On this course, you will learn how work with Product Owners and self-organising, cross-functional teams to successfully manage delivery of one or more Agile projects as an Agile Scrum Master.

Designed by Agile coaches with practical experience of working on GDS Service Standards compliant government public sector projects; this two-day workshop also covers all the topics in the Agile Scrum as a Delivery Method workshop but in more detail. It combines business case studies, power-point presentations, practice exercises and discussions to create an effective learning experience without the impending pressure of having to pass a formal certification exam.

Previous experience as a Scrum Master is not a pre-requisite to attending the Programme Delivery as an Agile Scrum Master course, although it is assumed that delegates have already attended the Agile Scrum as a Delivery Method Primer course or are in some way involved in software development using the Scrum framework.

Service features

• Two-day course
• Online, Classroom or On-Premise
• Course uses example eCommerce Business Case for context
• Practice exercises based on example Business Case
• No certification examination requirements
• Optional Agile quiz to help delegates gauge level of attainment
• Online Retrospective feedback to enable continuous course improvements

Service benefits

After this workshop, delegates will understand:

• Scrum approach to project delivery
• Scrum principles and rules
• Scrum Master's role and responsibilities as a Servant Leader
• Scrum team roles and responsibilities
• How to facilitate Agile Events
• Reporting with Burn-down & Burn-up charts
• Prioritisation and delivery of User Stories in the Sprint backlog
• Estimating with Story Points

Course agenda

General Knowledge

• Agile Delivery 101
• Scrum process and sprints
• Applicability of Scrum
• Agile Manifesto

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Scrum Roles

• Overview of Scrum roles (Core & Ancillary)
• Scrum Master role and role accountabilities
• Scrum Product Owner role and role accountabilities
• Scrum team

Scrum events

• Sprint Planning
• Daily Scrums
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospectives

Scrum artefacts

• Product backlog definition
• Sprint backlog
• Burn-down and burn-up charts

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Scaling Scrum

• Working with multiple Scrum teams
• Working with distributed Scrum teams

Risks and challenges

• Risks and challenges of transitioning to Agile delivery

Frequently asked questions

• Discussion on frequently asked Agile questions

Agile knowledge quiz

• Examples of the multiple-choice questions in the optional online quiz

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Certification

Delegates must sit a certification examination

No! Delegates are however provided access to the optional online Agile knowledge quiz which accompanies the Programme Delivery as a Scrum Master workshop. The quiz helps delegates gauge their level of attainment with multiple-choice questions.

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Workshop locations

Primary workshop location

Random Analysis

Venture House

2 Arlington Square,

Bracknell,

Berkshire,

RG12 1WA

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Other local office location

Workshops may be held in other UK locations depending on demand.

Own office location

Workshops may be held in your own office location depending on the number of delegates.

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Service constraints

This workshop uses web-based conferencing software. If you are a public sector organisation or government department, access to some web-based services may be restricted on your network. Please advise us during your initial enquiry, so that we work with you to ensure delegates will be able connect to the virtual classroom before attendance is confirmed.