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IBM IT Scrum Master Professional Certificate
IBM

IBM IT Scrum Master Professional Certificate

Advance your career in IT as a Scrum Master. Develop the in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job-ready in 3 months

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Daniel C. Yeomans

Instructors: John Rofrano

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(419 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

5 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master the most up-to-date practical skills and knowledge IT Scrum Masters use in their daily roles

  • Learn Agile concepts of adaptive planning, iterative development, and continuous improvement, resulting in early customer deliveries and value

  • Gain knowledge regarding software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), software development tools, & DevOps essential characteristics

  • Apply your new skills to real-world projects, build a portfolio, and prepare for the CSM certification exam from Scrum Alliance

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  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from IBM
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Professional Certificate - 8 course series

Introduction to Scrum Master Profession

Course 19 hours4.6 (275 ratings)

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: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Communication
Category: Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Employee Coaching
Category: Analysis

Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals for Everyone

Course 219 hours4.7 (179 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define operating systems, computer components, programming concepts, databases, and explain the differences between commercial and open software

  • Summarize the importance of computer networks, including wired and wireless connections; explore network resources and storage types in MS Windows

  • Describe how to protect against security threats, address public browsing security concerns, and list password management best practices

  • List the benefits of cloud computing, describe the cloud infrastructure layer, virtual machines, and summarize features of ticketing systems

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Computer Hardware
Category: Operating Systems
Category: General Networking
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Computer Security Awareness Training
Category: Data Storage
Category: Databases
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Information Technology
Category: Software Installation
Category: Hardware Troubleshooting
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Technical Support and Services

Introduction to Software Engineering

Course 314 hours4.7 (2,909 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies and stacks.

  • List different types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python. 

  • Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures. 

  • Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Unified Modeling Language
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Software Design
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Application Development
Category: Development Environment
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Python Programming
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Web Development
Category: Software Development
Category: Back-End Web Development

Introduction to DevOps

Course 49 hours4.8 (3,555 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • The essential characteristics of DevOps including building a culture of shared responsibility, transparency, and embracing failure.

  • The importance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code, Test Driven Development, Behavior Driven Development.

  • Essential DevOps concepts: software engineering practices, cloud native microservices, automated continuous deployments, and building resilient code.

  • The organizational impact of DevOps, including breaking down silos, working in cross functional teams, and sharing responsibilities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: DevOps
Category: Culture Transformation
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Microservices
Category: Performance Metric
Category: CI/CD
Category: Accountability
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Team Oriented
Category: Agile Methodology

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

Course 511 hours4.9 (2,327 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

  • Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.

  • Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.

  • Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: User Story
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Backlogs
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Lean Methodologies
Category: Estimation
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Workflow Management
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Team Building
Category: GitHub

Working as a Scrum Master

Course 617 hours4.6 (60 ratings)

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: Stakeholder Management
Category: Team Building
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Change Management
Category: Employee Coaching
Category: Organizational Change
Category: User Story
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Team Management
Category: Conflict Management

Scrum Master Capstone

Course 713 hours4.9 (32 ratings)

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

What you'll learn

  • List CSM testing and eligibility requirements.

  • Summarize what to expect from the CSM test.

  • Explain how to prepare for the CSM test.

  • Complete a CSM Practice Test.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: User Story
Category: Agile Product Development

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
64 Courses1,178,410 learners
Daniel C. Yeomans
SkillUp EdTech
27 Courses96,582 learners
Matt Versdahl
SkillUp EdTech
2 Courses64,390 learners

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