Certified ScrumMaster®

Course Description

This two-day Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) course is a highly interactive, in-depth course covering the values and principles of Agile, and the theory, practices and rules of Scrum. It provides practical guidance for adopting Scrum and continuously improving your organisation.

Upon completion of the course and passing of the online Scrum Alliance assessment, participants are awarded the title Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM).

What You Will Learn

In this highly interactive course, participants will get a thorough introduction to Agile & Scrum, the tools they need to get started with Scrum in their organisation, and preparation for passing the Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) assessment.

Topics include:

• Introductions to Agile and Scrum
• Deep dives into the Scrum roles, artefacts and meetings
• Enabling self-organising Teams
• The different levels of planning in Scrum
• Experiencing real Scrum in action through a full simulation
• Separating the myths from the facts
• Real world examples from an instructor with 10+ years of experience

What You Will Get

• A two-day immersive learning experience facilitated by an highly respected Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST)
• A printed, bound copy of the course materials to take away
• Continental breakfast, a hot buffet lunch and refreshments throughout the day
• Registration for the Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) online assessment
• Two years membership of the Scrum Alliance worth $100 – you get access exclusive Scrum Alliance member features and content
• 16 Scrum Education Units (SEUs) towards your Certified Scrum Professional® (CSP) status
• Project Management Professionals® (PMP) can claim 14 PMI PDUs

What Our Participants Say

“Practice oriented approach and flexible course (time for Q&A, attention to participants)” – András
“I really enjoyed the training and inspired me. I could already use some of the thoughts and models that were introduced during the training.” – Julia
“Very good interactive way of learning in a perfect atmosphere.” – Robert
“This probably was the most interesting and rewarding training that I ever followed.” – Jean Marie
“No slides (almost at all).  Practice together with theory, was the best and effective approach”- Eduardo
“I think that the course is educational and very practical since it’s mostly workshop-type of exercises” – Martin

The Venue

A range of training, meeting and conference space in Hatton Garden, located near Farringdon and Chancery Lane.

A stylish and impressive eight-storey Art Deco building ideal for hosting a range of training, conferences and meetings near Farringdon and Chancery Lane stations.

Moveable walls provide ultimate flexibility and self contained floors are available for exclusive use.

Take a look – our venue view of etc.venues The Hatton “walks” you around the venue!

About Certification

Attendance and active participation across the two days will result in the registration for the Certified ScrumMaster® exam. Upon successful completion of the exam, attendees will hold Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) status.

About Your Trainers

This course will be trained by one of the below trainers:

Simon Roberts

Simon Roberts MBA is an experienced Scrum coach and Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). He has been using Scrum and helping organisations to adopt Scrum since 2002 and using agile/lightweight methods since the end of the 1990s. He has in-depth experience in introducing and coaching Scrum in large, medium and small organisations. His recent experience includes working with large telcos, financial institutions (insurance and banking) and game development companies.

Karim Harbott

Karim is one of only a handful of people globally to hold both the Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST) and Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC) status. He is also a Certified LeSS Trainer®, SAFe Program Consultant®, Accredited Kanban Trainer®, and ICF Professional Certified Coach®.
He specialises in advising organisations on how to work with Agile at scale, business agility, leadership coaching and Scrum Master & Product Owner capability building. Karim is the former Head of Scaled Agile at global strategy consultancy McKinsey & Co.

FAQs

Are there any prerequisites before attending the course?

We provide everything needed on the day so you do not need to pre-read or bring anything with you on the day.

What’s the cancellation policy?

Cancellation is possible up to two weeks before the start of a course without cost. After that point the full course fee is due independent of whether the registered person takes part in the course or not. Participants can be substituted without charge.

For more details, please see our website: www.agilecentre.com

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: +44 20 36089951
• Web: www.agilecentre.com