Certified ScrumMaster Training - Bellevue, WA

Certified ScrumMaster

Invest in yourself and your career

Practical, Hands-on Scrum Training
Prepares you for the the CSM exam!

*** This class is guarateed to run ***

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

• 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