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Applying Professional Scrum (APS) Course with Certification

Build the confidence and capability to make better decisions in complex product development. Learn Scrum by doing it—through real team challenges, hands-on exercises, and practical techniques that work in your organisation from day one.

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What changes for your team

  • Stop guessing, start adapting
  • Scrum that survives real work
  • Practical skill with recognised proof

Immersive training pays back differently to a two-day course. Sessions spread across several weeks mean each idea is applied in your real work before the next one lands — so capability builds instead of fading under a backlog. Why immersive produces better returns →  ·  Other formats available in the panel above.

Make Scrum work in practice

Shared working practice

You move beyond Scrum words into shared habits for uncertainty, Done, collaboration, and delivery.

Better decisions

You make better product decisions without trusting brittle upfront plans.

Proven capability

You build practical Scrum capability you can validate through PSM I.

Learn Scrum by practising it, not reciting it

Lecture-led Scrum can leave you fluent in terms while plans, Done, and collaboration stay broken.

APS puts you in Scrum Teams, working through Sprints, simulations, and uncertainty before PSM I validation.

Work in Scrum Teams across Sprints.
Simulate product delivery under uncertainty.
Debrief Done, collaboration, self-management pitfalls.

Who it’s for, what you’ll do

For Scrum Team members, managers, and adjacent professionals aligning on Professional Scrum in complex work.

Apply Scrum at work

You’ll turn Scrum fundamentals into usable team practices.

Plan amid uncertainty

You’ll forecast realistically when product work changes.

Spot common pitfalls

You’ll improve Done, collaboration, and self-management.

Validate your understanding

You’ll prepare for PSM I with two included attempts.

Practice Without Trade-offs

Sprint Simulations

You confront real Scrum problems through team simulations, including Minecraft-based exercises across Sprints.

PSM I Included

You get two PSM I attempts to validate practical Scrum understanding after class.

Two Formats

You choose Immersive or Traditional without changing the content or certification outcome.

How the course unfolds

Use the 10-session structure to show the learning journey from Scrum foundations into practical issues like planning under uncertainty, getting to Done, collaboration, and applying Scrum back at work.

Kickoff & Sprint 1

Participants are able to experience building complex products within a timebox, which emphasizes the challenges of self-management, team formation, and norming. Through this exercise, they gain insights into the importance of “Getting to Done,” the potential for self-management anywhere (with supportive guidelines), and how the Scrum framework aids in managing complex product development.

Fundamentals of Scrum

Students understand the concept of Agile and Scrum, its benefits for managing complexity, and being able to identify and explain how their organization could benefit from applying those principles.

Exploring the Scrum Framework

By analyzing the Scrum Framework, demonstrate an understanding of how each element serves a specific purpose, and apply this knowledge to create a practical implementation plan that fully utilizes the Scrum Framework.

Sprint Two

By understanding that self-management requires boundaries in the form of a minimal set of rules students will be able to improve their work by applying the Scrum Framework.

Deeper into the Scrum Framework

Being able to apply improvements to the conduct of Scrum Events by utilizing the transparency provided by Scrum Artifacts to enhance inspection and adaptation, demonstrating the ability to identify and implement changes that enable the team to work more effectively towards achieving their goals.

Sprint Three

Effective collaboration is enabled through positive behavior of team members and by living the Scrum Values. When these values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation come to life building trust. Teams that master collaboration are more likely to achieve their goals and deliver value to their customers. Great collaboration needs continuous attention of team members and courage and openness to hold each other accountable.

Planning With Scrum

Students will be able to evaluate their current process and assess how it affects their ability to work in an empirical way to develop a plan to enhance agile planning.

Sprint Four

Students will be able to analyze the interactions between their Scrum Team(s) and external individuals or groups, identify challenges at these interfaces, design and implement an improvement strategy, and evaluate its impact on the team’s ability to work empirically and achieve their goals.

Getting Started

Students will be able to assess their current implementation of Scrum, analyze potential improvements, and develop a vision for what it could look like in the future. Additionally, they will be able to plan first steps that bring them closer to this vision.

Closing

As we conclude the Applying Professional Scrum course, this final session is designed to reflect on your learning journey, consolidate key concepts, and prepare you to apply your new skills confidently within your team. We’ll revisit the course highlights, address any remaining questions, and provide guidance on the next steps to continue your growth as a Scrum Master.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The APS course is for anyone involved with or considering Scrum—team members new or old, managers, or anyone wanting a practical understanding of Scrum in action. It’s ideal if you’re joining or already working on a Scrum Team, support teams, or are an organisation aiming to adopt Scrum. APS isn’t suited for experienced Scrum professionals looking for advanced topics or for those expecting industry-specific content like software development; it’s designed as a broad, practical introduction or refresher.

Upon completing APS, you get two free attempts at the globally recognised Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) assessment. If you don’t pass on the first go, you can try again at no extra cost; two attempts are included, and passing the assessment earns you certification.

APS is highly practical and hands-on, with the bulk of your learning coming from real team exercises, Sprints, and simulations rather than lectures. You’ll work in teams to solve problems and experience Scrum by doing it, supported by discussion and targeted theory.

You don’t need any previous Scrum experience or specific qualifications to take APS—just a willingness to engage in practical learning. It’s designed for Scrum newcomers, those seeking a refresher, or anyone evaluating Scrum for their team.

APS runs either as a two-day intensive in-person or virtual class, or as an eight-week immersive with one session per week plus offline exercises between. Both formats cover the same content and certification.

Syllabus

Here is exactly what your team will cover, and how we deliver it. Browse the syllabus below, then choose the format that fits how your people learn and how fast you need results:

Every format delivers practical skills your team can apply immediately—through incremental learning, outcome-based assignments, and facilitated reflections that connect the material to your real challenges and keep capability improving long after the session ends.

Kickoff & Sprint 1

Session 1 90+
Participants are able to experience building complex products within a timebox, which emphasizes the challenges of self-management, team formation, and norming. Through this exercise, they gain insights into the importance of “Getting to Done,” the potential for self-management anywhere (with supportive guidelines), and how the Scrum framework aids in managing complex product development.
Ask Facilitate a discussion within your organization about your current process and practices used for product development and create an explicit description of them.
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Fundamentals of Scrum

Session 2 90+
Students understand the concept of Agile and Scrum, its benefits for managing complexity, and being able to identify and explain how their organization could benefit from applying those principles.
Ask Identify improvement in your current process based on your understanding on how the principles of Agile and Scrum can benefit the team in addressing complexities in product development and apply at least one change to validate its feasibility.
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Exploring the Scrum Framework

Session 3 120+
By analyzing the Scrum Framework, demonstrate an understanding of how each element serves a specific purpose, and apply this knowledge to create a practical implementation plan that fully utilizes the Scrum Framework.
Ask Identify deviations of your current process from Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide and apply at least one change that reduces the differences.
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Sprint Two

Session 4 75+
By understanding that self-management requires boundaries in the form of a minimal set of rules students will be able to improve their work by applying the Scrum Framework.
Ask Through an evaluation of the current Scrum implementation, identify opportunities for improvement, demonstrate how establishing boundaries aligned with the Scrum Framework can enhance self-management, and implement changes that enable the team to work more empirically and achieve their goals more effectively.
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Deeper into the Scrum Framework

Session 5 75+
Being able to apply improvements to the conduct of Scrum Events by utilizing the transparency provided by Scrum Artifacts to enhance inspection and adaptation, demonstrating the ability to identify and implement changes that enable the team to work more effectively towards achieving their goals.
Ask Evaluate how you are currently using transparency in your Scrum Events to inspect and adapt and apply at least one improvement to increase transparency or improve the flow of the Scrum Event.
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Sprint Three

Session 6 90+
Effective collaboration is enabled through positive behavior of team members and by living the Scrum Values. When these values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation come to life building trust. Teams that master collaboration are more likely to achieve their goals and deliver value to their customers. Great collaboration needs continuous attention of team members and courage and openness to hold each other accountable.
Ask Evaluate together with your team(s) how good they are collaborating and if there are any behaviors in the team that are impacting their ability to achieve their goals. Identify and apply at least one improvement that helps the team to collaborate better and acquire feedback on the impact of this change.
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Planning With Scrum

Session 7 90+
Students will be able to evaluate their current process and assess how it affects their ability to work in an empirical way to develop a plan to enhance agile planning.
Ask By evaluating your team’s current process, identify how it affects the ability to work in an empirical way and develop a plan to apply at least one improvement to enhance agile planning to assess the impact of this change.
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Sprint Four

Session 8 90+
Students will be able to analyze the interactions between their Scrum Team(s) and external individuals or groups, identify challenges at these interfaces, design and implement an improvement strategy, and evaluate its impact on the team’s ability to work empirically and achieve their goals.
Ask Assess the interactions between your Scrum Team(s) and external individuals or groups to pinpoint any challenges at these interfaces. Then, implement at least one improvement and measure its impact on the team’s ability to work empirically and achieve their goals.
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Getting Started

Session 9 45+
Students will be able to assess their current implementation of Scrum, analyze potential improvements, and develop a vision for what it could look like in the future. Additionally, they will be able to plan first steps that bring them closer to this vision.
Ask Assess your current implementation of Scrum, and develop a vision for what it could look like six months from now. Create a 15% solution to start the journey towards this vision.
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Closing

Session 10 30+
As we conclude the Applying Professional Scrum course, this final session is designed to reflect on your learning journey, consolidate key concepts, and prepare you to apply your new skills confidently within your team. We’ll revisit the course highlights, address any remaining questions, and provide guidance on the next steps to continue your growth as a Scrum Master.
  • Passing score: 85%
  • Time limit: 60 minutes
  • Number of Questions: 80
  • Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, True/False
  • Language:
  • Free Credly digital credential included
  • Practice assignmentScrum Open
  • Passwords have no expiration date, but are valid for one attempt only
  • Lifetime certification - no annual renewal fee required

Catchup & After

Two weeks after completion, participants are invited to join a follow-up catch-up session designed to address any remaining questions, ideas, or challenges that have emerged since the training. This session provides an opportunity to reflect on your experiences applying the concepts learned in the course, share insights, and receive additional support.

* Assignments are part of our Immersive Training Programs, encouraging participants to apply their learning practically between sessions for a more hands-on experience.

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