Professional Scrum Master™ – Advanced is an advanced training designed for Scrum Masters with at least one year of experience who want to deepen their knowledge, strengthen their skills, and accelerate their professional growth.
Unlike the Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM) course, which focuses on how to use the Scrum framework and the accountabilities of the Scrum Master, PSM-A goes a step further. It explores the stances that define an effective Scrum Master and provides a deeper understanding of how they serve Developers, the Product Owner, and the organization as a whole. Participants will explore areas critical to becoming a successful Scrum Master, including how Scrum principles and values guide decision-making, and how Scrum Masters can shape the environment to enable agility to thrive.
Since the role of the Scrum Master is complex, the course also emphasizes the ability to adopt different stances – such as teacher, coach, mentor, facilitator, or change agent – depending on the needs of the team and organization.
Inprogress is a recognized member of the Scrum.org™ Professional Training Network.
All Scrum.org™ certification preparation trainings delivered by Inprogress are taught by licensed Professional Scrum Trainers™ and officially approved by Scrum.org™.
Purpose of the training
- Understanding what practices, tools, skills and stances make an effective Scrum Master
- Understanding how the Scrum principles and values help guide Scrum Masters in the decisions they make
- Understanding how the Scrum Master acts as a leader and how to improve their ability in this role
- Understanding what the Scrum Master can do to support Developers and Product Owners to become more effective
- Understanding how to deal with team conflict and remove impediments
- Understanding the importance of achieving a “Done” Increment
Target group
- Experienced Scrum Masters who have a thorough understanding of the Scrum framework
- Scrum Master with at least one year of experience in the role
Note: Training materials and the certification exam are in English; therefore, a working proficiency in English is required to understand the presented concepts
Benefits
- Helping to change the environment and making it more conducive for Scrum Teams to be successful with greater agility
- Providing tips and techniques for the Scrum Master to work with the rest of the organization in support of their Scrum Teams
- Improving effects on the organization of a successful Scrum Master
Exam and certification
Professional Scrum Master™ II (PSM II) exam details:
- multiple-choice, multiple-response questions test, including true/false questions,
- number of questions: 30,
- pass threshold: 85%,
- language of the exam: English among others – selected on the Accreditor’s website during exam registration,
- current list of available exam languages can be found on the Accreditor’s website,
- duration: 90 minutes,
- mode: online,
- date: post training,
- open book – candidates are allowed to use „Scrum Guide”,
- validity of the certificate: indefinite,
- the participant who scores the necessary number of points in the exam is awarded the international certificate in electronic form.
Note! As part of the PSM – A training, each participant is entitled to two attempts at the PSM II exam, provided that the first attempt is taken within 14 days after the training. If the participant does not achieve the required passing score of 85%, they will receive a second attempt free of charge and with no time limit.
Training programme
Course outline:
- The essence of the Scrum Master role – common dysfunctions in a Scrum Master’s work and their consequences, the importance of adopting a proper Scrum Master stance focused on effectiveness.
- A “refresher” on Scrum – truths and myths about Scrum, and distinguishing a proper Scrum implementation from a “typical” one.
- How to create a good Definition of Done (DoD)? When is work considered complete in Scrum?
- How to distinguish a Scrum Team from just a group of people? What characterizes a well-functioning team?
- Case study on conflict and a model for navigating conflicts.
- How to help the organization support agility? Common mistakes Scrum Masters make when working with the organization.
- Which Product Owner behaviours best support agility? How to support the Product Owner in adopting this stance.
- What to focus on when selecting metrics? How small, well-designed metrics can support agility.
- Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Management.
