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Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)

Advanced ScrumMastery: Unlock Your Leadership Potential

We’ve created a WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE — just for you!!!

Join our Advanced ScrumMastery course, a comprehensive program designed to take your Scrum expertise to the next level. This course is exclusively tailored for those passionate about Agile and Scrum but serious about mastering them and becoming leaders in their field.

What Do You Get?

  1. Recognition as a highly competent Scrum Master who can navigate complex team dynamics and deliver successful projects.
  2. Greater job opportunities and career progression due to the comprehensive understanding of Scrum.
  3. Increased trust and credibility from your team as you demonstrate expertise across different areas of Scrum.
  4. Enhanced ability to solve complex project challenges, leading to successful project completion and increased recognition.
  5. Ascend to leadership roles within the organization due to a deep and wide-ranging understanding of Scrum.
  6. Improved project outcomes, leading to a reputation as an effective Scrum Master who can drive team success.
  7. Become a sought-after expert for advice within your organization, enhancing your professional status and influence.
  8. Increased confidence in handling real-world Scrum scenarios, leading to a reputation for being unflappable and reliable.
  9. Gain referrals and recommendations from a broad professional network, enhancing career prospects and social status.
  10. Become a role model for lifelong learning in your organization, inspiring others with your commitment to professional development.
  11. Become a go-to resource for Scrum knowledge within your organization, enhancing your power and influence.
  12. Achieve asense of financial prudence and smart decision-making, contributing positively to personal identity and self-image.

What Do You Risk?

Nothing. If you’re unhappy with the class by lunchtime on Day 1, tell us, and you’ll get ALL your money back. It’s as simple as that. Keep the student handbook.

Summary

Our program is meticulously crafted, and built upon years of experience and practical insights of Jim Schiel, a proven expert in the field with nearly 40 years of IT experience, 33 years as a manager/leader, 14 years as a business owner, and 20 years of delivering Scrum training worldwide. In this course, you will dive deep into:

  • Advanced methodologies for team building and conflict resolution.
  • Practical strategies to manage and scale up Scrum in complex environments.
  • Mastery in applying metrics to gauge team performance and project progress.
  • In-depth understanding of retrospectives and how to leverage them for continuous improvement.
  • Techniques to drive culture change within your organization.

By enrolling in Advanced ScrumMastery, you’re not just signing up for a course; you’re stepping into a community of like-minded professionals, a network of ambitious Scrum Masters committed to personal growth and professional excellence. This is a transformational journey – from being a Scrum Master to becoming a Scrum Maestro.

Are you ready to step up your game and lead the change? Register for the Advanced ScrumMastery course today and join our league of extraordinary Scrum Masters!

Check out these gorgeous pages from the student handbook! We’ve worked long and hard to make sure THIS class is different from any other class you’ve ever taken!

Here are the lesson title pages from the beautiful 400+ page student handbook (we’re providing it electronically for now, but may offer hard-bound copies in the future!).

About The Course

Content

  • Lesson 1: Unraveling the Agile Manifesto: A Deeper Dive
  • Lesson 2: Scrum Unleashed: Mastering Advanced Concepts
  • Lesson 3: The Art of Leadership: Scrum Master Edition
  • Lesson 4: Coaching and Facilitation: Unlocking Your Team’s Potential
  • Lesson 5: Leading the Way – Mastering Advanced Team Leadership
  • Lesson 6: The Scrum Master as a Change Agent
  • Lesson 7: Conflict Resolution – From Theory to Practice
  • Lesson 8: Scaling Up: Taming the Scrum Beast in Large Organizations
  • Lesson 9: Metrics Mastery: Measuring and Showcasing Team Triumphs
  • Lesson 10: Retrospective Renaissance: New Techniques for Continuous Improvement
  • Lesson 11: Cultivating an Agile Culture
  • Lesson 12: Soaring to New Heights: Advanced Career Development for Scrum Masters

Length

2 Days
Led by an expert, experienced Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST)

Maximum Class Size

30 Students

Artisan Approach

Artisan Agility training events are intense, focused, discussion-driven events. We incorporate lots of breakout sessions in this class, but there’s A LOT to learn and you’ll have to be on your toes to get the most out of the event.

Attendees

We’re looking for serious leaders and Certified ScrumMasters with one or more years of work experience in that role. There are a number of post-class assignments you’ll be required to complete in order to earn the certification. We’ll be with you every step of the way.

Certification

Yes. Successful completion of the Artisan Agility Advanced ScrumMastery training program results in the awarding of the highly-coveted Scrum Alliance Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) certification.

NOTE: Serious Leaders Only!

The A-CSM is not for everyone because it takes diligence and patience.

However, when students leave our course, their understanding of leadership and the power they possess is forever changed.

Prerequisites

1.  Before you dive into this intense course, you need to be an active CSM and be able to document a minimum of twelve months of experience on a Scrum team.

2.  Expect ten or more hours of work after the classroom portion of the training event, completing personal assignments.

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What We Will Cover

Here’s a few things you’ll learn during our Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) training course:

Facilitate dialogue between the Product Owner, team members, customers, stakeholders, and executives.

Respond confidently when encountering resistance to change, lack of engagement, low motivation, and unavailability of key people.

Help your company adopt Scrum and support executives committed to Agile values.

Remove impediments that prevent long-term, deep adoption of Scrum and Agile practices by all parts of the business.

Explain the value of Scrum and Agile processes to skeptics.

Increase developer engagement to encourage greater accountability, commitment, and buy-in.

Extend the impact of Scrum throughout the organization.

Scale Scrum and Agile beyond a single team.

Leverage your learning to gain recognition and status as the local Agile expert in your company.

Creating a LEAN Team

Advanced Means Advanced: If you’ve been a ScrumMaster for at least nine or ten months, you’ve got the Scrum events working perfectly, your development team has gone through a few problems which you’ve worked your way through. They’ve even gotten a little better at what they do (in other words, their effectiveness has increased). Learn how Jim Schiel’s ‘next steps’ apply lean concepts to your team and ramp up their ability to get stuff done!

DISCLAIMER: All of the items above CAN be difficult to do, BUT each one of them will create better performance on your team.

Who Benefits?

ScrumMasters

ScrumMasters

ScrumMasters earn a respected certification in a popular field with a growing number of career opportunities. At the beginning of October 2019, thousands of ScrumMaster job openings were available with a median salary of $100,000 in the United States alone!

Employers

Employers

ScrumMasters can use advanced knowledge to create an amazing team improving the efficiency of any organization. 81% of all businesses using Agile Development agree that a certified Scrum Master makes their teams better and improves the work/life balance.

Maintain Your Scrum Alliance® Certification

To maintain your certification, you are required to earn Scrum Education Units® (SEUs), which are earned by completing learning opportunities. It’s easy, and will help you stay relevant and competitive in the market.

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Want Us To Visit You?

If you’re interested in hosting a private or public training course and would like for us to come to you, please contact us to discuss scheduling, logistics, and our phenomenal group rates.

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Testimonials

Here’s what some of our clients had to say about us:

Ruthy P.Ruthy P.
17:22 03 May 23
Jim is a fantastic instructor! The two-day Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Course with him was challenging and rewarding. He had an incremental way of teaching the course that starts with the fundamentals of Agile and Scrum, perfect for beginners! I enjoyed the group projects of creating a product that helped us to get a feel for what it would be like in this space. He is passionate and super knowledgeable about these topics and cares about his students, ensuring that you understand the material. I highly recommend Jim for all your certification, training, and consulting needs!
Vinita JetleyVinita Jetley
01:01 23 Mar 23
The trainer Jim is very knowledgable. He was able to answer all out questions and kept us engaged in the 2 day training.
yeodayeoda
16:16 26 Dec 22
Learned so much about the Scrum principles and roles for an effective Scrum team. The two day training course was a great use of time and I have already begun sharing with other friends in different organizations. Thanks Jim and Artisan Agility!
Leila KaylLeila Kayl
15:36 02 Nov 22
Jim was an excellent instructor.The course content was thorough and the interaction with Jim and the others taking the course was great. I was very well prepared after this course to pass the certification.
Christopher SmithChristopher Smith
19:02 11 Aug 22
Attended remote training session. Instructor Jim Schiel was knowledgeable and made the subject timely and interesting. I will be attending future events.
DougFromSales (TheItalian)DougFromSales (TheItalian)
15:45 22 Jul 22
Jim was my instructor through this course. He was outstanding and everything he taught was compared to real life examples. This Company and their Instructors are worth the price of learning.
Michelle FrazierMichelle Frazier
13:11 16 Jun 22
Artisan Agility provided excellent training. The content was great and he provided real life scenarios that help align how SCRUM can help move concept to realization
Amanda MasonAmanda Mason
19:57 30 Mar 22
I just took the Certified Scrum Product Owner course virtually and it was super organized and informative. I'm able to take what I've learned and apply it to my daily responsibilities for better success of my project, team members, and customers.
R GrantR Grant
14:13 26 Feb 22
Jim was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Pacing of the class time was great. Content was applicable at work. Would definitely take another class with Artisan in the future.
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