Course Overview
This two-day, basic course explains the fundamentals of the OpenTextTM ValueEdge platform. Designed for beginners, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to ValueEdge and its sub-modules, equipping participants with the skills necessary to effectively utilize the solution for software management and delivery. The training comprises theory and practical sessions where you learn to use ValueEdge as a cloud-based value stream management (VSM) and DevOps platform.
Highlights:
- Explain ValueEdge as a software delivery platform.
- Explore the sub-modules of the ValueEdge platform.
- Effectively create and configure releases, sprints, and milestones.
- Assemble and organize teams, assigning them to specific releases to optimize workflow.
- Build and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring all necessary features and tasks are included.
- Plan and organize release activities.
- Create detailed tasks, monitor team progress, and implement retrospective activities to improve future sprints.
- Create and execute tests to validate features and ensure quality.
- Explain pipelines in ValueEdge.
- Utilize graphs and summary views to monitor project status and progress.
Who should attend
Software testing SMEs, Project Managers, Test Managers, Test Leads, IT professionals, and Release Managers
Prerequisites
Software testing SMEs, Project Managers, Test Managers, Test Leads, IT professionals, and Release Managers
Course Objectives
On completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the advantages of using ValueEdge as a software delivery platform.
- Explain the features and capabilities of the ValueEdge platform.
- Describe the different sub-modules of ValueEdge and their functionalities.
- Create and configure releases, sprints, and milestones.
- Assign a team to Release.
- Build and prioritize the product backlog by creating Epics, Features, and User Stories.
- Plan a Release using the grid, planning bucket, and Planning Board, and assign backlog entities to the release.
- Break stories into tasks and assign stories using team member buckets.
- Track team progress and perform retrospective activities.
- Explore My Work module.
- Create manual and Gherkin tests and execute them.
- Link tests to User Stories.
- Explain defect management.
- Explore ValueEdge Dashboards, widgets, and reports.
- Define and run pipeline jobs.
- Explain integrations in ValueEdge.
- Create User-Defined Fields (UDFs).
- Add Workflow Phases and Transitions.
- Create Business Rules.
- Explain the essential UI collaboration features.
Course Content
Chapter 0: Course Overview
- Identify the contents and objectives of the course.
- Define the class logistics.
- Identify the related courses.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the ValueEdge Platform
- Explain the ValueEdge Platform.
- Explain the ValueEdge modules.
- Describe the notable features of ValueEdge.
Chapter 2: Architecting the Framework
- Explain the different roles in ValueEdge.
- Perform administrative tasks.
- Explain the Workspace Administration role, the Team Member role, and the DevOps Administrator role.
- Create users and teams.
- Assign users to teams.
Chapter 3: Creating and Configuring Releases
- Explain project management flow.
- Create a release.
- Add and edit sprint.
- Add teams.
- Add Release Expected Velocity.
Chapter 4: Building a Product Backlog
- Explain the Agile module of ValueEdge.
- Create a Requirements Document.
- Build the backlog by creating its Epics, Features, and User Stories.
- Prioritize backlog entities.
Chapter 5: Planning a Release
- Plan a release using the grid, planning bucket, and Planning Board.
- Assign backlog entities to release.
Chapter 6: Managing the Team Backlog
- Break stories into tasks.
- Assign stories using team member buckets.
- Explore the board view in the Team Backlog.
- Track team progress.
- Perform retrospective activities.
- Explain the My Work module.
Chapter 7: Utilizing the Quality Module
- Describe manual testing.
- Assign tests to a User Story.
- Run a manual test.
- Perform quality testing and track defects.
Chapter 8: Leveraging the Insights Module
- Use ValueEdge Dashboards.
- Create and configure widgets.
- Create reports.
Chapter 9: Continuous Development and Integrations
- Define and run pipeline jobs.
- Explain integrations in ValueEdge.
Chapter 10: Customizations in ValueEdge
- Create User-Defined Fields (UDFs).
- Add Workflow phases and transitions.
- Create Business Rules.
- Explain the essential UI collaboration features.
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