Certified ScrumMaster

Agile Learning Labs and UPerform CSM in Beijing, China

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.

Not Your Grandma's Scrum Class

Who wants to snooze through 14 hours of PowerPoint?

Not all Certified ScrumMaster courses are created equal. With Agile Learning Labs, you will participate in project simulations and game-based learning exercises, so you can learn by doing.

Chris Sims is famous for his unique style of teaching through innovative games and simulations--in fact, the entire class is run using the tools and techniques you'll be studying, so you'll have completed an actual scrum project by the time you graduate. You'll also come away with a list of "Aha!" moments as long as your arm, all of which will be things you discovered yourself, while actually doing scrum.

Every student takes home a copy of Chris' book, The Elements of Scrum, which is used as a textbook in colleges and by other scrum trainers. You can read the first chapter, A Week In The Life of a Scrum Team online, or check out the five-star reviews on Amazon.

Testimonials from past participants:

“By far the best, most illuminating professional improvement course I’ve ever taken.”

“The combination of relevant exercises, clear lectures and real Scrum methodology was superb. We also had excellent class participation.”

“The content was relevant and the exercises drove home the information in a way that I felt clarity about what was being taught.”

“Nice to actually do scrum while learning about it–we learned more from each other than I would from a standard lecture format.”

“This course met and exceeded my expectations–now I feel prepared for working on a scrum team with confidence!”

The course is delivered by 2 experienced agile consultants. Bill Li, the supporting trainer and Managing Principal of UPerform Consulting Group, has over 16 years of domestic and oversea IT experience and is the Chinese translator and co-translator of 3 Scrum books written by Ken Schwaber and Mike Cohn. This course will is organized by UPerform - China’s Leading Provider of Scrum and Agile Training. UPerform has served the Chinese market for over 3 years. With outstanding references from highly satisfied corporate clients and individual CSM and CSPO students, UPerform is your clear choice for all of your Scrum and Agile training needs.

Our approach to training is modular and highly adaptable to all levels of experience (we find that scrum veterans and newbies always learn a great deal from each other). We cover the basics, and usually have time to get through an advanced topic or two that the group finds most compelling. Modules in this course include:

Backlog grooming
Self-organization
Burn charts and other information radiators
Retrospectives ,br> Definition of done
Tasking
Estimation (story sizing)
The scrum cycle
Scaling scrum

Our curriculum in appropriate for both technical and non-technical people, including: software developers software team leaders testers project managers product managers C-level executives architects designers any other carbon-based life forms