Where & When

Chicago , IL

Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 8 '08
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Pricing

$1995/person

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Instructor(s)

Guy M. Beaver

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Abstract

• Learn, experience, and practice the Scrum Master approach to managing development
• Apply lean-agile principles to software development projects
• Build a cohesive agile team to deliver high quality software more quickly
• Plan and execute small development iterations and internal releases
• Respond to emerging requirements and competitive pressures
• Practice Scrum leadership within a simulated project

Eliminate Barriers to Development Success

Scrum is an agile development method for project management that removes barriers between your customers and the development team. Using the Scrum approach, your organization will more easily meet market and customer needs while attaining its ROI objectives for your project. As a trained Scrum Master, you will help improve the quality of life and productivity for all members of your team. Implementing Scrum boosts productivity, unleashes creativity, provides “quick wins” for your team, and improves the quality of your software.

Empower Your Team

Lean-agile principles empower a development team to learn as they go and eliminate waste while making decisions as late as possible. By following lean-agile practices, your team will deliver high quality, working software as fast as possible. Implementing lean-agile practices and Scrum at the team, IT management, and business levels improves engineering practices and tools, resulting in a potentially shippable product at each increment of completed work.

Learn by Doing

Learning how to be a respected Scrum Master requires certain skills, many of which are only learned by doing them. Experience an actual Scrum project during the course and practice- rather than just hear about-the skills you need to learn. The course consists of training, case studies, discussions, and hands-on exercises surrounding the interaction of a Scrum Master and a development team. Participants live the life of a Scrum Master as they interact with team members, peers, and management.

Who Should Attend

This course is appropriate for project managers, team leaders, development managers, analysts, QA staff, and anyone who needs to learn the fundamentals of Scrum team management and lean-agile practices. Because of the experiential learning nature of this course, it is appropriate for all members of your development teams.

What Customers Say About this Course

"Actually experiencing Scrum made all the difference between receiving knowledge and learning something."
– TS of Seattle

"The 'hands-on' experience provided by the scrum game project was outstanding."
– BF of Seattle

"The exercise to create a Scrum game was good and educational. It helped to drive the principles and ideas thought in the course to a hands on activity."
- TS of Seattle

"The Scrum Master Implementation Workshop was really worth the trip from Europe. It filled the gap I had in terms of practicing all the main scrum master activities within a realistic project environment. The coverage of the Scrum theory by the trainer was also quite deep and illustrated with numerous war stories, some of which contributed by the participants. And so I can only recommend this class if you are the learn-by-doing type : it was fun and effective."
- LD from Paris

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Venue Location Info

Sheraton Suites Chicago-Elk Grove

121 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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