Professional Scrum Master

Learning objectives

• Explain the principles and accountabilities defined by Scrum
• Facilitate Scrum events with a clear purpose
• Help the team remove impediments and improve effectiveness
• Prepare for PSM I-level knowledge validation

Who should attend

Scrum Masters, project managers, managers, facilitators and Agile team members.

Prerequisites

General knowledge of teamwork. Reading the Scrum Guide beforehand is recommended.

Course outline

• Foundations of empiricism, Scrum values and product thinking
• Accountabilities of the Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developers
• Sprint, events, artefacts and commitments
• Facilitation, coaching, impediment management and team dynamics
• Value measurement, quality, continuous improvement and simulations
• Sample questions, revision plan and mock assessment

Learning approach

Structured instruction, demonstrations, guided exercises, case studies and learning assessment. Technical environments are used only within an authorised context.