AGILE METHODOLOGIES – SCRUM MASTER II

Agile Team Management: From Theory to Practice

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The “Agile Methodologies – Scrum Master II – Agile Team Management: From Theory to Practice” course allows participants to develop in-depth knowledge and skills on agile concepts and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and Lean, or even hybrid. This course focuses on the development of optimal processes with teams that are well positioned to solve complex problems in the context of combined frameworks, where business adaptation and experimentation are core elements to reduce project risk. Based on theory, workshops, exercises and case studies, it is intended for those interested in the subject and who wish to implement empiricism as a main method to derisk complex projects within their company. It is also intended for those who already have practical experience in agile project and/or product management and who want to go further by exploring continuous innovation.

Note: For participants with no experience or basic knowledge of agility and scrum, we recommend taking the Scrum Master I course first. No basic concepts will be studied during this training.

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Course content

  • The Scrum Master’s posture in an agile or hybrid context. Learn more about understanding the context to find a different point of views between the different positions of a Scrum Master, but also about the approach of a traditional team leader.
    • Teacher: increases skills among different stakeholders on their knowledge and mastery of agility, but mainly focuses on empathy and understanding issues, challenges and opportunities of agile team members and their stakeholders;
    • Coach and Mentor: accompanies and empowers individuals in their journey towards agility, seeks to better understand their motivations, modes of operation and challenges to advance them as contributors to an agile team;
    • Facilitator & Experimenter: focuses on innovation, business hypothesis testing and potential value validation to drive product innovation, and use Lean Startup, Design Thinking/Design Sprint and product development principles through the Minimum Viable Product (MVP), to do emergent planning for a product roadmap;
    • Product Owner Partner: communicates vision, status and opportunities to foster a common understanding, assist and support the Scrum team to conduct business experimentations on customers’ desirability, technological feasibility and business viability;
    • Influencer & Agent of Change: communicates and influences stakeholders, customers and the Scrum team to work and collaborate towards a common goal;
    • Collaborator: seeks input, ideas and feedback from others, plans deliveries and integrates with other teams, requirements management and deployment planning (if the context is IT);
    • Decision support: supports stakeholders in creating maximum impact by making clear choices and decisions; Agile product (and project!) management and Scrum mechanics: efficiency, emergent planning, and risk assessment and management;
  • The Scrum Master as a change leader: key principles and team effectiveness. Discover how to orient posture and use techniques to boost and align teams, in order to accompany them in the process of developing skills to become self-managed with a creative mindset and adaptable to the context.
  • The Scrum Master as a guardian of the teams’ psychological capital. Integrate the normalization of challenges encountered in agile or hybrid contexts, and master the exploration of techniques to move the team forward, by working on the psychological capital of its members.
  • PSM II exercises and exam simulation. Optional section for those wishing to study for the exam.

This course is also available on request for corporate teams.

Educational approach

The “Agile Methodologies – Scrum Master II – Agile Team Management: From Theory to Practice” course has several approaches:

  • Presentation of theoretical concepts  
  • Presentation of real-life cases and association with other good practices 
  • Feedback from trainer and participants 
  • Reverse classroom approach for online courses: asynchronous activities scheduled between workshops to maintain engagement and deepen learning
  • Course materials included

In order to master the concepts covered in this course, participants must complete it with personal practice.

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At the end of this training, participants will have acquired the foundation of the right interactions, skills and practices to provide effective agile or hybrid team management leadership applicable to their context. We will discuss best practices for communicating and implementing the vision, guiding the team in the validation of their business assumptions, and techniques for working on a value delivery posture to stakeholders. We will position the roles and responsibilities of the Scrum Master in the field and will provide operating modes adapted to the reality of the market, tools and practices to guide the teams to collaborate with the different stakeholders around the Scrum Master.

Note: Participants will have the basic knowledge necessary to take the PSM 1 certification exam on Scrum.org.  Note that the exam is not included in this training and its success is not guaranteed, as it is directly related to the participant’s experience with Scrum. The participant will be directed to the scrum.org website where the exam is available in English only.

Duration

In person: Two days/15 hours

Online: The equivalent of 15 hours in the form of 5 x 3 hours virtual workshops over 3 weeks

Admission requirements

Master the basics of agile and/or scrum and ideally have approximately 6 months to 1 year of experience on an agile or hybrid team. Having the PSM I foundation certification is highly recommended.

Certificate issued

A certificate of participation is issued to those who have attended more than 80% of the course hours.

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