Resources Library

Resources Library

Working From Home/Virtual Teams

If COVID-19 is forcing your team to work remotely for the first time, our Working With Virtual Teams series can help! Comprised of 8 lessons with 6 videos, we hope this helps skyrocket your team’s work-from-home productivity.

Downloadable Materials

We strive to create great course materials like useful training manuals, informative lesson texts, and handy quick-reference guides. Most are only offered to our students, but for a limited time, we’ve made some of them free downloadables.

Backlog Refinement Overview

One of the things that I’ve noticed in my coaching of Scrum teams is how difficult it is to do Effective Backlog Refinement. So, I thought I might release a series of short blog posts focused on backlog refinement, what it is and how it works.

For Leaders Only

Excellent leaders are critical to product quality and team productivity, but those in leadership roles face much different challenges than the rest of the Scrum team. For that reason, we’re always developing exclusive leadership resources.

Video Content

If you want to see all our video content, you’ll have to become a student… but don’t worry, our #AskArtisan series and many of our webinars are available to everyone!

All About Slicing

When it comes to product backlog items, bigger is definitely NOT better! We’ve put all our resources about slicing in one place, so that your team can home those skills and slice your way to optimally-sized PBIs.

Product Ownership

Product Ownership has unique challenges that come with the territory, so we have specific materials to help as you take an active interest in creating a product rather than just managing its development.

Downloadable Materials

Successful Event Planning Guide

Scrum Framework Quick Guide

Story Slicing Reference Sheet

Guide to Defining DONEness

Backlog Refinement Reference

Guide to Scrum Estimation

Sprint Goals Reference Guide

Product Ownership Overview

Improve Team Productivity

Testimonials

Here’s what some of our clients had to say about us:

Ruthy P.Ruthy P.
17:22 03 May 23
Jim is a fantastic instructor! The two-day Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Course with him was challenging and rewarding. He had an incremental way of teaching the course that starts with the fundamentals of Agile and Scrum, perfect for beginners! I enjoyed the group projects of creating a product that helped us to get a feel for what it would be like in this space. He is passionate and super knowledgeable about these topics and cares about his students, ensuring that you understand the material. I highly recommend Jim for all your certification, training, and consulting needs!
Vinita JetleyVinita Jetley
01:01 23 Mar 23
The trainer Jim is very knowledgable. He was able to answer all out questions and kept us engaged in the 2 day training.
yeodayeoda
16:16 26 Dec 22
Learned so much about the Scrum principles and roles for an effective Scrum team. The two day training course was a great use of time and I have already begun sharing with other friends in different organizations. Thanks Jim and Artisan Agility!
Leila KaylLeila Kayl
15:36 02 Nov 22
Jim was an excellent instructor.The course content was thorough and the interaction with Jim and the others taking the course was great. I was very well prepared after this course to pass the certification.
Christopher SmithChristopher Smith
19:02 11 Aug 22
Attended remote training session. Instructor Jim Schiel was knowledgeable and made the subject timely and interesting. I will be attending future events.
Jim was my instructor through this course. He was outstanding and everything he taught was compared to real life examples. This Company and their Instructors are worth the price of learning.
Michelle FrazierMichelle Frazier
13:11 16 Jun 22
Artisan Agility provided excellent training. The content was great and he provided real life scenarios that help align how SCRUM can help move concept to realization
Amanda MasonAmanda Mason
19:57 30 Mar 22
I just took the Certified Scrum Product Owner course virtually and it was super organized and informative. I'm able to take what I've learned and apply it to my daily responsibilities for better success of my project, team members, and customers.
R GrantR Grant
14:13 26 Feb 22
Jim was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Pacing of the class time was great. Content was applicable at work. Would definitely take another class with Artisan in the future.
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