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Professional Scrum Master Specialization
SkillUp EdTech

Professional Scrum Master Specialization

Launch your career as a Scrum Master!. Comprehensively prepare for PSM1 certification from Scrum.org and gain hands-on experience you can talk about in interviews. No experience necessary.

Daniel C. Yeomans
Matt Versdahl
Skill-Up EdTech Team

Instructors: Daniel C. Yeomans +2 more

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3 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.8

(9 reviews)

Advanced level

Recommended experience

3 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Fully prepare for the PSM1 certification exam from Scrum.org with test questions and a full-length mock assessment

  • Master the most up-to-date concepts, tools, principles, and the language Scrum Masters use regularly 

  • Apply your new Scrum Master skills to real-world projects and build a portfolio of projects to showcase your skills to employers 

  • Discover the key skills, attributes, leadership, and personality traits that are essential to Scrum Master success

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Agile Project Management
  • Category: Sprint Retrospectives
  • Category: Agile Product Development
  • Category: Team Building
  • Category: Agile Methodology
  • Category: Employee Coaching
  • Category: Sprint Planning
  • Category: Organizational Change
  • Category: Team Leadership
  • Category: Backlogs
  • Category: Project Management
  • Category: Stakeholder Management

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May 2025

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Summarize the role of the Scrum Master to include a position description, benefits of the position, and key skills essential to success.

  • Compare and contrast the role of the Scrum Master to a traditional project manager.

  • Describe opportunities for Scrum Masters in the current work environment to include potential employment, job requirements, and salary ranges.

  • Define certification opportunities in Agile and Scrum to include Scrum Alliance CSM, PMI-ACP, and PMI-DASM.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Employee Coaching
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: User Story
Category: Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Analysis
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Communication
Category: Agile Methodology
Working as a Scrum Master

Working as a Scrum Master

Course 217 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify the Scrum Process flow and the various artifacts required at different phases of the process flow and create Scrum Personas.

  • Develop a Working Agreement to foster a collaborative environment for your team members.

  • Develop a retrospective for a given scenario and use coaching techniques to resolve a dysfunctional team.

  • Develop a Product Vision and goals and collaborate with the Product Owner to refine a Backlog.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Team Management
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Change Management
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Employee Coaching
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Conflict Management
Category: User Story
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Team Building
Category: Agile Methodology
Scrum Master Capstone

Scrum Master Capstone

Course 313 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply Scrum skills, create project charters, perform Stacey analysis, and identify and prioritize stakeholders with optimal engagement methods.

  • Create a working agreement, User Stories, product backlog, Sprint backlog, analyze risks, and develop an Agile risk register.

  • Perform relative estimation for story points, calculate team velocity, develop a Kanban board, and generate a burndown chart.

  • Evaluate daily Scrum meeting best practices, prepare for a demo, conduct a retrospective, and discuss Scrum certification opportunities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Product Roadmaps
Category: Backlogs
Category: Project Closure
Category: Agile Product Development
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Estimation
Category: User Story
Category: Product Management
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Team Building
Category: Agile Methodology

What you'll learn

  • Practice with sample questions and 2 full-length mock assessments that simulate the certification experience

  • Learn the PSM I certification process, including requirements, costs, and assessment format

  • Review the 5 core competency areas for the certification assessment through a comprehensive cheat sheet and a glossary of key terms

  • Apply Scrum principles and best practices through real-world scenarios

Skills you'll gain

Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Product Requirements
Category: Backlogs
Category: Product Management
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Quality Assessment
Category: Agile Product Development
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Agile Methodology

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Instructors

Daniel C. Yeomans
Daniel C. Yeomans
SkillUp EdTech
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