Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM), Finland

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Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) is an in-depth two-day immersion into the world of the ScrumMaster role. The class explores Agile Facilitation and Agile Coaching and how the ScrumMaster uses these skills to support the team, the Product Owner and the Organization. The class is full of real-world examples from the attendees' experiences and coaches attendees through practical tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately at your workplace. The class is a deep dive into your role as a ScrumMaster and the hands-on activities and exercises demonstrate key concepts and let you experience the next level of Scrum firsthand.

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This course is offered in partnership with Cprime Learning, a Scrum Alliance Registered Education Ally (REA).

Who Should Attend?

Individuals who have been in the ScrumMaster role for at least 12 months
IT Leadership (Managers/Directors/VPs/CIOs/CTOs)
Project Managers

Anyone is welcome to take this course, however to receive your Advanced Certified ScrumMaster™ (A-CSM™) you need to:

Have a current Certified ScrumMaster™ Certification (CSM™)
Complete the 2 day Advanced Certified ScrumMaster™ (A-CSM)
Have at least 12 months of experience within the last 5 years that you demonstrate by updating the experience on your Scrum Alliance Profile.

Additionally, although it is not mandatory, students who have completed a foundational Agile course have found it very helpful when completing this course.

Explain Agile and Lean Values and Principles, so that you can better appreciate Scrum
Understand Agile Facilitation, so that you can better support your team
Understand Agile Coaching, so that you can coach your Team, Product Owner and Organization
Explore self-organization, so that you can support your Development Team in becoming Self Organized
Explore team dynamics, so that you can help your team work together better
Explore Definition of Done, so that you facilitate your team creating one

Section 1: Lean, Agile, and Scrum

Agile and Lean values, principles, and worldview

Leveraging other Agile frameworks, and how they related to Scrum
Practical experience rectifying common pitfalls

Empirical process control

Function of inspect-and-adapt in each meeting
Triage situations when transparency, inspection, and adaption need improvement
See the linkage between the mechanics of Scrum and the underlying theory of Empirical Process Control

Section 2: Agile Facilitation and Coaching

Basic facilitation

Overcoming challenges of integrating multiples frames of reference
Understanding when not to act as the facilitator, and let a group self-organize
Planning collaborative meetings
Demonstrate facilitation of a meeting, opening
Integrating different perspectives
Coming to a group decision

Coaching fundamentals

Understanding the Scrum Master’s many “stances”
Gain a basic toolkit of coaching techniques

Section 3: Service to the Team

Identify the common issues the undermine Self-Organization

Definition of Done
Value of Engineering Practices
Coaching the Product Owner

Section 4: Service to the Organization

Resolving Impediments
Scaling Scrum
Organizational Change

Section 5: Scrum Mastery

Personal Development
Servant Leadership

Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) Training Course in Finland

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Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) Training in Finland

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