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CODE: SCRUM-MV-01-02 DURATION: 2 DAY/S
This 2-day Certified ScrumMaster course will give you a set of tools and techniques to become an effective Scrum Master, help teams become high performing, and deal with the change management associated with implementing Scrum in your organization. This is your opportunity to learn about Scrum, in the real world, from an industry expert. Come prepared to challenge old beliefs and be open to new ways of thinking about how you approach work in the future -- and have a bit of fun in the process (smile).
At the successful completion of the workshop, you will be certified as a ScrumMaster and have an understanding of how the various roles and responsibilities can be applied in the real world to your current and future projects. You will receive a two year membership to the Scrum Alliance and have a solid understanding of the basics of Scrum and how it can be applied to Real World projects.
LEARN HOW TO:
- Define "done" for Agile teams and how to help them get there
- Lead retrospectives
- Build High Performing teams
- Create product backlogs
- Estimate & Plan
- Deal with conflict
PROGRAMME
- An introduction to Scrum and its origins
- An in depth view of the various practices
- A Scrum simulation
- In depth discussions of the roles in Scrum
- A look at defining “done” for agile teams and how to help them get there
- An introduction to leading retrospectives and some tools to aid in their delivery
- An overview of Product Backlog creation and User Story development
- Tools and exercises to aid in Estimation and Planning
- A Simulation that ties together all the techniques learned
- A framework to aid in building High Performing Teams
- Change Management as it relates to Scrum
- Tools to aide in dealing with Conflict (this is something you, as a Scrum Master, need to teach your teams!)
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Michael Vizdos is an experienced agile coach, Certified Scrum Trainer, speaker, and author (including co-author of the book the Enterprise Unified Process, 2005). He has more than 19 years of experience in the IT industry and has worked in...
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?
This workshop is mainly geared towards people who are interested in becoming a Certified ScrumMaster. It is also recommended for Product Owners or team members who may be working on Scrum teams in the future, as well as Architects, Analysts, Developers, Documentation Specialists, Executives, Managers, Project Managers, Testers, Team Members, Sales People, Operations and Support, and Technical Writers.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
To benefit from this ScrumMaster course, you should have some prior experience using Scrum and Agile methods on projects. If you do not have this prior experience, we recommend attendance of Rachel Davies' Scrum Primer course before coming to this ScrumMaster course. You will also benefit from reading Agile Project Management with SCRUM (Microsoft Professional) by Ken Schwaber, prior to attending.
You will also benefit from watching this podcast, featuring Ken Schwaber talking about Scrum. COURSE LABS & EXERCISES
Exercises, case studies, and examples are used to assist participants to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and insights needed to make the shift from traditional management practice to the Scrum approach. There will also be plenty of time for questions and answers using adaptive techniques in an interactive environment. The class is adaptive and content may be added or changed based on feedback from the class that you attend.
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