Scrum Master Course Syllabus

Agile

• An Overview of Agile
• Why Agile?
• Significance of Agile
• Agile Manifesto
• Various Principles in Agile
• History of Agile
• Agile Frameworks
• Project Management: The Changing Scenario
• Agile: Traditional Approach
• Agile Facts and Figures
• Agile: Estimating, Planning, Monitoring, and Control
• Agile on Complex Projects

Agile Planning, Estimation, and Analysis

• Understanding Agile Planning
• Understanding Agile Monitoring and Adapting
• Task/Kaban Boards
• What is Timeboxing?
• Planning: Iteration and Release Planning
• WIP Limits
• Burn Down/Up Charts
• Understanding Cumulative Flow Diagrams
• Defining Process Tailoring
• Variance and Trend Analysis
• What is Backlog grooming and Refinement
• Product Feedback Loop
• Agile Estimation
• Relative Sizing and Story Points
• Wide Band Delphi
• Planning Poker
• Estimating Affinity
• Ideal Time
• Agile Analysis and Design
• What is a Product Roadmap?
• User Stories/Backlog
• Understanding Progressive Elaboration
• Wireframes, Chartering, and Personas
• What is Agile Modelling

Agile Communication, Soft Skills, and Product Quality

• Agile Communication
• Understanding Information Radiator
• Agile Tooling
• Osmotic Communications
• Two-way Communication
• Daily Stand-Ups
• Active Listening
• Brainstorming
• Feedback Methods and their Significance
• Ensuring Product Quality
• Verification and Validation
• Development: Test-Driven and Test First
• The Process of Continuous Integration
• Exploratory Testing and its Significance
• Soft Skills and Emotional Intelligence
• Collaboration and Adaptive Leadership
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Risk Management

• What is Risk Management?
• Risk-Adjusted Backlog
• Risk Based and Architectural Spike
• Earned Value Management(EVM)
• Value Stream Mapping
• Value Based Prioritization
• Customer-Valued Prioritization
• Minimal Viable Product

Scrum

• An Overview of Scrum
• Features of Scrum
• Product Owner
• Planning Poker
• What is Sprint
• Scrum Master
• Manager in Scrum
• Scrum Pre-planning meeting
• Sprint Calendar
• DONE
• Working of Sprint
• The Sprint backlog
• Updating Sprint Backlog
• Daily Scrum Meeting
• Sprint Review and Retrospective

Scrum Metrics, Planning, and Estimation

• Iterations
• Business Value Delivered
• Velocity
• BurnDown
• Code Coverage and Pairing
• Release Planning
• Velocity and Historical Data
• Planning a Release in Scrum
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Scrum
• Best Practices in Scrum