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Certified ScrumMaster®

Taught by: Mitch Lacey

Learn how to apply scrum and gain practical agile skills to drive results in any role, whether you want to work as a scrum master or grow your capabilities. CSM® courses are delivered by Scrum Alliance-certified trainers who possess deep scrum knowledge. When you complete the course, you will receive a two-year Scrum Alliance professional membership.

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15 - 16 May, 2025 |

8:30 AM PDT |

8 hrs/day

$445

Early bird pricing

Course details

About the trainer

Mitch Lacey

Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.

[email protected]

425 429 6086

Location

Online

Discounts

Price increases to $475 after 05/14/2025

Course

May 15 & 16, 2025 - Live Online, Pacific Time Zone

08:30am to 4:30pm each day

plus ~3 hours of pre-recorded video

Our Certified ScrumMaster course will provide you with the fundamental principles of Scrum, a deep understanding of when to use Scrum, and hands on experiences using Scrum. Taught by popular Scrum trainer and author Mitch Lacey, each student will receive a copy of The Scrum Field Guide, Agile Advice for your First Year, and Beyond as part of attending the class.

Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.

What You Get	Mitch Lacey	Others
Free Copy of The Scrum Field Guide Book in the Mike Cohn Signature Series ($50 value)	✓	✗
Scrum Essential Video Course ($50 value)	✓	✗
Lifetime Access to Online Videos and Learning Materials (Priceless)	✓	✗
Unlimited Exam Retakes (Priceless)	✓	✗
100+ Question CSM Practice Test (Priceless)	✓	✗
One on One Exam Coaching if you Fail ($250 value)	✓	✗
100% Money-Back Satisfaction Guarantee (Peace of Mind)	✓	Some
All Exam and Certification Fees Included (No Surprises)	✓	Some
16 PDU's towards PMI Certifications, 16 SEU's towards Scrum Alliance Certifications	✓	Some
A PDF, color copy of all course and exercise materials	✓	Some
Two Year (2) Membership to the Scrum Alliance ($100 value)	✓	✓

Upon course completion, students will be qualified and ready to pass the Scrum Alliance certification exam.

How It Works

Our training classes are structured to maximize learning while offering time for deeper issues that are often overlooked in other training options.

Live and engaging discussions and team exercises utilizing online tools Mural and Mentimeter.
About three hours of recorded video to watch before the course, allowing for interactive and engaging live sessions, free of put-you-to-sleep lecture
Concise, three-to-seven question quizzes after each video module to help you retain what you've learned.

Daily Live Class Attendance

During these sessions there will be live discussions and group exercises facilitated by your instructor via Zoom. Zoom is easy to use online meeting and video conferencing software and you’ll receive full instructions about how to join your online class after you register.

The course format consists of multiple lecture topics, group exercises and group discussion. Ample time will be devoted to analysis of the “real-world” industry experiences of the ScrumMaster Course instructor based on case study examples and his experience managing Agile projects and coaching Scrum teams.

At the end of this course, successful participants will be eligible to take the Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster exam, a multiple-choice online test that starts you on your journey to a successful transformation. Additionally, you will receive a complimentary two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance, which provides you discounts to Scrum Gatherings, allows you access to member-only content such as past Gathering videos, and more.

Read more about Mitch, including customer testimonials, on Mitch's LinkedIn profile page.

The Scrum Field Guide

US based attendees of the Certified ScrumMaster class will receive a physical copy, via mail, of Mitch Lacey's highly rated book, The Scrum Field Guide: Agile Advice for Your First Year, and Beyond.

Development Units (PMI PDUs and Scrum Alliance SEU's)

CSMs: You can receive 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs for this course which can be applied towards the 70 required to be a CSP. Read more at ScrumAlliance.org

PMPs: You can receive 15 PMI PDUs for this course which can be applied towards the 21 required to be a ACT. To learn more on how to maintain your PMI PMP (or other) credential, please visit this link on PMI.org.

SEUs: This course qualifies as 15 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) toward the 70 required to become a CSP.

You Will Learn

Pragmatic, practical, proven Agile and Scrum project practices
How to effectively start a Scrum project
How to write user stories
How to estimate using Planning Poker, a relative estimation technique
How to help your organization adopt Scrum
How to be an effective ScrumMaster
Techniques for scaling and working with distributed teams

The course format consists of multiple lecture topics, group exercises and group discussion. Ample time will be devoted to analysis of the “real-world” industry experiences of the Scrum Master Course instructor based on case study examples and experiences managing Agile projects and coaching Scrum teams.

You Will Be Able to Answer Questions

When should I use Scrum and agile methods?
How can I get management on board with Scrum?
What are some common mistakes teams make when they adopt Scrum?
What are the roles in Scrum and is it OK to mix them?
How should we structure our teams?
How does Scrum work in an offshore model?
What is agile?
How does our team know we are "done"?
And more...

Agenda

Join our hands-on Scrum course!

Not only will you learn all about Scrum, but you'll also experience it firsthand—making sure it all sticks!

And guess what? You can take the CSM Certification Exam right after the class wraps up!

Course Outline:

We’ll be covering:
- Agile Software Development Manifesto: Four values and twelve principles - https://agilemanifesto.org/
- Scrum Values - https://www.scrumalliance.org/about-scrum/values
- Scrum Guide - https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html
- Scrum Alliance Guide Level Feedback

CSM Learning Objectives include:
- Scrum Basics
- Scrum Master Core Skills
- Serving the Scrum Team, Product Owner, and Organization

Who should attend

Whether you’re a manager, programmer, tester, analyst, product manager, or someone interested in working on or with a Scrum team, this course is suited for you. You will leave with solid knowledge of how and why Scrum works. Through practical, hands-on exercises and small-group discussion, you will be prepared to plan your first sprint immediately after this class.

Reviews

4.80 out of 5.0 stars

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Mitch delivered an intense SCRUM course. He kept us (the class) engaged and explained things in a simple way that was easy for all to comprehend. He referenced his professional expertise and demonstrated how Scrum could be used in everyday life, like family. I would recommend his courses of instruction to anyone who asks about taking a Scrum class. The book with the course reinforced everything he taught during our two sessions. I look forward to taking Mitch's CSPO course shortly. I plan to use some of his teaching styles and techniques as a PM instructor during my courses. Why would you go anywhere else?

This is the second time I've taken an CSM course, believing I needed a refresher on best practices. This by far has been the most comprehensive of the 2 with everything from real world applications to touching upon discrepancies with Jira. Definitely take this course with Mitch if you can.

As someone looking to pivot careers, this course and training with Mitch was super informative and was taught in an engaging manner that made the course time fly by. With the exercises created, Mitch made the class feel as if we were working on our own scrum team to solve challenges together. I would recommend his course to anyone interested in learning more about scrum and / or transitioning careers!

The course provided a very clear explanation of the fundamentals of Scrum, which helped me understand the concepts better. In addition, there was a separate 4-hour video available, which was great for reviewing the lecture content and deepening my knowledge of Scrum. Overall, it was a very valuable learning experience.

It was a good training. Thank you!

I attended the Scrum Master training led by Mitch. He is an excellent instructor who kept us engaged throughout the entire two day course. His manner of teaching is to demonstrate scenarios and give contextual examples which was so much more effective and informative than reciting the facts. I would definitely recommend him to others looking to take any of his courses.

Creative tasks to learn

Mich was a fabulous instructor. He made the classes fun, and he made the content and information very relatable and digestible. I would highly recommend his course to anyone looking to learn about scrum and agile methodologies.

Mr. Mitch's lectures are of high quality. I think it's because he has practical experience.

Mitch’s approach—filled with stories, anecdotes, and analogies—made the learning experience both insightful and engaging

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