The Ultimate Agile Scrum Master Certification Training

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If you have been searching for Agile Scrum Master Level 1 Certification Training and Practice Exam Questions and are tired of courses with no examples, confusing curriculum, and vague explanations, enrolling and completing this program might be one of the best career decisions you will make this year.

Allow me to introduce myself.

Hello,

I am Vladimir from Bulgaria, and I will be leading you through the course. I work in an Agile team, and I am a Project Management Professional (PMP certified) with 5 Scrum certifications, including Scrum Master levels 1 and 2.

Currently, I teach over 140,166 students and have received over 20,533 positive reviews.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for individuals who want to

• Add a Scrum Master Certification to their CV.

• Master the Scrum Framework.

• Align their Scrum Knowledge with the latest changes.

The course is comprehensive and leaves no room for failure. By the end of it, you will feel confident in your Scrum knowledge, with a perfect understanding of the Scrum Framework and its rules, accountabilities (formerly known as roles), events, artifacts, and commitments.

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• Most importantly, after surveying 2100 participants, they found that Scrum Masters with certification had higher earning power than those without

How Is This Course Organized?

I have organized the course so that each section is a focus area on your Scrum Master level 1 exam

Here is a glimpse of what you will learn inside

Section 1 - Agile & Scrum Foundation

• Distinguish Adaptive and Predictive approaches to development

• Understand Scrum - a high-level overview

• Explore the 5 Scrum Values and their real-world significance

• The Agile Manifesto and the 12 Agile principles

• Understand iterative and incremental development

Section 2 - Scrum Accountabilities (Formerly Known as Roles)

• The concepts of Cross-Functionality & Self-Management

• Characteristics of the three sets of accountabilities

  • The Scrum Master

  • The Developers

  • The Product Owner

Section 3 - Scrum Events

• The Agile Concept of Timeboxing Explained

• The Sprint and its main purpose

• Sprint Planning and answering the three questions - why, what and how

• Daily Scrum (a key inspect & adapt event for the Developers)

• Sprint Review and Why Feedback Is Critically Important

• Sprint Retrospective (the driver of continuous improvement)

• The concept of Feedback Loops

Section 4 - Scrum Artifacts & Their Commitments

• The Product Backlog (the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team)

• The Sprint Backlog (when does it emerge, who is accountable for it, what happens with the PBIs that are not complete).

• The Increment (the relationship between the Increment and the Product Backlog, who decides to release it, and in what condition should it be)

• The Product Goal (the long-term objective for the Scrum Team)

• The Sprint Goal (the objective for the Sprint)

• The Definition Of Done (who crafts it and why, is it mandatory, can it change)

Section 5 - Not Required by Scrum, But Often Used

• What are Story Points, and how do we use them?

• The Planning Poker activity (used to eliminate the Anchoring Bias)

• Burn-down vs Burn-up Charts

• The Cone Of Uncertainty

• The concept of Technical Debt and Code Refactoring

Section 6 - Scrum Example

• Introduction to the number 1 issue tracking tool Agile Teams use - JIRA

• How to create a Product Backlog

• How to create a Sprint Backlog

• How to write User Stories

• How to assign tasks

• How to write the Sprint Goal

• An example of high-priority process improvement and how the Scrum Master resolves impediments

• An example of the Definition Of Done (plus updates)

• An example of Acceptance Criteria

• The difference between the Definition Of Done and the Acceptance Criteria

Section 7 - The Examination - (Scaling and Additional Resources)

• Top reasons why people fail the Scrum Master level 1 examination and solutions.

• Scrum rules that never change no matter the circumstances.

• Scaling Scrum (several must-know rules for the exam).

• The Definition Of Ready.

• Recommended Resources - Free Practice Exams plus 2 of my favorite books (you do not need to read them to pass the exam).

Section 8 - Practice Exams

• Let's set the stage with a simple quiz

• [Unofficial] Practice Exam 1

• [Unofficial] Practice Exam 2

You can take these exams multiple times as the questions and answers are randomized.

Section 9 - How To Deal With Difficult Situations

• I will present 15 difficult scenarios and the best course of action.

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DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

The statements made and opinions expressed herein belong exclusively to the creator of this course and are not shared by or represent the viewpoint of Scrum dot org. This training does not constitute an endorsement of any product, service, or point of view. Scrum dot 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 dot 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.

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ATTRIBUTION AND USE FOR THE SCRUM GUIDE, NEXUS GUIDE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT GUIDE

This course uses screenshots from the Scrum Guide, Nexus Guide, and Evidence-Based Management Guide to point the attention of the student to important concepts, ideas, rules, and practices.

The authors of the Scrum Guide are Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland.

The Nexus Guide is developed and sustained by Ken Schwaber and Scrum dot org.

Evidence-Based Management was collaboratively developed by Scrum .org, the Professional Scrum Trainer Community, Ken Schwaber, and Christina Schwaber

No changes have been made to the content of the Scrum Guide, Nexus Guide, and Evidence-Based Management Guide.

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