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Scrum is an Agile framework for completing complex projects. Scrum originally was formalized for software development projects, but it works well for any complex, innovative scope of work. The Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) course is a two-day, entry-level course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer®. The CSM course is designed to cover all the basics of Scrum so you can begin to fulfill the ScrumMaster role.

This class goes beyond just theory, using a real project for practical application. Rather than just do a project simulation in this training class to give people experience applying Agile techniques, we are going to use a real project in class to support a Not for Profit Group that helps women veterans.

50% of the revenue from this class will go to directly support the Heart of a Fighter organization and women veterans.

We are bringing in the Founder of Heart of a Fighter, Suzanne Oliver, from Orlando, FL to fill the Product Owner role during the class and we will use Agile and Scrum over the course of the 2-day certification training class to create a tangible output for this Not for Profit organization.

Certified ScrumMaster Class
Date: 10/18/14 – 10/19/14
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Chicago, IL

The Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) course is a two-day, entry-level course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer®. Scrum is an Agile framework for completing complex projects. Scrum originally was formalized for software development projects, but it works well for any complex, innovative scope of work. This class goes beyond just theory, using a real project for practical application.

Rather than just do a project simulation in this training class to give people experience applying Agile techniques, we are going to use a real project in class to support a Not for Profit Group that helps women veterans. 50% of the revenue from this class will go to directly support the Heart of a Fighter organization and women veterans.

Discover the benefits of Agile and learn by doing through hands-on, experiential training. Learn techniques to cut through extra process and get results. Whether you are adopting Agile, assisting your organization in change and leadership alignment, or a Project Manager that simply knows evolution is the key to the complete Project Manager, Agile skills and experience is the next step. Learn key elements for increasing your speed to market, experience the benefits in a project simulation, and discover Agile techniques that you can begin to immediately apply in your work environment.

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Many companies are using an Agile approach to how they work because they are seeing results in increased speed to market, ability to manage changing priorities, increased productivity, enhanced quality, reduced risk and many other benefits. In 2012, Maria coached an organization on completing a website migration project more than 80% faster than fifty other organizations that all migrated to the same vendor. At the core of this incredible turnaround was an Agile approach, specifically the Scrum Framework. Scrum is an Agile framework for completing complex projects. Scrum originally was formalized for software development projects, but it works well for any complex, innovative scope of work.

Source: http://www.pmitoday-digital.com/pmitodayopen/201205/?folio=3#pg19

Endless business requirements, desired features, market pressures… There is always more work that needs done. Sometimes, it may feel like endless sprints where you thought you saw the finish line, but every time you round the track they tell you there’s another lap. You dig deep and pull together the energy to continue to sprint, but again, you round the last turn and push forward toward the end and people on the sidelines are yelling “another lap, another lap” and you check to see if you can find the energy to keep going, but you can’t. You keep thinking you’ll have a break but it never ends. The sprints are seemingly endless back-to-back cycles and you see no end in sight. You need to catch your breath, you need water, you’re getting blisters… You’ve burnt out. Finding a sustainable pace is important.

Source: https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2011/december/sustainable-pace-trusting-your-teams

Have you ever felt that you were given a situation that had unrealistic deadlines, a list of requirements with no end in sight, and you didn’t have even a fraction of the resources to complete what was asked of you? This is not an uncommon situation. With growing business requirements, increasing market demands, and a need to have things done “yesterday”, there has to be a way to protect teams from being asked to complete more work than what is realistically possible given the constraints of 24-hour days. Working with a team where these unrealistic requirements were given us, we found that we were able to protect the team by using the Scrum Framework. Scrum is an Agile framework for completing complex projects. Scrum originally was formalized for software development projects, but it works well for any complex, innovative scope of work.

Source: https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2010/july/from-meager-beginnings-to-masterful-ends