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Wed Sep 20 to Fri Sep 22
12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Delivery |
Live, virtual, instructor led, interactive workshop. 100% live with no pre-recorded content. |
Fees |
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Trainer | David Bulkin Agile Coach & Trainer |
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The Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) was the first and is still the most respected agile certification. It is the starting point on your journey to agility or a reflection point if you are an experienced practitioner.
Grow-Lean’s CSM is a reality based, fun, interactive, hands-on, workshop where everything you need is included, with no surprise cost. You get material to prepare for the session, an engaging event delivered by an experience agile coach / trainer, and six full practice exams.
After the session we pay for, and register you, with the Scrum Alliance. You can take the exam immediately or you can wait. You take it from any computer/smartphone with Internet access.
After passing the exam you are a Certified ScrumMaster. More importantly you are in a better position to advance your career and your organization.
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There are discounts for registering early, alumni, groups, unemployed, students and veterans. Alumni Discounts
combine with everything. For unemployed / hardship a current state unemployment statement or separation letter is required.
We try to avoid cancellations and expect you to be similarly respectful; so there are fees associated with cancellations to cover a portion of costs we incur, including credit card processing.
Grow-Lean has established policies around situations where you as an attendee, or Grow-Lean as a host, must cancel or reschedule. Grow-Lean's policies are significantly more consumer-friendly than most other training providers. We do this because we realize that unforeseen things happen, but we ask that you be thoughtful about canceling late so we can continue to put our customers first.
By registering yourself or others for the session, or by being a registrant, you agree to the policies below. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Cancellation requests received at least sixteen (16) days prior to the event will receive a 100% refund minus a 5% credit card processing fee.
Cancellation requests received fifteen (15) to eight (8) days prior to the event will receive a 100% refund minus a 5% credit card processing fee and a $125 late cancellation fee.
Cancellation requests received seven (7) or less days prior to the event will receive a credit equal to 50% of the amount paid that can be applied to any future event that the registrant will take in the next twelve months.
Reschedule requests received at least sixteen (16) days prior to the event will have no fees for the first request. Additional reschedule requests will be subject to a $125 transfer fee.
Reschedule requests received less than sixteen (16) days prior to the event will be subject to a $125 transfer fee.
We try to avoid rescheduling. If Grow-Lean needs to reschedule, all registrants will promptly receive a 100% refund. Registrants may decide to be transferred into the rescheduled event, or another upcoming event, instead of the refund if they desire.
David Bulkin is a managing director and head of training services at Grow-Lean. He delivers the CSM, A-CSM and CSPO courses. He certified over 10,000 students with the Scrum Alliance. Unlike most trainers David continues to build systems as a team member, doing hands on work like designing, coding, testing, etc. His commitment to training others, combined with his continued work as a team member, positions him to deliver a classroom experience that will boost your career.
David's thought leadership in 2009 on progressive elaboration for agile requirements, influenced what is now known as refinement (entering Scrum in 2011). David has successfully applied agile to manufacturing, marketing, sales, finance, and other areas outside of IT. He was an independent reviewer of the original PMI-ACP body of knowledge that fed the creation of the PMI-ACP Exam and has worked on the exam questions for the Certified Scrum Master Exam. David’s broad background ensures you are getting up to date ideas to apply in your workplace.
David has 37 years of work experience, making him an old guy, but no worries, he has high energy and is up to date on modern technologies. David has been applying agile since he got his start in 2001 at JP Morgan Chase where Kent Beck, The Father of Extreme Programming (XP), and perhaps also Agile, was his coach. Via DevOps, XP techniques are growing in popularity today; David is in a good position to help you learn them.
As a hands-on practitioner David has had many roles including Project Manager, Coder, Tester, Business Analyst, Product Manager, Product Owner, and Scrum Master. David continues to build things, including the software serving up this web page, so, if it is broken, contact him.
By continuing to work on actual projects and product development, David stays practical and level headed. He brings an understanding of your needs into the classroom so you benefit from his experience.
Hi,
I live on the East Coast of the US close to New Jersey and Philadelphia. I have one wife, two kids, and a cat. My older daughter is a in college, living away from home for the first time. My other daughter is high school. Like many, our family got a pet, in our case, a rescue cat, early in the pandemic. I miss being in session with students, but it has been nice to see my wife, kids and the cat!
I am known for high energy and keeping it fun, and personal, so, if you attend a session with me, you won't be bored.
Are you a student, active military, a military veteran, unemployed, an alumni, paying out of pocket, registering a group, or any combination thereof? Request your Grow-Lean discount, or stacked discounts, now!
As alumni, you can log in first, or use your account email, and receive an automatic discount. If you are alumni and also qualify for another discount, request it, and as long as your email matches we know you are an alumni.
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For example, if your final fee is $1,000 and you chose 10 installments:
If you are not familiar with the term "hold" this is similar to what hotels do when you check in, to cover extra expenses you may incur including the mini bar.
The benefit to you is that you do not pay any interest or fees if all payments are on time.
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Provide an unemployment notice or separation agreement. If you're a Grow-Lean Alumni, mention that in your description.
We use common tools for our virtual sessions. Please read on to confirm what you need for the Certified ScrumMaster session.
David Bulkin is a managing director and head of training services at Grow-Lean. He delivers agile/lean training and consulting to individuals, teams and organizations.
David serves as a catalyst to expedite the journey from plan driven to adaptive methods. David is known for practicality and achieving results. He helps individuals grow their careers while leading organizations on the path to higher ROI.
David has 36 years experience delivering software and systems and has been applying agile methods for 19 years across the entire value stream from strategy and product ideation to development and support. As a hands-on practitioner David has had many roles including Project Manager, Developer, Tester, Business Analyst, Product Manager and ScrumMaster.
I live on the East Coast of the US close to New Jersey and Philadelphia. I have one wife, two kids, a cat, and a fish. My older daughter is a freshman in college, but living at home (saving us money). My other daughter is in middle school. Like many, our family got a pet, in our case, a rescue cat, early in the pandemic. I miss being in session with students, but it has been nice to see my wife, kids and pets!
I am known for high energy and keeping it fun, and personal, so, if you attend a session with me, you won't be bored.
You are new to agile or want to baseline your journey to date then take the Grow-Lean Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM). The CSM was the world's fist agile certification, and our trainers were some of the first to deliver it. The CSM covers Scrum events (work sessions), accountabilities (roles), artifacts (things created), and the larger agile mindset. Expedite your agile journey with the CSM from Grow-Lean and get six free practice exams as well as access to our community to continue your growth post class.
David Bulkin has been an agilist for over 20 years starting with eBanking in 2001, has been delivering the CSM for 12 years, and he has personally trained and certified over 10,000 Certified ScrumMasters. David continues to build software playing various roles including coder, tester, PO and, of course Scrum Master.
Many trainers teach theory, not practice, because they have not been involved in product development or project management. Since they don't have actual experience to draw on they deliver canned, vague, content without intellectual depth.
If you answered yes, take a fun, interactive session, where you will laugh (yes actual laughing) as you learn!
100% satisfaction guarantee. If you were not satisfied with the class, get a free retake with a different trainer.
Pass the exam. We are here to help you. We have six free full practice exams, and we will provide one-on-one tutoring if you need to retake the exam. In fact, we will pay the exam retake fee for you.
The Scrum Master helps the Developers and Product Owner grow as individuals and as a team to improve the quality of outcomes for each person, the Scrum Team and the organization.The Scrum Master also works organizationally to helps individuals and the organization improve.
The descriptions below give examples of how the Scrum Master helps others.
The agile community originated in software development but has expanded over the years. Many attendees in a CSM are looking for career change, so we attendees include teachers, sales people, health care professionals, administrators, and others, looking to move into information technology (IT).
We also get a fair amount of attendees, like those in marketing and product development looking to use agile to enhance their current roles.
Unlike many other companies, our sessions are 100% live with the only exception being short videos that consume less than five minutes of class time.
Be aware that many other trainers use hours of pre-recorded content!
All of our CSM Sessions use Zoom. Depending on the trainer, additional technologies like Mural, Miro and Google Drive are used.
The list below specifies what you need. If you need assistance preparing, please contact us.
You will get material prior to, at, and after your Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
Grow-Lean is a safe and wise choice to help you on your CSM journey:
Grow-Lean's has four trainers delivering the CSM. Arlen Bankston, Chris Doss, and David Bulkin all have 20+ years of agile experience, with each of them starting the 1999 to 2001 time period (Agile Manifesto for Software Development was signed in 2001). Don Patti started with agile in 2006, which is 15+ years of experience.
All have 15 or more years experience delivering training, and Arlen and Chris were two of the first to deliver the CSM. Between them, our four CSM trainers have certified over 20,000 Scrum Masters with the Scrum Alliance.
Yes, Grow-Lean as an organization, and Grow-Lean Trainers, are approved by the Scrum Alliance.
Grow-Lean offers buy-now-pay-later via Splitit.
Grow-Lean offers an industry leading array of discounts to meet your specific situation. All discounts are subject to availability based on location, trainer(s), attendance, and other factors.
Per the chart below, discounts can be combined.
Note: There are a limited number of discounted seats available for each Grow-Lean session. Once all discounted seats are claimed, they're gone. Request and redeem your discount now!
Yes, please click here to go to our contact us page. Choose "Call me" from the dropdown and in the description provide a description of when and how to contact you, along with a quick description of what you want to discuss.
Yes, please click here to go to our contact us page. Choose "Call me" from the dropdown and in the description provide a description of when and how to contact you, along with a quick description of what you want to discuss.
We try to be flexible so you can reschedule at any time, with the maximum financial impact being a $125 transfer fee if you reschedule late.
Basic CSM exam facts
If you take the CSM with Grow-Lean you will get six free practice exams. Passing these exams virtually ensures you pass the real exam the, the first time, with a high score.
If you need personal coaching, reach out to us
The exam is administered online.
Yes. You should have the following open when taking exam:
No, the exam is not proctored as it is not intended to make you fail, it is intended to help you learn.
There are 50 test questions in the exam and you have one hour to finish.
The short answer is yes, you should pass the exam on the first try if you do a short block of study.
By taking the session you earn the right to take the certification exam. Passing the exam and you are a Certified ScrumMaster.
As part of our Exam Pass Guarantee Program we will help you until you pass and will continue to do so as long as you put the effort to work on the practice exams. Grow-Lean covers the exam, certification fees and you receive two years of Scrum Alliance Membership.
The certification will help differentiate you , but more importantly the learning will allow you to interview with more confidence and apply core agile product development techniques in the work place while allowing you to pursue the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) and Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) certifications.
Grow-Lean: 100% live, interactive, session
Others: More offline work, more videos
Grow-Lean: Trainer has 15+ years agile experience
Others: Trainer has much less agile experience
Grow-Lean: Small class size, get the detailed answers you need
Others: 35 to 50 attendees, little chance of being heard
Grow-Lean: Everything is included
Others: Surprise fees
Grow-Lean: Great training value
Others: Various pricing, questionable value
The basics of agile, Scrum and practices from other frameworks, so you and your team can apply an empirical, evidence based, product development approach.
You gain both the agile philosophy as well as the practical application; meaning, you can immediately apply new skills within the constraints of your workplace while moving towards increasing levels of agility over time.
Applying Scrum:
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Choose your training company wisely. With Grow-Lean everything is covered including the exam certification fees, six full practice exams one free exam retake, and free class retake (within 120 days). There are no surprise costs when you register or accept your license. For the free exam retake, you won't likely need it as you will pass on the first time with a high score.
You receive additional discounts off of your next session, including the Advanced ScrumMaster (A-CSM).
Fair price, exceptional training, best value.
Concepts are reviewed in a meaningful way by an expert with actual experience.
Small class size so that your voice is heard.
Interactive class experience.
Custom created training material and approach.
Everything you need to be certified is included. No hidden fees!
Training team support seven days a week.
Take again for free*.
*Within 120 days as long as Grow-Lean delivers the session.
We use Zoom as the core virtual technology and we use Mural as virtual space where we run exercises, and play educational games, resulting in an interactive session.
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 10 Jun to Sun, 11 Jun 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days 895 USD until 10 Jun Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Mon, 26 Jun to Wed, 28 Jun 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 1 Jul to Sun, 2 Jul 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 15 Jul to Sun, 16 Jul 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Wed, 19 Jul to Fri, 21 Jul 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 22 Jul to Sun, 23 Jul 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Mon, 24 Jul to Tue, 25 Jul 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Wed, 26 Jul to Fri, 28 Jul 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 29 Jul to Sun, 30 Jul 12:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 29 Jul to Sun, 30 Jul 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Wed, 2 Aug to Fri, 4 Aug 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Thu, 3 Aug to Fri, 4 Aug 12:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Thu, 3 Aug to Fri, 4 Aug 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 5 Aug to Sun, 6 Aug 12:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Wed, 9 Aug to Fri, 11 Aug 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 12 Aug to Sun, 13 Aug 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Thu, 17 Aug to Fri, 18 Aug 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 26 Aug to Sun, 27 Aug 12:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 26 Aug to Sun, 27 Aug 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Tue, 29 Aug to Thu, 31 Aug 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Mon, 11 Sep to Tue, 12 Sep 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Sat, 16 Sep to Sun, 17 Sep 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 2 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Wed, 20 Sep to Fri, 22 Sep 12:00 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT) Online - 3 days Discount |
Certified ScrumMaster Mon, 2 Oct to Tue, 3 Oct 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CET) Amsterdam € 1570 EU until 2 Oct |
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Sun, 11 Jun 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Mon, 26 Jun 8:00 AM (EDT) |
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Wed, 28 Jun 1:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 3 days |
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Sat, 1 Jul 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 2 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Sat, 15 Jul 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 16 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Wed, 19 Jul 12:00 PM (EDT) |
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Fri, 21 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 3 days |
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Sat, 22 Jul 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 23 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Mon, 24 Jul 9:00 AM (EDT) |
- |
Tue, 25 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 2 days |
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Wed, 26 Jul 12:00 PM (EDT) |
- |
Fri, 28 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 3 days |
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Sat, 29 Jul 12:00 AM (EDT) |
- |
Sun, 30 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Chris Doss
Online : 2 days |
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Sat, 29 Jul 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 30 Jul 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Wed, 2 Aug 12:00 PM (EDT) |
- |
Fri, 4 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 3 days |
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Thu, 3 Aug 12:00 AM (EDT) |
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Fri, 4 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Chris Doss
Online : 2 days |
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Thu, 3 Aug 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Fri, 4 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Sat, 5 Aug 12:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 6 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Chris Doss
Online : 2 days |
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Wed, 9 Aug 12:00 PM (EDT) |
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Fri, 11 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 3 days |
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Sat, 12 Aug 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 13 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Thu, 17 Aug 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Fri, 18 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 2 days |
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Sat, 26 Aug 12:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 27 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Chris Doss
Online : 2 days |
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Sat, 26 Aug 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 27 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 2 days |
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Tue, 29 Aug 12:00 PM (EDT) |
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Thu, 31 Aug 5:30 PM (EDT) |
Don Patti
Online : 3 days |
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Mon, 11 Sep 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Tue, 12 Sep 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 2 days |
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Sat, 16 Sep 9:00 AM (EDT) |
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Sun, 17 Sep 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 2 days |
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Wed, 20 Sep 12:00 PM (EDT) |
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Fri, 22 Sep 5:30 PM (EDT) |
David Bulkin
Online : 3 days |
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Mon, 2 Oct 9:00 AM (CET) |
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Tue, 3 Oct 5:00 PM (CET) |
Arlen Bankston
Amsterdam 2 days |
€ 1570 EU
until 2 Oct |