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Professional Scrum Master II

New York, January 29-30, 2020

Class Overview

Class Limited to 5 people for more personal coaching and guidance.

Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) course is a 2-day advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their ongoing professional development.  The PSM II class 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. 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 a Scrum Master can improve their effectiveness serving the Scrum Team, Product Owner and organization. Through innovative interactions, students explore related practices and skills to enable them to have the right types of conversations and apply them to become better Scrum Masters.

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

 

 

 

Class Details

Language

English

Delivery Method

In Person Class
Location: New York, NY, United States (venue details)

Date

Start: January 29, 2020
End: January 30, 2020

Class Format

Traditional

Partner

Agile-ity

Registration & Price

Price: USD 1950

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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.

Subject 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. 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.

What Is Included

  • Course materials
  • Breakfast and lunch both days
  • 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
Scrum.org Professional Training Network
www.proscrumtraining.com

About Our Trainers

Scrum.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, Cardinal Solutions 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.

 

About The Trainer 

John Gillespie is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org. He is one of only a few Scrum trainers globally able to offer the full range of Scrum.org courses. John has numerous LinkedIn recommendations from happy clients.

Professional Scrum Trainer

John has better than 10 years of experience with Scrum and 25+ years of experience in delivering complex software systems. John led the development of Fleet Bank's (Bank of America) first online banking application and more than 10 lottery system implementations globally. His classes are filled with numerous examples he has garnered on the front lines of software development over the past 25 years.

Over the last 10 years, John has been guiding organizations including Oracle, Bank of America, US Navy, Wells Fargo, Publix, BNY-Mellon, JP Morgan Chase and Warner Music.

He is based in New York City and offers Scrum training courses with certification all over the world. He trains and coaches Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Development Teams and organizations in their transition to Scrum and Agile.

John is always happy to arrange private training for your company. Please reach out to find out more.

Some Recent Training Clients:

recent clients

 

What Our Students Are Saying

  • "The best instructor ever!"
  • "Loved the exercises! They kept the learning real and applicable."
  • "My favorite part was that the instructor could accommodate all levels of learning - novice to expert."
  • "Real-life examples were so helpful and showed how to solve problems while staying true to the framework."

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Professional Scrum Master training taught by John in conjunction with Scrum.org. John is one of the most effective and concise instructors I have had the pleasure of being taught by. He was able to take the potentially overwhelming amount of agile framework information and deliver it to a class of people who had an extremely diverse set of backgrounds and skill levels. He was able to take complex subjects, explain them directly and with emphasis on the most important and functional information. I left this short course feeling extremely well prepared to start engaging the Scrum framework professionally and to guide other teammates on its use as well. I look forward to hopefully enrolling in more of his classes as the opportunity presents itself professionally. Thank you, John!

Gavin Frei Merchant Success Manager at Shopify Plus

I had the opportunity to learn from John in his Professional Scrum Master class. John was not only extremely knowledgable about the framework of SCRUM, but he brought years of experience consulting various organizations to achieve their vision. The experience and stories breathed life into the material and made the class that much more impactful to my learning. I absolutely recommend John to anyone who is interested in learning how to cultivate high performing teams through the SCRUM framework.

Jared Blake, PMP, PSM I  Business Program Manager at Microsoft

I had the opportunity to learn from John in his Professional Scrum Master class. John was not only extremely knowledgable about the framework of SCRUM, but he brought years of experience consulting various organizations to achieve their vision. The experience and stories breathed life into the material and made the class that much more impactful to my learning. I absolutely recommend John to anyone who is interested in learning how to cultivate high performing teams through the SCRUM framework.

Jared Blake, PMP, PSM I  Business Program Manager at Microsoft

For More Information

If you have further questions or want to inquire about private and/or on-site classes, coaching, or group discounts, reach out to John Gillespie

Venue

Address:

265 w. 37th St., Floor 12A, New York, New York, 10018, United States