Disciplined Agile® Senior Scrum Master (DASM)

This course teaches people who have good experience with the agile approach to optimize the way teams work, collaborate effectively with other groups in the company, and use the “Disciplined Agile® (DA™) tool kit” to solve complex problems.

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Who should participate?

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• This course is suitable for people who have good experience with the agile approach and who have the following goals:

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• Learning how to successfully manage one or more agile teams

• Develop the ability to manage high-profile initiatives critical to corporate success

• Increasing the agility of the business environment by applying agile and lean techniques in different situations

• Obtaining the Disciplined Agile® Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) certification

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This course is a great addition to those who aim to obtain the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certificate, but these people will need to attend an additional course.

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Course requirements:

 

• Two years of experience working in an agile team is required. Preferably, this experience should be in the position of Disciplined Agile® Scrum Master, Scrum Master, Product Owner or Architecture Owner.

• It is necessary to know the basic principles of the “DA™ tool kit”.

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Contents

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1. Developing high-performance teams 

a. Tuckman team development model ​

b. Stages in the Tuckman team development model 

c. Solving problems at different stages

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2. The importance of emotional intelligence in high-performance teams

a. Definition of emotional intelligence

b. Components of emotional intelligence

c. Creating a sense of psychological safety and embracing differences between people

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3. Tactical scaling in complex situations

a. The importance of agility in an organization

b. Scaling Agile

 

4. Elimination of obstacles

a. DevOps layer

b. Solving problems at the DevOps layer using the “DA™ tool kit”

c. Optimization of delivery by "test first" method, taking into account quality requirements

D. Determining the criteria necessary to establish the definition of "done"

to. Value stream within DA™ scope

f. Solving problems in the value stream layer using the “DA™ tool kit”

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5. Inter-team coordination and cooperation

a. “Coordinating Activities” process

b. Improving the value creation structure of teams

c. Solution of problems related to workflow optimization and coordination and cooperation between teams using the “DA™ tool kit”

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6. Conflict management in high-performance teams

a. Situations where conflict can be healthy

b. Thomas-Kilmann conflict management model

c. Use of healthy and unhealthy language during disputes

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7. Pragmatic planning and reporting

a. “Adequate” planning

b. Five levels of scope and responsibilities of individuals

c. Solving planning problems in the “Release Planning” process

D. Use of metrics by organizations and teams

to. Measurements of useful and useless features

f. Selecting and designing the necessary metrics within the areas related to team performance that need to be improved (GQM and OKR)

g. Solving measurement problems using the “Managing the Commissioning Team” process

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How the courses are delivered: Virtual classes are conducted via the Zoom platform. The instructor sends the meeting invitation.

Lesson hours: Before the first lesson begins, the instructor meets with people enrolled in the course. Appropriate time periods are determined.

Intensity of lessons: It may be 4 hours or less per day.

Minimum number of participants: 1 person.

Pre-course meeting: Before the course starts, the instructor conducts an online meeting with each participant individually.

Spoken language in the course: It can be English or Turkish.

Course Materials: Special English documents prepared by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® are used during the course.

Post-Course Support: After the course is finished, the instructor gives personalized lessons. Additionally, the instructor assists with the application process for the certification exam. The total private lesson hours can be a maximum of 14 hours and the total duration can be a maximum of 3 months.

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PDU (Professional Development Unit) Structure: Ways of Working: 7.00 hours & Power Skills: 7.00 hours & Business Acumen: 0.00 hours

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Information about the DASSM certificate:

 

1. Two years of experience working in an agile team is required. Preferably, this experience should be in the position of Disciplined Agile® Scrum Master, Scrum Master, Product Owner or Architecture Owner. It is necessary to know the basic principles of the “DA™ tool kit”.

 

2. It is necessary to complete the DASSM course.

 

3. At the end of the course, the participant receives an invitation to take the exam. The course fee also includes the exam entry fee. Within 12 months from this date, the participant must take the exam online. You have 3 chances to pass the exam. If a person who does not pass the exam wishes to retake the exam, they must pay a fee of $120. The exam is in the form of a 50-question test; duration is 90 minutes.

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4. The person who passes the exam is given a one-year certificate. To renew the certificate, it is necessary to collect 7 PDUs (Professional Development Units). The fee to renew the certificate is $40.