Course Overview
The Professional Scrum Master™-Advanced (PSM-A) course is a thoughtfully curated advanced training program designed to build on the foundation of Scrum principles and practices. This two-day course focuses on empowering Scrum Masters with the essential tools, strategies, and insights to effectively serve and guide Agile teams. Participants will delve into the nuances of servant-leadership, team dynamics, problem-solving, and scaling Scrum to ensure successful Agile implementations.
Who Should Attend
- Experienced Scrum Masters
- Agile Coaches
- Team Leads
- Project Managers
- Agile practitioners seeking deeper Scrum knowledge
Learning Objectives
- What practices, tools, skills and stances make an effective Scrum Master
- How the Scrum principles and values help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make
- How the Scrum Master acts as a servant-leader and improves their ability in this role
- What the Scrum Master can do to support Developers and Product Owners to become more effective
- Ways that the Scrum Master can help to change the environment making it more conducive for Scrum Teams to be successful with greater agility
- Provide tips and techniques for the Scrum Master to work with the rest of the organization in support of their Scrum Teams
- Improve effects on the organization of a successful Scrum Master
- Dealing with team conflict
- Removing impediments
- Communicating the importance of a “Done” Increment
- How to support the Scrum Team
- Understanding the challenges of middle management