3-Day | Professional Advanced Scrum Master - (PSM II) Certification Course

Professional Scrum Master II™ (PSM II) course is a 3-day advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. The PSM II class is intended for Scrum Masters with at least one year of experience who are looking to grow their knowledge and abilities as a Scrum Master. This course is one step in that journey. The course also includes a free attempt at the globally recognized Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) certification exam.

Agile Sphere is committed to the pleasure and privilege of promoting excellence in people and in organizations. We do this by delivering extraordinary transformative learning experiences from world-class Professional Scrum Trainers who are also practitioners.

1. Our trainers explain the "why" behind all Scrum elements and give key phrases and unique visuals to help you remember the concepts.
2. Our trainers have deep and broad experience using Scrum in both technical and non-technical domains.
3. Our trainers are practitioners with experience relevant to current problems and solutions while keeping their Scrum Toolbox up-to-date.
4. Our trainers are Grand Scrum Masters, individuals who go beyond influencing change at the scrum team level and the greater organization in which they serve.

Meet your Professional Scrum Trainer

Greetings future Legendary Scrum Masters!

Unlike the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course which focuses on how to use Scrum, the Scrum framework, and the role of the Scrum Master, PSM II is an advanced course helping students to understand the stances that characterize an effective Scrum Master and servant-leader while diving deep into how they serve the Developers, Product Owner, and Organization. The class then teaches students about related practices and skills to enable them to have the right types of conversations and how to apply them to become better Scrum Masters.

Bring your questions, expect to have fun with a bit of chaos, learn from the collective intelligence of the class, and have many aha moments. Thank you in advance for your registration and I look forward to seeing you in class!

Sincerely, Grand Scrum Master Scott

For more info about G.S.M. Scott and Keynote speeches:

1. Scrum.org
2. Linkedin
3. The Agile Wire Podcast - "People who look like me"
4. Lean Agile Global Conference - "Scrum Team Diversity and Inclusion"
5. Blacks in Technology Foundation Speech - "Increase Personal Brand Value as a Scrum Master"

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Scrumcademy Podast

"Not Scrum Dumb" Podcast

WHAT OTHER STUDENTS ARE SAYING?

What can you really expect from this course and from Grand Scrum Master Scott? Still not sure from Scrum.org class reviews or Linkedin activity, take a listen to what others have to say from his debut in Lagos, Nigeria. "...He didn't come to train, but to transform!..."

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The Professional Scrum Master II course is an advanced course specifically designed for experienced Scrum Masters who have a thorough understanding of the Scrum framework. It is particularly beneficial for those people with at least one year of Scrum Master experience.

PREREQUISITES 

While it is recommended, you do not have to have a PSM I certification or have attended a PSM I class beforehand. Your hands-on experience as a Scrum Master and strong knowledge of Scrum is a must to get the most out of this course.

OVERVIEW

Over the 3 days, students will learn about areas critical to growing as a successful Scrum Master such as how the principles and values of Scrum help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make and how the Scrum Master can help change the environment of Scrum Teams, creating an environment for agility to thrive. The Scrum Master role is complex and often, a Scrum Master must be able to apply different stances in order to be effective, such as:

• The Scrum Master as a Teacher
• The Scrum Master as a Coach & Mentor
• The Scrum Master as a Facilitator
• The Scrum Master as a Change Agent

As a Scrum Master, being able to identify, and effectively apply, which stance would benefit your team the most depending on the situation or circumstance could prove to be the key to the success of your team.

As a Scrum Master, part of your role is to help management and other stakeholders across your organization understand the benefits of Scrum and Agile. Therefore, it is imperative that you have the information and background that is needed to gain credibility in order to be an effective change agent. Throughout the class, your PST will provide stories, exercises, facilitation techniques (such as “Liberating Structures”), resources, and more.

There will also be a time in class for the Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) to provide coaching on challenges that you and your classmates may be experiencing today or may in the future.

COURSE 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 Development Teams 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

ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master II course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment and are also entitled to a 40% discount on the PSM III assessment. These industry-recognized PSM certifications require a minimum passing score.

Students receive a 2nd free attempt at the assessment if an 85% or lower is scored and if the assessment is taken within 14 days from when their initial password email is sent. The 2nd password does not expire. 

Scrum.org maintains a public list of all PSM I certificate holders.

Students of Scrum.org courses are able to claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending a two-day Applying Professional Scrum (APS), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), or Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) course and 21 PDUs after attending a three-day Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD) course. 

Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a Scrum.org  assessment. Students can claim PDUs under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third-party providers” category. You can claim your PDUs online at https://ccrs.pmi.org.

POST-TRAINING SUPPORT

Agile Sphere is committed to providing quality training that is relevant and applicable. Agile Sphere trainers will provide up to one hour of complimentary coaching for every student who registers and completes any of our two-day public Professional Scrum training. Coaching can be divided into two 30-minute sessions. This promotion is available for all tickets.

NOTES

Training will begin promptly as posted on both days.

CANCELLATION POLICY 

Should your course be rescheduled or canceled, you have the option of rescheduling to another course or receiving a full refund. Please note rescheduling requests will be sent no later than 7 days before the start date.

Please email: iscottadams.agilesphere@gmail.com for any additional questions. 

REFUND POLICY 

If you are not able to attend the class you have registered for please email  iscottadams.agilesphere@gmail.com. Notifications sent at least 30 calendar days prior to the start of the class are eligible for a full refund or you may reschedule for a future class. Cancellations made 29 calendar days to 14 calendar days prior to the start of the class are eligible to reschedule for a future class or receive an 80% refund. If you cancel within 14 calendar days from the start of a class, or if you do not attend the class, you will not be eligible for a refund or credit. Send cancellation requests to iscottadams.agilesphere@gmail.com.

Questions? Please email us at iscottadams.agilesphere@gmail.com