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Scrum Mastering I

3Back’s Certified Scrum Master training provides the tools and information necessary to help you get started with Scrum at your own company. Moreover, through a combination of robust simulations, hands-on experience, and high-quality instruction, students will learn the fundamentals of Scrum and how to facilitate, coach, and lead an agile project. Ultimately, Certified ScrumMaster Training equips you with the essential skills to excel in this role.

Our CSM and CSPO classes assume the student has a basic knowledge of Scrum. However, if you are concerned, view the Scrum Alliance Foundations videos here.

We use guided exercises in short 15-minute or less periods, where students interact after working with explicit and clear guidance. Subsequently, this is followed quickly by a discussion with your instructor. In addition, we also use exercises and questions to help students grasp the learning objectives and outcomes required for your foundational course.

PREQUISITESNone
OUTCOMECSM Eligibility + 14 PDUs, 14 SEUs, and 14 CEUs
DURATION2 Days
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The 3Back Difference – What You Get

2 Year Scrum Alliance Membership

We’ll cover your Scrum Alliance membership dues for the first 2 years, as well as your exam fee.

99% CSM Exam
Pass Rate

FREE Scrum Study Guide Course with practice exams

14 Professional
Development Units (PDUs)

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to claim 14 PDUs.

See What Our Students Are Saying

I attended the 2-day Certified ScrumMaster Training course with Dan. It was a great class. The Sessions are very engaging, informative, and easy to follow. Dan provided real-life examples which made the class clear to understand the various “Agile” concepts and definitions. The Study Materials were a great resource to use when preparing for the certification exam. I would most likely recommend this course to others with a high score of 5. Thank you, Dan, I look forward to attending additional certification training and PDU classes!
– Nina
After getting a great review from my cousin, I recently had the opportunity to take the CSM Certification training course with Doug Shimp, and it was a fantastic! With not much prior exposure to scrum, I still passed the CSM exam on the first try all thanks to the hands-on training I received from Doug in such a short period of time. Doug managed to provide a clear understanding of the concept by giving very relatable and real-world examples. Doug is a natural and keeps the class engaged and interesting. Thank you, 3Back and Doug Shimp for the wonderful experience!
– Vidhi
This was my first time taking a class with 3Back and I learned so much in two days. Dan was a stellar instructor and I felt engaged the whole time. I am so thankful it wasn’t just hours upon hours of sitting and listening to someone speak AT me. The way the course was designed enabled me to fully engage with the material.
– Liz

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Agenda

The 2-day Certified Scrum Master training class (CSM) is an intensive, interactive session specifically designed to leverage the diverse backgrounds of the participants by using facilitated discussion, activities, and simulation. During the course, the following topics will be covered:

  • Overview of Scrum and Agile Practices
    • What are Scrum and Agile?
    • The Scrum Framework
    • Modern Scrum vs. Original Scrum
    • Scrum-Appropriate Projects
  • Scrum Roles, Ceremonies and Artifacts
  • The ScrumMaster Role
    • ScrumMaster vs. Project Manager
    • Training your Product Owner
    • Understanding Flow
    • Enhancing Communication
    • Emergent Leadership vs. Command and Control
    • Facilitation Techniques
  • Building and Guiding the Team
    • Producing a Well-Formed Team
    • Cross-Functional Teams
    • Colocated Teams vs. Distributed Teams
    • Encouraging Ownership and Accountability
    • Living and Encouraging the Scrum Values
    • Establishing the Team’s Social Contract
    • Maturing a Team
    • Respecting the Product
  • Stories and the Backlog
  • Scrum in the Organization
    • Quality and Value in the Product
    • Tracking Progress to Inform Decision Making
    • Burndown Graphs and Buildup Charts
    • Agile Tooling, the Pros and Cons
    • Scaling and Extending Scrum
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Additional Details for Certified Scrum Master

Enrolling in 3Back’s Certified ScrumMaster training is the first step toward earning your ScrumMaster certification from the world’s most recognized Scrum organization — the Scrum Alliance. After you successfully complete the training, your credentials will be sent to the Scrum Alliance, and they will guide you through the exam process.

Furthermore, the course registration covers the initial exam fee and a 2-year Scrum Alliance membership, ensuring there are no surprise costs later on. To help you prepare, we provide a Scrum Study Guide, two practice exams, and ongoing support to ease test anxiety.

The exam consists of 50 randomly selected questions, requiring 37 correct answers to pass. As a result, our students have a pass rate of over 99%. However, if you need to retake the exam, a second attempt is included for free. For the most current information, we recommend checking with the Scrum Alliance directly.

TIME = MONEY

Transforming your team or organization to a new methodology is a big undertaking. Therefore, organized training will give you the kickstart you need and ultimately save you valuable time that might otherwise be wasted on costly trial and error.

INCREASED RETENTION

Studies show that when learners “do and say,” they experience an increase of knowledge retention up to 80% over reading alone.

BUILD SKILL, NOT JUST KNOWLEDGE

Books and blogs are good knowledge resources. Skill, however, is acquired by doing. There is simply no replacement for the skill-building that occurs with hands-on activities and real-life simulations.

Who Should Attend?

There is no right or wrong person to attend this training. In fact, the most successful agile adoptions have included training for everyone, right down to Finance and Sales staff. Moreover, Scrum training is especially appropriate for anyone in the corporate structure dealing with rapidly changing demands. For instance, in a traditional organization, these roles might include:

  • Developers
  • Testers
  • Directors
  • Project Managers
  • Program Managers
  • CXOs
  • Architects
  • Coders
  • Designers
  • Technical Writers
  • SMEs
  • Product Managers
  • Stakeholders
  • Analysts
  • QA Staff
  • Engineers

What Industries Use Scrum?

The most popular use of Scrum is for software development in a wide variety of industries, including financial services, insurance, education, information technology, government programs, and supply chain management. However, Scrum goes beyond software development! For example, we’ve known organizations and individuals who have used Scrum for graphic design, wedding planning, data warehousing, consulting, classroom projects, household management, auto salvage yards, and much more. Therefore, Scrum is appropriate for almost any complex project with rapidly changing or emergent requirements, regardless of the industry.

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