Certified Scrum Master - Certification Course 

BECOME A CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER!

REGISTER NOW for the 7/25-7/26 course in San Jose, CA taught by Jeff McKenna, Certified Scrum Trainer.

Learn Scrum from Jeff Mckenna (Certified Scrum Trainer), a recognized pioneer of Agile.  Jeff was on the original scrum team and has led multiple companies through agile transformations. He has successfully coached and trained thousands of people in the Silicon Valley and around the globe on Agile practices.

The Certified Scrum Master certification is a highly interactive, two-day course has been designed to give you the ability to experience first-hand what it is like to be part of a Scrum team. Arrive prepared to face the challenges every ScrumMaster encounters and leave with the knowledge of how to handle those situations. You will learn the "what, why, and how" of Scrum, and will be equipped to return to your organization with the knowledge to begin applying the Scrum framework to achieve success. Upon successful completion of this course, and passage of the certification examination, you will be recognized by the Scrum Alliance.

DISCOUNTED PRICE:  $949 (save $350 until 7/21/2013).  

Effective 7/22/2013, price will return to the standard course fee of $1,299.

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Course Benefits

• Successful passage of the Certified ScrumMaster exam earns the CSM Certificate by the ScrumAlliance (www.scrumalliance.org).  The exam is included in the course fee.
• 2-day Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course
• Interactive curriculum from our experienced Certified Scrum Trainer (CST™)
• 1-year membership in the Scrum Alliance ($50 value)
• Earn 14 PDUs/ SEUs
  

CSM Certification

After taking the 2-day Certified ScrumMaster course, students are eligible to take the CSM Assessment Exam online through the Scrum Alliance website. The exam has 35 questions and no time limit in which to complete. Candidates may bookmark questions, change answers to questions, and even stop the exam, returning to it to complete the questions at a later time within the 90-day period. For more information, please visit the Scrum Alliance directly at:  http:/scrumalliance.org

Course Outline

1. General Scrum Knowledge

• Agile Manifesto
• Scrum Foundations
• Sprint
• Scrum compared to Waterfall
• Significance of "Done"
• Scrum compared to Waterfall
• Scrum Values
• Applicability of Scrum

2. Scrum Roles

• Overview of Scrum Roles
• ScrumMaster: Responsibilities & Authority
• Product Owner: Responsibilities, Authority, Constraints...etc.
• Product Owner: The Team: Responsibilities, Authority, Teamwork & Characteristics.
• Impact on Traditional Roles.

3. Scrum Ceremonies

• Sprint Planning 
• Daily Scrum 
• Sprint Review 
• Sprint Retrospective 
• Release Planning 

4. Scrum Artifacts

• Product Backlog
• Product Increment and the Definition of Done
• Sprint Backlog
• Burndown Charts

5. Integration

• ScrumMaster Responsibilities and Skills
• Scrum Simulation
• Class Retrospective

Cancellation Policy

Registrants who fail to cancel at least 10 business days prior to the class start date are subject to payment of the full registration fee. Registrants who cancel or enroll into another class more than 10 days before the class start date are not subject to any fee. If registrants request to enroll into another class within 10 days of the course start date, they are subject to a $150 course change fee.