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WMPMI is hosting Platinum Edge - the Agile Experts - to provide Certified Scrum Master training March 9th and 10th, 2020. 

Premier Member Pricing - $899
This pricing is active until January 10, 2020 or until 20 members register -- whichever comes first.

• Members - $1050
• Non-members - $1150

• Members $1150
• Non-members $1300

• Copper and Nickel Sponsors (no minimums) - $950
• Bronze sponsors and above (no minimums) - $899
• Non-sponsored groups of 5 or more $950

WHAT DO YOU GET WITH THIS COURSE?

This is a two-day event offered in partnership with WMPMI to support the local project management community. Each day's hours are 8:00AM to 5:00PM. The doors open at 7 AM each day where a hot buffet breakfast will be served. 
Full participation is required for certification--no exceptions.

Platinum Edge's immersive instructional techniques teach you Scrum by having you do Scrum – just as it is done in the real world. Here is a small sampling of what you'll get:

• All class materials for this highly-interactive class, with examples and exercises that truly enable understanding of Scrum, by one of the few consulting firms solely focused on agile transformation for almost 20 years;
• Post-course assessment and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM®) registration for each participant with the Scrum Alliance;
• Sixteen (16) PDUs toward PMP® and PMI-ACP® certifications by a Project Management Institute (PMI)® Registered Education Provider (REP);
• Sixteen (16) SEUs towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP);
• A Two-year membership for each class participant with the Scrum Alliance, which includes the exam fee;
• A 132-page student guide for note taking and future reference.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This highly interactive certification course provides in-depth understanding of the Scrum team-based approach to iterative development. The course trains participants in the full range of Scrum topics, from basic theory to organizational implementation, including practical applications, roles, and scaling. This course provides Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master certification, 16 PDUs toward PMP recertification and 16 PDUs toward PMI-ACP certification.

Scrum methods support responsive development that:

• Adapts to volatile business needs and ongoing refinement of business solutions;
• Drives efficient and effective production;
• Ensures closer adherence to customers’ real-world needs through streamlined planning;
• Supports faster deployment of production-grade solutions so your organization can gain market advantage and business value;
• Reduces project risk through rapid iterations of development that inform opportunity assessments.
  
  

When this course has been completed, attendees will have gained in-depth practical knowledge of Scrum and its benefits.

TOPICS INCLUDED WITH THIS COURSE

• Agile foundational concepts
  • Defined vs. Empirical process control
  • The Agile Manifesto
  • The 12 Agile Principles

• Scrum concepts
  • Theory and principles
  • How the Scrum approach supports agile principles
  • Planning and tracking with Scrum
  • Shippable functionality and getting to Done

• Scrum roles and responsibilities
  • Product Owner
  • ScrumMaster
  • Self-organized Team

• Scrum artifacts
  • Product backlog
  • Release burndown
  • Sprint backlog
  • Sprint burndown

• Scrum meetings
  • Release planning
  • Sprint planning
  • Daily scrum
  • Sprint review
  • Sprint retrospective

• Requirements analysis
  • Estimating and prioritizing product backlog items
  • Technical debt
  • Scaling across multiple teams and multiple geographies
  • Tips on, techniques for, and benefits of helping clients and management understand the Scrum system
  • How to transition into use of Scrum, with a review of management and team challenges associated with the transition, along with strategies to respond to those challenge.

PMI, PMP, PMI-ACP and the PMI Registered Education Provider logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc
CSM is a registered trademark of Scrum Alliance, Inc.

TICKETS

$1,050.00 Member Early Bird Registration

$1,150.00 Non-Member Early Bird Registration