CSM® Certification - Certified ScrumMaster®
LIVE ONLINE; INSTRUCTOR - led Workshop
By Certified Scrum Trainer from Scrum Alliance®
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What Participants Get
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Why Get CSM® Certified?
CSM® certified individuals:
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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| DATE | TIME | TRAINER | PRICE *Exam Fee & HST Included | REGISTER |
Aug 07-08 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Peter Saddington | CAD 745 |  Sales ending soon! |
Aug 12-13 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  Sales ending soon! |
Aug 14-15 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 |  |
Aug 21-22 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Sekhar Burra | CAD 745 |  |
Aug 23-24 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Aug 28-29 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Sept 04-05 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 |  |
Sept 06-07 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Sept 11-12 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 |  |
Sept 18-19 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Sept 23-24 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Sept 25-26 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Sekhar Burra | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 02-03 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 04-05 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 | |
Oct 09-10 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 13-14 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 16-17 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Peter Saddington | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 21-22 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 23-24 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Steve Spearman | CAD 745 | |
Oct 28-29 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Sekhar Burra | CAD 745 |  |
Oct 30-31 Weekend | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 | |
Nov 01-02 Week Day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM Eastern time | Jan Beaver | CAD 745 |  |
Topics Covered
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Our workshops are not a one-way knowledge transfer. Participants Play, Build, Debate and Collaborate throughout the learning process.
What Past Participants are Saying
'I strongly recommend Skillbook Academy's CSM course; very interactive and full of real life examples' - Ana Elia, Change Manager 'The workshop provided an amazing learning session. Special thanks to the trainer. I cleared my Certified ScrumMaster exam in my first attempt' - Joyce Li, ScrumMaster 'Collaborative approach that is fun and engaging' - Rajesh, ScrumMaster |
Is CSM® certification right for you?
If you are a Current or Aspiring:
- Scrum Master
- Business Analyst
- Project manager/Middle Manager
- Developer or QA/Test engineer
- Product Manager/Owner
- Technical Lead, Architect
- Any other Development related roles
- Any role that requires you to solve complex problems
Then this workshop is built just for you.
TRAINER PROFILE
JAN BEAVER
Jan Beaver is a Certified Scrum Trainer(CST®) & Agile Coach who has taught more than 5000 students across the globe.
With a 30+ years of experience in software industry and systems development, Jan prides himself in coaching professionals towards becoming creative, self-sufficient, problem solvers. He specializes in Scrum, Agile and lean practices, helping teams becoming effective, productive and self sustaining.
He has worked with a variety of wide assortment of company sizes in an extensive verities of industries including telecommunications, medical, insurance, financial services, media, utilities, education and smart grid-energy..
Some of his certifications include:
- Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- Path to CSP Educator
- CSM, Advanced CSM, CSP-SM
- CSPO, Advanced CSPO
- Scrum Foundations Educator
PETER SADDINGTON:
Peter Saddington is a 3x startup founder, Angel investor, Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Trainer who has been in software development for 20+ years.
Peter's courses are 100% experience - you will experience a full-team scrum simulation over 2-days and shall become more than just a CSM, you'll become a better leader.
Learn from a proven enterprise coach and startup founder with experiences of moving a 12,000 person business unit to agile, building his own startups, going through venture funding and acquisition.
Peter has been in software development since 1997, starting out as a developer at Johnson & Johnson. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and an Organizational Scientist. Prior to scrum training, he founded Action & Influence, which was named the Best Training Company in Atlanta in 2013.
He writes for AgileScout.com which is one of the top 20 agile software development blogs in the world. He is also a published author of the book The Agile Pocket Guide (Wiley, 2012).
Specialties: Agile, Extreme Programming, SCRUM, TDD, Refactoring
Clients: Blue Cross Blue Shield, T-Mobile, Home Depot, Accenture, Capital One, IHG, Cisco, ING and many more.
STEVE SPEARMAN:
Steve Spearman is an AGILE GURU who has taught more than 6000 students across the globe. Steve has over 30 years of real-world experience in software/hardware development.
Some of his certifications include:
- Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- Path to CSP Trainer
- CSM, Advanced CSM, CSP-SM
- CSPO, Advanced CSPO, CSP-CSPO
- Less Certified Practitioner
- (former) SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
- PMP, PMI-ACP
Industry Experience: Product development, Technical service, Leadership in Agile, Large corporate, New venture (startup) among others
Agile Superpower: Helping organizations migrate over from dated frameworks such as waterfall to agile scrum
Clients include: Bell, Lucent, Avaya, Cisco and many more
RICK WATERS:
Rick Waters is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST®) and Agile Coach. Rick has over 15+ technical software development experience and 10+ years of Agile Leadership experience. He is a veteran of the US Military. He has an in-depth background in customer service, and software development.
Rick’s strengths are focused on Scrum, enterprise Scrum, business agility and Kanban. He has contributed to the success of some of the largest Agile transformations in the Chicagoland area, since 2013. His dedication to service is underscored by his volunteer involvement in educating youths, and helping veterans re-enter the civilian workforce in national non-profit organizations
Some of his certifications include:
- Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- Path to CSP Educator
- Scrum Foundations Educator
- CSM, Advanced CSM, CSP-SM
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified Agile Leadership
Expertise: Management Consulting · Training · Change Management · Leadership Development · Team Building · Corporate Training · Educational Consulting
SEKHAR BURRA:
Sekhar is one of the most respected Mentor Coaches in the Agile community. He is constantly globetrotting around the world training individuals and corporations in scrum: from Asia to Europe and North America.
Sekhar is a technocrat, management consultant and an Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach. He has over 20+ years of experience using methodologies from Agile to Waterfall.
He is also a reviewer and contributor of the book titled- “The Human Side of Agile”, and the “The Agile Mind-Set” authored by Gil Borza.
He is an editorial Board Member of http://www.transition2agile.com/
Certifications: CST, CEC, CSM, CSPO, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, Certified LESS Practitioner, Certified Change Management Practitioner, SAFe SPC4, PMP and PMI-ACP
Industry Experience: Product development, Technical service, Finance, Retail & New venture (startup) among others
Agile Superpower: Helping organizations migrate over from dated frameworks such as waterfall to agile scrum
Clients include: ADP, IBM, Citibank, Ericsson, Dell & many more.
ERIC TUCKER:
Eric Tucker, a serial start-up entrepreneur, is the mastermind behind two successful companies and is constantly advancing towards new ventures and opportunities. With a 24+ year background in software and systems development, Eric prides himself in coaching professionals towards becoming creative, self-sufficient, problem solvers.
His favorite aspect of Agile is watching students level up in their careers, and offers free coaching for current and alumni students. Eric has deep knowledge of scrum, kanban, extreme programming, and test-driven development.
Some of his certifications include:
- Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- Path to CSP Trainer
- CSM, Advanced CSM, CSP-SM
- CSPO, Advanced CSPO, CSP-CSPO
- CAL-E & CAL-T
- IB-Agile Certified Coach
- PMI-ACP
- Training from Back of the Room (Radtac)
Industry Experience: Product development, Large corporate, Technical service, New venture (startup) among others
Agile Superpower: A deep understanding on how scrum is and should be implemented in the Real world
Clients include: Microsoft, Deloitte, Cognizant, Cisco and many more.
CHET HENDRICKSON:
Chet is an AGILE MASTER to say the least - He is the FIRST signatory to the Agile Manifesto.
- Chet has been a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) since 2009.
- Chet has been involved with Agile Software Development since 1996, when as a member of Chrysler’s C3 project he helped develop Extreme Programming.
- In 2000, Ron Jeffries, Ann Anderson, and Chet wrote Extreme Programming Installed. It detailed XP’s core practices, how to do them, and how they work together to help teams be successful.
- Since 2002, Chet has been an independent consultant, coach, and trainer.
- In 2009, he was asked by the Scrum Alliance to help develop the Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) program. Chet and Ron Jeffries taught the first CSD course and continue to offer them in the United States and Europe.
Certifications: CST, CSM, CSPO, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSD . Certified Scrum Trainer
Specialties: Agile, Extreme Programming, SCRUM, TDD, Refactoring