Certified ScrumMaster

CSM - Certified Scrum Master Training Course in Washington DC

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.

Background:

Many organizations are adopting Agile approaches to improve their software development capability, following the lead of the path-finding Internet era companies who have shown the way to rapid innovation and dominance in their market spaces. This 2-day course provides a great foundation for anyone adopting Scrum, the most popular Agile framework.

Prerequisites: 

None, though it is recommended that candidates have some exposure to software development or project management prior to the course. 

Continuing Education Credits: 

Students who are PMP® certified will earn 15 PDUs for completing the Certified Scrum Master course.

Objectives:

• Understand the Agile principles and ethos at the heart of Scrum
• Learn the mechanics of Scrum: roles, artifacts and process
• Self-organizing teams and how they work
• Backlogs and how to use them
• Supporting practices
• Potentially shippable code and delivering in vertical increments
• Real control through empirical feedback
• Scaling Scrum without breaking it
• Industry recognized accreditation and foundation on which to build

We will run the class using scrum with four sprints spread over the two days.

Saturday Morning (Sprint 1): What is agile, what is scrum, why and when would we use them?

• Class Introduction: what makes a great project?
• Scrum Questions: what do we want to learn about scrum?
• Introduction to Agility: what is agile, how is it related to scrum?
• The Essence of Scrum: what are we trying to solve by using scrum?

Saturday Afternoon (Sprint 2): Basics of scrum, details of the roles

• Scrum Overview: the basic rules, meetings, and roles of scrum
• Product Owner Role
• Scrum Master Role
• Development Team Role
• How the roles interlock and overlap

Sunday Morning (Sprint 3): The details and reasons for the scrum rules

• Definition of Done
• Sprint Planning
• Sprint Execution
• Sprint Close

Sunday Afternoon (Sprint 4): Exercises to cement scrum learning

• Optional sections as chosen by the class (scaling, distribution, parking lot questions)
• Case Studies
• Practice Test
• Case Close

Anyone intrested in using scrum as a team member, project manager, product manager, or in another related role would benefit from this course in the basics of scrum.