Course Overview

Applying Professional Scrum (APS) is a 2-day course that provides the foundational knowledge needed to work with Scrum in a highly practical way. Students experience real-life Scrum while working in teams during a series of Sprints to build a realistic product. They are introduced to the mechanics of Scrum, gaining insights into overcoming complexity, dealing with team collaboration and self-management. It is the perfect choice to introduce, reboot or refresh Scrum in your teams and organizations and can be taught either as a public or as a private course for teams within a company.

Note: This course was previously known as Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF).

A free attempt at the exam for earning the globally recognized Scrum certification Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) is included. A discount for the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) certification exam is available.

Course Objectives

What You Will Learn

Students self-organize in Scrum Teams at the beginning of the course and are presented with a real-life case study. During the course, they practice the Scrum Framework in multiple realistic Sprints, during which they are gradually introduced to Scrum mechanics, accountabilities, and principles. The trainer acts as a stakeholder by defining requirements before each Sprint and attending Sprint Reviews.

By the end of day 2, teams become familiar with all Scrum elements and rules: they define and enact Scrum accountabilities (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers), work with Scrum artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment), learn how to fulfill commitments to Scrum artifacts (Product Goal, Sprint Goal and the Definition of Done), run all Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective), practice estimation techniques, refine their backlog, learn about Scrum Values and empiricism, experience common challenges of working in teams, etc. A class retrospective is done after each Sprint to enforce learning objectives. Discussions are encouraged throughout the entire duration of the course.

The course is designed to be industry and domain agnostic and the trainer will select one of several case studies to best meet the specific learning needs of the class.

Downloadable Course Descriptions

Find further info about the course in PDF format at the following links:

• Applying Professional Scrum (APS) 1 Pager
• Applying Professional Scrum (APS) Detailed Description
• Applying Professional Scrum (APS) Official Datasheet

Who Should Attend

Applying Professional Scrum is an excellent foundational course about Scrum for teams and anyone wanting to experience the way of working in Scrum. All team members and stakeholders can benefit from the course since it is aimed at the entire Scrum team and all Scrum accountabilities. It is a perfect introduction for those new to the Scrum Framework. At the same time, it can help you reboot or refresh your Scrum knowledge and gain a better understanding of the practical appliance of Scrum accountabilities, events, artifacts, and rules. When attending the course with your entire team, you can inspect your current Scrum practices and adapt your way of work.

Learning Paths

Explore ways to learn about Scrum. Find info on suggested learning paths for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, and Agile Leaders. This course provides the foundational knowledge needed for specialized training for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, and Leaders.

Prerequisites

No particular knowledge is required, although you will make the most out of this course if you study the Scrum Guide in advance (last updated in November 2020).

This is a hands-on course, so please have your own computer at your disposal.

How to Prepare

• Please read the Scrum Guide.
• Please follow these guidelines to prepare for the course.
• You might want to browse our list of suggested resources for Scrum practitioners.
• Familiarize yourself with foundational Scrum subject areas.
• Take the Scrum Open free online assessment.

Public Classes

Public courses are publicly announced and open to a general audience. They are deployed only when the minimum number of attendees is reached. Since the attendees of public courses have different backgrounds and knowledge, the discussion tends to be broad and covers a wide range of different topics and scenarios. Besides reaching the learning objectives set by the course itself, attendees can benefit from diverse experiences.

Private Classes

Private classes are the preferred choice when the organization needs to educate more employees or whole teams at once. When entire teams working together regularly attend the course, they benefit from the joint practical experience they go through at the same time, adopting Scrum Foundations with all facts and terminology, and removing initial common misunderstandings. The discussion can be better tailored to their everyday challenges and issues.

What Is Included

Why Scrum.org

Scrum.org provides the highest quality Scrum training, training materials, and certified Professional Scrum Trainers (PSTs) to teach them. Scrum.org training materials are created and maintained by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber, Scrum.org, and the PST community members who teach the courses, helping to ensure that they are in tune with what’s happening in software development organizations and always up to date with the latest practices.

Professional Scrum Trainers bring their own style and experience to the courses but use the same materials so that students learn from the same content regardless of who teaches the course or where it is taught around the world. Read more about Scrum.org's approach.