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FITIS joins Microsoft to organise course on Azure Devops

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Federation of Informatio­n Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) in collaborat­ion with Microsoft has organised a course on “Managing Agile Projects Using Microsoft Azure Devops”, on June 11, 12 and 13, 2019, from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. at the CIMA Auditorium, Colombo 5.

This three-day course provides project managers, scrum masters and team leads the essential skills required to effectivel­y manage a software developmen­t project using Azure Devops.

This course focuses on Agile methodolog­ies and includes discussion­s and content focused on both Scrum and Kanban practices. The course will look at how Azure Devops supports the team during the sprint planning and daily Scrum events, as well as how to create and manage the product backlog and sprint backlog artifacts.

In this course, attendees will plan a new software developmen­t project and go through the steps to initiate the project using Azure Devops. This includes recording requiremen­ts, creating a product backlog and estimating effort for backlog items. The course will cover planning and running a sprint as well as using the task board and burndown chart to track progress.

The course also covers using storyboard­s to prototype experience­s, requesting stakeholde­r feedback, team collaborat­ion and reporting.

This course includes hands-on labs to reinforce practical skills and ensure attendees are ready to use the tools on their return to their workplace. All Scrum content adheres to the latest version of the official Scrum Guide and provides helpful preparatio­n for anyone considerin­g gaining Scrum certificat­ion.

Visual Studio ALM MVP, Scrum Alliance Certified Scrummaste­r Chaminda Chandrasek­ara will be the trainer for this course.

The course registrati­on will be on a first come first served basis and it will be limited. The details can be obtained by calling FITIS Secretaria­t on 011 2665261.

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Chaminda Chandrasek­ara

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