SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification Path (ASM)

As a Scrum Master, you utilize agile practices and tactical skills to support agile teams in delivering value every day. The Advanced Scrum Master certification path amplifies the impact, offering advanced strategies, practices and agile methodologies that drive results and help the Agile Release Train (ART) and organization to achieve success.

Complete this modular and blended learning path to earn a renewable Advanced Scrum Master certification. You’ll learn how to address conflict, optimize flow, and cultivate a high performing team. Engage with short, focused instructor-led sessions that improve your coaching and facilitation skills, make your way through SAFe Skills at your own pace, and leverage the Learning Lab for peer-to-peer support that encourages a ‘learn and apply’ cycle to support continuous improvement.

If you’re looking for the next step in your learning and career as a Scrum Master, Advanced Scrum Master is a powerful level-up. This renewable certification supports Scrum Masters, Team Coaches, and other agile team members in building a high-performing team that drives results for the Agile Release Train (ART) and the organization, emphasizing skills-based expertise rather than a knowledge-based assessment.

Advanced Scrum Master includes:

• Advanced Facilitator: Conflict & Collaboration Micro-credential, focusing on techniques that help facilitators navigate conflicts that arise in collaborative decision-making
• Three SAFe Skills, building mastery over flow metrics, identifying and applying flow accelerators, and cultivating high-performing enterprise teams
• A four-hour Learning Lab, allowing learners to complete case-study-based scenarios in small groups, to consolidate what they have learned through real-world application

Class Prerequisite Recommendations:

While not required, It is highly recommended that you have already taken the SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) class and passed the SSM exam before attending this class. It is also highly recommended that you have experience as a Scrum Master as the in-person sessions are role play / activity based that need experience and knowledge to work through real world challenges. During the class you must be an active participant in all group activities and labs to meet the criteria for passing the class. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns about these recommended class prerequisites.

Class Schedule

Advanced Facilitator: Conflict & Collaboration Micro-credential will be a combination of self-paced learning and a facilitated workshop held on January 9th from 1pm to 5pm EST

Three SAFe Skills (Measuring Team and ART Flow, Accelerating Team Flow & Cultivating High-Performing Teams) are self-paced activities that students must complete before the Learning Lab

Four-hour Learning Lab will be held on January 16th from 1pm to 5pm EST

Throughout the learning path, learners will complete various activities to practice and apply knowledge, and the Learning Lab will cumulatively assess all skills gained. Those who complete all required elements will be eligible for the Advanced Scrum Master certification

Meet Your Trainer

Sarah Blaesing, SPCT, is a Senior Agile Coach within TEKsystems Global Services who partners with organizations, executives, teams, and individuals to grow and transform Agile practices so that the organization can quickly adapt to changes, respond rapidly, and innovate. After spending almost two decades working in various Agile roles, Sarah understands the struggles of transformation. She knows how to drive the conversation while being a supportive change agent for the organization, enabling her to lead multiple significant global Agile transformations throughout various sectors. Sarah has a BA from North Central College in Computer Science and has earned numerous certifications from the Scrum Alliance and Scaled Agile, which include the SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC). While Sarah has earned these certificates and grown her skills through her various roles and positions, she loves passing her knowledge and wisdom down to the next generation of Agile professionals. Learn more about Sarah on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-blaesing/​

Additional Information

By registering for this course, you are acknowledging and agreeing to the below terms:

• TEKsystems strictly prohibits the use of audio or video recording devices during training sessions.• Pricing includes all instructor time, class materials as well as certification exam. Courseware will be provided in hard copy/e-copy format and made available one (1) week prior to the class via the Scaled Agile portal.• TEKsystems Global Services, LLC retains intellectual property rights of all materials developed by TEKsystems Global Services, LLC. TEKsystems does not assign any ownership rights to the SAFe® materials utilized in this course, all materials provided are licensed from Scaled Agile Inc and subject to those terms.• All materials provided to participant constitute the proprietary and confidential information of Scaled Agile and TEKsystems Global Services respectively and may not be used or distributed to any third party without written permission of either party.• Neither party shall be liable for any delay in nonperformance in whole of its obligations under this Agreement or SOW if prevented from doing so by a cause or causes beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of God or public enemy, fire, floods, storms, earthquakes, riots, strikes, war, and restraints of government. The suspension of performance shall be of no greater scope and no longer duration than is reasonably required and the non-performing party shall use reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform.• TEKsystems Global Services, LLC warrants that (i) the Services will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards. Except as warranted herein, all courses are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind, express or implied.• IN NO EVENT SHALL TEKSYSTEMS GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF CLAIM (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE), UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY YOU TO TEKSYSTEMS GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC FOR THIS COURSE.• You agree that TEKsystems Global Services, LLC shall not be held liable for any actions of Eventbrite.

Cancellation Policy

• Students who cancel at any time will be responsible for the Eventbrite cancelation fees. TEKsystems will authorize a refund for full amount less the cancelation fees to be refunded back to the original method of payment (up to 7% of the total ticket price). • TEKsystems enforces fees if enrollment is cancelled within 14 business days of the first day of class. TEKsystems must receive written notification of class cancellation. • Students who do not notify TEKsystems by 4pm EST at least 14 full business days before the class start date incur a charge of 100% of the total cost of the course. • TEKsystems may cancel any Course on behalf of our instructors in the event that performance of Service or any Workshop under this Agreement is prevented, restricted, delayed or interfered with by reason of acts of Force Majeure, floods, lightning, earthquakes, war, revolution, civil commotion, acts of public enemies, blockade, embargo, which are not caused by TEKsystems.

TEKsystems may reschedule courses as necessary.

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Host or Publisher TEKsystems Global Services