Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Course. Sydney, Australia (March 25th & 26th) March 24, 2009

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Overview
In this two-day course, you will apply the Scrum framework to
build a new product. You will learn what it feels like to be on a Scrum
teamexperiencing many of the challenges you're likely to facewhile
being coached by someone involved with the application of Scrum at many
organizations. This learning by doing style of instruction demands
your open mind and active participation.
We will apply the experiential activities to discussion of advanced
topics such as how to use Scrum in multiple-team organizations, how to
measure progress empirically at a macro level, release planning to
maximize ROI, and why such a simple framework disrupts organizations to
be the best they can be.
Participants who complete the course will be eligibleto complete
their CSM certification withthe Scrum Alliances' multiple choice
examination.
About the Trainer
Kane Mar is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) based in Brisbane,
Australia. Kane has been a practicing ScrumMaster since 2001 and has
been a CST since 2006. He has taught CSM courses in Europe and North
America. Kane's profile at the Scrum Alliance can be found here:http://www.scrumalliance.org/profiles/11-kane-mar
Pre-requisites
Participants are required to read the following books prior to class:

"Agile Project Management with Scrum", Ken Schwaber. Microsoft Press. 2004(
"Agile Estimating and Planning, Mike Cohn". Prentice Hall. 2005(
"Agile Software Development with Scrum", Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle. Prentice Hall. 2001

Who Should Attend
This course is suitable for anyone working in software
development and IT, including:Project managers, team leads, and
IT/development managers, architects, developers and other team members.
Cancellation Policy
Full refunds are available up until 10 business days before the
scheduled event date. Cancellations made within 10 business days of the
event will be credited toward future events. However, no refunds will
be issued. No refunds or credits will be available for "no-shows."
Substitutions will be accepted at any time prior to commencement of the
course.As an added value to course participants, I reserve two
seats at each of its public courses for individuals who have already
taken a course from me, and would like to take it a second time. This
allows participants to brush up on their Scrum basics. The offer is
provided on a first-come, first-served basis and must be used for the
same course as the original (i.e., an individual who completed a CSM
course may enroll in another CSM course, but not a Product Owner
course). In addition, this offer is only available within the first six
months following the original course. Please contact me as early as
possible to reserve your seat.
Contents
Overview of Scrum

Why Scrum?
What is Scrum?

Meetings

The daily scrum
Sprint Planning
Sprint review
Sprint retrospective

The Product Backlog

What is the Product Backlog
Size of the items
Writing User Stories
User stories on the product backlog
INVEST

Estimating and Planning

Planning Poker
Dog Points

Tracking progress

Sprint burndown graph
Task boards

Definition of "Done"

Technical debt and architecture in a Scrum environment

The ScrumMaster

Description
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a ScrumMaster

The Product Owner

Description
Responsibilities

The Team

Description
Roles
Teams are cross-functional

Sprints

Potentially shippable
Sprint length
Release sprints
Abnormal terminations
Velocity

Release planning

Release Burndown graph
The Alternative Product Burndown graph

Scalability

The scrum of scrums
A large team (model #1)
A large team (model #2)


Organized by Kane Mar

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Ticket Info:  Full Price ticket., AU$1,600.00

Official Website: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/253003741/upcoming