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Certified ScrumMaster® · 2-Day Workshop
The CSM class people still talk about years later.
Markers instead of slides. Conversations instead of lectures. You leave ready to pass the test, with a workbook full of your own thinking and a clear plan for helping your team on Monday.
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Why this class feels different
Most certification classes feel like reading a manual out loud. This one feels like a working session with a sharp colleague who happens to carry a fistful of markers.
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Drawn live, not read off slides. Aaron sketches every idea on a flip chart as the group builds it together. You watch the whole picture come together, and that is why you remember it. No PowerPoint. Ever. |
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You do the work in the room. Short bursts of teaching, then you practice: games, real team problems, and the tricky situations Scrum Masters face every week. |
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A workbook that is unfinished on purpose. You get a printed workbook at the start of class. You fill it in as you go, so you leave with notes in your own words instead of a slide deck you will never open. |
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Built for real organizations. Stories and examples come from enterprise teams Aaron has worked with, where budgets, politics, and legacy systems are part of the job. |
A look inside the room
Photos from a recent class. Expect to spend a lot of time on your feet.
What you will be able to do
- Explain how Scrum works in plain language, to your team and to your boss
- Run the core Scrum events so they are short, focused, and actually useful
- Coach a team to own its work instead of waiting to be told what to do
- Spot and clear the obstacles that slow your team down
- Avoid the common traps, like status meetings in disguise and teams overloaded with work
- Use AI tools to prepare, facilitate, and follow up without losing the human side of the job
- Pass the CSM test with confidence
Everything included with your seat
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Before class
- Nothing to pack: your printed workbook is waiting for you on day one
- Access to the Project Brilliant on-demand learning platform with course content, practice tests, and resources to get a head start
In class
- Two full days of hands-on, highly interactive learning
- Templates and AI toolkit you can use at work the next day
After class
- Your CSM test, with two attempts included, taken online after class
- Certified ScrumMaster® certification plus a 2-year Scrum Alliance membership once you pass
- SEUs (Scrum Educational Units) toward your next certification
- A one-hour 1:1 coaching call with Aaron to work through your real situation
- Group office hours with Aaron and fellow alumni
- Email access to Aaron when questions come up on the job
- Continued access to the on-demand platform for refreshers and extra test practice
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What past students say
★★★★★ Rated 5.0 out of 5 by more than 10,000 people trained over 10 years.
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“I completely misunderstood the mindset of Agile and Scrum for 10 years. No wonder it never felt right to me... we were just totally off the mark, even though we thought we were doing all the important parts. This 2-days set me on a new path. Now I get it, and I'll never look back!”
Stephanie M., Tech Lead, Staples
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“Best training of any kind I've ever experienced. And it IS an experience! Everything is choreographed for a purpose - to enhance the learning, long term retention, and to make it all fun.”
Melanie B., Scrum Master, Capital One Financial
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“Extremely professional and educational course... by far the best I have been a part of. The coaches take time to make sure everyone in class understands concepts and fills the course with a great deal of team activity. Best of all no PowerPoint slides. Highly recommend!”
Eric P., IT Director, PNC Bank
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“The energy, the pace, the environment, the collaboration, the trainer, the discussions, the hand-drawn visuals, the workbook, the timing, and even learning how to properly tear a post-it note off a pad... it was all absolutely perfect.”
Josh B., IT Leader, Fox Sports
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“I didn't think it was possible to train people without PowerPoint, but here it is. Never a PowerPoint slide in sight. It was all exercises and talking with each other. The two days just flew by, and I was a little sad it was over so fast!”
Jamie S., Product Owner, Salesforce
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“I was very intimidated coming in as the only non-experienced person from my company. The content was extremely beneficial and the facilitator made it a very safe, collaborative, and friendly environment. It was great!”
Emily C., Product Owner, Farm Bureau Insurance
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“It brought us together to have the deeper conversations that we never take time for in our hectic day-to-day work environment. We were able to focus and think clearly about our "why", really understand each other's intent, and talk about how all the pieces fit together.”
Larry A., Vice President, MedXcel
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Meet your trainer
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Aaron Kopel
Certified Scrum Trainer® · Founder & CEO, Project Brilliant
Aaron Kopel became a Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC®) in 2016 and a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®) in 2017 after more than 10 years as an Agile practitioner, Scrum Master, product owner, and Agile coach and trainer, working in organizations ranging from tech startups to 85,000-person corporations. Aaron holds countless certifications in Agile, AI, facilitation, coaching, team building, and organizational change.
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One of fewer than 30 people in the world to hold all three
Certified Scrum Trainer®
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Certified Enterprise Coach®
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Certified Team Coach®
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5.0/5
average class rating
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10,000+
people trained
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Top 30
fewer than 30 people worldwide hold Scrum Alliance's top three certifications
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#1
Amazon best-selling author
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As the CEO of Project Brilliant, Aaron is known as the Momentum Locksmith®. He guides CIOs and IT leaders to unlock momentum in their enterprise by optimizing organizational design, elevating strategic leaders, and creating high-performing teams.
As a trainer, he is well known for his engaging and interactive workshops that simplify complicated business and leadership topics through creative live-drawn visuals, memorable stories, and witty humor. He is the author of “Unlocking Momentum”, reaching Amazon #1 Best Seller status in 6 Business and IT categories. He is the host of the Unlocking Momentum and Unlocking AI Value podcasts. He is a member of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), the Forbes Business Council (FBC), and is one of fewer than 30 people in the world to achieve the top three Agile industry certifications from the Scrum Alliance.
Prior to founding Project Brilliant, Aaron won 2 National Science Foundation grants, and was a 2-time tech startup founder. He earned his BA from Wartburg College (Business & CIS double major), and his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He has visited more than 60 countries, rocked out at 45 Pearl Jam concerts, and lives in Carmel, IN with his amazing wife and their two teenagers.
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Unlocking Momentum
The CIO's Keys to Accelerating Change and Becoming a Strategic C-Level Partner. #1 Amazon Best Seller in 6 Business and IT categories.
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Aaron's work has helped teams at PNC Bank, Lincoln Financial, Capital One, Eli Lilly, Bloomberg, Salesforce, HOKA, UGG, and many more.
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