Applying Professional Scrum

Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) is a 2-day class that delivers the foundational knowledge needed to be successful with Scrum, the most popular agile software development framework. The Scrum.org designed class is highly practical, with a combination of instruction and team-based exercises,  where students experience how the Scrum framework improves product development efforts through building “done” software (not Lego or paper prototypes).

Thousands of people worldwide have taken this course and found it to be the best way learn Scrum. After the class, students are eligible for the PSM I assessment. If you pass the assessment, you will gain the industry recognised PSM I certification. This certification will NEVER expire, and make you part of an elite community of 60,000+ PSM I badge holders.

This course is perfect for organisations looking to ensure that all members of a Scrum team, plus their stakeholders, have the same understanding of Scrum. Whether you’re looking to get your Scrum initiative off on the right start or looking for a refresher for your teams, this is the right class for you.

Click here to learn more about the Professional Scrum Foundations course.

To download a data sheet with a complete description of the content, click here.

Group discounts are available. Please contact us for more details.

Steve Porter is a Scrum.org employee and colleague of Ken Schwaber, the co-creator of Scrum.

Register before September 1st and get the early bird rate of $1450, a discount of $145 off the regular price.

Note: This particular class is open to all, but it also qualifies as a train-the-trainer event for participants that have been formally recognized as Professional Scrum Trainer candidates prior to the class.

Professional Scrum Foundations

Over the 2 days, students are introduced to the mechanics of Scrum, gaining insights into overcoming complexity, dealing with team-based collaboration and self-organization as essential elements in mastering Scrum.

Students work together as a team in a series of Sprints to build a software application, thereby facing real-life problems. The mechanics, roles, and principles of Scrum are used during the exercises. From its emphasis on the practical application of Scrum, the course exposes common missteps and misunderstandings so students grow a higher awareness of the associated symptoms. The course provides prescriptive guidance to avoid going off track and keep Scrum healthy.

Students of Scrum.org courses are able to claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending the two-day Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF). Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a Scrum.org assessment. Students can claim PDUs under PMI’s "Education courses provided by other third-party providers” category. You can claim your PDUs online at https://ccrs.pmi.org.

Course Topics

• Fundamentals of Scrum
• The Scrum Framework
• Mastering Scrum
• Planning with Scrum
• Getting started

Assessments

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Foundations course will receive a password to attempt the PSM I assessment. Students attending Scrum.org training classes learn the importance of inspection, adaptation, and fast feedback cycles. To reinforce these concepts, students who attend a class, and achieve less than 85% on the corresponding assessment within 14 days from when their initial password e-mail is sent, will be given a 2nd attempt at no cost.

The industry-recognized PSM I certification requires a minimum passing score on this rigorous assessment.

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