{"id":10597,"date":"2026-01-10T01:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/?post_type=course&#038;p=10597"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:00:56","slug":"certified-scrum-master-preparation","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/course\/certified-scrum-master-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) \u2013 Exam Preparation Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CSM certification issued by Scrum Alliance is widely regarded as the most in-demand global standard for leaders in entrepreneurship and technical project management. This 2026 course is designed to enable you to master the Scrum framework not merely as a set of rules, but as a mindset focused on improving productivity, enhancing collaboration, and delivering high-value products in environments characterized by uncertainty.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">This course does not grant a standard attendance certificate; rather, it is an intensive preparatory program specifically designed to enable you to successfully pass the official Scrum Alliance examination. The course aims to transform you into a Servant Leader capable of guiding teams toward success and operational excellence.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Course Objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Internalize the five Scrum values: Courage, Focus, Commitment, Respect, and Openness.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the three pillars of Scrum: Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.<\/li>\n<li>Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the Scrum Team.<\/li>\n<li>Effectively manage Scrum events to ensure smooth workflow and goal achievement.<\/li>\n<li>Empower teams to practice self-management and resolve problems internally.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare trainees to pass the CSM exam through understanding the logic of situational, scenario-based questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Detailed Training Content<\/h2>\n<h3>Unit 1: Agile Philosophy and the Scrum Framework (Agile &amp; Scrum)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Scrum? Differences between traditional methodologies and Agile approaches.<\/li>\n<li>Scrum theory: empiricism and decision-making based on observation and experience.<\/li>\n<li>The Scrum lifecycle: from product vision to a potentially releasable increment.<\/li>\n<li>Practical exercises and applied questions on core Scrum principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Unit 2: Scrum Team Roles (Scrum Roles)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Product Owner: maximizing value and managing the Product Backlog.<\/li>\n<li>Scrum Master: the servant leader, team coach, and impediment remover.<\/li>\n<li>Developers: accountability for quality and commitment to the Sprint goal.<\/li>\n<li>Practical exercises and applied questions on role overlap and conflict resolution within the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Unit 3: Scrum Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sprint: the container for all events, including duration and purpose.<\/li>\n<li>Sprint Planning: defining what will be done and how it will be accomplished.<\/li>\n<li>Daily Scrum: daily synchronization and identification of impediments.<\/li>\n<li>Sprint Review: presenting increments and obtaining stakeholder feedback.<\/li>\n<li>Sprint Retrospective: continuous improvement of team processes and collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>Practical exercises and applied questions on time management and objective alignment within events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Unit 4: Scrum Artifacts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Product Backlog: ordering, management, and refinement.<\/li>\n<li>Sprint Backlog: commitment to achieving the Sprint Goal.<\/li>\n<li>The Increment: understanding when work is considered done (Definition of Done).<\/li>\n<li>Practical exercises and applied questions on commitments associated with each artifact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Unit 5: Advanced Scrum Master Skills<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Servant leadership: supporting the team without exerting control.<\/li>\n<li>Impediment management: addressing issues that hinder team performance.<\/li>\n<li>Coaching and facilitation: skills for leading effective meetings and discussions.<\/li>\n<li>Progress tracking: using burndown charts to measure team velocity.<\/li>\n<li>Practical exercises and applied questions based on real-world Scrum Master scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Official Exam Information (CSM)<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Criterion<\/th>\n<th>Updated Details for 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Accrediting Body<\/td>\n<td>Scrum Alliance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Questions<\/td>\n<td>50 questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Question Type<\/td>\n<td>Multiple Choice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Exam Duration<\/td>\n<td>60 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Passing Score<\/td>\n<td>74% (37 correct answers out of 50)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Target Audience<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Project managers seeking to transition toward Agile management approaches.<\/li>\n<li>Team leaders aiming to enhance team performance and collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>Software developers interested in professionally mastering the Scrum framework.<\/li>\n<li>Professionals responsible for driving digital transformation initiatives within organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The CSM certification represents more than a credential; it is a formal recognition of your ability to lead change and build resilient, high-performing Agile teams capable of competing in a volatile job market. As such, it stands as one of the strongest professional assets you can add to your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CSM certification issued by Scrum Alliance is widely regarded as the most in-demand global standard for leaders in entrepreneurship and technical project management. This 2026 course is designed to enable you to master the Scrum framework not merely as a set of rules, but as a mindset focused on improving productivity, enhancing collaboration, and &#8230; <a title=\"Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) \u2013 Exam Preparation Course\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/course\/certified-scrum-master-preparation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) \u2013 Exam Preparation Course\">\u0625\u0642\u0631\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"course_category":[167,148],"class_list":["post-10597","course","type-course","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","course_category-exam-preparation","course_category-programming-and-application-development","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/10597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/course"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10597"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/10597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10623,"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/10597\/revisions\/10623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mada.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course_category?post=10597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}