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Description

This is an unofficial course and is not endorsed by, or affiliated with any Scrum organization.
This course will help to prepare you for taking more intermediate Scrum Master certifications, for example, Scrum .org's Professional Scrum Master® level 2 (PSM II®) assessment, but it is not official training for PSM II®. Please see the end of this description for more information.
Boost your CV with a more advanced Scrum Master qualification. Prepare to take a Scrum Master level II certification.
Many people hold beginner-level Scrum Master certifications, but you can become one of the few with the more advanced Scrum Master certification!
Learn how to use Scrum effectively to handle the most challenging scenarios.
Do you want to take your Scrum knowledge to the next level?
Great, then this course is for you!
This unofficial course will present you with difficult example situations and teach you how to handle them using Scrum to find the best solutions. It will help you become a more effective Scrum Master that can lead a team to become effective and professional, utilising professional Scrum.
Knowing Scrum is common, but knowing how to use Scrum in some of the most challenging management scenarios is a real advantage.
If you are an entrepreneur with an idea, this course will teach you how to make a team self-manage, and turn your vision into a reality ready for the marketplace, backed by real-world feedback and reduced risk.
After taking this course, you will have a good understanding of the skills necessary for effective leadership as a Scrum Master and be well prepared to take level 2  Scrum Master certifications.
Until now, you might have struggled to manage a team to build the right product or solution.
Or, you might have finished a project and the item developed was over budget, delayed and once launched it didn't get as many users as you hoped.
If this sounds familiar, then this course will help!
Who is your instructor?
Michael James is a UK Business and Leadership Instructor who has over a decade of experience in management and leadership in the corporate environment and has been working in product development for over 10 years as both a private consultant and for one of the largest organizations in the UK. Michael James has also managed and built many private entrepreneurial mobile app and website products with 1000s of downloads and users.
This course covers the entire Scrum theory essentials focusing on the Product Owner. It also includes software practicals and advice from tried and tested experience:
This course covers the entire Scrum theory essentials focusing on the Scrum Master. It also includes example scenario questions and explanations on the following:
Agile and Scrum are explained in a greater depth
Certification exam preparation
Practice questions with detailed explanations
Questions inspired by the Scrum Master level II certification exams
Certification assessment tips
Example problem scenarios and how to handle them
How to apply Scrum in challenging situations
Developing people and teams
How to handle problematic team members
How to handle difficult stakeholders
Scrum Master coaching and leadership
Organizational culture and Scrum adoption
Finding solutions to differeing opinions and conflict
Dealing with Technical Debt
Coaching in the Scrum Values
How to handle dependencies
Scaled Scrum
Nexus Scrum
Scrum Theory
Scrum Values
Empiricism
Evidence-based management
Professional vs mechanical Scrum
The Product Owner role
The Scrum Master role
The Developer role
The Scrum Events
The Scrum Artifacts
The Scrum Guide
The Sprint
Sprint Planning
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Common problems and solutions
and much more!
Anyone who is looking to build a career in Scrum, Agile and management must understand the above. If you don't, then this course is perfect for you.
So go ahead and click the enrol button, and we'll see you in lesson 1!
Cheers,
Mike
The statements made and opinions expressed herein belong exclusively to Michael James and are not shared by or represent the viewpoint of Scrum org. This training does not constitute an endorsement of any product, service or point of view. Scrum org makes no representations, warranties or assurances of any kind, express or implied, as to the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, availability or currency of the content contained in this presentation or any material related to this presentation. In no event shall Scrum org, its agents, officers, employees, licensees or affiliates be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business information, loss of information) arising out of the information or statements contained in the training. Any reliance you place on such content is strictly at your own risk.
Who this course is for:
People wanting to take a Scrum Master II certification
Anyone wanting to stand out on their CV with a more advanced Scrum qualification
People who want a more in-depth guide on how to apply Scrum in challenging situations
People wanting to progress their career in management and product development
Project Managers looking to reskill with the Scrum Framework
Entrepreneurs looking to get the most value out of their Developers and developed products
Anyone interested in Agile or Scrum
Developers looking for a sideways move into Scrum Management
Anyone looking to obtain a certification in Scrum as a Scrum Master

What you'll learn

Preparation and advice for taking the Scrum Master II certification

Advance your Scrum knowledge to the next level with a detailed look at the more difficult Scrum concepts

A close look at many challenging scenarios and how to deal with them correctly using Scrum

A deep dive on the types of questions and topics you may get asked in the assessment

About the Scrum Master II certification with all the preparation necessary to take the assessment

Tried and tested advice on applying the Scrum theory in practice

All Scrum theory covering the Scrum Team, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts, Empiricism and Evidence-based Management

Questions, answers and detailed explanations of the answers

Requirements

  • You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
  • No previous design experience is needed.
  • No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.

Course Content

27 sections • 95 lectures
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1-Intro
10
1.1-Introduction Scrum Master II
1.2-Essential Reading
1.3-This is an Unofficial course not endorsed by Scrum.org
1.4-Join the Student Group
1.5-Where to go to buy and take the PSM II ® assesment (PSM 2)
1.6-Free resources for additional learning
1.7-More Free Scrum Questions Answered
1.8-My Scrum Summary Booklet (Downloadable PDF)
1.9-Scrum Summary Booklet
1.10-Follow me on LinkedIn
2-Empiricism
9
2.1-Empiricism Introduction
2.2-Question Section Explained
2.3-Q1 - What is Scrum based on?
2.4-Q2 - How do you define Empiricism?
2.5-Q3 - Shorter or longer Sprints?
2.6-Q4 - How does Scrum apply Empiricism?
2.7-Q5 - Pillars of Empirical Process Control
2.8-Q6 - Stakeholders not attending, the effect on Empiricism
2.9-Empiricism Summary
3-Scrum Values
13
3.1-Scrum Values Commitment & Respect
3.2-Q1 - A heated argument
3.3-Q2 - Pressure from Stakeholder
3.4-Scrum Values Courage
3.5-Q3 - Developer is left out
3.6-Scrum Values Courage scenario introduction
3.7-Q4 - Environment changes causes issues
3.8-Scrum Values Openness
3.9-Q5 - A velocity problem
3.10-Scrum Values Focus
3.11-Q6 - Only just meeting the Sprint Goal
3.12-Q7 - Daily Scrum running over
3.13-Scrum Values Summary
4-Scrum Team
13
4.1-Scrum Team Introduction
4.2-Q1 - Making the first Sprint productive
4.3-New Team problems
4.4-Q2 - Changing team members
4.5-Q3 - Making a Nexus
4.6-Scaled Scrum
4.7-Q4 - Splitting a big group into Scrum Teams
4.8-Q5 - Too many Developers
4.9-Component vs Feature Teams
4.10-Q6 - Siloed Teams
4.11-Q7 - Component team short term pros
4.12-Component and Feature teams further reading
4.13-Scrum Team Summary
5-Scrum Events
12
5.1-Scrum Events Introduction
5.2-Q1 - First Event of the Sprint
5.3-Sprint Events Lengths
5.4-Q2 - Time between Sprints?
5.5-Q3 - Daily Scrum Questions
5.6-The Daily Scrum
5.7-Q4 - Teams in different time zones
5.8-Events and Timeboxing
5.9-Q5 - Where to have the Daily Scrum
5.10-Q6 - Hardening Sprint bad practice
5.11-Q7 - Who chooses the Daily Scrum location?
5.12-Scrum Events Summary
6-Scrum Artifacts
7
6.1-Scrum Artifacts Introduction
6.2-Q1 - When are Artifacts reviewed
6.3-Scrum Artifacts Explained
6.4-Q2 - Increments in the same environment
6.5-Q3 - How many increments per Sprint?
6.6-Q4 - When an increment is born, and who can edit it?
6.7-Scrum Artifacts Summary
7-Done
12
7.1-"Done" Introduction
7.2-Q1 - Description of Definition of Done
7.3-Q2 - Proper use of velocity
7.4-Q3 - High velocity but Sprint Goal not met
7.5-Q4 - Reduction of Definition of Done bad practice
7.6-Changing Defo of Done & Q5 - Should all items be done by Sprint End?
7.7-Q6 - What does Done mean?
7.8-Q7 - What to do if Definition of Done is not met
7.9-Q8 - Documentation in the Definition of Done
7.10-Scaled Scrum and the same Definition of Done
7.11-Q9 - Should the Definition of Done include testing?
7.12-Done Summary
8-Self-management
19
8.1-Self-management Introduction
8.2-Q1 - who plans the work?
8.3-Q2 - What is true about the Sprint Goal
8.4-Q3 - Self-management and timeboxes
8.5-Signs of Self-management
8.6-Q4 - Signs a team is Self-managing
8.7-Signs a team is Self-managing continued
8.8-Boundaries and Timeboxing to aid self-management
8.9-Self-management and the Scrum Master's involvement
8.10-Q5 - Self-management to solve team disagreements
8.11-Q6 - Team argument
8.12-Values not shown in team arguments
8.13-Q11 - Disruptive Developer
8.14-Q7 - Reliance on an external specialist
8.15-Self-management and the Scrum Values
8.16-Q8 - Work distribution between teams
8.17-Q9 - Scaled Scrum start and end dates of Sprints
8.18-Q10 - One person taking too much time in the Daily Scrum
8.19-Self-management Summary
9-Facilitation
4
9.1-Facilitation Introduction
9.2-Q1 - External Specialist dependency
9.3-Q2 - PO not attending the Retrospectives
9.4-Facilitation Summary
10-Coaching and mentoring
10
10.1-Coaching and Mentoring Introduction
10.2-Q1 - Over running the Daily Scrum
10.3-Q2 - Over running the Sprint Review
10.4-Q3 - A new Product Owner
10.5-Q4 - Keeping Events true to their purpose
10.6-Q5 - Cheering Done items in the Sprint
10.7-Q6 - Sprint Review too fast - a cross-functional team
10.8-Q7 - When the developers don't have the skills and tools
10.9-Mechanical Scrum to Professional Scrum
10.10-Coaching and Mentoring Summary
11-Product Backlog Management
20
11.1-Product Backlog Management Introduction & "Ready"
11.2-Q1 - How are items considered ready for Sprint Planning?
11.3-Q2 - How much time should be spent on backlog refinement?
11.4-Q 2.5 - When should Product Backlog Refinement be done?
11.5-Q3 - Ordering the Product Backlog
11.6-Scaled Scrum and the Product backlog
11.7-Q4 - Multiple teams same Product Backlog?
11.8-Q5 - Bringing in an additional team concerns
11.9-Q6 - Pressure to release
11.10-Q7 - Who is best to discuss dependencies?
11.11-Product Backlog Changes
11.12-Q8 - Can Sprint Backlog items be changed mid-sprint?
11.13-Q9 - How to handle items added from outside of the Product Backlog
11.14-Q10 - Yikes, the development is more complex than anticipated
11.15-Q11 - What to do with changes that are needed
11.16-Developers and the Product Backlog
11.17-Q12 - How to ensure the Developers understand the Product Backlog items
11.18-Product Owner Delegation
11.19-Q13 - Can't finish all the items in a Sprint
11.20-Product Backlog Management Summary
12-Stakeholders and Customers
8
12.1-Stakeholders Introduction
12.2-Q1 - Budget cuts
12.3-Q2 - Disappointed stakeholders
12.4-Q3 - Pressure from a key stakeholder
12.5-Q4 - Who is the most important stakeholder?
12.6-Q5 - When can the Scrum Team meet the stakeholders?
12.7-Q6 - Unsatisfied stakeholders
12.8-Stakeholders Summary
13-Risk
16
13.1-How Scrum reduces risk
13.2-Q1 - Feedback after a major release
13.3-Q2 - Things to consider to decide the Sprint length
13.4-Q3 - Product Owner bad practice risks
13.5-Q4 - Developers working in silos risk
13.6-Q5 - Risk of having the Daily Scrum every 2 days (breaking Scrum)
13.7-Q6 - Risk with the Product and emergency changes
13.8-Adapting as soon as needed after inspection
13.9-The risk of Technical Debt
13.10-Q7 - Technical debt building up
13.11-Q8 - The relationship between velocity and technical debt
13.12-Q9 - The relationship between delivery and technical debt
13.13-Q10 - Pressure to release and missing testing
13.14-Q11 - Trying to predict the next release on bad information
13.15-Q12 - Product Owner delaying release
13.16-Risk Summary
14-Organization Design, Culture and Leadership
6
14.1-True Leader
14.2-Organization Culture Introduction
14.3-Q1 - Coaching others to keep to the Scrum framework
14.4-Culture continued
14.5-Q2 - Not applying Scrum properly
14.6-Culture Summary
15-Prepare for the Scrum certification exam
5
15.1-Exam Tips for the assesment
15.2-Exam Tips
15.3-Where you can find more questions to try for free
15.4-How to use the 2 Practice Exams
15.5-Quick Bullet Points to remember
16-All the Questions in 2 Practice Exams
2
16.1-Questions from Empiricism to coaching and mentoring
16.2-Questions from Product Backlog Management to Organizational Design & Culture
17-Final thoughts
2
17.1-Thanks and one last thing
17.2-Bonus and Discounts