Mike Vizdos Certified ScrumMaster course in Charlotte, NC

 

 

On Apr 24-25, 2008 Mike Vizdos & Joe Little will lead a Certified ScrumMaster course in Charlotte.

 

Mike and Joe are experienced Agile coaches, with in-depth practical experience in helping teams become very productive with Scrum and Agile. Mike has a blog called ImplementingScrum.com. Joe's blog is Agile & Business, here.  One advantage of this course over other CSM courses is you get the benefit of two experienced coaches (rather than one).

 

Click here to register.

 

 

Location

 

Location for the Charlotte course in July

The course will be held in Charlotte, NC, in a meeting room here:

Hilton Charlotte Executive Park

5624 Westpark Drive

Charlotte, NC 28217

704-529-5963 (for reservations); or 704-527-8000 for information.

(Click on the hotel name for more details.)

 

We will have a special rate of $139.00 at this hotel for these days for sleeping rooms.  Ask for the "Sutherland CSM Course".  (The block has not quite been set up in the system.  There are a limited number of rooms in the block.)

 

The hotel is just to the east of where Tyvola Road and I-77 intersect. 6 miles from the airport, and easy to get to from I-77. The hotel has a shuttle from the airport.

 

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Contact: Joe Little if you have questions. More details below and a link to register is also below.

 

 

What and how you will learn:

 

• An introduction to Scrum and its origins
• An in-depth view of the standard Scrum practices
• A Scrum simulation
• In-depth discussions of the roles in Scrum
• Defining “done” for agile teams and how to help them get there
• An introduction to leading retrospectives and some tools to aid in their delivery
• An overview of Product Backlog creation and User Story development
• Tools and exercises to aid in Estimation and Planning
• A framework to aid in building High Performing Teams
• Change Management as it relates to Scrum
• Tools to aide in dealing with Conflict
• An introduction Agile Management

 

While the course is part lecture, there are many interactive exercises, of various types.   Even the "mistakes " are expected and normal, so you should dive into the exercises.

 

Additional Information:

 

The course will run from 9am-5pm each day. A continental breakfast, breaks and lunch will be provided.

 

Following the course, each participant is enrolled as a Certified ScrumMaster, which includes a one-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, where additional ScrumMaster-only material and information are available.

 

 

Who Should Attend

 

Whether you're a manager, programmer, tester, analyst, product manager, or someone interested in working on or with a Scrum team, this course is suited for you. You will leave with solid knowledge of how and why Scrum works. Through practical, hands-on exercises and small-group discussion you will be prepared to plan your first sprint immediately after this class.

 

 

PMPs: You can receive 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for this course.

 

 

Course Material

 

Participants will receive course materials (not books) for review upon registration. The CSM course was formulated to train and certify ScrumMasters and is used worldwide for ScrumMaster training. In addition, participants should obtain (at their own expense) Agile Project Management with Scrum, by Ken Schwaber, which is required reading for the course. You may also wish to obtain the primary Scrum book, Agile Software Development with SCRUM by Schwaber and Beedle, on which the course is based.

 

Of course, there will be updated material and training exercises in the course which you cannot get from books. The entire syllabus will be made available upon registering for the course so you can look it over and bring it with you to the sessions.

 

 

Registration and Fees

 

The course fee is $1,295. There is a discount for groups of 3 or more.

 

Click here to register.

 

When you pay via Google checkout, you become registered. If your firm needs an invoice, we can generate those as well. You are not fully registered until we receive payment. Contact us if you have a group.

 

Please contact Joe Little for details or with questions.

 

 

Refund policy

90% of the course fee will be refunded for cancellations more that 3 weeks in advance of the course.

50% if more than 2 weeks.

No refunds will be provided for cancellations within a week of the course.

Substitutions are free.

 

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