Applying Professional Scrum

Course Description

This two-day course is widely regarded as the industry standard class to learn how to leverage Professional Scrum. You will learn the underpinning Scrum theory and how to apply it in real scenarios through engaging activities facilitated by our trainer. Fundamentally, you will take away the knowledge and skills to help your teams excel at Product delivery.

Don't take this class if you're looking to sit back and relax for two days. The APS course and associated assessment is tough, but we'll prepare you well. You can expect to be an active participant and to leave each day feeling tired but excited about what lies ahead for your practice. This class is not a single trainer lecturing you via a remote call - it's an immersive experience focused on activity-based learning.

Scrum.org selects only the most qualified instructors to deliver this course. The curriculum and learning objectives are standardised to assure consistency and quality for students worldwide.

Throughout this class, you will learn why and how Scrum is used to deliver products in complex environments. Converse to popular thinking, Scrum is not just for software delivery- it can and is being leveraged for physical and service products too.

This class is perfect to bring all of your Scrum Team together. The learning outcomes include topics for all three accountabilities. If you would like to bring 3 or more people along, please contact us directly for a discount.

Who should attend?

The primary audience for this class is Scrum Masters, Team Leaders, Managers, Product Owners, Developers, or anyone interested in how Scrum Teams develop products and deliver value. Ideally, it is for the whole Scrum Team to experience together, rather than a single member. The learning in this class is designed to be experiential so that a team can experience the benefits of Scrum, together.

The Applying Professional Scrum course is the perfect introduction, reboot or refresher to Scrum. It is excellent training for organisations, teams, and individuals wanting to experience the benefits of Scrum, or for those interested in continuing their learning with more advanced training.

• Professionals who are part of a team that currently uses Scrum, but desire a refresher so that they get the most out of their use of Scrum.
• Professionals who are joining a team that currently uses Scrum.
• Professionals that don’t use Scrum directly but want to learn how to work with colleagues that do use Scrum.
• Professionals that are investigating to see if Scrum makes sense for them and their colleagues.
• Professionals that are part of an organisation that intends to use Scrum in the near future.
• Teams who are learning to use Scrum together in their organisations.
• The course also provides the foundational Scrum knowledge needed for those wishing to continue their education with role-focused (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Developer, Leader) training classes. APS is not recommended for advanced Scrum professionals.

This course is designed to be domain-agnostic; it conveys the use of Scrum in any domain or industry with complex problems to solve. Trainers typically have experience in multiple industries and may be able to tailor the course to the needs of your team. Students and teams building software products may want to consider our domain-specific course: Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development.

There is no requirement for any knowledge of product or software delivery prior to participating, nor any experience of being in a Scrum Team.

What is the class?

During this class, you will learn the theory behind the Scrum framework and hear experiences from our trainer about how they’ve applied the principles in practice.

The areas of focus are:

• Learn about Agility and how Scrum differs from traditional plan-driven work models
• Develop an Agile mindset by focusing on professionalism, experimentation, and outcomes
• Learn (or relearn) the fundamentals of Scrum and how to apply them correctly
• Develop an understanding of what it is like to use Scrum and if it is right for your team
• Learn how to be a great Scrum Team member, or how to support a great Scrum Team
• Leave the class with ways to identify common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Students use a set of proven practices throughout the class that can be used to enhance their application of Scrum
• Leave with tools that help Identify first steps in applying Professional Scrum with your team

We also touch upon a number of other subjects including: Done, facilitation styles, leadership styles, coaching and mentoring, forecasting and release planning, Product value, Product Backlog management, emergent software development, managing technical risk, and continuous quality.

Additional Information:

By signing up for this class, you are eligible for the following benefits offered by Scrum.org:

(Please note that the Applying Professional Scrum class is assessed against the PSM I assessment, and therefore the below information is correct).

• one free attempt at the PSM I assessment (a saving of $150)
• a second free attempt (if you try, and fail to meet the 85% passing mark within 14 days of the class finishing). If you pass on the first attempt, a second attempt will not be given
• if you require a third attempt, we’ll split the bill with you. We’ll cover 50% of the $150 cost of a third code
• a 40% discount on a PSM II assessment purchase
• upon successful completion of the PSM I assessment, lifetime certification for PSM I – it will never expire unlike other providers
• 14 PDUs that can be used to evidence your continued learning requirement for the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Joining instructions will be sent one week prior to the class start date.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Optilearn at:

Email: enquiries@optilearn.co.uk

WhatsApp: +447969092101

This event will be held as a Live Virtual Class (LVC) using a combination of Zoom and Miro.

Joining instructions will be sent one week prior to the class start date.