Scrum Training: Professional Scrum Master


Course Delivery

Live Instructor-Led Training

Course Description

The course Scrum Training: Professional Scrum Master is a targeted learning experience that will allow participants to become effective servile leaders and impediment removers. Starting with a detailed exploration of major Scrum activities, the training course discusses the hard and soft skills that a Scrum Master needs in order to be an effective Scrum advocate and facilitator. Every aspect of practical Scrum is discussed so as to allow the Scrum Master to understand how and when intervention and action are necessary. This training course teaches participants how to effective and efficient in leading Scrum projects towards success.

Course Dates and Pricing


Oct 28 - 29, 2024$1,500.00Nov 25 - 26, 2024$1,500.00

Course Outline

Moving from Traditional to Agile

Introduction
Traditional Project Management
Agile Manifesto
Agile Project Management Declaration
What is Agile Project Management with Scrum?
Benefits of an Agile Approach
The Critical Importance of Communication
Making Agile work in a Traditional Organization

The Scrum Framework

Introduction
The Team
The Process
The Product Backlog
The Sprint
The Sprint Review
The Sprint Retrospective
A Process Approach

The Scrum Master

Exploring the Servile Leader Role
Exploring the Impediment Remover Role
Roles and Responsibilities of the Scrum Master
How to Become an Effective Scrum Advocate
How to Become and Effective Impediment Remover
Best Practices for the Adept Scrum Master
Common Errors for the Scrum Master

The Scrum Master as a Process Expert

Understanding Processes: Essential Concepts
Processes vs Procedures
Designing Scrum Processes
Defining Inputs and Outputs
Describing Primary Activities
Putting it All Together

Scrum Master Soft Skills

Scrum Framework Expert
Advocacy Skills
Communication Skills
Facilitation Skills
Planning and Estimation Skills
Conflict Resolution Skills
Coaching and Mentoring Skills

Scrum Master Patterns

Coach Teams in Project Management Best Practices
Facilitate Scrum Collaborations
Introduce Engineering Practices That Result in Deliverables
Working Continuously to Improve the Processes
Responsibilities to the Product Owner
Responsibilities to the Organization
Responsibilities to the Development Team

Adopting and Supporting Scrum

Major Mistakes – Overall Scrum
Scrum Anti-Patterns – The Scrum Master

Course Locations

  • Ottawa

  • Montreal

  • Toronto

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