Certified Scrum Master is a 2-day course that covers the basics of Agile and Scrum. The course is taught through interactive activities, lecture (some), real-world experiences and discussions and sharing. Don’t expect to sit in your seat for two days.
At the end of the course, you will be capable of being an Agile team member and will have a good understanding of how Scrum works. For those pursuing the roles of Scrum Master/Agile Coach, Product Owner or Agile Manager, this course will provide the needed foundation and will jump start your journey in these new roles.
Following successful completion of the course, students will be qualified to take the Scrum Alliance certification test. This multiple-choice, online test is required to become a Certified ScrumMaster. For more information, see this page about the CSM exam.
Once you have earned the CSM designation you will be listed as a Certified Scrum Master on the Scrum Alliance website and will receive a 12-month membership in the Scrum Alliance where additional Scrum Master–only material and information are available.
Audience
This course is meant for anyone who has an interest in Agile and wants to know how it can help accelerate business results.
Course Topics
- What is Agile?
- Scrum Values and Foundations
- Scrum Practices
- Scrum Roles
- Sprint Planning and Tracking
- Release Planning
- Scrum Meetings – Daily Standup, Retrospective, Sprint Review, Sprint Planning
As time allows, other topics will be covered according to the students’ prioritized learning backlog. Other topics could include:
- Release Planning “how to”
- What is a great Agile coach?
- Team Start-up
- Tailoring Scrum
- Project Manager’s Role in Scrum
- Scrum Failure Modes
- ScrumMaster Failure Modes
- Healthy Teams
- Distributed Teams
- Scaling Scrum
- Avoiding Technical Debt
- Other topics students add
