Certified ScrumMaster® Training - Dec 17-20, 2024

Scrum Masters are the heartbeat of successful agile teams. More than just facilitating meetings, they foster an environment where everyone can thrive, and teams can reach their highest potential. By championing agile values, removing impediments, and helping teams continuously improve, Scrum Masters pave the way to delivering exceptional and sustainable value. 

Whether you're new to Scrum or want to deepen your skills, this immersive CSM course will equip you with the mindset and practical techniques to become a catalyst for high performance.

This highly interactive 4, half-day, live online class covers all the core content required to earn your CSM certification. More than that, the class is packed with practical tips and techniques you can put into practice immediately to help you and your teams generate sustainable value. 

There is no need to worry about Death by PowerPoint, boring lectures, or the urge to fall asleep thirty minutes into the class. Each hour is built around engaging exercises, focused learning discussions, and practical resources such as sample agendas and frameworks for decision-making. And we take a ten-minute break every hour to ensure you have time to absorb the learning, fill your coffee cup, or toss a load of laundry into the dryer. 

Some of the deep topics we will cover

- Exploring Scrum theory, roles, artifacts, and events through immersive exercises

- Experiencing the power of Scrum firsthand in a fun, low-risk environment

- Practicing facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership techniques

- Learning how to launch and support Scrum initiatives in your organization

- Discovering how to foster team self-organization and harness collective wisdom

“Joel is a great instructor, clearly illustrating concepts and techniques and possesses an obvious mastery of the topic. Never once did I want to turn off my camera and doze off.” - Kevin Flynn

“Joel is a stand out coach! He makes the course easy to understand, commands your attention, and even applies the method to his own course to bring visceral examples on how to apply your course work. I hope to take another class from the Gorilla Coach!” - Will S

“His (Joel’s) class was truly amazing. He made sure that everyone participated and by using Miro we were able to collaborate well. He truly made the class fun by adding fun facts and games to engage us all.” - Laura Lopez

“Joel was really knowledgeable and allowed us to ask real world questions which is so much more useful than theory.” - Codi Saad

Use this link for even more student evaluations.

While appropriate for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Scrum Team Members, and Managers, the Certified ScrumMaster course is helpful for anyone working in a Scrum or Agile environment. If you care about sustainable value, effective teams, and engaging work, this is where to start. 

Joel Bancroft-Connors brings over fifteen years of experience coaching and empowering individuals, teams, and organizations. His journey has taken him through customer support, testing, product management, business development, marketing, and, most notably, project management, where he is known for once saying, “You will pry waterfall from my cold, dead hands.” He has since coached hundreds of teams across diverse industries, from startups to Fortune 100s, in the art of effective teamwork.

Known as "The Gorilla Coach," Joel's passion lies in helping people rediscover their inner brilliance and bridge the gap between who they are and who they're capable of being. With certifications including CST, CAL1, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, PMP, and PMI-ACP, Joel artfully blends robust conceptual knowledge with real-world application. His engaging, story-driven teaching style creates a safe space to explore, experiment and grow.

Focused on experiential learning over death-by-PowerPoint, Joel keeps concepts concise and dives quickly into hands-on exercises to hone your Scrum skills. You'll stay energized and engaged while collaborating with peers facing similar challenges.

Event Venue

Online