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Certified ScrumMaster®

Taught by: Christian Antoine

IN-PERSON, small group and large group disuccsions / exercises, and simulation. Lunch inlcuded and provided for both days of the training.

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4.95 out of 5.0 stars (149 ratings)

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16 hours |

Start April 23, 2026 CUT

$899

Course details

Location

In-Person

1111 E Army Post Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315, US

Schedule Details

Thursday, April 23 | 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM CUT

Friday, April 24 | 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM CUT

Max number of students: 25

Course

“Genuinely enjoyed obtaining this certification and could not recommend the trainer Christian Antoine enough. ”

Course Summary

This intensive two-day course will prepare attendees to take on the ScrumMaster role and is taught by Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Christian Antoine. During the course, participants will cover the mindset and mechanics of Scrum, including the roles, events, artifacts.

Why This Class?

Real world case studies from the instructor’s experience will be shared as well as full in-class simulation for participants to experience what is different from a traditional System Development Life Cycle vs. Scrum.

Scrum Alliance Membership

The first two years of the Scrum Alliance membership is included in the course giving access to the Scrum Alliance community and forum, webinars, content, event discounts and more!

Certification Readiness

Any participant successfully completing the course is eligible to take the online CSM exam.

WHAT CHRISTIAN'S STUDENTS ARE SAYING...

“I want to share with you how much I enjoyed taking the class and that Christian did an absolutely fantastic job. I have been agile on and off for the past 15 years and have served as a scrum master in the last 2 years. Initially I thought that I will be a bit bored, but Christian was very engaging and presented the material in a very thought-provoking fashion. I particularly enjoyed the concept of Mindset vs. Mechanics. I also felt very much empowered as a scrum master. My last engagement entailed an agile conversion in an organization that was rather opposed to change.”

– Micheala W.

“Hi, Christian — thanks again for the very insightful scrum master course training last week! I’m looking forward to observing more and asking questions to start dialogue in my state agency to help us become more agile and efficient leaders.”

– Kendall A.

“Awesome Scrum Master course! You nicely pulled off the virtual aspect. I’d take another of your courses anytime. Thanks again!”

– Janet V –

“Christian- I just wanted to connect and say thank you again for the great CSM course you led last week! I really appreciated the dynamic and interactive nature. Also thanks again for the conversation and words of encouragement after the course ended on Friday. Take care!”

– Heather S. CSM

Scrum Alliance Collaborative Leadership Team

Details

“Christian Antoine is a great instructor and the class is well worth the time invested.

It's hard to imagine two 8 hour days had no fluff - it was all learning.”

When you register for this class, your registration fee includes the following:

Training course and supplies
Certification fees

This course is eligible for up to 14 Scrum Alliance SEUs and 16 PMI PDUs

To be eligible for certification, participants are required to attend the entire class. If a participant misses any part of the course, they lose their certification eligibility. Should your schedule prevent you from attending the entire class, our team will work with you to schedule another class on a different date.

PRICE INCLUDES:

Two days of training, CSM Exam, Fee & Free Retake, Scrum Alliance Membership, 16 PDU’s, 16 SEU’s, Post Class Mentor Support

Christian Antoine

CST®, CLP, CAL1

Certified Scrum Trainer® and Agile Transformation Coach with the Collaborative Leadership Team. Working with Agile since 2008, Christian has 20+ years of diversified experience in the medical device, finance, healthcare, securities, international law, and agricultural industries.

Christian consults, trains, and coaches teams and companies on Agile at all levels of the organization. He enjoys helping others see there is a different way to approach work, at a sustainable pace, and get outcomes to delight customers.

Prior to Collaborative Leadership Team, Christian worked for Medtronic, Hollstadt & Associates, and Computer Science Corporation (CSC). A graduate of St. John’s University, Christian resides in Golden Valley, MN with his wife Megan, and children, Madeline, Ellen and Eli.

Agenda

“Christian was great! Entertaining and had lots of examples to share.

His personality makes for a great coach/training and was able to keep it light and easy to follow.”

General Knowledge

Agile Manifesto
Scrum Foundations
Scrum compared to Waterfall
Significance of “Done”
Scrum Values
Applicability of Scrum

Scrum Roles

Overview of Scrum Roles
ScrumMaster: Responsibilities & Authority
Product Owner: Responsibilities, Authority, Constraints…etc.
Developers: Responsibilities, Authority, Teamwork & Characteristics
Impact on Traditional Roles

Scrum Events

Sprint
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective

Scrum Artifacts

Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
Increment

Additional Learning

Definition of Done
Refinement
Project vs. Product paradigm
Generally Accepted Agile Practices such as User Stories and Burndown Charts discussed

Who should attend

“This class summarized my experience and provided a great industry credential, I would highly recommend taking this class.”

Anyone wishing to learn more about Scrum, or doing working differently, is welcome to attend! This is an entry-level course.

There is no specific role or job title you need to attend Scrum training. In fact, the most successful agile adoptions have included everyone from sales staff to CEOs. Scrum training is beneficial and recommended for anyone in your organization dealing with complex and rapidly changing demands. These include:

Analyst

Architects

CXOs

CEOs

CIOs

CMOs

Developers

Designers

Directors

Engineers

Operations
Product Managers
Program Managers
Project Managers
QA Staff
Sales
SMEs
Stakeholders
Technical Writers
Testers

Reviews

4.95 out of 5.0 stars

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Valuable. Thorough. Interesting. Helpful.

The course gave a quick but thorough introduction to Scrum with a focus on the Scrum Master accountability. I was able to pass the Certified Scrum Master test on the first try after completing this course.

Knowledgeable and engaging instructor. This is the second course I have taken with Christian as his style meshes very well with mine. Awesome class and instructor.

Christian was a fantastic leader of the material. Would consider any course he is facilitating.

This was a great class and this is my second class with Christian (CSPO and now CSM). I enjoyed the class and his insight.

I was able to pass the CSM test on the first try. Thank you for your instructions.

Valuable and Professional

Christian was such a great instructor. He does a great job explaining Scrum and preparing you to take the certification test.

Christian did a fabulous with the class. He was thorough and engaged the class for an interactive experience. Would recommend this class to collegues.

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