Agile Scrum Master

Overview:

Introduction

Agile Scrum is a simple method for managing and completing even the most complex project. It has also been the number one reason why projects have been delivered on time. Whether you are a scrum master, product owner, team member, business stakeholder, or simply someone who wants to understand what makes scrum tick, this is the place to start.  If you are preparing for a scrum master certification or other scrum certification, this course is for you.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Learn what scrum is and why it is so powerful for delivering even the most complex project on time.
• Feel confident in sitting the Scrum Open Assessment prior to sitting Scrum Certification
• Explain what the Scrum practices are
• Understand techniques to deliver your project on time
• Explain the difference between Agile and Scrum
• Explain what the Waterfall Model is and Why it is less flexible than Agile
• Understand what Agile is & How it differs from Scrum
• Explain the difference between roles, events and artifacts
• Understand what was updated in the latest version of the Scrum guide

Targeted Audience

• Anyone who wants a complete overview of Scrum and certainty that they are getting the facts
• A candidate preparing for a Scrum certification
• A candidate who wants answers to frequently misunderstood points within Scrum
• An expert candidate who wants a concise, quick refresher in scrum

Course Outline

Unit 1: The world before Agile and Scrum

• The Waterfall Model
• The Birth of Agile

Introduction to Scrum

• Scrum Theory and Scrum Skeleton
• Self Managing Teams & Lean
• Scrum Values
• Intro to Scrum Theory
• Empirical Process Control Theory
• The Importance of Scrum Events

Unit 2: Scrum Team Accountabilities

• Developers and Scrum Team Size
• Team Accountabilities
• The Scrum Team
• The Increment
• The Product Owner
• The Developers
• The Scrum Master

Unit 3: Scrum Events

• About Scrum Events
• Compulsory Events
• Sprint Planning
• Three Sprint Planning Topics
• The Daily Scrum
• Daily Scrum: Different ways of running it.
• The Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective

Unit 4: Scrum Artifacts

• Artifacts Introduction
• Product Backlog Refinement
• Flash Update: The Product Goal
• Prioritising the Backlog
• The Sprint Backlog
• Output from the Retrospective in The Sprint Backlog
• Artifact Transparency
• Definition of Done
• Definition of Done for Multiple Teams
• Sprint Goal, Definition of Done and Product Goal

Unit 5:

• Introduction to Scrum of Scrums
• Revision