Certified ScrumMaster

The Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) training is an introduction into the world of Agile and Scrum. You will learn the underlying values and principles behind Agile and Scrum and how the Scrum framework is applied to create high performing teams. While focusing on the role of a ScrumMaster, the CSM is also an excellent opportunity to learn about how Scrum works to improve the delivery capability of any team.

Applying the Scrum framework requires changing our habits and our intuitive way of working. These interactive classes, whether online or in-person, are built around a simulation exercise in which you, the attendees, work together on a team to create a new product. You will discover how Scrum works through direct experience, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes in a safe environment within the class, so that you can apply Agile and Scrum practices with confidence in your own work environment, whatever that might be.

Our classes are designed to maximize engagement, understanding and retention, blending lecture and classroom discussion with exercises, games and simulations. Using Scrum to teach the class allows us to manage the pace of the class while taking time to move and refresh our brains to stay focused throughout the day.

This two-day course is taught by the only Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) in Canada. Participants receive the Certified ScrumMaster credential from the Scrum Alliance upon completion of the course and passing an online exam, as required by the Scrum Alliance.

*Please Note:  The exam fees and the 2 year membership fees are all included as part of the course fees. The participant will have two attempts within 90 days after they receive their welcome email to pass the test at no cost. After two attempts or 90 days, you will be charged $25 for each additional attempt.

This course is designed for ScrumMasters, project managers, product owners, and managers, and development teams (e.g., development, QA, DBAs, UI/UX) new to Agile and Scrum. Ideally, the cross-functional team attends together with their managers.

Curriculum Topics

• Agile principles and methodologies
• Connecting Agile principles to the core Lean disciplines
• The Scrum framework and common vocabulary
• The roles of ScrumMaster, product owner, and development team
• Agile teams and an iterative process for rapid change, learning, and development
• Iterative and incremental development through the extended Scrum Lego City simulation
• Applying the Agile and Scrum principles and practices to build a real product
• Meeting deadlines and managing scope on an Agile project

Learning Objectives

• Define the Scrum roles, ceremonies and artefacts and how they work together.
• Describe each Scrum role, what they manage and how they are measured.
• Learn how to create a Definition of Done for an agile team.
• Participate in each Scrum ceremony/meeting while building a real product.
• Understand how the ScrumMaster guides the team to continuously improve.

This course can be applied to the UBC Associate Certificate in Agile Leadership.

The UBC Certified ScrumMaster course is delivered in partnership with IncrementOne.

IncrementOne is a professional services firm that enables organizations to unlock and achieve rapid and sustainable performance improvement based on the application of a lean and agile mindset. We believe that your delivery capability is only as good as the results it delivers. Results are how you learn and steer your product delivery teams to exceed customer expectations. In a dynamic, complex and unpredictable environment the ability to respond quickly to emerging customer needs defines business agility. Companies that get this right stand out in the marketplace. IncrementOne brings together a proven team of agile consultants with a unique approach to change management and problem solving based on seeing results from the outset.

Course Format

This course will be delivered live online. Handouts and course outline will be available through our LMS - Moodle. You will receive login details to moodle one day before the course start date.