Professional Scrum Master - Advanced

📚 Course Overview

Over the 2 days, students will learn about areas critical to growing as a successful Scrum Master such as how the principles and values of Scrum help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make and how the Scrum Master can help change the environment of Scrum Teams, creating an environment for agility to thrive. The Scrum Master role is complex and often, a Scrum Master must be able to apply different stances to be effective, such as:

• The Scrum Master as a Teacher
• The Scrum Master as a Coach & Mentor
• The Scrum Master as a Facilitator
• The Scrum Master as a Change Agent

As a Scrum Master, being able to identify, and effectively apply, which stance would benefit your team the most depending on the situation or circumstance could prove to be the key to the success of your team.

As a Scrum Master, part of your role is to help management and other stakeholders across your organization understand the benefits of Scrum and Agile. Therefore, you must have the information and background that is needed to gain credibility to be an effective change agent.  Throughout the class, your PST will provide stories, exercises, facilitation techniques (such as “Liberating Structures”), resources and more.

There will also be time in class for the Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) to provide coaching on challenges that you and your classmates may be experiencing today or in the future.  

🎯 Course Learning Objectives

• What practices, tools, skills and stances make an effective Scrum Master
• How the Scrum principles and values help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make
• How the Scrum Master acts as a servant-leader and improves their ability in this role
• What the Scrum Master can do to support Developers and Product Owners to become more effective
• Ways that the Scrum Master can help to change the environment making it more conducive for Scrum Teams to be successful with greater agility
• Provide tips and techniques for the Scrum Master to work with the rest of the organization in support of their Scrum Teams
• Improve effects on the organization of a successful Scrum Master
• Dealing with team conflict
• Removing impediments
• Communicating the importance of a "Done" Increment
• How to support the Scrum Team
• Understanding the challenges of middle management

👥 Who Should Attend this class?

The Professional Scrum Master - Advanced course is an advanced course specifically designed for experienced Scrum Masters who have a thorough understanding of the Scrum framework.  It is particularly beneficial for those people with at least one year of Scrum Master experience.

📈 Course Topics

Understanding the Accountability of the Scrum Master:

Often Scrum Masters start their journey considering Scrum as a toolkit that comes with various practices and metrics. Their focus is not on the principles, values or purpose of scrum elements. Result in an ineffective implementation of Scrum. In this course, we explore how to get the real benefit of Scrum by diving into the accountability of Scrum Master.

Service to the Developers:

Scrum Masters work day in and day out with the Developers on the Scrum Team. This course enables Scrum Master to understand how to improve the effectiveness of the Developers by helping them to focus on creating DONE increments, focusing on quality and facilitating them in decision-making and overcoming conflicts.

Service to the Product Owner:

Ensuring a valuable product is created and maintaining the flow of value is an essential responsibility of the Product Owner. Scrum Master is accountable to help the Product Owner do just that effectively. This course will enable Scrum Masters to identify the opportunities to coach Product Owners and also pick up a few techniques that would help them to support Product Owners.

Service to the Organization:

Implementing Scrum at an organizational level is no easy task. There are various challenges and impediments that will block the smooth transition. As a Scrum Master, it is important to understand the impact of change on individuals, teams and the organization. This course highlights common challenges and also helps to Scrum Masters to prepare on how to address these challenges. The course also explores the factors that are needed to create an environment where Scrum Teams can thrive.

🏅Professional Scrum Certification 

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master - Advanced course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment. PSM II class participants who attempt the PSM II assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost. 

You are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSM III assessment.

⏳ PMI PDU Credits

Students of Scrum.org courses can claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending a  Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced (PSPO-A) workshop. Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a Scrum.org assessment. Students can claim PDUs under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third-party providers” category. You can claim your PDUs online at https://ccrs.pmi.org.

🌟 Why Choose Sunil's Class?

💼 Extensive Industry Experience:

• Gain insights from real-world scenarios with top-tier organizations.
• Learn from Sunil's firsthand experiences to fast-track your success.

🚀 Principles Meets Practice:

• Get the best of both worlds with a blend of principles (why) with practical application(what & how).
• Unlock the secrets to successful implementation in any scenario.

💡 Engaging Learning Experience:

• Enjoy interactive hands-on exercises tailored for maximum learning.
• Elevate your skills in a dynamic and fun environment.

📊 Diverse Expertise:

Benefit from 25 years of multifaceted experience across various roles:

• Software Engineering
• Technical Architecture
• Project/Program Management
• Scrum Mastery and Agile Coaching
• Leading Agile Transformation
• Product Ownership/Management
• Professional Product Coaching

🤜🤛 Choose Sunil's class for a transformative learning journey.

This is a virtual class. We will be using Zoom and Mural, participants are requested to have a laptop with a good Internet connection for video calls.