The 2-day ScrumMaster Certification class is suitable for those practicing or looking to practice the art of the ScrumMaster but is highly valuable for anyone involved in Scrum (Managers, Team Members, Product Managers, etc.).
What you need for class:
- reliable broadband internet connection that supports video streaming
- video camera
- microphone
- quiet area free of external distractions
- background that you are comfortable sharing
- computer/laptop/iPad with no security issues using Zoom/Miro, including using video
- log in 15 minutes prior to the start of class to ensure that you have no connection or software issues
What you do prior to class:
- Download a pdf class brochure, or click here to view a class outline.
- Download a recent version of your operating system
- Download and test the latest version of Zoom https://zoom.us/test
- Read/View at least one if not all of the following resources.
Participants will have electronic access to class training materials on the Winnow Management site for one year and can claim 16 PDUs or Contact Hours with the PMI. These PDUs can be applied towards your 21 Contact Hour requirement for your Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) status.
After successfully completing this class, participants will be registered with the ScrumAlliance as being eligible to take the required on-line exam which must be passed successfully in order to complete the Certification status. Part of your ability to get certified for either class includes the following expectations:
1 – that you will be present for our full two days together, and
2 – that you will be engaged and participating during our two days together.
Scrum Master High-Level Objectives
- Agile, The Manifesto, and Agile Principles
- Defined vs Empirical processes
- The Scrum Framework – what it is and how it works
- Servant Leadership
- Agile Facilitation
- Agile Coaching
- A Scrum Simulation; practice the following:
- Product Backlog Refinement
- Sprint Planning
- the Daily Scrum
- the Sprint Review
- the Sprint Retrospective
- A deeper look into the Scrum roles
- Longer-term planning in Scrum
- Fixed delivery constraints
- User stories
- Relative point-based Planning Poker
- Velocity
- Projecting a schedule