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Scrum Master Specialization
SkillUp

Scrum Master Specialization

Launch your career as a Scrum Master. Enhance your career with Scrum Master in-demand skills and practical, hands-on exercises to get you job-ready fast. No prior experience necessary.

Daniel C. Yeomans
Matt Versdahl
SkillUp

Instructors: Daniel C. Yeomans

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(82 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Master the most up-to-date concepts, tools, principles, and the language Scrum Masters use regularly

  • Apply your new Scrum Master skills to real-world projects

  • Build a portfolio of projects to showcase your Scrum Master skills to employers

  • Take a practice exam designed to prepare you for the CSM certification exam from Scrum Alliance

Overview

What’s included

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Taught in English
34 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from SkillUp

Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Summarize the role of the Scrum Master to include a position description, benefits of the position, and key skills essential to success.

  • Compare and contrast the role of the Scrum Master to a traditional project manager.

  • Describe opportunities for Scrum Masters in the current work environment to include potential employment, job requirements, and salary ranges.

  • Define certification opportunities in Agile and Scrum to include Scrum Alliance CSM, PMI-ACP, and PMI-DASM.

Skills you'll gain

Sprint Planning, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Communication, Meeting Facilitation, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Analysis, Team Building, and Job Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Identify the Scrum Process flow and the various artifacts required at different phases of the process flow and create Scrum Personas.

  • Develop a Working Agreement to foster a collaborative environment for your team members.

  • Develop a retrospective for a given scenario and use coaching techniques to resolve a dysfunctional team.

  • Develop a Product Vision and goals and collaborate with the Product Owner to refine a Backlog.

Skills you'll gain

Stakeholder Management, Team Building, Meeting Facilitation, Employee Coaching, Sprint Planning, Team Management, Change Management, Organizational Change, Scrum (Software Development), Conflict Management, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Team Leadership, Agile Methodology, and Agile Project Management

What you'll learn

  • Apply Scrum skills, create project charters, perform Stacey analysis, and identify and prioritize stakeholders with optimal engagement methods.

  • Create a working agreement, User Stories, product backlog, Sprint backlog, analyze risks, and develop an Agile risk register.

  • Perform relative estimation for story points, calculate team velocity, develop a Kanban board, and generate a burndown chart.

  • Evaluate daily Scrum meeting best practices, prepare for a demo, conduct a retrospective, and discuss Scrum certification opportunities.

Skills you'll gain

Sprint Planning, User Story, Backlogs, Estimation, Agile Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Kanban Principles, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Methodology, Portfolio Management, Performance Analysis, Project Planning, Product Improvement, Team Building, Project Documentation, Stakeholder Management, and Project Risk Management

What you'll learn

  • List CSM testing and eligibility requirements.

  • Summarize what to expect from the CSM test.

  • Explain how to prepare for the CSM test.

  • Complete a CSM Practice Test.

Skills you'll gain

Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Methodology, User Story, Agile Software Development, Agile Project Management, and Knowledge Transfer

Earn a career certificate

Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.

Instructors

Daniel C. Yeomans
SkillUp
29 Courses151,505 learners
Matt Versdahl
SkillUp
2 Courses114,023 learners
SkillUp
SkillUp
106 Courses320,814 learners

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