Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Kansas City, MO

14 PDUs Awarded
Scrum Alliance CSD-Eligible Course
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No Prerequisites Required
Who should attend?
Project Managers
IT Professionals (Architects, BAs, DBAs, Developers, etc.)
IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)
Anyone interested in learning the benefits of Scrum
Course Overview:
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) is an in-depth two day immersion into the world of Scrum. The course is full of practical, real world techniques that can be implemented immediately at your workplace. This course will allow your organization to enjoy the many advantages Scrum has to offer. Hands-on exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the benefits of Scrum firsthand. 
Course Learning Objectives:
The advantages that Scrum brings to your organization
A solid understanding of the Scrum framework
Your role and responsibilities as the ScrumMaster
The fundamentals of Agile Leadership (Servant Leadership)
Facilitation skills that will help you succeed in your new role
The importance of quickly uncovering roadblocks and clearing them for your team
Tracking team performance with Agile Earned Value Management and burn down/up charts
Considerations for implementing Scrum throughout your enterprise
  Benefits:
Increase customer satisfaction and time-to-market delivery
Properly align your development efforts around building the highest business value features first
Gain organizational trust and improve your team’s reputation for on-time and on-budget delivery, by setting them up for frequent success
Experience higher team morale and productivity with a fundamental shift in management style
Focus your personal efforts on the highest value tasks that will have an immediate impact on your team’s level of success
Improve communications through transparency and “pull” versus “push” systems
Achieve greater flexibility and bring value to your organization by adding another tool to your toolbox
Takeaways:
Thorough understanding of Scrum
A new outlook on the way you manage projects and lead your team
The knowledge necessary for incorporating Scrum practices into your working environment
A one year membership to the Scrum Alliance
Eligibility to sit for the Certified ScrumMaster assessment
About The Instructor: Brian M. Rabon, CST, PMP
Brian is the President of The Braintrust Consulting Group, He holds a BS in computer science from Auburn University and a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is an avid author, blogger and speaker at conferences, professional organizations, and user groups around the globe. Brian is an Adjunct Instructor for UAB’s Information Engineering and Management Program, a contract instructor for ASPE, New Horizons, Rally, Version One, and many other quality organizations. Brian is a Certified Scrum Trainer® through the Scrum Alliance and The Braintrust Consulting Group is a Registered Education Provider® for the Scrum Alliance.
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Cancellation Policy:
In order to receive a refund of your tuition for this course you must notify us no later than 5 days prior to the course start date. Cancellation requests received after the 5 day window will be issued a credit that can be applied towards a future class.
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