Certified ScrumMaster

All CSM courses are taught by Certified Scrum Trainers. Taking a CSM course, passing the CSM test, and accepting the license agreement designates you as a Certified ScrumMaster, which indicates that you have been introduced to and understand the basic concepts you need to perform as a ScrumMaster or team member on a Scrum team. This course also satisfies two elements of the CSD track: Scrum Introduction and Elective.

This Course employs practical exercises, real world case study examples and discussions to provide everything that you need to know to deliver a successful Scrum Project.

Participants who complete the course successfully will be designated Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), and this is the first step to becoming a Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP). This Certification includes a two-year membership of the Scrum Alliance. 

Comments by attendees of David's recent courses:
 

·     "Excellent course, really understood Scrum well and in the context of the overall Agile approaches and processes" 27/11/10

·       “Very informative and useful, well presented course” 03/11/10

·       “Extremely good presentation of ideas and concepts” 03/11/10

·       “Excellent all round understanding of Scrum and the ScrumMaster role gained from attendance on this course” 25/10/10”

·       “A very well presented course, much of the content from which I will utilise with my company” 13/10/10

·       “Very well paced. Good balance of slides versus discussion” 13/10/10

·       “Very useful, met my objectives of how to personalise Scrum elements for my organisation” 13/10/10

·       “Excellent course, a real eye opener. The trainer opened my eyes to a better way of doing things. Great real world examples” 07/10/10

·       "Excellent course for me, spot on!" 29/09/10

·     "Dave was very knowledgeable about Scrum and also mentioned other Agile technologies." 23/09/10

·     "Really enjoyed the course and have taken a lot from it, especially with regards to estimating, planning and the concept of velocity. I would highly recommend Dave as a trainer" 23/09/10

·     "Enjoyable and practical. Suitable for wide range of audiences" 23/09/10

·     "Very informative course, started with no knowledge, so really helped" 23/09/10

·     "Trainer was brilliant - very knowledgeable and I learned lots from him" 22/06/10

·     "I thought this course was outstanding.  I had 2 years’ experience but learned a lot" 22/06/10

·     "Good course, good summary of Agile and Scrum framework" 22/06/10

·     "Course was great; lecture inspiring; charismatic" 13/05/10

·     "Very thorough and advantaged hugely by trainer's hands-on experience" 09/03/10

·     "Good course to understand basis of Agile and Scrum framework" 09/03/10

·     "The instructor's knowledge of real world scenarios and applying Scrum was excellent. I'd recommend him for further courses of study" 02/03/10 

·     "Good practical examples from his own experience" 02/03/10

·     "Very good course content; right balance between learning 'core' Scrum theory vs. comparison of Scrum with broader/other Agile methods and 'traditional' project/programme management" 15/01/10

·     "Excellent course, which helped to provide knowledge of Scrum, but also specific challenges. Good pace, committed and enthusiastic trainer with ability to tailor/manage course as required" 15/01/10

·     "Course was better than expected in terms of focus on 'real world' tips/techniques, and good re. latest thinking re. enterprise-wide aspects" 15/01/10

·     "David was an excellent course trainer, was very approachable and delivered the content in an easy to understand format. I would recommend this course to those who wish to embrace Agile and Scrum" 03/12/09

·     "Enjoyable, right no of people, good mix" 03/12/09

·     "Very good course, great fun, learned a lot" 28/10/09

·     "A well-presented course with a successful combination of presentations and interactive work" 28/10/09

·     "Dave is an excellent trainer. I really appreciated covering scaling Agile to an enterprise level" 28/10/09

·     "Worthwhile course, well delivered" 16/09/09

·     "Dave's real life experiences helps to temper peurile versus pragmatic implementation" 16/09/09

Agile Principles and the Agile Manifesto

The Case for Scrum

The Scrum Process

Mastering Scrum Roles

·          ScrumMaster

·          Product Owner

·          Team

Mastering Scrum Ceremonies

·          Sprint Planning

·          Sprint Review

·          Daily Scrum Meetings

Mastering Scrum Artefacts

·          Product Backlog

·          Sprint Backlog

·          Burndown Chart

Advanced Scrum

·          Scaling Scrum

·          Scrum and Distributed Development

Agile Development and Testing practices within Scrum

Transitioning to Scrum – Transition strategies and organisational/people issues

This course will benefit anyone who seeks to achieve the role of ScrumMaster to drive a Scrum project, and applies to those with a background as Customer/Users, Project Managers or Developers. It will also benefit anyone who is to be involved in a Scrum Project, and in any of the Scrum Roles. The course is also suitable for those involved in transitioning to Scrum within their own organisation.