CSD Training

- Course workbook
- Initial certification fees included
- Free 1 year Scrum Alliance membership
- 14 PDUs and 14 SEUs credits
- Free follow-up coaching sessions
- Full money back guarantee
- Flexible cancellation policy
Certified Scrum Developer® - Team Member Practices
The Certified Scrum Developer Team Member Practices class is a 2 day 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 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.
Who Should Attend
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
- Engineers
- User Experience Professionals

Course Outline
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 2 days and 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

Certification Credits
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)

Money Back Guarantee
Your satisfaction is guaranteed! We are confident that you will be fully satisfied with this class. If the class is not meeting your expectations, just let us know by the end of day 1 and we will give you a full refund.
Flexible Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation requests received at least 2 calendar days before the start of a class receive a full 100% refund. All other cancellation requests receive a full 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 info@kaizenko.com
What Our Students Are Saying
“As someone new to Agile and Scrum, this made for a great, comprehensive introduction. I would recommend this course to everyone.”
Great course!
“Great course with plenty of interactive activities to help develop a good foundation of Agile and Scrum.”
I was blown away!
“I didn’t know what to expect. I was blown away by the concepts, the different way of thinking and how scrum can be used in any industry.”
“Practical learning and real world practical examples to prepare for what you will encounter.”
“Best collaboration activities ever seen. Innate approach to submerging students inside scrum experience gave unique learning experience.”
“Excellent strategy to teach content – many relevant examples – held attention and engagement.”
“I have spent about 6 years on “Agile” teams with varying implementations. Very helpful to re-baseline what I thought I knew about Scrum.”
“Excellent teacher, knows ins and outs of Scrum and Agile. Extremely helpful and patient with our group.”
“Fadi was excellent at answering questions on the fly. He’s very knowledgeable.”
“Instructor was very knowledgeable and you could tell he had experience in the field and in teaching.”
“This was such a helpful course. Fadi had a wealth of real world knowledge that gave great context for the info in the course. There were also a lot of hands-on activities that where really useful.”
“I really enjoyed taking this class. It cleared certain misconceptions I had about certain Scrum topics.”
“I’m confident that I will pass the exam on the 1st attempt from what I learned during this course.”
“One of my concerns with certifications is they can be highly theoretical and difficult to apply in one’s personal work context. This CSM course avoids this trap by using Scrum to run the class itself, and giving students lots of practical experience with the Scrum events, artifacts and agile principles.”
“The course format and instructor was great at getting and keeping me engaged and participating.”
“The course was informative and easy to follow.”
Initially Skeptical
“I was initially skeptical about running the course using Scrum, but it really drove the concepts home. I thought the interactive approach was a good way to get hands-on with the content to learn the lessons and really appreciated not just walking through powerpoint.”
“Fadi gave very thorough examples to ensure maximum comprehension – much appreciated.”
“I realized quickly that I first learned fake Scrum in previous roles and needed help to learn it the right way. Fadi was a good teacher.”
Practical examples and insights to enrich the learning experience
“Fadi is a great instructor – very knowledgeable – gave practical examples and insights to enrich the learning experience.”
“Excellent job of reviewing the content and engaging participants throughout the training.”
“This course gave me concrete examples that I can immediately apply to my company’s scrum process.”
“The course is a great opportunity for all agile practitioners (not just Scrum Masters) to refresh on key concepts of Scrum and introduce improvements to their daily work and team collaboration. I highly recommend it.”
“The activities presented in the this course helped increase our Scrum knowledge in a fun and interactive manner.”
Instructor was a field expert with many years of experience
“Instructor was a field expert with many years of experience, but also maintained great facilitation skills.”
“The information was presented in an easy to understand, comprehensive, engaging format. The interaction was integral to understanding and was very appreciated.”
“I really enjoyed this class. The time flew by as Fadi made the course interactive and fun. Fadi is extremely knowledgeable and I am very happy with my experience.”
“Would gladly take another one of Fadi’s classes.”
“Exercises and scenarios were memorable and helpful.”
“Fadi is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the material and he presented it very well.”
“It was a great experience in collaboration and learning.”
“Enjoyed the structure of the class. Worked like a real world example.”
Adaptable, entertaining, thorough, with perfect examples
“Adaptable, entertaining, thorough, with perfect examples. Awesome course. I highly recommend it to my teammates.”
“Fadi was awesome. He kept us engaged and provided good context on the material.”
“Learning by practicing. Games, simulations and exercises. Concise and simple ways to explain the material.”
“Introduced to a different way about thinking about Scrum and teamwork. It put my previous experience in a different perspective.”
“I thought I had sufficient idea about Scrum before the course, but I now have a complete appreciation for the approach.”
Real-world experiences, stories, and examples
“I most liked the practical exercises and Fadi’s real-world experiences, stories, and examples beyond the covered material.”
“Fadi did an excellent job in helping me understand Scrum and get certified.”
“A new way of thinking and great way to learn the material.”
“Fadi was enthusiastic without being corny and really paused to allow the class to use the skills already gathered and answer questions. The class was dynamic, followed the principles of Scrum and put things into perspective.”
“Awesome preliminary course to start your Agile journey. Course Content is very effective and instructor is awesome in his teaching style where complex Scrum situations are simplified.”
“Learned a lot! Enough where I see things I need to change at my company regarding our ‘Scrum’ process.”
“Fadi has a wealth of knowledge and experience and does a great job addressing questions.”
“Highly recommended to anyone at any level of Scrum experience.”
“The class demystified Scrum for us. Fadi patiently answered our questions and made us believe this is possible for us.”
“The CSM course offered me an insight into the power of persuasion and servant leadership a scrum master plays in teams.”
“Fadi made the material exciting and knew how to engage us with Scrum and Agile.”
“Engaging, personable, and professional from start to finish. It was a pleasure to have Fadi as our instructor.”
“Great course; highly recommended.”
“Fadi was able to read the room and adjust the curriculum based on the needs of the class.”
“Course covers all principles early on which helps set a foundation for the deep dive sections. Activities are key!”
“Best live instructor ever experienced.”
“Fadi is extremely knowledgeable about Scrum and its challenges. He uses his amazing articulation and oratory skills to make complex topics seem easy to follow.”