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Agility Course

CSP-SM

Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster

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CAL E, O & T | Dec 20,21,22

CSP-SM Course Introduction

Certified Scrum Professional-ScrumMaster is the highest certification you can achieve in the curriculum to the path of being a ScrumMaster.

The course builds on what you have learnt in the Certified ScrumMaster Certification (CSM) and the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster Certification (A-CSM).  The focus of this certification is to provide you with deeper knowledge on the ScrumMaster role and their advancement as a successful leader in advocating and evangelizing Scrum within their organizations. Apart from the Scrum knowledge the workshop will equip you with valuable tools and techniques to become a better Scrum leader.

This dynamic workshop goes beyond the theory and builds on your understanding of the subject based on our experiences and knowledge while training and coaching multiple organizations. The workshop also focuses on boosting your career by improving your knowledge of scrum practice and your training abilities.

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Learning Expectations

  • Lean, Agile, and Scrum

Deeper understanding how the principles of lean, agile and scrum are leveraged by an organization to get better in delivery with Scrum

  • Scrum Master Core Competencies

In-depth understanding and evaluation of the Scrum Master core competencies like training, coaching facilitation and organizational change management

  • Service to the Development Team

Deep dive into how a ScrumMaster interaction, support and coaching of the development team

  • Service to the Product Owner

Closer inspection of the ScrumMaster role and their interaction, support, coaching and teaching the Product Owner about their responsibilities and role within Scrum

  • Service to the Organization

Investigate and learn how a ScrumMaster acts as a change management leader for an organization adopting Scrum

  • Scrum Mastery

Deeper looking into the skill set required for being a good ScrumMaster. Also discuss techniques of how to self-evaluate your motivations to become a better ScrumMaster

Professional Benefits

  • Earn 16 PMI PDUs
  • Earn 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs
  • Complete the prerequisite to earn the Certified Scrum Professional-ScrumMaster Certification
  • CSP-SM badge and recognition on the Scrum Alliance webpage
  • Upgrade your skill set to the demands of the market
  • 2 years of membership to Scrum Alliance (this is covered by Agility Technology)
    Earn 16 PMI PDUs & 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs
    Merit recognition as an CSP-SM on the Scrum Alliance Website
  • Attend exclusive CSP® events with other leaders in Scrum and Agile
  • Attract more recruiters and command a higher rate of pay
  • Establish a gateway and milestone toward becoming CST®, CEC, or CTC
  • Receive a free Premium subscription to the world's largest Agile assessment and continuous improvement platform, Comparative Agility®
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Course Overview

Lean, Agile and Scrum

  • Describe the origins of Lean Thinking
  • Explain the core concepts of Lean Thinking and how they can be applied to Scrum.
  • Relate at least five wastes in product development to the seven wastes in Lean manufacturing.
  • Relate at least three Agile development practices to Lean practices

ScrumMaster Core Competencies

Facilitation

  • Differentiate at least three alternatives to open discussion.
  • Identify at least three actions the facilitator can perform to support the development of an inclusive solution.
  • Apply at least three visual facilitation techniques for a collaborative session.
  • Identify at least three practices for facilitating remote meetings

Coaching

  • Create a coaching agreement with an individual or a team
  • Discuss the importance of at least two fundamental coaching assumptions
  • List at least three fundamental psychological concepts that help transform individual behavior

Training

  • Develop and teach at least one topic related to Scrum or Agile.

Service to the Development Team

Team Dynamics

  • Appraise at least two different models for team development
  • Compare at least three techniques for improving team effectiveness.

Starting New Scrum Teams

  • Explain at least three reasons why the start of a new Scrum Team should be handled differently from a traditional project kickoff or charter
  • Describe at least five responsibilities for Scrum Team members and stakeholders when starting new Scrum Teams.
  • Plan the launch of a new Scrum Team
  • Propose strategies to fill in missing skills or capabilities the team needs to create successful products

Software Craftsmanship

  • Illustrate how at least one element of software craftsmanship applies to your work

Service to Product Owner

Coaching the Product Owner 

Apply at least two techniques for moving from product vision to Product Backlog

Appraise at least three criteria that can be used for structuring a complex or multi-team Product Backlog

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Service to Organization

Organizational Development

  • Compare at least two systematic methods for helping organizations improve their Scrum adoption
  • Analyze your approach to a complex intervention that addresses the root cause(s) of an organizational dysfunction
  • Demonstrate at least two tangible examples of how you changed the culture of your team or organization

Scaling Scrum

  • Contrast at least two patterns for scaling the Product Owner role
  • Experiment with at least three techniques to improve inter-team collaboration
  • Explain at least three benefits of supporting strong development practices when working with multiple Scrum Teams
  • Plan the launch of multiple Scrum Teams

Scrum Mastery

  • Outline a personal development strategy toward Scrum Mastery
  • Practice mentoring someone.

Prerequisites

  • Hold an Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) certification with the Scrum Alliance.
  • Attend a certified CSP-SM educational offering
  • Validate at least 24 months of work experience specific to the role of Scrum Master (from within the past five years).

Steps to attain CSP-SM Certification

  • Step 1: Hold a A-CSPO® from Scrum Alliance (depending on your track.) You may not substitute a certification from a different track (i.e., using a A-CSPO® for an CSP-SM course.)
  • Step 2: Attend a minimum 16-hour CSP-SM. You may find in-person, live online, and/or mentoring courses by visiting our Course Search
  • Step 3: Successfully 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
  • Step 4: Accept the CSP-PO License Agreement and complete your Scrum Alliance membership profile.
  • Step 5: Validate at least 24 months of work experience specific to the role of Product Owner (within the past five years.) This can be met before or after attending the course. Work experience is entered and validated on your Scrum Alliance account.
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