Business Agility Foundation (ICP-BAF) Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in US (online or onsite) is aimed at advanced-level participants who wish to optimize rule execution, integrate Drools with enterprise systems, and leverage advanced features like decision tables and domain-specific languages (DSLs). By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Optimize the performance of complex rule execution for government applications. - Utilize advanced Drools features such as decision tables, DSLs, and rule templates. - Integrate Drools seamlessly with enterprise applications and external systems for government use. - Implement robust version control and collaboration mechanisms for rule development in a government context. - Design and deploy scalable Drools-based solutions to meet the needs of government agencies.

This course is designed for government enterprise architects, business and system analysts, technical managers, and developers who wish to apply business rules to their solutions. The curriculum includes numerous practical exercises where participants will create functional rules. For those seeking only an overview of Drools, we recommend our other courses. This training typically uses the latest stable version of Drools and jBPM, but can be customized to a specific version for government clients upon request.

This course is designed to bridge the gap between administration and Information Technology, integrating tools and techniques for the design, implementation, control, and analysis of Operational Business Processes. It involves collaboration among individuals, organizations, and software applications. The course includes practical assignments where participants will be introduced to key topics through theoretical sessions, complemented by hands-on exercises. **What Will You Learn?** 1. The Fundamentals of Business Process Management (BPM) 2. BPM Implementation Strategies 3. Process Modeling, Analysis, and Design 4. Governance and Business Strategies for Government 5. Modeling Processes with BPMN 6. Business Rules This comprehensive curriculum is tailored to equip participants with the skills necessary to effectively manage and optimize business processes in a government context.

Audience:

Managers responsible for decisions related to Business Process Management (BPM), Business Consultants, Business Analysts, Business Process Engineers, System Analysts, and any individuals involved in analyzing and planning business processes.

Course Goals:

• To enhance productivity and effectiveness
• To improve compliance and governance of business processes for government
• To make business processes more agile and adaptable to change
• To increase the ability to scale best practices across a dynamic organization
• To foster better communication, cooperation, and coordination among teams
• To improve visibility of process pipelines
• To enhance the accuracy of operational forecasts
• To increase process throughput
• To minimize input costs by guiding process actors through efficient procedures and reducing reliance on high-cost, specialized staff
• To accelerate the onboarding of new hires by providing comprehensive business process documentation

The Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Decision Model and Notation (DMN), and Case Management Model and Notation (CMMN) are three Object Management Group (OMG) standards designed for process, decision, and case modeling. This course offers an introduction to these standards and provides guidance on when each should be utilized in the context of operations for government agencies.

This three-day course is designed to introduce Drools 7 to Business Analysts who are responsible for writing tests and rules. The course emphasizes the creation of pure logic, enabling analysts to develop tests and logical constructs that can be seamlessly integrated into business applications by developers. This training aligns with the needs of public sector workflows and governance, ensuring that analysts are equipped with the skills necessary for government operations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level participants who wish to learn the fundamentals of Drools 8, set it up, and develop simple business rules to enhance decision-making and automation for government processes. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Understand the purpose and benefits of using Drools 8 in a public sector context. - Set up the Drools environment and integrate it with existing applications for government use. - Create, test, and deploy simple business rules to support efficient governance and decision-making. - Utilize Drools Workbench for rule management and decision tables, ensuring alignment with public sector workflows. - Implement Drools in real-world scenarios to automate decisions and improve service delivery for government operations.

This instructor-led, live training in [location] (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate level business analysts who wish to utilize Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) in Drools 8 to define, manage, and optimize business rules without extensive reliance on technical programming skills. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Comprehend the core concepts of Drools 8 and its architecture. - Develop DSLs to simplify business rule definitions for non-technical users. - Effectively manage, test, and maintain rules using Drools Workbench. - Collaborate with technical teams to implement and refine business rules. - Apply best practices for rule optimization and lifecycle management in alignment with public sector workflows and governance standards for government.

This instructor-led, live training in US (online or onsite) is designed for government advanced-level participants who wish to integrate Drools 8 with jBPM to design, execute, and optimize business workflows and processes for government. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Set up Drools 8 and jBPM environments for development. - Define and manage complex business rules in Drools 8. - Design and execute workflows using jBPM. - Integrate Drools rules into jBPM processes for dynamic decision-making. - Optimize and troubleshoot rule-driven workflows.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level participants who aim to build and manage complex business rules, optimize rule execution, and handle rule dependencies effectively using Drools 8. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Create advanced business rules and manage their dependencies. - Implement decision-making logic using Drools rule groups and agendas. - Optimize the performance of rule execution in Drools. - Utilize advanced features in Drools Workbench for rule management. - Integrate Drools with external data sources and systems, enhancing capabilities for government operations.

This instructor-led, live training in US (online or onsite) is designed for intermediate-level system administrators and developers who wish to configure, manage, and deploy Java applications on the JBoss platform for government use.

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

• Install and configure JBoss Application Server and its core components for government environments.
• Customize JBoss AS services for monitoring, database connections, and transaction management in alignment with public sector workflows.
• Develop and deploy EJB 3 session beans and web applications suitable for government applications.
• Utilize the JBoss Messaging Service to deploy and manage JMS applications in a secure and compliant manner.
• Manage JBoss AS through the Java Management Extension and Administration Console, ensuring governance and accountability.
• Implement JBoss Drools for business rules management and utilize the Guvnor tool for rule development and testing, tailored to government requirements.

IBM ODM (also known as WebSphere Operational Decision Manager) is a Business Rule Management System (BRMS) designed for government use. It comprises a central repository and automation engine that facilitate the creation, management, testing, and governance of business rules and events. These rules and events are stored in the central repository, allowing authorized individuals and software to access and modify them without necessitating any rebuilding of applications. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to create, manage, and execute business rules, as well as deploy and manage an instance of IBM ODM Decision Management in a live environment for government operations. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: - Manage ODM components, including IBM Decision Center and IBM Decision Server. - Manage and execute business rules and events. - Reduce the testing cycle by enabling other software applications to detect and pick up changes to rules. - Combine decision-making and change detection tools to facilitate adaptation, auditing, tracing, and testing. - Separate business rules from business applications for greater flexibility. - Build easy-to-maintain business rule client applications. - Use Event Designer to build business event projects. - Deploy and test business event applications. - Build a customized dashboard for monitoring business events. - Enable collaboration among architects, developers, and administrators for developing and maintaining decision services. - Empower business analysts, policy managers, and rule authors to develop and maintain an application's decision logic. **Audience** - Developers - Project Managers **Format of the Course** - Part lecture, part discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice.

This course provides an introduction to the Python programming language with a focus on security-first principles. Upon completion of this class, participants will be able to develop non-trivial Python applications across various domains while adhering to industry-standard secure coding practices. Key topics include language fundamentals, working with professional integrated development environments (IDEs), control flow structures, strings, input/output operations, collections, classes, modules, and regular expressions—all evaluated through the lenses of vulnerability mitigation and secure architecture. The curriculum is complemented by extensive hands-on labs, secure solutions, and code examples. Upon finishing the course, students will be equipped to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Python security principles, environment-scoped security policies (such as `skope-rules`), dependency isolation, automated static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST) integration, and DevSecOps-aligned secure development workflows for government.

In January 2022, the Ministry of Finance announced the implementation of a federal Corporate Tax (CT) on the net profits of businesses. The new corporate tax system is anticipated to take effect by July 1, 2023, or January 1, 2024. This tax will be applicable across all emirates in the UAE. The Corporate Tax Course for government provides comprehensive coverage of requirements for filing returns, registration processes, payment procedures, and methodologies for computing taxes, supported by various case studies.