format: "syllabus/v1"
kind: "course"
code: "PSPBMS"
title: "Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills (PSPBMS) Course with Certification"
items:
  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 1
      title: Theory and First Principles
      duration: 120
      content: |
        In this module, participants will explore the fundamental concepts and principles that underpin successful Product Backlog management. This includes understanding complexity in product development, empirical process control, and the importance of transparency in decision-making.
      learningResources:
        - title: The New New Product Development Game
          link: https://hbr.org/1986/01/the-new-new-product-development-game
          duration: 20
          type: newspaper
          weight: 1
        - title: An Introduction to the Cynefin Model
          link: https://youtu.be/yjXRY0IbJw8
          duration: 5
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: A Leader's Framework for Decision Making
          link: https://hbr.org/2007/11/a-leaders-framework-for-decision-making
          duration: 20
          type: newspaper
          weight: 1
        - title: The Three Pillars of Empiricism
          link:
          duration: 2
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: Empiricism is an Essential Element of Scrum
          link: https://youtu.be/q603WTOSYDk
          duration: 4
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: The Cynefin Framework with David Snowden
          link: https://youtu.be/N7oz366X0-8
          duration: 8
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: Transparency in the Trenches
          link: https://youtu.be/02eU5CEbJRE
          duration: 58
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: Agile is constant change
          link: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/agile-constant-change
          duration: 3
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: So What is Agile Really About?
          link:
          duration: 5
          type: blog
          weight: 1
  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 2
      title: Exploring the Scrum Framework & Done
      duration: 120
      content: |
        This module focuses on understanding the Scrum Framework and the concept of "Done" in the context of product development. Participants will learn how these elements contribute to effective Product Backlog management and value delivery.
      learningResources:
        - title: The Scrum Guide
          link: https://scrumguides.org/
          duration: 60
          type: document
          weight: 1
        - title: A Typical Sprint, Play-By-Play
          link: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/typical-sprint-play-play
          duration: 5
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: Getting started with a Definition of Done (DoD)
          link:
          duration: 5
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: Ethics in Scrum
          link: https://youtu.be/Tw1gwc7rAVg
          duration: 13
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: Planning in Scrum
          link: https://youtu.be/08wArN-Tkhk
          duration: 5
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: The Daily Scrum is NOT a Status Meeting
          link: https://youtu.be/i7_RPceEIYE
          duration: 7
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: Effective Sprint Planning
          link: https://youtu.be/syXnhduPxqM
          duration: 5
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: Slaying Technical Debt
          link: https://youtu.be/vLRH0HCXZek
          duration: 5
          type: video
          weight: 1
  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 3
      title: Product Delivery with Scrum
      duration: 120
      content: |
        This module examines how Scrum facilitates effective product delivery, with an emphasis on planning, forecasting, and managing workflow. Participants will learn how to leverage these concepts to optimize their Product Backlog management approach.
      learningResources:
        - title: "Scrum Myths: There is No Planning in Scrum"
          link: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/scrum-myths-there-no-planning-scrum
          duration: 4
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams
          link:
          duration: 15
          type: document
          weight: 1
        - title: The Evidence-based Management Guide
          link: https://nkdagility.com/the-evidence-based-management-guide-measuring-value-to-enable-improvement-and-agility/
          duration: 20
          type: document
          weight: 1
        - title: Small batch delivery & big batch finance how to speak the language of forecasting
          link: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/small-batch-delivery-big-batch-finance-how-speak-language-forecasting
          duration: 7
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: When will it be Done - an introduction to probabilistic forecasting
          link: https://youtu.be/aG5Eet6BJTc
          duration: 15
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: "Limiting Work in Progress (WIP) in Scrum with Kanban - What / When / Who / How"
          link: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/limiting-work-progress-wip-scrum-kanban-what-when-who-how
          duration: 10
          type: blog
          weight: 1
  - type: "session"
    session:
      id: 4
      title: People, Teams, & The Scrum Master & Closing
      duration: 120
      content: |
        This module explores the human aspects of Product Backlog management, including team dynamics, motivation, and the role of the Scrum Master. Participants will learn how to build trust and empathy within their teams to enable more effective collaboration.
      learningResources:
        - title: The Surprising Truth about what motivates us
          link: https://youtu.be/aJWH84Nwucc
          duration: 2
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: How to Build Trust to Enable Agility
          link: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/how-build-trust-enable-agility
          duration: 8
          type: blog
          weight: 1
        - title: Empathy
          link: https://youtu.be/oUWMgHyf1bg
          duration: 36
          type: video
          weight: 1
        - title: "From Now to New Right Here: Change-as-Flipping"
          link: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/from-now-to-new-right-here-changeasflipping-betacodex16/133691203
          duration: 15
          type: presentation
          weight: 1
