Scrum Master Certified Course

Introduction

• Course Introduction
• Instructor Introduction

Chapter 01 - Course Introduction

• Lesson A: Course Introduction
• Welcome to the Course!
• Scrum/Agile Mentoring Community
• Why Are You Here?
• Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
• What do you Expect?
• Housekeeping in the Classroom & Online
• Conventions Used
• Quizzes & Exercises
• Scrum Certification Exams
• Getting Started
• Chapter 01 Quiz

Chapter 02 - Introduction to Scrum

• Introduction to Scrum
• Learning Objectives
• Terms to Know
• Lesson A: Scrum Overview
• Scrum Overview
• Project Management as a Discipline
• Software Development Lifecycle Management
• Traditional PM
• Agile History
• Agile Manifesto Principles 1-5
• Agile Manifesto Principles 6-12
• Agile Methods
• Scrum History
• Scrum Benefits
• Scrum Scalability
• Lesson B: Scrum Concepts & Principles
• Scrum Principles
• Empirical Process Control
• Self-Organization
• Collaboration
• Value -Based Prioritization
• Time -Boxing
• Iterative Development
• Scrum Aspects
• Lesson C: Scrum Phases & Processes
• Scrum Phases
• Initiate
• Plan & Estimate
• Implement
• Review & Retrospect
• Release
• Lesson D: Introduction to Scrum Summary
• Introduction to Scrum Summary
• Chapter 02 Quiz Intro
• Chapter 02 Quiz

Chapter 03 - Scrum Aspects

• Scrum Aspects
• Learning Objectives
• Terms to Know
• Lesson A: Roles and Organization in Scrum
• Identify the Scrum Master
• Scrum Master Responsibilities
• Scrum Master Authority
• Identify the Product Owner
• Product Owner Authorities
• Forming the Scrum Team
• Scrum Team Responsibilities
• Scrum Team Authorities
• Identify the Stakeholders
• Fundamental Differences with Traditional PM
• Lesson B: Business Justification
• Value-Driven Delivery
• Responsibilities
• Factors
• Business Justification and the Project Lifecycle
• Business Justification Techniques
• MoSCoW Analysis
• 100-Point Method
• Kano Analysis
• Continuous Value Justification
• Confirm Benefits
• Lesson C: Quality
• Quality Management in Scrum
• Quality Definition
• Acceptance Criteria
• Definition of Done
• Lesson D: Change
• Supporting Change
• Unapproved and Approved Change Requests
• Flexibility vs. Stability
• Integrate Change
• Lesson E: Risk
• Risks vs. Issues
• Risk Attitude
• Risk Identification
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Prioritization
• Risk Mitigation
• Risk Burndown Chart
• Minimizing Risk in Scrum
• Lesson F: Scrum Aspects Summary
• Scrum Aspects Summary
• Chapter 03 Quiz Intro
• Chapter 03 Quiz

Chapter 04 - Meetings in Scrum

• Meetings in Scrum
• Learning Objectives
• Terms to Know
• Lesson A: Project Vision Meeting
• Create The Project Vision
• Project Vision Meeting
• JAD Sessions
• SWOT Analysis
• Gap Analysis
• Outputs of Project Vision Meeting
• Lesson B: User Group Meetings
• Create the Prioritized Product Backlog
• Developing Epics
• Epics & Personae
• User Group Meetings
• Writing User Stories
• User Story Acceptance Criteria
• Lesson B: Sprint Planning Meeting
• The Task or Sprint Planning Meeting
• Two Parts of a Task Planning Meeting
• Planning Poker
• Fist of Five
• Points for Cost Estimation
• Other Estimation Techniques
• Use Index Cards
• Decomposition
• Determine Dependencies
• Establishing Estimation Criteria
• Creating the Sprint Backlog
• Scrumboard
• Sprint Burndown Chart
• Velocity
• Sprint Tracking Metrics
• Outputs from Sprint Planning Meeting
• Lesson D: Conducting the Daily Standup (or Daily Scrum)
• The Daily Standup Meeting
• Three Daily Questions
• The War Room
• Outputs from Conduct Daily Standup
• Lesson E: Grooming the Prioritized Product Backlog Meeting
• Product Backlog Review Meetings
• Facilitate Communications
• Lesson F: Sprint Review Meeting
• Sprint Review Meeting
• Outputs of Sprint Review Meeting
• Lesson G: Retrospect Sprint Meeting
• The Retrospect Sprint Meeting
• Explorer -Shopper -Vacationer -Prisoner (ESVP)
• Speed Boat
• Metrics & Measurement Review
• Outputs from Retrospect Sprint Meeting
• Lesson H: Release Planning Meeting
• Conduct Release Planning Meeting
• Outputs of Release Planning
• Piloting Plan
• Organizational Deployment Methods
• Communications Plan
• Lesson I: Meetings in Scrum Summary
• Meetings in Scrum Summary
• Chapter 04 Quiz Intro
• Chapter 04 Quiz

Chapter 05 - Facilitating Projects in Scrum

• Facilitating Projects in Scrum
• Learning Objectives
• Terms to Know
• Lesson A: Scrum Artifacts
• Prioritized Product Backlog
• Product Backlog Items
• Ship Deliverables
• Outputs from Ship Deliverables
• Definition of Done
• Sprint Backlog
• Scrumboard
• Sprint Burndown Chart
• Sprint Burndown Chart – Graphic
• Release Burndown Chart
• Release Burndown Chart – Graphic
• Lesson B: Creating Deliverables
• Creating the Deliverables
• Building Deliverables in Scrum
• Refactoring
• Lesson C: Convening a Scrum of Scrums
• Projects, Programs, and Portfolios
• Scrum of Scrums
• Four Questions per Team
• Outputs from Scrum of Scrums
• Manage Distributed Teams
• Working with Distributed Scrum Teams
• Lesson C: Facilitating Projects in Scrum Summary
• Facilitating Projects in Scrum Summary
• Chapter 05 Quiz Intro
• Chapter 05 Quiz
• Course Closure

Downloadable Files

• Scrum Master Checkpoint
• Scrum Master Manual
• Scrum Master Workbook 01
• Scrum Master Workbook 02
• Scrum Master Workbook 03
• Scrum Master Workbook 04
• Scrum Master Workbook 05