Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)

I have the CSM… What’s Different?

The Advanced Certified ScrumMaster© (A-CSM) certification shows employers that you are serious about your craft. Scrum Mastery is no joke, and those that carry the A-CSM badge have worked long and hard to attain it. If you are looking for a way to differentiate yourself in the marketplace of Scrum Master candidates, this is the way.

What’s Covered?

• Facts & Myths surrounding Scrum
• Build Your Own Scrum
• Retrospective Formats that produce great results
• Challenges associated with Retrospectives
• Understanding Complexity
• Coaching Product Owners – Product Visioning
• Inspecting the Elements of Scrum
• Team Working Agreeemnts
• Planning Collaborative Events
• Removing Impediments (like a boss!)
• Coaching Stances
• Levels of Conflict
• Definitions of Done
• What makes a team a Team
• Team Maturity Models (not your normal Tuckman here)
• Skills needed for certain roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Project Manager)
• Listening Techniques
• Exploring other Agile Approaches
• History of Agile and Scrum
• ‘Agile’ Organizational Patterns
• Productivity & Performance
• What makes a great Scrum Master Candidate (How to hire a great Scrum Master)

Is there Prep Work?

Yes!  Quite a bit actually.  Check out this page to get a head start.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for taking this class. However, in order to receive the A-CSM badge from Scrum Alliance, students must:

• complete the A-CSM course
• have an active CSM certification with Scrum Alliance (if you aren’t sure, look yourself up here)
• have at least 12 months of verifiable experience as a Scrum Master

Is there another exam?

No.  There’s no exam for the A-CSM.  Just do the Pre-Work, participate in class, and generally show that you understand and can apply the techniques discussed in class.