Professional Scrum Master

The Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course is a 2-day course that covers the principles and empirical process theory underpinning the mechanics, rules and roles of the Scrum framework.

Advanced tools for servant-leadership are provided to increase a Scrum Master’s effectiveness. These tools relate to behavioral shifts, working with people and teams, coaching and facilitation techniques, and addressing the organization.

Students learn through instruction and team-based exercises, and are challenged to think in terms of the Scrum principles to better understand what to do when returning to the workplace.

Professional Scrum Master is THE cutting-edge course for effective Scrum Masters and anyone supporting a software development team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

Stephanie is one of two Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Curriculum Stewards.  She works with the trainer community and Ken Schwaber to continuously evolve the courseware.  Stephanie also works with Scrum.org to teach, assess, and mentor PSM trainer candidates.

Interested in attending Scrum Day Brazil?

Scrum Day Brazil is June 14 at the same location.  Scrum Day is an Agile and Scrum event run exclusively by the global community of Scrum.org experts.  This event helps individuals, teams, and managers succeed on their journey toward greater agility and better software development.  Discounted tickets to attend both the PSM course and Scrum Day Brazil are available on the registration site.

What's Included in the PSM Course:

• Two intense days of experiential learning
• 1 free attempt to earn your PSM I certification
• Access to full slide deck and complementary materials used during the course
• Discount on an attempt to earn your PSM II certification
• A complimentary call with the instructor after the course to help answer any questions that come up as you prepare for the assessment
• Access to an exclusive Scrum Tips email learning series for one year

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. Such trainer candidates will spend an additional day in the classroom after the regular class.  This train-the-trainer event is now FULL!

Audience

The Professional Scrum Master course is targeted to Scrum Masters and anyone else responsible for the successful use and/or rollout of Scrum.

Assessment and Certification

The Professional Scrum Master course has two associated assessments and certification: Professional Scrum Master level I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Master level II (PSM II). All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master course receive one free attempt at the PSM I assessment and are entitled to a discount on the PSM II assessment.

These industry-recognized certifications require a minimum passing score on the associated rigorous assessment. Scrum.org maintains a public list with everyone holding a PSM I and PSM II certificate.

Stephanie offers a complimentary assessment preparation call after the course.  This is most useful for students who study and would like to clarify concepts and challenging questions before they take the assessment.

Course Outline

Scrum Theory – Establish a solid foundation of what Scrum is based on and why. Understanding the principles is essential for guiding team decisions in effective use of Scrum.

Scrum Framework – Level-set on what Scrum is, specifically all Events, Artifacts, and Roles and the rules that bind them together. This is often when a lot of a-ha moments happen as students realize where their team’s may have misunderstandings or opportunities to level-up with their intentional use of Scrum.

The Secret to Scrum Success – Hint: It’s getting to Done every Sprint. We will dive deep into why this matters and the impacts of not being Done.

Product Delivery with Scrum – Planning with agility using the Scrum framework and an introduction to some complementary practices.

People and Teams – People and their interactions as part of teams are essential to Scrum’s success. In this section, we look at team formation, self-organization, effective collaboration, and more.

The Scrum Master – The entire course builds up to this section. Here we tie the previous learnings together and explore the responsibilities, skills, and traits of a Scrum Master (or anyone looking to demonstrate servant-leadership).

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