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The Scrum Master is an instructor-led, hands-on training course. This course Scrum is an Agile process that allows users to focus on delivering the most business value in the shortest time. Scrum allows practitioners to test real working software and decide whether to release it or pursue another improvement program. The Scrum Master leads the Scrum team and is responsible for the success of the project, providing guidance to the product owner and team and ensuring that team members follow all Agile practices. It plays a crucial role as a facilitator and mentor, guiding the Scrum team through the product development process. The demand for Scrum Masters is high as every team wants to have a trusted person to manage different Agile projects and help the team. Therefore, this course will help learners to add Scrum Master as a skill in their profile and will definitely help them to climb the ladder of success in terms of value and career opportunities.
This training course is available in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth, Hobart, Australia and can be attended live virtually from anywhere.
Pre-requisites
- There is no set of eligibility requirements to attend this Scrum Master Certification course.
Exam
- Scrum Master Certification
Books
- Course material for Scrum Master Certification provided
Delivery Method
- Instructor-led Classroom Training at our premises
- Live Virtual Online Training attend in real-time from anywhere
- In-House Training at your premises (4+ participants)
Skills Gained
- Explain the 12 principles and 4 values listed in the Agile Manifesto.
- Demonstrate the benefits of "reacting to change" in Agile rather than "following the plan" in traditional project management.
- Describe how the Scrum values (courage, purpose, commitment, respect, openness) relate to Scrum artifacts, events, and roles.
- List and explain the three pillars of Scrum - transparency, verification, and adaptation.
- Explain the differences between a framework and a methodology and understand why Scrum is called a framework.
- List 5 ways to develop an Agile mindset.
- Illustrate 2 differences between Agile and Scrum and explain why the two terms cannot be used interchangeably.
Audience
- Developers
- Team leads
- Project team members
- Architects
- Coders
- Testers
- IT/Development Managers
- Project Management
Course Outline
- A Scrum and Agile overview
- Selling Scrum to senior business stakeholders
- When to apply Scrum vs Waterfall
- Creating a Product Vision
- Prioritising and refining the Product Backlog using the Definition-of-Ready
- Understanding User stories, Epics and Themes
- Managing the Definition-of-Done and non-functional requirements
- How to handle unplanned work, such as defects and business-as-usual (BAU) tasks
- How to blend Scrum with Kanban
- How to apply Scrum outside of technology
- How to foster self-organising teams
- The Scrum roles – Scrum Master, Product Owner and the Developers
- How to transition a team to Scrum using the Transition Backlog
- Popular Scrum tools and resources
- A day in the life of a typical Sprint
- Sprint Planning and the Sprint Backlog
- Formats, tips and tricks to run effective: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Refinement, Reviews and Retrospectives
- Managing WIP and flow using Visual Management Boards (VMBs)
- Relative Estimation and Planning Poker
- Release Planning and the Enhanced Release Burndown chart