Description
Our Scrum Alliance Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) training class has been crafted to enable Certified Scrum Masters to further expand on their existing knowledge and experience. You’ll need a minimum of one year of experience as a Certified Scrum Master in order to register for this course.
Who should attend:
Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Masters with at least one year of hands-on experience, as our Advanced Certified Scrum Master training will provide a unique opportunity to further your knowledge and skills.
What you’ll learn:
- A look at how Scrum is aligned with the values and principles of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.
- Other Lean/Agile development approaches outside of Scrum.
- The core personality traits of an excellent Scrum Master.
- Enhancing your skills in the service of the Team, the Product Owner, and the whole organization.
- Analyzing your fulfillment of the Scrum values and how you could improve.
- Recognising when a constructive interaction moves to destructive conflict.
- The attributes of a True Leader.
Course Topics:
- Agile and Scrum
- The Scrum Master
- Facilitating Team Conversations
- Coaching Approach
- Team Dynamics
- Structured Team Coaching
- Removing Impediments
- Conflict Resolution
- Structured Team Coaching
- Definition of Done
- Engineering Practices
- The Product Vision
- Product Backlog and Refinement
- Scrum and the Organization
- Scaling Scrum
- Self-developing as a Scrum Master
General FAQs:
How long is the course?
This is a two-day (remote) or three-day (in-person) course and all in-person training includes a catered lunch and snacks throughout each day.
Is there a virtual option?
Yes. We offer a remote version of this course should you not be able to attend our Cape Town and Johannesburg venues.
How many seats are there per class?
We have 20 available seats per class, with a strong focus on personalised facilitation by our trainer.
How do I pay for the course?
Payment is made via EFT. You will find our bank account details on the invoice. Payment is due two weeks prior to the course date.
How do I get certified?
Following completion of the post-course homework, we will register you with the Scrum Alliance®. You will need to activate your Scrum Alliance® account and validate at least 12 months of work experience specific to the accountability of Scrum Master (within the past five years).
Is this course recognised internationally?
Yes, this course is internationally recognised.
Will I earn Scrum Alliance points?
You will earn 7 Scrum Education Units® (SEUs) and 7 Professional Development Units (PDUs) per training day.
Is the certification included in the price?
Yes, the Advanced Scrum Master certification is included in our course fee as well as two years membership of the Scrum Alliance®.
Does my certification expire?
Your Advanced Scrum Master certification will expire after a period of two years. In order to keep your certification active, you will need to renew it for a further 2 years. A renewal involves earning 30 Scrum Education Units® (SEUs) within the past 2 years that validate your participation and continued proficiency in the fundamental principles and practices of Scrum. You will also need to pay a renewal fee of $175.
Please follow this link for further information on the renewal process.
How can my company pay for my booking?
Your company can pay via EFT. When booking online, please include your company details upon checkout. Once your booking has been received, we will manually raise an invoice for payment. You will find our bank account details on the invoice.
Can I cancel my booking?
We require two weeks cancellation / postponement notice prior to the course start date.