The course was well-structured, with interactive sessions and comprehensive resources. Bernie facilitated engaging discussions and exercises, making the learning process enjoyable. The training emphasized community building and inviting participants for ongoing support. Overall, the training was valuable, providing effective learning and networking opportunities, making it a worthwhile investment for enhancing skills and becoming Scrum certified.
Review
Bernie's class was very well taught. I thought the pacing was fantastic and he was able to effectively convey the basics of Scrum in the time allotted. The high interactivity also helped the class further engage and understand the concepts.
Review
Great class all material covered was relevant and well presented.
Review
I really enjoyed the class with Bernie. He taught it in a great way that kept everyone interested for all 5 days. Lots of group interactions, many stories that helped apply the knowledge , and a brief amount of lecture. I’m excited to apply these new lessons I learned in my current environment. Looking forward to taking more of these classes in the future.
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Bernie’s class was exceptional. His approach to the content was very engaging and the smaller class size provided excellent opportunity for interaction and collaboration while learning the material. His real world examples, case studies, and proven techniques for facilitating Scrum were of incredible value. Highly, highly recommend Bernie’s class to anyone looking to build their knowledge of Agile and Scrum and understand how to apply it in real world scenarios.
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Bernie's method of using the class to demonstrate the techniques and concepts is effective and engaging
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Bernie is a first-class instructor whose passion truly showed throughout the course. It was immediately evident that he was both knowledgeable and experienced on the material. Moreover and possibly more extraordinary, he was invested in each student's success. I know there are other opportunities available to receive this content, but if prospective students are looking for one that will leave them not only certified, but with the confidence to apply the material immediately, then I highly recommend taking Bernie's CSM class. It was a true pleasure working with him and I am already searching for the next opportunity to take his CSPO class as I trust it will be a similar experience. Very grateful he was recommended to me!
Review
Very good, thank you Bernie Maloney and Alexander Frumkin for teaching a valuable course!
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Bernie Maloney did an amazing job at incorporating the course material with real life examples. The class exercises helped reinforce the material and helped keep individuals engaged. Lastly, the smaller class size helped build psychological safety and openness to participate.
Review
Bernie's class was very engaging and informative. I learned a lot with each session and he does a great job of thoroughly answering questions and teaching in a practical way that helps you fully understand how to adapt teams to the scrum mindset. Thank you Bernie for your time and education!
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Certified ScrumMaster®
Taught by: Bernie Maloney
Course Led by Alexander Frumkin | BOOST YOUR CAREER | 2 days of learning fly by in a FUN ENVIRONMENT | Learn how to guide organizations to BECOME PROSPEROUS and sustainable. Get comfortable with uncomfortable complexity.
Effective Scrum isn't just applying theory or process - it's about creating space for a Team to collaborate and deliver value, effectively. Not just in person, but even when the interactions are virtual and online.
If you're ready to boost your career, get reenergized, meet like-minded people, and learn how to build great products that customer love in a fun and engaging way, this course is for you. We use Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) approach for brain friendly learning even in a virtual environment and avoid "Zoom fatigue."
Ignite high performance, deliver value, & unlock creativity
A great Scrum Master skillset spans:
facilitating team & stakeholder interactions & decision-making
launching teams & organizations towards high performance
coaching team members to deliver more valuable customer outcomes & impacts
ensuring teams & stakeholders exercise frequent feedback cycles to guide plans
building psychological safety in the organization to unlock creativity & resilience
Get Hands-On Experience with Scrum
The workshop includes all the material required by the Scrum Alliance for its Certified ScrumMaster CSM® certification, along with stories, tips, tricks and practices to take the theory of Scrum and put it into effective action in your organization.
If you are thinking about a boring PowerPoint based lecture, do not worry. This course is quite the opposite. It is very interactive – besides the short presentations to cover the concepts, you will spend over 50% of the time getting hands-on practice working in small virtual groups. We establish a psychologically safe environment where there is no such a thing as a silly question, and it is OK to experiment and make mistakes to learn from them.
Something else to know: about 20% of workshops from other trainers have more than 40 people enrolled. That's not our style.Our public class enrollments are generally below half that size. This helps you get rich feedback and interaction from other participants and your trainer.
Workshop Hours:
8h Sessions - Sat / Sun
17 May 10a - 7p ET / 7a - 4p PT
18 May 10a - 7p ET / 7a - 4p PT
All sessions include breaks of about 10 minutes each hour. Whole day sessions also include a mid-class break of about 45 minutes.
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Schedule doesn't fit? See this link for other dates / times.
Beyond the basics, we also explore Scrum in action - facilitating team interactions, working with the team's Backlog of work, and getting work "Done" (or perhaps it's Done-Done)!
Get a taste of the engaging instruction style you'll experience from the Primary Instructor, Sasha (Alexander) Frumkin with this short video:
By the conclusion of this dynamic workshop - you will be prepared with the skills, knowledge, and experience to not only explain Scrum to colleagues, clients or interviewers, but also to put Scrum into action with your team. Become a catalyst for change by helping your teams and programs apply these concepts to become resilient, learning organizations able to thrive in today’s emerging markets.
Here's what students say about these online workshops:
"Great class led by Alexander Frumkin. His style is approachable and thorough, while he gets people participating, which is contagious. I learned a lot and passed the test the first time." -- M.R. Hogan
"Interactive course which kept us engaging throughout the sessions. Real life time examples from Sasha's experience were really mind opening and also was helpful in tackling challenging situations at work. Was able to pass the exam so easily as the course content was great and the delivery by Sasha was exceptional." -- Pradhiksha Gunasekaran
"The experience was hands on and filled with collaboration through enough break out session and the instrutor Sasha was also easy to understand in conveying the agile way." -- Adegoke Ogunleye
"Sasha was an excellent coach. He showed me how Scrum worked and could be used outside of the normal software development environment." -- Michael Harfert
Two-year membership in the Scrum Alliance, the largest, most established and influential professional membership and certification organization in the Agile community
16 PMI PDUs for PMPs
16 of the 21 contact hours needed for a PMI-ACP credential
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for Scrum Masters, as well as Product Owners, Scrum Team Members and Managers interested to understand and apply the fundamentals of how Scrum and Agile work at the team level. It's equally valuable for folks new to the world of Agile/Scrum, as well as people whose organizations have been practicing some form of Agile for a while and need a "reset."
Meet Your Instructors
Primary Instructor: Sasha (Alexander) Frumkin
Sasha (Alexander) Frumkin calls himself a recovering developer and a Scrumoholic. Having started programming in Algol-60 in high school, he still codes for fun. Through his technical career, he can remember the pain of working long hours and weekends on "waterfall" projects with arbitrary plans imposed on the team. Luckily, he learned about the Agile Manifesto and Scrum in 2007 and hasn't looked back.
Sasha learned Scrum by doing it. He's orchestrated implementations of Scrum across multiple organizations, from handfuls to hundreds of teams, helping deliver innovative products in record time. He believes that Agility is the path to handling the complexity of our rapidly emerging world. Further, he believes the human-centricity of Scrum helps bring happiness to the workplace, and happy people are productive people. Eager to help more people find a better way of solving complex problems, he's ready to share his experience and passion for Scrum with you. ARE YOU READY?
Supervising Instructor: Bernie Maloney
Bernie Maloney is an international trainer, coach and speaker who's helped grow businesses from breakeven to beyond $100 million. The teams he’s worked with have grown businesses to beyond $100 million, delivering products from consumer electronics to network infrastructure to services & payments at firms including TiVo, Cisco, Wells Fargo and more. He consults and teaches workshops including Agile Product Development and Agile Leadership at Stanford Continuing Studies.
As an Agile Leadership Coach, Bernie helps clients achieve performance breakthroughs with their teams, their organizations and themselves. More, he believes that Accelerating Genius℠ is possible in every person and business, and leads both to outrageous effectiveness, and a whole lot more fun.
The Fine Print
FAQ
How soon can I get my CSM® certification? On completing your participation in the full workshop, a link will be emailed to you from the Scrum Alliance to access their online certiification exam. We often see workshop participants complete their certification exam and become Certified Scrum Masters within 24 hours of completing the workshop.
Can I Miss Several Hours of the Workshop and Still be Certified? No. Because Scrum Alliance requires 14 hours of instruction, if you miss more than 15 minutes of the workshop, you will not be eligible for certification, and you will be welcome to attend the rest of the workshop. Don't worry - if something big comes up, we'll move you to a future workshop at no cost.
Can I Make Up Missed Material by Attending Part of Another Workshop? No. Amongst other factors, each class moves through the material at different paces. This means it's unreliable to predict a clear window where a set of previously missed LOs will be covered. There are further complicating factors in partial attendance. For the smoothest experience for all, you're welcome to make up missed material by attending a future workshop in full at no charge.
What do I need to bring to class? You'll need a computer with microphone, camera & speakers. Use https://fast.com to test your internet connection. After the download numbers stop, use the "more" option to calculate your upload speed. You'll need 5 down / 1 up - and more is better. Now, while in class, you'll be actively using your computer to participate in exercises, so plan to peek at your email only during a break or at lunchtime.
Cancellation Policy
We understand that things can change, and we strive to be as agile as possible with respect to registrations. Please email us no later than 5 business days before the start of the workshop and we'll arrange a refund or transfer to a future date. Cancellations received within 5 full business days of the start of the course will receive a credit (no cash value) towards a future workshop. Please request changes by emailing [email protected].
Participants who complete the full course will be enabled to take the test for the CSM® credential. The course also includes tips for test taking and access to a practice test.
This course is appropriate for Scrum Masters, as well as Product Owners, Scrum Team Members and Managers interested in understanding and applying the fundamentals of how Scrum and Agile work at the team level. It's equally valuable for folks new to the world of Agile/Scrum, as well as people whose organizations have been practicing some form of Agile for a while and need a "reset."
Roles which benefit from this course include:
Project managers
Program managers
Product managers
Coders
Testers
Ops engineers
Team leads
Organizational leaders
Something to know: about 20% of all public CSMs & CSPOs have more than 40 people enrolled. That's not our style.
Our CSM and CSPO workshops are designed to be interactive in nature. There are breakout exercises roughly each hour for students to practice and apply concepts in “table teams” of a few people rather than in a plenary (whole class) session. Our public class enrollments are generally below the average course size of 20. This helps you get rich feedback and interaction from other participants and your trainer.
Our aim is that you have an engaging and practical experience - not just learn concepts and pass a test. Our intent is that the workshop leaves you feeling eager, excited and confident about putting what you've learned into practice.
Reviews
4.90 out of 5.0 stars
(108 ratings)
The course was well-structured, with interactive sessions and comprehensive resources. Bernie facilitated engaging discussions and exercises, making the learning process enjoyable. The training emphasized community building and inviting participants for ongoing support. Overall, the training was valuable, providing effective learning and networking opportunities, making it a worthwhile investment for enhancing skills and becoming Scrum certified.
Bernie's class was very well taught. I thought the pacing was fantastic and he was able to effectively convey the basics of Scrum in the time allotted. The high interactivity also helped the class further engage and understand the concepts.
Great class all material covered was relevant and well presented.
I really enjoyed the class with Bernie. He taught it in a great way that kept everyone interested for all 5 days. Lots of group interactions, many stories that helped apply the knowledge , and a brief amount of lecture. I’m excited to apply these new lessons I learned in my current environment. Looking forward to taking more of these classes in the future.
Bernie’s class was exceptional. His approach to the content was very engaging and the smaller class size provided excellent opportunity for interaction and collaboration while learning the material. His real world examples, case studies, and proven techniques for facilitating Scrum were of incredible value. Highly, highly recommend Bernie’s class to anyone looking to build their knowledge of Agile and Scrum and understand how to apply it in real world scenarios.
Bernie's method of using the class to demonstrate the techniques and concepts is effective and engaging
Bernie is a first-class instructor whose passion truly showed throughout the course. It was immediately evident that he was both knowledgeable and experienced on the material. Moreover and possibly more extraordinary, he was invested in each student's success. I know there are other opportunities available to receive this content, but if prospective students are looking for one that will leave them not only certified, but with the confidence to apply the material immediately, then I highly recommend taking Bernie's CSM class. It was a true pleasure working with him and I am already searching for the next opportunity to take his CSPO class as I trust it will be a similar experience. Very grateful he was recommended to me!
Very good, thank you Bernie Maloney and Alexander Frumkin for teaching a valuable course!
Bernie Maloney did an amazing job at incorporating the course material with real life examples. The class exercises helped reinforce the material and helped keep individuals engaged. Lastly, the smaller class size helped build psychological safety and openness to participate.
Bernie's class was very engaging and informative. I learned a lot with each session and he does a great job of thoroughly answering questions and teaching in a practical way that helps you fully understand how to adapt teams to the scrum mindset. Thank you Bernie for your time and education!
Sasha (Alexander) Frumkin
Bernie Maloney
(108 ratings)
Mon May 19 - 22, 2025
2:00 PM EDT