Welcome to Wisecrum Associates!

While we are very confident of our ability to give great Agile advice, training, and coaching, we will never presume to know everything.  Our Associates have been mentored by many of the best Agilists in the business – and we don’t stop there.  We are dedicated to a lifetime of learning from others – their successes, their experiments, and their mistakes.

The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)® is by far our most popular course. The CSM® is the gold-standard of certifications for Scrum Masters world-wide, backed by the Scrum Alliance®.

The Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)® is recommended to ALL Product Owners who would like to truly begin to understand their role in an organization embracing Scrum. For most Product Owners, this is an eye-opening experience.

The Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)® course is intended for ScrumMasters who are serious about making the role their mission. We dive deep into the techniques great Scrum Masters use to understand their teams, organizations, and how people interact.

The Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM)® is the highest certification that ScrumMasters can achieve. This is only achievable with several years of experience as a ScrumMaster and many hours of training from other Scrum professionals. Successful CSP-SM candidates often find a great deal of value in having a mentor help them understand many of the deeper subjects that make great ScrumMasters.

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Melody Berrios

I had an amazing life-changing experience of taking Rick Waters’ Certified Scrum Master course. The transparency of the outline of the class was very helpful and it helped guide me to be prepared for the course. Rick executed his Agile Scrum expertise in a professional, knowledgeable manner while keeping my fellow classmates engaged and encouraged. I was able to obtain my CSM due to the knowledge that I obtained in the CSM course. Rick Waters is an excellent instructor and leader in the Agile Scrum Industry.

I totally recommend Rick Waters as your instructor if you are ready to accelerate your career growth. The knowledge, tools, and transparency that Rick’s courses provide equip you with the rapid and continuous growth within today’s market.

Melody Berrios

Project Coordinator, CSM

Taher Deriye

Rick is very knowledgeable when it comes to Scrum. He knows how to translate complex Scrum concepts in to easy and understandable English. I highly recommend taking his Scrum Master class.

Taher Deriye

Senior Scrum Master, Asurion

Clayton Grasso

Rick Waters was a professional and outstanding instructor. Prepared well ahead of the class I was still blown away by his knowledge and insight into Scrum. He gives real world experience, provides a fun environment to learn in, and all questions were welcomed and answered in their fullest. Afterwards, I was overly prepared for my CSM and passed without missing a single question! A testament to his abilities! Rick has also been an open book and available via email or Linked in to answer questions. He has continued to blow me away with his openness to answer questions and give advice as I start my new journey in looking for a Scrum Master position!

Clayton Grasso

Change Management Analyst | Army Veteran | CSM

Kelsey Baker

Rick was a fantastic instructor! I got my CSM with him and I was brand new to Agile and Scrum and I felt I head a good understanding after the course with him! Once I have a few years under my belt of being a Scrum Master I will definitely be getting my cert through him! Extremely knowledgeable, will answer any questions you may have, puts everything in terms you can understand! Highly recommend!

Kelsey Baker

Scrum Master, Liberty IT Solutions

Dwan Tabor

It is with honor that I write this recommendation for Rick. Being a student is his Certified Scrum Master class was an incredible learning experience because through Rick’s thorough guidance and coaching, I left the course with a richer understanding of Scrum, how to apply the principles in my job role, and how/when to collaborate with the existing Scum masters at my company.

Aside from being a Scrum trainer, Rick is someone who believes in the effectiveness of the proper application of Scrum values and principles and his authenticity was much appreciated. He’s also brilliant, funny, punctual, willing to answer all questions, and he made sure that we were all ready for the exam.

Rick is the best and I highly recommend enrolling into his course if you are looking to become a Certified Scrum Master!

Dwan Tabor

Director of Learning & Development, Aspida

Mark Mastrangelo

I recently had the pleasure of taking a Certified Scrum Master class which was led by Rick Waters. Rick is the kind of Instructor that gets the class motivated and involved from the beginning. He did a great job of conveying vast amount of content of the class in a way that was easy to absorb for all the attendees. If you get a chance, make sure you attend one of the classes that Rick is teaching. You will not be sorry!

Mark Mastrangelo

Project Manager, Benefitfocus

Shanda Anderson

I was actively seeking to professionally elevate and enrolled in a CSM class on Scrum Alliance. My initial instructor had a family emergency and we were given an option to either reschedule or move forward with Rick. Being this was all new I wasn’t sure, but decided to move forward with Rick. The sudden change was a blessing in disguise because Rick was a true Godsend. He overdelivered in the instructional and I passed my CSM on the first try! Rick not only told us what we needed to know, he also gave us gems on how to be excellent scrum masters in the future. I strongly recommend him for training and insight in the Scrum/Agile world!

Shanda Anderson

Certified Scrum Master | Business Analyst

Agatha Rittner

Rick is an amazing Agile Scrum Trainer. He is very personable and possesses a wealth of experience working in Agile Scrum environments. He has an honest approach to his work and bringing team’s together. His ability to evaluate each situation and leverage appropriate tools to encourage a positive and successful end result are unmatched.

Agatha Rittner

ServiceNow Business Analyst, TEKsystems

Divya Prasannakumar

Rick is a great teacher! He is outstanding, engaging and humorous. The hours I spent in Rick’s CSM class was valuable. I would strongly recommend Rick Waters for all things Scrum/Agile as he is a knowledgeable professional.

Divya Prasannakumar

Scrum Master II, Ventera

Neel Bhatt

Rick is an seasoned trainer. I thoroughly enjoyed the CSM course and passed successfully on the first try.

Neel Bhatt

Associate Director, Clinical Project Management, Oncology, IQVIA Canada