Module 1: Advanced DA Foundations and Exam Framework
- DASSM certification overview: exam format (50 questions, 90 minutes), eligibility (2+ years agile leadership, 2-day DASSM training), and registration
- Review of DA mindset, principles, and the full DA process goal diagram at an advanced level
- DA lifecycle options: Scrum-based, Kanban-based, SAFe, LeSS, Spotify model, and context-appropriate lifecycle selection
- Moving from team-level agility to enterprise agility: the DA enterprise awareness and organizational agility framework
- Key distinctions between DASM and DASSM: depth of toolkit mastery, coaching scope, and organizational leadership focus
Module 2: Advanced Coaching and Team Leadership
- Coaching stance and styles: directive, facilitative, consultative, and collaborative coaching approaches in DA contexts
- Coaching the Product Owner: backlog management, stakeholder engagement, value prioritization, and vision alignment
- Advanced retrospective facilitation: liberating structures, team health checks, and driving meaningful systemic improvements
- Coaching teams through the stages of team development and managing the dynamics of high-performing agile teams
- Practice questions covering advanced coaching and leadership with full answer explanations
Module 3: Scaling Agile and Multi-Team Coordination
- Scaling agile with DA: scaling tactics, team of teams, Scrum of Scrums, and DA guidance for enterprise coordination
- Program-level agile practices: PI Planning, program increment reviews, system demos, and inspect-and-adapt events
- Managing dependencies, shared resources, and cross-team impediments in large-scale agile delivery environments
- Applying SAFe, LeSS, and other scaling frameworks within the DA context: benefits, limitations, and selection criteria
- Practice questions covering scaling agile and multi-team coordination with explanation and mind map review
Module 4: Organizational Agility and Transformation
- Organizational agility assessment: evaluating current state, identifying maturity levels, and defining the transformation roadmap
- Change management in agile transformations: resistance management, leadership alignment, and culture change strategies
- Building an agile-friendly organizational structure: team design, PMO transformation, and governance adaptation
- Advanced lean thinking: theory of constraints, value stream mapping, flow efficiency, and enterprise waste elimination
- Practice questions covering organizational agility with full explanations and important DA keywords
Module 5: Metrics, Value Delivery, and Exam Readiness
- Agile metrics at scale: program-level KPIs, OKRs, team performance dashboards, and business value tracking
- Value delivery optimization: outcome-focused delivery, product portfolio management, and benefits realization in agile
- Systems thinking application: feedback loops, causal loop diagrams, and systemic problem identification
- Very important DASSM keywords, advanced DA concepts, and high-frequency scenario questions with full explanations
- Full mock exam simulation, comprehensive debrief, exam day strategy, and personalized study guidance
