Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Bootcamp and Certification
Duration: 2 Months, 8 Hours/Week
Classes: Live, Online & Instructor Led
Demo: Free 4 Lectures
Difficulty Level: Fresher Friendly, No experience needed.
Accreditation
Certificate
SMC
Course Delivery
Online
Renewals
Every 3 Years
Pre-requisites
None
Certification Cost
Included in bootcamp
Upcoming Scrum Master Bootcamps
Summer Cohort 2026
Runs July 15 - Oct 30
» Sat/Sun 10am - 2pm EST
» 4 Free Lectures
» 100% Online
» Pay in installments
Instructor: Rahul
Scurm Master Course Highlights - What do you get
40 Hours of Live, Online instructor-Led Scrum Master Training
Real industry case studies & in-class activities
Led by Scrum Certified Trainer (SCTs)
Increased odds of getting a job by 25%
Practice with 4 High-Quality Mock Exams
16 SEUs for easy certificate renewal at ScrumStudy
Scrum Master Course Curriculum
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The 12 principles and 4 values listed in the Agile Manifesto.
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Benefits of “responding to change” in Agile over “following a plan” in traditional project management.
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How the Scrum values relate to the Scrum artifacts, events, and roles.
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The three pillars in Scrum ― Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation.
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Differences between framework and methodology and understand why Scrum is called a framework.
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Ways to develop an Agile mindset.
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Illustrate differences between Agile and Scrum and why these two terms cannot be used interchangeably.
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Learn more about the three roles in Scrum with role-based activities. Each group will play a simulation game called “candy catch” that will have three iterations. The Scrum Master and Product Owner (chosen by group members) will coordinate and help the team achieve the highest target within the shortest time.
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Conduct a retrospective to list 3 techniques to improve the performance and turnaround time.
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Explain the roles and responsibilities of a Scrum Master and a Product Owner.
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List 3 differences between a Scrum Master and a Product Owner and understand why these two roles should not overlap.
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Discuss how a product owner acts as a bridge between the development team and the stakeholders.
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Understand why a Scrum Master is not an active participant but a facilitator in the Scrum events and ceremonies.
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List 3 demerits of having a development team of less than 3 members or greater than 10 members.
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List and demonstrate 5 salient features of a well-formed product backlog (E.g. estimated, prioritized).
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Discuss 2 responsibilities of the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Development team in creating and maintaining a product backlog.
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The objective of having a product backlog and best approaches to product backlog refinement.
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Analyze and discuss the ideal time and capacity to be dedicated to product backlog refinement.
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Demonstrate 3 activities (E.g. budget and timeline, release schedule) that take place during a sprint review.
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List 5 sprint review anti-patterns (E.g. delayed acceptance) and their negative impacts
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Explain the “why” and “how” of sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and retrospective.
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Understand why the scope and duration of a sprint are fixed.
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List 3 ways to avoid sprint backlog spillover.
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Define sprint goals and discuss 5 benefits of having a sprint goal.
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Understand how the Scrum Master and the Product Owner should coordinate with the team and list 5 points to improve such communications.
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Discuss 3 damaging impacts of sprint cancellation and how to avoid it.
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List 10 sprint anti-patterns (E.g. sprint cancellation, variable sprint length) and understand how these impact the delivery and turnaround time.
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Create an ultimate checklist of Definition of Ready.
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List 3 negative impacts of an ill-formed Definition of Ready.
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Identify at least 3 benefits of a shared Definition of Done for multiple teams working on the same product backlog.
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List 2 ways to improve Definition of Ready.
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Clearly understand the differences between “ready” and “done".
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Explain Definition of Done at three levels ― user story (e.g. writing code), sprint, and release (e.g. preparing release notes).
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List 3 benefits of Definition of Done and explain why it can evolve over a certain period of time.
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Prepare a checklist (with a minimum of 7 entries) of an ideal DoD.
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Mention 3 risks associated with an ill-formed DoD.
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List 5 characteristics of good acceptance criteria.
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Understand who all should be involved in drafting the acceptance criteria.
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List 3 negative impacts of not following the acceptance criteria.
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Explain Definition of Done at three levels ― user story (e.g. writing code), sprint, and release (e.g. preparing release notes).
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List 3 benefits of Definition of Done and explain why it can evolve over a certain period of time.
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Prepare a checklist (with a minimum of 7 entries) of an ideal DoD.
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Mention 3 risks associated with an ill-formed DoD.
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List 5 characteristics of good acceptance criteria.
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Understand who all should be involved in drafting the acceptance criteria.
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List 3 negative impacts of not following the acceptance criteria.
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What is product planning
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What is product vision
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How to create a product backlog
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Product Roadmap
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Minimum Releasable features (or) Minimum Marketable Features
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Minimum Viable Products
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Define and understand the steps involved in release planning.
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List 3 benefits of a well-organized release planning.
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List 3 outputs of release planning.
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Explain the difference between resolution meetings and daily standups.
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Explain the benefits of collaborations with product owners.
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List 3 demerits of over collaboration of the product owners.
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Demonstrate 3 ways to break the barriers and collaborate
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Demonstrate creation of sprint burndown chart
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Explain 3 approaches to increase efficiency in the team
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Define and understand sprint burndown chart.
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List 3 primary reasons to use a burndown chart.
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Learn how to create and calculate a burndown chart.
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Explain how to adjust upcoming sprints based on the burndown.
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List 3 critical information obtained from a burndown chart.
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List 5 merits and 2 demerits of using a burndown chart.
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Understand 5 common errors that lead to misleading information in burndown charts
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Define and understand sprint burndown chart.
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List 3 primary reasons to use a burndown chart.
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Learn how to create and calculate a burndown chart.
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Explain how to adjust upcoming sprints based on the burndown.
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List 3 critical information obtained from a burndown chart.
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List 5 merits and 2 demerits of using a burndown chart.
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Understand 5 common errors that lead to misleading information in burndown charts
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Process of becoming Certified Scrum Master
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LEARN with Live, Instructor-led Sessions
Learn with interactive live training sessions from accredited SCTs who also have years of experience as active Scrum practitioners across domains. ITCity is a Scrum Study authorized ATP, having trained over 1500+ Agile professionals, and you can get the best of this experience by learning with us.
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STUDY with Scrum Study-Approved Curriculum
Study with a curriculum crafted by Professionals licensed by Scrum Study and understand the core concepts of Scrum events- Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective.
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PRACTICE with Case Studies, Role-Play, and Scrum Activities
With the knowledge gained through experiential workshops, you can practice the concepts learnt with real-life case studies, role-play exercises where you replicate work-like environments, and participate in Scrum activities to embrace the role of a Scrum Master across enterprises. Clear all your doubts with mentors in weekly Scrum enablement sessions, which are vital in your exam success.
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GET EXAM-READY with 2 SMC Mock Exams
After mastering the knowledge learnt through ample practice, you can opt for 4 SMC mock exams that follow the exam pattern thoroughly and help you gain the confidence to crack the exam in your first attempt.
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TAKE THE EXAM and Ace it in the Very First Go!
Take the exam confidently and crack the 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions in 60 minutes. You will need to pass with a score of 74%. We're by your side through every step of your SMC exam preparation. With us, you'll ace your exam on the very first go and gain a Certified ScrumMaster certification!