September 11 & 12, 2023 - Live Online, Pacific Time Zone
08:30 - 11:30 and 12:30 - 3:30 each day
plus ~3 hours of pre-recorded video
Our Certified ScrumMaster course will provide you with the fundamental principles of Scrum, a deep understanding of when to use Scrum, and hands on experiences using Scrum. Taught by popular Scrum trainer and author Mitch Lacey, each student will receive a copy of The Scrum Field Guide, Agile Advice for your First Year, and Beyond as part of attending the class.
How It Works
Our training classes are structured to maximize learning while offering time for deeper issues that are often overlooked in other training options.
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Live and engaging discussions and team exercises utilizing online tools Mural and Mentimeter.
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About three hours of recorded video to watch before the course, allowing for interactive and engaging live sessions, free of put-you-to-sleep lecture
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Concise, three-to-seven question quizzes after each video module to help you retain what you've learned.
Upon course completion, students will be qualified and ready to pass the Scrum Alliance certification exam. This online exam is required to become a Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster. Also included is a a two-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, where additional ScrumMaster-only material and information are available.
Daily Live Class Attendance
During these sessions there will be live discussions and group exercises facilitated by your instructor via Zoom. Zoom is easy to use online meeting and video conferencing software and you’ll receive full instructions about how to join your online class after you register.
Before each live class you will receive some videos to watch for that specific class. You will need to watch those videos before you attend the live class, so you are prepared to discuss them. The course format consists of multiple lecture topics, group exercises and group discussion. Ample time will be devoted to analysis of the “real-world” industry experiences of the ScrumMaster Course instructor based on case study examples and his experience managing Agile projects and coaching Scrum teams.
At the end of this course, successful participants will be eligible to take the Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster exam, a multiple-choice online test that starts you on your journey to a successful transformation. Additionally, you will receive a complimentary two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance, which provides you discounts to Scrum Gatherings, allows you access to member-only content such as past Gathering videos, and more.
CSM Exam Fee and Scrum Alliance Membership Included
Upon course completion, students will be qualified and ready to pass the Scrum Alliance certification exam.
Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.
The Scrum Field Guide
US based attendees of the Certified ScrumMaster class will receive a physical copy, via mail, of Mitch Lacey's highly rated book, The Scrum Field Guide: Agile Advice for Your First Year, and Beyond.
You Will Get
- LIFETIME access to all course videos
- A two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance, a $100 value
- A PDF, color copy of the course materials, plus all class exercise materials
- A complimentary copy of Mitch Lacey's popular book, The Scrum Field Guide
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) designation after passing a short certification exam
You Will Learn
- Pragmatic, practical, proven Agile and Scrum project practices
- How to effectively start a Scrum project
- How to write user stories
- How to estimate using Planning Poker, a relative estimation technique
- How to help your organization adopt Scrum
- How to be an effective ScrumMaster
- Techniques for scaling and working with distributed teams
The course format consists of multiple lecture topics, group exercises and group discussion. Ample time will be devoted to analysis of the “real-world” industry experiences of the ScrumMaster Course instructor based on case study examples and experiences managing Agile projects and coaching Scrum teams.
You Will Be Able to Answer Questions
- When should I use Scrum and agile methods?
- How can I get management on board with Scrum?
- What are some common mistakes teams make when they adopt Scrum?
- What are the roles in Scrum and is it OK to mix them?
- How should we structure our teams?
- How does Scrum work in an offshore model?
- What is agile?
- How does our team know we are "done"?
- And more...
What People are Saying
- "Though I knew much of the material, this reinforced the NEED to review and reflect with more knowledgeable people"
- "Enjoyed the examples from real life"
- "Best I've attended"
- "Really liked the exercises and found Scrum to be inspiring"
- "Really liked the pragmatic no BS presentation style. Greatly appreciated the messages and focus on the human factor side of Scrum"
- "Great course, very good teaching, will recommend to my peers"
- "This was a great course, and I am super excited to implement"
Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.
Development Units (PMI PDUs and Scrum Alliance SEU's)
CSMs: You can receive 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs for this course which can be applied towards the 70 required to be a CSP. Read more at ScrumAlliance.org
PMPs: You can receive 15 PMI PDUs for this course which can be applied towards the 21 required to be a ACT. To learn more on how to maintain your PMI PMP (or other) credential, please visit this link on PMI.org. Mitch Lacey & Associates is a PMI Registered Educational Provider, provider ID 3383.
SEUs: This course qualifies as 15 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) toward the 70 required to become a CSP.
About your Instructor - Mitch Lacey, PMP, ACP
Mitch Lacey is an agile practitioner and trainer. Mitch has been managing projects for over fifteen years & is credited with many plan-driven & agile projects. He is the author of “The Scrum Field Guide”, a book targeting teams adopting Agile and Scrum practices.
Mitch honed his agile skills at Microsoft Corporation, where he successfully released core enterprise services for Windows Live. Mitch’s first agile team at Microsoft was coached by Ward Cunningham, Jim Newkirk & David Anderson.
While at Microsoft, he transitioned from Program Manager to Agile Coach, working hand-in-hand with groups throughout their transition to Agile practices. After Microsoft, Mitch was the Agile Practice Manager at Ascentium Corporation where he practiced agility on the projects he ran every day while coaching customers on agile practices and lessons on agile adoption worldwide.
As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP®), Mitch shares his experience in project and client management through Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum courses, agile coaching engagements, conference presentations, blogs & white papers.
He has published many papers including “Adventures in Promiscuous Pairing”, “Transitioning to Agile: Key Lessons Learned in the Field”, “The Impacts of Poor Estimating - & How to Fix It”, a variety of papers for Microsoft and “Immersive Interviewing - Building Great Agile Software Teams”.
He has keynoted and presented at a variety of conferences including the Agile Alliance “Agile” conference, the Better Software Conference, the SQE Agile Development Practices conference, Microsoft TechEd, Microsoft ALM Forum, Scrum Alliance User Groups in South Africa, China, Vietnam and more. He has managed tracks for the Agile conference between 2008 and 2015 and was the conference chair for Agile 2012 and Agile 2014.
Mitch has served on the Board of Directors for the Agile Alliance (2011-2012) and the Scrum Alliance (2010-2011, 2014).
Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.
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