Scrum Master course

Course Overview

The Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course is a 2-day course where students learn how to use Scrum to optimize value, productivity and the total cost of ownership of software products. Tools are provided to enable students to relate to behavioral shifts, work with people and teams, coach and facilitate techniques, and address the organization.

Students learn through instruction and team-based exercises, and are challenged to think in terms of the Scrum principles to better understand what to do when returning to the workplace.

This course is the cutting-edge course for effective Scrum Masters and anyone supporting a software development team's efficiency and effectiveness.

Audience

The Professional Scrum Master course is targeted to Scrum Masters and anyone else responsible for the successful use and/or rollout of Scrum.

Prerequisites

Have a solid understanding of Scrum either through working on a Scrum Team, or through taking part in a Professional Scrum Foundations or similar course.
Have been on or are closely involved in building or enhancing a software product or application. Have read one of the Scrum books.

Course Outline

Introduction to Agile Project Management
Scrum Principles
Scrum Phases - Initiate
Scrum Phases - Plan & Estimate
Scrum Phases - Implement
Scrum Phases - Review & Retrospect
Scrum Phases - Release
Scrum Aspects - Organization
Scrum Aspects - Business Justification
Scrum Aspects - Quality
Scrum Aspects - Change
Scrum Aspects - Risk