Agile

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Certified ScrumMaster Training Background:

In this Certified ScrumMaster training course, you will apply the Scrum framework to build a new product. You will learn what it feels like to be on a Scrum teamexperiencing many of the challenges you're likely to face—while being coached by someone involved with the application of Scrum at many organizations. This “learning by doing” style of instruction demands your open mind and active participation.

We will apply the experiential activities to discussion of advanced topics such as how to use Scrum in multiple-team organizations, how to measure progress empirically at a macro level, release planning to maximize ROI, and why such a simple framework disrupts organizations to be the best they can be.

The Certified ScrumMaster training course will cover the following topics (among others) through two days of interactive exercises, lecture, and discussion:

• Introduction to Scrum
• Scrum Roles and Responsibilities
• Agile Requirements Analysis
• Estimating and Prioritizing Product Backlogs
• Sprint Planning, Execution, Review, and Retrospectives
• What does "Done" mean?
• Technical Debt and other pitfalls
• Release planning based on empirical measurement
• Scrum in multiple-team organizations
• Q & A

Participants who complete the scrummaster training successfully will be designated Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), the first step on the road to Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP). This certification includes a two-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, where additional Certified ScrumMaster-only material and information are available.

Scrum Training Course Content:

The Certified ScrumMaster training course is a two-day interactive session designed to effectively teach Scrum principles and practices. Upon successful completion of the course, attendees will receive official designation as Certified ScrumMasters by the ScrumAlliance along with a two year membership to the ScrumAlliance. You can expect the following topics to be covered during the course:

• General Knowledge
• Agile Manifesto
• Empirical and Defined Processes
• Scrum Process and Sprints
• The Significance of "Done"
• The Five Scrum Values
• Applicability of Scrum
• Scrum Roles
• Overview of Scrum Roles
• ScrumMaster
• Product Owner
• The Team
• Teamwork
• Team Characteristics
• Impact on Traditional Roles
• Scrum Meetings
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Daily Scrum Meeting
• Sprint Review Meeting
• Sprint Retrospective Meeting
• Release Planning Meeting
• Scrum Artifacts
• Product Backlog
• Product Increment and the Definition of Done
• Sprint Backlog
• Burndown Chart
• Scaling Scrum (NB not examined)
• Working with Multiple Scrum Teams
• Working with Distributed Scrum Teams 

What is a Scrum and ScrumMaster?

An Agile Project Manager emphasizes facilitation, leadership and communication over traditional command-and-control activities. In the Scrum framework, this role is called “ScrumMaster” as a constant reminder of the differences between agile and traditional project management. The ScrumMaster’s role is to maximize the team’s efforts toward its goals while removing the impediments that stand in its way.

ScrumMaster Training timings:

• These online instructor-led training courses are available in either two days or three days format.
• Typical timings are 11:00am – 16:00pm GMT / 12:00 – 17:00pm CET / 4:30pm – 21:30pm IST for three-day courses and 10:00am – 6:00pm GMT / 11:00am – 7:00pm CET / 3:30 pm to 11:30 am IST for two-day courses.
• Timings vary for different course dates. Please contact us to check times for a specific course date.

Certification and Exam

Certification is provided by Scrum Alliance.

The training price includes the test. You have three months following the training to take the test. After completing the training, there is a 50 question Certified ScrumMaster test (exam). To pass you need to answer 37 out of the 50 questions (74%) correctly within the 60-minute time limit.