Where & When
Bellevue , WA
Mon, Jul 27
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Pricing
$595/person
Special Pricing
Early Bird Discount
Register at least 4 weeks prior to the course and receive
$100 off
Instructor(s)
Lean Scrum Master Certification by Net Objectives
Description
Scrum's adoption rate has been nothing short of amazing. Unfortunately, Scrum is starting to hit the limits of where it works when you only pay attention to the Scrum team itself. Ken Scwhaber, co-creater of Scrum, estimates that "75% of those organizations using Scrum will not succeed in getting the benefits that they hope for from it." Ken alludes to management accommodating the impediments to team productivity instead of removing them as the cause for this high failure rate. Our CEO, Alan Shalloway, has a different view. In his blog Questioning Why (not if) Scrum Fails Alan argues that Scrum's high failure rate is due to Scrum being adopted in organizations whose current structure does not readily lend itself to Scrum and the fact that Scrum does not give direct insights into how to improve this structure.Ironically, basic Scrum tends to insulate the team from management - the very people that are needed to facilitate Scrum's growth through the enterprise. While Scrum gives methods to provide management with the results of the team's work, its core methods provide no insights into how the team is working. Furthermore, our experience has shown that without proper guidance, most new Scrum teams make the same mistakes. Ironically, many Scrum trainers point to this lack of assistance as a strength of Scrum - it being just a simple framework where the team must inspect and adapt its way out of the situation. Somehow we are led to believe that overcoming these recurring obstacles will make the team stronger. It will - but there is a better way.
At Net Objectives, we have found that Lean-Thinking can be tremendous help to both of these issues. Lean provides a corporate wide view that can help management discover how they can help their team's performance. Lean-Thinking also provides questions to ask and thinking-tools to help solve them with that can greatly speed up the adoption of Scrum in new teams.
In addition to solving these particular problems, Lean provides a set of principles which enables teams to find solutions to their challenges more readily. Many organizations are trying to implement Agile methods across the enterprise. The challenge with this is that practices only apply in particular contexts. One needs an understanding of the principles underneath these practices to best define them for the situation a team is in. This course provides a starting point for Scrum Masters to look at how to apply principles to assist in the definition of the practices they need.
This course teaches people already proficient with Scrum how to be an effective Scrum Master taking advantage of basic Lean-Thinking.
Certification by Net Objectives. Net Objectives is not affiliated with the Scrum Alliance.
You learn how to
- Be a Scrum Master whose team works efficiently
By learning how to manage the workflow of your team, you can help them be more efficient as well as move them into a mode of continuous process improvement more quickly - Work with management so they can help your team become more effective
While basic Scrum tends to insulate teams from management, Lean-Scrum helps managers understand how the team works from a business perspective. This aligns management with the team - making them an ally in improving the team's methods - Lead your team into continuously improving their process
Scrum requires teams to learn. This requires the Scrum Master to be a facilitator in this learning. Studies have shown that focusing on workflow instead of individual, or even team performance, lowers fear and accelerates this. - Identify common Scrum Anti-Patterns and use Lean principles to build on what others have learned
There is not enough time to learn from your own mistakes - you need to learn from the mistakes of others
The Lean Connection
- You will learn Scrum in the Context of Lean Principles
This certification course includes imparting an understanding of Lean principles as it applies to software development as it helps to guide teams in the adoption of Scrum practices. - You can avoid many of the errors most new Scrum teams make by learning how Lean solves many basic questions:
- How do we determine the order and number of stories in our Sprint backlog to work on?
- How do we handle specialized or over-worked staff?
- What is the proper work flow for our stories?
- How can we ensure that the testers keep up with the developers?
- How can we manage dependencies with other teams?
Upon Graduation
As a result of successful completion of the program, students receive an extensive list of competencies that delineate the skills required for performing as a Lean Scrum Master. Every student is given access to our proprietary Professional Self-Assessment Tool to determine which of these competencies are understood. Students enjoy ongoing access to our valuable on-line learning resources, providing them the best and most complete curriculum to continue their education in comparison to any other Agile training provider. Upon earning a passing grade on the post-course Certification Competencies Exam, the student is granted their Professional Scrum Certificate by Net Objectives.Net Objectives is not affiliated with the Scrum Alliance.
Target Audience
Software developers, analysts, and project managers who want to understand how to make their Scrum teams more effective.Prerequisites
Students need to meet one of the following criteria:- taken any Net Objectives Scrum related courses (team, product owner or Scrum Master Certification)
- taken the CSM course from the Scrum Alliance
- been using Scrum for 6 months
Read more about Advanced Lean-Agile Project Management for Scrum Masters
Venue/Registration Info
- Net Objectives Bellevue Offices
- Belle-View Office Park
275 118th Avenue SE - Room/Location
- Suite 115
- Map link
- Directions/Maps
- Special Instructions
- Enter the main double-doors of the building, off the parking lot. Take the hall to your right. Go to the door at the end of the hall. The training room is through the door, down the hall, last doorway on your left, opposite a small kitchen.
