Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification Training

Course Description:

For the first time ever, Scrum Alliance is offering the opportunity for you to attend a live online CSM or CSPO certification course from the comfort of your own home. These courses maintain Scrum Alliance values and standards, including at least 14 hours of face-to-face time with a Certified Scrum Trainer. You’ll have the same rigorous learning, energetic experience, and interactive connection as with an in-person course. Most importantly, you’ll have the chance to earn a valuable certification that prepares you to face the emerging new normal.

As a Certified ScrumMaster, you’ll have the training you need to help your Scrum Team perform at their highest level. Through the certification process, you’ll learn the Scrum framework and gain an understanding of team roles, events, and artifacts. As the expert of Scrum values, principles, and practices, the ScrumMaster protects the team from both internal and external distractions.

With your CSM, you’ll:

• Expand your career opportunities across all industry sectors adopting agile practices
• Demonstrate your attainment of core Scrum knowledge
• Learn the foundation of Scrum and the scope of the role
• Engage with agile practitioners committed to continuous improvement
• Begin your journey to your Certified Scrum Professional^®-ScrumMaster (CSP-SM)

Certification and Exam Requirements:

• Attend a face-to-face course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®), or receive private coaching from a Certified Agile Coach (CAC)
• Have 14 hours of live online or 16 hours of in-person training with your CST, or 25 hours of face-to-face interaction with your CAC
• After successfully completing the course, you will need to accept the License Agreement to take the 50 question CSM test that’s available in 13 languages
• To pass the test, correctly answer 37 out of the 50 questions within the 60-minute time limit

Maintain your CSM certification by earning Scrum Education Units^® (SEUs) and renewing your certification every two years. Learn more

Attendees will also discover how to build high performing Agile teams by becoming a true leader and coach, and how to coach those teams to deliver the maximum business value.

Learning Goals and Topics:

The CSM Learning Objectives fall into the following categories:

• Lean, Agile, and Scrum
• Scrum Master Core Competencies
• Facilitate Scrum events
• Facilitate effective Sprint execution
• Service to the Developers
• Service to the Product Owners
• Service to the Organization

Who can Attend?

Prerequisites:

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the Scrum Alliance / DailyAgile certification exam:

• Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
• Awareness of Scrum, Kanban, and eXtreme Programming (XP)
• Working knowledge of software and hardware development processes
• Read new Scrum Guide 2020 version

Who will benefit?

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

• New Scrum Masters who need to perform the role
• Existing Scrum Masters who would like to understand their role in the context of a better scrum implementations
• Team Leads, Delivery Managers, Engineering Directors who want to understand the Scrum Master role and support his/her team in agile implementations
• Senior Scrum Masters / previous Program Managers  who want to coach Scrum Masters on their role

What Attendees Get?

The class registration includes:

• Printed or digital workbook based on course delivery method
• Preparation and eligibility to take the Scrum Alliance CSM exam
• Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance wide range of resources
• Course certificate of completion
• Attendees must attend both days of the course with Video On in order to qualify for the exam