Course

Learn, experience, and practice the Scrum Master approach to managing development
Apply lean-agile principles to software development projects
Build a cohesive agile team to deliver high quality software more quickly
Plan and execute small development iterations and internal releases
Respond to emerging requirements and competitive pressures
Practice Scrum leadership within a simulated project

Held in conjunction with the Agile Development Practices East Conference

Eliminate Barriers to Development Success
Scrum is an agile development method for project management that removes barriers between your customers and the development team. Using the Scrum approach, your organization will more easily meet market and customer needs while attaining its ROI objectives for your project. As a trained Scrum Master, you will help improve the quality of life and productivity for all members of your team. Implementing Scrum boosts productivity, unleashes creativity, provides “quick wins” for your team, and improves the quality of your software.

Empower Your Team
Lean-agile principles empower a development team to learn as they go and eliminate waste while making decisions as late as possible. By following lean-agile practices, your team will deliver high quality, working software as fast as possible. Implementing lean-agile practices and Scrum at the team, IT management, and business levels improves engineering practices and tools, resulting in a potentially shippable product at each increment of completed work.

Learn by Doing
Learning how to be a respected Scrum Master requires certain skills, many of which are only learned by doing. Experience an actual Scrum project during the course and practice. Participants live the life of a Scrum Master as they interact with team members, peers, and management.

Go Beyond the Normal Limits of Scrum
This course is designed with the bigger picture in mind-not merely to take a team to Scrum, but how an organization can implement Scrum. Lean-Thinking is used throughout the course to consider critical topics such as teams driving from business value, keeping the big picture in mind while working on the smaller pieces, eliminating waste by focusing on good practices, and more

Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for project managers, team leaders, development managers, analysts, QA staff, and anyone who needs to learn the fundamentals of Scrum team management and lean-agile practices. Because of the experiential learning nature of this course, it is appropriate for all members of your development teams.

Certification
This course is based on the principles of Scrum, and with three full days it allows participants time to practice the interactions that are so critical to their success as a Scrum Master. As a result students receive an extensive list of competencies that delineate the skills required for performing as a Scrum Master. Students also enjoy ongoing access to valuable on-line learning resources, providing them with the most complete information to continue their education. Upon earning a passing grade on the post-course Certification Competencies Exam, the student is granted their Professional Scrum Certificate by Net Objectives.