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\n\tGet ready to develop and deliver high-quality software that continually moves your business forward. Upskill your team now and build the right things right!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\tTailor-made for your enterprise?<\/h2>

\n\tMichiel will gladly help you further with custom training solutions for your organization.<\/p>

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\n\tRoll out the tailored learning program for all necessary training of employees (expertise<\/em>).\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tProvide the necessary assistance in creating a supportive foundation within the organization\u202f(adoption)<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tProvide practical tools for the creation of an organization-wide, solid basis for the way of working\u202f(practice, implementation).<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tWith new technologies developing at lightning speed and a challenging job market, finding and retaining the right people is a daunting task. However, there\u2019s a shortage in skills rather than a shortage in people. That’s why 50% of all employees will have to upskill within the coming five years, World Economic Forum already warned us.

Upskilling your employees is the best solution to bridge that skills gap. We know that upskilling will lift your employees’ spirit and give them a sense of belonging, knowing their employer invests in them.

Similarly, talented people are attracted to organizations willing to invest in their personal development. In the end, upskilling is between 72% and 90% cheaper than hiring new <\/a>t<\/a>alent<\/a>.
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\n\tBenefits of upskilling your organization<\/p>\t

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\n\tIncrease team efficiency and productivity.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tHigh-quality software delivery means different things for different roles and people within an organization. Quality is also hugely impacted by the entire software delivery process. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tOur upskill program offers different perspectives, methodologies, and tools for your teams. We enable you to develop and deliver high-quality software that continually moves your business forward. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tSustainable software delivery requires more than just technology. Teams first need to have the capabilities and methodologies to engage in the fruitful discovery of requirements. Next, teams can automate validation and verification processes. Finally, your teams need to set up monitoring in production to verify that everything is still functioning.  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tOur upskill program is, therefore, an investment in people, not in technology.  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tThe training courses in the journey are for entire teams as well as individual team members. Whether you are a Developer, Software Engineer, QA Engineer, Tester, Business Analyst, or Product Owner, all courses offer valuable insights and methodologies applicable to all roles. Best of all, your learning program can be tailored to specific individual and organizational needs. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tWe take the software delivery lifecycle as the basis of the learning program. This is how we embed quality in every step of the lifecycle, from discovery to execution. In each step, we propose methods to help teams and individuals make deliberate choices to achieve the desired level of quality. Our approach allows teams\u202fto build the right thing right<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t1. Discover<\/strong>\u202f<\/strong><\/h2>

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\n\tBased on our experience, we do suggest the following starting points to set the foundation on which you can build other capabilities. Organizations that embraced these methodologies have been delivering software faster and with higher quality. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tCut your development costs, increase productivity, create effective and organized code, and gain unmistakable proof that your code works as intended.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n\tDiscover what Agile working looks like, what the process entails, and what this means for your day-to-day tasks as an Agile tester.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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\n\tCreate a shared language between business and IT with visual, active, and collaborative learning tools to eliminate handover waste.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\n

\n\t\n\tEnd-to-end testing with Cypress<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>

\n\tLearn how to work with\u202fCypress\u202fand properly use it in your software development process if you\u2019d like to\u202fwrite reliable tests with ease and speed.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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