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Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM®) Certification

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Course Description

This course is designed to help Certified ScrumMasters enhance their skills in enabling effective communication between the Product Owner, Development Team, customers, stakeholders, and executives. It provides the necessary competency to overcome resistance to change and lack of engagement from the involved individuals.

An experienced Certified Advanced Scrum Trainer conducts this 2-day A-CSM training and classroom workshop. It will build expertise in Lean, Agile, and Scrum principles, enabling you to scale Scrum and Agile methodologies while polishing your coaching abilities. Additionally, this certification course will equip you to scale Agile and Scrum practices across multiple teams, establishing yourself as an Agile expert.

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Develop Agile and Scrum knowledge to become a better coach
Scale Scrum and Agile beyond a single team and become Agile expert
Learn Scrum Master core competencies and master Scrum
Imbibe skills to serve Product Owner, organization

Course Objectives

  • Improve your Scrum application skills to enable transparency in communication between stakeholders
  • Develop Agile and Scrum knowledge to become a better coach
  • Scale Scrum and Agile beyond a single team and become Agile expert
  • Learn Scrum Master core competencies and master Scrum
  • Imbibe skills to serve Product Owner, organization

Who Should Attend?

There are no criteria to attend the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM®) Training course. Scrum Masters, Team Leaders, Development Managers, Delivery Managers, Project Managers, and Agile Coaches can attend the A-CSM certification training.

Course Topics

covers Lean, Agile, and Scrum fundamentals, highlighting their alignment with the Agile Manifesto. It explores Scrum and Agile history, compares other Lean/Agile approaches like Kanban and XP, and addresses common challenges. The course emphasizes empirical process control, focusing on transparency, inspection, and adaptation to enhance Scrum practices effectively.

Learn about core Scrum Master competencies, including facilitation, listening, and coaching. You will identify indicators of divergent and convergent thinking, address challenges in communication, and apply techniques for effective meetings. The course also covers creating agendas, working agreements, and coaching stances, while emphasizing continuous improvement and the importance of explaining Scrum to stakeholders.

Learn about Self-Organization, Team Dynamics, Definition of “Done,” and the Value of Development Practices. You will explore challenges and countermeasures for self-organizing teams, attributes and methods for team performance, creating and improving the Definition of “Done,” and the impact and benefits of development practices in a multi-team environment.

This topic covers the practice of creating or refining the product vision, techniques for moving from a product vision to a Product Backlog and refining the Product Backlog with stakeholders or team members. The topic emphasizes Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

This topic focuses on Resolving Impediments, Scaling Scrum, and Organizational Change. You will learn to analyze impediments, practice resolution, recognize scaling approaches, and identify techniques for managing dependencies. The topic covers benefits and drawbacks of feature and component teams, the nature of complex systems, and frameworks for catalyzing organizational change. 

This topic will cover Personal Development and Servant-Leadership. You will learn to analyze your fulfillment of Scrum values, driving factors, and conflict response patterns. You will learn to recognize destructive conflict, compare response alternatives, and express the attributes of an effective servant-leader. The topic also involves demonstrating servant-leadership attributes.

Upcoming Schedules

Online

31 - 01 Sep, 2024

11:30 AM - 7:30 PM (HKT)

20% OFF
SGD 2250 SGD 1800
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Online

30 - 31 Oct, 2024

11:30 AM - 7:30 PM (HKT)

20% OFF
SGD 2250 SGD 1800
Enroll Now

Why Choose Us?

High Success Rate
Access to Competitive Assessments to Evaluate Your Preparations
Expert’s Post-workshop Support
Course Delivered by Certified Agile Coach
Join a Community of 35,000+ Practitioner

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Agilemania offers a 2-day Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM®) Certification Training designed to enhance your Scrum knowledge and help you achieve your A-CSM® certification. Download the brochure to explore the various focus areas covered during this 2-day training.

Certification Assessments

This training is certified by Scrum Alliance, a certification and accreditation body. Upon completing the course and submission and approval of your course assignment, you will receive (knowledge) certification in Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM®).

FAQs

You will have the tools and techniques to expand and scale Scrum and be equipped with skills to:

  • Get proficient with advanced tools and techniques of Scrum and Agile
  • Facilitate, coach and drive best results from your Scrum team in any environment or industry.
  • Stand out as a Scrum expert and improve efficiency at your workplace
  • Motivate others, increase collaboration and navigate challenging situations at work.
  • Be a good servant leader and resolve impediments
  • Manage team dynamics and become adept at visual management
  • Be able to scale and descale and enable high team performance
  • Lead change in any environment or industry
  • Implement Lean and Kanban

The A-CSM® certification helps you:

  • Validate further commitment to continued excellence and quality in Agile and Scrum
  • Demonstrates greater proficiency in Scrum
  • Advance your career in Scrum with confidence.
  • Stand out at interviews and leverage on career growth opportunities.
  • Earn higher than experienced non-certified peers.
  • Network with industry leaders and Agile professionals
  • Advance your agile journey towards the Certified Scrum Professional® Scrum Master (CSPSM®) Certification.

This course is best suited for:
  • Scrum Masters
  • Team Leads
  • Development Managers
  • Delivery Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Agile Coaches
  • Anyone who wants to become a Scrum Master

To be eligible for the Advanced Certified Scrum Master® credential, you should have:

  • An active Certified Scrum Master® (CSM®) certification
  • 12 months of Scrum Master® work experience in the past five years

You would need to have attended a certified A-CSM educational offering, and successfully completed all educator-designed components of the training including pre-and post-course work

Once you have achieved the A-CSM® certification, you can further enhance your Scrum master skills by pursuing the following credentials

  • Certified Scrum Professional®-Scrum Master (CSP-SM)
  • Certified Team Coach℠ (CTC℠)
  • Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®)
  • Certified Enterprise Coach℠ (CEC℠)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner®(CSPO®)
  • Certified Scrum Developer®(CSD®)
  • ICP-ACC Certification from ICAgile

Yes, you will get free e-learning access to 100 courses for one year.

The A-CSM certification is offered by Scrum Alliance, a world-renowned body dedicated to helping professionals, leaders and organizations embrace agile by understanding its principles, processes and values.

You cannot get A-CSM® certified without undertaking the course as per Scrum Alliance requirements.

Step 1: Take the 2-day A-CSM® course from a Global Registered Education Provider of Scrum Alliance. After you successfully complete the course, you will receive a welcome email from Scrum Alliance.

Step 2: Click on the link you received from Scrum Alliance and activate your Scrum Alliance certification account.

Step 3: You will then be requested to accept a license agreement. Validate at least 12 months of Scrum Master experience (within the past five years).

Step 4: On validating your Scrum Master experience, you will be able to instantly download your A-CSM® certification instantly!

To obtain the A-CSM® certification, you would need to attend two days of training under a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST®) and complete all educator-designed components of the approved educational offering. This may include pre- and/or post-course work to complete the learning objectives.

After satisfactorily completing the course and provided you have validated 12 months of Scrum Master work experience within the past five years, you would be able to download your A-CSM® certification as soon as you accept the License Agreement with Scrum Alliance.

No, your certificate will not mention the course was held online. It will look the same as the in-person certificates.

As a result of the engagement and contributions of those who share their ideas and practical experiences in the workplace, the Scrum framework continues to evolve. Scrum Alliance places an emphasis on the learning journey and requires you to take measures to keep yourself abreast of the latest best practices, tools and techniques in Scrum.

Renewal of your certification validates your Scrum proficiency and demonstrates your interest in the growth and evolution of Scrum.

You would need to renew your A-CSM® certification every 2 years. The cost for renewal is $175, which extends the credential for a further period of 2 years from the date of your current expiration.

In order to renew your Scrum Master certification, you would need to:
  • Login to Scrum Alliance website
  • Go to your dashboard
  • Choose the ‘Renew Certification’ option available under ‘Actions’.

A-CSMs are also required to earn 30 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) within the past two years, in addition to the $175 renewal fee. You can earn the required SEUs by completing an educational training or a learning opportunity.

Visit this link for more details on the renewal process.
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