Professional Scrum Master II

Virtual Online Live Instructor

4 Half-Days (June 5-8, 2023)

 Start and End Times: 9:30am to 1pm EST

This Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) certification course is an advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional journey and career development. The reality is that approximately 550,000 professionals world-wide have completed so far their PSM I certification. In contrast to only 28,000 professionals that elevated their Scrum knowledge and experience to PSM II. The big difference between PSM I and PSM II is that PSM I focuses on the Scrum framework, whereas the PSM II focuses on the Scrum Values which have a huge impact on the team culture and the various stances of the Scrum Master role.  

A PSM I certification is not required to join this class, which is important for everyone who has acquired basic Scrum experience and knowledge through other channels. If you are however brand new to Scrum, this course is not for you. Participants of this course will also receive a 40% discount on the PSM III assessment fee which alone translates to a $200 saving. 

Everyone enrolling in any of my PSM II courses, will automatically receive a $100 discount code to participate in any of my Agile Kata Pro or Agile Coach certification trainings. The Agile Coach course will explore the coaching stance of the Scrum Master even further and the Agile Kata course will give Scrum Masters a tool to improve their Scrum process, increase business agility and steer agile transformations.

After this PSM II class, students are eligible for the PSM II assessment certification. If you pass the assessment, you will gain the industry recognized PSM II certification. This certification will NEVER expire and there are no renewal fees. More information below in the certification. section.

The PSM II is an advanced course helping students to understand the stances that characterize an effective Scrum Master and servant-leader while diving deep into how they serve the Scrum Team, Product Owner and organization. The class then teaches students about related practices and skills to enable them to have the right types of conversations and how to apply them to become better Scrum Masters.

Who Should Attend

The Professional Scrum Master II 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.

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This 2 day Professional Scrum Master II course is an advanced course helping students to understand the stances that characterize an effective Scrum Master and servant-leader. The class teaches students about related practices and skills to enable them to have the right types of conversations and how to apply them to become better Scrum Masters.

What You Will Learn

Over the 2 days, students will learn about areas critical to growing as a successful Scrum Master. They'll learn 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 in order 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, you need to be able to identify, and effectively apply which stance would benefit your team the most depending on the situation.

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, it is imperative that you have the information and background that is needed to gain credibility in order to be an effective change agent.  Throughout the class, your Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) will provide stories, exercises, facilitation techniques (such as “Liberating Structures”), resources and more. There will also be time in class for the PST to provide coaching on challenges that you and your classmates may be experiencing today.

Course 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 Development Teams 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

Certification

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master II course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment. Students attending Scrum.org training classes learn the importance of inspection, adaptation, and fast feedback cycles. To reinforce these concepts, students who attend a class, and achieve less than 85% on the corresponding assessment within 14 days from when their initial password e-mail is sent, will be given a 2nd attempt at no cost.

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

These industry-recognized PSM certifications require a minimum passing score.

PDU Credits

Students of Scrum.org courses are able to claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending the two-day Professional Scrum Master (PSM). 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.

Virtual Live with Zoom and Mural. A few instructional videos about Zoom and Mural are shared before the class with the participants.