Certified ScrumMaster®

This interactive CSM® course gives you a clear grounding in Scrum and Agile principles, helping you understand how Scrum works in practice and how to support effective teamwork.

It will give you one of the most demanded certifications by employers, enhancing your career prospects.

By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to:

Lead and support your Scrum Team, Product Owner and organisation with confidence
Run Scrum events that drive clarity and progress
Plan and track work using estimation techniques, story points and velocity
Use Scrum artefacts to focus delivery and outcomes
Remove impediments and help your team succeed
Communicate the value of Scrum and explain how it reduces risk
Grow further with a free one to one coaching session

Why Beliminal?

Our expert trainers bring deep insight into the changing world of work and a passion for helping people and organisations grow.

Using accelerated learning techniques, our courses make learning more engaging, effective, and long-lasting.

Designed specifically for virtual delivery, our online courses use proven best practices to create an interactive and compelling learning experience.

Our course also offers:

Satisfaction Guarantee
Shorter days enhance your learning experience and increase your knowledge retention
Smaller class size to ensure our attendees have the highest quality learning experience possible
Free post course coaching session to reflect on your practice
98.9% pass rate for the Certified ScrumMaster® exam, certified by the Scrum Alliance
Highly respected Certified Scrum Trainer® with decades of real-world experience and a 5-star Google rating

Course Dates:

What our clients say...

“Highly professional course from the registration to the delivery. Great expertise from the trainer.”

“Superbly organised and delivered course, with a very experienced trainer guiding you through the sessions.”

“The small, intimate team made discussions open and safe and Tom was brilliant at answering every question at each stage.”

Need help deciding?

Schedule a 15 mins call with one of our Certified Scrum Trainers before the course. Iron out any questions or concerns you might have.

Our interactive Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster® training is a great course for anybody who is new to Scrum or applying it within their organisation.

The course covers in depth the full Scrum Framework, Scrum events, accountabilities, artifacts, commitments and the values and principles that underpin it. A combination of interactive exercises, practical real-life examples, and lively discussion make this a challenging, engaging and enjoyable way to develop your understanding of Scrum. The course also covers many agile practices that support Scrum, including user stories and relative estimation.

We use brain friendly, science based, accelerated learning techniques to help you really learn and increase your knowledge retention and post course you can take advantage of a one hour coaching session that is included as part of the course.

Course topics

General Knowledge

Agile & Lean Principles
Agile Manifesto
Empirical & Defined Processes
Scrum Framework & Sprints
Scrum Values
Applicability of Scrum

Scrum Accountabilities

Scrum Master
Product Owner
Developers
Scrum Team

Scrum Artifacts

Product Backlog and commitment to the Product Goal
Product Increment and commitment to the Definition of Done
Sprint Backlog and commitment to the Sprint Goal

Scrum Events

The Sprint
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrums
Sprint Reviews
Sprint Retrospectives

Estimation & Forward Planning

Relative Estimation
Story Points
Planning Poker
Velocity & Tracking Progress
Burndown Charts

Product Backlog Items

Product Backlog Refinement
Product Backlog characteristics
User Stories

Why this course?

Learn Scrum – the most popular Agile framework and kick start your agile training journey
Become a Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster®
Gain the best Scrum Master Certification and the most recognised and in demand certification from employers and recruiters

What you'll come away with

You’ll come away understanding Scrum in real depth. You won’t just know how to use it, you’ll understand how and why it works – and how to apply it highly effectively. In other words, this course will equip you with the knowledge and experience to be a genuinely effective Scrum Master or Scrum team member.

You’ll be able to:

Participate actively as a Scrum Team member
Function effectively as the Scrum Master for the Scrum Team
Deliver a successful Scrum project
Explain why Scrum works and how it is a risk reduction strategy
Explain Agile and the Scrum framework to other key stakeholders
Define and use the full range of Scrum artifacts and commitments
Set up and facilitate Scrum Events
Implement all of the Scrum accountabilities aligned with the Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers and Scrum Team
Implement Scrum in real world circumstances
Implement other Lean and Agile approaches to support your Scrum implementation

What the course includes

High quality instruction from our Certified Scrum Trainers® and Certified Agile Coaches with many years experience of training Scrum and very importantly implementing Scrum in the real world
One free coaching session to reflect on your practice worth £250
Course materials and, for virtual courses, access to the Beliminal Learning Management System and online content created during the course
Certified ScrumMaster® certification on successful completion
2 years’ membership of the Scrum Alliance worth $100
Membership of our Beliminal alumni community where you can receive help and support from the Beliminal coaches and fellow alumni
Access to exclusive resources
Loyalty discount for future courses
Loyalty discount for personal/life coaching
14 Category B Professional Development Units (PDUs) can be claimed for this course
15 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours and CPD certificate issued by the CPD Standards Office
16 Scrum Education Units (SEU’s)

What about exams and certifications?

A short multiple-choice examination is required to be completed after the course.

Who is this course suitable for?

Anyone who wants to be successful using Scrum
Anyone who is involved in a Scrum Project across the full range of Scrum roles
Those newly setting out on their Agile journey
Those who are already using Agile or Scrum but now want to consolidate their knowledge or address questions that have arisen based on their experience
Those with the following roles within their organisation: Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Team Leaders, Development Team Members (Analysts, Architects, Designers, Coders, Testers), Project Managers, Product Owners, Product Managers, Process Owners and Managers, Functional / Departmental Managers

Attending the course as a full team offers a real opportunity for the entire team to experience and learn Scrum in-depth together and creates an excellent foundation for them to move forward.

Are there any prerequisites for this course?

There are no prerequisites for the course, however students are expected to complete the pre-course reading required.

How should I prepare for this course?

Attendees will be required to complete the pre-course activities and reading.