, and modules — all of which makes the language so versatile and effective. This class offers a thorough introduction to intermediate programming in PERL. Topics include packages and namespaces, references and scoping, manipulating complex data structures, writing and using modules, package implementation, and using CPAN.

    Attendees to P-315: Intermediate PERL Programming will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Packages and namespaces
    • References and scoping
    • Manipulating complex data structures
    • Object-oriented programming
    • Writing and using modules
    • Testing PERL code
    • Contributing to CPAN

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    Instructor comments: Instructor kept it interesting and brought a wealth of knowledge to the classroom environment. Kept a good pace and provided relevant examples.

     

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    TN-822: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Seminar

    Course Overview:

    The mark of excellence for a professional certification program is the value and recognition it bestows on the individual who achieves it.  The technical skills & practices the CISA promotes and evaluates are the building blocks of success in the field. Possessing the CISA designation demonstrates proficiency and is the basis for measurement in the profession.  With a growing demand for professionals possessing IS audit, control and security skills, CISA has become a preferred certification program by individuals and organizations around the world.  CISA certification signifies commitment to serving an organization and the IS audit, control and security industry with distinction.  This course will help the student prepare to obtain this credential.

    Attendees to TN-822: Certified Information Systmes Auditor (CISA) Seminar will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Information Systems Auditing Process (18%)
      • Providing industry-standard audit services to assist organizations in protecting and controlling information systems, Domain-1 affirms your credibility to offer conclusions on the state of an organization’s IS/IT security, risk and control solutions.
    • Governance & Management of IT (18%)
      • This domain confirms to stakeholders your abilities to identify critical issues and recommend enterprise-specific practices to support and safeguard the governance of information and related technologies.
    • Information Systems Acquisition, Development & Implementation  (12%)
      • Domains 3 and 4 offer proof not only of your competency in IT controls, but also your understanding of how IT relates to business.
    • Information Systems Operation & Business Resilience (26%)
      • Domains 3 and 4 offer proof not only of your competency in IT controls, but also your understanding of how IT relates to business.s.
    • Protection of Information Assets  (26%)
      • Cybersecurity now touches virtually every information systems role, and understanding its principles, best practices and pitfalls is a major focus within Domain 5.

    Prerequisites:

    A minimum of five years of professional information systems auditing, control & security work experienced is required.  Experience must have been gained within the 10-year period preceding the application date for certification, or within five years from the date of initially passing the examination.

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    Instructor comments: Thank you Tim for all the great information! I am confident that I'll do well on the ICND exam.

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    Instructor comments: The instructor, Tim Burkard, was very knowledgeable on the course material and skilled at explain more complex ideas.

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