LitheSpeed : Certified ScrumMaster Training in DC, Atlanta, New York, Ohio, Philadelphia

Certified ScrumMaster Training (CSM)
2 days of interactive training
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Date	Location Info	Trainer / Notes	Price	Early Bird Rate
February 11-12	Washington, DC	Arlen Bankston	$1,295	$1,295 until 1.11.10
February 17-18	Houston, TX	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,295	$1,195 until 1.16.10
March 8-9	Herndon, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,295	$1,195 until 2.8.10
March 16-17	Nashville, TN	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,295	$1,195 until 2.16.10
March 22-23	Houston, TX	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,295	$1,195 until 2.22.2010
April 1-2	Atlanta, GA	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,295	$1,195 until 3.1.10
April 6-7	Washington, DC	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,295	$1,295 until 1.11.10

Download PDF TearsheetWho Should Attend/Prerequisites

Product and Line Managers, Project Managers, Developers, Testers, Business Analysts; and anyone interested in learning more about Scrum and agile methods.

This course runs from 9am-5pm for two days. All meals are provided, as well as morning and afternoon snacks, and a wide selection of beverages available throughout the course.

Bonus Offerings:

16 PDUs toward PMI certification
Membership in Scrum Alliance ($50 value)
Managing Agile Projects book discount

Course Overview

This two-day ScrumMaster certification course provides everything you need to begin leading or participating in a Scrum team. On completion, participants are granted a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, (www.scrumalliance.org) a valuable resource for Scrum information, and following the successful completion of a brief online examination, are registered as Certified ScrumMasters (CSMs).

You will learn the essential concepts and tools of Scrum, differences between agile processes and traditional "waterfall" methodologies, and how to build a roadmap for adopting Agile at your organization. Participants will learn how to lead development teams towards agile operations by: managing product backlogs, planning releases and sprints, tracking and reporting progress, and conducting retrospectives. This course is taught by leading Agile practitioners with decades of real-world industry experience at companies ranging from small businesses to the Fortune 100. Exercises, demonstrations, facilitated discussions, case studies, tool and template examples and more are interwoven throughout the course to illustrate the principles being taught in a comprehensive fashion interactively tailored to each class’s particular needs.

Agenda

Understanding Scrum

A Case for Change
Scrum Process Overview
Agile Planning
Agile Requirements
Agile Estimation

Roles & Responsibilities

Product Owner
ScrumMaster
The Team

The Scrum Process

Discovery Sessions
User Stories
Release Planning
Product Backlog
Sprint Planning
Sprint Backlog
Sprint
Sprint Review
Daily Scrum
Sprint Retrospective

Enabling Agility

Choosing the Right Projects
Maximizing Quality & Productivity
Shared Workspaces
Information Flow

Advanced/Bonus Topics

Resource & Portfolio Management
Agile Contracting
Distributed Delivery
Agile Engineering
Metrics and Reporting
Others as Requested and Prioritized by the Class

Cost

$1,295 per attendee (plus travel and expenses for on-sites). Successful attendees receive Scrum training materials, a 12-month membership in the Scrum Alliance, and are eligible to take an exam which will qualify them as Certified ScrumMasters upon successful completion.. Also, the class is eligible for 16 PDU credits with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Discounts
Please contact training at lithespeed.com to request one of these discounts:

Hardship discount (50%) – If you’re between jobs.
Individual discount (25%) – If you’re paying on your own.
PMI or APLN membership discount (15%) – For members of these organizations.
Group discount (10% for 3-4, 15% for 5-6, 20% for 7+) – For multiple attendees from one organization.

Bonus Offerings

Attendees will receive:

16 PDUs towards PMI continuing certification requirements
Scrum Lifecycle Poster, with helpful tips summarized in an elegant illustration
Discount on Sanjiv Augustine's book, Managing Agile Projects
Free lunch, snacks and beverages

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a class you registered for, you can contact us (info@lithespeed.com) and send a replacement at no additional charge. If you need to cancel, the following policies apply:

If we receive more than two weeks notice, you can cancel and receive a full refund or transfer to another class, at no additional charge.
If we receive more than one weeks notice, but less than two weeks notice, you can transfer to another class for an additional $50.00. No refund will be given.
If we receive less than one weeks notice, you can transfer to another class for an additional $250.00. No refund will be given.