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Agile and Scrum Master Essentials
Run Scrum properly as a Scrum Master: set up the accountabilities, events and artifacts, facilitate a team through real sprints, use metrics honestly and prepare yourself for a Scrum certification exam.
About this course
Lead agile teams. Master Scrum roles, ceremonies, and artifacts to deliver value iteratively and prepare for certification.
What you will learn
- Explain the Agile Manifesto values and principles and apply empiricism to real delivery decisions
- Describe the three Scrum accountabilities, the five events and the three artifacts with their commitments
- Write a clear Definition of Done and a Sprint Goal for a real piece of work
- Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives that produce decisions and improvements
- Coach a team and Product Owner, remove impediments and use velocity, burndown and flow metrics without misusing them
- Choose between Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban, coordinate several teams and plan your preparation for a Scrum certification
Curriculum
Module 1Agile Foundations4 lessons
- 1The Agile Manifesto in Practice Free preview
- 2Empiricism: Inspect and Adapt
- 3Agile vs Traditional Delivery
- 4Common Agile Myths
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2The Scrum Framework4 lessons
- 5Scrum Roles and Accountabilities
- 6Sprints, Backlogs and Increments
- 7The Five Scrum Events
- 8Definition of Done
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3The Scrum Master Craft4 lessons
- 9Facilitating Great Ceremonies
- 10Coaching the Team and Product Owner
- 11Removing Impediments
- 12Metrics: Velocity, Burndown and Flow
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4Agile at Scale4 lessons
- 13Working with Multiple Teams
- 14Kanban and Scrumban Options
- 15Preparing for Scrum Certification Exams
- 16Course Project: Simulated Sprint
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: Simulated Sprint
Who this course is for
- Aspiring Scrum Masters, project coordinators and team leads moving into agile roles
- Developers, testers, analysts and product people who work in or with Scrum teams
- Managers and business owners who want to understand how agile delivery actually works
Requirements
- No prior agile experience is needed; some experience of working on projects or in a team helps
- A computer or phone with internet access and a free online board tool or a wall with sticky notes
- Access to the current Scrum Guide (free from scrumguides.org) to read alongside the course
What is included
Written lessons
16 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.
Module quizzes
A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.
Final project
Simulated Sprint. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.
Certificate
A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.
How the certificate works
Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.
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