Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®

(A-CSM)

Register: Oct 21 - 22
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Upcoming Sessions

Session with asterisk (*) are guaranteed to run

Oct 21 - 22, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm EST

Course Format and Delivery

Delivery Method: LiveOnline 
Schedule: 2 sessions of 8 hours each
Cost: $895 USD

All sessions are delivered live by an expert instructor in a fully interactive online environment.

 

About this course

Advance your Scrum Master skills with our Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) training. This course deepens your understanding of Scrum, Agile, and Lean principles, enhancing your ability to lead teams, facilitate effective collaboration, and drive organizational change. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn advanced techniques to elevate your role as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach.

 

What you will earn

 

sa-adv_csm-300Scrum Alliance certification: Successful completion of this course will enable you to be registered with the Scrum Alliance as eligible to take the online assessment to become an 'Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®'

 

PMI ATP 2025

This course will contribute 16 PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs) towards your chosen certification. 

 

 

What you will learn

  • Demonstrate alignment of Scrum with Agile Manifesto values and principles.
  • Evaluate the historical development of Scrum and agile methodologies.
  • Explain the value of other Lean/agile approaches outside of Scrum.
  • Rank key personality traits of an excellent Scrum Master.
  • Identify indicators of effective and ineffective transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

 

This course is great for

  • Current ScrumMasters with CSM certification
  • Agile Coaches and Trainers
  • Team Leaders and Project Managers
  • Professionals seeking advanced Scrum Mastery skills

 

Course Outline

  • Lean, Agile, and Scrum: Deepen your understanding of core principles and practices.
  • Scrum Master Core Competencies: Develop key skills in facilitation, coaching, and training.
  • Service to the Scrum Team: Enhance team dynamics and self-management.
  • Service to the Product Owner: Improve collaboration and product backlog management.
  • Service to the Organization: Drive organizational change and scale Scrum effectively.
  • Scrum Mastery: Cultivate leadership qualities and personal development.

 

Course Benefit

  • Interactive Learning: Engage in hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios.
  • Advanced Skills: Gain expertise in facilitation, coaching, and organizational change.
  • Leadership Development: Strengthen your ability to lead agile teams and drive success.
  • Practical Applications: Apply advanced Scrum techniques to improve team performance and deliver value.

 

 

Facilitated By
M.Palmer
Mark Palmer
Facilitator

Mark Palmer holds the rare combination of Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST) and Certified Team Coach® (CTC) credentials. He brings more than 25 years of experience in product, technology, and organizational leadership. He has trained over 12,000 people across Fortune 100 companies, U.S. federal agencies, and global enterprises.

Mark's classes focus on what actually holds teams back: unclear ownership, competing priorities, and team designs that make good work unnecessarily slow. As a certified trainer in Training from the Back of the Room®, he builds classes in which participants spend more time practicing and applying Scrum than listening to lectures.

Expect candid stories from real-world programs, practical tools you can use immediately, and a trainer who will tell you plainly when the problem is not the one you walked in believing you had.

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Questions about this Scrum Alliance Accredited Course?

Phone: 1-800-373-7028
Email: info-us@softed.com

We'd love to have the opportunity to discuss how we can assist your business.