Learning and practising Scrum is a continuous journey and following this path will not only improve your Scrum skills but will validate your commitment to excellence and quality. You can reach a milestone in your Scrum journey with the Certified Scrum Professional® (CSP) credential by Scrum Alliance that validates your experience, training and knowledge of Scrum. As a CSP you can motivate and challenge Scrum teams and organizations to improve their Agile and Scrum methods and lead the way to team success.
KnowledgeHut brings you a series of courses and events that will help you gain the requisite SEUs to apply for the CSP certification. We are an REA of Scrum Alliance and these programs will be conducted by Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs) who will help you further strengthen your Scrum fundamentals while also gaining the required educational units to make you eligible for the CSP credential.
We understand the value of your time and hence have designed 4 different tracks to help you achieve the CSP certification faster with right skills and knowledge. These programs are based on your current skills and interest, so choose whatever fits you best or write in to us and we can guide you.
To become a Certified Scrum Professional® ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) or Product Owner (CSP-PO), you must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:
If you have an active CSD certification then you need to fulfil these criteria to earn your CSP
To RENEW CSP, again SEUs need to be accumulated:
Renewing in 2018: USD 250 and 40 SEUs (collected within the past two years)
Renewing in 2019 and beyond: USD 350 and 60 SEUs (collected within the past two years)
You can choose one of the following tracks to help you get the CSP credential:
Agile Process Coaching Track – Agile process coaching is one of the most after sought skills in the agile world. We recommend workshops that help in gaining the right knowledge to help participants grow in the area of Agile process coaching, while also earning SEUs in order to become a CSP.
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by Scrum Alliance |
16 |
“B” |
|
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) by Scrum Alliance |
24 |
“B” |
|
SAFe 4.5 Advanced Scrum Master with SASM Certification by Scaled Agile Academy |
16 |
“C” |
|
Leading SAFe 4.5 by Scaled Agile Academy |
16 |
“C” |
|
KMP-II by Lean Kanban University |
16 |
“C” |
Program |
No Of SEUs |
Category |
|
PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® by PMI |
8 |
“B” |
|
DevOps Foundation Certification by DevOps Institute |
16 |
“C” |
Agile Technical Coaching Track – There is a big surge in demand for technical coaches, who can help their teams apply the right practices and tools in areas of TDD, BDD, CI/CD and DevOps with the right knowledge about Agile and Scrum, in order to deliver working software quickly. We recommend workshops that help participants grow in the area of agile technical coaching as well as earn SEUs in order to become a CSP.
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) by Scrum Alliance |
24 |
“B” |
|
DevOps Foundation Certification by DevOps Institute |
16 |
“C” |
|
Leading SAFe 4.5 by Scaled Agile Academy |
16 |
“C” |
|
Team Kanban Practitioner by Lean Kanban university |
8 |
“C” |
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by Scrum Alliance |
16 |
“B” |
|
SAFe 4.5 Advanced Scrum Master with SASM Certification by Scaled Agile Academy |
16 |
“C” |
Agile Product Coaching Track – If you have an interest in Agile product development coaching then we will help in nurturing your talent. We recommend workshops that help in developing the product development mindset and help you to grow in the area of consulting/coaching as well as earn SEUs in order to become a CSP.
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by Scrum Alliance |
16 |
“B” |
|
SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner by Scrum Alliance |
16 |
“C” |
|
Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) |
16 |
“C” |
|
KMP-II by Lean Kanban University |
16 |
“C” |
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® by PMI |
8 |
“B” |
|
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) by Scrum Alliance |
24 |
“B” |
|
DevOps Foundation Certification by DevOps Institute |
16 |
“C” |
|
Leading SAFe 4.5 by Scaled Agile Academy |
16 |
“C” |
Agile Leadership Track – This track is recommended for people playing a leadership role within the organization, who already have a fair idea about agile and scrum. Leaders should be knowledgeable about all aspects that will help the team move ahead.
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) by Scrum Alliance |
16 |
“B” |
|
Certified Agile Leader (CAL –I) by Scrum Alliance |
16 |
“B” |
|
KMP-II by Lean Kanban University |
16 |
“C” |
|
Certified LeSS Practitioner by LeSS Company |
24 |
“B” |
Upcoming course |
Program |
No of SEUs |
Category |
|
PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) ® by PMI |
8 |
“B” |
|
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) by Scrum Alliance |
24 |
“B” |
|
DevOps Foundation Certification by DevOps Institute |
16 |
“C” |
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Eligibility Criteria for CSP:
To become a Certified Scrum Professional® ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) or Product Owner (CSP-PO), you must satisfy following eligibility criteria:
If you have an active CSD certification then you need to fulfil these criteria to earn your CSP
If you satisfy the prerequisites, then you can apply on the Scrum Alliance website, pay the fee and once your application is accepted, you will receive the certification.
There is no exam for CSP certification.
The total fee is $250 which is split up like this :
No, the CSP certification needs to be renewed every 2 years. The renewal fee is $250.
The minimum time to get the certification is two weeks provided your application sails through without any review comments or follow ups. In case it comes in a review, it will take two more weeks to get review comments cleared.
Please send in an email to support@knowledgehut.com, and we will answer any queries you may have!.
To RENEW CSP, SEUs need to be accumulated: