Below are resources that Vic uses in his A-CSM class. Most are in the class Dropbox folder.
Class-related documents
- Slides (pdf)
- Resources list (links to blogs, videos, books, etc.)
- homework (7 assignments – all optional)
Scenarios for class discussion:
- Scenario #1: It’s Complicated
- Scenario #2: The Case of the Missing Stakeholders
- Scenario #3: The Case of the High Performing Team
Primary References
Scrum Guide – 2020 (current version)
- for reference: 2017 (older versions may not be on the site)
- What’s Changed?
Scrum Alliance:
- Learning Objectives: A-CSM (2022)
- Coaching Retreats
Various Agile tools
Assessments / Guides
Remember: it’s easy to misuse assessments. These should be used to guide your thinking or initiate conversations, not as a way to reward/punish.
- Team Self-assessment (TAP: the 12 Agile Principles)
- Scrum Master Checklist and Competencies Assessment
Facilitation
Links to Facilitator’s Guide chapters
- Chapter 1-The_Dynamic_of_Group_Decision-Making.pdf
- Chapter 2-Participatory_Values
- Chapter 3-Introduction_to_the_Role_of_Faciltator
- Chapter 4-Facilitatative Listening Skills (used in class)
- Chapter 18-Facilitating_in_the_Divergent_Zone
- Chapter 19-Facilitating in the Groan Zone
- Chapter 20-Facilitating_in_the_Convergent_Zone
- Chapter 23-Striving_for_Unanimity
Coaching
Powerful Questions
- List of example Powerful Questions (Co-Active Coaching)
- The Art of Powerful Questions
Product Delivery
Random other stuff
Agile Metrics
- site
Surveys, Data and Studies
Claiming PDUs (PMI.org)
Vic’s stuff
- coming soon