Mastery of Scrum and Agile
Level
BeginnerDuration
40h / 5 daysDate
Individually arrangedPrice
Individually arrangedMastery of Scrum and Agile
This advanced training is designed for individuals and teams who want to deepen their knowledge of Scrum and Agile, strengthen their practical skills, and master agile practices across various organizational contexts. Participants will explore advanced Scrum practices, scaling frameworks, Kanban, and leadership in agile organizations. The training focuses on enhancing both technical and organizational agility, fostering self-managing teams, and improving delivery efficiency.
Who is this training for?
Experienced Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile practitioners seeking to elevate their skills.-
Team leaders and managers responsible for implementing agile practices in complex environments.
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Individuals working in multi-team or scaled agile organizations.
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Those aiming to integrate Scrum, Kanban, and scaling frameworks into daily work practices.
What You Will Learn
- Master advanced Scrum concepts, agile frameworks, and scaling methods.
- Understand how to optimize team performance and workflow with Kanban.
- Learn techniques for improving organizational agility and team collaboration.
- Gain practical experience in coaching, facilitation, and agile leadership.
- Apply Scrum and Agile principles to complex project environments.
Training Program
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Day 1: Scrum Fundamentals
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Scrum Principles
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Responsibilities
- Product Owner
- Scrum Master
- Developers
- Sprint and Backlogs
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Events
- Sprint
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Retrospective
- Product Backlog Refinement
- Scrum Pillars and Values
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Responsibilities
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Non-Scrum Additional Tools
- User Stories
- Story Points and Planning Poker
- Burndown Charts
- Pair Programming, TDD, Iterative-Incremental Work
- When to Use and When Not to Use Scrum
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Scrum Principles
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Day 2: Scrum and Agile
- Scrum vs Agile
- Agile Manifesto and its 12 Principles
- Common Misconceptions about Scrum
- How to Misuse Scrum without Being Agile
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Evolution of Scrum and the Latest Changes in Scrum Guide 2020
- Organizational Changes
- Changes to Events
- Changes to Values
- Structural Changes
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Day 3: Team and Organizational Self-Improvement
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Building People and Teams
- Facilitation
- Liberating Structures
- Leadership Styles
- 8 Scrum Master Attitudes
- Feedback
- Selected Coaching Tools
- Conscious and Continuous Development
- Development Stages of Scrum Masters
- Development Stages of Product Owners
- Development Stages of Teams
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Flow Optimization
- Work in Progress (WIP) Limits
- Cycle Time
- Kanban in Scrum Teams
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Agile Organization Development
- Organizational Culture
- Learning Culture
- Evidence-Based Management
- Common Misunderstandings Related to Scrum Masters
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Building People and Teams
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Day 4: Kanban
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Kanban Basics
- Board, Flow, Queues
- Work in Progress (WIP) Limits
- Avatars
- Fast Track
- Error Handling
- Practical Exercises
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Advanced Kanban
- Planning
- Parallel Work
- Multi-Level Kanban
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Metrics
- Lead Time
- Cumulative Flow Diagram
- Flow Optimization
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Kanban Cadences
- Strategy Review
- Operations Review
- Risk Review
- Service Delivery Review
- Delivery Planning Meeting
- Replenishment Meeting
- Daily Meeting
- Scrum vs Kanban – When to Choose Which
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Kanban Basics
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Day 5: Scaling Scrum
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Scaling
- What is Scrum Scaling and What is Not
- Why and How to Avoid Scaling
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Comparative Overview
- Configurations
- Events
- Roles
- Artifacts
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LeSS
- LeSS vs Scrum
- Simple Scaling (up to 8 teams)
- Huge LeSS (8+ teams)
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Nexus
- Team Organization
- Work Organization
- Using Nexus
- Managing Nexus
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Scrum@Scale
- Components
- Scaled Structure
- Roles and Events
- Executive/Meta Level
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SAFe
- PI Planning
- Scrum of Scrums
- PO Sync
- System Demo
- Inspect & Adapt
- Spotify Engineering Culture
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Scaling
