Agile or SCRUM Material?

Any books or courses you all recommend for Agile or SCRUM?
I'm completely new to all of this so beginner books or videos would be great!
I'm completely new to all of this so beginner books or videos would be great!
These articles and posts are my own opinion and do not reflect the view of my employer.
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https://www.scrumalliance.org/certifications/practitioners/certified-scrummaster-csm
I've seen the same, and that's a shame. It's a good cert, but kind of pay to play since you have to pay a grand for a classroom training, and then are basically given the cert.
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I actually like that. Keeps the market from getting flooded by a bunch of cert addicts...... It seems like it organically manages itself.
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I don't like that aspect. You end up with a bunch of people with the cert but couldn't handle the duties of a SCRUM Master if their life depended on it. And I've seen that and have also heard from others. And I think it actually is worse for the cert because anyone can pay the $800-$1000 and be a CSM. The test isn't really a test of anything.
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I highly respect you and in fact am LinkedIn to you, but...... I think for something like this it doesn't really matter. It's an awareness certification more than anything. At the end of the day it's going to end up being the individual who makes or breaks it.
For instance if you went through 2.5 days of training with your work ethic and prior skills, you would be fine. The more I get experience and work on harder technologies these paper certificates mean less and less. Sorry to come off like that but it's the reality I am faced. One of my good friends is one of the higher security officers in AT&T rank and has 0 certifications. It really comes down to the individual, and like I said earlier you are legit as they come.
I know PMP's who study their tails off and are JUNK..... I mean JUNK!
As a PM, I agree. I know several cert holders in PMP that suck. Still won't stop me from getting one tho
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I actually agree with everything you state here
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Hopefully it helps!
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https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Project-Management-QuickStart-Development-ebook/dp/B00NF8H2FK/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503948555&sr=1-2&keywords=agile+project+management
https://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Breathtakingly-Brief-Agile-Introduction-ebook/dp/B007P5N8D4/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503948555&sr=1-5&keywords=agile+project+management
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Learn these items and you'll be fine.
Backlog
Scrum
Sprint
Kanban Board
Impediments
Product Owner
Product
The beauty of SCRUM is it's REAL WORLD. Unlike the goofy a$$ PMP, no offense.
Scrum is literally take requirements, review and start execution once their priority comes up. Unlike the PMP which focuses on the majority of the work effort in a planning cycle (Most of the processes are in this group). If you try that real world your a$$ is grass.
Real world project management, Intiation planning Execution.
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Then find a deal on the SCRUM Master certification. If you book in advance you can get a course session for ~750 USD. 2.5 days of studying and training you are good to go. No need to worry about studying for 4 months and paying 500 for an exam that has a high fail rate. That sounds like a bad investment too me.
Great advice
Unfortunately, I still plan on taking the PMP first followed immediately by CSM. That way, I can apply the PDUs towards the cert at least.
Currently Working On: Microsoft 70-761 (SQL Server)
Good luck on your adventure. Just because I think the certification is a joke, I will never discredit someone who obtains it. It most certainly does take dedication and it does have value for CERTAIN PM jobs. My experience with it has been somewhat negative. I've seen hiring managers scoff at it and speak poor about it. This may not be the sentiment of the masses, but it's been my experience.
I'd rather pay the 750, do the 2.5 days get my cert and say see ya. With 3 kids and a really good job I don't really care about paper......
Broza, Gil, The Agile Mind-Set, First Edition; ISBN 978-1514769331, Publisher: 3P Vantage Media, 2015.
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https://www.amazon.com/PMI-ACP-Exam-Prep-Second-Practitioner/dp/1932735984/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1504140750&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=ACP+AGILE+study+guide
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Mike Griffith was one of the original members on the steering committed.