CSM Certification Training in Washington, DC, United States

As a Scrum Master, there is a set of predefined roles and responsibilities that need to be followed to achieve success. Given below are the roles and responsibilities that Scrum Master bears to lead the Scrum teams:

• Act as a facilitator and servant leader who encourages self-organization
• Remove obstacles so that the team can focus more on work and follow practices of Scrum
• Protect the team from internal and external distractions
• Ensure a good relationship between the product owner and the team along with the members outside the team
• Set up an environment where the team can perform more effectively
• Manage the scrum process in coordination with the scrum team
• Conduct retrospective meetings
• Address team progress

Scrum framework is used worldwide because of its ability to deliver quick results and reduce the cost of performing endless iterations. This increasing demand of Scrum adoption has increased the popularity of the Certified Scrum professionals in the job market. A CSM certification will display your prowess as a Scrum expert who can lead projects to successful execution.

A Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) has been taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) the Scrum terminology, practices, and principles that will enable him or her to act as a Scrum Master or Scrum team member. This credential is a first step on the Agile path. To become a true, practicing Scrum professional requires enough experience and continuing education.

No, there is no such online/virtual course for CSM. According to the Scrum Alliance, understanding Scrum needs more personal interaction than is possible to deliver in the virtual environment.

Through this membership, you can join local user groups, social networks, obtain access to more discounts on gatherings, and additional member-only resources. In addition to this, CSMs can use a specially designed logo to highlight their credentials.

According to Scrum Alliance, a Certified Scrum Master course helps to increase the likelihood of a project’s overall success by applying Scrum principles and techniques. By understanding the values, practices, and applications, you can act as a ‘servant leader’ rising above and beyond an average project manager and helping your organization achieve meaningful goals.

The Scrum Master role has been gaining lots of popularity in recent years. According to Glassdoor’s 2018 salary report, Scrum Master is one of the highest paying jobs, ranking at number 20 with an average salary of $98,239.  It has mounted two positions up as compared to the 2017 Glassdoor report. 

Scrum framework is simple to learn but difficult to implement. The organizations implementing Scrum for the first time, require the presence of a skilled Scrum Master on a team. Being a Certified ScrumMaster, an individual can play the role of a Business Analyst, Lead Software, Engineer, Project Manager, Information Technology, Staff Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, Agile, Scrum Master, Technical Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, Agile Coach, QA Automation Engineer, Software Project Lead, etc. 

The ScrumMaster certification is a great opportunity for the individuals who are seeking to accomplish success in their career along with the professionals who are looking for a job change in an Agile based environment. Take this certification to see yourself at the highest peak in your career.

Companies and organisations have started embracing and benefitting after adapting to Agile methodology. This has led to an increase in demand for Scrum Masters with plenty of new job opportunities. 

Nowadays, Scrum has become the topmost choice of the organizations to deliver more value to the customer. In State of Scrum 2018 survey, 85 percent of the respondents say Scrum continues to improve the quality of work life.  

Here is a list of the top companies that have hired Certified ScrumMaster professionals in Washington:

• EVERFI- offers virtual courses on life skills topics like financial capabilities, diversity and inclusion, career leadership and success, STEM, and health and wellness to teachers and students.
• IntraEdge- providers its clients with the resources and expertise to enhance business performance through technology.
• ICF- a global consulting and technology services company that offers services like strategic planning, research, program management, business process management, data analytics, technology, cybersecurity, marketing strategy, and engagement marketing.
• General Dynamics- an American aerospace and defence multinational company.
• Geocent- a multinational company providing innovative technology and high-end engineering services.

Leading an Agile project management team is a difficult role. Scrum tools can be relied upon to help in managing Scrum projects with ease. Here is a list of popular Scrum tools in a tabular form:

Your next step toward a Scrum expert after earning a CSM certification is to achieve your Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM℠) certification.

Interested candidates can undertake the CSM course. A degree of course completion certificate from our Certified Scrum Trainer makes you eligible for the CSM test by Scrum Alliance.

The right audience to take the CSM course is:

• Anyone who would like to build a career as a Scrum Master
• Teams transitioning to Scrum
• Managers of Scrum teams
• Scrum team members such as product owners and developers

In case you are already using Scrum as a Scrum Master in your organization, this will aid you to guide the team on strictly sticking to the Scrum principles. 

Our Certified Scrum Trainers® (CSTs) are:

• Professionals licensed by Scrum Alliance to teach the official Scrum Alliance curriculum.
• Masters in Scrum who have immense experience in leading, applying, coaching, and teaching it.
• Skilled in product management and software development.
• Subject experts who are active in software development and local Agile communities, along with the broader global Scrum and Agile movements.

Our dedicated team of CSTs delivers instructions at par with the standards of excellence laid down by the Scrum Alliance. Thus, all candidates receive the same high-quality content with no regard towards the trainer and the location. Also, they help you develop the competencies and skills you need to make a difference in your organization.

The venue will be available on the KnowledgeHut site under the chosen workshop. Feel free to contact the support team if it is not available. All of our CSM training sessions are held at several different locations in order to attain the maximum learning success. The locations in Washington would be:

• Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill- 400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001•(202) 737-1234.
• Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square- 806 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005•(202) 730-8800.

The preference made by the individuals, available trainers, etc act as the deciding factor for the final location. Make a choice and become one of the deciding factors to attain the industry-recognized credential!

A person should not take an exam before attending the course. Scrum Alliance believes in true learning and hands-on experience.

No. Certified membership is for the individuals who have finished their CSM training.

It is preferable that before attending the Certified Scrum Master training, you should know the fundamentals of Scrum. You can expand your skills with the information available on the Scrum Alliance website. This will help you in clearing the Scrum Master Certification exam with a good score.

After doing CSM course, you will get an email from Scrum Alliance that includes a link to create your login credentials. After this email, you have 90 days to take and complete the test.

Our CSM training and the updated course materials created by the highly experienced trainers will help you to understand the complete Scrum framework that will help you in clearing the exam with high scores.

Corporates Trained By KnowledgeHut in Washington

Over the past decade, we have trained over 500 companies, comprising of small, medium and large-scale enterprises that increased our reach globally. We are highly motivated to keep up long-term relationships with our valuable clients by surpassing their expectations. Our experienced trainers understand your needs and deliver the best training solutions to meet today’s market needs. Here are some of the top companies in Washington that got trained by KnowledgeHut: 

• Bank of America- a multinational investment bank and financial services company
• American Express- an American multinational financial services corporation
• Amazon- a multinational technology company focusing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence 

Why corporates choose KnowledgeHut as their CSM training provider:

• Corporate Pricing- We offer group discounts that suit your budget and your organizational needs
• Customised Courses- Our courses can be tailored as per the specific learning needs of the employees
• Expert instructors and accredited courses- You can experience the best learning practices with our accredited curriculum and training conducted by the industry experts
• Training with current relevance- Our comprehensive curriculum is developed by the experts based on the latest industry needs
• Meet and exceed industry standards- Our training will aid your employees to meet industry benchmarks and even set new standards 
• Innovative learning methodology- Our learning solutions are hands-on and experiential, to fully engage learners and enhance knowledge retention

The CSM exam is taken only after attending a course. The ScrumMaster certification exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions and 1-hour (60 minutes) to end the exam. A candidate has to score 74% in the exam to pass the Scrum Master certification exam. 

The Scrum Alliance CSM certification exam fee is included in the Certified ScrumMaster training cost.

Yes, you can retake the exam in case you fail the exam. Once you receive the welcome email from Scrum Alliance, you can take the Scrum Master exam at no cost for the first 2 attempts within 90 days. After exceeding the time limit, you will be charged a minimum of $25 each from the third attempt or after finishing your 90 days. According to the Scrum Alliance, the candidates who failed thrice in the exam should retake the CSM certification course.

Scrum Alliance is the accreditation body of Certified ScrumMaster certification course and according to it, the exam fee is non-refundable.

No. There is no such sample test available on the Scrum Alliance website. But, CSM test blueprint will help you to understand the format of the Scrum Master certification exam. This blueprint outlines the percentage of questions from each domain that will be on the 50-question test. Fortunately, the training and coaching community will not need to make any changes in their materials as the new exam pattern still follows the current Learning Objectives as well as the recently published Learning Objectives. 

It is highly recommended to practice Scrum Master certification exam sample questions in order to pass the final CSM certification exam in your first attempt. You can take the free Scrum Master certification sample test for practice purposes.

After completing your CSM course, you will receive an email from Scrum Alliance® that includes a link to create your login credentials. The first step will be to take the online exam. Once the exam is complete, you will be asked to accept a license agreement and set up your online profile. It could take up to two weeks after course completion to receive your welcome email.

The individuals can take the online test from any computer anywhere in the world, according to their comfort (home, work, or other location). The test will not be proctored.

No, there is no option to pause a test since you will have a duration limit of an hour (60 minutes). On the off chance, if you shut the window, you can reopen the window instantly. In case if you lose internet connection or lose access to the test for an extended period of time, you may visit support@scrumalliance.org to start a new test set up.

Scrum Alliance always strives to maintain the quality and relevance of the CSM certification by validating the best practices in the Agile industry from active practitioners in the field. The CSM curriculum incorporates the best in current knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to earn the CSM certification.  As such, the Scrum Alliance believes in involving their community to validate what is important in the role of the Scrum Master and then updates the tests to reflect these key areas.

If you choose English as your exam language, you will be able to switch to a newer version as the new test has recently got published. If you choose a different language then you may take the older version till that specific language gets published. Furthermore, according to the Scrum Alliance, the tests will be launched in other languages in the coming months, as soon as they inspect and adapt to the launch of the English version.

You will find the test blueprint at the bottom of the CSM page under ‘Resources’, on the Scrum Alliance website. This test blueprint covers the stipulated percentage of questions from each domain. The test blueprint is aligned with the latest version of 2018 LOs. Moreover, the 2018 CSM LOs matches with the November 2017 Scrum Guide. The current LOs can be found on the Scrum Alliance CSM certification webpage and also on ‘Trainer and Coach dashboards’ under “Resources”.

If you've already passed the CSM test, you will not be able to take it again to receive a better score. Your test score is only available to you. Nobody else will be able to see your score on the CSM test.

Certified Scrum Master (CSM®) certification is a globally renowned certification offered by Scrum Alliance. This certification is given to those individuals who have sound knowledge in Scrum framework, practices, principles, and associated job roles. Also, this certification provides them with an opportunity to be a member of the Scrum Alliance for 2 years.

During the last decade, the popularity for Certified Scrum Master has expanded worldwide. So, it is worth acquiring a Scrum Master credential.

You will receive the certification from Scrum Alliance, the CSM accreditation body designating you as a Certified ScrumMaster®. 

Scrum is a very popular framework as it delivers the project output in chunks which saves time and money. Many leading organizations have started implementing Scrum for their project deliveries, creating plenty of opportunities for qualified Scrum Masters. Hence, the demand for Certified ScrumMasters has increased over the past years.

According to Glassdoor, Certified ScrumMaster is one of the 25 highest paying jobs in America. The salary report posted on Payscale revealed that the average pay of the Certified ScrumMaster is $91,396. The salary of the Scrum Master  is based on the various things such as the type of industry, size of the company, your work experience and the skills you possess.

The skills like Agile methodology, Agile Software Development, ScrumMaster, Project Management, Scrum, Business Analysis affect the salary for this job. You need add-on skills like managerial, leadership skills, facilitator, and interpersonal skills to succeed as a successful Scrum Master in your team. If you are working as a Scrum Master in Washington, the average entry-level salary Certified ScrumMaster salary can expect an average annual salary of about $77,497.

Being a Certified ScrumMaster, you can play roles like Software Engineer, Product Manager, Project Manager, Team Leader, Business Analyst, Development team member, Testers etc. and the designations an individual can play in the organizations are Business Analyst, Lead Software, Engineer, Project Manager, Information Technology, Staff Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, Agile, Scrum Master, Technical Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, Agile Coach, QA Automation Engineer, Software Project Lead, etc.

Roles played by Certified ScrumMaster:

As a Certified ScrumMaster, you can play roles like Software Engineer, Product Manager, Project Manager, Team Leader, Business Analyst, Development team member, Testers etc.

Different designations by Certified ScrumMaster:

The designations an individual can take on in the organizations are Business Analyst, Lead Software, Engineer, Project Manager, Information Technology, Staff Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, Agile, Scrum Master, Technical Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, Agile Coach, QA Automation Engineer, Software Project Lead, etc.

Following are some of the benefits of ScrumMaster Certification:

• Master the foundational concepts of Scrum and understand the scope of the Scrum Master role
• Gain access to resources, networks, and local groups available to only Scrum Alliance members
• Get ahead in your Agile career
• Prove your core Scrum knowledge to your peers.
• Fulfill the role of a Scrum Master
• Engage with a community of Scrum experts

ScrumMaster Certification can be renewed every 2 years. For that, you need to pay $100 to maintain your certification for a further period of 2 years from the date of your current expiration. In order to renew your CSM certification, log in to https://www.scrumalliance.org/login, go to your dashboard and choose the ‘Renew Certification’ option under the heading ‘Actions’. 

Note that starting from February 4, 2019, you will be required to earn 20 Scrum Educational Units (SEUs) within the past two years, in addition to the $100 renewal fee that has to be paid. This new requirement has been mandated to validate your participation and continued proficiency in the fundamental principles and practices of Scrum. You can earn the required SEUs by completing an educational training or a learning opportunity.

You have worked really hard to acquire the certification. Don’t let it decline! Renew now and hold your certification for 2 years. 

There are a number of ways in which SEUs can be earned. You can read here about how to earn your SEUs.

PDUs and SEUs are the credits awarded by the Project Management Institute and the Scrum Alliance respectively. These units indicate your commitment to the Agile world by awarding credits for every educational effort you make throughout your career. Scrum Alliance members need to earn SEUs to get re-certified after every two years. PDUs are offered by the PMI®, and every PMI® certification, except the CAPM®, requires to earn a specific number of PDUs per three-year certification cycle.

You can earn 14-16 PDUs and SEUs by participating in our two-days training program.