Certified ScrumMaster

Duration: 2 Days

Course Overview

This highly interactive course delivers an in-depth, 360 degree understanding of Scrum. It will challenge you, expand your horizons and equip you with a mastery of Scrum’s underlying theory and problem-solving practical applications.

The online or in-person course covers in depth the full Scrum Framework, Scrum practices, roles, artefacts and the values and principles that underpin it. A combination of interactive exercises, practical real-life examples, and lively discussion make this a challenging, engaging and enjoyable way to develop your understanding of Scrum. The course also covers many agile practices that support Scrum, including user stories and relative estimation.

We use brain friendly, science based, accelerated learning techniques to help you really learn and increase your knowledge retention.

How can I attend my course?

On-line from
your chosen location

At our dedicated
training facility

On-site at
your premises

Target Audience

Anyone who wants to be successful using Scrum
• Anyone who is involved in a Scrum Project across the full range of Scrum roles
• Those newly setting out on their Agile journey
• Those who are already using Agile or Scrum but now want to consolidate their knowledge or address questions that have arisen based on their experience
• Those with the following roles within their organisation:
• Agile Coaches
• ScrumMasters
• Team Leaders
• Development Team Members (Analysts, Architects, Designers, Coders, Testers)
• Project Managers
• Product Owners
• Product Managers
• Process Owners and Managers
• Functional / Departmental Managers
Attending the course as a full team offers a real opportunity for the entire team to experience and learn Scrum in-depth together and creates an excellent foundation for them to move forward.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

After successfully completing the course, you will be designated as Certified Scrum Product Owner. This Scrum Alliance certification includes a two-year membership of the Scrum Alliance.

You’ll have learned what a product owner is and how they function within the Scrum framework, and have gained tools and techniques to become a better product owner. You will know how to validate assumptions about a product idea, take the idea forward, understand your customers and manage stakeholders, and work with a product backlog.

Course Content

General Knowledge

• Agile & Lean Principles
• Agile Manifesto
• Empirical & Defined Processes
• Scrum Framework & Sprints
• Scrum Values
• Applicability of Scrum

Scrum Roles & Responsibilities

• ScrumMaster
• Product Owner
• The Team
• Teamwork
• Team Characteristics
• Impact on Traditional Roles

Scrum Artefacts

• Product Backlog
• Product Increment & the Definition of ‘Done’
• Sprint Backlog

Scrum Events

• The Sprint
• Sprint Planning & Sprint Goals
• Daily Scrums
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospectives

Estimation & Forward Planning

• Relative estimation
• Story Points
• Planning Poker
• Velocity & Tracking progress
• Burndown charts

Product Backlog Items

• Product Backlog Refinement
• Product Backlog characteristics
• User Stories

Exams and certifications

A short multiple-choice examination is required to be completed after the course.

You will receive a full set of course notes
and all supporting materials for your course.

Hard Copy Delivered to your premises or Downloaded to a chosen device.