Professional Scrum Master Advanced

• Assessment preparation tends not to be covered in the workshop.
• The workshop focuses on attendees getting ready to apply new skills back at work immediately after the workshop.
• There is an expectation that attendees will attend some free post-workshop Zoom calls and watch recordings of their own group (or previous groups) doing tough practice tests, sometimes including John Coleman's own practice tests, which address the same learning outcomes, albeit from a different angle. John expects attendees to attend the calls, as assessment preparation does not scale on a 1:1 basis. Signing up for this workshop is effectively signing up to attend these calls.
• Sometimes, John Coleman will have a co-trainer, someone already qualified or building up experience. Please inform John Coleman if you need him to bring an assistant trainer who speaks your language via john@orderlydisruption.com; economics will hopefully be in our favor to allow that if there is enough demand.

Live Virtual

• Each segment is 60-75 minutes long with 15-30-minute breaks.
• Attendees can spread the workshop over several days if advertised or if other attendees are ok with that —no recording of the workshop to improve openness.
• The workshop size is limited to 20 attendees.
• Workshop attendees will use Zoom/Teams, Mural, Slack, StoriesOnBoard, Strategyzer, Kanbanize/SwiftKanban, and John's physical flipcharts.
• Learning online is almost as effective as face-to-face. The critical difference is working together online; it takes longer to do things. A "funnel" is added to the Kanban Board for optional best efforts and additions to the official curriculum. Most questions will be answered to the satisfaction of the attendees, one way or another.

Rules to follow:

• cameras on
• mics on - let's avoid delayed interventions
• be on time for every segment
• no meetings/phone calls/emails during the active segments
• be self-aware and conscious of the needs of others to have their say
• no hijacking of the agenda; a free coach session is on offer per attendee; use that instead.

A Scrum Reset is often needed in the workshop:

If the class attendees demonstrate additional ability, bonus content may be covered. However, as per pre-class communications, the class pace can get set to a slower pace by even one attendee who has not prepared for class. While John Coleman's style is to assume zero knowledge, some attendees may have negative knowledge and preconceived ideas that are incorrect, according to Scrum.org.

• Pricing excludes UK VAT. UK VAT only applies to orders from the UK; VAT does not apply outside the UK.
• Payment in advance is required, with no exceptions. Without exception, all seats for a booking must be prepaid to confirm that booking.
• All documentation requirements for invoice payment by the training date must be declared at the outset.
• To request a manual invoice, simply email info@orderlydisruption.com with the subject "manual invoice." Payment would then be made via an electronic transfer, a PayPal transaction, or an over-the-phone card payment.
• You may cancel up to the specified online ticketing deadline, and if so, depending on the payment engine/approach, the refund could have deductions for bank transfer fees.
• You may postpone your ticket with a minimum of three business days' notice; thereafter, your lack of attendance at the booked date will be treated as a cancellation with zero refund (due to planning & venue costs for class numbers). Best efforts would be made to fit you into a later workshop.
• Electronic manuals and Scrum.org assessment fees are included. Physical manuals are not provided.

John Coleman is an executive guide for timely humane effectiveness, adaptiveness, and ambidexterity. John is a co-founder of Orderly Disruption Limited and co-founder of Evolved Institute. He mentors and trains executives to balance the short and long term.

John hosts podcasts on organizational change and product and is deeply involved in professional communities.

He is not limited by his trainer badges from Scrum.org, Prokanban.org, LeSS, or Agile Kata. He is also a co-author of the Kanban Guide and Kanplexity and he is a Flight Levels Coach.

John is passionate about executive, ambidexterity, organizational adaptiveness, and balancing short-term execution with change agency for the long-term. In execution, he has lenses for the problem space, product discovery, delivery, and value realization. John specializes in (de)scaling, measurement, and executive content.

John helps scales-ups and fortune 500 organizations alike, across a variety of sectors including financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, and software. He is a trusted advisor to C-suite executives and boards.

John is a sought-after speaker at international conferences and has been featured in numerous publications. He is a regular contributor to industry blogs and has been interviewed on podcasts about organizational change, product strategy, and executive leadership.

John is committed to continuous learning and regularly attends conferences and training sessions to stay current with the latest trends and best practices in organizational development and product management.

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• Attendees may be asked to optionally consent to receive communications, e.g., follow-up email newsletters.
• In order to get an assessment, the trainer must submit your name and email address to Scrum.org; Scrum.org may send you regular newsletters.
• Attendees will be invited to a slack channel for the class to enable communications before, during, and after the class.
• Photographs and/or video permission will be requested in class for follow-up marketing purposes.
• Reviews & Testimonials will be requested in class; you can add the same review and star rating to each of VocalReferences, TrustPilot, and Google, to be performed optionally in class.
• Attendees may also be asked to provide feedback to Scrum.org. For these requests, regardless of the response, additional bonus learning content will be delivered.
• A limited number of free-of-charge post-training Zoom/alternative calls are offered. To book, attendees can arrange to meet me here.
• Attendees may be asked to join compatible communities, e.g., the LeSS community.