Agile Scrum Master ( ASM ) Training & Certification
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Who Should Attend Agile Scrum Master Training ?
- The Agile way of thinking is best known in the field of software development but the principles are increasingly being applied in other types of projects.
- Scrum is the most used Agile methodology and is suitable for all professionals looking to keep their knowledge up to date with the latest developments in the fields of IT and Project Management, particularly those leading or participating in projects.
- The certification is suitable for professionals working in the areas of: Project Management, Software development, IT Service Management and Business Management.
- The program is suited for project managers entering the Agile environment and managers of teams involved in Agile development.
- Anyone interested in working and thinking in an Agile way. However, project managers – in IT, but also outside of IT – can benefit the most from this particular course as it focuses specifically on the challenges of this role.
- If anyone working in the IT industry and planning to get certified in Agile/Scrum to improve his career and also learn the subject, EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation certification program is a very good option. It's governed by one of the best examination institutes in the world EXIN.
What are the benefits of learning Agile Scrum Master ?
- Developers want to write code, not documents.
- Quality Assurance engineers want to create test plans that ensure product quality, and have high-quality code to test.
- Project Managers want a process that is easy to plan, execute, and track.
- Product Managers want features implemented quickly, with no bugs.
- Services and Support personnel want to know exactly what is in all product releases, and have a reliable means to satisfy customer requests for bug fixes and enhancements.
- Sales person want to know what is "in the pipeline" for future releases.
- Customers want all of their feature requests and bug-fixes done quickly.
- Executives, Program Managers, and PMO personnel want to know exactly what is happening, and what is planned to happen.
- Maximizing quality at each stage minimizes re-work at following stages, and maximizes product quality seen by customers.
- Responsiveness is best achieved by fulfilling customer requests quickly.
- Project status and plans should be visible to everyone who has an interest in them.
Course Objective – Foundation
The student can:
- Explain why Agile methodologies are important and how they add value
- Describe the Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles
- Explain the Agile project management framework
The student can:
- Explain these roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master and Scrum Team
- Explain the manager role in Scrum
- Explain how some of the other roles (e.g. technical architect) play out in Scrum and how they can contribute
- Explain the characteristics of Time boxing, Sprints, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective
The student can:
- Recognize the principles of refactoring, pair programming and continuous integration
- Explain the value of Configuration Management
- Tell the difference between Agile testing and testing on conventional projects
- Define when a Sprint, Story and a Release is really done
Course Objective – Master
- Explain in which cases it is not possible to use Agile
- Explain how to apply Agile principles within IT Service Management
- Remember other frameworks and methodologies: Waterfall, Crystal, Lean, XP, Atern,DevOps
- Explain how to use continuous improvement
- Explain how Agility brings predictability and flexibility
- Explain what it means to have a cross-functional Team
- Explain what self-organization means and how project management is shared
- Identify the limits of a Scrum Team
- Explain how to scale to larger teams using both Scrum-of-Scrums and SAFe framework
- Explain how to use the Product Backlog in a scaled environment
- Explain how to manage issues, bugs and informing people outside of the Team
- Explain commonly used tracking methods (Burn-Down Chart, Velocity,…)
- Explain how to create Information Radiators, how to interpret them and how to act on the results
- Identify impediments, deviations, roadblocks and other obstacles that influence the progress positively and negatively
- Explain how to calculate the ROI (Return on Investment)
- Recognize errors in estimation
- Explain how to guide a planning session, with and without Planning Poker
- Explain when and how to estimate using Story Points, Ideal Hours and Ideal Days
- Explain the role of the Scrum Master in all the planning moments: Roadmap, Release and Sprint planning
- Explain how to maintain the Backlog and how to add Backlog items
- Create and recognize good user stories
- Explain why a good Definition of Done is so important
- Explain all roles within the Scrum Framework
- Explain how to coach and challenge the team
- Explain when and how to mediate through conflict
- Explain which tools to use to facilitate the team
- Explain which solutions are suitable for solving problems
- Explain which tasks and responsibilities belong to the Scrum Master role
Outline
Concepts
- Agile
- Scrum and others
Roles and Rituals
- Roles
- Rituals
Practices
- Backlog
- Refactoring
- Pair Programming
- Continuous Integration
- Configuration Management
Planning
- Mulitiple Levels
- Releases
Estimations
- Principles
- Techniques
Monitoring
- Metrics
- Charts
- Information Radiators
Advanced Concepts
- Complex Projects
- Distributed Teams
Agile Scrum Master Course outline
Agile Way of Thinking
- Agile concepts
- Continuously improving the process
- Other Frameworks and other Agile frameworks
- Applying Agile principles to IT Service Management
Scrum Master Role
- Responsibilities and Commitment
- Coaching the Team and Mediating
- Other roles (Product Owner, Development Team)
Agile Estimating, Planning, Monitoring and Control
- Writing and maintaining the Product and Sprint Backlog
- Agile Planning
- Agile Estimation
- Tracking and communicating progress
- Staying in control
Complex Projects
- Scaling Agile Projects
- Suitability of Agile for different types of projects
- Agile administration in tooling and tool integration
Adopting Agile
- Introducing Agile
- Self-organization
- Agile requirements and proper environment
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