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Scrum Master Fundamentals for Project Teams

Many South African teams say they are doing scrum while quietly running the same old command and control project underneath. This practical course teaches the scrum master role as it is really meant to work, facilitating events, removing obstacles and protecting the team, so delivery genuinely improves. It is grounded in local team realities rather than idealised examples from large technology firms.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the scrum framework, its roles, events and artefacts in plain terms.
  • Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives that add value.
  • Coach a team toward self-organisation instead of managing every task.
  • Identify and remove the obstacles that slow a team down.
  • Manage a product backlog and support realistic sprint commitments.
  • Adapt scrum sensibly for teams that also carry non-project operational work.

Course outline

  1. 01Agile mindset and the scrum framework
  2. 02Roles, events and artefacts
  3. 03The scrum master as facilitator
  4. 04Running effective scrum events
  5. 05Coaching self-organising teams
  6. 06Removing obstacles and managing flow
  7. 07Backlog and sprint discipline
  8. 08Adapting scrum to real workplaces

Who should attend

Project managers, team leads, business analysts, developers and anyone moving into or supporting a scrum master role on a delivery team.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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