Overview
The Agile Business Consortium Scrum Essentials online course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the key principles, roles, events, and artefacts of the Scrum framework, as adapted by the Agile Business Consortium. Aligned with the 2020 Scrum Guide™, the course is designed to equip Scrum team members and managers with the knowledge needed to effectively implement Scrum in any business context. It covers user stories, estimating, planning, and visualization techniques, ensuring participants gain both theoretical knowledge and practical application of Scrum in real-world projects.
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites are required for this course. However, a basic understanding of Agile principles or project management frameworks may be beneficial for participants to get the most out of the course.
Target Audience
This course is designed for:
- Newly appointed or potential Scrum team members
- Project managers looking to apply Agile methodologies
- HR managers responsible for supporting Agile teams
- Professionals seeking a foundational understanding of Scrum and its business applications
Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand the key concepts, roles, and events within Scrum as outlined in the 2020 Scrum Guide™
- Apply Scrum principles in team management and project execution
- Implement techniques for user stories, estimation, planning, and visualizing progress
- Work within cross-functional and self-managed Scrum teams
- Utilize empirical product planning to manage backlogs and sprints effectively
- Foster collaboration between stakeholders and teams to drive high-value increments
Outline
The online course is divided into several key modules:
- Course introduction and exam preparation
- The essentials of Scrum
- Scrum roles and artifacts
- Defining and estimating the work
- Working in a Sprint
- Review and Mock Exam
- Includes SCRUM Essentials Sample Paper1 Question Booklet
Exam and Assessments
This course prepares you for the Agile Business Consortium (ABC) Scrum Essentials exam. The cost of the exam is not included with this course. Please speak to your account manager to add it to your order.
Hands-On Learning
This course includes:
- self-led scenarios, developed by subject matter experts in Scrum.
- A detailed insight into Scrum concepts
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