Certified ScrumMaster Training

The ScrumMaster is an important member of the Scrum Team. Their responsibilities include:

• Coaching the Scrum Team
• Maintaining effective Scrum Team dynamics
• Ensuring cross-functional collaborative working
• Removing impediments and outside interruptions to allow the Scrum Team to work without distractions

The ScrumMaster Course includes a mixture of:

• Practical exercises
• Case studies 
• Discussions 

The content of the Scrum Master Course provides delegates with all the knowledge a ScrumMaster needs to run a successful Scrum Project.

At the end of the Scrum Master Training Course, delegates will be designated Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). This is the first step towards becoming a Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP). 

Certification provides delegates with two years' membership of the Scrum Alliance. Memebers received additional material and information just for Certified ScrumMasters.

We also offer Certified Scrum Product Owner Training for those who want to take on the role of the Scrum Product Owner.

We also provide private and in-company Certified ScrumMaster courses. Call +44 (0) 1273 622272 to discuss.

Certified ScrumMaster Course Objectives

On completion of the ScrumMaster course, delegates will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Scrum framework
• Fulfil the role of ScrumMaster within a ScrumTeam
• Successfully drive a Scrum Project
• Prove their Scrum credentials with ScrumMaster Certification

Certified Scrum Master Training Pre-Requisites

This course will benefit anyone who may perform the role of ScrumMaster or is to be involved in a Scrum Team, in any of the Scrum roles. The course is also suitable for those acting as coaches or consultants in transitioning an organisation to Scrum.

Scrum Master Training Course Content

Agile Rationale and Benefits

Scrum Development Process

• Background: Origins and History of Scrum
• Comparison of Scrum to other Agile frameworks: XP, Lean, DSDM, Unified Process
• The Components of Scrum: Roles, Artefacts and Activities

Scrum Planning

• Product backlog; INVEST; Stories; Fixed Price Development; Definition of Done
• Collaborative Planning; Release Planning; Multi-level Planning; Sprint Planning

Scrum Teams

• Self Organising Teams; Productive Team Working
• Scrum Roles: The Scrum Team; ScrumMaster; Product Owner; Pigs and Chickens
• Project Manager; Architect etc. - Roles not included in the Scrum Team

Estimation

• Estimating Size
• Principles
• Velocity
• Story Points
• Ideal Days
• Planning Poker

Scrum Monitoring and Control

• Daily Scrum Meeting
• Burn Down Charts
• Information Radiators
• Kanban Boards
• Sprint Review
• Sprint Retrospectives
• Release Retrospectives

Agile Engineering Techniques

• Emergent Design
• Continuous Integration
• Refactoring
• Test-Driven Development

Implementing Scrum and Agile

• Scaling Scrum; Scrum of Scrums; Enterprise Agile; Distributed Agile
• Combining Scrum with other Agile and traditional approaches
• Implementing, rolling-out and transitioning to Scrum