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Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Certification - Chicago, IL (July 16-17, 2018)
What You Will Get in this Dynamic Scrum Master Certification Course
✔ Two-day training with catered breakfast & lunch
✔ Professional Scrum Master Certification (after passing the assessment)
✔ Free opportunity to retake the PSM assessment within 14 days
✔ $100 discount on the PSM II certification assessment (should you with to take it in the future)
✔ Numerous hands-on exercises and workshops
✔ Instruction from a recognized expert in Scrum and agility
✔ Comprehensive course materials
✔A curated reading list from the instructor, and other ideas for ongoing learning
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Course Summary
The Professional Scrum Master (PSM) is a two-day course that teaches Scrum – the most popular Agile framework - in a practical and experiential way. This makes the class fun, engaging and impactful since we learn by doing.
This course will prepare you for the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification. In addition to the practice questions, the course will cover all the Scrum terms, events, roles and artifacts that will be covered on the certification assessment. The class goes also explains the theoretical underpinnings and “whys” behind the Scrum framework so that attendees are prepared to use it effectively on the job.
It also provides insights into complexity, team-based collaboration, and self-organization as essential elements in mastering Scrum. Students will experience how the Scrum framework improves product development efforts.
Who Should Attend
The course is designed for anyone who is planning to use Scrum or understand how Scrum teams work. Those who are interested in taking on the role of Scrum Master will especially benefit. It is also helpful to those in a Product Owner role, Development Team Members, or Leaders.
Other people who may benefit from Scrum Master Training include:
- Software developers
- Quality Assurance professionals
- Architects
- Business analysts
- User Experience professionals
- Managers
- Project Managers
Course Outline
- Scrum Theory and Principles
- The Scrum Framework: Roles, Events, and Artifacts
- Working with People and Teams
- Coaching and Facilitation
- The Role of the Scrum Master
What You Will Learn
- Understand and apply the Scrum framework including the Scrum roles, events, and artifacts
- Support teams to self-organize and leverage Scrum to build products
- Facilitate Scrum events for a team
- Articulate the value and benefits of Scrum
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR - GARY PEDRETTI
Gary is an instructor who was directly trained by Ken Schwaber, one of the co-creators of Scrum!
Gary is a Professional Scrum Trainer for Ken Schwaber’s
Gary has also developed and delivered custom curriculum around numerous subjects, including development process, coding, testing, estimation, and application architecture.
Finally, Gary has spoken at numerous conferences and user groups, including Agile 2015, O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference, Agile and Beyond, Agile Midwest, and Chicago Code Camp.
What People Are Saying about This Training Course
"Gary is one who knows Scrum, agile, and software development with deep knowledge of how to create value and good outcomes...If you need help, want to talk with someone, and want facts rather than spin, talk to Gary." -
"Gary was exceptional! He did a great job keeping all of us engaged while conveying all the relevant information" - Brian Kinney
"Gary was very good. Conveyed content in a manner which we could relate to our company" - Rick Clemons
"I enjoyed the introduction of material, didn't just jump in with theoretics but met all pain points of our day to day with our proposed Scrum framework principles that would improve effective" - Seth D.
