No, this CSM® certification and exam workshop in Chennai provides you with the membership of Scrum Alliance for 2 years. When you renew your CSM® certificate, the membership of Scrum Alliance is also renewed for a similar period. Alternatively, you can choose the next level of Agile certifications, like Advanced Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, etc., to add more duration to your Scrum Alliance membership.

The Scrum Alliance membership adds great value to active Scrum Masters. It gives you access to the entire community of Certified Scrum Professionals (CSM®, CSPO®, and CSP etc.), Trainers, and Agile coaches. This is one of the greatest and largest Scrum communities. You can also join the Certified Scrum Master® LinkedIn Group, which is quite active. The CSM® accreditation body community portal also allows companies to post job openings on their job board. You can directly apply to various open Scrum roles. Here is the checklist to get the best out of your Scrum Alliance Membership –

• Add new articles/ case studies and other learnings on the Scrum Alliance community blog.
• Create, maintain and promote your own Scrum User Group (A Local Chapter of Scrum Enthusiasts).
• You can also join the active user groups of your area (Discuss Agile Chennai is one such group) and start participating in various activities.
• Connect respectfully with other members, and participate in active forums and other discussions.
• Share your learning and help the members (Your efforts will be recognised and appreciated by the community).
• Participate in regional and international Scrum gatherings.

Participants are often worried about completing the Certified Scrum Master® certification exam and getting certified once they have completed the training. Once you have completed the CSM® certification in Chennai, your Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) will collect your attendance information and will submit your data on Scrum Alliance. The CST also has to deposit the CSM® exam fee to Scrum Alliance (It’s included in your CSM® certification cost). Once the fee is submitted, the CSM® certification exam link is generated and shared on your email ID.

You can confirm your login details and start the online exam whenever you are prepared. You will get 14 days from the first day of your Certified Scrum Master® Training in Chennai to complete the online exam. We recommend that you do not hurry and take your time practising with the mock exams provided by iZenBridge in our online program on Scrum. If you take the exam after thorough practice, you can score better in the CSM® training session exam.

You will get two attempts to clear the certification. Most of our participants clear the first attempt itself.

You need 14 days after your training to complete the online exam for the CSM® certification course in Chennai. As soon as you are confident of clearing the Certified Scrum Master® Training in Chennai and have scored good in the mock exam, it’s time to complete the CSM® certification exam and get certified.

Yes. You get two attempts for the CSM® exam. If you are unable to clear the CSM® Certification exam, you can reattempt.

Chennai is one of the major IT destinations in India. There are 4000+ Bigger enterprises and close to 8200 Small and medium companies operating in Chennai. Almost 60% of big enterprises use Agile and constantly need CSM® certified professionals to perform various roles. Here are a few companies in Chennai that are considered to be good paymasters for Scrum roles.

• Perficient India Private Limited
• Sopra Steria India Ltd
• Cognizant
• Accenture
• CES,
• Bankbazar
• Transunion
• Fidelty
• HCL

CSM® Training Workshop in Chennai, if done correctly, could be a game changer. It can boost your IT Career and offer you a completely different direction with growth and new opportunities.

Here are a few thumb rules that you can keep in mind while selecting a CSM® training in Chennai.

• The CSM® Certification Training in Chennai can only be delivered by Certified Scrum Trainers. Make sure his profile is visible on Scrum Alliance. Never register for training where the trainer profile is not known.
• Only go for a Registered Education Provider. They offer a host of benefits like additional Scrum Education Units and support during your CSM® course certification Renewal; also, if you need some help in interacting with Scrum Alliance regarding your profile, they can support them there too.
• Opt for training where you are offered an online program as well. You need to refer to online content for a long-term understanding of Scrum. Two days of training will not be enough to start Scrum.
• Also, look for a company which can take care of your future certification needs. Agile is a long journey so go with experts. Avoid shops which are just selling certificates.
• Opt for a well-established Agile training company which can support your Agile implementation by offering you a long-term certification and training roadmap in Agile.
• Two factors that get undue importance are the training cost and the venue’s proximity. Certified Scrum Master® certification in Chennai is a lifetime investment, and these two factors should be given the least priority as they have zero impact on the training quality.

Most of our CSM® Certification Training in Chennai batches are organised in the IT hubs near OMR. One of our prominent training venues is Hotel Novotel in the Chennai OMR area. However, the choice of venue may vary depending on the Certified Scrum Master® training workshop in Chennai.

The CSM® Training and Certification Course cost will vary according to the training providers. It costs around 22-25 thousand Indian rupees depending on the location and the training quality. The certification cost is included in the above fee, and it also takes care of your lunch and study material on both days. Training companies charge GST separately.

The bad news is certification alone is not enough to start working in Agile. If you are opting for a Certified Scrum Master®️ Certification Live Virtual Training Workshop in Chennai, you will most likely fall into one of the three criteria:

• You are already working in a Scrum team – If you are part of a Scrum team already and want to strengthen your fundamentals, the Certified Scrum Master® training Chennai workshop is a good beginning, a Certified Scrum Trainer will walk you through the entire journey of Scrum Master, and you can immediately start implementing learnings from the CSM® class.
• You are a beginner in Scrum – If you have a little idea of Scrum but have never worked in Scrum, the challenge has just begun. You must master the fundamentals while still looking for opportunities to work in Scrum. The best idea is to start implementing Scrum in the team where you are already working; for this, you need to understand the Scrum framework really well and need to lead the implementation.
• You are a senior professional working in the waterfall model – This is quite challenging. To understand and appreciate the Scrum fundamentals, you must leave a lot of waterfall baggage and a command and control mindset. Scrum is a complete overhaul of what you have done in the past. The servant leader’s mindset is a totally different approach, and you need to learn from the beginning.

To succeed with Agile at the enterprise level, you need to understand the multiple Agile frameworks and how it scales. We recommend you work as a Scrum Master for some time before going for the next level of the Certified Scrum Master® course. An experienced Scrum Master can opt for the following certifications:

We understand that any one certification is not enough to meet your skill upgradation needs. The IT Industry is going through a turbulent time, and most senior folks are struggling to grow. Our CSM® training in Chennai is designed to help you fight mid-career crises. We offer Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe® Agilist, DevOps), IPC-ACC, Kanban Certifications (KMP1 and KMP2), CSPO® and other certifications which are relevant to the industry needs.

We leave this to your judgement. However, there are a couple of points that we would like to highlight.

• We are an Agile expert company (most of our competitors sell CSM® Certification Courses, and they do not have anything to offer you further). We have a range of certifications which are important for the steady growth of your career.
• We have a local trainer who understands Agile and the local Agile environment as a whole. The benefit comes from addressing all our Scrum-related questions in a local context in a local language.
• We support your continuous learning needs with the help of online programs, regular webinar events, offline community workshops and meetups. An active community is very critical for long-term growth.

Scrum Alliance does not have a regional office in India. iZenBridge is a REP of Scrum Alliance and our trainers are Certified Scrum Trainers (CSTs) with the affiliation of Scrum Alliance.