Scrum Master II for Agile intermediate: Certification Prep

Prepare to take a Scrum Master II certification in Agile Scrum: Learn to deal with difficult scenarios as a Scrum Master

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What you will learn

Preparation and advice for taking the Scrum Master II certification

Advance your Scrum knowledge to the next level with a detailed look at the more difficult Scrum concepts

A close look at many challenging scenarios and how to deal with them correctly using Scrum

A deep dive on the types of questions and topics you may get asked in the assessment

About the Scrum Master II certification with all the preparation necessary to take the assessment

Tried and tested advice on applying the Scrum theory in practice

All Scrum theory covering the Scrum Team, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts, Empiricism and Evidence-based Management

Questions, answers and detailed explanations of the answers

Description

This is an unofficial course and is not endorsed by, or affiliated with any Scrum organization.

This course will help to prepare you for taking more intermediate Scrum Master certifications, for example, Scrum .org's Professional Scrum Master® level 2 (PSM II®) assessment, but it is not official training for PSM II®. Please see the end of this description for more information.

Boost your CV with a more advanced Scrum Master qualification. Prepare to take a Scrum Master level II certification.

Many people hold beginner-level Scrum Master certifications, but you can become one of the few with the more advanced Scrum Master certification!


Learn how to use Scrum effectively to handle the most challenging scenarios.

Do you want to take your Scrum knowledge to the next level?

Great, then this course is for you!


This unofficial course will present you with difficult example situations and teach you how to handle them using Scrum to find the best solutions. It will help you become a more effective Scrum Master that can lead a team to become effective and professional, utilising professional Scrum.

Knowing Scrum is common, but knowing how to use Scrum in some of the most challenging management scenarios is a real advantage.

If you are an entrepreneur with an idea, this course will teach you how to make a team self-manage, and turn your vision into a reality ready for the marketplace, backed by real-world feedback and reduced risk.

After taking this course, you will have a good understanding of the skills necessary for effective leadership as a Scrum Master and be well prepared to take level 2  Scrum Master certifications.

Until now, you might have struggled to manage a team to build the right product or solution.

Or, you might have finished a project and the item developed was over budget, delayed and once launched it didn't get as many users as you hoped.

If this sounds familiar, then this course will help!

Who is your instructor?

Michael James is a UK Business and Leadership Instructor who has over a decade of experience in management and leadership in the corporate environment and has been working in product development for over 10 years as both a private consultant and for one of the largest organizations in the UK. Michael James has also managed and built many private entrepreneurial mobile app and website products with 1000s of downloads and users.

This course covers the entire Scrum theory essentials focusing on the Product Owner. It also includes software practicals and advice from tried and tested experience:

This course covers the entire Scrum theory essentials focusing on the Scrum Master. It also includes example scenario questions and explanations on the following:


  • Agile and Scrum are explained in a greater depth

  • Certification exam preparation

  • Practice questions with detailed explanations

  • Questions inspired by the Scrum Master level II certification exams

  • Certification assessment tips

  • Example problem scenarios and how to handle them

  • How to apply Scrum in challenging situations

  • Developing people and teams

  • How to handle problematic team members

  • How to handle difficult stakeholders

  • Scrum Master coaching and leadership

  • Organizational culture and Scrum adoption

  • Finding solutions to differeing opinions and conflict

  • Dealing with Technical Debt

  • Coaching in the Scrum Values

  • How to handle dependencies

  • Scaled Scrum

  • Nexus Scrum

  • Scrum Theory

  • Scrum Values

  • Empiricism

  • Evidence-based management

  • Professional vs mechanical Scrum

  • The Product Owner role

  • The Scrum Master role

  • The Developer role

  • The Scrum Events

  • The Scrum Artifacts

  • The Scrum Guide

  • The Sprint

  • Sprint Planning

  • Sprint Review

  • Sprint Retrospective

  • Common problems and solutions

and much more!

Anyone who is looking to build a career in Scrum, Agile and management must understand the above. If you don't, then this course is perfect for you.

So go ahead and click the enrol button, and we'll see you in lesson 1!

Cheers,

Mike


The statements made and opinions expressed herein belong exclusively to Michael James and are not shared by or represent the viewpoint of Scrum org. This training does not constitute an endorsement of any product, service or point of view. Scrum org makes no representations, warranties or assurances of any kind, express or implied, as to the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, availability or currency of the content contained in this presentation or any material related to this presentation. In no event shall Scrum org, its agents, officers, employees, licensees or affiliates be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business information, loss of information) arising out of the information or statements contained in the training. Any reliance you place on such content is strictly at your own risk.

Content

Intro

Intro
Essential Reading
Join the Student Group
PSM II Exam - Where to go
Free resources for additional learning

Empiricisum

Empiricism Introduction
Question Section Explained
Q1 - What is Scrum based on?
Q2 - How do you define Empiricism?
Q3 - Shorter or longer Sprints?
Q4 - How does Scrum apply Empiricism?
Q5 - Pillars of Empirical Process Control
Q6 - Stakeholders not attending, the effect on Empiricism
Empiricisum Summary

Scrum Values

Scrum Values Committment & Respect
Q1 - A heated argument
Q2 - Pressure from Stakeholder
Scrum Values Courage
Q3 - Developer is left out
Scrum Values Courage senario introduction
Q4 - Environment changes causes issues
Scrum Values Question 5
Scrum Values Openness
Q5 - A velocity problem
Scrum Values Focus
Q6 - Only just meeting the Sprint Goal
Q7 - Daily Scrum running over
Scrum Values Summary

Scrum Team

Scrum Team Introduction
Q1 - Making the first Sprint productive
New Team problems
Q2 - Changing team members
Q3 - Making a Nexus
Scaled Scrum
Q4 - Splitting a big group into Scrum Teams
Q5 - Too many Developers
Component vs Feature Teams
Q6 - Siloed Teams
Q7 - Component team short term pros
Component and Feature teams further reading
Scrum Team Summary

Scrum Events

Scrum Events Introduction
Q1 - First Event of the Sprint
Sprint Events Lengths
Q2 - Time between Sprints?
Q3 - Daily Scrum Questions
The Daily Scrum
Q4 - Teams in different time zones
Events and Timeboxing
Q5 - Where to have the Daily Scrum
Q6 - Hardening Sprint bad practice
Q7 - Who chooses the Daily Scrum location?
Scrum Events Summary

Scrum Artifacts

Scrum Artifacts Introduction
Q1 - When are Artifacts reviewed
Scrum Artifacts Explained
Q2 - Increments in the same environment
Q3 - How many increments per Sprint?
Q4 - When an increment is born, and who can edit it?
Scrum Artifacts Summary

Done

Done Intro
Q1 - Description of Definition of Done
Q2 - Proper use of velocity
Q3 - High velocity but Sprint Goal not met
Q4 - Reduction of Definition of Done bad practice
Changing Defo of Done & Q5 - Should all items be done by Sprint End?
Q6 - What does Done mean?
Q7 - What to do if Definition of Done is not met
Q8 - Documentation in the Definition of Done
Scaled Scrum and the same Definition of Done
Q9 - Should the Definition of Done include testing?
Done Summary

Self-management

Self-management Introduction
Q1 - who plans the work?
Q2 - What is true about the Sprint Goal
Q3 - Self-management and timeboxes
Signs of Self-management
Q4 - Signs a team is Self-managing
Signs a team is Self-managing continued
Boundaries and Timeboxing to aid self-management
Self-management and the Scrum Master's involvement
Q5 - Self-management to solve team disagreements
Q6 - Team argument
Values not shown in team arguments
Q11 - Disruptive Developer
Q7 - Reliance on an external specialist
Self-management and the Scrum Values
Q8 - Work distribution between teams
Q9 - Scaled Scrum start and end dates of Sprints
Q10 - One person taking too much time in the Daily Scrum
Self-management Summary

Facilitation

Facilitation Introduction
Q1 - External Specialist dependancy
Q2 - PO not attedning the Retrospectives
Facilitation Summary

Coaching and mentoring

Coaching and Mentoring Introduction
Q1 - Over running the Daily Scrum
Q2 - Over running the Sprint Review
Q3 - A new Product Owner
Q4 - Keeping Events true to their purpose
Q5 - Cheering Done items in the Sprint
Q6 - Sprint Review too fast - a cross-functional team
Q7 - When the developers don't have the skills and tools
Mechanical Scrum to Professional Scrum
Coaching and Mentoring Summary

Product Backlog Management

Product Backlog Management Introduction & "Ready"
Q1 - How are items considered ready for Sprint Planning?
Q2 - How much time should be spent on backlog refinement?
Q3 - Ordering the Product Backlog
Scaled Scrum and the Product backlog
Q4 - Multiple teams same Product Backlog?
Q5 - Bringing in an additional team concerns
Q6 - Pressure to release
Q7 - Who is best to discuss dependencies?
Product Backlog Changes
Q8 - Can Sprint Backlog items be changed mid-sprint?
Q9 - How to handle items added from outside of the Product Backlog
Q10 - Yikes, the development is more complex than anticipated
Q11 - What to do with changes that are needed
Developers and the Product Backlog
Q12 - How to ensure the Developers understand the Product Backlog items
Q13 - Can't finish all the items in a Sprint
Product Backlog Management Summary

Stakeholders and Customers

Stakeholders Introduction
Q1 - Budget cuts
Q2 - Disappointed stakeholders
Q3 - Pressure from a key stakeholder
Q4 - Who is the most important stakholder?
Q5 - When can the Scrum Team meet the stakeholders?
Q6 - Unsatisfied stakeholders
Stakeholders Summary

Risk

How Scrum reduces risk
Q1 - Feedback after a major release
Q2 - Things to consider to decide the Sprint length
Q3 - Product Owner bad practice risks
Q4 - Developers working in silos risk
Q5 - Risk of having the Daily Scrum every 2 days (breaking Scrum)
Q6 - Risk with the Product and emergency changes
Adapting as soon as needed after inspection
The risk of Technical Debt
Q7 - Technical debt building up
Q8 - The relationship between velocity and technical debt
Q9 - The relationship between delivery and technical debt
Q10 - Pressure to release and missing testing
Q11 - Trying to predict the next release on bad information
Q12 - Product Owner delaying release
Risk Summary

Organizationa Design, Culture and Leadership

True Leader
Organization Culture Introduction
Q1 - Coaching others to keep to the Scrum framework
Culture continued
Q2 - Not applying Scrum properly
Culture Summary

Prepare for the Scrum certification exam

Exam Tips
Exam Tips
Where you can find more questions to try for free
How to use the 2 Practice Exams
Questions from Empiricisum to coaching and mentoring
Questions from Product Backlog Management to Organizational Design & Culture

Final thoughts

Thanks and one last thing
Bonus

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Reviews

Uditha
August 7, 2023
Helped me to pass the exam I would have given 5/5 if the practice exams ware created from different set of questions (not what is discussed)
Milena
August 3, 2023
I just got my PSM II with 92% pass rate, first attempt! Thanks a lot for the preparation course! It is very well structured and one can use all the advices and resources, Michael gives! The example questions are really helpful and the preparation exams at the end with all the links in the explanations did a great job! Thanks again, Michael!
LI
July 27, 2023
The questions are fairly aligned with the actual exam. However, for time saving, the explanations for each question should be by typed feedback for the question done in the practice exam itself. there's no real need for a video explanation if it's just reading off the script. it will be faster for users to just read.
Andrei
July 27, 2023
I got today my PSM II certificate with 100% pass rate. I really encourage everyone to take this course as the questions and especially the explanations are really helping you in passing this exam. Big thank you from my side!
Niranjana
July 25, 2023
Loved the structure of the course. This is the best ever one that I attended. Would love to see more practice tests added
Samantha
July 24, 2023
Love this course, each chapter is short and to the point, so you can fit a few chapters in between meetings. Its really helping me prep for my PSM II certification.
Ekemini
July 24, 2023
Scrum really made simple by the instructor. I have enjoyed every minute of my time spent on this course
Ravikumar
July 23, 2023
Thanks Michael James. The course and the lectures are very good. I have passed scoring 97.4% in first attempt. Well made course.
Mane
July 21, 2023
This is a very informative and easy to follow course. It helped to revise fundamental concepts of Scrum and test my knowledge in various situations! I previously passed PSM I exam, and have an experience of working in Scrum Team, however this course helped to refresh the memory and get ready for the exam. I just passed PSM II exam with 100% score. Highly recommend this course! Thanks
Aslı
July 19, 2023
This course helped me so much during my preperation for PSM II exam. Very nicely set, great example questions and pretty much everything needed for a good prep. Passed the exam with one mistake, and I so wonder which question it was :) Thanks for all your excellent work.
Deenaa
July 17, 2023
Absolutely a brilliant course. I love this training and I'm certain to crack PSM 2 with this. Update: Just finished and earned my PSM2. I'm so grateful to the author and the preparation materials. I'd absolutely recommend this course.
Nihar
July 17, 2023
I cleared the PSM2 exam today. Thanks Michael for the excellent content and high quality sample questions included in the course. It's definitely the perfect resource for PSM2 exam.
Dilly
July 11, 2023
Great resource for the exam. A few spelling mistakes in the presented material but not so bad as to impact the learning.
Maria
July 7, 2023
Thank you very much Mike!! I passed the PSM II with 94,5%, there is some room for improvement, but I almost nailed it with your help ;) This is the best course I have found for preparing the PSM II certification, complete and perfectly explained. Congratulations for the course!
Adrianna
July 6, 2023
Perfect for PSM II preparation. Well-paced, clearly explained, highlighting possible trick questions. After doing this course, reviewing all the questions and doing a little of additional reading as recommended by the author, I am confident it is enough to get ready for the exam. In any case, I just passed mine :)

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