Do you want to take the PSM II® and take your Scrum knowledge to the next level? Boost your CV with an advanced Scrum Master qualification?

Great, then this unofficial course is for you!

Many people take PSM I®, but you can become one of the few with the more advanced PSM II®!

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 the PSM II Scrum Master certification.

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!

My course is unofficial and not affiliated with Scrum org. It has everything you need to pass the scrum org assessment.

This course covers the entire Scrum theory essentials focusing on the Scrum Master, including:

  • Agile and Scrum are explained in a greater depth than PSM 1

  • The PSM II certification exam preparation

  • Practice questions with detailed explanations

  • Questions inspired by the PSM II certification exam

  • Certification assessment tips

  • How to apply Scrum in challenging situations

  • How to handle difficult stakeholders

  • Coaching in the Scrum Values

  • Evidence-based management

  • ...and much, much more!

What you'll learn

  • Preparation and advice for taking the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) certification

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

  • About the Professional Scrum Master PSM 2 certification with all the preparation necessary to take the assessment

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

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

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

  • Tried and tested advice on applying the Scrum theory in practice

  • Questions, answers and detailed explanations of the answers

Requirements

Preferable to have passed PSM I but not essential, a background in project management or software development is useful.

Course content

Boost your CV with an advanced Scrum Master qualification

    1. Course Welcome

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. We Value Your Feedback

    3. Reading Essentials

    4. Legal

    5. Join Our Student Group

    6. Where to go to purchase and take the PSM II ® assessment (PSM 2)

    7. Discover Additional Learning Opportunities with These Free Resources

    8. Even More Scrum Questions Answered on my YouTube Playlist

    9. Summary Booklet of Scrum

    10. Stay Ahead: Follow Me on LinkedIn

    1. Q1 : Scrum Is Based On What?

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    2. Introduction to Empiricism

    3. Introducing Course Questions

    4. Q2: Defining Empiricism

    5. Q3: Why Shorter Sprints Over Longer Sprints?

    6. Q4: Applying Empiricism in Scrum

    7. Q5: Empirical Process Control Pillars

    8. Q6: The Effect on Empiricism When Stakeholders are Not Attending

    9. Summary of Empiricism

    1. Understanding Scrum Values: Commitment & Respect

    2. Q1: Developers Heated Disagreement

    3. Q2: Handling Pressure from Stakeholder

    4. Q3: Developer is left out

    5. Understanding Scrum Values: Courage - Difficult Scenario Introduction

    6. Q4: Issues Due to Environment Changes

    7. Understanding Scrum Values: Courage

    8. Understanding Scrum Values: Openness

    9. Understanding Scrum Values: Focus

    10. Q5: A velocity problem

    11. Q6: Developers Barely Meeting the Sprint Goal

    12. Q7 : Daily Scrum Exceeding the Timebox

    13. Summary of Scrum Values

    1. The Scrum Team Explained

    2. Q1: Enhancing Productivity in Your First Sprint

    3. Navigating Challenges in New Scrum Teams

    4. Q2: Changing Scrum Team Members

    5. Q3: Building a Nexus

    6. Explaining Scaled Scrum

    7. Q4: Dividing a Big Group into Multiple Scrum Teams

    8. Q5: Managing a Surplus of Developers

    9. Feature Team vs. Component Team

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    10. Q6: Transitioning from Siloed Teams to Feature Teams

    11. Q7: Short-Term Advantages of Component Teams

    12. Further Reading about Feature Team and Component Team

    13. Summary of Scrum Team

    1. Introduction to Self-Management

    2. Q1 : Who is Responsible for Planning the Work?

    3. Q2: Correct Statements about the Sprint Goal

    4. Q3: Relation of Timeboxes with Self-management

    5. Key Traits of a Self-Managing Team

    6. Q4 - Self-Managing Team Signs

    7. Key Traits of a Self-Managing Team Continued

    8. Assisting the Scrum Team to Self-Management Through Boundaries and Timeboxing

    9. The Role of the Scrum Master in Supporting Self-management

    10. Q5: Solving Team Conflict through Self-Management

    11. Q6: Scrum Master's Role in Resolving Team Disagreements

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    12. Missing Scrum Values During Team Arguments

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    13. Q7: Handling a Disruptive Developer in the Scrum Team

    14. Q8: Addressing External Specialist Reliance in Sprints

    15. Scaling Scrum: Managing Dependencies Across Teams

    16. Q9: Distributing Work between Scrum Teams

    17. Q10: Same Start and End Dates of Sprints in Scaled Scrum

    18. Q11: Single Member Dominates the Daily Scrum Discussion

    19. Summary of Self-Management

    1. Introduction to Scrum Events

    2. Q1: Sprint's First Event

    3. Duration of Sprint Events

    4. Q2: Questions That Should Be Addressed during Daily Scrum

    5. Q3: Maximum Time Allowed Between Sprints?

    6. The Daily Scrum Explained

    7. Q4: Teams Working In Different Time Zones

    8. Scrum Events & Timeboxing

    9. Q5: Hosting the Daily Scrum

    10. Q6: Rethinking Hardening Sprints

    11. Q7: Deciding on the Daily Scrum Location

    12. Summary of Scrum Events

About this course

  • $19.99
  • 168 lessons
  • 4.5 hours of video content
  • 7 articles
  • Practice Tests
  • Certificate of completion

Enrol in this course today and take advantage of:

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Meet your Instructor

BA (Hons) Degree in Business Management Michael James

Hi, Mike here. I'm a UK Business and Leadership Instructor specializing in Data Management and Data Science Leadership.

I've been working with Big Data and sensitive large national datasets for over ten years and leading on software development projects.

I was a Data Science Consultant for one of the largest organizations in Europe. I led a data science team implementing Scrum, recommended AI solutions for new products and analytical challenges, and developed numerous AI prototypes and solutions.

I have a BA (Hons) Degree in Business Management.

I really enjoy teaching people the business and leadership skills that have taken me years to acquire.

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What past students are saying about this course

Xavi V.

"This is a great course to prepare PSM II Certification. Michael makes everything very easy and understandable. I definitely recommend it, both this and any of the other courses he has. Thank you very much!"

Ibrahim H.

"I took several courses on PSM both 1 and 2, none of them was so detailed, well covered and explained. Language is easy, he does not only give correct answers, but also covers pitfalls. Thank you!"

GOH KOK HONG

"I'm happy I took the course with Michael James. It was clear and straight to the point, helping me understand everything. I got a 90% in the exam by focusing fully, but I didn't try the practice exams (this might not work for everyone). Thanks Michael!"

Olusanya K.

"I passed my PSM II exam with this course. Questions treated here are synonymous to the ones on the real test. I scored 91.4% in my 1st attempt. This course is highly recommended."

Nihar R.

"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."

Andrei T.

"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!"

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