Module 5Optional

Distributed & hybrid teams

Scrum Master playbook for offshore, hybrid and time-zone-split teams.

18 lessons ~87 min 4 games Certificate included
This role module opens once you finish Foundations and pass its quiz. That way every learner shares the same Scrum baseline before specialising.
What you'll learn
  • Why distributed Scrum is hard
  • The distributed SM playbook
  • Doing the timezone math
  • Written by default
  • Vendor mode vs team mode
  • Onboarding someone you'll never share a whiteboard with
Full lesson list
  • 1Why distributed Scrum is hard4 min
  • 2The distributed SM playbook5 min
  • 3Game: The distributed playbook12 min
  • 4Doing the timezone math3 min
  • 5Written by default3 min
  • 6Vendor mode vs team mode3 min
  • 7Checkpoint: The distributed playbook10 min
  • 8Onboarding someone you'll never share a whiteboard with3 min
  • 9Hybrid meetings that don't punish the remote crowd3 min
  • 10Retros across timezones3 min
  • 11Tooling for distributed Scrum3 min
  • 12Checkpoint: Two-timezone judgement calls10 min
  • 13Building trust when you'll never share lunch3 min
  • 14Working across cultures3 min
  • 15Offshore anti-patterns you'll see3 min
  • 16Checkpoint: One-team pressure test10 min
  • 17Signals you're actually one team3 min
  • 18Being a PO for a distributed team3 min
  • Distributed & hybrid quizEarn certificate