Professional ScrumMaster Certification
Scrum has become a standard delivery mechanism for many high performing software teams, but what do Scrum teams actually do differently to other teams? This course demonstrates how a Scrum team works in terms of applying the principles and best practices of the Scrum methodology. The course author is a very experienced Scrum coach having worked in various bluechip companies delivering effective Scrum coaching and training. This course is designed to prepare you for the Professional ScrumMaster Certification.
Objectives
- What is Scrum
- What are the key roles in Scrum
- What are the main artifacts in Scrum
- What are the important Scrum practices
- Estimating and Planning
- Managing the backlog
- Responding to change
- Release and Sprint planning
- Retrospectives and Demonstrations
- Effective User Stories
- The Definition of Done
- Agile Testing
Prerequisites
Contents
What is Agile
- Software Methodologies Contrasted
- Agile Manifesto
- Principles of Agile
- Practices of Agile
What is Scrum
- Scrum Values
- Scrum Roles
- Scrum Artifacts
- Scrum Ceremonies
- Identifying a Vision
User Stories
- Identifying the Users
- Story structure
- Acceptance Criteria
- Definition of Done
Estimating and Planning
- Relative sizing
- Planning poker
- Creating a release plan
- Creating a sprint plan
- The importance of velocity
Tracking and Reporting
- The burndown chart
- The Kanban board
- The daily stand up
Sprint Reviews
- The demonstration
- The retrospective
- Outcomes from the retrospective
