Scrum Master I
The PeopleCert Scrum Master course is available through Ellumina. Scrum is an agile framework that helps teams work together to develop, deliver and manage complex products. Furthermore, it increases team productivity by encouraging members to learn through experience, self-organise and continuously improve output. This course enables candidates to demonstrate familiarity with Scrum practices in an applied manner, beyond just knowledge of terminology.
What is the PeopleCert Scrum Master course?
This course introduces essential concepts, terms, principles and tools used for Scrum. It enables the agile approach to adapt through new practices, processes and technology. In addition, PeopleCert Scrum certification verifies that professionals can act as Scrum Master within their team. Therefore, it is one of the most practical agile credentials available for working professionals.
What you will learn
With this certification, you will learn about:
- The definition and purpose of Scrum
- The three pillars of Scrum: inspection, adaptation and transparency
- The five Scrum values: commitment, focus, openness, respect and courage
- The characteristics of effective Scrum Masters, product owners and development teams
- The purposes of different events, artefacts and rules in Scrum
- How multilevel planning helps teams develop long-term goals and realistic strategies
- How to identify product backlog attributes and understand how they evolve
- Techniques for managing technical debt
- The purpose and steps of Scrum events including sprint planning, daily Scrum, review and retrospective
Who is this course for?
This qualification targets any professional who wants to become an efficient member of a Scrum environment. Moreover, it suits candidates who want to develop and demonstrate solid knowledge of Scrum terms, principles, tools and practices. Specifically, it benefits developers, team leads, project coordinators and business analysts operating in agile environments.
About the exam
PeopleCert administers this exam. It runs for 60 minutes and candidates sit it without reference materials. The exam consists of 40 questions, and a score of 26 marks — 65% — earns certification. Candidates sit the exam online through PeopleCert’s proctored system at a time convenient to them.
Ready to go further? Explore our PeopleCert Scrum Master I Exam Only or our PeopleCert Scrum Master II course.
