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Accreditation

SCRUMstudy

Certificate

SMC

Course Delivery

Online

Renewals

Every 3 Years

Pre-requisites

None

Cost

C$ 349.00

Get trained for SMC® Certification curated by global Scrum specialists to help aspirants drive and help in the successful implementation of Scrum framework. The Scrum Master Certified (SMC)® course by ITCity, accredited by Scrum Study, is comprehensively designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge required to lead high-performance Scrum teams and guide them towards achieving their objectives. Our learning session is a blend of experiential learning and real-world simulation. With ITCity SMC® Certification, you’ll learn the core working principles and concepts of Scrum, key skills, and competencies. With 360-degree understanding about the roles and responsibilities you can make a difference in your organization professionally.

What do you get in the Scrum Master Certificate Training:

🔸16 Hours, Live Online Scrum Master Training

🔸Lifetime access to VMEDU - LMS

🔸Access to 29 SCRUM topic videos

🔸2 - High quality scrum master mock exams

🔸SBOK®️ Guide Fourth Edition

🔸SCRUM Training Guides from ITCity

🔸 Exam Voucher

🔸 Digital Scrum Master Certified®️ Certificate

The purpose of the Scrum Master Certified exam is to confirm you have a basic understanding of the Scrum framework and key concepts in Scrum as defined in the SBOK® Guide. On passing the exam, you will be accredited as Scrum Master Certified (SMC®️).

This program offers you a generous 180 days to prepare and appear for the Scrum Master Exam. With 3 free attempts to pass the exam, the pass rate is at 95%.

🗓️ 180 days to schedule your exam

💻 SMC®️ Exam will be Online & Proctored

🎯 100 Multiple choice questions
⏱️ 120 Minutes duration
⚠️ 3 Free re-write attempts

🧾 Exam results are delivered instantly

📑 Certification delivered instantly on passing

The 12 principles and 4 values listed in the Agile Manifesto.

Benefits of “responding to change” in Agile over “following a plan” in traditional project management.

How the Scrum values relate to the Scrum artifacts, events, and roles.

The three pillars in Scrum ― Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation.

Differences between framework and methodology and understand why Scrum is called a framework.

Ways to develop an Agile mindset.

Illustrate differences between Agile and Scrum and why these two terms cannot be used interchangeably.
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.

Conduct a retrospective to list 3 techniques to improve the performance and turnaround time.

Explain the roles and responsibilities of a Scrum Master and a Product Owner.

List 3 differences between a Scrum Master and a Product Owner and understand why these two roles should not overlap.

Discuss how a product owner acts as a bridge between the development team and the stakeholders.

Understand why a Scrum Master is not an active participant but a facilitator in the Scrum events and ceremonies.

List 3 demerits of having a development team of less than 3 members or greater than 10 members.
List and demonstrate 5 salient features of a well-formed product backlog (E.g. estimated, prioritized).

Discuss 2 responsibilities of the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Development team in creating and maintaining a product backlog.

The objective of having a product backlog and best approaches to product backlog refinement.

Analyze and discuss the ideal time and capacity to be dedicated to product backlog refinement.

Demonstrate 3 activities (E.g. budget and timeline, release schedule) that take place during a sprint review.

List 5 sprint review anti-patterns (E.g. delayed acceptance) and their negative impacts
Explain the “why” and “how” of sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and retrospective.

Understand why the scope and duration of a sprint are fixed.

List 3 ways to avoid sprint backlog spillover.

Define sprint goals and discuss 5 benefits of having a sprint goal.

Understand how the Scrum Master and the Product Owner should coordinate with the team and list 5 points to improve such communications.

Discuss 3 damaging impacts of sprint cancellation and how to avoid it.

List 10 sprint anti-patterns (E.g. sprint cancellation, variable sprint length) and understand how these impact the delivery and turnaround time.
Create an ultimate checklist of Definition of Ready.

List 3 negative impacts of an ill-formed Definition of Ready.

Identify at least 3 benefits of a shared Definition of Done for multiple teams working on the same product backlog.

List 2 ways to improve Definition of Ready.

Clearly understand the differences between “ready” and “done".
Explain Definition of Done at three levels ― user story (e.g. writing code), sprint, and release (e.g. preparing release notes).

List 3 benefits of Definition of Done and explain why it can evolve over a certain period of time.

Prepare a checklist (with a minimum of 7 entries) of an ideal DoD.

Mention 3 risks associated with an ill-formed DoD.

List 5 characteristics of good acceptance criteria.

Understand who all should be involved in drafting the acceptance criteria.

List 3 negative impacts of not following the acceptance criteria.
Explain Definition of Done at three levels ― user story (e.g. writing code), sprint, and release (e.g. preparing release notes).

List 3 benefits of Definition of Done and explain why it can evolve over a certain period of time.

Prepare a checklist (with a minimum of 7 entries) of an ideal DoD.

Mention 3 risks associated with an ill-formed DoD.

List 5 characteristics of good acceptance criteria.

Understand who all should be involved in drafting the acceptance criteria.

List 3 negative impacts of not following the acceptance criteria.
What is product planning

What is product vision

How to create a product backlog

Product Roadmap

Minimum Releasable features (or) Minimum Marketable Features

Minimum Viable Products

Define and understand the steps involved in release planning.

List 3 benefits of a well-organized release planning.

List 3 outputs of release planning.
Explain the difference between resolution meetings and daily standups.

Explain the benefits of collaborations with product owners.

List 3 demerits of over collaboration of the product owners.

Demonstrate 3 ways to break the barriers and collaborate

Demonstrate creation of sprint burndown chart

Explain 3 approaches to increase efficiency in the team

Define and understand sprint burndown chart.

List 3 primary reasons to use a burndown chart.

Learn how to create and calculate a burndown chart.

Explain how to adjust upcoming sprints based on the burndown.

List 3 critical information obtained from a burndown chart.

List 5 merits and 2 demerits of using a burndown chart.

Understand 5 common errors that lead to misleading information in burndown charts

Define and understand sprint burndown chart.

List 3 primary reasons to use a burndown chart.

Learn how to create and calculate a burndown chart.

Explain how to adjust upcoming sprints based on the burndown.

List 3 critical information obtained from a burndown chart.

List 5 merits and 2 demerits of using a burndown chart.

Understand 5 common errors that lead to misleading information in burndown charts

16 Hours of Live, Online instructor-Led Scrum Master Training

Engaging sessions with industry case studies & in-class activities

Get trained by Scrum Study-accredited Scrum Certified Trainer (SCTs)

Increase your odds of getting a job by 25% with Scrum Certifications

Scrum Certified Professionals are desired by hiring managers.

Open your doors to SCRUM training and enable change management in your organization

Scrum Certified Professionals earn an average of $105,000 world wide

Easy Certificate renewal by accumulating 16 SEU on completing Scrum Master Certificate

Boost your career with Scrum Master Certification

Scrum Master Certified (SMC®️) - Self Study Learning and Exam

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What do you get:

📇 Instant access to VMEdu LMS

📅 180 Day window to take SMC®️ exam.

💻 Self-Paced Learning through LMS

📖 Access to 29 Videos and Study Material

🔴 Schedule SMC®️ when you are ready

⭐ Exam fee included

🎗️ SMC®️ Certificate on passing exam

🔠 Language: English

C$ 349.00 (incl taxes)

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Process of becoming Certified Scrum Master

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!