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Developers Courses to help Developers on the Scrum Team better fulfill their accountabilities

Agile Leaders Courses to help leaders better support their teams

Instructor Led Courses

Applying Professional Scrum Work together in Scrum Teams

Professional Scrum Master Explore Agile and Scrum principles

Professional Scrum Master - Advanced Handle challenges and situations

Professional Scrum Product Owner Discover product management skills & practices

Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced Deepen understanding of the many PO stances

Professional Agile Leadership Essentials Support and empower agile teams

Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management Improve outcomes, capabilities and results

Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills Improve their ability to manage all aspects of the Product Backlog

Professional Product Discovery and Validation Learn how to apply discovery and validation techniques

Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Improve Scrum Team, stakeholder and customer interactions

Scaled Professional Scrum Learn skills to overcome scaling challenges

Professional Scrum with Kanban Understand how flow can help Scrum Teams

Professional Scrum with User Experience Create cross-functional teams

Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development Learn Agile Software Practices

Complementary Non-Scrum.org Courses These courses are created and delivered by our Professional Scrum Trainers and are not Scrum.org courses.

Self-Paced Courses

Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills Improve your ability to manage all aspects of the Product Backlog

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All Certifications Learn about all available certifications

Professional Scrum Master Fundamental, advanced & distinguished levels of Scrum Master knowledge in levels I, II & III

Professional Scrum Product Owner Fundamental, advanced & distinguished levels of Product Owner knowledge in levels I, II & III

Professional Scrum Developer Knowledge of practices and techniques that support building software with Scrum

Professional Agile Leadership Value of agility and why leadership support is essential

Professional Agile Leadership - EBM Advanced level of understanding about how an empirical approach helps organizations

Scaled Professional Scrum Validate knowledge of scaling Scrum and the Nexus framework

Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Evidence that you can help teams move forward toward their desired outcomes

Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills Understanding how to effectively manage a transparent Product Backlog focused on value

Professional Scrum with Kanban How Scrum Teams can use Kanban to improve flow and increase delivery of value

Professional Scrum with User Experience Integrate modern UX practices into Scrum to deliver greater value

Professional Product Discovery and Validation Understanding of how to appropriately use discovery and validation techniques

Practice with Open Assessments

All Practice Tests See all available practice tests

Scrum Open Prepare for all certifications

Product Owner Open Prepare for PSPO

Software Developer Open Prepare for PSD

Nexus Open Prepare for SPS

Facilitation Skills Open Prepare for PSF Skills

Kanban Open Prepare for PSK

Agile Leadership Open Prepare for PAL

Evidence-Based Management Open Prepare for PAL-EBM

Professional Product Ownership Capabilities Workshop Work with a Scrum.org PST to assess your current capabilities across a number of different Product Ownership areas to create an actionable plan for improvement.

Consulting Services Through their consulting services, PSTs bring their experience and expertise to help companies deliver value.

General Resources

Search All Resources Search to find what you are looking for

Resource Center Find resources to help you wherever you are on your learning journey

Professional Scrum Competencies A set of focus areas that all classes and certifications are built upon

By Accountability (Role)

Scrum Master A set of resources for Scrum Masters

Product Owner A set of resources for Product Owners

Developers A set of resources for Developers on Scrum Teams

Agile Leaders A set of resources for those leading agile teams

Resources by Type (most popular)

Guides Guides provide definitive descriptions of ways of working

Webcasts Register for upcoming webcasts

Videos Watch to learn from Scrum experts

Case Studies See how others are using Scrum

Blog Read the latest articles from our trainer community and staff

Learning Series Walk through a series of content to learn about a specific topic

Podcasts Listen to Recordings from our community and beyond

Books By Ken Schwaber, Professional Scrum Trainers and Scrum.org

FAQ Learn from some of the most frequently asked questions about Scrum

Blog Read the latest articles from our trainer community and staff

Forum Ask questions and share answers with the community

Events Find events that we participate in globally

Become a Professional Scrum Trainer Learn how to be a Professional Scrum Trainer

Search Professional Scrum Certification Holders Verify certifications

Scaling Scrum with Nexus Builds upon Scrum’s foundation to scale beyond a single team

Scrum with Kanban Enhance and complement Scrum while improving flow

Evidence Based Management (EBM) Measure, manage and increase the value derived from product delivery

The Agile Product Operating Model Bridging modern product management and agile approaches

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