Services - Training and Consulting

ATDD/BDD/TDD Offerings

• Behavior Driven Development / Acceptance Test-Driven Development: Better Software through Collaboration [HTML]  [PDF]
  • Training for the Triad (Customers / Developers / Testers) in collaborating on stories  (14 PDUs) 

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    Built-in quality allows quicker delivery of business value. One of the key practices in realizing built-in quality is Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) / Behavior Driven Development (BDD). This course describes how the triad (customer, tester, and developer) creates acceptance tests to provide a joint understanding of the requirements. It shows how to use those acceptance tests as a communication and verification tool. Applying these skills streamlines communication within the organization, decreasing rework, raising customer satisfaction, and promoting trust within the organization. These methods have demonstrated an ability to be able to lower released errors by up to 90%. This course is based on Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development by Ken Pugh.
    
    

• Behavior-Focused Test-Driven Development [HTML]  [PDF]

  • Training for developers in TDD   

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    Built-in quality is a key practice in agility. Testability is a crucial aspect of quality. This course teaches developers how to write behavior-focused unit tests and to develop incrementally using those tests. It emphasizes how these tests reflect the system requirements. Refactoring legacy code and adding unit tests to that legacy code is also explored. The course emphasizes hands-on practice in writing unit tests, creating mocks, and refactoring.
    
    

• Automating Tests with Cucumber [HTML]  [PDF]

  • Training for developers in Cucumber  

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    Built-in quality allows quicker delivery of business value. One of the key practices in realizing built-in quality is Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) / Behavior Driven Development (BDD). The triad (customer, tester, and developer) creates acceptance tests to provide a joint understanding of the requirements. Automating the acceptance tests with Cucumber gives rapid verification that the system is delivering that business value. 
    
    

• Automating Tests with Fit/FitNesse

SAFe® Related Offerings

• SAFe Agile Software Engineering [HTML]

  • A workshop for developers in an Agile Release Train (ART) to quickly become more productive by creating higher quality software    Ken is the co-author of this course.

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    The discipline of software engineering has evolved with the introduction of Lean-Agile and DevOps principles and practices. New skills and approaches help organizations deliver software-centric solutions faster, more predictably, and with higher quality.
    
    During this three-day, workshop-oriented course, attendees learn the foundational principles and practices that make up the Agile Software Engineering discipline. Attendees learn how continuous flow of value delivery and built-in quality are enabled by modern practices including XP technical practices, Behavioral-Driven Development (BDD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
    
    Attendees learn proven practices to detail, model, design, implement, verify, and validate stories in a SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline. They will know the practices that build quality into code (abstraction, encapsulation, intentional programming) and designs (SOLID, Design patterns). Attendees also understand how Software Engineering fits into the larger solution context and their role in collaborating on intentional architecture and DevOps.
    
    

• ART ATDD/BDD Quick Start™ [HTML] [PDF]

  • A workshop for all teams in an Agile Release Train (ART) to quickly become more productive by adding ATDD/BDD to their process  (11 PDUs)   

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    “Built-In Quality” is a core value of SAFe®. It allows quicker delivery of business value. One of the key practices in realizing Built-In Quality is Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) (also known as Behavior Driven Development (BDD)). This workshop helps an Agile Release Train (ART) quickly come up to speed on ATDD/BDD.
    
    An interactive lecture for the entire ART (product owners, architects, release train engineer, testers, and developers) helps everyone obtain a common ATDD/BDD background. The session demonstrates how to create and use acceptance tests to provide a joint understanding of the requirements. It shows how to use those acceptance tests as a communication and verification tool. Following the initial session, each team has a session that revolves around their particular environment and stories. The topics are based on their individual needs.
    
    Applying these skills streamlines communication within the organization, decreasing rework, raising customer satisfaction, and promoting trust within the organization. These methods have demonstrated an ability to be able to lower released errors by up to 90%. This workshop is based on the SAFe recommended book Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development by Ken Pugh.
    
    
• Build in Quality at Scale with Acceptance Test-Driven Development / Behavior Driven Development  (14 PDUs)  [HTML]  [PDF]
  • Training for the Triad (Customers / Developers / Testers) in a SAFe context   

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    Built-In Quality is a core value of SAFe®. It allows quicker delivery of business value. One of the key practices in realizing built-in quality is Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD). This course describes how the triad (customer, tester, and developer) creates acceptance tests to provide a joint understanding of the requirements. It shows how to use those acceptance tests as a communication and verification tool. Applying these skills streamlines communication within the organization, decreasing rework, raising customer satisfaction, and promoting trust within the organization. These methods have demonstrated an ability to be able to lower released errors by up to 90%. This course is based on the SAFe recommended book Lean-Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development by Ken Pugh.
    
    

• Build in Quality at Scale with Test-Driven Development  [HTML] [PDF]
  • Training for developers in TDD in a SAFe context   

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    “Built-In Quality” is a core value of SAFe®. It allows quicker delivery of business value. One of the key practices in realizing built-in quality is Test-Driven Development (TDD). This course teaches developers how to write behavior-focused unit tests and to develop incrementally using those tests. It emphasizes how these tests reflect the system requirements. Refactoring legacy code and adding unit tests to that legacy code is also explored. The course emphasizes hands-on practice in writing unit tests, creating mocks, and refactoring.
    
    

Process Offerings

• Business Value-Driven Development (7 PDUs) [HTML] [PDF]

  • Workshop for customers, product managers, product owners on delivering business value  

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    Business value driven development (BVDD) focuses on effectively delivering business value by following lean
    principles. Business value can be increased revenues or decreased costs. For customer-facing software,
    business value typically involves customer-focused delivery – such as developing things that increase customer
    satisfaction. BVDD concentrates on delivering value as quickly as possible. It involves measuring business
    value and tracking its progress. BVDD breaks up software changes into small releasable items and sequences
    these items to deliver the most value in the quickest manner. It also deals with the impact of these changes on
    all stakeholders, e.g. the customer, marketing, and customer service.
    
    

• Kanban

• Lean-Agile

Technical Offerings

• Design Patterns - Basic and Advanced

• Object-Oriented Design