Scrum Developer Certified (SDC™)

Course Overview

Scrum Developer Certified (SDC™) is an entry-level certification tailored for Scrum Team members and anyone interacting with a Scrum environment.

The goal is to ensure participants gain a robust understanding of Scrum principles, Agile engineering, and essential technical practices that help them effectively contribute to projects.

By combining formal training, hands-on exercises, and elective options for specialized skill growth, this program enables participants to master the fundamentals of Scrum from a development perspective.

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What You’ll Learn

Scrum Fundamentals: Build a professional working knowledge to lead or collaborate on Agile projects.
Agile Principles & Values: Explore the Agile Manifesto and understand how it underpins iterative development.
Practical Tools & Techniques: Create acceptance criteria, user stories, resource burndown charts, and manage complex Scrum engagements.
Continuous Delivery & Engineering: Gain exposure to test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), acceptance test-driven development (ATDD), and relevant tools like FitNesse, Cucumber, and Selenium.

Who Should Attend

Scrum Team Members: Developers, testers, business analysts—anyone looking to deepen Scrum expertise.
Interdisciplinary Roles: Professionals from IT, product, or operational teams collaborating with Scrum environments.
Aspiring Certified Scrum Developers (CSDs): Those eager to learn the fundamentals of Agile engineering and iterative development.

Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites. Recommended for anyone working in or around a Scrum Team, or simply interested in understanding foundational Agile/Scrum concepts.

Exam Details

Format: Multiple Choice (75 questions)
Passing Score: 57 out of 75 (no negative marking)
Duration: 90 minutes
Delivery: Proctored online exam

Upon successful completion, participants earn their Scrum Developer Certified (SDC™) credential, validating their Agile and Scrum development capabilities.

Course Outline

Introduction to Agile (Why Agile, Agile Manifesto, Principles & Values)
Exploring Other Agile Methodologies (XP, Kanban, Lean, DSDM)
Scrum Framework (Roles, Ceremonies, Artifacts)
Estimation & Planning (User Story Writing, Estimation Techniques)
Distributed Teams (Best Practices for Remote Collaboration)
Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) (Why, What, How)
Distinguishing ATDD, BDD, TDD
Hands-On Tools (FitNesse, Cucumber, Selenium, SpecFlow)
Planning Agile Software Development
Agile Architecture & Design
SOLID Design Principles
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Mocking
Refactoring, Patterns, & Anti-Patterns
When & How to Refactor
Collaboration & Pair Programming
Continuous Integration
Integrating TDD with Continuous Integration

Next Steps

Ready to elevate your skill set and become a fully contributing Scrum developer? Enroll now in Scrum Developer Certified (SDC™) and gain the competencies needed to confidently implement Agile engineering practices, collaborate effectively within Scrum teams, and deliver high-quality products.