Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®

What You'll Learn

  • Facilitate productive discussions among stakeholders, teams, and executives.

  • Coach and mentor teams to enhance agility and performance.

  • Address common challenges like resistance to change and low engagement.

  • Scale Scrum practices beyond individual teams.

Who Should Attend

  • Certified ScrumMasters (CSM®) with at least 12 months of experience.

  • Agile coaches and practitioners aiming to deepen their expertise.

  • Leaders seeking to foster agile transformation within their organizations.


Certification Requirements

  • Hold an active Certified ScrumMaster (CSM®) certification.

  • Complete the A-CSM® course.

  • Demonstrate at least 12 months of Scrum Master experience within the past five years.

Course Details

Duration: 16 hours delivered over 2 days of live online instruction.
Format: Live online sessions with interactive components
Certification: Upon completion, receive the A-CSM® certification from Scrum Alliance provided you have met all the certification requirements.

Topics Covered

  • Advanced Facilitation Techniques: Enhance your ability to guide teams through complex discussions.

  • Coaching and Mentoring: Develop skills to support team growth and agile maturity.

  • Scaling Scrum: Learn strategies to implement Scrum practices across multiple teams.

  • Organizational Change: Understand how to lead and manage agile transformations.

  • High Performing Teams: Learn the secrets of taking your team to the high performing level and keeping them there!

Your Instructor

Brian Milner

CEO - Agility Evolved



Brian Milner is the CEO of Agility Evolved, a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST), and the host of the popular Agile Mentors Podcast. With over two decades of hands-on experience in software development, leadership, and agile coaching, Brian brings deep expertise and a practical, pragmatic mindset to every class he teaches.

Brian’s journey began as a developer before moving through the ranks of management and eventually discovering his passion for helping teams thrive through Scrum. His work has spanned both waterfall and agile environments, giving him a unique perspective on what truly helps teams improve—not just in theory, but in practice.

In addition to leading Agility Evolved, Brian collaborates with Mike Cohn and Mountain Goat Software to deliver world-class training and coaching. Whether he's in front of a class or behind the mic on his podcast, Brian is known for making complex topics easy to understand, answering tough questions with clarity and humor, and equipping Scrum practitioners to lead with confidence.


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