Scrum.org Certified Training

Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Course with Certification

Empower Your Scrum Mastery: Elevate Teams, Enhance Agility
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Exploring agile and Scrum principals

An interactive activity-based course where students gain a strong understanding of Professional Scrum and the role of the Scrum Master.

The Pillars of Success

Embracing Scrum Values for Team Excellence! Understand the critical importance of Scrum values in building cohesive, high-performing teams committed to achieving excellence in project outcomes.

Achieving True Agility

The Role of the Product Backlog and Done – Master the use of the Product Backlog and the definition of Done to plan with agility, ensuring transparency and continuous progress towards project goals.

Navigating Complexity

Learn to effectively manage uncertainty and complexity in product delivery, utilizing Scrum to navigate challenges and seize opportunities.

Decoding the Scrum Framework

Explore the intricate relationships between each component of the Scrum framework and its foundational principles, enhancing your project’s success.

Foundations of Scrum

Empiricism and Principles Unveiled! Gain a deep understanding of the core principles and theory behind Scrum and empiricism, and how they empower effective project management.

Maximizing Scrum Team Outcome

Strategies for Enhanced Value Delivery! Discover how Scrum Teams can optimize their workflows and practices to deliver maximum value to their organization, ensuring a competitive edge.

NKD Agility Training Approach

There's an old saying, 'those who can't teach', and we are deeply aware of why that is. That said, it isn't mastery unless the technique or outcomes can be reproduced by others, and that's the difference between teaching and training.

NKD Agility are deeply committed to nurturing and growing the next generation of skilled, competent Agile practitioners that are able to navigate complexity and thrive despite uncertainty in product development environments around the world.

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Expert Facilitation

The course is led by seasoned practitioners who bring their real-world experience and provide insights into practical applications of agile, lean, and DevOps.

Immersive Learning

This course employs a blend of lectures, case studies, group discussions, and interactive exercises to establish a dynamic learning environment.

Course Overview

Welcome to the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course. This transformative learning journey is designed specifically for Agile Leaders, Product Owners, and Managers eager to understand and incorporate Scrum values and principles into their leadership repertoire.

The Scrum landscape is continuously evolving, and command over Scrum methodologies is no longer a luxury but a necessity for modern business leaders. Scrum practices enable organizations to be more adaptable, responsive, and effective in changing market dynamics.

Learning Objectives:

This course aims to help participants:

  1. Develop an understanding of the Scrum events and their purpose in the Scrum framework
  2. Learn how to facilitate Scrum events for optimal productivity and value delivery.
  3. Understand how to effectively manage and prioritize the Product Backlog to align with business objectives.
  4. Gain insights into the role of stakeholders in Scrum and how to engage them effectively.
  5. Learn strategies to handle impediments and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
  6. Understand how to measure and track progress in a Scrum context using appropriate metrics and tools.
  7. Develop skills to coach the team and organization in adopting Scrum and Agile practices.
  8. Learn to navigate conflicts and challenges that may arise in a Scrum environment.
  9. Understand how to promote a culture of transparency, inspection, and adaptation within the team and organization.
  10. Gain knowledge on scaling Scrum for large and distributed teams
  11. Learn how to foster a culture of innovation and learning within the team
  12. Understand the importance of a sustainable pace for the team and how to promote it
  13. Develop strategies to build trust and collaboration within the team and with stakeholders.

Course Features:

  • Expert Facilitation: The course is facilitated by experienced Scrum practitioners who bring in their real-world experience and provide insights into practical applications of Scrum methodologies.
  • Immersive Learning: This course uses a combination of lectures, case studies, group discussions, and interactive exercises to create a dynamic learning environment.
  • Certification: Upon completing the course and passing the assessment, participants will receive the Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certificate from Scrum.org.

This course is more than just an introduction to Scrum; it’s a comprehensive exploration of Scrum’s potential to transform your leadership style, team, and entire organization. Training for those wishing to leverage the power of Scrum is essential to enhance their effectiveness and adaptability in an increasingly complex business environment.

Join the Professional Scrum Master course and equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to lead in the Scrum world.

There are currently no public PSM classes scheduled! Check the course schedule for all available classes or contact us for private PSM classes.

Learning Experience Options

Our primary method of increasing Professional Scrum and the Scrum Masters accountability knowledge is a deliberate developmental experience divided into learning blocks, each with four hours of live virtual classroom training with a qualified trainer-practitioner complemented with presentations and lectures in the form of videos, reading material, and writing activities provided for self-study. Live sessions are delivered online using Microsoft Teams and Mural, with Mighty Networks provides the self-study portal.

Every participant on every option receives:

  • Two attempts at the industry-recognised Scrum.org Assessments.
  • A 30m learning review, generally delivered between assessment attempts.
  • A 60m one-on-one coaching session

This immersion training is delivered as an 8-week interactive, activity-based course over 4-hour sessions using Microsoft Teams and Mural. Throughout the immersive experience, students learn and then practice Scrum Master practices that they can use once they leave the classroom while also receiving an introduction to Professional Scrum. Between sessions, we provide additional reading, writing, and watching activities to maximise the learning opportunities and complement the classroom experience, and an assignment to be completed by the start of the next session.

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Kickoff & Theory & First Principles
    Assignment: Complexity and Empiricism
  • Week 2: The Scrum Framework
    Debrief: Complexity and Empiricism
    Assignment:  Are We Doing Scrum?
  • Week 3: Done
    Debrief: Are We Doing Scrum?
    Assignment: Shift Left
  • Week 4: Product Delivery with Scrum
    Debrief: Shift Left
    Assignment: Empirical vs Waterfall
  • Week 5: People & Teams
    Debrief: Empirical vs Waterfall
    Assignment: Collaboration is Key
  • Week 6: The Scrum Master
    Debrief: Collaboration is Key
    Assignment: How to Become a Great Scrum Master
  • Week 7: Closing
    Debrief: How to Become a Great Scrum Master
    Assignment: Take the PSM I assessment. Plan for continuous learning and improvement
  • After Class
    30m Learning Review
    60m 1-on-1 Coaching session

After the conclusion of the class, we provide access to a community of peers and continued access to the trainer through office hours, quarterly catchups, and constant engagement. All students are given a password to take the PSM1 assessment to maximise validated learning. If they take it within 14 days and are unsuccessful, they will be granted a second attempt.

As part of our validated learning experience, we provide a 30-minute learning review, a one-hour coaching session, and access to future courses at a 30% discount on future classes.

Learn More...

  • Clear understanding that the Scrum Master is a Lean-agile Practitioner that is there to guide the Scrum Team and the Organisation to a better degree of agility.
  • Act as Scrum Masters for Scrum Teams and stakeholders from an in-depth understanding of servant-leadership
  • Effectively start using Scrum
  • Increase the effectiveness of Scrum underway

The Professional Scrum Master course is for anyone involved in software development using the Scrum framework. It is particularly beneficial for those people within an organization accountable for getting the most out of Scrum, including Scrum Masters, managers, and Scrum Team members.  We also suggest that you read through the PSM Subject Areas. If you are new to Scrum and are interested in getting started then the Certified Professional Scrum Foundations Training is more relevant. This class is perfect if you are studying for the Professional Scrum Master II assessment.

Attendees make the most of the class if they:

  • Have studied the Scrum Guide (required)
  • Have passed the Scrum Open assessment
  • Have a solid understanding of Scrum either through working on a Scrum Team, or through having taken part in a Professional Scrum Foundations or similar course
  • Have been on or are closely involved in building or enhancing a software product or application using Scrum
  • Have read one of the Scrum books of Ken Schwaber or the book “Scrum – A Pocket Guide” by Gunther Verheyen

Upon completion of our signature Professional Scrum Master course, all attendees will receive a password to attempt the prestigious Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) assessment. Additionally, we are pleased to offer a special discount for the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) assessment as a token of our commitment to your continuous learning journey.

The PSM certifications, recognized and respected across the industry, do require a minimum passing score, reflecting their rigorous standards and the high level of competence they signify.

For those affiliated with the Project Management Institute (PMI), we’re delighted to inform you that our courses are eligible for PDU credit. Specifically, you can claim 14 PDUs after attending our two-day Professional Scrum Master (PSM) course. Please be aware that PMI PDUs are awarded for course attendance, not for passing a Scrum.org assessment.

To claim your PDUs, you can do so under PMI’s “Education courses provided by other third party providers” category. Simply visit https://ccrs.pmi.org to register your PDUs.

We’re excited to be part of your Scrum and Agile journey, and we’re committed to providing you with the knowledge, skills, and credentials you need to excel in this dynamic field.

Public training:

Traditional
£845
Immersive
£1,025

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Corporate rates staring at:

Traditional
£13,165
Immersive
£15,525

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Alumni Discount of 30%

Have you been through a class with us before? As an Alumni you get a 30% discount on all of our classes.

The Alimni discount for this class would bring it down to £715

Combine with our generous 20% Credit per Referral program.

Under / un-employed Program

Under / un-employed Program

Are you underemployed? Our Retraining Program provides favourable payment plans for those not currently working.
Pay a 30% deposit of £310 now, and the rest when you are working.

Unlimited Reruns for 70% discount

Unlimited Reruns for 70% discount

Reruns allow you to participate in a class that you have already taken for any reason at a low cost.

Have you participated in this class with us or an equivalent from another vendor? We are intent on enabling your continuous learning so we offer you a Rerun discount of 70% to take it again with our trainers.

The Rerun discount for this class would bring it down to £310. Contact us with proof of participation in a previous class to claim your discount.

For Scrum.org classes from another trainer please provide your Scrum.org Profile URL showing that associated class. For Scrum Alliance, you will need to provide a receipt. Not sure? Contact us for a chat.

20% Credit per Referral

20% Credit per Referral

Our Advocates Program allows you to gain 20% for each referral* as a credit towards future classes! This is a cash equivelent so can be added to any other discount.

*up to £205, depending on purchase region, per referal

Combine with other coupons and discounts, like the Alumni Discount of 30%

What You Will Learn

Over the 2 days, students will see why PSM is the cutting-edge course for effective Scrum Masters and for anyone coaching a software development team toward increased efficiency and effectiveness. The course includes advanced thinking for servant-leadership and behavioural shifts. Throughout the course, students are challenged to think in terms of the Scrum principles to better understand what to do when returning to the workplace. The PSM course is much more than just a set of slides and an instructor. In this course, students work on real-life cases with other classmates together as a team. This course is made up of discussions and hands-on exercises based upon real-life cases.

 

Our Professional Scrum Master Training Program contains the Professional Scrum Master Training (PSM) from Scrum.org and is composed of 16h live with an instructor and additional offline exercises and materials that covers the principles and theory of the Scrum framework and the Scrum Master role.

Professional Scrum Master I Certification

Why naked Agility with Martin Hinshelwood?

naked Agility Limited is a professional company, registered in Scotland, that offers training, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation to help people and teams evolve, integrate, and continuously improve.

We recognise the positive impact that a happy AND motivated workforce, that has purpose, has on client experience. We help change mindsets towards a people-first culture where everyone encourages others to learn and grow. The resulting divergent thinking leads to many different ideas and opportunities for the success of the organisation.

Our Core beliefs

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We believe that every organisation deserves usable software on a regular cadence that delivers the highest possible value. Organisations are complex systems. They evolve over time and the current ways of working are a result of this evolution. We help an entire organization focus on value delivery and agree to new norms.

By reducing bureaucracy and command and control management, we believe that everyone will take responsibility for achieving the organisation’s goals. Our tailored blend of training, coaching and mentoring, gives people the opportunity to learn and develop, making the organisation, and its clients, successful.

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What We Do

On an evolution towards agility and becoming a great organisation, it is your people that will determine your success. We help the entire organisation agree on methods, goals and cultural values that will enable you to adopt a product-first approach.

We have learned from the success and failure of different organisations and their experiences of introducing an agile mindset. We want to help you transition to a world within which you can delight your clients.