DevOps Institute: Certified Agile Service Manager (CASM) Training in South Africa

Some Familiarity with ITSM processes and Scrum is recommended.

The learning objectives for Certified Agile Service Manager (CASM) include an understanding of:

• What does it mean to “be agile?”
• The Agile Manifesto, its core values, and principles
• Adapting Agile thinking and values into service management
• Agile concepts and practices including DevOps, ITIL ® , SRE, Lean and Scrum
• Scrum roles, artifacts, and events as it applies to processes
• The two aspects of Agile Service Management:
  • 1 - Agile Process Improvement–ensuring processes are lean and deliver “just enough” control
  • 2- Agile Process Engineering–applying Agile practices to process engineering projects

LEARNER MATERIALS

• Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training and exercise facilitation
• The Agile Service Management Guide (pre-class resource)
• Learner Manual (excellent post-class reference)
• Participation in unique hands-on exercises designed to apply concepts
• Sample exam and exam requirements guidelines
• Access to additional sources of information and communities

CERTIFICATION EXAM

Successfully passing (65%) the 60-minute exam, consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions, leads to the candidate’s designation as a Certified Agile Service Manager. The certification is governed and maintained by the DevOps Institute.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Why Agile Service Management?

Module 2: Agile Service Management

Module 3: Leveraging Related Guidance

Module 4: Agile Service Management Roles

Module 5: Agile Process Engineering

Module 6: Agile Service Management Artifacts

Module 7: Agile Service Management Events

Module 8: Agile Process Improvement