Certified ScrumMaster^®

Getting to high performing teams with Scrum isn’t just applying theory or process – it’s about creating space for a Team to collaborate and deliver value, effectively. Not just in person, but even when the interactions are virtual and online.

Ignite High Performing Teams with Scrum.

A great ScrumMaster:

• Facilitates Team and Stakeholder interactions & decision-making
• Introduces Scrum to teams and organizations
• Coaches teams and team members to deliver more customer value
• Supports teams to productively resolve challenges

This course is no Powerpoint snoozefest. Short presentations cover concepts. Immersive team-based exercises are interwoven into each lesson to get you interactive practice. You’ll be prepared with the skills, knowledge, and experience to not only explain Scrum to colleagues, clients or interviewers, but also to put Scrum into action with your team. Become a catalyst for change by helping your teams and programs apply these concepts to become resilient, learning organizations able to thrive in today’s emerging markets.

Course Content:

• Agile Overview – The Agile Manifesto & Agile Principles
• Scrum Theory – Overview, Scrum Values, Empirical Process Control
• Scrum Roles – ScrumMaster®, Product Owner, Developers; What about everyone else?
• Scrum Events – Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
• Sprint Artifacts – Product Backlog; Sprint Backlog; Valuable Increments – meeting the Definition of Done
• Measuring and Communicating progress
• Servant Leadership – Facilitation techniques and exercises to introduce Scrum to your Teams
• ScrumMaster Tips

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the foundations of Agile, and their relation to Scrum and Lean
• Illustrate how the Roles in Scrum interact with each other to deliver Value within a Sprint
• Explain how working incrementally helps deliver Value and reduce Risk
• Describe the Purpose, Participants and Activities of the Events in Scrum
• Demonstrate techniques for facilitating group decisions
• Discuss possible organizational design changes caused by adopting Scrum

This Workshop is Designed for:

Anyone interested in learning more about the fundamentals of Agile, including

• Scrum Masters, as well as Product Owners and Developers
• Agile Project and Program Managers interested in understanding and applying the fundamentals of how Scrum and Agile work at the team level
• Organizational Leaders interested in helping teams deliver more value, effectively
• Those new to the world of Agile/Scrum
• People in organizations that have been practicing some form of Agile for a while and needing a “reset.”

What You Will Receive:

• An immersive virtual learning experience facilitated by a highly respected instructor with lots of engagement with fellow learners where you’ll practice what you learn
• Access to supporting workshop material including materials to prepare for class and reference material curated for Team Leadership topics from class
• Not just a workbook, but a PDF ‘scrapbook’ of your completed online exercises.
• A follow up Q&A session with your instructor and guidance on next steps for your Agile career
• All the information and materials you need to pass the CSM Exam
• Two-years of membership in the Scrum Alliance
• 14 PMI PDUs for PMPs
• 14 of the 21 contact hours needed for a PMI-ACP credential

Course Details:

• Length: 16 hours of instruction
• Format Options: Live online, Private online, Private onsite

Want an exclusive CSM course just for your team?

The Certified ScrumMaser® course is available for exclusive delivery (private online or private in-person). Contact us to schedule a CSM for your organization.