Mike Cohn is the author of the highly respected books User Stories Applied for Agile Development and Agile Estimating and Planning. Mike has been actively running Scrum and agile projects since 1995. To see how he relates to an audience, check out this video of Mike presenting at Google. Also be sure to read what past participants have said of training from Mike Cohn.
The two-day Certified ScrumMaster class is a very popular way to introduce the fundamental principles of Scrum and provide hands-on Scrum experience, not just to prospective ScrumMasters but to entire teams as well. Our ScrumMaster certification courses are among the most popular and well-respected in the industry. Following successful completion of the course, each participant will earn the designation: Certified ScrumMaster. This course counts for 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs). The Certified ScrumMaster training is available as a public course or for onsite delivery.
Two of the most important questions asked on projects are "When will we be done?" and "How soon can I have everything I've asked for?" These are not impossible questions. By taking an agile approach to estimating and planning, teams can learn how to create useful estimates that lead to reliable plans. Agile Estimating and Planning is also the title of trainer Mike Cohn’s most recent book, which advocates different, easy, lightweight ways to plan projects that will be developed using agile or Scrum. This course counts for 8 Professional Development Units (PDUs). The Agile Estimating and Planning course is available as a public course or for onsite delivery.
Projects start with their requirements—so it is worth learning how to get a project off on the right foot. An Effective User Stories for Agile Requirements class helps you do just that. User stories are simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real users. A great way to build software that meets users’ needs is to begin with user stories. In this course, you’ll learn what makes a great user story, and what makes a bad one, plus the six attributes of a good story and how to achieve them. You’ll discover practical ways to gather user stories, even when you can’t speak with your users. This agile class is taught by User Stories Applied For Agile Software Development author Mike Cohn himself. The Effective User Stories for Agile Requirements course is available as a public course or for onsite delivery. This course counts for 8 Professional Development Units (PDUs).
Just because you now have an agile team that is capable of moving very quickly doesn't mean they are moving quickly toward the right goal. Product owners are responsible for pointing teams toward the right targets. Our Certified Scrum Product Owner course ensures you have the skills to guide your agile team. Since over 50% of all projects fail and those that succeed deliver products in which 65% of the functionality is rarely or never used, you won’t want to miss this course. The Certified Scrum Product Owner course equips you with what you need to achieve success with Scrum. Following successful completion of the course, each participant will be designated a Certified Scrum Product Owner. This course counts for 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs). The Certified Scrum Product Owner class is available as a public course or for onsite delivery.
