Bookings for the A-CSM close one week prior to course commencement to allow for participants time to complete the pre-work required.
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About this course
Our Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM™) course is a two day exercise-based learning experience focused on skills acquisition to help you to take your leadership of Agile capability building to the next level. It builds on your learning and experience since you completed your CSM course. It is also a critical next step for ScrumMasters who are looking to attain the high bar of Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster® (CSP-SM®). Here are some reasons to become to a CSP..
A-CSM says to your employer and the jobs market that you have proven that you can work in a ScrumMaster capacity with teams.
Description
From your CSM you already know about the values, principles and practices of Scrum. Now it is time to extend your capability to overcome the challenges that you have been facing in implementing it at work.
Having practised Scrum or a Scrum-like Agile approach for 12 months or more, you know that the ScrumMaster role is a very challenging role to perform in an impactful way. It involves much more than being just a “team facilitator”. It requires development of a variety of skills from professional coaching to systems thinking to change and growth leadership whilst serving the Product Owner and broader organisation in addition to one or more development teams. It requires deep understanding of Scrum, Agile and Lean principles as well as the confidence to challenge both yourself and your colleagues to change their thinking and unwind their ingrained habits.
Our A-CSM program involves a two day in-person course plus several hours worth of preparation work prior to the course. It builds on the foundations from CSM, providing the next stage of growth for ScrumMasters who want to help Scrum be adopted more successfully in their organisations.
Our A-CSM is an invitation to bring your real-world context in for exploration and problem solving with a diverse group of experienced ScrumMasters. As well as coming away with a set of thinking and problem solving tools, you may even come away with fresh perspectives and new options for the challenges that you are facing at work right now.
The course is delivered by Rowan Bunning, a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer since 2008. Rowan became a ScrumMaster in 2003 whilst in Australia, subsequently working in this capacity with a leading Scrum-based digital consultancy in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. He became the first CSP in Australia in 2006 and the country's first Path to CSP Educator in 2018.
Rowan has designed this A-CSM course from the ground up to be experientially based with rich learning resources for you to discuss and enact. This minimises time spent listening to lectures and allows you to learn through multiple modes including through hands-on practice. It also provides many opportunities to learn from the experiences of the ScrumMasters in the room. Rowan puts the techniques into context with real-world examples from his Scrum experience over the last 15+ years.
Inclusions
- Two full days training with a highly experienced agile practitioner.
- A printed course workbook.
- Full catering during the course including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
- Certification as an Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) for participants who satisfy all coursework requirements to the satisfaction of the trainer.
- A letter of course completion that may be submitted to your employer and/or a professional body (PMI, ACS or similar) for PDUs (available on request).
- Support to have your post-course questions answered via the Scrum WithStyle Alumni network.
- Guidance on continuing your professional development along the Path to CSP.
Pricing
Scrum WithStyle is proud to offer the following discounts for early registration and for group bookings.
| Rate |
Price per person Inc. GST |
| Early bird rate |
$1600 |
| Standard rate |
$1900 |
- $300 off early bird special for bookings made more than 3 weeks prior to the course,
- $300 off group discount when a group of 3 or more participants from the same organisation are booked together, and
Registration
Payment options:
- Credit card - Mastercard, Visa, Amex
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
To register one or more participants for this course, simply select the "REGISTER NOW!" button at the top of this page.
Further Information
If you have any questions, please see our Frequently Asked Questions, Call us on 1300 172786, or Send us a message
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