Advanced Certified Scrum Developer® (A-CSD®)
Create better software solutions and stand out from the crowd of agile developers as an Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD). With this industry-recognized badge, you can demonstrate your advanced coding and team collaboration skills to employers, clients, and colleagues.
Advanced Scrum Development
What you'll learn
This course is designed to enrich your understanding and application of scrum, equipping you with the skills needed to navigate the challenges of modern software development. Below are the key areas of focus that you’ll explore, ensuring you emerge as a more capable, agile, and effective developer within your scrum team:
- Learn test-driven development and continuous delivery practices that enhance product quality and team efficiency
- Explore advanced refactoring methods to improve code maintainability and adaptability
- Learn collaboration strategies that foster team cohesion and effective communication
- Gain insights into navigating team dynamics to promote a productive and positive work environment
- Expand your foundational knowledge of scrum roles, artifacts, and events, aligning development work with agile values and principles
- Embrace the mindset of continuous improvement to adapt and thrive in agile-led project environments
Each A-CSD instructor offers a unique experience beyond the learning objectives that are common to all of the courses. When you use course search to browse A-CSD offerings, click "More Details" to see what to expect from a specific class.
Course overview
The Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) course is specifically tailored to growth-oriented Certified Scrum Developers (CSD) aiming to elevate their agile product development skills. This immersive program deepens your practice in scrum, focusing on advanced tools and collaborative techniques essential for crafting quality products through iterative and incremental processes. The A-CSD course offers a comprehensive path to mastering the complexities of agile development in a scrum environment.
See the A-CSD Learning Objectives to learn more.
Benefits
The A-CSD course is an opportunity to boost your career trajectory and broaden your agile development acumen. With a reputation for delivering certifications highly sought after by employers across the globe, Scrum Alliance ensures that our credentials are recognized worldwide and adhere to the highest standards of excellence. Here's a detailed look at the benefits you stand to gain:
- Elevate your career with a globally recognized certification, boosting your job market visibility and opening new career opportunities
- Gain advanced agile development skills that you can apply immediately in your role, furthering your impact and effectiveness within your team and projects
- Join the Scrum Alliance's worldwide network, connecting with professionals dedicated to agile excellence and continuous improvement
- Achieve a milestone on the path to earning the Certified Scrum Professional® Developer
A-CSD requirements
You must complete certain criteria to earn the A-CSD. These requirements verify that you possess the foundational knowledge, practical experience, and dedication to succeed in advanced scrum development roles:
- Hold a Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) certification (your CSD can be active or expired. Your CSD will renew automatically when you earn the A-CSD.)
- Complete an approved A-CSD course to acquire advanced agile development techniques
- Validate at least 12 months of relevant experience as a scrum developer/team member within the last five years
- Successfully finish all components of the A-CSD course, including any required pre- or post-course work
Maintain your A-CSD by earning Scrum Education Units and renewing your certification every two years.
Certifications with substance
Choosing Scrum Alliance means you will earn a certification badge that is recognized by employers and recruiters globally.
Established in 2001, Scrum Alliance provides certifications with substance: Once you earn the badge, the renewal requirements include proof that you've continued to grow your knowledge—by reading books, watching webinars, attending events, etc.
Earn Scrum Education Units with every learning opportunity you complete. SEUs are required for certification renewal every two years. Instead of a one-and-done lifetime certification, you'll have a badge that proves to employers your commitment to continuously growing, evolving, and expanding what you know.
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... fantastic instruction and no-brainer for any developer who wants an agile certification.
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A-CSD deepens the skills you learned in CSD, focusing on advanced agile development techniques, enhanced team collaboration, and a broader understanding of scrum. It's designed for those who have already earned a CSD and want to take the next step in the scrum developer path.
The A-CSD is the second level in the three-level Certified Scrum Developer track. As an A-CSD, you've taken the extra step to prove your proficiency beyond the foundational CSD level.
Scrum certification is highly valuable for developers, offering recognition of their agile development skills, enhancing career opportunities, and improving their ability to contribute effectively to scrum teams and projects. In the recent report, "Skills in the New World of Work," 55% of respondents said they will pay higher salaries for candidates with relevant certifications.
Scrum developer salaries vary widely. Salaries depend on your experience, region, and many other factors. Certifications are also an influencing factor in salary negotiations. Leverage your A-CSM in hiring conversations to demonstrate your commitment to growing your scrum expertise and delivering outstanding products iteratively.