Certified Scaling Scrum with Scrum® Guide (C3SG) – Intro + Single-Team + Multi-Team

C3SG Certified Scaling Scrum with Scrum Guide badge. SGO recognized certification for advanced expertise in guiding multi-team Scrum implementations. — C3SG Badge: Certified Scaling Scrum with Scrum® Guide (SGO Recognized)

Duration: 2 days
Prerequisites: CSM, CSPO, or equivalent foundational understanding of Scrum and/or Agile
Outcome: Certified Scaling Scrum with Scrum® (CSSS), plus the skills and tools for effectively (re)scaling your organization.

Required Reading:

Scaling White Paper
Understanding The Well-Formed Team™ White Paper
Agility White Paper

Credential Earned:
Certified Scaling Scrum with Scrum® CSSS)

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Scaling Scrum with Scrum®: The Professional Approach

Discover how to scale Scrum effectively using the Scaling Scrum with Scrum® approach. In this 2-day Scaling Scrum with Scrum® Professional (SSSP) course, you’ll learn how to tackle the complexities of multi-team collaboration using Scrum’s principles and patterns as the foundation. This course is designed to empower Scrum practitioners to navigate the challenges of scaling Agile practices across an organization without following a rigid, one-size-fits-all approach.

Hands-On, Pattern-Based Learning
3Back’s trainers bring real-world experience to this immersive course, using experiential learning to explore Organizational Patterns and Scaling Strategies for scalable Scrum practices. You will assess and compare popular frameworks like Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) from a pattern-based perspective, learning how to apply these frameworks effectively in your organization.

Course Objectives:

Develop a mindset for Scaling Scrum with Scrum®, learning to use patterns and principles for adaptable scaling.
Scale Scrum by making informed adjustments based on your organization’s unique challenges and realities.
Move beyond a prescribed framework to find pragmatic solutions that suit your context.

The Challenge of Scaling Scrum

Building a successful, well-formed Scrum team is rewarding, but scaling beyond a single team introduces new complexities. As projects grow in size, multiple teams need to work together seamlessly, and communication, organization, and alignment can become major challenges.

Scaling is not one-size-fits-all. The Scaling Scrum with Scrum® Professional (SSSP) course helps you understand and overcome the unique challenges of scaling Scrum within any context, whether you’re growing a business, a product, or an Agile team. Through repeatable patterns and real-world examples, you’ll gain insights into how to adapt and grow your teams effectively.

Course Agenda

The SSSP course covers essential skills and competencies to enable effective scaling within an organization. Across two days, you will participate in discussions and hands-on activities that will teach you how to identify and implement scaling patterns that fit your organization’s needs.

Topics Covered:

Review of Basic Scaling Patterns:
- Leadership Teams, Program Teams, Scrum-of-Scrums, Cross-Cutting Workgroups, and more.
Single-Team Leadership Patterns:
- Tannenbaum-Schmitt Continuum, Self-Organizing Teams, and ScrumMaster & Product Owner Dynamics.
Release Management:
- The role of the Release Manager, developing release plans, StoryPoints, sizing, baselines, and variability analysis.
Advanced Scaling Patterns:
- Management Teams, Communities of Practice, Integration Teams, and Standards Teams for large-scale scaling.
Framework Comparisons & Customizations:
- Understanding and adapting SAFe, LeSS, Nexus, and Scrum@Scale within a pattern-based approach.
Scaling Forces & Techniques:
- Techniques to manage span of control, improve efficiency, localize processes, and allow for emergent behaviors in scaling.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will:

Gain practical tools to address the complex issues of scaling Scrum and adapt organizational structures effectively.
Learn to assess and align scaling strategies within large, multi-team environments.
Understand the balance between Structure and Governance in driving successful scaling.
Discover leadership techniques for enabling effective decision-making and governance.
Develop skills to use adaptable, small patterns for navigating complex scaling frameworks.
Find ways to balance the demands of product/project-based structures with functional (people) based teams.

Who Should Attend?

The Scaling Scrum with Scrum® Professional (SSSP) course is designed for individuals involved in scaling Scrum across their organization, whether they’re in a strategic, tactical, or support role. This course is ideal for:

CXOs, ScrumMasters, Product Owners, Project Managers, Program Managers, Functional Managers, Product Managers, Directors, and Team Members.

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