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

In your advanced scrum master training in neiafu in Israel that could result if 

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 neiafu in Israel

• 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