Scrum Master Class Content
I. General Knowledge
A. Agile Manifesto
B. Scrum Foundations
1. Empirical and defined processes
2. Sprint
a. Iterative and Incremental
b. Protected
c. Timeboxed
3. The Significance of “Done”
4. The Five Scrum Values
5. Applicability of Scrum
II. Scrum Roles
A. Overview of Scrum Roles
B. ScrumMaster
1. Responsibilities
a. Process--Related Responsibilities
b. Acts as a Change Agent
c. Serves the Product Owner and Team
d. Removes Impediments
e. Coaches the Product Owner and Team
f. Protects the Team
g. Guides the Team
2. Authority
C. Product Owner
1. Responsibilities
a. Drives Product Success
b. Creates the Product Vision
c. Creates and Maintains the Product Backlog
d. Collaborates with the Team
e. Collaborates with Stakeholders
f. Participates in Sprint meetings
2. Authority
3. Constraints
4. Single Overall Product Owner per Product
5. Organizational Respect
D. The Team
1. Responsibilities
a. Self-Organizing and Whole Team Accountability
b. Delivers a Product Increment
c. Manages the Sprint Backlog and Sprint Progress Tracking
d. Participates in Sprint Meetings
2. Authority
3. Teamwork
4. Team Characteristics
E. Impact on Traditional Roles
1. No Project Manager
2. Specialists
III. Scrum Meetings
A. Sprint Planning Meeting
B. Daily Scrum Meeting
C. Sprint Review Meeting
D. Sprint Retrospective Meeting
E. Release Planning Meeting
IV. Scrum Artifacts
A. Product Backlog
1. Definition
2. Contents
3. Management and Refinement
4. Responsibility and Participation
5. Item Readiness
6. Item Estimation
B. Product Increment and the Definition of Done
1. Definition of Product Increment
2. Development of a Product Increment
3. Definition of Done (DoD)
4. Understanding the DoD
C. Sprint Backlog
1. Definition
2. Purpose
3. Management
4. Responsibility
5. Update Scope
6. Update Frequency
D. Burndown Charts
1. Sprint Burndown Chart
a. Definition
b. Purpose
c. Responsibility
d. Update Frequency
2. Release Burndown Chart
a. Definition
b. Purpose
c. Responsibility
d. Update Frequency
V. Scaling Scrum
A. Working with Multiple Scrum Teams
1. Scaling Teams
a. Team set up
b. Scaling up
2. Scaling Product Owners
3. Scaling the Product Backlog
4. Scaling the Sprint Meetings
a. Sprint Planning Meeting
b. Sprint Review Meeting
c. Sprint Retrospective Meeting
d. Scrum of Scrums Meeting
B. Working with Distributed Scrum Teams
1. Product Owner in a Different Location
2. Scrum Team Split among Different Locations
3. Importance of Infrastructure and Engineering Practices
A. Agile Manifesto
B. Scrum Foundations
1. Empirical and defined processes
2. Sprint
a. Iterative and Incremental
b. Protected
c. Timeboxed
3. The Significance of “Done”
4. The Five Scrum Values
5. Applicability of Scrum
II. Scrum Roles
A. Overview of Scrum Roles
B. ScrumMaster
1. Responsibilities
a. Process--Related Responsibilities
b. Acts as a Change Agent
c. Serves the Product Owner and Team
d. Removes Impediments
e. Coaches the Product Owner and Team
f. Protects the Team
g. Guides the Team
2. Authority
C. Product Owner
1. Responsibilities
a. Drives Product Success
b. Creates the Product Vision
c. Creates and Maintains the Product Backlog
d. Collaborates with the Team
e. Collaborates with Stakeholders
f. Participates in Sprint meetings
2. Authority
3. Constraints
4. Single Overall Product Owner per Product
5. Organizational Respect
D. The Team
1. Responsibilities
a. Self-Organizing and Whole Team Accountability
b. Delivers a Product Increment
c. Manages the Sprint Backlog and Sprint Progress Tracking
d. Participates in Sprint Meetings
2. Authority
3. Teamwork
4. Team Characteristics
E. Impact on Traditional Roles
1. No Project Manager
2. Specialists
III. Scrum Meetings
A. Sprint Planning Meeting
B. Daily Scrum Meeting
C. Sprint Review Meeting
D. Sprint Retrospective Meeting
E. Release Planning Meeting
IV. Scrum Artifacts
A. Product Backlog
1. Definition
2. Contents
3. Management and Refinement
4. Responsibility and Participation
5. Item Readiness
6. Item Estimation
B. Product Increment and the Definition of Done
1. Definition of Product Increment
2. Development of a Product Increment
3. Definition of Done (DoD)
4. Understanding the DoD
C. Sprint Backlog
1. Definition
2. Purpose
3. Management
4. Responsibility
5. Update Scope
6. Update Frequency
D. Burndown Charts
1. Sprint Burndown Chart
a. Definition
b. Purpose
c. Responsibility
d. Update Frequency
2. Release Burndown Chart
a. Definition
b. Purpose
c. Responsibility
d. Update Frequency
V. Scaling Scrum
A. Working with Multiple Scrum Teams
1. Scaling Teams
a. Team set up
b. Scaling up
2. Scaling Product Owners
3. Scaling the Product Backlog
4. Scaling the Sprint Meetings
a. Sprint Planning Meeting
b. Sprint Review Meeting
c. Sprint Retrospective Meeting
d. Scrum of Scrums Meeting
B. Working with Distributed Scrum Teams
1. Product Owner in a Different Location
2. Scrum Team Split among Different Locations
3. Importance of Infrastructure and Engineering Practices