Working as a Scrum Master in Agile Teams Course Details

Working as a Scrum Master in Agile Teams 

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Course Details
Days 2  Course Code CAQATPSM

Overview

This two day course provides a clear and solid insight into what Scrum is, the fundamental principles and values and gives delegates’ hands-on experience using Scrum. This will better enable delegates to prepare for and achieve the recognised 

Scrum.org 

Professional Scrum Master I Assessment
.
Achieving a Scrum Master Certification will demonstrate a good understanding of the framework and exhibits a dedication to continued professional development.

Target Audience

This course is intended for future and current Scrum Masters that want to maximize their effectiveness within the Scrum process. The goal is to create quality products of high business value and on time.

Prerequisites

Reading the following article / blogs is not required but would be helpful as a prelude to this course. http://www.scrumguides.org/
http://agilemanifesto.org/

Delegates will learn how to:

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand the origins of Agile methods
• Understand and apply the core values and principles of Agile methods
• Know the difference between the defined process and the empirical processes used in Agile • Understand the Scrum roles, artefacts, events, and practices
• Undertake practical exercises to learn Sprint Planning

Course Outline 

Agile History and Background

• Scrum origins and the Agile Manifesto 
• The 4 values and 12 principles of Agile

Why Agile

• Environments that are best suited to an Agile approach
• Benefits of Agile
• Project constraints in traditional projects versus Agile projects
• Empirical process and how this approach is used to develop a product iteratively and incrementally

Scrum Framework
Roles:

• Product Owner - representing the voice of the customer and responsible for return on investment 
• Scrum Master - responsible for facilitating and coaching the Scrum Team

• Development Team - self-managing and cross-functional and responsible for delivering 'Done' work during the sprint

Artefacts:

• Product backlog - a prioritised list of requirements in the form of User Stories 
• Sprint backlog - a list of tasks the team will deliver during the sprint
• Sprint Burndown - charts tracking progress during the project or sprint

Events:

• Sprint Planning - to plan what will be delivered during the sprint
• Sprint - a period from 1 week to 1 month during which the team produce potentially shippable product 
• Daily Scrum - a 15-minute daily meeting for the development team.
• Sprint Review - held at the end of the sprint to show that business what has been achieved
• Sprint Retrospective - held at the end of the sprint for the team to continuously improve

Enterprise Scrum

• An introduction to scaling Scrum for use in large organisations.

Exam Preparation

• Delegates will practice the PSM I 'Open Assessment' as preparation for sitting the Professional Scrum Master I exam.

Exam Administration

After completing the course, delegates may register to take the

Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I Assessment

In their own time by going to www.scrum.org. There is a $150 fee for the exam which is not included in the cost of the course. QA reserves the right to improve the specification and format of its courses for the benefit of its customers without notice to the customer.
QA reserves the right to improve the specification and format of its courses for the benefit of its customers without notice to the customer. 

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Professional Scrum Foundations

Professional Scrum Foundations 

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Course Details

Days 2 Course Code CAQAPSF

Overview

The Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) course is a 2-day course that teaches Scrum in a highly practical way. Working in a series of Sprints, teams of students build a software application, thereby facing real-life problems. The mechanics, roles, principles and (empirical) process of Scrum are demonstrated. Common missteps and misunderstandings are discussed so students grow a higher awareness of their symptoms.
Professional Scrum Foundations is excellent training for teams and anyone wanting to experience the Scrum way of working. The course also provides the foundation of knowledge needed for role-focused training for Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Developers.
Provide practical insights into the mechanics and practices of Scrum so that students can use it to build complex products.
Students will build releasable software in teams with a mix of discussion and exercises to understand empirical decision making.
Scrum.org selects only the most qualified instructors to deliver this course. Scrum.org maintains the defined curriculum and materials to assure consistency and quality for delegates worldwide.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for people new to Scrum or starting with Scrum, having limited or no practical experience. Delegates will make the most of the class if they:

• Have studied the Scrum Guide (required).
• Have been closely involved or have a high interest with a project that builds or enhances a software product or application.

Programming skills are not essential. Groups will form into self organising teams so there is a good chance that each team will be able to field at least one developer.

Pre-Course Reading

• Delegates should be familiar with the content and rationale for the rules of Scrum in the Scrum Guide, available at www.scrumguides.org.

Delegates will learn how to:

• Receive practical insights into the mechanics and practices of Scrum so that they can use it to build complex products.
  
• Delegates will build releasable software in teams with a mix of discussion and exercises to understand empirical decision
  making Delegates will receive a voucher enabling them to sit the Scrum.org PSM Level 1 assessment. Note: Delegates will not be
  expected to sit this online exam on the last day of the course.
  
  
  Course Outline
  • Fundamentals to Scrum
  • The Scrum Framework
  • Mastering Scrum
  • Planning with Scrum
  • Getting Started
  • Keeping Scrum Healthy
  
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