10 reasons to choose this course
- 10 years of refinement - your trainer - Rowan Bunning - has delivered over 320 Scrum Certification courses and has inspected and adapted this course frequently for over 10 years.
- Recommended again and again - many participants choose us based on word-of-mouth recommendation. Don't take our word for it, see the testimonials below for examples of what participants say about the course.
- Emphasises the impactful Why? - unlike courses that stop at the process "mechanics" and spoon feed you tactical tips, this course focuses on the principles and deep insights. These allow you to navigate your own tactics relative your context - the true Agile way.
- Smaller, more interactive class - some courses will have you compete to have your questions answered amongst 50 participants! We keep our class sizes small to provide plenty of opportunity for direct trainer interaction as well as hearing from a diverse group of other learners.
- Stories from 17 years of experience - Rowan brings the principles alive with (often dramatic) Agile adoption stories from the trenches in a wide variety of organisations both down under and in Europe since 2001.
- Learn from the region's first Path to CSP Educator - Rowan is the first trainer in Australasia to be approved to teach Advanced CSM courses. This CSM course prepares you to take the Path all the way to Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) - the ultimate accreditation for a ScrumMaster - with a consistent learning programme.
- Rich mix of learning approaches - we use highly immersive adult learning techniques such as visual modelling, simulations, role-plays and neuroscience-aligned Training from the Back of the Room activities to enable self-directed learning and enhanced retention.
- Practice CSM Exam - unlike most other CSM courses, this course offers a Practice CSM Exam on day 1 with answers explained on day 2. By quickly identifying and filling gaps in your Scrum knowledge this way, you can be extra confident about the Certification Exam.
- Comprehensive workbook - you will receive a comprehensive course workbook including worksheets on key topics, detailed information on the Scrum Roles not found elsewhere, recommended reading and further resources to assist you post-course, including in your CSM Exam preparation.
- Ongoing support - have a question (or three) later on? This course gains you access to the Scrum WithStyle Alumni community which has an active discussion forum on Slack where the trainer and many other experienced practitioners respond to your ongoing queries. You will have already received a substantial post-course email packed with resources and customised to the questions raised during the course.
About certification
Certified ScrumMaster is the most widely recognised Agile-related accreditation in the world. Certification body Scrum Alliance was founded in 2001 and is a not-for-profit association. With over 750,000 practitioners having been accredited with Scrum Alliance, it is the largest professional membership organisation in the Agile community.
There are three steps to becoming a Certified ScrumMaster:
- Familiarise yourself with Scrum through the pre-work material provided by Scrum WithStyle
- Complete our 2 day CSM course across a 16 hour duration
- Pass the online CSM Exam after the course and accept the License Agreement
For further information on the certification process, see the Certified ScrumMaster page on the Scrum Alliance website.
This course may qualify Project Management Professionals (PMPs) for 14 PDUs as approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Meet your trainer - Rowan Bunning
Rowan is a pioneer of Scrum in Australia having became a ScrumMaster in 2003, Australia's first Certified Scrum Professional in 2006 and Certified Scrum Trainer in 2008. Since then he has delivered well over 320 Scrum Certification courses in Australia and New Zealand making him one of the most experienced Scrum trainers in the Australasian region.
With a background in software development including with eXtreme Programming and in 2007 he was hired as an Agile Coach by one of Europe's foremost Agile consultancies which partnered with Ken Schwaber and Mike Cohn (two of the most widely recognised names in the global Agile community). Since then, Rowan has guided organisations from banks to video games companies through accelerated Agile adoptions including Scrum, Kanban and Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) as well as consulting to management on Agile assessment and change leadership.
Rowan speaks from first-hand experience, having worked for years in each of the Scrum roles including ScrumMaster, Product Owner and Development Team Member as well as in a wide variety of other technical, leadership and coaching roles. He has worked in a wide variety of industries including banking, federal and state governments, health insurance, superannuation, salary packing, retail, manufacturing, building security, information security, media and video gaming.
Unlike many Agile Coaches and Trainers, Rowan not only has years of experience in business/IT Projects, but also in non-project pure product development environments. This allows Rowan to guide clients in combining the best of both worlds to achieve superior results.
Rowan has spoken about Scrum at conferences in Australia, Europe and North America since 2006 and has been involved with organising the Sydney Scrum User Group since 2008. Rowan hold accreditations as a Certified LeSS Practitioner (CLP), Certified Agile Leadership credential II (CAL II), Organization and Relationship Systems at Work (ORS@Work) coach and is Australasia's first approved Scrum Alliance “Path to CSP” Educator.
Testimonials from course participants
"years of real life experience"
"Rowan Bunning is an excellent and experienced trainer, with years of real life experience in the development and Scrum processes. This was very apparent in the level of training that our CSM course group received at Scrum WithStyle.
Learning within different non work groups was a real eye opener as it gave me an insight into how other companies develop and work within the Scrum Agile framework. It was very different to how the company I work for has implemented the Agile framework.
Rowan was an expert at getting everyone in our training course engaged and collaborating in the learning process. It was a real facilitation success, and I could see everyone gained a better understanding of the course material."
- Paul Clarke, Senior Software Developer, Indue - June 2018
"BY FAR, the BEST experience for me"
"I have attended trainings for, and cleared SSYB, ITIL, PMP, PRINCE2 but I have to say that this particular training by Rowan Bunning is BY FAR, the BEST experience for me, mainly because of how Rowan keeps you engaged throughout. Rowan really explained concepts again and again and in detail. I’m amazed at the effort you have put in (in terms of handouts, charts etc. too) for this training and how energetic you are."
- Amna Salis Khan, Technology Product Specialist - Telstra
"certainly lived up to your reputation"
"First of all, let me thank you for the wonderful engagement and education for the last two days. You certainly lived up to your reputation in the market as a Scrum/Agile Coach. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to using it in our workplace and drive Agile from a strategic perspective. Thanks a lot for your course materials and the class slides."
- Murty Vysyaraju, Senior Management Consultant - NSW Department of Finance, Services and Information
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