Certified ScrumMaster®: 8-10 Jul 2024 07:30-12:30 MDT

Certified ScrumMaster®

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Manoj Vadakkan

Northern Star Consulting, LLC

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Certified ScrumMaster®

Learn how to apply scrum and gain practical agile skills to drive results in any role, whether you want to work as a scrum master or grow your capabilities. CSM® courses are delivered by Scrum Alliance-certified trainers who possess deep scrum knowledge. When you complete the course, you will receive a two-year Scrum Alliance professional membership.

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Learners may take this class from their homes or office. This will help learners be ready-to-be-doers right after the class. Scrum Alliance Registration and Testing fees are included.

At the end of the last session, learners will be eligible to take the CSM test and get certified. Learners need to be actively present and should use a webcam during tto order to be qualified for the certification from Scrum Alliance.

Learners consistently rate this class as one of the best classes they have taken.

Join us for this highly interactive workshop to learn Scrum. This class will help you learn the fundamentals of Scrum. Unlike some other classes you may have attended, this is a highly interactive workshop with no PowerPoint slides to bore you to death.

"Started out skeptical, finished feeling comfortable and positive about Scrum." ~ Marc B.

This workshop will help you learn the fundamentals of Scrum practices. This training is appropriate for anyone who is interested in learning about Scrum - for your team including the Developers, Testers, Business Analysts, and Management (Project Managers and other Management members), and especially for people who are going to be playing the role of ScrumMaster.

On completion of the course and successful completion of a post-course online evaluation at Scrum Alliance, you will be registered as Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) with a two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance.

"Over the course of 30 years, I have attended many classes taught by instructors of varying expertise. Manoj is one of the finest instructors I have encountered, his teaching style is engaging and his understanding of the subject is excellent. He keeps the class involved and we in turn learn. His examples are relevant and serve to drive home the specific topic he is teaching." ~ Jim F.

No Death-by-PowerPoint in this class!

Students prioritize tasks at a scrum board This is not your typical training where the instructor tells you everything from a podium using a PowerPoint! This is an experiential learning workshop where you will experience what you are learning through carefully designed activities, well-facilitated discussions, and minimal lectures. During this class, you will not only learn from the facilitator, you will also learn from discussing with your peers, co-creating learning materials, and teaching your peer group. Join us to participate, practice, and learn Scrum.

"[Manoj is a] very engaging trainer and used tools outside of technology to help us learn and interact with one another. I have been practicing agile within my organization for some time now, but Manoj helped educate me further on the various frameworks within agile that I was more unfamiliar with." ~ Mallory M.

Come prepared to participate in exercises and discussions. Come prepared to be challenged. Attendees will return with knowledge and skills that they can start using with their teams and organizations the next day. Come with a beginner's mind: "In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few". This training will help you see new possibilities and learn techniques to come up with your own solutions for your challenges.

Happy students at the end of a scrum class

"Manoj is an outstanding trainer. His unique and engaging approach to delivering Scrum training was refreshing. The concepts were presented in a logical and meaningful way and reinforced with brief, fun, and helpful exercises. Unlike most classes, I stayed engaged throughout and left with a comfortable, working understanding of Scrum and ready to take the test." ~ Cynthia C.

What are you waiting for?

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Student testimonial: "Manoj is dynamic and fun..."

Dates:	8-10 Jul 2024
Starting At:	07:30 MDT for 5.0 hours
Language:	English
Venue:	Zoom/Online/Virtual-Online
Price:	$499
Discounts:	Discounted seats available. Contact Manoj Vadakkan for more information.
Notes:	"Manoj is an excellent and interactive teacher. Throughout the Certified Scrum Master training he came up with highly engaging exercises to maximize student learning, and afterward, I was able to confidently pass the CSM test." ~ Alexander G. What will I get? A rich scrum workbook that you will co-create with your learning in the class Various reading materials and supporting materials for further learning and research Opportunity to follow up with the instructor with future questions 2 years of membership with Scrum Alliance Eligibility to take the CSM exam CSM exam fees included with registration Up to 16 PDUs (Professional Development Units) toward your PMP, PMI-ACP, or other PMI certification Don't have your PMI-ACP yet? Receive up to 16 contact hours toward eligibility to sit for the PMI-ACP® examination "Manoj was the Scrum/Agile Framework and Principles instructor for a class I took under him in May 2011. I found him and his class most instructive... we covered a lot of territories; he was very hands-on, thorough, knowledgeable and followed up afterward above and beyond what was expected. I highly recommend Manoj." ~ Matt K. Who is my instructor? Manoj Vadakkan is a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®) and an Agile software development consultant. Manoj has experience in helping companies adopting an agile way of working. He conducts Scrum trainings around the world. Manoj has 25 years of experience in Software Development and Project Management. His Industry experience includes Telecommunications, Insurance, Bank, Media, and Federal Govt. Agencies. His coaching experience includes software and non-software organizations. He shares his experiences by presenting at national and international conferences. For the last 5 years, he is proud to have been served his local community in the Washington DC Metro area by leading Agile Leadership Network DC chapter. He founded Agile DC, the premier DC-area Agile conference. Manoj now has relocated back to Colorado and looking to engage in Colorado Agile community. Manoj Vadakkan is a practitioner who enjoys helping individuals, teams, and organizations practice Agile well. He will help you learn Scrum practices from his wide array of experience within small & large, private & government, software & non-software, and co-located & distributed organizations. Join this workshop to learn from a practitioner! Manoj will be available to answer questions long after the workshop to help you with questions you run into while practicing what you learned. Based on availability, attendees may schedule a limited number of short calls to get answers for their follow up questions after the training. We want you to be successful in adopting Scrum in your organization! Want to bring this training or customized training to your organization? Contact us for onsite classes.

"The way the [CSM] workshop was held was very interactive and kept everyone involved." ~ Abhijeet B.

What will I learn?

The following topics will be covered during this interactive workshop:

Agile Principles and Values
Scrum Framework and Scrum Values
What is it like working within the Scrum framework?
- Scrum Master
- Product Owner
- The Team
- Other Team Members
- What would a Project Manager do? (and other roles in the organization)
Product Backlog
Meetings: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
Continuous improvement with Retrospectives
User Stories and Other Requirement Techniques
Agile Estimation Techniques
Planning and Monitoring
Burn-down / Burn-up charts
Additional topics may be covered based on the need of the class

Student testimonial: "All good and very well done."

"I had the pleasure, along with my team, of being trained in Scrum by Manoj. We not only learned but to a person, enjoyed the way Manoj taught the material in an interactive way that had us all involved. There is no doubt Manoj knows the material thoroughly and has a style which spreads his enthusiasm to his students. If you ever have the chance - work with him!" ~ Tony U.

Who is it for?

CSM students show excitement to do Scrum Any person who is interested in learning more about Scrum or wants to make Scrum work better for their team or organization is encouraged to attend. While the focus of the class is for people who want to learn how to leverage the Scrum framework to bring about change, any member of a team or the organization who is interested in how to use Scrum would find this class useful. Typical attendees in the past have included:

Functional Managers
Team Leads
Analysts
Architects
Engineers
Software Developers
Directors
Testers
Scrum Masters
Product Owners
and other roles that support product development

Are discounts available?

Special pricing is available for groups and veterans. Contact us to determine your eligibility.

Student testimonial: "This training is very helpful to understand scrum..."