iSAQB CPSA Advanced Soft Skills for Software Architects (SOFT)

According to the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report, Social skills – such as persuasion and emotional intelligence – will be in greater demand across all industries than narrow technical skills, such as programming.Skills like active listening and critical thinking will be a growing part of core competencies for many industries.

The success of IT projects increasingly depends more on the communication skills of employees than on narrow technical skills such as programming. At the end of this accredited iSAQB soft skills training, you will have the tools to successfully lead conversations, present your ideas and concepts convincingly, lead workshops, and resolve conflicts.

This training has a workshop character so that we can address the specific needs of the participants in their current project situations.

This accredited iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Advanced Level – Soft Skills (CPSA-Advanced SOFT) training conforms to the current ISAQB curriculum.

In the seminar, the following topics will be presented and discussed in depth:

• Communication models
• Preparation, implementation, and follow-up of individual and group conversations.
• Finding solutions and making architectural decisions in a group
• Basics of conflict management
• Presentations techniques
• Facilitation techniques
• Persuasion techniques
• Decision competencies
• Feedback and reflection techniques
• Recognition of your own strengths and weaknesses in concrete communication situations

Target group

This course is intended for software developers and architects as well as IT professionals and managers.