Advanced Certified ScrumMaster Workshop

  • Gain a deep understanding of the Agile mindset and go beyond the textbook
  • Adjust Scrum based on a local context; don’t use someone else’s best practice
  • Impact the larger organization via coaching
  • Segregate your initiatives based on their characteristics to identify when, and when not, to apply agile methods
  • Help Development Team Members, the Product Owner, and the larger organization, execute with excellence
  • Get practical take-a-ways that can help your team and organization immediately after training
 
The Scrum Alliance Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) is for individuals with agile experience, who have their Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) certification, that want to expedite their journey to greater agility on the Scrum Alliance Path to CSP.
 
Via the CSM you were introduced to Scrum values, roles, ceremonies and artifacts. Through your life and work experience you have learned that implementing agile can be challenging and that textbook agility is not the answer.  We go deeper into agile at scale (SAFe, LeSS), empiricism, coaching, soft-skills, Extreme Programming Engineering, DevOps, and Kanban so that you can tailor your approaches to your circumstances to get the optimal mix of plan upfront versus plan as you go. 
 
After the session you will be registered with the Scrum Alliance. If you have more than a year of agile work experience, have the CSM Certification, and complete this session, you will achieve the A-CSM designation, and be one step away from CSP-SM.
 
Upon completion of the course, students will understand agile necessities including:
  • Roles: Scrum Team, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Development Team Member
  • Events: How to modify  Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective
  • Artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Product Increment
  • Other Frameworks: How Scrum works with DevOps, Extreme Programming, DevOps, and scaling models, including  SAFe® and LeSS®
 
Who Should Attend
The Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) and it requires completion of a Certified ScrumMaster session first if certification is desired. It is a base level course, so there are no pre-requirements to attend. Typical attendees include Program Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, Quality Analysts, Product Managers, and anyone wanting to up their agile game.
 
Pre and Post Work
The course comes with both pre and post work to help you get maximum course benefit. The pre and post work includes videos, reading material and practice quizzes.
 
Interactivity
The course is highly interactive with frequent break-out rooms, small group discussion, exercises and fun activities.
 
About the Scrum Alliance
Since 2001, the Scrum Alliance has supported the agile movement as the only member-driven nonprofit certifying body in the agile space. The Scrum Alliance was  founded and funded by community for the community to nurture the agile movement by providing education, advocacy, research, community and connection.
 
About the Path to Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
The Path to CSP is a set of progressive learning objectives for the Advanced and CSP level of each of the foundational Scrum courses, such as the Certified ScrumMaster®. The Path to CSP  raises the bar and provides a pathway to reach guide level certifications including the Certified Team Coach (CTC), Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and the Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). It provides additional credibility, rigor, clarity, guidance, and engagement for members and organizations alike. 
 
The program addresses real work challenges and offers practical solutions to practitioners with clear, measurable and meaningful role-specific development paths that embrace and encourage advanced and continuing education in the effective application of Scrum and Agile.
 
Course Outline
Opening
Context setting, get to know each other.
 
Powerful Questions
Ask questions that help people reflect deeply.
 
Scrum Review
Review the basics of Scrum.
 
Agile
Understand Scrum in the context of Agile.
 
Active Listening & Facilitating
Pay attention and create effective decision making.
 
Empiricism
Learn from observation and experimentation.
 
Agile Team
Form a true, self-organizing, team.
 
Agile Coaching
Help others maximize their performance.
 
Definition of Done
Define done at multiple levels.
 
Extreme Programming (XP)
Apply engineering principles to increase quality.
 
Kanban
Create flow.
 
Problem Solving
Get to the core of issues.
 
Supporting the PO
Help the PO succeed.
 
Agile @ Scale
Apply scaling methodologies.
 
Grow Beyond Conflict
Make progress on inner conflicts.
 
Closing
Class Daily Schedule
Typical daily schedule varies. Please confirm class schedule at registration.
 
Training Course Fee Includes
  • Exam: Scrum Alliance certification exam, up to two attempts
  • Scrum Alliance: Two years Scrum Alliance membership
  • Practice Exam: 100+ practice questions for certification exam
  • Easy course access: Attend training right from your computer and easily connect your audio via computer or phone. Easy and quick access fits today’s working style and eliminates expensive travel and long days in the classroom.
  • Live, expert instruction: Instructors are sought-after practitioners, highly-experienced in the industry who deliver a professional learning experience in real-time.
  • Valuable course materials: Courses cover the same professional content as our classroom training, and students have direct access to valuable materials.
  • Rich virtual learning environment: A variety of tools are built in to the learning platform to engage learners through dynamic delivery and to facilitate a multi-directional flow of information.
  • Hands-on exercises: An essential component to any learning experience is applying what you have learned. Using the latest technology, your instructor can provide hands-on exercises, group activities, and breakout sessions.
  • Real-time communication: Communicate real-time directly with the instructor. Ask questions, provide comments, and participate in the class discussions.
  • Peer interaction: Networking with peers has always been a valuable part of any classroom training. Live Virtual training gives you the opportunity to interact with and learn from the other attendees during breakout sessions, course lecture, and Q&A.
  • Small class size: Live Virtual courses are limited in small class size to ensure an opportunity for personal interaction.