Communication Trainings
Establishing effective communication and a healthy organizational culture is essential for an organization to succeed.
The language used within the organization facilitates effective communication between employees, information sharing, and collaboration. Proper language usage ensures that business processes are conducted more quickly and efficiently, increases employee motivation, and strengthens the spirit of cooperation. Good communication can also help reduce errors and find solutions more quickly. The language used within the organization and the organizational culture are closely related. Language plays an effective role in shaping culture, and culture also influences the shaping of language. Therefore, establishing effective communication and a healthy culture within organizations is of great importance.
We ensure that awareness training and necessary coaching are provided at every level to establish an effective communication language within your organization.
Awareness Communication Trainings
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- You Language, I Language
- Toxic Communication
- Transactional Analysis
- Nonviolent Communication
- Appreciation & Gratitude
- Psychological Safety & Motivation 3.0
- Feedback
- Conflict Management
Agile Transformation Project Trainings
Agile Awareness Training
Originally adopted by technology and software development companies and then rapidly spreading across various sectors worldwide, the “Agility” movement has led to profound changes in work disciplines, organizational structures, behaviors, practices, and even cultures. This training will discuss the development of agility from yesterday to today, its effects on organizations, societies, and individuals, and seek answers to the question, “Why Should I Be Agile?” We aim to provide participants with insights into how to use agility to cope with changing demands, encourage innovation, and improve customer satisfaction. We create awareness about the value and necessity of viewing agility not just as a methodology but also as a cultural change.
By the end of this training, you will gain the essential knowledge required to adopt an agile approach in your organization and take a significant step towards leading change.
Scrum Training
This training covers the fundamental components of Scrum, including sprint planning, daily meetings, and retrospectives, as well as Scrum roles and artifacts. Practical case studies and gamified applications allow participants to gain knowledge and experience in applying Scrum to corporate projects. By the end of the training, participants will fully benefit from Scrum’s advantages, enhance their problem-solving skills, and take steps towards becoming more effective leaders with an agile approach.
We value interactive approaches throughout the training to ensure that participants transform the content into a real experience through practical applications rather than just theoretical knowledge. This training focuses on enabling teams to work more rapidly and flexibly while learning about Scrum’s innovative approach to agile management and project management. By the end of this training, you will acquire the fundamental knowledge needed to implement Scrum in your organization and be closer to running your first Sprint.
Kanban Training
In this training, participants will adopt Kanban’s flexible and lightweight approach to manage workflows more effectively. The training covers Kanban values, principles, and fundamental practices such as setting up visual Kanban Boards, prioritization strategies, and work limiting techniques.
By the end of the training, participants will be able to effectively apply Kanban values, principles, and practices to manage their workflows better. We aim to increase awareness of the impact of continuous improvement culture and encourage leadership in change. The knowledge and skills gained in this training will transform participants into not only Kanban practitioners but also leaders who can effectively implement Kanban into their organizations.
Jira Training
Participants will learn Jira’s basic features and develop skills to plan, track, and manage their projects more effectively. Our Basic Jira Training provides participants with a detailed understanding of customization capabilities, reporting, and integration options to make workflows more efficient. Jira’s flexibility enhances its applicability across different industries and business models, helping organizations develop tailored solutions.
By the end of this training, participants will understand how Jira can be a catalyst for improving business processes and managing teams more effectively beyond just being a tool. We aim for participants to integrate Jira into their daily workflows and manage their projects more transparently and efficiently through the practical and technical information acquired during the training.
Agile Metrics Training
This training offers participants a comprehensive understanding of measuring and improving the performance of agile projects. The focus is on selecting, interpreting, and using agile metrics effectively.
Participants will familiarize themselves with essential metrics such as sprint velocity, customer satisfaction, and defect rates, as well as advanced metrics like Value Stream, Cycle Time, and Blocked Work Items.
By the end of this training, participants will grasp how agile metrics are powerful tools for defining project success criteria, identifying risks in advance, and driving continuous improvement. The knowledge and skills gained will enable participants to manage, track, and optimize their projects more strategically using the advantages offered by agile methodologies.
Agile Estimation Training
In this training, participants will learn the importance of estimation in agile projects and fundamental knowledge about effective project management through estimation. The training covers various estimation techniques such as timeboxing, Fibonacci sequence, and Monte Carlo Simulation, helping participants develop more accurate and reliable estimates for their projects.
Participants will also acquire critical skills to handle uncertainties and manage customer expectations. By the end of the training, participants will have top-notch skills in minimizing uncertainties in their projects, enhancing communication between teams, and making more reliable estimates. The knowledge and practical skills gained will guide participants in establishing a more effective estimation process in agile projects and leading continuous improvement efforts.
OKR Training
In this training, participants will learn in detail how the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) methodology is an effective tool for strategic management and performance tracking. Participants will learn the core principles of OKR, strategies for creating and managing OKRs, and how to align and measure OKRs at the company and team levels.
By the end of the training, participants will understand how OKR methodology can be a powerful tool for achieving business strategies and be equipped with the knowledge and skills to successfully integrate this approach into their organizations. Participants will develop the ability to adopt a more focused and measurable approach to company goals, adding greater value to their organizations.
Agile Project Management Training
In this training, participants will learn the fundamental principles of agile methodologies, which offer a faster, flexible, and customer-focused approach to project management. The training covers the basics of different agile methods and the agile mindset, helping participants optimize and manage project processes. Additionally, participants will gain expertise in principles such as risk management, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
By the end of the training, participants will have a solid foundation to integrate agile project management processes into their own projects successfully. They will also be equipped with the skills to lead agile projects, embrace flexibility, and foster a culture of continuous learning, making them strong leaders of agile projects within their organizations.
Focused Workshop Creation Training
Individuals who can manage focused workshops can address problems and improvement areas more effectively. This strengthens the value of unity within the team and enhances creative solutions and decision-making processes through the convergence of different perspectives.
During the training, you will develop a facilitative mindset and design workshops from scratch. You will learn how to select the most effective workshop activities and practice various workshop methods and facilitation techniques.
By the end of the training, participants will have the skills needed to design and facilitate engaging workshops. They will gain experience in planning workshop agendas, creating interactive exercises, facilitating group discussions, and managing participant dynamics.
Effective Product Backlog Management Workshop
When managed properly, Product Backlog Management allows for the effective prioritization and ordering of work items to deliver the right value. It creates transparency among team members and stakeholders and helps in tracking and managing changes to product or project requirements. A well-managed product backlog is highly effective in identifying needs, prioritizing, and ensuring communication according to the organizational environment.
Through the Effective Product Backlog Management Training, we ensure that participants:
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- Learn practical techniques for creating and managing Product Backlogs
- Acquire skills for identifying stakeholders and communicating effectively with them
- Experience how to manage stakeholders’ needs on a Product Backlog
- Observe the effects of making the Product Backlog more transparent
- Learn about the impacts and gains of using experimentation as a competitive advantage
Design Thinking Workshop
Design Thinking is a process aimed at creating products, services, and solving problems with a creative and innovative approach. This process includes defining requirements accurately, viewing from different perspectives, understanding user needs and expectations, generating ideas, creating prototypes, and testing them. The convergence of different perspectives in the process fosters diversity and enhances creative solutions and decision-making.
We aim to provide training participants with the competencies to design and implement Design Thinking workshops independently within their organizations.
Strategy and Roadmap Creation Workshop
During the workshop, participants will gain knowledge on defining organizational strategic goals, creating roadmaps to achieve these goals, prioritizing, and continuously monitoring. Participants will engage with real-world projects through examples and approach these projects from an agile strategy and roadmap perspective to produce solutions.
By the end of the training, participants will understand the advantages of creating strategy and roadmaps in agile organizations and acquire the skills to manage these processes effectively. These gains will enhance participants’ ability to guide their organizations to gain a competitive advantage and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.
Coaching Training
Team Coaching Training:
In the agile transformation process, we provide coaching services that support teams in developing their self-management skills and working collaboratively. These trainings help teams become more adaptive, faster, and customer-focused, and encourage a culture of continuous learning and development.
Coaching for Key Roles:
We offer specialized coaching programs for individuals in key roles. These programs aim to enhance performance, motivation, leadership, and teamwork potential. By customizing the system according to needs, we contribute to the organization’s development into a high-performance structure.
OKR Coaching:
OKR coaching provides support in setting goals and monitoring performance. This service fosters a goal-oriented culture throughout the organization, increasing motivation and enhancing productivity. We offer coaching sessions to clearly define goals and track progress.
Coaching for Agile Leaders:
Agile leadership equips leaders with the ability to adapt to rapid changes and guide organizations effectively. Agile leadership coaching supports leaders in being visionary and focusing on continuous learning with their teams. We help leaders develop effective communication, motivation, and performance enhancement skills, contributing to the organization’s agile transformation.
Development Programs
Master Development Program
Master Development Program is designed to develop masters and enhance competencies in their roles. It features a unique and rich curriculum supported by expert and experienced agile coaches and is conducted in teams using self-directed learning techniques.
The program consists of four main modules: Agile Awareness and Agile Methods Module, Working with Teams and Large Groups Module, Working with Agile Roles and Leaders Module, and Deepening in Coaching and Mentoring Module. Throughout the program, participants follow a comprehensive learning plan that includes technical and personal skills. Supported by training sessions, workshops, presentations, and assignments guided by agile coaches, this intensive learning process allows you to create your individual development map.
The program progresses with agile rituals to align with agile approaches. By the end of the program, we aim to contribute to your organization’s success story by supporting the development of Master roles in your organization. Our training services consist of specialized modules designed to enhance master competencies from technical training to personal skill development. At the end of the three-month training period, we aim to provide a customized solution to enhance Master competencies in your organization, increase your organization’s competitive advantage, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Product Owner (PO) Development Program
Our Product Owner development program aims to strengthen fundamental skills and competencies necessary for success in product management processes.
During the training, participants will develop essential PO skills such as creating a product vision, backlog management, prioritization strategies, and effectively understanding customer needs. They will also have the opportunity to integrate the PO role into daily work processes through practical work on real projects and simulations.
Organizations with competent Product Owners can create successful products and increase customer satisfaction, thus gaining a competitive advantage. Our goal is to ensure that by the end of the training, participants have a solid knowledge base to perform the PO role more effectively and strengthen their ability to lead product management processes in agile organizations.
The knowledge and skills gained in the training will enable participants to manage product development processes more efficiently and guide their organizations in a customer-focused and innovative manner.
Agile Coach Development Program
During the training process, participants will develop a deep understanding of agile leadership, team motivation, conflict resolution, and continuous improvement. They will enhance their ability to successfully integrate agile coaching skills into daily work processes through practical work on real projects and role-playing exercises. The training program aims to equip participants to guide organizations in adapting to agile methodologies and creating an agile culture within the organization. Participants will gain the ability to work effectively with teams, develop strategies within agile principles, and guide managers in embracing agile values.
By the end of the training, we aim to provide participants with a strong foundation in leading as Agile Coaches in agile organizations. The knowledge and skills acquired will enable participants to successfully adapt teams to agile methodologies, manage resistance, and effectively lead agile transformation processes. These gains will help participants play a significant role in making their organizations more flexible, efficient, and innovative.
OKR Coaching Development Program
This comprehensive training series is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) methodology and to develop the skills necessary to effectively apply this approach in organizations. During the training, participants will gain knowledge about the fundamental principles of OKR, creation strategies, prioritization techniques, and regular evaluation processes. They will also develop the ability to successfully integrate OKR practices into daily work processes through interactive workshops and scenario analyses.
Our aim is to ensure that by the end of the training, participants possess strong competence in leading as OKR Coaches within agile organizations. The knowledge and skills acquired will help participants transform their organizations into goal-oriented, flexible, and continuously learning structures. These gains will enable participants to successfully apply the OKR methodology to achieve strategic goals in their organizations.
Competency Leadership Development Program
One of the most important tasks of next-generation leaders is to help employees discover their talents and potential. This can only be achieved through coaching by leaders. Coaching is a method that helps employees discover their strengths, develop their weaknesses, and achieve their goals. Next-generation leaders can increase their employees’ motivation, performance, and maximize their potential through coaching.
Design Thinking Workshop
Design thinking is a user-centered problem-solving approach aimed at finding innovative and creative solutions to complex problems. Design thinking workshops can be effectively used in various sectors and areas, playing a critical role in solving many challenges faced by organizations.
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- Product and Service Development
Design thinking plays a significant role in developing new products and services. These workshops are used to deeply understand user needs, generate innovative ideas, and quickly prototype these ideas. As a result, products and services that are loved and in demand by users are created. This process enhances companies’ competitive advantage and expands their market share.
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- Customer Experience Design
Customer experience design is one of the most common areas where design thinking is used. Workshops are used to analyze the customer journey, identify issues at touchpoints, and develop solutions to enhance customer satisfaction. This process helps brands increase customer loyalty and strengthen their relationship with the brand, making interactions more positive.
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- Business Processes and Organizational Innovation
Design thinking is also used for improving business processes and organizational innovation. Workshops enable employees to review existing processes, develop efficiency-enhancing solutions, and implement these solutions. This approach helps companies enhance their competitive strength and achieve operational excellence. Optimizing business processes reduces costs while increasing efficiency.
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- Education and Learning Experiences
The education sector also greatly benefits from design thinking methods. Workshops allow teachers and educators to develop innovative methods to improve students’ learning experiences. This creates more interactive and effective learning environments. Educators better understand students’ needs, personalize their learning processes, and achieve better outcomes.
Who Should Attend Design Thinking Workshops?
Design thinking workshops cater to a broad range of participants. Groups that should attend these workshops include:
Product and Service Development Teams: Teams developing new products and services benefit greatly from these workshops in finding creative and user-centered solutions. These teams analyze user feedback to offer products that better meet market needs.
Marketing and Customer Experience Professionals: Professionals seeking to understand customer needs and improve customer experience gain valuable insights using design thinking methods. This helps them develop strategies that enhance customer satisfaction and strengthen loyalty.
Educators and Teachers: Educators seeking to improve students’ learning experiences can develop innovative educational strategies using design thinking. This method makes learning processes more effective and efficient, enhancing students’ academic success.
With our Design Thinking workshops, we offer customized solutions tailored to your organization’s needs. Our expert and experienced facilitators manage the workshops to ensure participants achieve the highest benefit. We design environments that allow you to focus on and think about real-life problems. This interactive and practical approach helps participants unlock their creative potential and develop innovative and sustainable solutions.
Our Difference
At Astera, we ensure the highest benefit from workshops with our expert and experienced facilitators. With our Design Thinking workshops, we assess your teams’ and organization’s needs and offer custom-designed content and scenarios. Alongside theoretical knowledge, we provide environments that allow you to focus on and think about real-life problems. We value active participation from all participants and work with processes and scenarios that ensure every voice is heard.
Focused Workshops
Focused workshops (facilitation) are designed to enhance skills for managing group dynamics and increasing collaboration. They are one of the most suitable tools for uncovering participants’ potentials, enhancing collaboration, solving complex problems together, and supporting transparent and uninterrupted communication. The ability to be used in a wide range of applications and with variable-sized groups distinguishes facilitation.
Main Areas Where Facilitation Can Be Beneficial:
Corporate Training and Development: Facilitation is widely used in corporate training and employee development programs. It is an excellent tool for increasing employees’ competencies, promoting teamwork, and developing leadership skills. Participants learn interactively, practicing and receiving feedback in real-life scenarios.
Strategic Planning and Problem Solving: Facilitation workshops can be used effectively in strategic planning and problem-solving processes. They provide an ideal platform for various stakeholders to come together, set common goals, develop strategies, and solve complex issues.
Innovation and Creativity: Facilitation workshops are crucial in processes requiring innovation and creativity. Methods such as design thinking help groups generate innovative ideas, create prototypes, and test these ideas. Various brainstorming techniques and gamification methods are used during these workshops to uncover participants’ creative potential.
Team Building and Group Dynamics: Team-building workshops are another important area of facilitation. These workshops encourage team members to get to know each other better, improve communication skills, and collaborate towards common goals. Facilitators observe group dynamics and support group cohesion with appropriate activities.
Customer and User Research: Facilitation is also an effective tool in customer and user research processes. User experience (UX) workshops are used to understand user needs and expectations, create and test prototypes. Structured techniques and tools are used to deeply understand user insights.
Our facilitation workshops provide better leadership, more effective communication, stronger teamwork, and a solid cultural foundation, ensuring a successful transformation process.
Who Should Attend Facilitation Workshops?
Facilitation workshops address a wide range of participants and provide significant benefits to professionals across various sectors. The groups that should attend these workshops include:
Top Management and Leaders: Facilitation workshops are critical for individuals who define company strategies, provide direction, and manage change. These workshops support leaders in understanding team dynamics, fostering collaboration, and making effective decisions.
Middle Managers: Middle managers can benefit from facilitation techniques to improve operational processes and motivate their teams. These workshops enhance managers’ problem-solving and strategic planning skills.
Project Teams: Project managers and team members should participate in facilitation workshops to increase collaboration and coordination for the successful completion of projects. This ensures that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Human Resources Professionals: HR specialists can use facilitation techniques to manage employee development, talent management, and organizational change. This makes HR strategies more effective.
Product and Service Development Teams: Teams developing new products and services gain significant benefits from facilitation workshops in finding creative and user-centered solutions. These teams analyze user feedback to offer products that better meet market needs.
Marketing and Customer Experience Professionals: Professionals seeking to understand customer needs and improve customer experience gain valuable insights using facilitation methods. This helps them develop strategies that enhance customer satisfaction and strengthen loyalty.
Educators and Teachers: Educators aiming to improve students’ learning experiences can develop innovative educational strategies through facilitation. This method makes learning processes more effective and efficient, enhancing students’ academic success.
Corporate Customized Workshops
Our corporate customized workshops are specifically designed programs tailored to your company’s needs. These workshops are created to improve internal processes, enhance employee competencies, and help you achieve your business goals more quickly. We provide in-depth training on topics such as leadership development, team collaboration, strategic planning, and innovation. Conducted by expert trainers, these sessions ensure participants acquire practical skills and apply what they have learned directly to their professional lives.
Company Values Vision Mission Workshops
Building Strong Foundations for Your Future
Our company values, vision, and mission workshops help you define and strengthen the fundamental building blocks of your organization. In these workshops, we clarify your organization’s values, make your vision more visible, and align your mission with all employees. This process is designed to strengthen company culture, increase employee engagement, and create significant motivation toward achieving common goals. Guided by our expert facilitators, participants discover their own values and learn how to integrate them with the company’s vision and mission.
Workshops
Empowering Your Team for Success
Our workshops are designed to equip teams with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in today’s dynamic business environment. Whether it is improving communication, enhancing collaboration, or fostering innovation, our workshops cover a wide range of topics critical to organizational success. Conducted by expert trainers, these interactive sessions provide practical insights and hands-on experiences, allowing participants to directly apply what they have learned. From agile methodologies to leadership development, our workshops are tailored to meet your organization’s specific needs and ensure measurable value in each session.
Digital Transformation
Preparing for the Future of Business
Digital transformation is key to staying competitive and ensuring sustainable growth in today’s business world. At Astera, we guide you through your digital transformation journey. We help you reshape your business processes with digital technologies, enhance your efficiency, and improve customer experiences. Our solutions in digital strategy development, data analytics, artificial intelligence applications, and cloud computing help your business adapt to the digital age. Together with our expert team, we ensure the successful implementation of your digital transformation projects, taking your business into the future.
