Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in Czech Republic (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level participants who wish to solve everyday workplace challenges through gamification techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of Design Thinking and its application to problem-solving.
• Incorporate gamification techniques to foster engagement and innovation.
• Develop creative and practical solutions to common workplace issues.
• Collaborate effectively across teams to implement problem-solving strategies.
• Apply iterative approaches to refine solutions through feedback and experimentation.

This instructor-led live training in Czech Republic (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level developers, architects, and analysts who wish to learn and apply DDD concepts and practices to their software projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Grasp core DDD concepts (bounded contexts, entities, etc.) and their application in software projects.
• Apply strategic DDD to define and design the domain model, identify subdomains, and establish boundaries.
• Implement tactical DDD using patterns such as CQRS, factories, and event sourcing.
• Refactor and modernize legacy systems effectively with DDD techniques.
• Design and implement product, domain, and team-oriented architectures.
• Utilize data mesh to create a domain-oriented data platform supporting data discovery and governance.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is a robust software development methodology that centers on modeling intricate software behaviors by harmonizing technical execution with fundamental business principles. This course examines how DDD empowers teams to handle complexity and mitigate risk through both strategic and tactical patterns. Participants will gain skills in establishing a "Ubiquitous Language," delineating clear boundaries via Bounded Contexts, and utilizing essential building blocks such as Entities, Value Objects, and Aggregates. The objective is to develop flexible and maintainable software architectures that stay aligned with the evolving business domain.

Domain-Driven Design (DDD) is a software development methodology that focuses on constructing systems centered around the business domain, leveraging a shared ubiquitous language along with tactical and strategic modeling techniques.

This instructor-led training, available both online and on-site, is designed for senior developers at an advanced level who aim to utilize DDD principles to build robust, maintainable, and scalable systems.

Upon completing this course, participants will be equipped to:

• Recognize and model fundamental domain concepts by employing ubiquitous language and bounded contexts.
• Implement tactical DDD patterns, including entities, value objects, aggregates, repositories, and domain services.
• Create context maps and strategic boundaries to effectively manage complexity across microservices and team structures.
• Seamlessly integrate DDD practices within Agile teams and CI/CD workflows to enhance collaboration and delivery efficiency.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and group discussions.
• Extensive hands-on exercises and practical applications.
• Practical implementation in a live laboratory environment.

Customization Options

• For inquiries regarding customized training for this course, please reach out to us to make arrangements.

A wide array of proven patterns is readily available for widespread use. Often, implementation simply involves adapting the nomenclature and applying the pattern within a specific technology. This approach can save hundreds of hours that would otherwise be dedicated to design and testing phases. Training Objectives This course aims to achieve two primary objectives: first, to enable the reuse of widely recognized patterns, and second, to facilitate the creation and reuse of patterns tailored to your organization. It assists in estimating how patterns can reduce costs, systematize the design process, and generate a code framework based on your specific patterns. Target Audience Software designers, business analysts, project managers, programmers, developers, as well as operational managers and software division managers. Course Approach The course emphasizes use cases and their relationship with specific patterns. Most examples are explained using UML and simple Java examples (the programming language may vary if the course is booked as a closed course). It guides participants through the sources of patterns and demonstrates how to catalogue and describe patterns for reuse across the organization.

Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to problem-solving that leverages empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing. This course variant places significant emphasis on the Empathize phase, focusing on linking identified pain points to the actual needs of internal clients. Participants engage in dynamic, collaborative activities to convert insights into actionable results.

This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, is designed for beginner to intermediate-level teams and leaders. It aims to deepen empathy skills, strengthen relationships with internal clients, and translate pain points into meaningful opportunities for improvement.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use empathy-based techniques to uncover and validate client needs.
• Convert mapped pain points into clear, actionable requirements.
• Participate in dynamic role plays and simulations to practice client-centered conversations.
• Collaboratively redefine problem statements from the client’s perspective.

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and guided discussions.
• Dynamic, hands-on role plays and empathy exercises.
• Group workshops for collaborative problem reframing.

Customization Options

• For a customized version tailored to specific internal processes (such as procurement or equipment provisioning), please contact us to arrange.

Design Thinking is a human-centered methodology for solving problems through empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping and testing. Focusing on the first two stages — Empathize and Define — helps teams better understand internal clients and define the right problems to solve.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level teams and leaders who wish to strengthen their connection with internal clients, reduce resistance to change, and improve operational efficiency through practical, collaborative methods.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use active listening and interviewing techniques to gather meaningful insights about internal clients.
• Create empathy maps and capture user needs and pain points.
• Differentiate real root problems from perceived issues using tools like the 5 Whys and problem trees.
• Draft clear, actionable problem statements (POVs) that guide solution work.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Practical, hands-on exercises and role-plays.
• Group workshops and plenary feedback sessions.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized version tailored to a specific internal process (e.g., procurement or equipment provisioning), please contact us to arrange.

In this instructor-led, live workshop training in Czech Republic (online or onsite), participants will learn how to apply the five stages of Design Thinking to better understand the problems experienced by end-users of a product or service, then develop the best approach for resolving them.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use creative strategies to match customers' needs with technologically feasible solutions.
• Formulate a strategy to increase customer value and enhance product and service offerings.

This instructor-led, live training in Czech Republic (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to understand and apply Design Thinking methodologies to drive innovation and improve business solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core principles of Design Thinking and its role in innovation.
• Apply the five phases of Design Thinking to problem-solving.
• Utilize ideation techniques and tools to foster creativity.
• Implement Design Thinking strategies to improve processes and enhance efficiency.

This live, instructor-led training in Czech Republic (online or onsite) is tailored for beginner-level leaders and HR professionals interested in learning and applying Design Thinking methodologies to drive innovation, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and effectively engage teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Equip themselves with tools and methodologies to foster innovation and team engagement.
• Develop skills in empathy mapping, ideation, and prototyping for solving complex challenges.
• Apply Design Thinking principles to leadership and HR scenarios.
• Promote a culture of innovation within tech teams.

Overview:

The Design Thinking (DT) process consists of five distinct stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

In today's increasingly complex landscape, organizations face challenges that often require specialized approaches. Design Thinking provides a framework for navigating these complexities. By mastering Design Thinking, individuals can tackle difficult problems more effectively, improve communication and persuasion skills, enhance business outcomes, and elevate both organizational culture and personal performance.

• Understanding DT: Learning from users and problems, identifying patterns, creating design models (accounting for model drift), testing the model, evaluating outcomes, and re-engineering solutions.
• Exploring the connection between DT, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• DT methods and tools: utilizing personas, stakeholder maps, customer journey maps, service blueprints, and business model innovation techniques.
• Applying DT: Cultivating a design mindset, fostering disruptive innovation, adopting an iterative approach, utilizing agile estimation, sharpening critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, strengthening teamwork, leadership readiness, communication, technological fluency, forward-looking perspectives, intercultural and ethical competence, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, negotiation skills, and conflict resolution.

Objectives:

• To grasp the fundamentals and subtleties of DT.
• To explore key concepts, factors, theories, types, and models within DT.
• To experiment with, experience, and practice DT techniques.

Delivery:

This is a 1-day (4-hour) training course comprising:

• lectures (40% - presentation of theories, concepts, models, and interactive discussions),
• group exercises (30% - group dynamics, games, group discussions, and mock conflict resolution),
• individual activities (15% - writing, designing, and peer review),
• and supplementary materials (15% - videos, reading).

Note: Due to the interactive nature of this course, a minimum group size of 3 is required.

This instructor-led, live training in Czech Republic (online or onsite) targets intermediate Java developers who want to apply design patterns to enhance software structure, maintainability, and scalability.

Upon completing this training, participants will be capable of:

• Comprehending the purpose and advantages of design patterns.
• Effectively implementing Creational, Structural, and Behavioral patterns in Java.
• Enhancing code reusability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Refactoring existing codebases using design patterns.

This instructor-led, live training in Czech Republic (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level PHP developers who wish to apply design patterns effectively in their projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of design patterns.
• Identify and implement appropriate design patterns for common scenarios.
• Structure PHP applications using industry-recognized best practices.
• Integrate patterns into modern frameworks such as Symfony or Zend.

This training course is tailored for JavaScript developers who are designing and implementing advanced Internet applications. The sessions focus on introducing best practices in JavaScript programming while highlighting common pitfalls. A key aspect of the training is exploring object-oriented programming concepts within the context of JavaScript syntax.

The advancement of microservices and container technologies in recent years has fundamentally transformed how software is designed, developed, deployed, and operated. Today's applications need to be optimized for scalability, elasticity, fault tolerance, and adaptability. To meet these evolving demands, modern architectures rely on a distinct set of patterns and best practices. This training explores strategies to identify, comprehend, and adapt to these new requirements.

Target Audience
This course is designed for professionals who have a basic understanding of container technology and Kubernetes concepts but may lack extensive real-world experience. The curriculum is grounded in use cases and lessons learned from practical projects, aiming to inspire participants to build and manage even more effective cloud-native applications.

• Developers
• Operations Staff
• DevOps Engineers
• QA Engineers
• IT Project Managers

Course Format

• Interactive lectures and discussions
• Numerous exercises and hands-on practice
• Practical implementation in a live lab environment

Customization Options

• To request tailored training for this course, please contact us to arrange details.