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Internationally Accredited Certifications Leader in the Professional Training and Certification Industry GLOBAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (GCE) EXCEL AND LEAD Website: www.gcenet.com Email: info@gcenet.com

INTEGRITY AND QUALITY YOU CAN TRUST Recent Awards Philip Kotler Award, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013 Outstanding Educational Leadership Award, Mumbai, 2012 Best Professor in Management, Singapore, 2010 Best Business Leadership Award, Singapore, 2010 Premier s Distinguished Award for Strategic Leadership, South Africa, 1999

500,000+ Students 150+ Countries 3,500+ Corporations 800+ Partners Your Leader in the Professional Training and Assurance of consistent, high-quality content Well-rounded, practical learning experience Simulated Practice Tests Online Courses Certification Industry Video Lectures Classroom Courses Mobile App-Friendly Seamless Enrolment Global Course Platform WHAT IS SCRUM? is the most popular Agile framework - adaptive, iterative, fast, flexible, and effective method designed to deliver significant value quickly and throughout a project. Podcasts

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Scrum s key strength lies in its use of crossfunctional, selforganized, and empowered teams Successful Scrum implementation results in significant business benefits Scrum ensures transparency in communication + an environment of team accountability and continuous progress Scrum Teams divide and execute their work in short, concentrated work cycles called Sprints.. Focus of Scrum is value-driven delivery & helps Scrum Teams deliver early results SBOK Guide defines SCRUM as structured in such a way that it supports product and service development in all types of industries and in any type of project, irrespective of its complexity. Involves collaborative effort to create a new product, service, or other related results impacted by constraints of time, cost, scope, quality, resources, organizational capabilities, and other limitations that make them difficult to plan, execute, manage, and ultimately succeed.

Adaptability Transparency Continuous Feedback Continuous Improvement Faster Problem Resolution Efficient Development Process Sustainable Pace Early Delivery of High Value Motivation Effective Deliverables Customer-centric High Trust Environment Collective Ownership Continuous Delivery of Value High Velocity Innovative Environment

1. Most Popular and Widely Accepted 12 REASONS WHY IS THE BEST SCRUM CERTIFICATION BODY 2. Based on Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK Guide) 3. Industry-wide acceptance 4. Scalable Scrum 5. Established name in Scrum/Agile certifications 6. Active Discussions to share and learn 7. Free "Scrum Fundamentals Certified" - SFC Course 8. Credible and standard testing environment 9. Experienced SCRUMstudy trainers 10. Teaching methodology 11. Multiple free resources for Scrum & Agile Community 12. Accredited Partner Certifications

SCRUM AND PMP PATHWAY

WHY GET SCRUM CERTIFIED? For Individuals Growing popularity and acceptability of Scrum has created a great demand for Scrumcertified professionals in the job market. Grab the opportunity and join this growing community. For Organizations Scrum-certified professionals help organizations with improved level of project management that leads to marked increased ROI across the Organisation The world is adopting Scrum. Are you? Scrum Fundamentals Certified Scrum Developer Certified Scrum Master Certified Scrum Product Owner Certified SCRUMstudy Agile Master Certified Expert Scrum Master Certified Prerequisites Experience: Nil Education: Nil Experience: Nil Education: Nil Experience: Nil Education: preferably SDC certified professional Experience: Nil Education: preferably SDC (or) SMC certified professional Experience: Nil Education: preferabl y SDC (or) SMC certified professional Experience: 3 Years managing Scrum/Agile projects Education Should be SMC, SAMC, and SPOC Certified Certificate e-copy / soft copy 10 Free PMI PDUs e-copy / soft copy e-copy / soft copy physical copy e-copy / soft copy physical copy e-copy / soft copy physical copy e-copy / soft copy physical copy Language

INCREASE ROI FOR PROJECTS WITH SCRUM Improve project delivery and client acceptance with Scrum 1. Delivers results early in the project thereby delivering VALUE 2. Provides an opportunity for reinvestment and proves the worth of the project to interested stakeholders 3. Clarifies what adds value to customers and users 4. Prioritizes the high value requirements on the top of the Prioritized Product Backlog 5. Decreases uncertainty and constantly address risks that can potentially decrease value if they materialize 6. Works closely with project stakeholders showing them product increments at the end of each Sprint, enabling effective management of changes 7. Creates Deliverables based on the priorities determined by producing potentially shippable product increments during each Sprint so Clients realize value early on in the project.

SCRUM PRINCIPLES 1. Empirical Process Control -Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation 1. Self-organization = "servant leadership 2. Collaboration 4. Value-based Prioritization drives the structure and functionality of the Scrum Framework to satisfy the needs of the Client Value Risk or uncertainty Dependencies 5. Time-boxing, some of the benefits being Efficient development process Less overheads High velocity for teams 6. Iterative Development, benefits being: Allows for course correction as all the people involved get better understanding of what needs to be delivered as part of the project and incorporate these learning in an iterative manner The time + effort required to reach the final end point is greatly reduced and the team produces deliverables better suited to the final business environment.

SCRUM Scrum Aspects ASPECTS

SCRUM VS. TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PARAMETERS SCRUM TRADITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT Emphasis is on People Processes Documentation Minimal - only as required Comprehensive Process style Iterative Linear Upfront planning Low High Prioritization of Requirements Based on business value and regularly updated Fixed in the Project Plan Quality assurance Customer centric Process centric Organization Self-organized Managed Management style Decentralized Centralized Change Updates to Productized Product Backlog Formal Change Management System Leadership Collaborative, Servant Leadership Command and control Performance measurement Business value Plan conformity Return on Investment Early/throughout project life End of project life Customer involvement High throughout the project Varies depending on project lifecycle

SCRUM PROCESSES & PHASES INITIATE PLAN & ESTIMATE IMPLEMENT REVIEW RESTROSPECT + RELEASE Ship Deliverables Retrospect Project REVIEW AND RETROSPECT Team Form Team + Epic Stakeholders Priotise Product Backlog Release Plan INITIATE Create User Stories Approve, Estimate & Commit User Stories Create Tasks Estimate Tasks Create Sprint Backlog PLAN & ESTIMATE Create Deliverables Conduct Daily Standup Groom Prioritized Product Backlog IMPLEMENT Convene Scrum of Scrums Demonstrate & Validate Sprint Retrospect Sprint

SCRUMstudy Certified Professionals help organizations with improved level of PROJECT MANAGEMENT that leads to increased ROI.

CERTIFICATION HIERARCHY

WHAT IS PMP 1. PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification is an internationallyacclaimed Certification in Project Management 2. For Project Management Professionals who clear the Exam administered by PMI - the world's leading association of Project Management Professionals BENEFITS OF A PMP CERTIFICATION 1. Globally recognized and respected certification by leading Companies 2. With 12% Annual increase in number of PMP /CAPM Certification, PMP is now the de-facto industry standard for Project Managers 3. Recognizes your expertise in Project Management 4. In High Demand by Employers due to high-value knowledge in Project Management 5. You become a Member of the largest and most prestigious group of certified Project Management Professionals 6. Better salary guaranteed higher salary than counterparts without a PMP 7. Exponential increase in Job Opportunities for PMP Certified managers

10 REASONS FOR A SCRUMSTUDY ITIL CERTIFICATION? 1. IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is the premier framework for IT Service Management in the world 2. Practical knowledge of how IT resources is leveraged to optimize RoI through identifying, planning, delivering and supporting IT services to the business 3. Allows you to document the processes, functions and roles of IT Service Management (ITSM) 4. Lays down the standards of Excellence in leading private AND public sectors 5. Also underpin the foundations of ISO/IEC 20000 the International Service Management Standard for organizational certification and compliance 6. Measures and optimizes internal performance and service provisioning 7. Streamlines flow of information across business units through optimization of IT responsibilities and accountability 8. Lays the basis for reduction of IT costs and justifies the cost of IT quality supporting improvement of user productivity 9. Enables IT as a primary platform and asset in strategic alignment 10. Empowers IT Senior Management fostering an objective and trust-based work environment

BRAND SCRUMstudy SMstudy LIST OF COURSES SCRUMSTUDY COURSES ONLINE, CLASSROOM AND BLENDED COURSE Scrum Developer Certification (SDC) Scrum Master Certification (SMC) SCRUMstudy Agile Master Certification (SAMC) Scrum Product Owner Certification (SPOC) Marketing Strategy- Professional Marketing Strategy- Specialist Marketing Strategy- Expert Digital Marketing- Professional Digital Marketing- Specialist Digital Marketing- Expert Marketing Research- Professional Marketing Research- Specialist Marketing Research- Expert Email Marketing- Professional Web Analytics- Professional Social Media- Professional Affiliate Marketing- Professional Search Marketing- Professional Search Engine Optimization- Professional

GCE LIST OF SCRUMSTUDY COURSES TYPE COURSE ONLINE COURSE PROJECT MANAGEMENT STUDY Silver Test 1 Silver Test 4 Gold (Without Contact Hrs 60 Days) Gold (Without Contact Hrs 90 Days) Gold (Without Contact Hrs 120 Days) PMP Gold (With Contact Hrs 60 Days) Gold (With Contact Hrs 90 Days) Gold (With Contact Hrs 120 Days) ONLINE ONLY Platinum 180 Days PMP Gold Plan- 14 days (Without contact hours) CAPM Silver Plan - 2 Tests CAPM Silver Plan - All 4 Tests CAPM Gold Plan - 60 Days (Without Contact Hours) CAPM CAPM Gold Plan - 90 Days (Without Contact Hours) CAPM Gold Plan - 120 Days (Without Contact Hours) CAPM Gold Plan - 60 Days (With Contact Hours)

TYPE COURSE ONLINE COURSE ONLINE ONLY BLENDED - CLASSROOM & ONLINE CERTIFICATION EXAM (EXAM VOUCHER + ONLINE COURSE ACCESS) LIST OF COURSES PRINCE II ITIL CBAP 6 Sigma Study PM STUDY PMP Project Risk Management ITIL Foundation Prince II Foundation Prince II Practitioner Prince II Practitioner & Foundation Practitioner - 365 days Foundation & Practitioner - 365 days Foundation - 180 days 3-Day Course 14 days online course access 40 Contact hours of formal education IT STUDY 60 days online course access 180 days online course access 180 days online course access 180 days online course access Green Belt with Online Certificate Green Belt with Physical Certificate Black Belt with Online Certificate Black Belt with Physical Certificate Lean Black Belt with Online Certificate Lean Black Belt with Physical Certificate A

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