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What is Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner®?
This 3-day course provides the ONLY combined Scrum learning event where you can learn the skills to be an effective Scrum Master and Product Owner in one session.
Achieve both the Scrum Inc Scrum Master® (SSM) and Scrum Inc Scrum Product Owner® (SSPO) designation with Scrum Inc® by successfully completing this training and the online exams that are taken after the workshop (you will receive the links directly from Scrum Inc®).
The Scrum Inc Scrum Master Product Owner® (SSMPO) course is critical for a successful Scrum transformation. In this combined learning event you will learn how to support your Scrum team to share a common foundation of understanding, so they know not just WHAT they are doing, but WHY as well.
Certification Process:
1. Select a date and register for a Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® event
2. Attend a three-day accredited instructor led virtual Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® event
3. Pass the exam on Scrum Inc website
4. Access your Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® certificate and badge on the Scrum Inc website
Who should attend:
- If you have been doing Agile or Scrum for years, this course is a valuable reminder of the details, is great for networking and learning from peers, and a great start to an intensive path of certification.
- If you are considering using Scrum, this is a great opportunity to learn about the best circumstances to use Scrum, common challenges, what results to expect… and when not to use it!
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® is strongly recommended for Team Leads and HR Managers who are responsible for creating a high performance work environment, Executives who want to transform their business, and Project Managers who need to know how to work with Agile and Scrum teams.
This course is for :
- Team Leads
- Project Managers
- HR Managers
- Functional Managers
- Executives
- Executive Assistants
- Sales People
Who should NOT attend:
People who are purely technical and have little interest in improving work environments or processes, people who are uncomfortable with group exercises and simulations (perhaps you prefer lecture-based instruction), people who aren’t interested in or responsible for team improvement.
By successfully achieving the Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® certification, you will be able to:
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- Create adaptive product teams in any business.
- Remove basic obstacles that prevent teams from achieving high-performance and real agility.
- Enable a team to follow the Scrum process to deliver great products and continuously improve quality.
- Describe Scrum to others including the roles, meetings, artifacts & principles, and benefits & pitfalls.
- Identify the environments in which the application of Scrum would lead to excellent results.
- Apply tools and techniques to the role of Scrum Master for a single Scrum team.
- Fulfill the requirements of the Scrum Inc Scrum Master® (SSM) program.
- Manage your backlog to achieve maximum ROI
- Create a Product Backlog that puts business priorities first.
- Work with a team to enable business and technical innovation.
- Leverage the business benefits of Scrum to maximize Return-On-Investment.
- Describe Scrum to others including the roles, meetings, artifacts & principles, and benefits and pitfalls.
- Apply tools and techniques to the role of Product Owner for a single Scrum team.
- Fulfill the requirements of the Scrum Inc Scrum Product Owner® (SSPO) program.
The above list of learning objectives is in addition to the basic learning objectives required by the Scrum Inc® Scrum Master and Product Owner
Internationally recognized Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner (SSMPO) credential – valid for 2 year, easily renewable
21 PDUs | 21 SEUs (REP with Scrum Alliance® and PMI®)
All inclusive, exam fees is included, no extra cost
Scrum Inc® membership for 2-years
Free Exam Retake Included
BERTEIG Benefits:
The BEST informative, practical and inspiring virtual learning environment.
No slides! | In-depth simulation.
Perpetual access to all the content of the course in our learning management system AND all future updates to the course materials.
Free follow-up coaching support from Jerry Doucett to make sure that you have confidently understood the Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® learning objectives.
Progress towards advancing your BERTEIG Professional status.
Free “Agile Advice” e-book – Creating High Performance Teams In Business Organizations.
Networking opportunities with agile professionals
Dozens of supplemental learning resources designed to help you create adaptive product teams in any business
Additional discounts including a “pay-it-forward” discount for your colleagues.
Jerry Doucett VP Training Services, Senior Consultant and Advisory Instructor
He is currently responsible for the management, development, and delivery of public and private classes and workshops for our clients, while also serving as a Business Improvement Consultant and Coach leveraging Agile and Lean practices for several enterprise business transformations.
Jerry's approach is to provide guidance to individuals and organizations on four key success pillars:
1) cultivating in-house expertise on business improvement practices that leverage Agile and Lean,
2) defining enterprise change management and implementation strategies,
3) designing and building coaching and training programs to organically grow, manage, and improve sustainable capacity, and
4) developing collaborative, long lasting relationships between business & IT partners.
Jerry’s Story
Teaching has always been a passion for me. I remember several of my primary school teachers saying I should consider being a teacher one day because I seemed to have an inclination for it. In high school I partnered a small start-up company where we taught computers and programming languages to youth on evenings and weekends. Much later during mid 1990’s I taught several University night school classes. I loved all of it, but at the time I never thought I’d actually end up working the front of a classroom.
My first exposure to Scrum was in 2008 as a Project Manager at MapInfo Corporation. There was considerable animosity between business and IT because of project issues so we decided to try Scrum in the hope of bringing business and IT together. Eighteen months later we had transformed most of the global organization (North America, Europe and Asia) by building a scaled system of interconnected Agile services and teams. In essence we were operating as Enterprise Agile Coaches and educators but we didn’t call it that – it’s just what we did.
In 2010 I became an Agile Practice Lead in the Royal Bank of Canada’s Agile Centre of Excellence where I spent about 1/2 of my time building and delivering training classes. This was where I realized I would be happy spending the rest of my career teaching Agility. While at RBC I taught Scrum and Agile classes to over 800 people globally which solidified my desire to teach Scrum and Agile for the rest of my career.
Over the next few years I taught and coached Scrum, Kanban, Lean and Agile at organizations like Telus, Canadian Tire, LoyaltyOne, and Sick Kids Foundation. It was rewarding but I wanted more. Then in 2016 I had the fortune of becoming an instructor and coach at BERTEIG. It’s been a fantastic experience. I’ve delivered hundreds of classes to thousands of people and it’s been very rewarding working alongside many world-class Scrum instructors and learning from them.
In January 2019 I added new height and breadth to my career when I became an Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) with Kanban University. Since then it has been an honour to teach and certify people in Kanban as their eyes light up when they realize it is an alternate path to Agility.
The one thing that eluded me was to become a Scrum trainer for a globally recognized certification agency. In 2016 I earned the Scrum Trainer designation with Scrum Inc. This has allowed me the privilege of providing a meaningful certification option and a balanced view of Agility by combining my own knowledge and teaching with the wealth of globally recognized experience at Scrum Inc. and BERTEIG. I’m really enjoying where this path has taken me and how I leverage it to help others achieve their own personal and professional learning goals and outcomes.
After decades working in the Software and IT industry I have finally found the sweet spot where I hope to finish my career – as an Agile trainer with the credentials to certify people with globally recognized agencies in Scrum and Kanban. I am humbled by the opportunity to represent Jeff Sutherland and his team as one of their trainers. Combining that status with my credential from Kanban University as an Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) as well as my hands-on experience working in the industry for over 30 years should hopefully provide a balanced and well-rounded experience for any student that chooses to join me in a classroom or learning event.
Jerry Doucett is a Strategy and Delivery expert, Business Advisor, Leadership Consultant, and Professional Trainer with over 30 years hands-on experience in improving business practices, and developing and delivering learning and development programs for software and process management initiatives.
He is currently responsible for the management, development, and delivery of public and private classes and workshops for our clients, while also serving as a Business Improvement Consultant and Coach leveraging Agile and Lean practices for several enterprise business transformations.
For well over a decade Jerry has been supporting Agile transformation strategies. On numerous occasions he has served as an integral coach, mentor, advisor and team member on several enterprise transformation leadership teams including several companies with over 50,000 employees.
Jerry has developed and delivered Agile training for over 3,500 people in Canada and abroad. He has been teaching private Scrum classes under license for Jeff Sutherland and Scrum Inc. since 2016. His tailored materials include everything from introductions to advanced role-focused topics, and target audiences from junior team members to senior executives at multinational corporations. He has contributed many blog and online articles over the last few years, and his book (published October 2018) is “The Scrum Master Guide to Choosing Retrospective Techniques”.
Select Client List:
- RBC Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Royal Trust, Scotiabank, BMO, Concentra Bank
- GFSA, London Life Insurance, Great West Life Insurance, Canada Life
- Carbonite (EVault), Deloitte, TELUS, Canadian Tire, Pitney Bowes
- LoyaltyOne (AirMiles Corporation), Sick Kids Foundation
- MapInfo Corporation, ESI Canada, DigiMap, ExtenSys, General Motors
- Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, North York Hydro, SPL Worldgroup
Certifications and Accreditations:
Accredited Kanban Trainer, Scrum Inc. Scrum Trainer, ICAgile Certified Instructor, Kanban Management Professional
Scrum Alliance® Registered Education Provider, Certified Scrum Professional
Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Developer, Professional Scrum Master I
SAFe® Program Consultant, Project Management Professional
Prosci ADKAR® Change Management Professional
B.A.A, HONS, Applied Geography, Economics Minor, Ryerson University
Experience Summary
- Over 30 years in software and process development initiatives
- Over 20 years of applying project management practices
- Over 14 years assisting organizations to leverage Agile and Lean approaches
- Over 10 years assisting enterprise Agile transformations
Testimonials:
“I wanted to acknowledge Jerry for his support and mentorship as he was pivotal as I on boarded to a new role within a new department and new Scrum team; a team newly formed and new to Agile. Jerry supported the team through training including User Story Writing and Agile estimation workshops among many. During team lift off Jerry identified that both road map and product backlog were missing from ‘delivering value’ stream and as a result we saw a team with constantly changing focus, a large number of product responsibilities and a lack of clarity on priorities. The Scrum process does facilitate changing priorities, but it doesn’t help the team adapt. This was an extremely challenging experience but a tremendous learning opportunity for me as I had guidance and gained key insights from this experienced Agile Enterprise Coach. I am fortunate to have been able to rely on Jerry’s leadership, experience and coaching. Thank you!” – Angeline Lim, Program Implementation Manager at Loyalty One
Publications
2018 – The Scrum Master Guide to Choosing Retrospective Techniques
(Currently only available on Lulu.com in ePub format. Click the image for more information.)
Presentations
“Kanban Case Study” – 20190121 – Private Event
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I really enjoy the Scrum Master & Product Owner class, it provided to me an overview, what a scrum master and a product owner role and responsibilities are in an agile environment. I believe that by combining these 2 courses in one, it help me realize that these 2 role are needed for a scrum team to succeed. Overall, it gave me an insight in what and how to achieve a high performance team.
MARIA YAN, Manager, January 31, 2020
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We can justify our price in one word: quality. Just read some of the 3000+ testimonials (not ratings, actual written testimonials) from past students and this video testimonial. Also, the focus of our course is on launching adaptive product teams as opposed to a general intro to Scrum. Your instructor has been personally trained and mentored by the founders of Scrum, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland.
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Recent Reviews
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO)
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Clearly outlined the value of a PO and a well defined Backlog to the successfully development and delivery using the SCRUM methodology.
June 14, 2020
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO) Calgary, AB, Canada
Martin Johnson
Project Manager
Maxen IT Solutions
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Jerry is an excellent coach who took us thru this learning journey such that it allows us to really understand the Agile - Scrum concepts
June 13, 2020
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO) Mississauga, ON, Canada
Ramkumar Swaminathan
Director Application Delivery
Mackenzie Investments
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Jerry is engaging, knowledgeable, passionate and offers a solid platform for audience to participate and contribute. You leave feeling inspired, energized and with a toolbox of strategies that are meaningful towards solving problems.
June 12, 2020
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO) Toronto, ON, Canada
Shihabun Saquib
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Jerry was extremely supportive, encouraging, and insightful. He supplied a comfortable, educational environment that allowed us to open up and participate. He gave us perspectives and real life examples that we would have otherwise not necessarily realized. This course was very informative, engaging, and definitely gave us a lot of value
June 11, 2020
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO) Mississauga, ON, Canada
Senada Erden
Customer Support Representative
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The mixture of clear presentations and hands on activities helped me to increase my understanding agile and SCRUM practices. I look forward to applying these new learning in my work.
February 03, 2020
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO) Outremont, QC, Canada
Ezra Hopkins
UX Lead / Product
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Agenda
Scrum Inc Scrum Master and Product Owner® (SSMPO)
Day 1
Agility, Scrum Framework & Product Backlogs
- Welcome, Logistics & Expectations
- Agile Manifesto
- Why Scrum?
- Scrum Framework
- Values
- Process
- Roles
- Events
- Artifacts
- Scrum Simulation Pt 1: Build a Product Backlog
- Product Vision
- Product Details
- Customers & Users
Day 2
Product Backlog Items, Scrum Simulation & Backlog Refinement
- Product Backlog Items
- User Stories
- Acceptance Tests
- Splitting Techniques
- Estimation
- Prioritization
- Scrum Simulation Pt 2: Feedback & Delivering Value
- Roles and Process
- Sprint 1 Execution
- Backlog Refinement
- Sprint 2 Execution
- Product Increment
- Debrief
Day 3
Scrum at Work, Empiricism, Practices & Improvement
- Scrum Patterns
- Planning & Forecasting
- Improvement
- Tackling Impediments
- Scrum Teams
- Distributed
- High Performance
- Scaling & Descaling
- Engineering Practices
- Definition of Done
- Leadership
- Challenges (Examples)
- Self-Assessment
- Prepare for the Exams
- Closing
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The training course is perfect for anyone looking to understand the roles of Product Owner and Scrum Master and apply best practices from the founders of Agile themselves. The course is completely interactive and engaging without relying on PowerPoint slides, which was a refreshing change from your typical training course. Highly recommended for anyone in the Agile world looking to apply true agility in the workplace, and dispel misconceptions that have been skewed over time.
Muhammad Kizilbash, Business Analyst, February 02, 2020
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- A: Scrum Alliance® is the governing body for this certification and BERTEIG is licensed to deliver the training portion. Full details may be found at https://www.scrumalliance.org/get-certified/practitioners/csm-certification. The training component of the CSM designation is available either by attending one of BERTEIG’s virtual public Learning Events or as part of a designated CSM in-house private Learning Event.
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- Q: What is included in becoming a Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)?
- A: The Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) online training that we offer includes all the materials that are needed to complete the 'training part' of the certification. There is no extra fee for the CSM online test, it is included in your registration with us. Once you have completed the training, you will receive an email within 1 week to complete the remaining step to get your certification. Full instructions will be provided in class, but don't worry, the test is straightforward! If you want to study, please consider reading the Scrum Guide.
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- Q: How do I become a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO)?
- A: Scrum Alliance® is the governing body for this certification and BERTEIG is licensed to deliver the training portion. Full details may be found at https://www.scrumalliance.org/get-certified/practitioners/cspo-certification. The training component of the CSPO designation is available either by attending one of BERTEIG’s virtual public Learning Events or as part of a designated CSPO in-house private Learning Event.
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- Q: How do I get SAFe® Scaled Agilist Certification (SA) from Scaled Agile®?
- A: Scaled Agile® is the governing body for this certification and BERTEIG is licensed to deliver the training portion. Full details may be found at https://www.scaledagile.com/certification/courses/leading-safe. The training component of the SA® designation is available only by attending BERTEIG’s virtual designated SA in-house private Learning Event.
We do not offer SAFe® training as a public enrolment course as it is highly contextual curriculum.
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- A: The best source of information is always directly from Scaled Agile at http://www.scaledagile.com. BERTEIG also maintains our own SAFe® FAQ page at https://berteig.com/faq-safe.
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- A: The OpenAgile Center for Learning is the governing body for this certification. Full details may be found at http://www.openagile.com/TeamMember. The training component of the OATM designation is available either by attending a virtual designated OATM in-house private Learning Event.
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- A: The Project Management Institute® (PMI) is the governing body for this certification. Full details may be found at https://www.pmi.org/certifications/types/agile-acp. The training component of the PMI-ACP® designation is available either by attending a designated virtual PMI-ACP in-house private Learning Event.
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- A: Kanban University® (KU) is the governing body for this certification. Full details may be found at https://leankanban.com/kmp-program. Note this is a two-class certification – you must complete BOTH the Kanban Systems Design® (KMP I) class AND the Kanban System Improvement® (KMP II) class. The training component of the KMP® designation is available either by attending BERTEIG virtual public Learning Events or as part of designated in-house private Learning Events.
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- Q:How do I become a Scrum Inc. Scrum Master Product Owner® (SSMPO)?
- A: Scrum Inc® is the governing body for this certification and BERTEIG is licensed to deliver the training portion. Full details may be found at https://agileeducation.org. The training component of the SSMPO designation is available either by attending one of BERTEIG’s virtual public Learning Events or as part of a designated in-house private Learning Event.
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- A: Please log in to your account on the PMI Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS) website at https://ccrs.pmi.org and enter the details of your learning experience to claim the hours. Be sure to enter all the details of the class you took (CSM or CSPO or SSMPO) to claim the appropriate PDUs (16 for 2-day and 24 for 3-day).
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- Q: Do you offer your virtual Learning Events as private sessions?
- A: Yes. Please contact sales@berteig.com for more information and to receive a quote. Typically 'in-house' virtual sessions are scheduled six or more weeks after a contract has been signed - please ask for a quote as soon as possible if you think your need is urgent!
We can also create custom online Learning Events for an additional fee. We even do train-the-trainer programs for larger organizations who wish to leverage in-house staff.
Generally, we avoid doing the CSM, CSPO and SSMPO Learning Events as private virtual classes, and we encourage you to attend with your group to a public scheduled session.
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- Q: What if I have an emergency and have to leave for some/part/most of the virtual class?
- A: It depends on the emergency. If it is a medical emergency for yourself or a family member, we will work with you to either re-schedule or refund your money depending on circumstances. We don't have a fixed policy about this.
For work related emergencies, we will not issue a refund, but will offer a spot to you at a future course at a 50% discount rate.
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- Q: What does it mean when a session is "Guaranteed To Run"?
- A: Most BERTEIG Learning Events are given this designation, which means that if it's scheduled, we will run the class, even with just a few people registered. We do this to respect the time you have allotted to learning. Occasionally something may prevent us from running the class e.g. a health emergency, however we will do everything we can under normal circumstances to run scheduled classes; we take this seriously and it is our commitment to you.
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- Q: Do you recommend any supplemental learning resources?
- A: Yes. We have a list of recommended reading for agility that is organized by type of BERTEIG Learning Event.
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- Q: Does BERTEIG partner with others to advertise and deliver training?
- A: Yes. We partner with training resellers who can reach a different audience than the companies we normally serve. If you have a question about our resellers or if you are interested in establishing a partnership relationship please contact sales@berteig.com.
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- Q: I am a trainer myself. Can I list my courses on this website?
- A: No. This is one type of partnership that we are considering but have not yet established. If you are interested in this type of partnership, please contact sales@berteig.com.