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Professional Scrum Master II

Live Virtual Class, February 7-10, 2022

Class Overview

Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) course is a multi-day advanced Scrum Master class designed to support your in your ongoing professional development.  The PSM II class is intended for Scrum Masters with at least one year of experience looking to grow their knowledge and abilities as a Scrum Master. The course also includes a free attempt at the globally recognized Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) certification exam.

Unlike the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course, which focuses on how to use Scrum, the Scrum framework, and the role of the Scrum Master, PSM II is an advanced course that dives deeper into how you can improve your effectiveness in serving the Scrum Team, Product Owner and organization. Through innovative interactions, you will explore related practices and skills to have the right conversations and apply them to become a better Scrum Master.

After the class, you will get a passcode to take the PSM II assessment. After passing the assessment, you will gain the industry-recognized PSM II certification, which will never expire.

This highly interactive class is delivered virtually over four half-day sessions, which our students love! Our half-day sessions allow you to balance the course with your work, while enabling high focus and deep learning during class time.

As an added benefit of attending this class from Unstuck Careers, you get a one-hour professional coaching session after the class. You can use this session for PSM II assessment preparation, coaching to apply what you have learned, or whatever else you need!

Private classes and group discounts are available!

Class Details

Language

English

Delivery Method

Live Virtual Class
Time Zone: America/New York
Start/End Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Date

Start: February 7, 2022
End: February 10, 2022

Class Format

Traditional

Partner

Unstuck Careers

Registration & Price

Price: USD 1475

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More Information

The Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) course is designed with fresh perspectives and innovative interaction techniques that facilitate learning about areas critical to Scrum Master success. Students explore how the principles and values of Scrum help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make to create an environment for agility to thrive.

The Scrum Master role is complex and requires the Scrum Master to be able to effectively apply various stances to the benefit of the team and organization:

  • The Scrum Master as a Teacher
  • The Scrum Master as a Coach & Mentor
  • The Scrum Master as a Facilitator
  • The Scrum Master as a Change Agent

Throughout the class, your Professional Scrum Trainer will provide stories, exercises, facilitation techniques (such as “Liberating Structures”), and resources to help Scrum Masters enable agility, value delivery, and improved team health. Additionally, the student collaboration techniques used throughout class can be applied by students in their teams and Scrum Master communities.

PSM II LogoSubject Areas

  • What makes an effective Scrum Master
  • How to support the Scrum Team
  • How to support the organization
  • Challenges of middle management
  • Dealing with complexity and impediments
  • Measurement in Scrum
  • Successful product delivery and “Done”
  • Facilitation techniques

Objectives

In this course, students will:

  • Practice practices, tools, skills, and stances that an effective Scrum Master needs
  • Apply the Scrum principles and values to help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make
  • Understand what the Scrum Master can do to support Development Teams and Product Owners to become more effective
  • Explore ways that the Scrum Master can help to change the environment making it more conducive for Scrum Teams to be successful with greater agility
  • Discover tips and techniques for the Scrum Master to work with the rest of the organization in support of their Scrum Teams

Who Should Attend

The Professional Scrum Master II course is an advanced course specifically designed for experienced Scrum Masters who have a thorough understanding of the Scrum framework.  It is particularly beneficial for those people with at least one year of Scrum Master experience.

Prerequisites

Students will be able to make the most of the class if they:

  • Have been a Scrum Master for at least a year; the content assumes a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Scrum
  • Have re-read and studied the Scrum Guide
  • Have taken the Scrum Open (free online assessment)
  • Have read one of the Scrum books
  • Want to expand their capabilities as a Scrum Master, to the benefit of their organization

Assessment & Certification

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master II course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment, included in the cost of the course. In addition, if you attend this Scrum.org class and attempt the PSM II certification assessment within 14 days but do not achieve a score of at least 85%, you will be granted a 2nd attempt at no cost.

You are also entitled to a 40% discount on the Professional Scrum Master III (PSM III) assessment.

These industry-recognized PSM certifications require a minimum passing score.

As an added benefit of attending this class from Unstuck Careers, you get a one-hour professional coaching session after the class. You can use this session for PSM II assessment preparation, coaching to apply what you have learned, or whatever else you need!

What Is Included

  • Soft copy of course materials
  • One free attempt at the PSM II assessment (does not expire) - a $250 value
    • If you attend this Scrum.org class and attempt the PSM II certification assessment within 14 days but do not achieve a score of at least 85%, you will be given a 2nd attempt at no cost
  • One discounted attempt at the PSM III assessment (does not expire) - normally $500, discounted to $300
  • As an added benefit of attending this class from Unstuck Careers, you get a one-hour professional coaching session after the class.

[Picture of Mark Wavle]About The Trainer

Mark Wavle has been licensed to teach Scrum.org courses since 2016, having taken the PSM class from Ken Schwaber. Since then, he has taught thousands of students in hundreds of Scrum.org classes: Applying Professional Scrum (APS), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II), and Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) - excellent, impactful courses that are well-maintained by the community of trainers.

He's been an employee in and consultant for Fortune 500 companies, regional organizations, and non-profits, working as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Trainer, course designer, Leadership Coach, Practice Manager, and National Agile Lead. The diverse industries include medical decide manufacturing, medical insurance, P&C insurance, retail, banking, PLM software, and utilities.

Unstuck Careers LogoScrum.org maintains a defined curriculum for the Professional Scrum courses and selects only the most qualified instructors to deliver them. Each Professional Scrum Trainer is a practitioner and brings their experiences and areas of expertise to bear, but all students learn the same core course content. This consistency and quality helps students effectively apply Scrum in their organizations.

Additionally, Unstuck Careers is officially recognized as a member of the Scrum.org Professional Training Network. This means we align with the Scrum Values, have Scrum.org trainers who teach a qualifying number of Scrum.org Professional Scrum classes, and are committed to improving the profession of software delivery in part by providing Scrum.org training.

What Our Students Are Saying

  • "Mark is passionate about Scrum, which makes him a fantastic teacher. I learned so much in our digital class. Thank you for all of the insight and knowledge!!"
  • "After this class, I have many ideas now on how to work with management on how to lead in an agile setting."
  • "Loved the exercises! They kept the learning real and applicable."
  • "Mark's hands-on experience helping organizations implement Scrum comes across clearly in his teachings. Great instructor, great material, great tools, very thorough."
  • "Real-life examples were so helpful and showed how to solve problems while staying true to the framework."
  • "I would take another class with Mark in a heartbeat."