Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) Training (Virtual)

NextUp’s two-day Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) training provides a deeper understanding of Agile principles, building on foundational Scrum knowledge and strengthening skills to implement Scrum within your organization and teams. A-CSM training helps students validate their knowledge and skills as Scrum Masters, while opening themselves to new career opportunities such as Agile coaching. Facilitated discussions, exercises, games, and videos are interwoven throughout the course to engage students and bring lessons to life.

Our A-CSM course covers techniques and skills that go beyond the basics of Scrum, expanding into interaction, facilitation, coaching, and team dynamics. From there, the curriculum includes how to:

• Facilitate dialog between the Product Owner, team members, customers, stakeholders, and executives
• Respond confidently when encountering resistance to change, lack of engagement, and low motivation
• Help your company adopt Scrum and scale Agile and Scrum practices beyond a single team
• Remove impediments that prevent long-term, deep adoption of Scrum and Agile practices
• Increase developer engagement to encourage greater accountability, commitment, and buy-in
• Leverage your learning to gain recognition as the Agile expert at your company

Upon successful completion of the course, students will have an active A-CSM certification as long as they:

• Hold an active Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification with the Scrum Alliance.
• Validate at least 12 months of work experience specific to the role of Scrum Master within the past five years.

Students can still attend our A-CSM course even without these requirements and later complete the CSM and/or work experience to claim their certification. Contact [email protected] for additional information.

This course is ideal for experienced Scrum Masters, aspiring Agile coaches, Agile leaders, and anyone interested in taking an in-depth dive into Scrum and Agile methods. Students must be certified Scrum Masters with one or more year of work experience in the role to claim their A-CSM certification.

• The average annual Scrum Master salary is $118,353 according to ZipRecruiter.
• Typical job titles include Scrum Master, delivery lead, program manager, project lead, and more.
• Access resources designed to help you succeed long after the class is done.
• Claim 16 Scrum Alliance Scrum Education Units (SEUs).
• Claim 14 Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs).

• Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance
• Digital copies of all class materials and templates
• Dedicated customer support and scheduling flexibility
• Access to NextUp’s original content like blogs and webinars as well as trainer office hours

This is a live online (virtual) class. After registering, students will receive the Zoom weblink to join the training. We recommend that students download the Zoom web-based application prior to joining class.

Dr. Patrick (Mack) McConnell is the Vice President of Agile Services at NextUp Solutions and a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) specializing in Agile transformation in the public sector and scaling agile frameworks. A criminologist by training, Patrick transitioned from developing geospatial applications in Agile teams to coaching and training Agile methods and frameworks. He has served as an Agile coach and trainer for over 50 U.S. Government organizations, as well as the states of Alabama, Maryland, and New York.

Students submitting cancellation requests 10 business days or more prior to the start of the course are entitled to a full refund. Students submitting cancellation requests less than 10 business days prior to the start of the course will be issued a credit toward a future NextUp Solutions course. The credit will be equal to the amount paid for the initial course less any applicable fees. Should the organizer cancel the course for any reason, each registered student will be refunded 100% of the registration cost they paid.

* PMI is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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