Certification Types & Tracks

You want to be able to deliver value frequently, learn from feedback, and then deliver changes that delight customers. Start learning how with one of our in-demand certifications. No matter your role or experience level, we have a course for you.

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Certifications by Scrum Team Accountability

Scrum Master Track

Certified ScrumMaster®

Intro course for those wishing to fill the role of Scrum Master or Scrum team member.

Prerequisite: none
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Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®

Advanced course for Scrum Masters who have one or more years of work experience in this accountability.

Prerequisite: CSM
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Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster®

Pinnacle course for experts wishing to develop mastery of the Scrum Master track.

Prerequisite: A-CSM
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Product Owner Track

Certified Scrum Product Owner®

Intro course for those who are closest to the "business side" of the project.

Prerequisite: none
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Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner®

Advanced course for Product Owners who already have one year of experience on a Scrum team.

Prerequisite: CSPO
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Certified Scrum Professional Product Owner®

Pinnacle course for experts wishing to master the Product Owner track.

Prerequisite: A-CSPO
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Developer Track

Certified Scrum Developer®

Intro course focused on collaborative product development for Scrum team members.

Prerequisite: none
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Advanced Certified Scrum Developer®

Advanced course for Scrum product development team members.

Prerequisite: CSD
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Certified Scrum Professional®for Developers

Pinnacle course for experts wishing to master Scrum product development.

Prerequisite: active A-CSD
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Agile Leadership

Choose a Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) module that's designed to help you bring positive change to your organization by helping you embrace the agile leadership model that fits you. The CAL program consists of three foundational certification modules: CAL Essentials, CAL for Teams, and CAL for Organizations.

Certified Agile Leadership

Leaders today are striving to stay on top of rapidly changing business needs and are coming to understand that the need to respond and adapt quickly is increasingly important.

Prerequisite: none
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Certified Agile Leader

To master these skills, take two prerequisite foundational modules, then choose the CAL program that meets your needs as a leader, featuring validated practice, advanced education, and peer workshops.

Prerequisite: active combination of two or more of CAL-Ess, CAL-T, or CAL-O
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Guide Level Certifications

Guide-level certifications are designed to authorize well qualified coaches and trainers as educators, mentors, and thought leaders in agile principles and the Scrum framework. Candidates to become a Certified Agile Coach® (whether CTC or CEC) or a Certified Scrum Trainer® already hold Professional certifications from Scrum Alliance.

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Certified Team Coach

A Certified Team Coach is a Certified Agile Coach® (CAC®) who focuses primarily on one or more teams or on a subset of an organization in a project or program.

Prerequisite: active CSP-SM, CSP-PO, or CSP
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Certified Enterprise Coach

A Certified Enterprise Coach is a Certified Agile Coach® (CAC®) who focuses primarily on guiding entire organizations through the real-world challenges of agility and Scrum.

Prerequisite: active CSP-SM, CSP-PO, or CSP
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Certified Scrum Trainer®

Expert level program for those who wish to help others understand the principles and values that form the foundation of Scrum.

Prerequisite: active CSP-SM or CSP-PO
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Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator

Facilitation supports groups of people as they collaborate, create, and make decisions. The Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator (ACS-CF) course provides training in a facilitation mindset and provides knowledge from experienced agile practitioners.

Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator

The Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator course will help anyone interested in facilitation to
develop and grow this important skillset.

Prerequisite: none
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Certified Agile Skills - Scaling 1

This foundational scaling certification teaches you to leverage principle-informed patterns as you navigate your organization's evolving scaling journey, better positioning you for success in your scaling efforts.

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Certified Agile Skills - Scaling 1

Certified Agile Skills - Scaling 1 is tailored to organizational leaders and anyone who wants to learn techniques for scaling agility in complex environments beyond a single team or simple product or as part of a larger transformation.

Prerequisite: none
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