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Capstone Project for Scrum Masters
Gain valuable hands-on experience as a Scrum Master. Create a portfolio of key deliverables that showcase your skills managing Agile projects and build a resume that catches the eye of an employer.
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At a Glance
Gain valuable hands-on experience as a Scrum Master. Create a portfolio of key deliverables that showcase your skills managing Agile projects and build a resume that catches the eye of an employer.
If you’re just starting out on your project management career, or extending your skillset to include Scrum and Agile methodologies, a capstone project is an excellent way to showcase your practical experience to a prospective employer. This Capstone for Scrum Masters course is designed for professionals seeking to apply foundational Scrum Master skills to a real-world scenario. It’s ideal for showcasing your team collaboration skills and ability to use project management tools in an interview!
During this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience creating essential project documents, facilitating Agile processes, and leading a Scrum team to successful a project outcome.
You’ll consolidate your understanding of how to initiate project launches and form effective Scrum teams. You’ll fine-tune your skills in developing working agreements and user stories, curating the product backlog, conducting relative estimation, creating the sprint backlog, generating a burndown chart, and facilitating retrospectives. Plus, as you tackle the challenges, you’ll get access to valuable templates and instructional guidance to help you build a portfolio of artifacts.
Once you’ve completed this capstone course, you’ll have a portfolio of examples that show employers you’re fully equipped to lead Scrum projects, manage Agile workflows, and contribute to successful project outcomes.
If you’re looking to add valuable practical Scrum Master experience to your resume, ENROLL TODAY and get ready to power up your portfolio in just 3 weeks!
You will learn:
- Build valuable hands-on experience as a Scrum Master you can showcase to an employer in just 3 weeks.
- 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, and 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.
Course Syllabus
Welcome
- Video: Course Introduction
- Reading: General Information
- Reading: Learning Objectives and Syllabus
- Reading: Grading Scheme
Module 1: Program and Course Introduction
- Reading: Module 1 Introduction and Learning Objectives
- Module 1 Overview and Activity Requirements
- Video: Review the Contents and Purpose of a Project Charter
- Video: Review a Product Roadmap
- Video: Case Study: Project Charter and Product Roadmap
- Video: Stacey Diagramming Method
- Lab: Stacey Analysis
- Reading: Stakeholder Identification and Engagement Methods
- Reading: Project Scenario Team Overview
- Video: Review a Working Agreement
- Lab: Develop a Working Agreement for Your Scrum Team
- Practice Quiz: Module 1: Program and Course Introduction
- Reading: Module 1 Glossary: Program and Course Introduction
- Graded Quiz: Module 1: Program and Course Introduction
- Reading: Module 1 Summary: Program and Course Introduction
Module 2: Product Backlog and User Story Development
- Reading: Module 2 Introduction and Learning Objectives
- Reading: Module 2 Overview and Activity Requirements
- Video: User Story and Product Backlog Review
- Video: Product Vision
- Lab: Create User Stories, Product Backlog and Product Vision
- Video: Risk Register and Relative Estimation
- Lab: Create a Risk Register using Force Field Analysis, Perform Relative Estimation, and Update Product Backlog
- Video: Velocity
- Lab: Calculate Velocity
- Practice Quiz: Module 2: Product Backlog and User Story Development
- Reading: Module 2 Glossary: Product Backlog and User Story Development
- Graded Quiz: Module 2 Product Backlog and User Story Development
- Reading: Module 2 Summary: Product Backlog and User Story Development
Module 3: Sprint 1 Planning and Execution
- Reading: Module 3 Introduction and Learning Objectives
- Reading: Module 3 Overview and Activity Requirement
- Video: Sprint Backlog and Kanban Boards
- Lab: Create Sprint Backlog, Burndown Chart and Kanban Board
- Reading: Project Scenario Update: What Happened in Sprint 1
- Video Sprint 1 Demo Review Demo Purpose and Planning
- Lab : Daily Standup and Sprint Demo
- Practice Quiz: Module 3: Sprint 1 Planning and Execution
- Module 3 Glossary: Sprint 1 Backlog Development and the Sprint
- Graded Quiz: Module 3 Sprint 1 Backlog Development and the Sprint
- Reading: Module 3 Summary: Sprint 1 Backlog Development and the Sprint
Module 4: Sprint Close Out and Analysis
- Reading: Module 4 Introduction and Learning Objectives
- Reading: Module 4 Overview and Activity Requirements
- Video: Sprint 1 Retrospective Overview
- Lab: Read the demo report
- Reading: Closing Out a Sprint
- Reading: Planning for the Next Sprint
- Lab: Review Sprint 1 and Develop a Game Plan for Sprints 2 and 3
- Practice Quiz: Module 4: Sprint Close Out and Analysis
- Reading: Module 4 Glossary: Sprint Close Out and Analysis
- Graded Quiz: Module 4 Sprint Close Out and Analysis
- Reading: Module 4 Summary: Sprint Close Out and Analysis
Module 5: Sprint 3- MVP Launch
- Reading: Module 5 Introduction and Learning Objectives
- Reading: Module 5 Overview and Activity Requirements
- Video: Sprints 1 and 2 Analysis
- Lab: Develop a Sprint 3 Game Plan
- Reading: Sprint 3 Complete
- Reading: Planning for the Next Sprint
- Lab: Refine the Product Backlog
- Practice Quiz: Module 5: Sprint 3- MVP Launch
- Reading: Module 5 Glossary: Sprint (MVP Launch)
- Graded Quiz: Module 5 Sprint 3- MVP Launch
- Reading: Module 5 Summary: Sprint 3- MVP Launch
Module 6: Final Submission and Evaluation
- Reading: Module 6 Introduction and Learning Objectives
- Reading: Module 6 Overview and Project Submission Requirements
- Peer Review: Final Project
Module : Course Wrap-Up
- Reading: Congratulations from the Team
- Reading: Thanks from the Course Team
- Reading: Copyrights and Trademarks
- Reading: Introduction to the Scrum Master Certification Opportunities
- Bonus Module: Your Personal Portfolio and Job Search Guidan
- Reading: Introduction to Bonus Lesson 3
- Reading: Explain how to develop a portfolio of Scrum Master artifacts to demonstrate your career readiness
- Video: Personal Portfolio Development
- Video: Resume and Job Search Tips
- Course Rating and Feedback
- Reading: Feedback
Recommended Skills Prior to Taking this Course
Learners who have completed all prior courses in the IBM IT Scrum Master PC or SkillUp EdTech Scrum Master Specialization.
Upon finishing this Capstone course, you will be fully equipped to lead Scrum projects, manage Agile workflows, and contribute to successful project outcomes with a portfolio that showcases your readiness for advanced Scrum responsibilities.
Estimated Effort
3 Weeks
Level
Advanced
Skills You Will Learn
Kanban Board, Product Roadmap, Scrum Master, Sprint Backlog, User Story
Language
English
Course Code
PRM323EN