Agile/XP ScrumMaster Certification

Agile project management is radically different from traditional project management approaches. Rather than plan, order and direct, the agile project manager (the ScrumMaster) facilitates, coaches and leads.

This 2-day course teaches you how to be a ScrumMaster and how to help your team or organization work in an Agile manner. Through a combination of lectures, exercises, case studies, and examples, you will learn how to use Scrum methodologies and become an effective Agile coach and mentor rather than a project administrator.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certified ScrumMaster License and copy of the Scrum methodology, training materials, and software. In addition, Certified ScrumMasters are authorized to participate in "open" development of the Scrum methodology and software, ensuring a growing body of knowledge from a qualified, competent group of certified professionals. As well, your name will be added to the growing list of Certified ScrumMasters at the official Certified Scrum website - a worldwide resource for Agile professionals.

Objectives

By the end of this course, you will:

• Understand Agile processes and practices
• Understand Agile terminology such as Scrum, Sprint,
• Be able to conduct various Scrum-oriented meetings such as Sprint Planning Meetings, Daily Standup Meetings, and Retrospective Meetings
• Understand how to provide development estimates in the context of Scrums and Sprints
• Be able to plan, run and scale Scrum projects
• Know how to remove the barriers between development team and product owner/business representative or customer so that the latter drives development
• Teach the customer how to maximize ROI and meet their objectives through Scrum
• Improve effectiveness of the development team by facilitating creativity and empowerment
• Improve the engineering practices and tools so each increment of functionality is potentially shippable
• Understand the implications of offshore development using Scrum
• Improve the adequacy of software engineering good practices

Detailed Outline

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Prerequisites

• Familiar with software development and programming

Length

• 2 days

Price

• $1400
• Price includes course notes and workbooks

Registration and Start Dates

To request an onsite or private course or for more information about registration and start dates, call 1-847-775-8172 or click here to email

Onsite Requirements

• If you are planning on conducting the course on your site, please see our Customer Site Setup Guidelines.