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Certified ScrumMaster®

Taught by: Fadi Stephan
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. CSMĀ® 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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12 - 13 May, 2025 |
 09:00 EDT |
 8 hrs/day
$999
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Open to all team members and all skill levels. Learn the essential skills needed to succeed with Scrum as we collaborate together and learn by doing via a full 2 day interactive in class Scrum Simulation. Leave with the knowledge and applied skills needed to start using or improving your Scrum practices at work.

 

 

Certified ScrumMaster® – CSM®

Start your Agile journey with the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM®) class. This course is an immersive training and learning experience that covers Agile values and Agile principles, the fundamentals of Scrum, the intricacies of the Scrum framework, Scrum roles and responsibilities, and the keys to a successful Scrum implementation. Upon completion of this course, students will be eligible to take the Scrum Alliance® exam and become Certified ScrumMasters.

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What Participants Are Saying

“I realized quickly that I first learned fake Scrum in previous roles and needed help to learn it the right way. Fadi was a good teacher.” - Nathan

“Awesome preliminary course to start your Agile journey. Course Content is very effective and instructor is awesome in his teaching style where complex Scrum situations are simplified.” - Rishi

“This was such a helpful course. Fadi had a wealth of real world knowledge that gave great context for the info in the course. There were also a lot of hands-on activities that where really useful.” - Lisa

“I have spent about 6 years on “Agile” teams with varying implementations. Very helpful to re-baseline what I thought I knew about Scrum.” - Ali

“Practical learning and real world practical examples to prepare for what you will encounter.” - Troy

“Fadi was awesome. He kept us engaged and provided good context on the material.” - LB

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Who Should Attend

The class is appropriate for attendees that are brand new to Agile and Scrum or for more experienced practitioners that need a refresher to get certified and start their journey towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP®). The CSM course is considered a foundational class and is suitable for all roles and team members including:

  • Project Managers
  • Product Managers
  • Leaders
  • Testers
  • Architects
  • Business Analysts
  • Programmers
  • Engineers
  • User Experience Professionals

 

 

Course Outline

The class is presented in a highly interactive and collaborative format with elements of exercises, games, simulations, videos, and classroom discussion interwoven throughout.

The class is 2 days and is offered live virtually or in-person. 

Topics Include:

  • Lean, Agile and Scrum values and principles
  • Scrum Roles: ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Development Team
  • Product Backlog and Product Backlog Refinement
  • Product Backlog Items and User Stories
  • Planning and Estimation
  • Scrum Events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
  • Sprint Backlog and Task Boards
  • Agile Engineering Practices
  • Product Increment and the Definition of Done
  • Burndown/Burnup Charts
  • Servant Leadership
  • Agile Facilitation
  • Agile Coaching

 

 

 

Certification Credits

Upon completion of this class, students can

  • Earn the Certified Scrum Developer designation (CSD)
  • Earn 14 Project Management Institute Professional Development Units (PDUs)
  • Earn 14 Scrum Alliance Scrum Educational Units (SEUs)

 

 

 

What’s Included

Registration includes the following:

  • Live training
  • Course workbook
  • Certification fee
  • Exam fee
  • Scrum Alliance membership
  • 14 PDUs and 14 SEUs
  • Video resource library on Scrum foundations
  • Post class 1-on-1 coaching sessions
  • Full money back guarantee
  • Flexible cancelation policy

 

 

 

Money Back Guarantee

Your satisfaction is guaranteed! We are confident that you will be fully satisfied with this class. If the class is not meeting your expectations, just let us know by the end of day 1 and we will give you a full refund.

Flexible Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellation requests received at least 2 calendar days before the start of a class receive a full 100% refund. All other cancellation requests receive a full credit for a future class.
  • Should the organizer cancel the class for any reason, a full 100% refund will be issued.

 

 

 

About Your Trainer

Fadi Stephan is a technology consultant, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST®), and Agile coach with more than twenty years of experience at startups, government agencies, and Fortune500 companies across various sectors including financial, hospitality, and homeland. His focus is on building high performing innovative organizations and teams that deliver value early and maximize ROI. Fadi coaches clients on agility and organizational culture, leadership, product management, user-centered design, Agile engineering and DevSecOps. Fadi is based in Washington DC and co-organizes DC’s largest Scrum User Group and frequently presents at conferences nationwide.

 

 

 

Questions?

Did we miss anything? Not sure if this class is for you? Want us to send you an invoice instead of paying by credit card? Looking for a private group training for your entire team? Feel free to reach out with any additional questions you might have. We are happy to help out!

 

 

 

 

Course Outline

The class is presented in a highly interactive and collaborative format with elements of exercises, games, simulations, videos, and classroom discussion interwoven throughout.

The class is 2 days and is offered live virtually or in-person. 

Topics Include:

  • Lean, Agile and Scrum values and principles
  • Scrum Roles: ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Development Team
  • Product Backlog and Product Backlog Refinement
  • Product Backlog Items and User Stories
  • Planning and Estimation
  • Scrum Events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
  • Sprint Backlog and Task Boards
  • Agile Engineering Practices
  • Product Increment and the Definition of Done
  • Burndown/Burnup Charts
  • Servant Leadership
  • Agile Facilitation
  • Agile Coaching

Who Should Attend

The class is appropriate for attendees that are brand new to Agile and Scrum or for more experienced practitioners that need a refresher to get certified and start their journey towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP®). The CSM course is considered a foundational class and is suitable for all roles and team members including:

  • Project Managers
  • Product Managers
  • Leaders
  • Testers
  • Architects
  • Business Analysts
  • Programmers
  • Engineers
  • User Experience Professionals

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