Professional Scrum Master is THE cutting-edge course for effective Scrum Masters and anyone supporting a software development team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

The Professional Scrum Master class introduces the principles and (empirical) process theory underpinning the Scrum framework. These are foundational insights upon which the rules and roles of Scrum are explored and discussed.

The focus on the Scrum Master role includes advanced thinking tools for servant-leadership and behavioral shifts, working with people and teams, coaching and facilitation, and scaling Scrum.

Scrum.org selects only the most qualified instructors to deliver this course.

Scrum.org maintains the defined curriculum and materials to assure consistency and quality for students worldwide.

Course topics

Scrum theory and principles

The Scrum framework: roles, rules, and artifacts

Product Delivery with Scrum

Working with people and teams

The role of the Scrum Master

Objectives

Students are challenged to think in terms of Scrum and the Scrum principles to better understand what to do when they return to their workplaces.

Students will have a clear understanding of the mechanics of Scrum and their coherence from the empirical foundation of Scrum.

Students can act as a Scrum Master for Scrum Teams and stakeholders from an in-depth understanding of servant-leadership.

Students can effectively start up Scrum or increase their effectiveness if already underway.

Zero PowerPoint, 100% Interactive, Maximum Learning and Unlearning

This class contains zero PowerPoint slides. The class is redesigned into mini-workshops to create 100% interaction and maximum learning!

To give you an idea of how our teaching style looks like

https://youtu.be/uu7ReoClGg8

Assessment and Certification

The Professional Scrum Master course has two associated credentials: Professional Scrum Master level I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Master level II (PSM II).

All participants completing the Professional Scrum Master course receive a password to take the PSM I assessment and are entitled to a discount on the PSM II assessment.

These industry-recognized certifications require a minimum passing score on the associated rigorous assessment. Scrum.org maintains a public list with everyone holding a PSM I and PSM II credentials.

The trainers

Chee Hong Hsia

Chee Hong is a Dutch-born Singaporean Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer, a freelance Scrum Consultant, ICF Coach, and a Certified Facilitator LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. He has been heavily involved with Scrum since 2007. His experience comes from working with numerous organizations in Europe and Asia where he coach Scrum teams, middle management and C-level executives in the art of servant leadership, empirical thinking, bottom-up intelligence, the power of self-organization, evidence-based management and validate-learning. With a software Engineering background, Chee Hong has a deep technical understanding and is able to coach development team engineering practices, software development principles. 

As a trainer, Chee Hong travels around the world with Scrum in his backpack. During his trip, he co-teaches with other Professional Scrum Trainers, connecting with local Scrum fanatics, share experiences and blog his adventures.

Lorenz Cheung

Lorenz Cheung is the first and only Professional Scrum Trainer in Hong Kong and is one of the 4 PSTs in the world who is certified to teach a wide range of Scrum.org courses, from Development, Product Ownership, Scaling to Leadership. He teaches in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. He learned Scrum from the co-creator, Ken Schwaber.

Lorenz has 10 years / 12000+ hours of experience as Scrum Master, Agile Coach. He has been leading Agile Software Development in Hong Kong and London for 14 years, from small start-ups of 2 people to Fortune Top 5 companies and large enterprises with more than 30000 employees. He helps clients from various industries, such as banking, insurance, logistics, IT delivery, universities, real asset management, and retail for diverse projects or products including web, mobile, OTT, legacy, pure infrastructure, large-scale cloud migration, and fintech.