Certified ScrumMaster® Certification Training
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In this highly interactive course, you will acquire the fundamental skills, behaviors, and mindset necessary to become a successful Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM). This training introduces you to how the fundamentals of Agile are applied to Scrum, so you can help your team work together efficiently, and increase customer satisfaction with the continuous delivery of high-value software.
Key Features of this CSM Certification training:
- Instructor-led training by Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs)
- After-course instructor coaching benefit
- A copy of The Scrum Guide included
- CSM exam included
You Will Learn How To
- Become a Certified ScrumMaster and servant-leader to your development team, Product Owner, and organization
- Apply effective facilitation for Scrum meetings
- Review effective change agent techniques to foster organization buy-in to Scrum
- Identify opportunities to remove impediments for team members
Important Course Information
CSM Certification Course Description
Learning Tree's Certified Scrum Master Certification training course includes 13 hours of instructor-led training (ILT) presented by a CST. During the course, you acquire the specific skills, behaviors and the mindset necessary to become a successful Certified ScrumMaster and servant-leader. Through training, practice sessions and role-playing activities, you learn Scrum to create customer satisfaction with the continuous delivery of high-value software.
Who Should Attend this CSM Training Course
- This course has the highest value for practicing ScrumMasters, but can also be useful to Product Owners, members of Scrum Development teams, managers, Human Resource (HR) specialists and anyone else who needs to appreciate the role and competencies required of a ScrumMaster.
Course Preparation
- The Scrum Guide will be emailed to students for pre-course reading.
- A Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) leads this course. In-person, on-time attendance, and full participation is expected. While emergencies are understandable, being fully present for the full two days is a requirement for the CST to recommend you to the Scrum Alliance for certification.
Industry Credits & Certification
In addition to CSM, this course can help you earn the following industry credits and certifications:
- Scrum Alliance’s Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) certification. Click to view our options for CSD - Certified Scrum Developer Training ›
- Scrum Alliance’s Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification. Click to view our options for Certified Scrum Professional Training ›
- Earn 13 PDUs endorsed by Project Management Institute
- Earn 13 Scrum Alliance SEUs
- Earn 13 NASBA Credits (live, in-class attendance required)
Agile Learning Path
This course is part of Learning Tree’s Agile Learning Path. Chart your course to success today! View Learning Tree’s Agile Learning Path ›
Your Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs)
- Vivek Angiras
- Samir Chhibber
- Jesse Fewell
- Aaron Kopel
- Timothy Korson
- Bernie Maloney
- Giora Morein
- Carlton Nettleton
- Bob Payne
- Doug Shimp
- Aakash Srinivasan
- Jason Tanner
Course Outline
- Introducing Agile Principles
- Defining Agile values and principles
- Contrasting Waterfall and Agile product-development philosophies
- Confronting the challenges of adopting Agile
- Creating a cross-functional team
- Defining the Scrum Framework
Adopting Scrum
- Defining the core Scrum Framework
- Core Scrum team, artifacts and ceremonies
- Adapting traditional business process to Scrum
- Applying core Scrum Values
- Scrum Roles, Ceremonies and Artifacts
Introducing the Core Scrum Roles
- Outlining the three roles: ScrumMaster, Product Owner and Development team
- ScrumMaster: performing as a servant leader to the team
- Product Owner: developing the product vision and backlog
- Development team: delivering the product increment
Defining the Core Scrum Ceremonies
- Refining the Product Backlog
- Holding the Sprint Planning meeting
- Hosting the Daily Scrum
- Leading Sprint Reviews
- Facilitating successful Sprint Retrospectives
Detailing the Core Scrum Artifacts
- Creating the Product Backlog
- Implementing the Sprint Backlog
- Defining the Definition of Done
- Developing potentially shippable product increment
- Refining the Product Backlog
Iterating the Product Backlog
- Developing the Product Vision
- Building the Product Backlog
- Continuously refining the Product Backlog
Refining Product Delivery
- Comparing iterative and incremental delivery
- Decomposing Epics into features and stories
- Releasing products with Minimal Marketable Features
- Estimating and Prioritizing Product Backlog Items
Creating user stories
- Writing user stories with the Connextra format
- Evolving product requirements
- Applying frameworks to focus user stories
- Developing products with progressive elaboration
- Defining appropriate acceptance criteria
- Removing user stories when appropriate
User story estimating
- Sizing user stories
- Estimating effort and business value level through relative measurement
- Comparing and contrasting affinity and planning poker estimation techniques
- Breaking user stories into tasks
Prioritizing the Product Backlog
- Ranking product backlog item priority at the release, product and project level
- Utilizing prioritization techniques and frameworks
- Identifying high-priority items for sprint planning
- ScrumMaster Responsibilities to the Team
Growing the Scrum team
- Enforcing the Scrum process
- Establishing team working agreements
- Removing Impediments
- Becoming an Agile coach for your team
Ensuring long-term success
- Continuously improving the team
- Reporting appropriate metrics
- Managing and reducing external dependencies
- Adopting best practices for software engineering
- Acting as an Agile champion in your organization
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Earn 11 Credits from NASBA
This course qualifies for 11 CPE credits from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy CPE program. NOTE: Only live, in-class attendance qualifies for NASBA CPEs. Read more ...
Earn 11 PDUs
PMI, the Registered Education Provider logo, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP,
and PMBOK are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
This course is approved by PMI® for 11 professional development units (PDUs). For more on the Project Management Institute and a full list of courses approved for PDUs.
Technical : 11 PDUs
This course qualifies for Scrum Alliance SEUs.