Unlock Your Future with
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® Training

Join CST Vic Bonacci for an interactive 2-day online experience
designed to propel your professional growth.

 

DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

We know that training costs are significant. In addition to our low Early Bird prices, we offer generous discounts for Groups, Students and others facing hardhips / recently Unemployed.

SMALL CLASS SIZES

Our ACSM classes are strictly limited to no more than 8 seats in order to provide more attention to the unique scenarios of each participant. We learn from each other, and Advanced Scrum Masters come with many great stories to share.

 

NEW: Agile Coach's Toolkit

Scrum Masters are endlessly curious and striving to find new ways of leading their teams. With 54 cards of models, definitions, and other useful stuff, our Agile Coach's Toolkit is an excellent resource for your ongoing learning journey.

BONUS: Each participant receives one deck FREE

Agile Coach's Toolkit

Not all cards will be introduced in the class. Decks will be delivered as a follow up to the class.

 

RISE ABOVE your CSM®

Our Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® class
is your lifeboat to success in a sea of
stagnation and uncertainty.
With advanced skills and credentials,
you'll rise above the crowd and
navigate your career with confidence.

ACSM is your lifeboat

You will undergo a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Through coaching sessions and immersive training experiences, Vic equips you with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of the modern world of agile leadership.

 

All A-CSM Registrations Include:

Live, Interactive 2-Day Class

Our A-CSM class is fun, engaging, and chock full of experiments and resources valuable to even the most expercienced Scrum Masters, and our instructors use a variety of online training techniques to keep you active and involved as you advance your Scrum and Agile know-how.

The Agile Coach's Toolkit

You can only get this unique resource by taking Vic's Advanced CSM class. Packed with models and techniques, you can use this resource in your day-to-day interactions with your teams.

Post-Class Mentoring

By default, our A-CSM classes include a session with your instructor to answer questions or address topics from your classtime experience.

We Pay All Your Fees

We cover all fees associated with the A-CSM Certification as well as a TWO year renewal of your Scrum Alliance Membership.

16 SEUs + 16 PDUs

Whatever your ongoing learning needs, you have 16 PDU credits for PMI and 16 SEU credits after completing this course.

Scrum Master Guide Videos

Our unique video series is designed to share tips and tricks to give you the knowledge and confidence to thrive as a Scrum Master.

 

A-CSM Course Outline - to be updated...

Day One

  • Why Scrum?
  • Incremental & Iterative Development
  • What is the Agile Manifesto?
  • Agile Principles
  • Scrum Values
  • The Scrum Framework
  • Scrum Master Core Competencies
  • Agile Planning
  • Building & Refining the Product Backlog
  • Product Backlog Items & User Stories

Day Two

  • Working with the Product Owner
  • Time Boxes
  • Definition of Done
  • Event: Sprint Planning
  • Sprint Backlog & Sprint Goal
  • Supporting the Development Team
  • Event: the Daily Scrum
  • Events: Sprint Review and Retrospective
  • Retrospective Techniques
  • Serving the Organization

 

Advance Your Scrummaster Career with Trusted Certification

Get Recognized as an A-CSM

Looking to grow your influence in your current organization? As an Advanced Certified ScrumMaster, you display a confidence and knowledge that tells your team that you mean business.

You'll have the training you need to help your Scrum Team perform at their highest level. Through the certification process, you'll learn the Scrum framework and gain an understanding of team roles, events, and artifacts. As the expert of Scrum values, principles, and practices, the ScrumMaster protects the team from both internal and external distractions.

Land that Dream Job

Earning an A-CSM credential from Scrum Alliance will make you a more valuable employee to current or future employers while empowering you to make a difference or impact positive change in their workplace.

Become certified as an advanced Scrum Master and join a league of professionals with high annual benefits. The A-CSM Certification opens new career opportunities for you in multiple industries.

Scrum Alliance education and certifications give you endless ways to distinguish yourself as a Scrum and Agile practitioner.

 

Also see what attendees ahve been saying about Vic's recent A-CSM classes.

Student Testimonials

This course goes to 11! I enjoyed it very much and there was so much great information as well as interaction. The fact you stayed late with us to explain and reassure our new team really helped. I can’t say enough amazing things. I am very glad that we were lead to you for the CSM course.
Great course to take me from very basic Scrum knowledge to confidence that I can implement on my own.
Vic’s presentation style makes an interesting topic even more engaging and I feel that I can already apply the pointers I picked up. I would recommend Vic for anyone who’s responsibilities include training and motivating individuals to help themselves achieve their learning goals.
It was my pleasure to attend one of Vic’s training sessions. The interactive exercises were fun and I learned a lot about how to make the content of a training stick with the audience. I will definitely be using the insights gained when designing and holding my next training as an Agile Coach.
I loved the alternative teaching styles. Your class pushes the boundaries of a typical online experience. If someone was on the fence, I'd push them over to your class!
When my ScrumMaster told me he wanted to take a CSM class, from what I know about you and your classes, I thought you were likely to focus on servant leadership more than other trainers, so I sent him your way. He came by my desk this morning ecstatic about his experience and the impression you left on him! Really great work you're doing.
It was amazing to see the content in action. Vic effortlessly guided a large group and helped make the wisdom connect with each person. I came away with actionable improvements in how I deliver training and work with teams... The insights I gained from Vic have helped me connect my message with colleagues.
Just wanted to say thanks again for running this 2 day class. I've learned a great deal from you and you are one heck of an instructor. I will definitely recommend you to some of my colleagues for the CSM course. Anyhow, I just took the exam and passed it!! :-)
I was nervous about the CSM course, as I don't typically thrive in a classroom setting. However, Vic was quick to establish a comfortable, welcome, and open environment for our group to learn in. Using interactive tools, he has found engaging and entertaining ways to teach the course through a virtual setting. I enjoyed taking this CSM course with Vic, and I learned a lot. By the end of day two, all of my wildest questions had been answered, and I felt completely confident and ready to take the CSM test. Big thanks to Vic!

 

Featured Instructor

Victor Bonacci, MBA, CST

Victor 'Vic' Bonacci

Host of the Agile Coffee Podcast

Vic is a Certified Scrum Trainer with the Scrum Alliance.

Early in his career, Vic owned a restaurant, volunteered with Americorps, taught English in Japan, and worked on films in Los Angeles. In the heady 1990s he was a webmaster for the auto industry in Detroit before becoming a back end Java developer using XP practices at the University of Michigan's Hospital.

Vic engaging presenting

Vic relocated to California in 2002 to earn his MBA (University of Southern California) in Technology Management while working at Sony Pictures, then worked as a project manager for Panasonic.

Since 2011, Vic has worked only in Scrum / agile implementations. He has managed staff, facilitated large groups (75+), trained over 600 workshop attendees, and presented to thousands. Vic says that Agile has changed his life, allowing him to be the most effective, passionate and happy he's ever been over his long and winding career path.

Vic hosts the Agile Coffee podcast and is an Agile coach, facilitator and trainer with LeadingAgile. He lives in Orange County, California with his wife and daughter.

 

Upcoming A-CSM Classes

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Agile Coffeehouse Video Series

Your barista Vic serves up espresso shots of wisdom and wit to guide you along your Scrum Master journey.

 

Scrum Master Guide Video Series (for RocketNine circa 2020)

Your guide Vic serves up knowledge, tips, and stories to give you the confidence to become a successful and effective Scrum Master.