Facilitating and Coaching Using Scrum

Students will learn to be a facilitator and coach who implements Scrum in a way that drives quick business outcomes in a changing market while enriching personal and team performance. We will start the course by organizing into Scrum teams. You’ll be able to experience the Scrum Master role by taking part in games and exercises firsthand. While in your Scrum team, students will create a product backlog, prioritize it, and manage a burndown chart.

Objectives

By the end of the Licensed Scrum Master Course students will be able to:

• Understand the Scrum Framework and its origins
• Understand the roles within a Scrum team and its characteristics
• Practice the role of Scrum Master
• Explain what servant leadership is and how to create an environment for Scrum to succeed
• Explain the Scrum Events
• Explain Backlog and Backlog Refinement
• Describe the Lean principles
• Recognize the components of the Agile Manifesto
• Practice the patterns of a high performing team
• Complete Scrum Master by Scrum Inc. exam
• The course is intended to be highly interactive; students will be encouraged to interject their challenges and concerns for discussion and redress during the session.
• This course is intended for students to apply skills to lead teams as a Scrum Master in all industries, assess performance using real world examples, depict the Scrum values of Focus, Courage, Commitment, Openness and Respect, and identify course corrections.  Students will leave the classroom with an action plan to implement the techniques discussed.
• This course is intended for those who wish to know the details of the appropriate activities of a Scrum Master when working with teams.

Unmatched Quality & Expertise:

Curriculum from the source: Developed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum, the Scrum Inc. S@S curriculum has evolved from decades of experience transforming teams, organizations, and individuals.

Evidence-based: 

More than just philosophy, each class is grounded in research and case studies across a wide variety of disciplines and industries.

Sustainable Practices & Solid Techniques: 

Students learn patterns and practices of high-performing teams that are proven to accelerate personal and team performance.

Earn Professional Development Units

This course provides 16 PMI  PDUs, as well as, 16 of the 21 contact hours needed for the PMI ACP® exam.

Access to Your Own Learning and Coaching Community.  You'll be able to connect with your fellow students and instructor via classroom team channels. These Slack channels help to build a community of Scrum@Scale practitioners that lives long after the class sessions.

BRIAN LEVY

Scrum@Scale Trainer, Co-founder of Strategy Flux, President of Bridgeport Digital, Member of the Board Cion Systems

Brian Levy’s goal is to enhance business and IT operations by mentoring people and to optimize organizational processes through advisory and implementing continuous improvement consulting. Brian is a Certified Scrum@Scale Trainer, Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified IBM Rational Engineer, Certified Business Analysis Profession, Certified Microsoft Office Professional, and PMI Certified Project Management Professional mentor with nearly 30 years of experience in finance, banking, insurance, and telecommunications. Brian’s ability to rapidly learn an organization’s culture and utilize his experience (i.e. as a developer, tester, analyst, project manager, configuration manager) to deliver practical mentoring and training enables quick adoption of best practices and results to client organizations.