Certified ScrumMaster

Certified ScrumMaster in Mississauga on May 31-Jun 1, 2012

All CSM courses are taught by Certified Scrum Trainers. Taking a CSM course, passing the CSM test, and accepting the license agreement designates you as a Certified ScrumMaster, which indicates that you have been introduced to and understand the basic concepts you need to perform as a ScrumMaster or team member on a Scrum team. This course also satisfies two elements of the CSD track: Scrum Introduction and Elective.

"I've been to many project management courses and this is by far the best!"
- Project Manager

"A good introduction to the fundamentals and ideas behind the Scrum approach.  Provided insightful exercises and practical knowledge to solidify the concepts introduced."
- Developer

Introduction: This Learning Event is ideal for those who want to create:

• high-performance teams that out-perform the competition
• exceptional quality products that delight customers
• a culture of continuous growth and capacity-building for individuals and teams
• dramatically reduced time-to-market
• ultra-efficient work processes

Learning Objective(s):
By successfully completing this Learning Event you will be able to:

• Remove obstacles that prevent teams from becoming high-performance.
• Enable a team to follow the Scrum process to deliver great products and continuously improve their quality.
• Describe Scrum to others including roles, meetings, artifacts and principles.
• Fulfill the requirements of the Certified ScrumMaster program including preparation for the CSM Exam.

Agenda Overview:
Day One
Learn the principles, practice and process of Scrum
Understand the role of the ScrumMaster
Changing organizations with Scrum

Day Two
In-depth simulation to practice Scrum
Scrum requirements and estimation
Scrum execution

"Great insight, information and industry examples."
- Project Manager

 "Fantastic course, enjoyed it, things are made easier."
- Program Manager

Agenda*:
Day 1
• Introductions
• Self-Organizing Teams Exercise
• Waterfall/Lean/Agile Simulation
• Scrum Process Overview
• The Challenges of Agile and Scrum Discussion
• The ScrumMaster Role
• Scrum Simulation (part one)
• Retrospectives
• Definition of "Done"

Day 2
• Planning Projects and Releases
• User Stories
• Dealing with Obstacles
• Scrum Simulation (part two)
• Case Study and Analysis Exercise
• Review
• Graduation

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