Under Information for scrum master course
This hands-on training will be delivered across four sessions under the guidance of a
certified and experienced agilist, who has utilized scrum techniques in different facets of the
industry. This course will introduce you to Agile and Scrum methodologies while preparing
you for scrum or agile certification based on the Scrum Guide TM v2020.
Students are required to take a one-hour Scrum master test on the last day of the training
to test their understanding of the principles that will be taught across five modules as
described below:
Module 1: Introduction to Agile methodologies
✓ Overview of agile and key concepts in agile methodologies
✓ Waterfall vs project methodologies
✓ Origin of the agile and agile manifesto
✓ Scrum overview encompassing differences between Agile and Scrum
✓ Why is scrum so popular
✓ Uncertainty and volatility
✓ Downsides of scrum
Module 2: Overview of the scrum process
✓ How does scrum work?
✓ Scrum teams and groups in the scrum
✓ What does the scrum master do?
✓ Key features of scrum
✓ Scrum theory and values
✓ Scrum events – timeboxing, sprint, planning horizon, increments, canceling a sprint,
sprint planning, sprint goal, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospective, scrum
artifacts, product backlog, resource requirements, sprint backlog, and managing the
sprint backlog
Module 3: Inside the scrum process
✓ Product owners and what to look for in a PO
✓ Development teams – size and responsibilities
✓ Scrum master and the product owner
✓ Scrum master and the development team
✓ Scrum master and the organization
Module 4: Scrum master techniques
✓ Servant leadership
✓ Scrum master responsibilities
Module 5: key scrum techniques
✓ Estimating user stories
✓ Kanban board
✓ Definition of “done”
✓ Definition of “Ready”
