Certified ScrumMaster

Training + Certification + Extras

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.

	1		About The Trainer Ilan Goldstein is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO). In addition, he is also a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) and PRINCE2 Practitioner. He is an active speaker in various Agile, Scrum and Project Management communities and is a director of Scrum Australia, the organization responsible for running Australia's national Scrum conferences.  Ilan is currently writing his first book that is based on his popular blog, ‘Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners’. He is one of only five CSTs in the world who has been invited to write a book for the highly acclaimed and hugely popular ‘Mike Cohn Signature Series’ which will be published by Pearson, the largest global publisher.
	2		Our students love the training 97% of our students say "the GoodAgile CSM class was worth the time and money - even ignoring the value of the certification". And 98% said they were likely to recommend it to a friend or colleague. We get comments like this one from Ashok Rai in Bangalore all the time: "This was the best training I have ever attended!". The content includes best practices and advice for using Scrum with multi-location / distributed projects, project estimation and delivery-date planning and tracking in Scrum, fixed-price / fixed-date projects in Scrum, Scrum tools, and scaling Scrum for large projects or organizations.
	3		Our prices are the best available -- guaranteed Book 30 days in advance and pay Rs.24,500 + tax for the course and certification. Or book less than 30 days ahead and pay just Rs.26,300 + tax. We also offer group discounts. We believe our prices are the best available, but if you can find a lower price for a CSM course in the same city, we guarantee to match it. (Details here.)
	4		If you are not 100% satisfied with the course, it's free If you are not fully satisfied with the course, we will refund 100% of what you paid. (Details here.)
	5		You get a free copy of Mike Cohn's book "Succeeding with Agile" All attendees at our public CSM courses receive a complimentary copy of Mike Cohn's "Succeeding with Agile Development Using Scrum." This book, published in 2010 and priced at US$35, is widely considered the best all-around guide to Agile and Scrum.
	6		You get two Scrum minibooks by Pete Deemer In addition to the Mike Cohn book, every attendee receives two high-quality, bound Scrum minibooks by Pete Deemer: The Distributed Scrum Primer (an in-depth guide to distributed development using Scrum) and The Manager and Scrum (a guide for managers and executives leading organizations that use Scrum).
	7		You get full online access to class materials + exercises + useful resources... forever! Unlike many classes, we provide full electronic access to the course materials, which you can use to train your colleagues. You get the course slides, plus many of the exercises, along with step-by-step instructions for leading them. Plus you get access to a variety of useful Scrum resources and templates. And your access is valid forever - so as new materials are added, you will get access to those as well.
	8		You receive 15 PDU's from PMI Our CSM course includes 15 contact hours of training, which can be submitted to PMI for PDU credit if you are a PMP.
	9		Last but not least... you get Planning Poker cards! Every attendee gets two packs of high-quality Planning Poker cards, enough for a team of 8 people. Our cards include printed instructions for use and four colors per deck.
			Early-bird price (30+ days before course): Rs.24,500 + tax Regular price: Rs.26,300 + tax Questions? Email sitijaafar@goodagile.com

Our Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) training is an engaging two-day course designed to immerse you in Scrum’s fundamental principles while also offering a wide range of highly practical tactics, techniques and tips that work in the ‘real world’. This interactive course features a blend of activities, exercises, in-depth discussions and presentation segments to ensure that all learning styles are engaged.

This course covers:

·     An introduction to Scrum

·     An overview of the Scrum framework

·     The history of Scrum and Agile

·     The ins and outs of the ScrumMaster role

·     The role of the Product Owner

·     The role of the Developer

·     How traditional roles are impacted

·     The product backlog

·     Getting started with automation

·     The definition of done

·     Agile requirements

·     Facilitating effective sprint planning sessions

·     Creating and maintaining task boards

·     Getting the most out of your sprints

·     Getting the most out of your retrospectives and reviews

·     Agile estimation

·     Running Planning Poker sessions

·     Release planning

·     Your first 12 steps

·     A selection of advanced topics chosen by the class

·     How to put it all together

Developers, team leads, project team members, architects, coders, testers, IT/Development Managers, Project Management Professionals (PMPs) or PRINCE2 Practitioners interested in learning and applying the Scrum framework to their projects teams or organizations will benefit from this course. 

Having come from a PMP and PRINCE2 background and worked in a range of different sized organizations, your instructor Ilan Goldstein is uniquely suited to help others who are looking to make a similar transition.