Certified ScrumMaster®

Anyone wishing to become a Certified Scrum Master is required not only to attend the mandatory training course, but also to complete an online, multiple-choice assessment of their Scrum knowledge within 90 days of the course date.

More information about Scrum Alliance certifications is available here.

PMI PDUs 
Participants earn 14 PDUs from the PMI, which can be applied to Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) designations. 
 

Training Topics

• Scrum Foundations (partly as preparation for the class)
• Scrum in a Nutshell
• The Scrum Team
• Servant Leadership
• Introduction to Agile Coaching
• Introduction to Agile Facilitation
• Coaching the Product Owner
• Coaching the Development Team
• Coaching Scrum Organizations
• Daily Scrum
• Definition of Done
• Product Backlog & Refinement
• Sprint, Sprint Planning and Sprint Backlog
• Sprint Review and Increment
• Sprint Retrospective
• A full simulation of a Scrum project

The CSM course is an ideal stepping stone into the Scrum world and can be attended by team members, project managers, team leaders, senior management etc. This also creates the foundation for a deep understanding of Scrum for experienced Scrum Masters. Even people who attended this class three times offer the feedback they can still learn a lot.