Scrum Master Certified (SMC™) eLearning (incl. exam) (now: Free re-examination/ 2nd chance)

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Scrum Master Certified (SMC™) eLearning (incl. exam) (now: Free re-examination/ 2nd chance)

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Scrum Master Certified (SMC™) eLearning (incl. exam)

Now: Free re-examination/ 2nd chance

 This course gives you basic knowledge of Scrum as a method and introduces you to the tools you need to get the team to be creative, productive and deliver with quality. The education is suitable both for you who will work as a Scrum Master and also you who have a different role but need an understanding of how Scrum is used.

COURSE OVERVIEW

With the help of Scrum, you can lead your organization towards a more agile way of working and discover how you not only react faster to changes and requirements but also how to stay focused on the right tasks, collaborate and communicate better and deliver val…

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Scrum Master Certified (SMC™) eLearning (incl. exam)

Now: Free re-examination/ 2nd chance

 This course gives you basic knowledge of Scrum as a method and introduces you to the tools you need to get the team to be creative, productive and deliver with quality. The education is suitable both for you who will work as a Scrum Master and also you who have a different role but need an understanding of how Scrum is used.

COURSE OVERVIEW

With the help of Scrum, you can lead your organization towards a more agile way of working and discover how you not only react faster to changes and requirements but also how to stay focused on the right tasks, collaborate and communicate better and deliver value faster. So whether you are working on a smartphone application, business logistics or planning events, you should most likely take a closer look at Scrum.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE You learn:

  • The purpose of Scrum and agile working methods. What the Scrum framework is, the underlying philosophy from Lean and Agile development, why Scrum works and what the challenges are in implementing Scrum.
  • The roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner and Team) interact and what responsibilities and powers each role has.
  • How you as a Scrum Master can help the team to constantly grow and improve and become a cross-functional, self-organizing team.
  • Why group dynamics are a decisive factor in how well the team will function.
  • What a good Product Backlog looks like and how the Product Owner continuously maintains it, so that you can also help the Product Owner.
  • To estimate with Story Points, the method that the Team uses to help the Product Owner estimate the content of the Product Backlog.
  • Sprint planning, daily meeting (Daily Scrum), demonstration (Sprint Review) and retrospective. You will also learn to handle a number of situations that can occur in a Scrum Masters everyday life.
  • How to measure the Team's speed (Velocity) and how to easily use it to do long-term project planning towards a goal (eg a release) several Sprints away.
  • The importance of visibility and transparency, and how you can create it using Burndown Charts and Task Boards.

Target group

The course is aimed at future Scrum Masters and others who need good knowledge of how the different parts of Scrum works, e.g. project managers, clients, managers, team leaders and developers.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Course content

  • Scrum
    • What is Scrum
    • Where does it come from and how has it developed
    • What is the difference from traditional development
  • Theory and underlying principles
    • Why Scrum works
    • The course goes through the theoretical foundations and then uses them throughout the course to guide us to apply the Scrum framework in the best way
  • The Scrum framework and its activities
    • Activities: sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and flashbacks. What is the purpose of each activity and how do you make it work
    • The roles: Product owner, Development team and Scrum Master. Who does what and why?
    • Common problems and their solutions
  • Planning
    • In the long and short term
    • Estimation of time and cost
    • To handle fixed price and fixed delivery dates with Scrum
  • Important changes have been made in Scrum in recent years
    • Why the changes have been made
    • How does the usual way of implementing Scrum affect
  • Scrum Team
    • What distinguishes Scrum Team from traditional project groups
    • How to best start a new team
  • Predictability, risk management and reporting - Large organizations / projects
    • How do several teams working towards the same goal coordinate on an ongoing basis
    • How to effectively plan large projects or releases
    • How is the organization affected by having one or more Scrum teams
  • Change
    • What happens when you start implementing Scrum in an organization
    • Different change strategies and when they fit
  • The life cycle cost of systems
    • How to measure and optimize it with Scrum

Course length: approx. 20 hours

 

EXAM AND CERTIFICATION

Exam and certification: Online!

The exam will be taken online, which gives you the convenient choice of writing the exam at home or in the office. What we need is a computer with internet for exam and webcam (ProctorU). Exams are included in this eLearning package. Very flexible!

Certification: Scrum Master Certified (SMC ™) official certificate

Graduation language: English; Italian; Spanish; German or Portuguese

Exam format:

  • Multiple choice; 100 questions
  • 120 minute online exam
  • Note! For the online course, you have three It is necessary to book each exam attempt more than 48 hours in advance.

Included as e-book: Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK™ Guide)

A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK™ Guide) has been developed as a necessary guide for organizations and project management practitioners who want to implement Scrum, and also for those who wish to make improvements to their processes. It is based on experience drawn from thousands of projects across a variety of organizations and industries. The contributions of many Scrum experts and project management practitioners have been considered in its development.

The SBOK™ Guide is especially valuable

  • For Scrum Core Team members including:
    • Product Owners who want to fully understand the Scrum framework and particularly the customer/stakeholder-related concerns involving business justification, quality, change, and risk aspects associated with Scrum projects.
    • Scrum Masters who want to learn their specific role in overseeing the application of Scrum framework to Scrum projects.
    • Scrum Team members who want to better understand Scrum processes and the associated tools that may be used to create the project’s product or service.
  • As a comprehensive guide for all Scrum practitioners working on Scrum projects in any Organization or industry.
  • As a reference source for anyone interacting with the Scrum Core Team, including but not limited to the Portfolio Product Owner, Portfolio Scrum Master, Program Product Owner, Program Scrum Master, Scrum Guidance Body, and Stakeholders (i.e., sponsor, customer, and users).
  • As a knowledge source for any person who has no prior experience or knowledge of Scrum framework but wants to learn in details about the subject.


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