CLS
Business Management

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

CSM course learner understand what to do when applying Scrum to support their teams and organizations.

Total Duration
16 Hours
Level
Beginner
Category
Business Management
Partner
Scrum Alliance
About this course

About this course

Learn how to apply scrum and gain practical agile skills to drive results in any role, whether you want to work as a scrum master or grow your capabilities. CSM® courses are delivered by Scrum Alliance-certified trainers who possess deep scrum knowledge.

experience where students gain a deep understanding of Scrum theory and principles, the Scrum Master accountabilities and why each element of the Scrum framework is important.

Target Audience

Practitioners that are interested in starting a career as a Scrum Master
Scrum Masters, Agile/Scrum Coaches and consultant looking to improve their use of Scrum
Anyone involved in product delivery using Scrum

Prerequisites

You must also have a minimum of 24 months of scrum master experience recorded in your Scrum Alliance profile

Course Outline

  • Agile Manifesto
  • 12 Guidelines
  • 4 values
  • 5 Scrum Values: The Scrum Foundations
  • Roles and difficulties of scrum masters
  • Obligations and tasks of the product owner
  • Roles and duties of the Development Team
  • planned a sprint
  • Daily Scrum
  • Reviewing Sprint
  • Sprint Evaluation
  • Backlog for products
  • Sprint Backlog
  • Increment in the Products
  • Create and manage a product backlog
  • Prioritize backlog items
  • Decide task order
  • Understand relative estimation
  • Know what velocity means
  • Calculate ROI effectively
  • Potentially shippable product
  • significance of "done" and its contrast with traditional development
  • Identify the decision-maker for declaring something as done
  • key elements of a strong definition of done
  • Share strategies for splitting large stories into Sprint-sized tasks
  • Highlight the repercussions of a weak definition of done
  • Understanding servant leadership and its development
  • Techniques for facilitation and coaching
  • Resolving impediments effectively
  • Enabling high team performance
  • Leading and facilitating change
  • Scrum Alliance Certification overview
  • Content covered and question types
  • Preparation tips
  • Exam logistics
  • Strategies to improve your chances
  • Retake options
Learning outcomes

What you'll learn

Help Scrum Teams deliver value to their organization
Understand the theory and principles behind Scrum and empiricism
Understand how each part of the Scrum framework ties back to the principles and theory
Understand uncertainty and complexity in product delivery
Understand the meaning and importance of the Scrum values
Learn what Done means and why it is crucial to transparency
Know how to use the Product Backlog to plan with agility
Understand the importance of self-managing teams, interpersonal skills needed, and the Scrum Master role
Clarify the leadership role a Scrum Master plays on the team
Learn the skills and traits and behavior shifts required to be a Scrum Master

Skills you'll learn

13 skills
Scrum Fundamentals
Agile Principles
Daily Scrum
Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
ROI Calculation
Story Splitting
Team Coaching
Change Leadership
Team Performance

Certificate

  • Attendance Certificate from CLS Learning Solutions
  • This course enables you to pass Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) Exam
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Potential Career Paths

Software Engineer
Senior Business Analyst
Project Managers
Team Leads
Development Managers