Agile Scrum Master

Agile Scrum or Agile Project Management is an iterative and incremental method of managing the design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. We offer a 3-day (or 6-evening) instructor-in-the-room Agile Scrum Master training course designed to help you prepare for the Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) exam from Scrum.org. We also offer a 2-day (or 4-evening) class to prepare you for the Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance. (Certification exam fee and book fee are not included in the class price shown. However, these fees may be paid for you if you are doing a long training program.)

Class Outline

Unit 1: Introduction

• Topic A: Course Objectives
• Topic B: Certification Options & Requirements

Unit 2: Agile Principles

• Topic A: What is Agility?
• Topic B: Agile Manifesto
• Topic C: Agile Principles and Values
• Topic D: Agile Methodologies
• Topic E: Agile Project Lifecycle

Unit 3: Agile Frameworks

• Topic A: Scrum
• Topic B: Extreme Programming (XP)
• Topic C: Test-Driven Development Cycle
• Topic D: Lean Software Development
• Topic E: Kanban
• Topic F: Additional Methodologies

Unit 4: Agile Analysis and Design

• Topic A: Product Roadmap
• Topic B: User Stories and Backlog
• Topic C: Story Maps
• Topic D: Agile Modeling

Unit 5: Agile Planning & Monitoring

• Topic A: Timeboxing
• Topic B: Release & Iteration Planning
• Topic C: Tools for Sizing and Estimating
• Topic D: Burndown and Burnup Charts
• Topic E: Cumulative Flow Diagrams
• Topic F: Work In Progress

Unit 6: Value-Driven Delivery

• Topic A: Assessing Value
• Topic B: Prioritizing Value
• Topic C: Delivering Incrementally
• Topic D: Verifying & Validating Value
• Unit 7: Stakeholder Engagement & Team Performance
• Topic A: Keeping Stakeholders Engaged
• Topic B: Vision
• Topic C: Communication
• Topic D: Working Collaboratively
• Topic E: Interpersonal Skills
• Topic F: Agile Teams
• Topic G: Team Spaces
• Topic H: Tracking Team Performance

Unit 8: Problem Detection & Resolution

• Topic B: Process Analysis
• Topic C: Value Stream Mapping
• Topic D: Feedback
• Topic E: Retrospectives
• Topic A: Understanding Problems
• Topic B: Detecting Problems
• Topic C: Managing Risk
• Topic D: Solving Problems

Unit 9: Agile & Continuous Improvement

Unit 10: Preparing For and Taking the Certification Exam