Certified ScrumMaster

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.

This two-day course will cover the fundamentals of Scrum, the roles and framework, and focus on the role of the ScrumMaster. Attendees will learn how to run projects using Scrum, including requirements, estimation and dates and delivery. 

The course is taught interactively, not by a presentation. Students will have a 100+ page handbook to for outline and notes, as well as a 30+ page post-training follow-up document. Real life examples of helping companies start with agile, as well as correcting problems, will use shared to reinforce key concepts, as well as numerous exercises. The course is taught at a high energy level, with humor and discussion, personable and engaging. 

Sixteen (16) PDUs toward PMI’s PMP and PMI-ACP certifications, and two days towards the Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Developer certification.

About the Trainer

Scott is a Certified Scrum Trainer and PMP who lives in Orange County, CA and has helped over a dozen companies in the Southern California area, and trained many teams across the US and in Canada, including eBay, Cisco, RIM, Home Depot, Technicolor and FOX. He is also the founder of the Orange County APLN and speaker at local conferences and last year's RallyON, Seattle Scrum Gathering, and Agile 2011 conferences.  

• Collaboration

Self Organizatoin

Art of the Possible

Fist of Five

Team Agreements

• Introduction to Agile Values and Principles

The Agile Manifesto

The 12 Principles

• Origins of Scrum

Harvard Business Review

The Five Scrum Values

Empiricism

• Scrum Core Elements & Practices

• Release Planning

• Sprint Backlog & Sprint Planning

• Daily Standup Meeting

• Burndown Charts & Project Reporting

• Sprint Review & Retrospective

• Roles & Responsibilities

Product Owner

Team

ScrumMaster

 • Requirements in Agile

  • The Product Backlog

• User Stories

• INVEST

• Card, Conversation, Confirmation

• ScrumMaster Traits

• Servant Leader

• Organizational Change Agent

• Coach

• Class-originated topics and Q & A as time permits

• Course contains multiple simulations, exercises, role plays and learner direction

Participants of this course will be eligible to apply for 14 PDU's toward their continuing education requirements with the PMI (Program Management Institute)

Ideal for team leads and project managers, specifically. This course is also great for developers, and is two of the five days required for the Certified Scrum Developer certification, and these days also qualify for two of the three days training required for the PMI ACP.

As the course covers how and why Scrum works, it has been very helpful for management and others involved in projects, such as QA.