Team Member Practices - Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)

Certified Scrum Developer® - Team Member Practices

The Certified Scrum Developer Team Member Practices class is an immersive training and learning experience that covers Agile values and Agile principles, the fundamentals of Scrum, the intricacies of the Scrum framework, Scrum roles and accountabilities, and the key skills needed to be able to work successfully on a Scrum team. Upon completion of this course, students will earn the the Certified Scrum Developer (CSD®) credential from the ScrumAlliance®.

Note that this is a non-technical class. If you are a programmer, you might be interested in the Certified Scrum Developer – Agile Engineering Practices class instead.

The class is appropriate for attendees that are brand new to Agile and Scrum or for more experienced practitioners that need a refresher to get certified and start their journey towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP®). The CSD course is considered a foundational class and is suitable for all team members including:

• Testers
• Architects
• Business Analysts
• Programmers
• User Experience Professionals

The class is presented in a highly interactive and collaborative format with elements of exercises, games, simulations, videos, and classroom discussion interwoven throughout.

The class is offered live virtually.

Topics Include:

• Lean, Agile and Scrum values and principles
• Scrum Roles: ScrumMaster, Product Owner, Development Team Members
• Product Backlog and Product Backlog Refinement
• Product Backlog Items and User Stories
• Planning and Estimation
• Scrum Events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
• Sprint Backlog and Task Boards
• Agile Engineering Practices
• Product Increment and the Definition of Done
• Collaboration and Team Dynamics

Upon completion of this class, students can

• Earn the Certified Scrum Developer designation (CSD)
• Earn 14 Project Management Institute Professional Development Units (PDUs)
• Earn 14 Scrum Alliance Scrum Educational Units (SEUs)

• Course workbook
• Initial certification fee
• 1 year membership to the Scrum Alliance
• 14 PDUs and 14 SEUs certification credits
• Money Back Guarantee

Your satisfaction is guaranteed. If you are not satisfied with the class, you can request a full refund at the end of day 1.

• Cancellation requests received 2 days prior to the start of class receive a full 100% refund. All other cancelation requests receive a credit for a future class.
• Should the organizer cancel the class for any reason, a full 100% refund will be issued.
• All cancellation requests must be made via email to [email protected]

Fadi Stephan is a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®), Agile Coach, and technology consultant with more than twenty years of experience at startups, government agencies, and Fortune500 companies across various sectors including financial, hospitality, and homeland. His focus is on building high performing innovative organizations and teams that deliver value early and maximize ROI. Most recently, Fadi was the Software Development Practice lead at Excella Consulting as well as the Digital Services Delivery Solutions lead. Prior to that, he was Director of Product Development at DATABASICS.

Fadi’s background is in technology consulting and product development. He has successfully led digital transformations by combining lean discovery with Agile delivery and a DevOps mindset to deliver impactful digital experiences. At client sites, Fadi trains and coaches teams on agility, leadership, product management, user-centered design, Agile engineering practices and DevSecOps.

Fadi is based in Washington DC and co-organizes DC’s largest Scrum User Group and frequently presents at conferences nationwide. When Fadi is not teaching or coaching, he enjoys cycling as well as downhill skiing.

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