Scrum Master Essentials
Our Scrum Master Essentials offering introduces the concepts of agile project leadership using the Scrum framework. The course format is hands-on exercises and discussions with some lectures to define terms and concepts. Ample time is given to share the instructor’s real-world experiences on a wide range of projects.
What You’ll Learn
- Overview of Scrum
- Motivations for Scrum
- Agile and Scrum
- Scrum Timeboxes
- Tracking
- Scrum Roles
- Product Backlog
- User Stories
- Release Planning and Forecasting
- Metrics
- Scaling and Distribution
- Organization Transformation
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of ScrumMaster Essentials, participants will be able to:
- Give examples of how the ScrumMaster role amplifies the success of teams
- Demonstrate how the ScrumMaster role plans and facilitates planning and feedback ceremonies
- Evaluate effective metrics used by Agile teams to track and communicate progress
- Dispel the myth that mid-term and long-term planning are abandoned with Agile
- Help teams create a cadence that will enable them to succeed
- Apply tools and techniques for promoting communication transparency
- Identify and remediate common pitfalls encountered by Agile teams
- Build a plan for how to apply techniques learned during the course
Who Should Attend
- Product Manager
- Product Owners
- Scrum Masters
- Business Analysts
- Agile Project Managers
- Managers, Stakeholders
