Certified ScrumMaster Workshop : Practical, Hands-on Training for ScrumMasters

Who Should Attend/Prerequisites

Audience

This course is aimed at individuals and teams new to Scrum and Agile Software Development or teams that need to level-set terms, understand the principles that drive Scrum and create a common understanding of the roles, meetings and artifacts of Scrum.

The Approach

We believe that the key to a successful Scrum kickoff is a clear and universal understanding of the principals and practices of Scrum on the team. We also believe that while reading about Scrum is a good place to start, the level of understanding that is required to be successful is only achieved by doing Scrum. This workshop puts the participants into a Scrum driven project. The problem domain is one that most participants have never dealt with, thereby creating the opportunity for all participants to learn. When the goals of the Scrum project are presented, the participants know very little about how they will create a workable product in the short time they will have to complete the project. By using agile analysis, agile planning, effort sizing and team work they work together to create a product. Most participants are surprised at the results of their project.

Class Size Limit: 24 (Minimum 8)

Course Overview

Practical, Hands-on Training for the Scrum team!

Claim 14 PDUs!

Includes breakfast, lunch and snacks!

This course gives the participants actual hands on experience with the basic practices of Scrum with a solid introduction to the principles that frame the practices of a successful agile team.  The course is focused on the skills and attributes of a successful ScrumMaster.

The participants will get experience through a large Scrum simulation where they will practice and observe the role of ScrumMaster and the other major Scrum Roles.  Teams will work together on a project to produce a product that will be presented to the stakeholders near the end of the course.

This course gives the participants actual hands on experience with the basic practices of Scrum with a solid introduction to the principles that frame the practices of a successful agile team. The course is focused on the skills and attributes of a successful ScrumMaster.

The Scrum Immersion Exercise

The participants will get experience through a large Scrum simulation where they will practice and observe the role of ScrumMaster and the other major Scrum Roles. Teams will work together on a project to produce a product that will be presented to the stakeholders near the end of the course.

Course Objectives

· Why an organization might choose to adopt Scrum

· The fundamentals of Scrum

· The important aspects of Agile Analysis and Planning

· The role of ScrumMaster in all the meetings, processes and decisions of Scrum

· The Responsibilities of the Scrum Product Owner to the business and the team

· Practical, skill and experience building practice in running Scrum

· Instruction and practice to develop your skills as a ScrumMaster in dealing with people

· Discussion and practice in dealing with organizational challenges

Agenda

Course Objectives

• A discussion about the reasons why an organization might choose to adopt Scrum
• A review of the fundamentals of Scrum
• A review of the important aspects of Agile Analysis and Planning
• A focus on the role of Scrum Master in all the meetings, processes and decisions of Scrum
• Practical, skill and experience building practice in running Scrum
• Instruction and practice to develop your skills as a Scrum Master in dealing with people>
• Discussion and practice in dealing with organizational challenges

What is a Scrum Master?

• A Process Facilitator
• A Coach and Leader For a Self-Motivated and Self-Organized Team
• A Communicator
• A Listener
• A Trusted Team Member

The Case for Scrum

• Scrum and Agile History
• Practices or Principles?
• Lean Software Development Basics

Scrum Process Basics

• The Stacey Diagram
• Basic Scrum Flow and Activities
• Scrum Roles and Relationships
• Scrum Meetings, Artifacts and the Product Backlog
• User Stories
• Prioritization – Cost vs. Business Value

The Scrum Immersion Game

• Introduction
• Team Creation
• Project Tracking

Agile Analysis

• Project Vision
• Agile Analysis – The Transition from Pie in the Sky to Accuracy in Requirements
• Realistic Agile Design – Making Sure the Pieces Fit Correctly
• Determining Priority
• Release Planning

Story Sizing

• Relative Story Sizing
• Team Estimation
• Team Commitment

Exercise Sprint 1

• Project Visibility
• Sprint  Planning
• Sprint Acceptance

The Role of QA

• Moving Testing Forward
• The Role of QA
• Acceptance Testing Overview
• Agile Specification

The Release

• The Release
• Release Activities
• Release Acceptance

Implementing Scrum for Your Team

• Scrum is Hard
• The Promises of Scrum
• Scaling Scrum
• Technical Challenges

Course Wrap-Up

• Agile Principles
• Agile Practices
• Final Thoughts and Group Discussion

Cost:

$1299 per attendee.

Early Bird Registration - By 05-07-2013 $999 per attendee