Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM)
Not your typical CSP-SM course. Most cover only the required learning objectives and offer the minimum 4 hours of coaching time, but we go beyond that and take a path less traveled. Because sometimes the scenic route is where the real learning happens.
Course Level
Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) certification® is the highest level in the Scrum Master Track
Prerequisites
Existing A-CSM certification, minimum 24 months work experience as a ScrumMaster in the last five years
Self-Paced
Join any time, work at your own speed, with three Certified Scrum Trainers we offer high flexibility and availability
Upcoming Workshops
Training is on demand and registration can be placed at any time.
Much More Than Just Learning Objectives
Art of Problem-Solving
We begin with a question most trainers never ask: "What problem are you actually trying to solve?" Because learning without purpose is technically possible, but doesn't deliver value.
Beyond the Basics
We'll explore many additional tools that aren't in the required learning objectives so you can really help your team and not just hone your facilitation skills.
Navigate Any Challenge
Instead of prescribing specific solutions, we equip you with a framework that empowers you to solve your own problems and make significant and lasting positive change.
Scrum Headache Relief
Team members vanishing for "urgent" meetings, sprint planning sessions that feel longer than the actual sprint, and retrospectives where the only honest feedback comes from the awkward silence. Sound familiar? Let's fix that.
Real Problems
No contrived simulations where rigged exercises are designed to produce a certain outcome. You'll work with your actual team - quirks, challenges, and all - and receive coaching that will directly benefit your daily work.
Invested in Your Success
We don't abandon you when your training is complete. Significant transformations won't happen overnight, and we're committed to providing ongoing support for continuous improvement.
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.
Get exclusive bonuses with our Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum training
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.
Personal coaching
Get professional input on the unique issues you’re facing at your organization in a coaching session with Mark after training.
Resources
When you’re confused about Scrum or Agile, you can access reputable information, including a Glossary and Resource Library.
Community access
A safe online space to ask questions and get experienced answers when you run into challenges with Scrum and Agile.
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.
Money-back guarantee
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.
Frequently asked questions
To maintain your Scrum Alliance® certifications, you are required to earn Scrum Education Units (SEUs) by completing educational training or learning opportunities. It’s easy to do and will help you stay relevant (and competitive) in the market. One hour of activity = 1 SEU. Any initial certification training does not qualify for SEUs, however if you take the same training again, it could.
There are many opportunities for earning SEUs that don’t cost money, and don’t require special courses.
We are happy to offer several free resources that qualify for SEUs, including:
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The Guide to Effective Agile Retrospectives This eBook and accompanying email series help you take Retrospectives from groans to grins. You could reasonably claim 2 hours of reading the book, and 10 hours of taking action with the email exercises. Free with newsletter subscription.
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Our Lean Coffee Events Hang out online and have a virtual coffee with CST Mark Levison. Bring your Scrum questions and challenges. A great opportunity to meet and interact with Mark, even if you haven’t attended his training yet. Free for newsletter subscribers.
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Notes from a Tool User Reading blog posts counts too! We have a wide variety including posts featuring a fictional new Scrum team and all the mishaps they face, features on Anti-Patterns, and how to be successful beyond the basic Scrum framework
Find these and more free resources here.
For more detailed information about Scrum Education Units, visit the Scrum Alliance® SEU information page, or contact us with your questions – we’d be happy to help!
Upcoming Workshops
Training is on demand and registration can be placed at any time.