Certified ScrumMaster Training - Bellevue, WA

Certified ScrumMaster

Invest in yourself and your career
Practical, Hands-on Scrum TrainingPrepares you for the the CSM exam!
Also earn 14 PDUs for PMP/ACP*
Pass the CSM Exam!
This class prepares you to pass the CSM exam, covering all aspects of Scrum in detail. Discussion and practice help you learn the subtleties of Scrum and provide a firm foundation that helps you pass the CSM exam.
Scrum Training for Everyone
High-performing teams are the engines that drive successful products and organizations. Building a high-performing Scrum Team doesn't happen by accident - it requires a ScrumMaster and Team Members with a thorough understanding of Agile and Scrum values and principles that inform the practices teams need to become great. Communication, collaboration, and cross-functionality are the hallmarks of great teams. In this course you will learn how to use Scrum and associated Agile practices to build a truly great team.
Course Objectives

Achieve a deep understanding of Agile and Scrum values and principles
Learn the fundamentals of the Scrum framework
Understand how the ScrumMaster works as a facilitator and servant-leader of the Team
Learn how to work with the Product Owner and business stakeholders
Learn communication and collaboration skills that enable high-performing teams
Understand individual skills and contributions in a collaborative Team environment
Learn how to become a cross-functional Team
Learn about Team growth and maturity
Understand how to help the Team write, refine, and estimate User Stories
Build a Definition of Done that makes incremental delivery a reality
Use empirical feedback to achieve continuous improvement
Discussion and practice in dealing with organizational challenges and impediments
Learn how to work in a multi-team environment
Understand some of the challenges of distributed and dispersed Teams

Approach
This course is modular and flexible, with short presentation sections interspersed with exercises that provide concrete practice to build deeper understanding of and skill with the topics covered. The centerpiece of the class is a creative Scrum immersion exercise - use Scrum to learn Scrum!
Who should attend?
This course is designed specifically for ScrumMasters, Team Members, and others who need a firm grounding in Scrum - individuals and teams new to Agile software development with Scrum or individuals and teams that need to level-set terms, understand the principles that drive Scrum and create a common understanding of the roles, events, and artifacts that help Teams become successful in their use of Scrum.
 *14 Category B PDUs upon completion of the class
Course Outline
There are just a few straightforward sections that make up this course:

Introduction to Agile & Scrum
Roles: Scrum Master and Product Owner
Roles: The Development Team
Scrum Events
Product Vision
Product Backlog
Sprints
Making Progress Visible

 
Recent Participant Comments
"This is a must-have course for any organization wanting to adopt Scrum" - JS, Denver
"Jan brought his incredible depth of knowledge and presented it well" - CB, Denver
"Excellent course. I would encourage anyone doing software development to take this training" - MB, Minneapolis
"Great team building exercise - not just Scrum training" - David, Minneapolis