Professional Scrum Master II

TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER JOURNEY! 

UP TO TWO ATTEMPTS AT PSM II CERTIFICATION ARE INCLUDED.  SATISFACTION AND RECOGNITION FOR THOSE WHO ACHIEVE CERTIFICATION.

Pay over time with monthly payments using affirm.

Limited Offer: when you purchase two tickets, the second ticket will be half off*.  Use discount code HALFOFF2ND.  *Must be two tickets in a single transaction.  Limited to a small number of redemptions.

Use discount code RETURNING20 if you are a returning participant for a USD 200 discount.

Use discount code LAIDOFF250 for a USD 250 discount if you have been recently laid off.

Buy three get one free.  Buy three or more and get another free.  Pay for five, and get yet another ticket free.

I will match unadvertised discounts other Professional Scrum Trainers offer.

You Will Learn the Answers to These Questions

• How can you achieve better outcomes for your organizations using advanced Scrum?
• How can you make yourself more valuable; to yourself, to those who depend upon you, and to your organizations by participating in advanced training in lightweight, adaptive, agile product or solution development?
• What practices, tools, skills, and stances make an effective Scrum Master?
• How should Scrum principles and values help guide Scrum Masters' decisions?
• How do you act as a servant-leader and improve your leadership ability?
• What can a Scrum Master do to support Developers and Product Owners to achieve greater effectiveness?
• How can you help influence the organization and make it more conducive to organizational agility?
• What tips and techniques can you use with the rest of the organization to support better outcomes?
• How do you deal with team conflict?
• How do you enable the removal of impediments?
• How do you communicate the importance of a "Done" Increment
• How do you support the Scrum Team?
• What are the challenges of middle management?

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENERGIZING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EVENT

Watch Russell answer Scrum and product development questions on YouTube

HERE ARE SOME REASONS THAT THIS TRAINING EVENT IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE

PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS APPRECIATED TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING AND CARE FOR STUDENTS

     "The class was enjoyable, well taught and perfectly relevant, but the interaction with the instructor put it through the roof.
Whether you are nearing the terminal edge of creativity or helming a massive vessel, product ownership could clear the fog.
     A cooperative, multi-front, blitzkrieg of an approach smashes stagnation, analysis paralysis and the competition.
Russell's real-world application of material made crystal clear the depth of his understanding and field experience.
     Take the plunge and in two days your rewired neurons will have an increased ability to produce consistent value in your company"

Down to earth instructor who really cares for his students

Russell does a fantastic job of explaining complex topics in a way that everyone can understand. His tempo is great. His stories and references are spot-on. You can really tell that his number one goal is to provide a great learning experience, and knowledge transfer, to his students.

YOU WILL RECEIVE TOOLS TO FURTHER YOUR LEARNING AFTER CLASS

As an un-discounted paid registrant (including early bird), you will receive an Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet to keep up your professional development.

If you register for this course instance, as an added benefit, you will also receive a curated step-by-step assessment preparation list!

YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE INDIVIDUAL COACHING AFTER THE CLASS

You will receive one hour of individual or team coaching at no additional charge.

YOU NEED SOMEONE WITH THE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND QUALIFICATIONS TO HELP YOU ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

I am a product development professional with expertise in lightweight agile product development concepts and practices.  With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, I use product design and engineering experience, analysis skills, and agile process control principles to help clients solve problems and create value.

I am vision-guided and action-oriented.  I lead the way for others in incremental analysis, team formation, team collaboration, and agile practices for product development.  I am a Professional Scrum Trainer, Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt, IIBA certified business analyst, and member of the Order of the Engineer.

YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER II ASSESSMENT AND JOIN AN EXCLUSIVE GROUP

You will receive an assessment passcode that entitles you to attempt the industry-recognized PSM II assessment.  You can try the assessment twice!  If you try the assessment within fourteen days and do not score 85%, you will receive a second attempt at no additional cost!

If you pass the PSM II assessment, you will receive the respected "PSPO II" certification and a Credly badge that you can use to identify your achievement.  In addition, your name will be posted publicly for colleagues, managers, and potential employers to see. 

SCRUM.ORG PROFESSIONAL SCRUM TRAINING IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD

The Professional Scrum Master training is the class for those looking to understand better the Scrum framework and how to apply it.  Scrum.org maintains the PSM course and selects only the most qualified trainers to teach their classes.  Scrum.org ensures consistency of training material across trainers and classes worldwide.

VALUABLE OFFERS ARE AVAILABLE

As a registrant, you will receive a discount on future classes

For a limited time, I will match unadvertised discounts other Professional Scrum Trainers offer.  You only need to provide proof of the unadvertised deal.

YOU WILL RECEIVE DISCOUNTS FOR MULTIPLE ATTENDEES

Attendees from the same organization receive one free admission with the purchase of three full-price tickets.  You will receive another free ticket if you purchase two more full-price tickets.  For multiple attendees, follow the instructions on the payment confirmation page to supply the names and email addresses of the participants.

The registration payment link accepts multiple types of payments.  If your preferred payment method is unavailable, please email russell@scrumsimple.com, and we will easily invoice you or provide purchase order details.

You may pay with USD, CAD, or MXN

An Advanced Scrum Master Class

Professional Scrum MasterTM II (PSM II) course is a sixteen-hour advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development.  We deliver the PSM II course for Scrum Masters with at least one year of experience who are looking to grow their knowledge and abilities as a Scrum Master.  This course is one step in that journey.  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 helping students to understand the stances that characterize an effective Scrum Master while diving deep into how they serve the Developers, Product Owner, and organization.  The course then teaches students about related practices and skills to enable them to have productive conversations and how to apply them to become better Scrum Masters.

Course Overview

Over the two days*, students will learn about areas critical to growing as a successful Scrum Master, such as how the principles and values of Scrum help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make and how the Scrum Master can help change the environment of Scrum Teams, creating an environment for agility to thrive.  The Scrum Master role is complex, and often, a Scrum Master must be able to apply different stances to be effective, such as:

• 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

As a Scrum Master, identifying and effectively applying which stance would benefit your team the most, depending on the situation or circumstance, could be the key to your team's success.

As a Scrum Master, part of your role is to help management and other organizational stakeholders understand the benefits of Scrum and Agile.  Therefore, you must have the information and background needed to gain credibility to be an effective change agent.  Throughout the class, your PST will provide stories, exercises, facilitation techniques (such as "Liberating Structures"), resources, and more.

There will also be occasions in class for the Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) to provide coaching on challenges that you and your classmates may be experiencing today or in the future.  

View the different Focus Areas covered within this class and others.

Who Should Attend this class?

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

Professional Scrum Certification

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master II course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment.  Scrum.org will grant PSM II class participants a no-cost 2nd attempt if they take the PSM II assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85%.

You are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSM III assessment.  These industry-recognized PSM certifications require a minimum passing score.

Discounts and Promotions

Attendees from the same organization receive one free admission with the purchase of three full-price tickets.  You will receive another free ticket if you purchase two more full-price tickets.  For multiple attendees, follow the instructions on the payment confirmation page to supply the names and email addresses of the participants.

Use discount code RETURNING20 if you are a returning participant for a USD 200 discount.

Use discount code LAIDOFF250 for a USD 250 discount if you have been laid off in November or later.

Professionally facilitated using MS Teams and Mural