GitLab for Project Managers Training

Overview

This class introduces users to GitLab's Plan stage, where they can manage software products or other projects. It focuses on the various tools available, including issues, epics, milestones, iterations, labels, roadmaps, burndown charts, and boards.

GitLab for Project Managers covers some features that are available in all three GitLab pricing tiers (Free, Premium, and Ultimate), some features that are only available in Premium and Ultimate, and a small number of features that are only available in Ultimate.

Target Audience

Anyone who plans, tracks, and manages projects, including project managers, program managers, product owners, and scrum masters
Prerequisite knowledge
- High-level knowledge of the software development lifecycle
- Familarity with Scrum, Kanban, or other project management workflows
- Topics covered in the GitLab with Git Basics course or equivalent experience with Git and GitLab is recommended but not required

What’s Included

Live training sessions delivered by a GitLab technical trainer
Lecture with demonstrations
Hands-on labs
Slides with notes and reference links

Price

Remote: $5,000
On-site: $7,000 plus travel expenses for each instructor

Duration

Remote: normally delivered as two 4-hour sessions, presented on separate days.
On-site: normally delivered as a single 9-hour session, including 1 hour for lunch.

Class Size

Maximum 12 attendees. Order this seat add-on to increase total seats per class.

Course Syllabus

Part 1

Duration	Topic	Overview
45 mins	Intro to the Plan Stage	How the Plan Stage fits into GitLab workflow Review of GitLab Flow Lab: Access the GitLab Training Environment
1 hr	Intro to Project Organization in GitLab	Organizing Projects and Groups Roles, Permissions, and Visibility Lab: Create an Organizational Structure
1 hr	Using GitLab to Plan & Start Projects	Epics Milestones Iterations Roadmaps Preview of issue boards Documentation with Wikis Lab: Use GitLab Planning Tools
1 hr	Intro to Issues	Issues Labels Collaborating on Issues Lab: Create Project Issues

Part 2

Duration	Topic	Overview
1 hr	Deep Dive Into Issues	Issue Metadata Fields Issue Operations Quick Actions Description Templates Service Desk Lab: Organize and Perform Operations on Issues
45 mins	Merge Requests	Merge Requests Merge Request Metadata Fields To-Do list Lab: Use a Merge Request to Review and Merge Code
45 mins	Issue Boards	Purpose of Issue Boards Issue Board Structure Issue Board Criteria Issue Board Details Lab: Create and Customize Issue Boards
1 hr 15 mins	Workflow Best Practices	General Best Practices Kanban Lab: Create and Manage a Kanban board Scrum Lab: Create and Manage a Scrum board Waterfall Lab: Create and Manage a Waterfall Board

System Requirements

Computer with internet access and Git installed, per the requirements specified here.

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