Become a Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) - Non-Technical

Learn how to use the Scrum framework to get more stuff done with your team, with better quality, to deliver products to your customer sooner, with a team that can adapt easily and has high morale and stability, so there is less risk and greater return.

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Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)

Course Level

The first step in the Scrum Developer Track.

Prerequisites

Programming knowledge is not required, just an open mind.

Schedule

Training is 4 hours a day over 4 days

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Upcoming Workshops

There will be no coding in this version of the course. We will spend our time together building a fictional product where we’ve got just enough funding to bring our product to market. Based on common, real-life scenarios, we will have a Product Owner who has created a clear product vision, and we will have a product backlog. We just need to get cracking. As we practice building product, we will learn what is hard. As with all our workshops, when we encounter something hard, then we take the time to hands-on learn new tools to handle the situation in an effective way, so you leave with practical experience and skills to help you navigate problems, and not just theoretical memorization of things to earn certification.

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What you will learn

Build the high-quality product your customer needs without burning out your team

Keep Bugs at Bay

How Agile testing and Definition of Done help maintain high quality

Improve Your Team

Using pair programming, visualization and optimization of work flow, and improved team communication and collaboration

Product Understanding

Connect technical practices to product vision and strategy

Efficient Delivery

Practice moving from User Story, to testable Acceptance Criteria, through to Implementation

Technical Excellence

Master effective ways to handle legacy code, technical debt, testing, and architectural decisions

Hands-on Practice

Understand what it is like to use Scrum to build a Product, but also to respond to real-life problems and interruptions.

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What our students say

“Mark is the real s**t. He’s lived through the pain points and knows where the bodies are buried.” ... Any Certified Scrum Trainer can help you get a certificate that you can frame for your wall. But do they help you know how to work through the hard parts of Scrum and teach you the right skills to be effective? We make that the priority.

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Mark is a very smart, passionate, knowledgable trainer, with a charismatic personality and great pedagogical skills. I see his potential to change companies culture. The course really taught me many things and made me want to read and know more!
Iulia AToronto
Great to get this training from the subject matter expert.
Nisha AToronto
Mark's ability to adapt to the background of students and relate to their org's characteristics adds exceptional value. This course isn't just for software development!
Paul AOttawa
Wanted to say thanks again for the great insights at the CSM course last month. I've had a fair amount of success thus far introducing and implementing the concepts at the agency I work for. We completed our first full Scrum project yesterday. Scrum really is a magnifying glass for issues. We identified quite a few with our systems within the first couple of days and are now radically overhauling how we assign budgets to projects.
Paul AOttawa
Mark is quick-witted, experienced, blunt, and plays role of a neutral facilitaor very well. He made three content heavy days digestible, relevant to my work life, and enjoyable.
Craig BPrivate Client
Being engaged in activities with a group gave valuable insight into the problems we might face in our organizations. This course was great! I was never bored and enjoyed working with others. The course instructor was approachable, clear, and great at proving points.
David BMontreal
Mark maintained an ongoing environment of engagement. One of the best classroom based courses I have participated in.
Grant BPrivate Client
Was an extremely focused and well organized two days, I have taken other courses in similar timelines but found this significantly easier to consume and digest the information. Mark was funny, and left me with an impression of “this guy is legit, and extremely intelligent, I need to soak up his knowledge”.
Jack BVirtual
Mark did a great job. I learned way more than I thought. Scrum is way more than sprints and stand ups. It's a system for effective teams.
Joshua BVirtual
This was a great course that I will recomment to others! A lot to cover in a short period of time, and I managed to understand most if not all material. I'm excited to take my learnings with me and apply to my role at my company!
Lesleanne BToronto
Brilliant! Truly enjoyed the information and material. Instructor related well to class and provided for fantastic environment for learning. Would recommend this course and facilitator in a heart beat.
Raquel BPrivate Client
I learned a lot and the content was far more enganging than I expected it to be. I come away with many improvements I can make to my organization. Thanks and well done.
Dan CKitchener-Waterloo
Using Scrum to teach Scrum. Perfect.
Andrew COttawa
Excellent job of teaching about using scrum. Very good job engaging the class and providing a fun place to learn. Full moneys worth.
Eric CToronto
Mark is an excellent instructor with lots of experience-based knowledge. He goes beyond teaching the basics by applying, and letting us apply, the knowledge to real world example.
Ettore CMontreal
The instructor was well prepared, and extremely knowledgeable. The course was structured in a way that it was easy to follow, well structured, and easy to be engaged. All the team activities were extremely useful to put in practice the theory. I enjoyed every single one! Virtual learning is a really difficult environment, and the instructor made it look like a piece of cake, kept us engaged throughout the days. Kuddos!
Jenny CVirtual
Where to start ........ Mark you have a mind filled with knowledge not sure how you can keep it all straight!!! I took scrum training last year at [Private Client] and I really enjoyed taking it again with you. Scrum is scrum but the flavor you brought to it kept me engaged and it made the workshop fun. I was always looking forward in coming back and hearing more. I enjoyed the experiences and all the references you provided. I have to admit after the first day I went to bed at night and was thinking about Scrum. How am I going to do this at work, what experiments can I run, how can I change up my retro’s so they aren’t boring and everyone wants to join. The course is well structured and the material we covered was just the right amount. We went into enough detail where needed and at a higher level for others. The course allowed us to ask for more content and we always had an opportunity to ask questions before moving on. Thank you for this fantastic workshop.
Josee CVirtual
Great instructor, very satisfied, will recomment! I brought my whole team with me, happy I did.
Joshua COttawa
Mark delivered what I think is one of the best adult learning, in a corporate training environment, I’ve experienced. And it was remote! It was engaging, entertaining and very useful. I was also very fortunate to have a great team which significantly enriched my experience.
Noah CVirtual
This course has challenged me to take little steps within my tasks to be an effective team player. I also feel that the little tips and techniques will help me produce better quality in my projects. Enjoyed the use of SCRUM to conduct the training seminar and the group exercises or techniques presented because I felt engaged and they foster group participation.
Sally CVancouver
Good course and instructor was great. I didn't fall asleep once.
Samsong CEdmonton
Mark is a wonderful, energetic instructer who helps you to evaluate how you are working in your own environment. Then he helps you to figure out how to improve it.
Shelley COttawa
Amazing course! Love every second of it. Mark kept us all engaged. I knew nothing about agile/scrum and now feel well equipped to make changes at work. I'd love for the rest of my team to attend.
Shravan COttawa
Why choose us

Get exclusive bonuses with our Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum training

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Future-proof blueprint

A practical plan for Scrum team success, to guide you through your first few months after class and help you be effective long-term.

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Personal coaching

Get professional input on the unique issues you’re facing at your organization in a coaching session with Mark after training.

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Resources

When you’re confused about Scrum or Agile, you can access reputable information, including a Glossary and Resource Library.

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Community access

A safe online space to ask questions and get experienced answers when you run into challenges with Scrum and Agile.

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Lean Coffee

Fun and friendly virtual meet-ups to discuss Scrum and Agile. Hear from Mark and others what has and hasn’t worked for them.

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You’ll gain valuable skills and learning from our certification workshops, or we’ll refund your registration price.

Your Guide to Everything Scrum

Mark Levison spent 12 years as a ScrumMaster and Coach, helping teams by chance before he started to systemize it. Armed with an insatiable love for research, he has been studying and teaching Agile since 2001, introducing Scrum, Lean, and Agile methodology to a broad range of individuals and organizations. Mark has helped launch Scrum practice throughout Canada including Government of Canada departments, major financial and insurance institutions, healthcare agencies, and leading payroll, HR services, and software companies.

Students and communities benefit from Mark’s more than thirty years of experience in the IT industry and over two decades of Scrum and Agile expertise, as he brings his uniquely fun and effective teaching style to thousands of individuals and teams so they can be more effective.

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Course Description

There will be no coding in this version of the course. We will spend our time together building a fictional product where we’ve got just enough funding to bring our product to market. Based on common, real-life scenarios, we will have a Product Owner who has created a clear product vision, and we will have a product backlog. We just need to get cracking. As we practice building product, we will learn what is hard. As with all our workshops, when we encounter something hard, then we take the time to hands-on learn new tools to handle the situation in an effective way, so you leave with practical experience and skills to help you navigate problems, and not just theoretical memorization of things to earn certification.

None Currently Scheduled

Contact Us to Be Notified