Certified ScrumMaster®

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Become a Certified ScrumMaster by the Scrum Alliance

The Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master® course is interactive, experiential, and suited for all levels of Scrum experience. Whether you are new to Scrum or an experienced professional, this class prepares you for success with Scrum in your organization. Our course curriculum sets the standard for Scrum know-how, drawing on our inventive exercises and real-world experience of implementing Scrum across industries, including energy, finance, healthcare, defense and technology.

A Certified ScrumMaster helps project teams properly use Scrum, increasing the likelihood of the project's overall success. CSMs understand Scrum values, practices, and applications and provide a level of knowledge and expertise above and beyond that of typical project managers. CSMs act as "servant leaders," helping the rest of the Scrum team work together and learn the Scrum framework. CSMs also protect the team from both internal and external distractions. 

Learn By Doing

At the start of class, you will become part of a self-organized Scrum Team and through games and exercises, will learn the Scrum roles, create and prioritize product backlog items, and learn the Scrum events to enable your agility. Our case studies and interactive exercises teach the patterns proven to accelerate your Scrum practice.

Upon successful completion of class you will:

• Be prepared to pass the Certified ScrumMaster test
• Be qualified to lead teams in any environment or industry as a Scrum Master
• Have the opportunity to network with industry leaders and Agile professionals
• Access to a 2-year membership with Scrum Alliance
• Access to membership benefits to join local user groups, online social networks, gain access to deep discounts on gatherings, and additional member-only resources
• Use a specially designed logo to highlight your newly-earned CSM credentials. 

World-Class Instructors Certified by the Scrum Alliance

Our courses are led by instructors who are certified by the Scrum Alliance.  And when our trainers are not in the classroom, they are actively coaching, training and transforming teams around the globe from Fortune 100 companies to startups. You will learn from experts who are putting the Scrum framework into practice every day, teach in an interactive and engaging fashion, and bring years of experience of helping teams adapt Scrum.

Eric Rapin (CST, CSP, CSPO, CSM, Innovation Games Black Belt)

Eric Rapin is certified by the Scrum Alliance as a Certified Agile Trainer (CST). He is also an Agile Coach and Agile Practice Leader at Salesforce. His experience includes scaling agile for large technology enterprises where he’s trained and coached thousands around the world.

Eric is experienced in engaging executives and teams to build Agile Practices throughout the enterprise. Previously, Eric created and led Adobe System’s Agile practice as the company's Agile Trainer and Coach.  He also spent two years as an instructor at University of California, Berkeley’s Extension program.

Eric has been a hands-on software engineer working in development, QA, and release management at companies including Apple, Sun Microsystems, and Nortel. Eric is a community leader in supporting Bay ALN, the largest agile meetup in San Francisco.

Stacey Louie (CSP, CSM, CSPO, SAFe-SPC4)

Stacey Louie is certified by the Scrum Alliance as a Certified Agile Professional (CSP). He is also an Enterprise Agile Coach and Trainer who leads the Hyperdrive Agile as Managing Director. Stacey's experience includes large-scale Agile transformations for companies including PayPal where he helped launch agility to over 500 teams. His past clients include StubHub, Prudential Financial, Nike, Cisco, Salesforce, Humana, HP, Docusign, and many others.

Stacey has led large technology organizations as a CIO/CTO and has worked in Product Management at Oracle where he helped build the company’s ERP/ CRM applications.

Stacey is the leader of the Silicon Valley Agile Leadership Network (North America’s largest Scrum meetup group). He is also the founder of AgileCamp.org, North America’s fastest growing agile conference series.

What People are Saying:

"I learned a lot.  I had fun!  My questions were all answered!" - Technical Program Manager; Google

"This class was informative, engaging, not just sitting in a lecture.  You could see and 'feel' the learning.  After taking this class, the value of Scrum is much more clear to me." - Student, California State University; Fullerton

"Very interactive, informative two days.  Eric was great at keeping us engaged, reinforcing the concepts through various teaching methods, and adapting the information to answer questions specific to our unique situations." - Entrepreneur

More Details

PDU and SEU Credits: This course provides 14 SEUs of the 70 needed for the Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification. This course also earns 14 PMI PDUs and 14 of the 21 contact hours needed for the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification.

CSM Certification

After successful completion of the 2-day Certified ScrumMaster course, students are eligible to take the CSM Assessment Exam online through the Scrum Alliance. The course fee includes the cost of the exam (the link will be emailed to you shortly upon successful completion of class) and a two-year membership in the Scrum Alliance. For more information or to answer any questions you may have, email [email protected] 

Class Logistics

• Length: 2-days

• Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM each day with a lunch break.

• Attendance: Instructors expect attendees to participate for the full two days of class and are unable to certify students who miss more than one hour of class. If you anticipate you may miss more than one hour, please contact your instructor in advance, to discuss your situation and determine whether rescheduling your class may be the best option.

Group Discounts:  Thinking about sending more than one person to class? The more the merrier! Email [email protected] to request discounts available for groups!

FAQs

What can/can't I bring to the event?

Everything you will need for class will be provided, so you don't need to bring anything. Please note, use of phones and laptops are discouraged during class, although welcome for use during breaks.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Email [email protected] or call with questions; (925) 289-9001

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

Yes. If you need to transfer your ticket to another attendee, just notify [email protected] with the details of who will be attending in your place.

What is the refund policy?

Cancellation Policy: A full refund is available if you cancel more than 10 business days before the course. If you cancel within 10 days of the course, we will give you a credit to take a future course (no cash value) or you may transfer your registration to another colleague. All cancellation requests, transfers or reschedules must be emailed to i[email protected].

This Scrum Alliance CSM course is produced by Hyperdrive Agile, an official Registered Education Provider for the Scrum Alliance.  Hyperdrive Agile is a leading Agile management consultancy focused on supporting Fortune 100 to startup enterprises build agility and high-performing teams.