Professional Scrum Master II

Professional Scrum Master™ II (PSM II) course is a 2-days advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. The PSM II course is intended 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 the right types of conversations and how to apply them to become better Scrum Masters.

Learning Objectives:

During this course you will learn how to:

• Prepare for the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment to obtain the international certificate issued by the Scrum.org™
• What practices, tools, skills and stances make an effective Scrum Master
• How the Scrum principles and values help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make
• How the Scrum Master acts as a servant-leader and improve their ability in this role
• What the Scrum Master can do to support Developers and Product Owners to become more effective
• Ways that the Scrum Master can help to change the environment making it more conducive for Scrum Teams to be successful with greater agility
• Provide tips and techniques for the Scrum Master to work with the rest of the organization in support of their Scrum Teams
• Improve effects on the organization of a successful Scrum Master
• Dealing with team conflict
• Removing impediments
• Communicating the importance of a "Done" Increment
• How to support the Scrum Team
• Understanding the challenges of middle management

Key features

Price of the course includes:

• 2-day accredited course with a Professional Scrum Trainer
• licensed Scrum.org™ course materials
• Professional Scrum Master™ II (PSM II) certificate of course completion
• Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment
• Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment free 2nd attempt

Prerequisites:

• Anyone can take part in the training. It has no prerequisites. We recommend taking PSM I training and having Scrum Master experience
• Participants should read the Scrum Guide before the course. The Scrum Guide is available to download here: scrumguides.org

Working methods:

Multimedia presentations, group exercises and discussion, practical workshops, case study and practice tests.

Licensing and accreditation:

Professional Scrum Master™ II (PSM II) course offered by Advised Skills Ltd is certified by Scrum.org™.

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
• Scrum Masters
• Agile Coach looking for better ways to support the organization
• Managers supporting Scrum Teams
• Anyone involved in product delivery using Scrum

Course Topics

1. Effects on the organization of a successful Scrum Master
2. Dealing with complexity and servant leadership
3. Dealing with team conflict
4. Removing impediments
5. Facilitation techniques
6. The Importance of a "Done" Increment
7. The Sprint Goal
8. Refresh the purpose of the Scrum Events
9. The role of management in Scrum
10. Successful product delivery
11. Measurement in Scrum
12. How to support the Product Owner
13. Scrum Master as a change agent

Certification & Assessments

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

PMI PDU Credits:

Students of Scrum.org courses are able to claim PDUs after attending a Scrum.org class. 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. PDUs can be claimed online at https://ccrs.pmi.org

We do not specify the categories covered by the training. This gives students the flexibility to distribute the points in whichever categories they need. 

Materials:

• Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training
• Training slides in pdf format
• Participation in unique exercises
• Workbook
• Mural links

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s included in the course price?

Certified training with a qualified trainer, certified training materials and a voucher for an accredited exam.

What is the duration of the course?

Online training for Professional Scrum Master™ II (PSM II) lasts two days and the examination takes place at the end or after the training.

Can I attend from my country?
Yes. Everyone is welcome at all of our courses. Training courses are online so you can attend them from anywhere.

Can I attend on a different date?

Yes. We run courses regularly and you can find all our upcoming dates on our public course page: here.

How many people will attend?

Our groups are small to facilitate the exchange of experiences.

Where can I find more answers to common questions?

Visit ou website: here.

Where can I contact for more information?

You can email us at support@advisedskills.com

About the trainer

Pawel is an experienced Agile Coach with 12 years of experience in digital products development.

Throughout his career he has worked as a Project Manager, Product Owner and Scrum Master, helping major media, logistics and banking corporations in Poland and around the world move from a traditional project-based setup into a product-focused environment.

Pawel is particularly passionate about the people’s aspect of Scrum, focusing his efforts on supporting teams on their way to becoming high-performing teams that deliver value every Sprint.

Privately Pawel is a father of two amazing kids that teach him about empiricism every single day. He is also passionate about popular music and finished a degree in Music Production in Derby, UK.

About Advised Skills

We are one of the fastest growing learning services organisations, that provide educational services, developing the skills and capabilities of our students.

Advised Skills has grown from the experience of Agile Center and Architecture Center which from now on are merged into one platform, aiming to deliver top-notch professional training all over the world.

Through our global network of offices, Advised Skills provides organizations around the world with innovative and state-of-the-art education solutions.

Our team is composed of highly experienced consultants and trainers.

Advised Skills is Silver Partner of Scaled Agile, Inc., The Open Group® Gold member, PMI Authorized Training Partner, DevOps Institute Registered Partner, APMG International Accredited Training Organisation and PeopleCert Accredited Training Organisation.

This course will be delivered remotely (on-line) via Zoom.