Online Course – IBM Certified Professional Certificate in IT Scrum Master

Advance your IT career as a Certified Scrum Master. Gain the necessary skills and practical experience to be job-ready in 3 months.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Managing teams using Agile project management methodologies
  • Removing obstacles to completing projects
  • Promoting Scrum events such as daily meetings and planning rounds
  • Planning, monitoring and leading communication and collaboration within the team
  • Developing management and organizational skills
  • Preparing for the role of Scrum Manager in the IT industry
  • Create a professional portfolio

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Scrum Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Development Team Manager
  • Agile developer
  • Agile Consultant
  • Product Manager
  • Business Analyst
  • Process Manager
  • Quality Manager

Professional Certificate – 8-course series

Advance your career as a Scrum Manager in IT. As more organizations adopt Agile development methodologies, the demand for Scrum Managers, especially in the IT industry, is expected to grow significantly over the next decade. In this program, you will develop the skills, tools, and portfolio needed to be competitive in the job market.

Scrum Masters play a pivotal role in leading teams using Agile project management methodologies to drive projects to successful completion. They work to remove obstacles that may hinder the completion or progress of the project. They facilitate Scrum events such as daily meetings, round planning, round reviews, and retrospectives. They plan, track, and lead all communication and

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Introduction to the Scrum Master profession

Course 1

  • 9 hours
  • 4.6 (193 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • Summarize the Scrum Master role including the job description, job benefits, and keys to success.
  • Compare and contrast the role of the Scrum Master with a traditional project manager.
  • Describe opportunities for Scrum Masters in the current work environment, including employment options, job requirements, and salary ranges.
  • Set up Agile and Scrum certification opportunities, including Scrum Alliance CSM, PMI-ACP, and PMI-DASM.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Project Management
  • Category: Information Technology
  • Category: Cloud Computing
  • Category: Information Security
  • Category: Operating Systems

Information Technology Basics for Everyone

Course 2

  • 18 hours
  • 4.7 (127 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • Define operating systems, computer components, programming concepts, databases, and explain the differences between commercial and open source software.
  • Summarize the importance of computer networks, including wired and wireless connections; explore network resources and storage types in MS Windows.
  • Describe how to protect against security threats, public browsing areas, and security concerns, and list best practices for password management.
  • List the benefits of cloud computing, describe the cloud infrastructure layer, virtual machines, and summarize the features of card systems.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Scrum Master
  • Category: Kanban
  • Category: Agile Management
  • Category: Scrum (Software Development)
  • Category: Servant Leadership

Introduction to software engineering

Course 3

  • 14 hours
  • 4.7 (1,477 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • Describe software engineering, software development life cycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies, and stacks.
  • List different types of programming languages ​​and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditionals using Python.
  • Detail approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architecture.
  • Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Scrum Master
  • Category: CSM
  • Category: Agile
  • Category: Scrum Alliance
  • Category: Certification

Introduction to DevOps

Course 4

  • 9 hours
  • 4.8 (2,946 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • The key characteristics of DevOps include building a culture of shared responsibility, transparency, and acceptance of failure.
  • The importance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, infrastructure as code, test-driven development, and behavior-driven development.
  • Essential DevOps concepts: software engineering practices, cloud microservices, continuous automated deployments, and building resilient code.
  • The organizational impact of DevOps, including breaking down silos, working in multidisciplinary teams, and sharing responsibility.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Scrum Master
  • Category: Kanban board
  • Category: Product Map
  • Category: User Story
  • Category: Sprint Backlog

Introduction to Agile and Scrum development

Course 5

  • 11 hours
  • 4.9 (1,923 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small teams, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior-driven development, and testing.
  • Write a good user story, evaluate and assign story points, and track stories using a Kanban board.
  • Include the artifacts, events, and benefits of Scrum.
  • Create and improve a product backlog using the sprint planning process.
  • Produce product increments that have the potential to ship on every iteration.
  • Create charts to understand progress to predict the ability to meet sprint goals.
  • Use metrics to improve performance, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Scrum Master
  • Category: Kanban
  • Category: Sprints
  • Category: Product To-Do List
  • Category: User Story

Working as a Scrum Master

Course 6

  • 17 hours
  • 4.4 (33 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • Identify the Scrum process flow and the various artifacts required at different stages of the process and create Scrum characters.
  • Develop a working agreement to encourage a collaborative environment for your team members.
  • Open a retrospective for a specific scenario and use coaching techniques to resolve issues with a dysfunctional team.
  • Develop a product vision and goals and collaborate with the product owner to improve the to-do list.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Software Engineering
  • Category: Software Architecture
  • Category: Python Programming
  • Category: Agile and Scrum
  • Category: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Scrum Master Final Course

Course 7

  • 13 hours
  • 4.9 (25 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • Apply Scrum skills, create project documents, perform Stacey analysis, and identify and rank stakeholders with optimal collaboration methods.
  • Create a working agreement, user stories, product backlog, sprint backlog, risk analysis, and develop an Agile risk register.
  • Perform a relative estimate for story points, calculate team velocity, open a Kanban board, and produce a construction chart.
  • Evaluate best practices for daily Scrum meetings, prepare for demos, conduct retrospectives, and discuss Scrum certification opportunities.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: CI/CD
  • Category: Agile
  • Category: DevOps
  • Category: TDD/BDD
  • Category: Cloud Native

Scrum Master (CSM) Certification Practice Test

Course 8

  • 2 hours
  • 5.0 (30 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn:

  • List CSM requirements and exams and eligibility criteria.
  • Summarize what to expect from the CSM test.
  • Explain how to prepare for the CSM exam.
  • Complete a CSM practice test.

Skills you will acquire

  • Category: Kanban
  • Category: Zenhub
  • Category: Scrum Methodology
  • Category: Agile Software Development
  • Category: Sprint Planning