Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

This is the most widely recognised Agile training and certification. Adapt WithStyle has been running and improving this course for over 16 years! Thousands of professionals have completed this course with us and have achieved a high score on the certification test.

The course is delivered in person and live online with Rowan Bunning from our Australian partner Adapt WithStyle. The Certified Scrum Master (CSM) course is about understanding effective Scrum in a way that connects principles with practical application. Also being well-informed about what is involved in being a team-centric capability leader a.k.a. Scrum Master.

During the CSM you will learn how to apply the principles of Scrum through effective events, artefacts and accountabilities/roles. This is a highly interactive, hands-on learning experience designed to inspire you and provide practical techniques that you apply straight after the course.

Adapt WithStyle uses highly immersive adult learning techniques such as visual modelling, simulations, role-plays and ‘Training from the Back of the Room’ activities to enable self-directed learning and enhanced retention.

This course is organised and run using Scrum. This allows for feedback and flexibility as well as experiencing Scrum in action throughout the course.

Come away with techniques that you can apply to improve teamwork and create a continuous improvement culture in a wide vary of contexts with or without Scrum.

Inclusions

• 2 days or 4 half days of highly interactive training.
• Active CSM certification with Scrum Alliance*.
• A copy of all course material.
• Ongoing support via direct contact and our online community.

* for participants who meet the training participation requirements and pass the CSM certification test administered by Scrum Alliance.

• Scrum Concepts – Core principles underpinning agility including empirical management and iterative incremental development.
• Events - iteration 1 – How Sprints work including the purpose, duration and relationship of all events.
• Artefacts – The purpose, ownership, characteristics and examples of the artefacts that all enhance transparency.

• Accountabilities - iteration 1 – How the cross-functional, self-managing teams covers all aspects of value discovery and creation.
• Events - iteration 2 – The practicalities of running effective Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective events.
• Product Backlog Refinement – Outcomes from effective PBR and how to find the balance from pre-Sprint backlog preparation.
• Definition of Done – Defining quality and cross-functional capability using the DoD and definition of Undone.
• Agile and Scrum – How to leverage Agile values and principles to enhance your Scrum adoption.
• Quiz and Questions – Game show-style review of concepts and discussion of participant questions.

• Scrum Experience Inception – From vision to ready Product Backlog including an easy way to adopt story point estimation.
• Scrum Experience – Full Sprint creating real product increments with opportunity to practise Scrum Master techniques.
• Accountabilities - iteration 2 – In depth exploration of Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developer authorities, responsibilities, characteristics and myths.

• Accountabilities - iteration 3 – How Scrum covers project management and goes beyond this to cover the long-term product lifecycle.
• Scrum Master Skills – Leading continuous improvement of product ownership, teamwork and empiricism through skilful application of Scrum Master stances.
• Continuous Improvement – Practical techniques for persuasively removing impediments and leading improvement to cross-functional capability, release frequency, technical practices and organisational constraints.
• Next Steps – How to excel with the certification test and start implementing what you have learnt with resources and ongoing support.

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If you are registering for a live online training course, you will be taken to Eventbrite to continue your registration. Prices will be in Australian dollars, and you can use a credit card. If you want to arrange invoicing for the online course in New Zealand dollars, please contact us prior to registering.

Earning CSM accreditation involves 3 steps.

1. Approximately 90 minutes of preparation prior to the training

2. 2 days or 4 half days of highly interactive training.

3. Completing the online CSM certification test within 90 days of the training.

Step 3 is a multiple-choice test that you take online within 90 days of course completion. It has 50 questions to be completed within 60 minutes. Whilst the pass mark is 37, graduates from our CSM course typically come close to 100%. We provide practice quizzes and guidance on CSM Test coverage during our CSM course.

All of these reviews are from the Adapt WithStyle virtual online CSM experience.

“A really great way to start to understand Scrum. The pre-work was invaluable to me as a scrum newbie.” - Judith Cahill, Content Designer at Health New Zealand

“A comprehensive introduction to Agile and preparation course for the Scrum Master Certification.” - Alex Flanagan, Project Manager Scrum Master at Sky NZ

“Fantastic broad introduction to the rationale/theory and the practical issues with implementing Scrum. And also keeps in mind the right context for it (complex adaptive).” - Alex Webster, Software Engineering Manager at Arista Networks

“A really great insight and hands on training into Scrum, what it means and how it applies in the workplace.” - Mark Goss, ScrumMaster

CSM is for anyone interested in understanding the most popular Agile framework beyond the basics; or considering becoming an Agile capability leader – whatever the job title.

This includes:

• Scrum Masters,
• Agile coaches,
• Individual contributors across all specialisations (programmers, testers, business analysts etc. or equivalent for non-software work)
• Team leaders,
• Project managers, and
• Development managers.

There are no accreditation or educational pre-requisites for this course.

However, some experience in a product development or project environment is beneficial.

A little well-targeted preparation enables participants to accelerate their learning. See Virtual CSM Preparation page for details on what it expected prior to course commencement.

Rowan Bunning is a globally recognised educator and consultant in Agile management. He has over 27 years of experience in software intensive project delivery and product development.

In 2008, Rowan founded Adapt WithStyle (formerly Scrum WithStyle) to bring world-class Agile training and independent consulting to south-east Asia. As a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®) with not-for-profit Scrum Alliance, Rowan has delivered over 530 certification courses including the full three level Path to Certified Scrum Professional® (CSP®) for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches.

Rowan holds a WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP) from the Singapore Institute for Adult Learning (IAL).

Rowan has played project management roles in the U.K. and Australia. This includes taking a high-profile online business to launch, and safely introducing frequent change to critical infrastructure processing AUD $250 billion worth of financial transactions daily.

Rowan is passionate about developing leaders skilled at developing teams and simplifying their organisations to compete at scale on the basis of agility, innovation and highest customer value.