Certified Scrum Master Training (CSM)
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Course Focus
Course Focus
Register for our live online training course accredited by the Scrum Alliance.
The Certified Scrum Master’s course provides everything you need to get started with Scrum, today’s most widely used agile project management methodology.
The Certified Scrum Master course applies practical exercises, case studies and discussions to provide everything you need to drive a successful Scrum Team.

Coarse Details
Coarse Details
- Price: £ 550 per person
- Course duration: Offered as a online training course over 2 days.

Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
- General Scrum Knowledge
- Agile Manifesto
- Scrum Foundations
- Empirical and Defined Processes
- Sprint
- The Significance of ‘Done’
- The Five Scrum Values
- Applicability of Scrum

Who Should Attend?
Who Should Attend?
If you have the knowledge and experience developing or managing software delivery projects or teams, but do not have expertise in Agile yet, this course is for you. This course is an introduction of Agile and will foster a shared understanding of the topic. It is suited for all roles within the IT environment including:
- Agile Coaches
- Team Leaders
- Development Team Members (Analysts, Architects, Designers, Coders, Testers, etc.)
- Project Managers
- Product Owners
- Product Managers
- Process Owners and Managers
- Functional / Departmental Managers
Top reasons for taking this course:
- What does a Certified Scrum Master do?
- What are the benefits of a Scrum Master certification?
- What do you do after you receive your CSM certificate?
- Gain and maintain your CSM
A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) helps project teams properly use Scrum, increasing the likelihood of the project's overall success. CSMs understand Scrum values, practices, and applications and provide a level of knowledge and expertise above and beyond that of typical project managers. CSMs act as "servant leaders," helping the rest of the Scrum team work together and learn the Scrum framework. CSMs also protect the team from both internal and external distractions.
- Expand your career opportunities by staying relevant and marketable across all industry sectors adopting Agile practices.
- Demonstrate to employers and peers your achievement of core Scrum knowledge.
- Learn the foundation of Scrum and the scope of the Scrum Master’s role from the best minds in Scrum.
- Engage with a community of recognised Scrum experts who are committed to continuous improvement.
Becoming Agile is a lifelong journey. Incorporating Scrum principles and practices into your world of work takes diligence, patience, and a commitment to continuous improvement. As a CSM, you will be able to fill the role of Scrum Master or Scrum team member.
Further enhance your knowledge and skills by:
- Joining a Lean Coffee session
- Join a DVT Insights breakfast event
- The certification exam has some multiple-choice questions, and you have one hour to complete it.
- To keep your CSM, you must renew it annually through the Scrum Alliance.
Top reasons for taking this course:
A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) helps project teams properly use Scrum, increasing the likelihood of the project's overall success. CSMs understand Scrum values, practices, and applications and provide a level of knowledge and expertise above and beyond that of typical project managers. CSMs act as "servant leaders," helping the rest of the Scrum team work together and learn the Scrum framework. CSMs also protect the team from both internal and external distractions.
- Expand your career opportunities by staying relevant and marketable across all industry sectors adopting Agile practices.
- Demonstrate to employers and peers your achievement of core Scrum knowledge.
- Learn the foundation of Scrum and the scope of the Scrum Master’s role from the best minds in Scrum.
- Engage with a community of recognised Scrum experts who are committed to continuous improvement.
Becoming Agile is a lifelong journey. Incorporating Scrum principles and practices into your world of work takes diligence, patience, and a commitment to continuous improvement. As a CSM, you will be able to fill the role of Scrum Master or Scrum team member.
Further enhance your knowledge and skills by:
- Joining a Lean Coffee session
- Join a DVT Insights breakfast event
- The certification exam has some multiple-choice questions, and you have one hour to complete it.
- To keep your CSM, you must renew it annually through the Scrum Alliance.
What our students say
It was most enjoyable, interactive and informative, whilst still being practical.
Keep up the good work.
Iain is a fantastic, dynamic and truly engaging trainer.
It was excellent.
Thank you for the training on 20 April. Very insightful.
Overall a well-run training session. The facilitator was interactive and approachable and managed the classroom excellently.
My First Company Ever. My first family. I have been employed by DVT straight after Matric and have been going strong for over a year now. There are tons of learning opportunity and experience to be gained. I feel that I have grown more with DVT in this year than ever before. I am excited to see where DVT will venture in the years to come and I would like to be apart of it. #MarioForPresident.
What makes a company great is the people within the company and DVT has been able to provide a welcoming environment making us one big family and this has been the greatest experience for me thus far.
Thank very much for an awesome and I must say life changing experience after attending the UX Fundamentals course that was presented by Chris Dawson. He really knows his stuff and it was great to be able to connect and relate to the samples and scenarios that he presented. Taking us out of our comfort zone and yet doing it in such a way that we did not become defensive. Well done!
I would like to complement the trainer for a very interesting interaction with the trainee. It was very informative training.
Very good and so worth attending. I feel empowered and encouraged to practice the skills at work.
Enjoyed the course and your method of delivery with exercises.
It's been a great 2 days - fantastic trainer. I'd do another course with Iain if given the chance. Thanks!
Certainly gave me a great insight into the practical use of Scrum, the role of the ScrumMaster and how this role interacts with other roles in a very practical way. Iain presented the course in a very engaging and informative way. I really enjoyed the experience and took a lot out of it.
The course was well presented and very informative.
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FAQ's
Yes, Scrum Master has 2 options in terms of training. DVT presents the official international Certified Scrum Master training course (this one) as well as SCRUM training which is locally certified. Both are very valuable courses with the SCRUM training course being more cost effective for teams.
SCRUM is still one of the most popular frameworks used in Agile today. Whereas most Agile courses (including PMI) focus on Agile and Agility, this course is specific to the SCRUM framework used in Agile.
The SCRUM course does not cover KANBAN. DVT does, however, combine SCRUM and KANBAN in a 3-day course that covers both. SCRUM and KANBAN can be combined in forming an Agile framework specific to your environment yet utilising the best elements of two brilliant frameworks. Agile Coaching is a vital part in customising an Agile framework to work for your unique environment and unique challenges.
The Scaled Agile Framework is a brilliant and detailed framework referred to when Agile is used in larger organisations. SAFe is a good framework to understand since it adds a few additional roles and ceremonies to KANBAN and SCRUM forming a framework that can scale for large teams and organisations. Should you be looking for answers to scaling an Agile implementation or Agile for larger cross-functional teams, SAFe is a good course to consider.
The SCRUM framework also has many scaling options for instance by introducing SCRUM or SCRUM ceremonies or looking into due track SCRUM.
The core idea of Lean is to maximize customer value while minimising waste. All Agile Frameworks (including SCRUM and KANBAN) are based on the Lean principle with regards to value-driven focus and minimising any waste. In fact Lean is more focused on the mindset and thinking which overlaps brilliantly with regards to any Agile framework as both is based on the same principles and values.
Project Managers can certainly benefit from Agile training as well as training in the most popular frameworks, SCRUM and KANBAN. Project Managers can specifically benefit from the mindset changes required to excel in Agile.
Requirements gathering is facilitated in a different manner, and the focus is shifted to the team who are customer value driven. We would recommend the following courses in sequence as a general path to gain Agile knowledge:
- Agile Fundamentals course – A good introduction to Agile and to a few Agile frameworks.
- SCRUM training – Still the most commonly used framework in Agile.
- KANBAN training – A very popular Agile framework that can be applied to any area or work stream (including HR, Marketing and Finance).
- Certified SCRUM Master training – geared towards the Scrum Master role, yet extremely valuable for any member of the Scrum Team.
- Certified SCRUM Product Owner training – geared towards the business and management role within the organisation yet valuable for the Project and Program Management role within the organisation. We would also recommend the training to innovation driven teams.
Software Testers will certainly benefit from Agile training (Including SCRUM and KANBAN), but also from the ICAgile TST course which specifically focusses on the role of a Tester within an Agile environment.
Agile is most commonly used within the software development space. Agile training is a must for any role within the software development industry as Agile is the start of continuous delivery which is giving organisations a competitive edge. Software Development Managers can certainly benefit from this training course. In fact the Certified Product Owner and SCRUM training would be our first recommendation for Development Managers.
Yes, developers will certainly benefit from this course. In fact, the best-recommended courses for Developers are:
- Agile Fundamentals (ICAgile Certified)
- SCRUM training
- KANBAN training
Agile training in South Africa is not yet SETA certified. The DVT Academy is in the process of getting the Agile training within the Academy SETA certified.
Agile Coaching is very specialised and is a natural career path for good Scrum Masters and Facilitators. DVT does present Agile Coaching training on request. It is ICAgile Certified training. You are welcome to contact us to elaborate on this subject. DVT is considered as thought- leaders in the Agile Coaching domain.
The Agile training does not address organisational transformation as a learning objective, yet touches on some of the elements. We would recommend that you contact DVT for a free 1-hour session to discuss organisational transformation. DVT is considered as thought-leaders in the Agile Coaching and transformation area assisting a number of clients with this challenge.
The course does not address Agile tools, however the Agile Coach and trainer can give you certain recommendations.