Description

We have taken our 2 day course and reinvented it for online, with plenty of interaction and practical content. There will be regular breaks for tea and coffee and to stretch your legs.

Many organisations are adopting Agile approaches to improve their software development capability, following the lead of the path-finding Internet era companies who have shown the way to rapid innovation and dominance in their market spaces. This 3-day course provides a great foundation for anyone adopting Scrum, the most popular Agile framework.

We put theory into practice in a number of exercises and simulations which are both enjoyable and instructive.

What you will learn:

• Understand the Agile principles and ethos at the heart of Scrum
• Learn the mechanics of Scrum: roles, artifacts and process
• Self-organizing teams and how they work
• Backlogs and how to use them
• Supporting practices
• Potentially shippable code and delivering in vertical increments
• Real control through empirical feedback
•  Scaling Scrum without breaking it

An industry recognised accreditation and foundation on which to build:

• Certified Scrum Practitioner
• Certified Scrum Coach
• Certified Scrum Trainer

Audience

Despite its name, this course is not just for ScrumMasters but is an effective primer for anyone who will be closely involved with teams adopting Scrum. This course is aimed at project managers, developers, testers, analysts and managers interested in increasing agility within their projects and working on or with a Scrum team.

Certification

After successfully completing the course, you will need to take the 50 question CSM test and answer 37 out of the 50 questions correctly within the 60 minute time limit.

After you pass the CSM test, you will be asked to accept the CSM License Agreement and complete your Scrum Alliance membership profile

As a Certified ScrumMaster^® (CSM^®), you’ll help the Scrum Team perform at their highest level. CSMs also protect the team from both internal and external distractions. Through the certification process, you will learn the Scrum framework and gain an understanding of team roles, events, and artifacts.

• Expand your career opportunities across all industry sectors adopting Agile practices
• Demonstrate your attainment of core Scrum knowledge
• Learn the foundation of Scrum and the scope of the role
• Engage with Agile practitioners committed to continuous improvement

In addition to fulfilling the role of Scrum Master, all NEW Scrum Alliance certification holders receive a complimentary two-year membership with their INITIAL certification. Join local user groups and online social networks, gain access to deep discounts on Gatherings, and more.

SEUs: This course qualifies as 16 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) toward the 70 required to become a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).

Project Management Institute (PMI):

This course counts as 15 of the 21 contact hours needed of Agile Project Management Training to be eligible for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification.

This course also counts for 15 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Maintain your CSM certification by earning Scrum Education Units^® (SEUs) and renewing your certification every two years. Learn more

An electronic version of course slides, materials and workshop output will also be provided after the course closes.

Pre-requisites

What do I need to take part in this course?
The most obvious thing you will need is a good WiFi and Internet connection with a nice quiet environment for you to both hear and also interact with your fellow course attendees and us lovely trainers! Don't worry about the odd child/dog/cat/partner wondering past or interrupting occasionally, we'll just roll with it 🙂

We recommend a laptop or desktop with good sound and microphone. Course participants have struggled on phones and tablets. We will be using Zoom for the video conference functionality with a waiting room and password configured to provide a reasonable level of security. If you can, we recommend installing the Zoom app on your device but the web version should work as a plan B.

In preparation for your course you should read the Agile Manifesto and the Scrum Guide.

Reading the two materials is required, as they'll be referenced in the course but only covered in passing. If you've read them before we'd recommend you re-read or at least skim them before the course to refresh your memory.