Certified ScrumMaster Training

Who Should Attend/Prerequisites

This course is for all people interested in Scrum and Agile. It was originally created to train ScrumMasters, but is now used to train teams and to train the managers around teams. It is particularly useful if a whole team (or team group) takes the course together. In any case, all team roles (programmer, tester, analyst, Product Owner, ScrumMaster, etc) and managers and other interested parties can attend. For example, CEOs have attended with benefit. While it is a beginner level course, this course includes the practical knowledge to immediately start doing Scrum with a team. You will also learn not just the how, but also the why. This course is immersive and intensive, including practical, hands-on exercises and small-group discussions.

PMPs: You can receive 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for this course.

Class Size Limit: 20 (Minimum 6)

COURSE CALENDAR
date	location	trainer
05/29/13 - 05/31/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Toronto Courtyard Toronto Downtown	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
06/04/13 - 06/06/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Charlotte , NC Double Tree Suites Southpark	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
06/12/13 - 06/14/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Halifax The Courtyard Halifax Downtown	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
06/17/13 - 06/19/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	New York City , NY NYC Seminar and Conference Center	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
06/25/13 - 06/27/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Morrisville , NC Courtyard Raleigh-Durham Airport	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
07/09/13 - 07/11/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Charlotte , NC DoubleTree Suites Charlotte - SouthPark	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
07/16/13 - 07/18/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Nashville , TN Renaissance Nashville Hotel	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
07/23/13 - 07/25/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
08/13/13 - 08/15/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Savannah , GA Courtyard Savannah Downtown Historic District	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting
08/27/13 - 08/29/13 9:00AM - 5:00PM	Charlotte , NC Charlotte Marriott SouthPark	Joseph Little Kitty Hawk Consulting

Course Overview

Through a combination of immersive team-based learning, exercises, and real-world case studies, you will learn:

To plan, initiate and lead a Scrum project
To establish a shared vision for the entire teamTo generate an agile release plan utilizing user stories and story point estimation
To lead your Scrum team through planning, review, and retrospective sessions
To create an environment in which self-managing teams can flourish
To identify and remove impediments
To identify, engage and involve business stakeholders in your project
How to take most existing teams to the next level
Practical suggestions purchased expensively from the school of hard knocks

ScrumMaster training provides an applied understanding of the Scrum process and helps participants begin to develop the tools, insights, and skills required to apply Scrum on their projects and across their organizations.

Following successful completion of the course and passing of the CSM Exam, a participant will be enrolled as a Certified ScrumMaster. As the CSM Exam is in beta, everyone who takes it now will pass. Participants will also receive a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, which wil give you access to CSM-only materials and information.

Agenda

Additional information is available at the link for registration.

This course differs from some others by putting more emphasis on XP and Lean ideas. Also, the instructor has an MBA (not common among Scrum trainers). The instructor also has 20+ years doing SW Dev projects.

Cost:

$1950 for the 3-day course, $1550 for the 2-day course per attendee.

Early Bird Registration - By 2 weeks prior to course start date $1700 for the 3-day course, $1400 for the 2-day course per attendee