Final Exam: Advanced Scrum Master


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Overview/Description

Final Exam: Advanced Scrum Master will test your knowledge and application of the topics presented throughout the Advanced Scrum Master track of the Skillsoft Aspire Software Project Lead to Advanced Scrum Master Journey.



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Lesson Objectives

Final Exam: Advanced Scrum Master

  • define techniques for measuring Business Value such as bubble sort, planning poker, break even analysis, cost of delay, ROI, and NPV
  • describe additional processes in each large scale Agile framework
  • describe additional roles in each large scale Agile framework
  • describe best practices for reporting value created from the Scrum process
  • describe characteristics of the large scale Agile frameworks
  • describe DAD customization
  • describe data analysis metrics and how they can be effectively used to increase Business Value
  • describe how team velocity can affect a Scrum team and how to find the right balance for your team
  • describe how to maximize the inherent value of the Product Backlog
  • describe SAFe® customization
  • describe Scrum data analysis metrics and how they can be effectively used to increase business value
  • describe techniques and best practices to tracking derived Business Value
  • describe the advantages of team velocity
  • describe the common metrics of team velocity in Scrum, how to identify the metrics you wish to use, and how to measure them
  • describe the relationship between user stories and team velocity in Scrum
  • describe the use of burndown charts as they relate to team velocity
  • describe what team velocity is and what it represents in Scrum
  • discover the Business Value offered by Agile estimation models over traditional estimation methods
  • discover various models for scaling the Scrum process and the key characteristics of each model
  • discuss the Agile and Waterfall in Distributed Scrum and using the Agile Waterfall hybrid process
  • discuss the best practices for managing and working with distributed teams in Agile
  • discuss the characteristics, benefits and challenges of using the LeSS framework
  • discuss the characteristics, benefits and challenges of using the Nexus framework
  • discuss the characteristics, benefits and challenges of using the Scaled Agile framework
  • discuss the characteristics, benefits and challenges of using the Scrum of Scrums framework
  • discuss the characteristics, benefits and challenges of using the Scrum@Scale framework
  • discuss the guidelines and best practices that should be followed when scaling the organization's Scrum framework
  • discuss the role of the Product Coordination team using the Lean Agile methodology
  • explore burndown and velocity
  • explore business related metrics, such as net promoter, customer satisfaction, team health, etc.
  • explore cumulative flow and control chart
  • explore other agile reports, such as burnup, sprint/release report, etc.
  • explore software metrics, such as code coverage, static code analysis, escaped defects, etc.
  • explore the limitation and risks in measurement
  • explore the reasons behind metrics in an agile environment
  • explore the types of metrics in an agile environment
  • identify how value is perceived by various stakeholders and methods for defining the meaning of value that everyone agrees on
  • identify the Agile planning levels and discuss look ahead planning and how it relates to Scrum
  • identify the best practices for running a Scrum of Scrums meeting
  • identify the ideal Scrum team size and the advantages of having a small Scrum team
  • identify the structures that support large Agile teams that are organized into “team of teams”
  • identify why it is important to order or prioritize the Product Backlog to maximize Business Value and commonly used techniques
  • recall large scale Agile framework options and recognize the four most popular frameworks - SAFe®, DAD, LeSS, and SOS
  • recognize best practices for improving team velocity
  • recognize commonly used selection criteria when choosing large scale Agile frameworks
  • recognize the general organizational fit of large scale Agile frameworks
  • recognize the role of the Scrum Master in managing and improving team velocity
  • understand how to apply Scrum to maintenance projects and discuss some of the best practices
  • understand how to customize the Scrum framework to fit the needs to the project and the organization
  • understand how to scale the Scrum team for larger projects and identify large scale Scrum Frameworks
  • understand the challenges around transitioning to and scaling scrum
  • understand the challenges of adopting Scrum and how to overcome the challenges
  • understand the challenges of scaling Scrum due to issues that arise with integrating testing
  • understand the challenges of scaling Scrum due to issues that arise with team meetings
  • understand the challenges of scaling Scrum due to issues that arise with team member turnover
  • understand the challenges of scaling Scrum due to issues that arise with too many bugs and urgent tasks
  • understand the challenges of scaling Scrum due to resistance of change
  • understand the challenges of scaling Scrum due to working with distributed teams
  • understand the limitations of the Agile Manifesto and when the organization should start to think about Scrum at Scale
  • understand when an organization should scale their Scrum process
  • Course Number:
    it_feasm_04_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate