Book Your Seat in the Advanced Scrum Master Training (PSM II) on September 15-18, 2020

This guaranteed advanced Scrum Master training (PSM II) by Berlin Product People is an official Scrum.org class for advanced Scrum Masters, including the industry-acknowledged PSM II certification. The PSM II training class is designed as a live virtual class of 4 h per day from 9 to 13 o’clock CEST and will be offered in English.

Preparation (1 h): One week before the training to get to know each other and check the students’ technology set-up.

Follow-up (1 h): One week after completing the training, participants share their first experiences with PSM II certification.

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Customer Voices on Our Classes

“First of all, thanks to Stefan Wolpers for hosting a truly, truly amazing PSM II class with spirited, passionate individuals and exciting discussions.”

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“Thank you Stefan Wolpers for the great Scrum [PSM II] workshop and everyone else for the amount of great conversations we had. Definitely learnt a lot!”

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The class with Stefan was very well structured, delivering a helpful hands-on approach to all the Scrum basics. He managed to cover participants with different levels of expertise and from various fields easily and delivered knew knowledge and value to all of them from my point of view. The culture during these four days was excellent, so that everyone felt capable to speak up. Very much worth the invested time and money!

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“Excellent virtual PSM I class: I was participating [in] the virtual PSM I class and it was a lot of fun. The trainer was well structured. The exercises worked really well in an online environment and the tools used to work on the exercises were a good fit.”

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“Great [virtual] PSMI class: Great class, good mix between lecture, discussion and exercises. I learned a lot. Thanks Stefan!”

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“Amazing class, amazing trainer, very helpful and insightful. Stefan provides you with everything you need to know about SCRUM as a Scrum Master. His experience is very impressive. It’s been a genuinely great class! Thank you Stefan!”

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TL; DR: Professional Scrum Master Training PSM II

This online advanced Scrum Master training (PSM II) by Berlin Product People is a 2-day official Scrum.org class for advanced Scrum Masters, including the industry-acknowledged PSM II certification. This PSM II training class is offered in English.

Who Should Attend the PSM II Training?

This advanced Scrum Master training class focuses on furthering the participants’ understanding of the role of the Scrum Master, what makes a Scrum Master successful, and the mindset that is needed to become an effective servant leader. The class is hence well-suited for practicing Scrum Masters who want to advance their professional development and take the next career step.

Please note that the Professional Scrum Master II class is not suited for beginners. The PSM II training requires an advanced level of Scrum knowledge from attendees as well as hands-on experience in supporting Scrum Teams for at least 6-12 months. It is also recommended to attend a PSM I training class in advance.

Why You Don’t Want to Miss this PSM Class

There are several reasons why you would want to join Stefan’s Professional Scrum Master II training:

• All work will be done in small groups, using Liberating Structures extensively
• You will meet up to twelve peers
• It is a hands-on, practical learning experience
• You will be invited to a quarterly retrospective exclusively available to PSM II alumni
• You will gain access to the Hands-on Agile Slack community and continue the exchange with your trainer as a class alumni
• You will also gain preferred access to the tickets of the Agile Camp Berlin 2020
• You will receive a 40 percent discount on the PSM III certification. (That is $200 advantage.)
• You will receive a discount of 20 percent on other of our classes.

Learning Objectives of the Advanced Scrum Master Training Class

The class covers in detail the stances that Scrum Masters need to adopt when dealing with complexity, organizational debt, outdated technology, challenging market conditions, or difficult people, namely:

• The Scrum Master as a Teacher
• The Scrum Master as a Coach & Mentor
• The Scrum Master as a Facilitator
• The Scrum Master as a Change Agent.

As a Scrum Master, you are regarded as the go-to-person for all things “agile and Scrum” in your organization, as the prime change agent. You will hence need to be expertly familiar with techniques, tools, and practices that allow you to support your management, your stakeholders, your Product Owners, and Scrum Teams on their journey to achieve business agility.

This PSM II class provides you with an excellent starting point for your journey to Professional Scrum. In the class, we will share tools; our lessons learned, exercises, and stories that will help you to become more proficient in Scrum. Also, we will explore the most potent facilitation techniques available to Scrum Masters to date — Liberating Structures — extensively.

PSM II Training Focus

The Professional Scrum Master II training will focus on:

• Effects on the organization of a successful Scrum Master
• Dealing with complexity and servant leadership
• Dealing with team conflict
• Removing impediments
• Facilitation techniques
• The Importance of a “Done” Increment
• The Sprint Goal
• Refresh the purpose of the Scrum Events
• The role of management in Scrum
• Successful product delivery
• Measurement in Scrum
• How to support the Product Owner
• Understanding the challenges of middle management
• Scrum Master as a change agent.

Your Professional Scrum Trainer Stefan Wolpers

PST Stefan Wolpers will facilitate the class. Stefan has practiced Scrum, XP, and other agile practices for more than 14 years. He is an active contributor to the Berlin agile community, for example, he is a licensed Agile Fluency™ facilitator as well as an XSCALE Alliance Business Agility coach.

The training activities will comprise of interactive exploration, discussions, and exercises, for example, based on Liberating Structures, or short teachings. The techniques that you will learn are also immediately applicable after the class in your team environment.

Learn more about your Professional Scrum Trainer Stefan Wolpers.

What Will You Take Home with You?

This Advanced Professional Scrum Master training will provide both the PSM II class manual as well as the PSM II certification code. (Including an additional complimentary code within the first 14 days after the completion of the class if the trainee does not achieve 85 % the first time.)

Additionally, you will also receive a book and several ebooks from Stefan that provide proven hands-on tactics to excel at your position of Scrum Master, thus furthering your career potential.

Please note that while the Professional Scrum Master II class includes the PSM II certification, the class is not directly linked to this certification. The class is not about passing the PSM II certification but focused on making attending Scrum Masters more successful in their profession.

How to Prepare Yourself for the Advanced Scrum Master Training (PSM II)?

You will experience this PSM II class even better if you invest in familiarizing yourself with some of the following articles, guides, ebooks, and assessments:

• The New, New Product Development Game
• The Agile Manifesto
• The Scrum Guide
• The Scrum Guide Reordered
• The Open Assessments at Scrum.org (PSM, PSPO, PAL, PSD).

(Please contact Stefan Wolpers for a complete list of recommended resources.)