Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®

REQUIREMENTS

• Hold a Certified ScrumMaster^® (CSM) certification with the Scrum Alliance. 
• Attend an Advanced ScrumMaster^® class (A-CSM)  to gain techniques and skills that go beyond the basics and mechanics of Scrum, expanding into interaction, facilitation, coaching, and team dynamics.
• Complete all educator-designed components of an approved educational offering. This may include pre- or post-course work as deemed necessary by your approved educator to complete the learning objectives.
• Accept the A-CSM License Agreement and complete your Scrum Alliance membership profile.
• Validate at least 12 months of work experience specific to the accountability of Scrum Master (within the past five years).

Course Outline:

Introductions & Ground Rules

• Scrum and Organizational Structure:
• Build a timeline of Scrum and Agile History
• Explore Scrum’s Connection to the Agile Values and Principles
• Build Your Own Scrum
• Discover Complexity

 Scrum Teams:

• How to Determine if You Are On a Team
• How Scrum Teams Mature
• Team Working Agreements

The Scrum Master as a Leader, Coach and Facilitator:

• What Does it Take to Be a Scrum Master?
• Analyzing Empirical Problems
• Exercising Different Coaching Stances

 Problem Solving Techniques:

• Identifying Conflict and the Scrum Master’s Responsibility
• Intro to Dysfunction Mapping

 Product Ownership:

• The Whole Story – Product Vision to Product Backlog
• Creating Effective DoD’s

Through the A-CSM, you’ll learn to:

• Facilitate better dialogue between the Product Owner, Scrum Team members, customers, stakeholders, and executives
• Respond confidently when encountering resistance to change, lack of engagement, low motivation, and unavailability of key people
• Increase engagement to encourage greater accountability, commitment, and buy-in
• Scale Scrum and Agile beyond a single team

Benefits:

• Build on your foundational knowledge with enhanced implementation skills
• Distinguish yourself in the global marketplace
• Stand out in your industry as a member of the globally recognized Scrum Alliance community
• Show advanced value to your employer (or potential employer) as a highly trained Agile professional