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Professional Scrum: Elevating Agility Through Empiricism and Technical Excellence

A disciplined, empirical approach to delivering complex products through transparency, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and accountable teamwork.

Professional Scrum is a disciplined ethos of empiricism, accountability, and continuous improvement that transcends the Scrum framework.

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Overview

Professional Scrum is the disciplined expression of Scrum guided by empiricism, technical excellence, and continuous delivery of value. It transcends frameworks and rituals, focusing instead on how individuals, teams, and organisations choose to work—with intent, professionalism, and accountability.

At its core, Professional Scrum reflects a philosophy: transparency is not a ceremony, Done is not a suggestion, and empiricism is not optional. This philosophy demands that Product Owners act as strategists, Scrum Masters as agents of change, and Developers as disciplined engineers. It embraces complexity not as a challenge to control, but as a condition to respond to—by learning fast, delivering often, and improving always.

Professional Scrum is not a template. It is how you bring humanity, responsibility, and rigour to complex product delivery. It’s not just doing Scrum. It’s doing it professionally.

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How will a PSM II course challenge your assumptions the most?

Explores how the PSM II course challenges common misconceptions about Scrum Masters, emphasising advanced skills, team empowerment, and evolving Scrum practices.

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Unlock Your Potential in 2024: Master Scrum with NKDAgility - Exclusive 20% Discount!

Advance your Agile skills in 2024 with expert-led Scrum training, hands-on practice, and a 20% discount. Suitable for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Agile leaders.

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What should be top of mind when a Scrum team prepare for a Sprint review?

Learn how Scrum teams can boost Sprint review success by engaging stakeholders, tailoring communication, and focusing on value, transparency, and active participation.

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The Truth About Newbie vs Professional Scrum Masters: Bridging the Experience Gap

Explores the real differences between new and experienced Scrum Masters, challenging common myths and highlighting the importance of accountability, value, and mindset.

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Product Owners are not a myth

Explains the Product Owner role in Scrum, common challenges with proxies, and how support teams like Business Analysts can help manage large product backlogs effectively.

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Can you really commit to delivering work?

Explores why Scrum shifted from “commitment” to “forecasting” work delivery, highlighting the risks of overpromising and the benefits of transparency in Agile teams.

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Adventures in Scrum: Lesson 1 – The failed Sprint

Explores common pitfalls in early Scrum adoption, highlighting why full team involvement in sprint planning is crucial and lessons learned from a failed first sprint.

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Quotes: Don't scale Scrum! Pragmatic or defeatist?

Examines whether the belief that Scrum can’t scale is practical or defeatist, highlighting Nexus as a proven approach for scaling Scrum to deliver greater value.

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Unlock the Power of Effective Backlog Management with our new course from Scrum.org

Learn essential Scrum Product Backlog management skills, including stakeholder engagement and data-driven decision-making, to boost team effectiveness and project success.

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What is the most common Aha moment people have in a scrum course?

Most people in scrum courses realise the true value of empiricism and purpose behind scrum’s events and artefacts, shifting from rote process to meaningful, high-performance teamwork.

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Coffee Talk: Introduction to Scrum - webcast event this Friday!

Learn the basics of Scrum, including its key roles and processes, with practical tips for adoption. Ideal for those new to agile or seeking to improve team performance.

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What is a product owner? Why are they essential?

Explains the product owner’s role in Scrum, focusing on accountability for maximising value, aligning teams with strategy, and ensuring unified direction for product success.

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Embrace the Chaos: Transforming Scrum Learning Through Experience and Minecraft

Discover how hands-on Scrum training using Minecraft helps learners experience project chaos, apply agile principles, and gain practical insights into effective teamwork.

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Unlocking Success: How the Professional Scrum Product Owner Course Transforms Your Agile Journey

Learn how the Professional Scrum Product Owner course builds agile skills, practical product management, and ongoing support for effective product ownership and team success.

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Maximise team alignment and adaptability with the Daily Scrum. Inspect progress, adapt plans, and ensure focus on the Sprint Goal.

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Agile and Scrum are often misunderstood

Agile and Scrum expose underlying team and workflow issues, helping organisations address real problems rather than masking dysfunction with process or tools.

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Scrum is not an engineering process

Explains why Scrum is a social framework, not just engineering, emphasizing inclusive training, alignment, collaboration, and breaking command-and-control mindsets for true agility.

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Most companies still get Product Ownership wrong

Many organisations misunderstand Product Ownership, treating it as simple backlog management instead of a strategic, accountable role essential for product success and team alignment.

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Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD) with Certification

Experience APS-SD: Hands-on Scrum training for delivering quality software. Gain practical skills in Agile, DevOps, and Scrum principles. Free PSD I certification exam included. Enhance your software development expertise.

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Professional Scrum Master

Our Professional Scrum Master Training Program features PSM Training from Scrum.org, delivered as an Immersive Learning Experience. It combines live, instructor-led sessions with additional offline exercises, covering the principles of the Scrum framework and the Scrum Master role. This multi-week format integrates real-world applications, encouraging continuous improvement through practical assignments.

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Unrealised Value

Unrealized Value is one of the four key value areas of Evidence‑Based Management and represents a group of measures focused on the potential value that could be captured with further improvements. Instead of being a single metric, it includes various indicators that assess untapped opportunities, such as latent market demand or areas for innovation. These combined measures offer insight into how much additional value remains available for the organization.

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Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum

Elevate Your Scrum Mastery with ‘Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum’: Transform your Agile practices with our immersive, hands-on course. Dive deep into the world of flow metrics and emerge with the skills to enhance your team’s efficiency and delivery. Join us for a journey of practical learning and real-world application – it’s time to turn data into action!

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Scaled Professional Scrum with Nexus (SPS) with Certification

Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) with Nexus is a course that is designed as an experiential workshop where students learn how to scale Scrum using the Nexus Framework.

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Is a Scrum Master an Agile micromanager?

Explains why a Scrum Master should facilitate and empower agile teams, not micromanage, highlighting the importance of trust, autonomy, and effective team dynamics.

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Why the Concept of a "Junior Scrum Master" is a Misguided Myth

Explains why the Scrum Master role requires experience and competence, debunking the myth of a “junior” Scrum Master and highlighting the need for proven skills in Agile teams.

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Professional Scrum Master Advanced (PSM-A) with Certification

Professional Scrum MasterTM II (PSM II) course is a 14h advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. The PSM II course is intended for Scrum Masters with at least one year of experience who are looking to grow their knowledge and abilities as a Scrum Master. This course is one step in that journey.

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Is a scrum master an agile micromanager?

A Scrum Master empowers teams by facilitating, mentoring, and supporting—not micromanaging—fostering trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement in Agile environments.

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One critical skill for a Scrum Master and why?

Teaching is the key skill for Scrum Masters, enabling teams to understand Agile principles, embrace change, and achieve deeper engagement and lasting transformation.

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April 2023 NKDAgility: Applying Professional Scrum

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A great Product Owner drives product strategy, not just manages the backlog

Explains how effective Product Owners shape product strategy using accountability, awareness, acceptance, access, and adaptability, not just backlog management.

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Unlocking the Power of Double-Loop Learning: Transform Your Scrum Master Journey with Immersive Training

Explore how immersive, double-loop learning in Professional Scrum Master training helps Scrum Masters apply theory, reflect, and collaborate to solve real-world challenges.

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Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills (PSPBMS) Course with Certification

Step into the dynamic world of Scrum with our ‘Professional Scrum Product Backlog Mastery’ course. Unlock the secrets of effective backlog management, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making. Whether you’re a seasoned Scrum Master or an aspiring Product Owner, this course promises to elevate your skills, offering a blend of theory and real-world application. Dive in, and let’s turn your Scrum visions into actionable strategies.

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Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills (PSFS) with Certification

Develop proficiency in facilitation skills to help your Scrum Team better solve problems, create a shared understanding, and foster transparency. Learn how to become a better facilitator to improve Scrum Team, stakeholder and customer interactions.

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Scrum for Executives Training

What is Scrum? Why should I care? and What will be expected of me to properly adopt Scrum? Through presentation and discussion, attendees will learn the answers to these questions.

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Scrum for Product Owners Training

This instructor-led class is intended to help Product Owners be more effective in their role. Through a combination of presentation, discussion, and hands-on activities, attendees will learn the responsibilities and preferred practices of being the member of the Scrum Team who drives the value.

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Professional Scrum Product Owner

Our Professional Scrum Product Owner course helps students master the Product Owner role with real-world scenarios and practical exercises, enabling participants to drive product success using Agile principles and Scrum.

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Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU) with Certification

Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU) is a 14h hands-on course, delivered over 4 half-days, where students who already have a fundamental understanding of Scrum and some experience using it will learn how to integrate modern UX practices into the way they are working in Scrum and how to work most effectively within Scrum Teams.

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Managing Projects Using Visual Studio and Scrum Training

This three‐day course will help take your team and project to the next level. Using a combination of lecture, demonstrations, hands‐on activities, and team‐based exercises, attendees will experience how to deliver software using the Scrum framework and the corresponding tools and practices in Visual Studio.

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Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) with Certification

Professional ScrumTM with Kanban (PSK) is a 2-day course that teaches Scrum practitioners how to apply Kanban practices to their work. Through theory, case studies, and hands-on exercises, participants will understand the importance of transparency and flow as it pertains to the Scrum framework."

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Applying Professional Scrum (APS) Course with Certification

Enables all members of the Scrum Team to learn Scrum while doing it, experiencing what it is like to deliver products using the Scrum framework

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Scrum for Stakeholders Training

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Product Developer is a role and accountability focused on creating, researching, inspecting, and adapting releasable Increments with cross-functional skills and collective responsibility for Sprint Goals.

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