Certified ScrumMaster for Veterans

Go Platinum – and experience what world-class training can do.

Our immersive instructional techniques teach you Scrum by having you do Scrum – just as it is done in the real world. A small sampling of what you'll get:
•   Certified ScrumMaster training by Mark Layton, known globally as Mr. Agile^® – the Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) selected by Wiley and Sons to author their iconic Scrum For Dummies and Agile Project Management For Dummies series, as well as the creator of Pearson Education's Agile Foundations Complete Video Course
•   All class materials for this highly-interactive class, with examples and exercises that truly enable understanding of Scrum, by one of the few consulting firms solely focused on agile transformation for almost 20 years
•   Post-course assessment and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM®) registration for each participant with the Scrum Alliance
•   Sixteen (16) PDUs toward PMP® and PMI-ACP® certifications by a Project Management Institute (PMI)® Registered Education Provider (REP)
•   Sixteen (16) SEUs towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
•   Two-year membership for each class participant with the Scrum Alliance, which includes the exam fee
•   A 132-page student guide for note taking and future reference

This class is offered in partnership with PMI to support the local PM community.

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Seminar Objectives
This highly interactive certification course provides in-depth understanding of the Scrum team-based approach to iterative development. The course trains participants in the full range of Scrum topics, from basic theory to organizational implementation, including practical applications, roles, and scaling. This course provides Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master certification, 16 PDUs toward PMP recertification and 16 PDUs toward PMI-ACP certification.
 
Scrum methods support responsive development that:
 • Adapts to volatile business needs and ongoing refinement of business solutions
 • Drives efficient and effective production
 • Ensures closer adherence to customers’ real-world needs through streamlined planning
 • Supports faster deployment of production-grade solutions so your organization can gain market advantage and business value
• Reduces project risk through rapid iterations of development that inform opportunity assessments
 
When this course has been completed, attendees will have gained in-depth practical knowledge of Scrum and its benefits.
 

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Seminar Overview
Topics included in this course are:
 
• Agile foundational concepts
– Defined vs. Empirical process control
– The Agile Manifesto
– The 12 Agile Principles
 
• Scrum concepts
– Theory and principles
– How the Scrum approach supports agile principles
– Planning and tracking with Scrum
– Shippable functionality and getting to Done
 
• Scrum roles and responsibilities
– Product Owner
– ScrumMaster
– Self-organized Team
 
• Scrum artifacts
– Product backlog
– Release burndown
– Sprint backlog
– Sprint burndown
 
• Scrum meetings
– Release planning
– Sprint planning
– Daily scrum
– Sprint review
– Sprint retrospective
 
• Requirements analysis 
– Estimating and prioritizing product backlog items
– Technical debt
– Scaling across multiple teams and multiple geographies
– Tips on, techniques for, and benefits of helping clients and management understand the Scrum system
– How to transition into use of Scrum, with a review of management and team challenges associated with the transition, along with strategies to respond to those challenges

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Money Back Guarantee: Over 7,000 Recommendations Can’t Be Wrong
Platinum Edge provides one of the best training programs in the industry. We have so much confidence that you will be satisfied with our training that we offer a 100% money-back guarantee. If by the end of the course you are not satisfied, you will receive a full refund of the registration fee.
 
Refund Policy

A full refund will be provided for any reason prior to one week before the start of the class. If less than one week prior to class, you will be charged $100 if you cancel and do not transfer your registration to a future Platinum Edge class.

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to other common questions.

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CSM is a registered trademark of Scrum Alliance, Inc.