About Scrum Master Accredited Certificate
Course Description
Scrum is an agile process framework for developing, delivering and sustaining complex products or information with an initial emphasis on software development. The scrum framework is designed for teams of ten or fewer members who split their workload into goals that can be completed within time boxed iterations known as sprints, usually no longer than 1 month. Scrum Master is the team role responsible for ensuring the team lives agile values and principles and follows the processes and practices that the team agreed would use. The five core values of Scrum include Courage, Focus, Commitment, Respect and Openness.
Course Objectives
The core objective of this course is to teach and empower Scrum professionals with core Scrum values and for them to begin to socialize Scrum within their own organizations and support teams. By the end of the program, trainees are expected to be well acquainted with the following:
- The five core values of scrum
- The eight essential Scrum principles
- Describe the rights and responsibilities of each role(team member) in scrum
- Explain the purpose for each scrum meeting and their importance to the scrum framework
- Use typical tool employed by scrum teams everywhere to monitor progress and report status
- Two lessons per week (2 hours per lesson).
- Attendance is mandatory
- Practical lessons and exercises(quiz)
- Final exams and project.
- A portable computer with necessary applications
- A Calculator
- A notebook, Pen/Pencil
- PC with necessary applications
- A Projector
Course outline
Learning Modules | Title | Duration |
Module 1 | Introduction to scrum and agile manifesto | Week 1 |
Module 2 | Self-organization, inspection and adaptation | Week 1 |
Module 3 | Values of the scrum framework | Week 2 |
Module 4 | Elements of chaos and confusion | Week 2 |
Module 5 | SCRUM roles | Week 3 |
Module 6 | SCRUM without project manager | Week 3 |
Module 7 | SCRUM user stories | Week 4 |
Module 8 | SCRUM product backlog | Week 4 |
Module 9 | The spirit and spirit backlog | Week 4 |
Module 10 | SCRUM burn down chart | Week 5 |
Module 11 | The spirit and SCRUM meeting | Week 5 |
Module 12 | SCRUM grooming | Week 6 |
Module 13 | Scaled scrum framework | Week 6 |
Module 14 | SCRUM release planning | Week 7 |
Module 15 | The next steps | Week 7 |
NB: Requirements to sit for final exams
Candidate should put in a minimum of 90% attendance to appear for the examinations.
Passing Minimum
A candidate shall secure a minimum of 50% to pass the final examination.
Teaching Methods (Learner centered method)
- Lecture discussion method/Participatory method
- Lecture demonstration method
- Discovery Learning.
Grading Individual
- Projects/Test/Quizzes 20%
- Homework and Class Participation 10%
- Final Course exam 70%