Why Scrum@Scale?

Scrum@Scale is not a cookie cutter, one-size fits all solution that your organization is force fit into. It is an adaptable framework that allows systems and processes to grow organically based on the unique conditions your organization has and the unique challenges it faces. Scrum@Scale provides the structure, your teams provide the context, together they make way for collaboration, innovation and acceleration across any sized organization or initiative.

Course Content  In this course, you will learn how to apply fundamental Scrum and Lean product development skills to scale Scrum from one to many teams across any sized initiative. The Scrum@Scale® course teaches the responsibilities of the Product Owner, individual Scrum teams, and enterprise leadership in a variety of large-scale contexts.

Students in this class will learn how to:  

• Overcome the challenges of cross-team dependencies with an emphasis on prioritization at the enterprise level
• Understand the impact of being able to refactor an organization to meet changing market demands
• Develop a transformation backlog to scale your organization’s reach and impact
• Measure and improve key metrics for Enterprise agility

  Agenda

1. Preface to the Scrum@Scale Guide
   Purpose of the Scrum@Scale Guide
   Definitions
   The Components of Scrum@Scale
   Values-Driven Culture
   Getting Started: Installing an Agile Operating System
   Scaling The Teams
   The Team Process
   The Scrum of Scrums (SoS)
   Scaling in Larger Organizations
   Scaling the Events and Roles
   Event: The Scaled Daily Scrum (SDS)
   Event: The Scaled Retrospective
   The Scrum Master Cycle: Coordinating the “How”

1. Role: The Scrum of Scrums Master (SoSM)
   The Hub of the SM Cycle: The Executive Action Team (EAT)
   EAT Backlog and Responsibilities
   Continuous Improvement and Impediment Removal
   Cross-Team Coordination
   Delivery
   The Product Owner Cycle: Coordinating the “What”
   Scaling the Product Owner – The Product Owner Cycle
   Role: The Chief Product Owner (CPO)
   Scaling the Product Owner Team
   The Hub of the PO Cycle: The Executive MetaScrum (EMS)
   Coordinating the “What” – The Product Owner Cycle

1. Strategic Vision
   Backlog Prioritization
   Backlog Decomposition and Refinement
   Release Planning
   Connecting the Product Owner and Scrum Master Cycles
   Product Feedback and Release Feedback
   Metrics and Transparency
   Some Notes on Organizational Design

Why Should Employees Become Scrum@Scale Practitioners?

The Scrum@Scale® course teaches the responsibilities of the Product Owner, individual Scrum teams, and enterprise leadership in a variety of large-scale contexts. In this course, students will learn the following:

• Overcome the challenges of cross-team dependencies with an emphasis on prioritization at the enterprise level
• Refactor organization to meet changing market demands
• Deliver working product on a regular cadence
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration and release planning with one to many teams across any sized initiative
• Develop a transformation backlog to scale organizational reach and impact
• Measure and improve key metrics for Enterprise agility
• Deliver twice the business value at half the cost

Who Should Take a Scrum@Scale Practitioner Course?

The Scrum@Scale® course teaches the responsibilities of the Product Owner, individual Scrum teams, and enterprise leadership in a variety of large-scale contexts.

• This course is for anyone interested in how Scrum can be used to reform organizations to deliver twice the value in half the time.
• This course will help leaders and employees to become agile change agents at scale.
• This course will help managers start Agile transformations.
• This course will help managers lead and empower Scrum teams.

Why Should Organizations Choose Scrum@Scale?

Scrum@Scale Helps Businesses:

• Effectively coordinate any number of Scrum teams across an enterprise
• Create a ‘Minimum Viable Bureaucracy’ which allow organizations to adapt quickly and thrive
• Align an entire organization around clear priorities
• Increase transparency, fast feedback and continual improvement
• Deliver value faster by boosting innovation and reducing time to market

As a Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ you will be prepared to:

• Earn 16PDUs
• Facilitate cross team collaboration and release planning with tens, hundreds or thousands of people
• Create and prioritize a transformation Backlog to overcome impediments to scaling
• Measure and improve key Scrum metrics at an Enterprise level
• Deliver 5 times as much work without adding new teams
• The Scrum@Scale® course teaches the responsibilities of the Product Owner, individual Scrum teams, and enterprise leadership in a variety of large-scale contexts.

Certification and Credentials

1. After completion, of course, you’ll be given a link with which you can create your login credentials with Scrum Inc.
2. Next, you’ll need to pass the Scrum@Scale Certification exam conducted by Scrum Inc. You will need to score 75%marks(23 questions out of 30). The test duration is not time-bound and is an open book test.
3. After passing the Scrum@Scale certification exam, the applicants are asked to submit the license agreement to the Scrum Inc for acceptance.
4. And once your license agreement is accepted, your Scrum@Scale Practitioner membership profile is completed with 2years of membership with Scrum Inc and designation as Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner.
5. You have two chances to attempt for the Scrum@Scale Certification exam at the cost of one. After the two chances are over you will have to register every time to appear for the exam. 

Upon completion of this course and the official Scrum@Scale exam, Scrum Inc. will provide a Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ credential signed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, the creator of Scrum.