1 - Lean, Agile, and Scrum

• Demonstrate how Scrum is aligned with the values and principles of the

manifesto for Agile Software Development. 

• Outline the historical development of Scrum and agile. 

• Explain the value of at least two other Lean/agile development approaches

outside of Scrum. 

• Rank at least five personality traits of an excellent Scrum Master. 

• Evaluate three situations when transparency, inspection, and adaptation are

not

working effectively. 

2 - Scrum Master Core Competencies

• Identify at least three indicators when a group is engaged in divergent

thinking

and at least three Indicators when a group is engaged in convergent thinking. 

• Identify at least three challenges of integrating multiple perspectives. 

• Apply at least two facilitative listening techniques for effective

meetings/events.

• Demonstrate at least two alternatives to open discussion. 

• Describe two examples when the Scrum Master should not act as the facilitator

for the Scrum Team. 

• Design and facilitate at least two collaborative events.

• Select at least one strategy to resolve obstacles to clear communication. 

• Create a working agreement to foster clear communication and teamwork.

• Describe at least three elements of a coaching stance. 

• Apply an appropriate coaching technique for two interventions. 

• Analyze an intervention to identify at least two improvements. 

• Explain Scrum and its benefits to a business stakeholder. 

3 - Service to the Scrum Team

• Describe at least three attributes of an effective self-managing team.

• Apply a technique to improve the team’s ability to manage themselves.

• Explain the difference between a team and working group. 

• Describe at least one multi-stage model for team formation and development.

• Facilitate the creation or improvement of a strong Definition of Done. 

• Describe how a Definition of Done could be formulated for a non-software

product. 

• Explain at least two ways development practices may impact the Scrum Team’s

ability to deliver valuable, usable Increments each Sprint. 

• Describe how development practices are highly beneficial in a multiple team

environment.

4 - Service to the Product Owner

• Explain the relationship between a product vision and a Product Goal. 

• Examine or refine a Product Goal with the Scrum Team and stakeholders. 

• Create a Product Backlog that supports achievement of a Product Goal.

• Practice at least one approach to refine the Product Backlog. 

5 - Service to the Organization

• Practice resolving the root cause of an organizational impediment.

• Discuss at least three possible impacts to your Scrum Team or organization

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your Scrum Team adopted the latest definition of Scrum.

• Recognize at least two approaches to scaling Scrum. 

• Describe at least two reasons why an organization might decide not to scale. 

• Identify at least two techniques for visualizing, managing, or reducing

dependencies.

• Describe at least three benefits and drawbacks of feature teams and

component teams.

• Describe the nature of complex systems in advanced scrum master training in monkey-hill in AmericanSamoa

• Describe at least two approaches for catalyzing organizational change. 

6 - Scrum Mastery

• Analyze your fulfillment of the Scrum values and how you could improve.

• Recognize when a constructive interaction moves to destructive conflict.

• Compare your default pattern for responding to conflict with at least two

alternatives.

• Express at least three attributes of an effective leader. 

• Demonstrate one or more attributes of a leader.

1. 2 Year membership with Scrum Alliance 

2. Experinced and accredited trainers

3. Access to course material 

4. Certification