Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Who Should Attend/Prerequisites

Project Managers

IT Professionals (Architects, BAs, DBAs, Developers, etc.)

IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)

Anyone interested in learning the benefits of Scrum

Class Size Limit: 16 (Minimum 0)

COURSE CALENDAR
date	location	trainer
07/23/12 - 07/24/12 8:30AM - 4:30PM	Memphis , TN The Leadership Academy	Brian Rabon The Braintrust Consulting Group
08/15/13 - 08/16/13 8:30AM - 4:30AM	Salt Lake City , UT TBA	Brian Rabon The Braintrust Consulting Group
09/12/13 - 09/13/13 8:30AM - 4:30AM	Huntsville , AL TBA	Brian Rabon The Braintrust Consulting Group

Course Overview

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) is an in-depth two day immersion into the world of Scrum. The course is full of practical, real world techniques that can be implemented immediately at your workplace. This course will allow your organization to enjoy the many advantages Scrum has to offer. Hands-on exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the benefits of Scrum firsthand.

Agenda

Course Learning Objectives:

The advantages that Scrum brings to your organization
A solid understanding of the Scrum framework
Your role and responsibilities as the ScrumMaster
The fundamentals of Agile Leadership (Servant Leadership)
Facilitation skills that will help you succeed in your new role
The importance of quickly uncovering roadblocks and clearing them for your team
Tracking team performance with Agile Earned Value Management and burn down/up charts
Considerations for implementing Scrum throughout your enterprise

Benefits:

Increase customer satisfaction and time-to-market delivery
Properly align your development efforts around building the highest business value features first
Gain organizational trust and improve your team’s reputation for on-time and on-budget delivery, by setting them up for frequent success
Experience higher team morale and productivity with a fundamental shift in management style
Focus your personal efforts on the highest value tasks that will have an immediate impact on your team’s level of success
Improve communications through transparency and “pull” versus “push” systems
Achieve greater flexibility and bring value to your organization by adding another tool to your toolbox

Takeaways:

Thorough understanding of Scrum
A new outlook on the way you manage projects and lead your team
The knowledge necessary for incorporating Scrum practices into your working environment
A one year membership to the Scrum Alliance
Eligibility to sit for the Certified ScrumMaster assessment

Cost:

1147.00 per attendee.

Early Bird Registration - By 06/23/2012 1047.00 per attendee