Advanced Certified Scrum Developer℠

What are the benefits of an Advanced Certified Scrum Developer^℠ certification?

In today’s competitive job market, Advanced Certified Scrum Developer^℠ training can fuel your career success and increase your effectiveness on any Scrum team. A successful Certified Scrum Developer commits to continuous improvement, making A-CSD^℠ the logical next step. The coursework and dedication needed to achieve an A-CSD^℠ helps you become a better practitioner of Scrum and agile development. By earning an Advanced Certified Scrum Developer certification^℠, you:

• Enjoy the power to collaboratively improve your team’s working dynamics and effectiveness
• Grow your technical capabilities by practicing agile tested approaches to development
• Expand your understanding of the foundations of Scrum and the scope of your role
• Improve your career opportunities by staying relevant and marketable to agile businesses
• Engage with a community of like-minded Scrum developers who are committed to continuous improvement
• Analyze your growth and discover new opportunities to accelerate your career as an agilist

REQUIREMENTS

To earn an A-CSD^℠, we require that you:

• Hold a Certified Scrum Developer (CSD^®) certification with the Scrum Alliance.
• Attend an A-CSD^℠ educational offering to gain techniques that expand into test-driven development, continuous delivery, refactoring, collaboration, and team dynamics.
• Successfully complete all educator-designed components of an approved educational offering. This may include pre- or post-course work as deemed necessary by your approved educator to complete the learning objectives.
• Validate at least 12 months of work experience specific to the role of Scrum developer/team member (within the past five years).

When you complete your course, you will receive notification to accept your A-CSD^℠ license, and the A-CSD^℠ certification will be added to your profile. Your certification is valid for two years.

Your Path with Scrum Alliance

1. Certified Scrum Developer course
2. A-CSD^℠ course
3. Certified Scrum Professional — Developer℠ course

On your path to CSP-D^℠, you must demonstrate an understanding of Scrum and agile engineering practices by passing a CSD assessment provided by a Scrum Alliance approved CSD educator. The assessment may be an exam administered by the educator or an active, classroom-based assessment.

Maintain your A-CSD^℠ certification by earning Scrum Education Units^® (SEUs) and renewing your certification every two years.