Learn the essentials of working as a ScrumMaster or Scrum team member in this course. While the Scrum Alliance provides a list of core concepts that must be covered in the class, each instructor creates his or her own material, allowing courses to differ based on the strengths, interests, and experiences of the instructor.

This two-day ScrumMaster certification course provides everything you need to get started with Scrum. On completion, participants are registered as Certified ScrumMasters (CSMs), which includes a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, (www.scrumalliance.org) where valuable ScrumMaster-material and information are available exclusively to CSMs.

This course will introduce the essential concepts and tools of Scrum, highlighting differences between agile processes and traditional "waterfall" methodologies and providing a roadmap for adopting Agile. Participants will learn how to lead development teams towards agile operations by: managing product backlogs, planning releases and sprints, tracking and reporting progress, and conducting retrospectives. This course is taught by active Agile practitioners with decades of real-world industry experience at companies ranging from small business to the Fortune 100. Exercises, case studies, and examples are interwoven throughout the course to illustrate the principles being taught.

Bonus Offerings

Attendees will receive:

• A discounted copy of Sanjiv Augustine's book, Managing Agile Projects
• 16 PDUs towards PMI continuing certification requirements
• A printed certificate for completion of the course

Understanding Scrum

• A Case for Change
• Scrum Process Overview
• Agile Planning
• Agile Requirements
• Agile Estimation

Roles & Responsibilities

• Product Owner
• ScrumMaster
• The Team

The Scrum Process

• Discovery Sessions
• User Stories
• Release Planning
• Product Backlog
• Sprint Planning
• Sprint Backlog
• Sprint
• Sprint Review
• Daily Scrum
• Sprint Retrospective

Enabling Agility

• Choosing the Right Projects
• Maximizing Quality & Productivity
• Shared Workspaces
• Information Flow

Advanced/Bonus Topics

• Resource & Portfolio Management
• Agile Contracting
• Distributed Delivery
• Agile Engineering
• Metrics and Reporting
• Others as Requested and Prioritized by the Class

Product and Line Managers, Project Managers, Developers, Testers, Business Analysts; and anyone interested in learning more about Scrum and agile methods.