Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Training in Santa Rosa

Enroll in or hire us to teach our Certified Scrum Master (CSM) class in Santa Rosa, California by calling us @303.377.6176. Like all HSG classes, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) may be offered either onsite or via instructor led virtual training. Consider looking at our public training schedule to see if it is scheduled: Public Training Classes
Provided there are enough attendees, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) may be taught at one of our local training facilities.
We offer private customized training for groups of 3 or more attendees.

Course Description

 
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) is a two-day hands on workshop that takes students through the Scrum Framework. The class is full of practical, real world techniques that ScrumMasters can take back and use immediately at their workplace. The class explores in-depth the roles and responsibilities in Scrum with a deep dive into the role of the ScrumMaster. This class will allow your organization to enjoy the many advantages Scrum has to offer.
Course Length: 2 Days
Course Tuition: $1190 (US)

Prerequisites

This course is for IT Professionals (Architects, BAs, DBAs, Developers, Testers, etc.) IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs) Project Managers Anyone interested in learning the benefits of Scrum

Course Outline

 
As a Certified ScrumMaster class participant, you will learn to: 
 
Explain Lean, Agile and Scrum so that I can better understand Scrum’s relationship to the Agile Manifesto
 
Describe the Scrum framework in order to clearly comprehend the Scrum process
 
Describe the roles and responsibilities in Scrum
 
Deep dive into the ScrumMaster role and be clear on the breadth and depth of each person's participation
 
Learn to experience Scrum in preparation for acive participation within the organization and Scrum team
 
Explain how to seed a product backlog to assist the Product Owner with creating one
 
Demonstrate how to write user stories to articulate the who, what, and why behind a backlog item
 
Teach team members how to relatively size backlog items, so that the product owner can make better prioritization decisions
 
Explore the Sprint construct, so that the team is on the same page with Industry's Scrum practices
 
List and explain the key events in Scrum in order to know what is happening, before, during, and after each sprint
 
Explore some additional concepts to be a valued support and Scrum implementation factor in my organization

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Agile/Scrum Uses & Stats

Agile/Scrum is Used For:
Project Management Processes Maintenance Iteration
Difficulty
Popularity
Year Created
2001
Pros

Faster Deployment of Solutions
Because there is a continuous collaboration between stakeholders and teams, the focus on the essentials speed up the delivery process.

Gives Every Team Member a Purpose
People own and are expected to deliver on their responsibilities.

Keeps the End Goal in Mind at Every Level
With the end-goal in mind, teams stay focused and unite in their efforts

Promotes Flexibility in Order to Adapt
Close team and customer contact prompts acceptance of change, and frequent deliverables.

Faster Detection of Issues and Defects
Scrum methodology incorporates daily meetings, which helps to identify problems and resolving them in time.
 

Cons

Can Act As a Band-Aid to Bigger Problems
Agile has been the go to cure-method for larger issues that most of the time organizations are not able to deal with because they don’t have a neutral party to facilitate their corporate patterns, practices, policies and culture.

Can Create a Micro-Managed Environment
Practiced incorrectly, a project manager may not want to give up control and neutralize any real decision making from the team.

Not Everyone Is On Board
Although project teams may be ready for agile development, the rest of the company may not always be easily absorbed within larger more traditional organizations where there are significant amounts of rigidity or flexibility within processes, policies, or teams.

Push for Higher Performance
The push for a higher performance is even more relentless than in traditional, procedural organizations that have rigid processes or operating methods.

Not Well-Suited for Every Project
Agile may not work as intended if a customer is not clear on goals, the project manager or team is inexperienced, or if they do not function well under significant pressure.

Agile/Scrum Job Market
Average Salary
$89,553
Job Count
n/a
Top Job Locations

Agile and SCRUM methodologies are practiced mostly in larger organizations that have cross-platform teams that need to be on the same page. Adoption rates vary in different industries. 

 

Industry                       Agile Adoption Rate

Software (ISV)               23 percent

Financial services          14 percent

Professional services     12 percent

Insurance                        6 percent

Healthcare                      6 percent

Government                    5 percent

Telecoms                         4 percent

Transportation                 4 percent

Manufacturing                 4 percent

Complimentary Skills to have along with Agile/Scrum

Agile Methodologies and Frameworks include:

ASD - DevOps - DAD - DSDM - FDD - IID - Kanban - Lean - SD - LeSS - MDD - MSF - PSP - RAD - RUP - SAFe - Scrum SEMAT TSP UP XP

The Standards and Bodies of Knowledge Include:

BABOK - CMMI - IEEE standards - ISO 9001 - ISO/IEC standards - PMBOK - SWEBOK - ITIL

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