The two-day Scrum Master Certified training program, accredited by SCRUMstudy, provides an in-depth understanding of the Scrum framework as well as the components, roles and processes of Scrum. Students finish the course prepared to take the Scrum Master Certification exam and implement Scrum in their organizations.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone interested in learning how to implement and run Scrum in their organization and desiring to become certified as a Scrum Master. This includes Scrum team members, Product Owners, Product Managers, Project Sponsors, programmers, designers, testers, software engineers, and business executives.
Prerequisites
None. General background with software development and project management concepts helpful. Scrum Developer Certified status helpful but not required.
Course Outline
Introduction
Introduction to Scrum
- What Is Scrum?
- Key Principles
Scrum Overview
- Overview
- History
- Benefits
- Scalability
- Aspects
- Processes
Scrum Concepts & Principles
- Concepts
- Principles
- Aspects
Scrum Phases & Processes
- Initiate
- Plan & Estimate
- Implement
- Review & Retrospect
- Release
Roles and Organization in Scrum
- Scrum Master Roles
- Product Owner Role
- Scrum Team
- Non-Core Roles
Business Justification
- Value-Driven Delivery
- Responsibilities
- Factors
- Techniques
- Continuous Value Justification
- Confirming Benefits Realization
Quality
- Definition
- Acceptance Criteria
- Quality Management in Scrum
Change
- Supporting Change
- Change Requests
- Flexibility vs. Stability
- Integrating Change
- Scaling in Programs and Portfolios
Risk
- Risk vs. Issues
- Risk Attitude
- Identification
- Assessment
- Prioritization
- Mitigation
- Communication
- Risk Burndown Chart
Project Vision Meeting
- Team Selection
- Outputs
User Group Meetings
- Epics
- Personas
- User Stories
- Prioritization
Sprint Planning Meeting
- Epics
- Personae
- Outputs
Conducting The Daily Standup (Or Daily Scrum)
- The Daily Standup Meeting
- Three Questions
- War Room
- Managing Distribution Teams
Grooming The Prioritized Product Backlog Meeting
- Prioritized Product Backlog Review Meeting
- Change Requests
- Risks
- Outputs
Sprint Review Meeting
- Sprint Review Meeting
- Tracking Overall Progress
- Outputs
Retrospect Sprint Meeting
- Retrospect Sprint Meeting
- Explorer-Shopper-Vacationer-Prisoner
- Speed Boat
- Metrics and Measuring
- Outputs
Release Planning Meeting
- Release Planning
- Length of Sprint
- Release Preferences
- Outputs
Scrum Artifacts
- Product Backlog
- Deliverables
- Sprint Backlog
- Burndown Charts
Creating Deliverables
- Create the Deliverables
- Update the Scrum Board
- Impediment Log
- Refactor
Convening A Scrum of Scrums
- Projects, Programs, and Portfolios
- Scaling Scrum
- Convening a Scrum of Scrums
- Four Questions
Review
Self-study, Exam Prep
Exam
A voucher for a multiple-choice 100-question exam will be given at the completion of the course. The 120-minute exam is proctored online and can be taken at the student’s convenience.
Reference Material
Each student will receive a workbook. Other Scrum-related study material and books are available for purchase prior to, or during, the class.
If enrolling in this class, you must be able and willing to attend it from your home or office with a remote instructor. If this is not a possibility, please do not enroll
