Certified Scrum Master training

Code Sprinters uses Scrum for its own software development and for three years now has been training and coaching teams in Scrum and agile. We offered the first Certified Scrum Master training in Cracow, Poland in 2007 and have since trained over a hundred Scrum Masters and Scrum Product Owner, who now lead agile teams throughout Poland and Europe.

The next edition of our CSM training will be on 18-19 of March 2010. As usual, we offer very competitive prices and great learning experience - this time in Warsaw.

Details below.

THE TRAINING

Now in its third consecutive year, this training program prepares you for the role of Scrum Master, guardian and facilitator of the Scrum process. The Scrum Master is not a boss or a drill sergeant. He is more like a coach of the Scrum team, helping it to be more productive.  He removes all obstacles that prevent the team to achieve top performance. Shields it from interruptions from the rest of the organization. To achieve this, the Scrum Master applies the simple principles of Scrum and facilitates each of the meetings and interactions that Scrum requires.

During the training you will learn:

• why Scrum works the way it does - or why an iterative, incremental approach works so well for software projects,
• what are the key Scrum principles that make it tick,
• how this simple framework can be successfully applied in a wide range of projects,
• how to use Scrum artifacts - Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burndown Chart & other visual aids,
• how to lead the meeting Scrum calls for: Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospectives and Daily Scrum,
• how to plan and estimate work, including long term planning to answer your stakeholders' questions about the project,
• how to lead and coach a self-organizing, adaptive project team,
• how to communicate with your superiors, clients and teammates.

Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to put what you learn into use through practical excercises with other participants. You will build a backlog, prioritize it, estimate it and much more. Plus you will have a chance to talk about your own experiences with the trainer - an experienced Scrum coach - and other participants.

Upon successful completion of your training, you will become a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and you will be awarded membership in the Scrum Alliance (one-year membership fee is included in the course fee). As of October 1st, 2009 Scrum Alliance introduced a standardized on-line test that every participant has to take prior to certification. For the time being everyone will pass the test and results will be used to calibrate it further. It is expected that later this year this calibration period will end and attaining a passing score will be required to get certified. Read more about changes to the certification program.

Furthermore, CSM training at Code Sprinters gives you 14 PDU units towards your PMI certificate extension. Ask us for details.

Note: the language of the course and materials is English. No translation will be provided. We feel any form of translation would decrease training's value by impeding communication between the trainer and the participants. Therefore decent level of spoken English is required to participate.

Recommended reading before the training - The Scrum Guide by Ken Schwaber .

THE TRAINER

Our CSM trainings are led by Nigel Baker of the UK.

Nigel's background includes Developer on both traditional and Scrum teams, as well as Project Manager or Scrum Master on many IT projects. Nigel is uniquely qualified to discuss agile on both a small scale and the large distributed enterprise. He has helped to lead the agile transformation within British Telecom, arguably the largest agile transformation in the world to date, and has acquired extensive experience with Scrum and agile methods in complex environments. With his guidance, you will step beyond theory and into challenging reality.

Nigel is a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer who trains and coaches companies in Scrum and other agile methods. Nigel has already led CSM classes for us many times both in Cracow and Warsaw to raving reviews from participants. Here are some of the comments from the evaluation forms after our last training in September:

• "He's a very good, active trainer. His acting talent, awerness of state of the audience (he kept everyone listening all the time) and clear and understandable explanations were great."
• "Nigel was awesome :)"
• "Haven't been to such an interesting training in a long time."
• "Nigel simply rocks. He presents his knowledge in very attractive and interesting way."

Here you can see Nigel speaking about Scrum and agile during a meeting of the Polish Scrum Users Group.

THE LOCATION

The course will take place in Warsaw, Poland, in a comfortable training room in the very center of the city, within a short walk from the Central Railway Station. All participants will be informed about the exact location of the training room as well as available accomodation options (if required) upon reserving their seats.

THE DATES

The course will take place on 18-19 of March 2010 (Thursday and Friday).

The training will start at 9am and end at 5pm on both days.

FEES AND CONDITIONS

Fees are:

• 3600 PLN - regular rate, valid if reserved and payment received until the 18th of February 2010, (see in EUR, USD in current rates)
• 3950 PLN for last minute orders/payments (after 18th of February). (see in EUR, USD in current rates)

Price includes:

• two days of intense project management training,
• a chance to talk to a leading Scrum coach for two days,
• printed materials to take home,
• CSM certification and Scrum Alliance membership,
• unique networking opportunity with other Scrum Masters,
• lunch and coffee/refreshments during the day.

Please note that Value Added Tax (VAT) for this type of training is not applied in the Republic of Poland. Therefore, the quoted fees are tax-free and the final price. Please also note that if you order and pay through a company registered outside of Poland the invoice amount due in your currency will be calculated from PLN (Polish Zloty) using the average exchange rate from the day of your payment. Rates provided in USD and EUR through links above are for orientation only.

We reserve the right to change prices, primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations. If this happens, new prices will be posted to our site. In the event of a change in prices, there will be obviously no change for reservations that have already been paid for in full.

Your training reservation is considered fully booked when we receive full payment. Space is limited, so first come, first served applies. The date of full payment will be used to govern any potential conflicts.

You may cancel your reservation and receive a full refund until 3rd of March 2010. After that date, no cancellations are possible, but you can change the names of persons that will participate. Also, in the unlikely event that some unforeseen circumstances cause us to cancel the training altogether you will promptly receive a full refund.

If you have any questions, please ask. We'll be happy to help you with your particular enquiry.

CONTACT

For any questions related to CSM training or to reserve your place please e-mail us at training@codesprinters.com.

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