Earn your Scrum Master Certified credential
Scrum Master Certified
Build the scrum framework knowledge, sprint facilitation skills, and team leadership ability that real agile delivery actually depends on.
- UK Licensed
- Global Standards
- Expert Instructor
- 5 Day Training
- Overview
Course Overview
Most teams adopt Scrum on paper and keep working the old way underneath. Sprints get planned but never really protected. Retrospectives happen, but nothing changes afterward. The framework isn’t the problem; the person running it usually is, and that’s almost always because nobody trained them properly in the first place.
That’s exactly what this Scrum Master Certified program is built to fix. The course covers scrum master training, sprint planning, and the full Scrum framework across sprint review, daily scrum, and scrum retrospective practices. It sits within our corporate training and professional training courses portfolio, alongside programs like SketchUp rendering training and SAFe Scrum Master certification.
Whether you’re new to scrum methodology or looking to formalize hands-on experience into a recognized Scrum Master Certification, this program gives you the structure to get there.
- Goals
Course Goals
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Understand the scrum framework, its underlying empirical process control principles, and where teams typically misapply it
- Plan and facilitate sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective events with real confidence
- Manage the product backlog and scrum artifacts in a way that actually supports incremental delivery
- Apply scrum roles correctly, and resolve the confusion that happens when those roles blur in practice
- Handle scrum team management challenges, including conflict, stalled sprints, and disengaged stakeholders
- Work toward Scrum Master Certification through a structured, scenario-based certified scrum master course
- Key Points
Who Should Attend?
- Aspiring Scrum Masters and Team Leads
- Project Managers Moving Into Agile Roles
- Product Owners Working Closely With Scrum Teams
- Developers Stepping Into Facilitation Roles
- Agile Coaches Standardizing Scrum Implementation
- Teams Struggling With Inconsistent Scrum Events
- Key Benefits
Key Benefits of the Course
- A scrum master course built around real sprint scenarios, not abstract framework theory
- Practical scrum master certification course content covering every Scrum event from planning through retrospective
- Strengthen scrum team management skills that hold up when a sprint actually starts going wrong
- Understand what empirical process control really means, and why most "agile" teams skip it entirely
- Earn a credential and progress toward full Scrum Master Certification Training recognition
- Outline
Course Outline
Day 1: Scrum Framework Fundamentals and Scrum Roles
- Covers the scrum framework from the ground up: scrum roles, scrum artifacts, and the logic behind each one
- Focuses on Scrum methodology fundamentals built specifically for those working toward Scrum Master Certification
- Real team examples show what happens when Scrum roles are misunderstood from the start
Day 2: Sprint Planning and the Product Backlog
- Covers sprint planning in depth, including backlog refinement and realistic sprint goal-setting
- Participants learn to manage the product backlog, so it actually drives incremental delivery instead of just sitting there
- Output is a practical sprint planning checklist that participants can apply to their own teams immediately
Day 3: Daily Scrum and Sprint Review
- Covers daily scrum facilitation techniques that keep the event short, focused, and actually useful
- Sprint review practices applied with a focus on real stakeholder engagement, not a status-update formality
- Hands-on exercises simulating a full sprint cycle from planning through review
Day 4: Sprint Retrospective and Scrum Team Management
- Covers sprint retrospective formats that generate real change instead of the same recycled complaints every two weeks
- Scrum team management techniques for handling conflict, underperformance, and disengaged team members
- Participants run a full mock retrospective with direct facilitation feedback
Day 5: Certification Preparation and Scrum Implementation
- Scrum Master Certification exam areas reviewed with practice questions and honest feedback
- Participants work through a full scrum implementation scenario covering multiple sprint cycles
- Everyone leaves with a clear pathway toward Scrum Master Certification and, where relevant, SAFe Scrum Master certification
- Terms
Training Methodology
This Scrum Master Certified program combines:
- Practical scrum master training workshops are built around live sprint simulations, not theoretical lectures
- Real scrum implementation case studies pulled from teams that got it wrong before getting it right
- Hands-on facilitation practice for every scrum event, with peer review and instructor feedback
- Structured certification preparation aligned to recognised scrum master certification course standards
- Achievements
Certification
Participants receive a course completion certificate from our Corporate Training Center. The program prepares participants for Scrum Master Certification with a clear pathway toward SAFe Scrum Master certification for those working in scaled agile environments. In-house training is available for teams transitioning to or struggling with Scrum. Contact us for upcoming dates across our Public Training Courses calendar.
- Case Study
Case Study Example
A software development team had been “doing scrum” for over a year, running sprint planning and daily scrum meetings without anyone formally trained to facilitate them. Sprints consistently ran over, the product backlog was a disorganized mess, and retrospectives produced the same complaints meeting after meeting with no real change. After a structured Scrum Master Certified program, one team member took on the role properly. Within three sprint cycles, planning accuracy improved noticeably, retrospectives started producing actual process changes, and the backlog finally reflected what the team was realistically able to deliver.
- Why Choose
Why Choose This Program?
Scrum master courses that teach terminology without teaching real facilitation produce certified scrum masters who can define the framework but can’t actually run a sprint. This Scrum Master Certified program is built around practical scrum team management across real delivery pressure, where scrum master training translates directly into smoother sprints and fewer stalled releases. You may also be interested in our SketchUp rendering training and other programs within our training portfolio.
- Connect
Contact Us
Ready to enroll or build stronger Scrum capability across your team? Contact us for upcoming dates across our training portfolio and in-house solutions tailored to your organization.
- FAQs
Fequently Asked Questions
What is the Scrum Master Certified program?
A structured scrum master training program covering the Scrum framework, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective, aligned to recognized Scrum Master Certification standards.
Is this different from the SAFe Scrum Master certification?
Yes. This program covers core scrum master fundamentals and certification. SAFe Scrum Master certification builds on that for participants working in scaled, multi-team agile environments. Many participants pursue both.
Do participants need prior agile experience?
No prior experience is required. Participants with a project management, development, or product background will find the content directly applicable from day one.
How does proper Scrum implementation actually improve delivery?
Teams with a properly trained scrum master plan more realistically, protect sprint focus better, and actually act on retrospective feedback instead of repeating the same mistakes every cycle.
Which roles benefit most from Scrum Master Certification?
Project managers, team leads, and developers moving into facilitation roles are the heaviest users, but anyone working on or around a scrum team benefits from understanding how the framework is supposed to function.
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Course Schedule
Select your preferred date & venue
17 Feb -- 21 Feb
Germany
GBP 4595/Person
2 Jun -- 6 Jun
Canada
GBP 4595/Person
25 Aug -- 29 Aug
Oman
GBP 4595/Person
30 Nov --4 Dec
Sweden
GBP 4595/Person
GBP 3595/Person
17 Feb -- 21 Feb
Germany
GBP 3595/Person
2 Jun -- 6 Jun
Canada
GBP 3595/Person
25 Aug -- 29 Aug
Oman
GBP 3595/Person
30 Nov -- 4 Dec
Sweden
GBP 3595/Person
Duration
5 Days