NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - London, United Kingdom, 2012/03/27 - This Scrum Certification course helps you learn Scrum and Agile in depth and differentiate yourself from the rest - Accelright.com.

During this two day Scrum Master certification course in London, UK you’ll learn about

• Scrum Theory. Why does Scrum work and what are its core principles?
• Scrum Framework . How to implement Scrum theory ?
• Scrum and Change. How to manage change using Scrum?
• Scrum and Total Cost of Ownership. How to measure and optimise total cost of ownership (TCO)?
• Scrum Teams. How do we start with Scrum teams and how do we ensure their success?
• Scrum Planning. How to plan projects and releases?
• Predictability, Risk Management, and Reporting. How to manage and control risk using Scrum?
• Scaling Scrum. How to scale Scrum across the enterprise?

Register early for the [London Scrum Certification Courses] and benefit from an early bird discount.

• Trainer: Faisal Mahmood
• Date: April 24th and 25th, 2012
• Credits: 16 PDUs

About Faisal Mahmood
Faisal Mahmood is the author of the book ‘Agile Adoption Mistakes You Must Avoid' and several articles on Agile and Scrum. Faisal is a Professional Scrum Trainer. He offers Agile Training and Scrum Certification Courses in London, UK and around the world.

Agile Adoption Mistake You Must Avoid - by Faisal Mahmood
Change is hard. Changing culture is even harder. Adopting Agile and Scrum requires a change of culture. Many organizations and Teams have made many Agile and Scrum implementation mistakes during this transition. By reading this book, you will be standing on the shoulders of those who failed before you.

In this book, you’ll learn about
• What are the biggest mistakes made in enterprise Agile adoption? Common enterprise Agile adoption anti-patterns and how to avoid the pitfalls.
• How do companies stifle Agility by planning and running projects in counterproductive ways? Common project and programme setup anti-patterns and how to avoid the pitfalls.
• How and why do teams fail to embrace Agility? Common Agile teams anti-patterns and how to avoid the pitfalls.
• How do Product Owners fail to play their crucial part in making Agile a success? What are some of the Product Owner mistakes.
• How some Scrum Masters constrain Agility instead of becoming agents of change? What are common Scrum Master ant-patterns to watch out for.

Drawing important lessons from common failures and mistake is the goal of ‘Agile Adoption Mistake You Must Avoid’.

Table of Contents
1. Waterfall Organization - Agile Projects
2. Scrum Master As Project Manager
3. Scrum Master On Auto Pilot
4. Opaque Product Backlog
5. Ungroomed Product Backlog
6. A Definition That Doesn't Lead To Done
7. Undone Work - Long Releases
8. Teams That Aren’t Cross Functional
9. Organization Vs. Self-Organization
10. Sprint Zero - Waterfall Reborn
11. Absent Product Owner
12. Split Product Lifecycle Responsibility
13. Sprint Review Mini Anti-Patterns
14. Retrospective Mini Anti-Patterns
15. Daily Scrum Mini Anti-Patterns
16. You Get What You Measure
17. Ad hoc Agile.

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