Module 2: The Three Roles in Scrum
- Scrum Master roles and challenges
- Product Owner roles and responsibilities
- Development team roles and responsibilities
CSM Certification Training in Des Moines
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Build the skills to lead high-performing Scrum teams with Scrum Alliance-aligned CSM training in Des Moines. This instructor-led course prepares aspiring and practicing Scrum Masters to master the Scrum framework, facilitate agile delivery, and pass the Scrum Alliance CSM exam, in flexible live virtual and classroom formats that fit working professionals.
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Who Can Take
What Is the Certified ScrumMaster Certification?
Your Entry Point into Agile Delivery
Invensis Learning is aligned with Scrum Alliance to provide CSM certification in Des Moines. The training is delivered by Certified Scrum Trainers (CST) using official Scrum Alliance courseware and the CSM Learning Objectives.
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What's Included in Your CSM Training
16 hours of instructor-led training over two days
16 PDUs on completion of the training
Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)-led delivery
Official Scrum Alliance courseware
15-module curriculum
CSM exam access (50 MCQ, 60 minutes) with two free attempts within 90 days
Two-year Scrum Alliance membership
CSM digital badge on certification
Retake the training within 2 months at no additional cost
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Key Highlights
of the CSM Certification Training Course
Next: Eligibility Criteria
CSM Certification Eligibility in Des Moines
Do You Qualify for the CSM Exam?
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What You Gain from CSM Certification
Value for Individuals and Teams
For Individuals
CSM training helps aspiring and practicing Scrum Masters build real Scrum capability and earn a credential employers recognize. The course suits developers, testers, business analysts, team leads, and project managers moving into agile delivery. Whether you are formalizing hands-on Scrum experience or stepping into the Scrum Master role for the first time at a Des Moines employer, this training maps directly to what agile teams need day to day.
If you want a globally recognized Scrum Master credential backed by Scrum Alliance, CSM is a clear first step. You gain framework fluency, facilitation skills, and a supported path from the two-day course to the online certification exam.
- Validates your Scrum knowledge with the world's most recognized Scrum Master credential
- Opens Scrum Master and agile delivery roles across Des Moines insurers, banks, and tech firms
- Builds servant-leadership skills to coach teams, remove impediments, and facilitate events
- Strengthens your ability to run Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Reviews, and Retrospectives
- Includes a two-year Scrum Alliance membership and digital badge once you pass the exam
- Gives career changers and project managers a clear path into agile ways of working
- Boosts earning potential in a metro where Scrum Master pay averages six figures
- Provides a foundation to progress toward Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)
For Organizations
CSM group training helps organizations build agile delivery capability by equipping teams with a shared understanding of Scrum roles, events, and artifacts. Training can be delivered for single teams, departments, or whole delivery organizations. For Des Moines employers scaling agile across insurance, financial services, and technology functions, this training creates consistent and effective Scrum practice.
If your teams apply Scrum inconsistently, CSM group training establishes a common framework and a shared vocabulary. Your Scrum Masters learn to facilitate events, coach for self-management, and connect delivery to outcomes.
- Builds a shared Scrum language and consistent agile practice across teams
- Improves delivery predictability through disciplined Sprint planning and reviews
- Develops servant leaders who coach teams and clear delivery impediments
- Supports agile transformation in insurance, banking, and technology functions
- Enables customized onsite or live virtual delivery for Des Moines teams
- Strengthens retention by investing in recognized professional credentials
- Standardizes Scrum roles, events, and artifacts across business units
- Scales agile capability without disrupting delivery schedules
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CSM Exam Format in Des MoinesWhat to expect on exam day
The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) assessment validates your understanding of the Scrum framework and your readiness to serve as a Scrum Master on delivery teams. The assessment focuses on the Scrum Guide foundations, the three roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers), the five events, the three artifacts, and the values and theory underpinning empirical process control. Through a combination of multiple-choice questions, candidates are tested on their ability to apply Scrum principles in real-world team environments.
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CSM Certification Cost in Des Moines
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Who Should Take CSM Training in Des Moines?
Scrum Master
Agile Team Lead
Project Manager (Agile)
Delivery Manager
Team Lead
Product Manager
Business Analyst (Agile teams)
Agile Coach (aspiring)
Scrum Master Careers and Pay in Des Moines
Roles, Demand, and Growth
Des Moines is one of the country's strongest insurance and financial-services hubs, and its carriers, banks, and fintechs are scaling agile delivery fast. That makes Certified ScrumMasters valuable across the metro, from Principal and Nationwide to EMC Insurance, Wells Fargo, and a growing insurtech scene. Demand runs from Scrum Master and Product Owner to Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and here is what the local market is paying right now.
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Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Certified Professionals in Des Moines : Salary Insights and Trends
Hiring Companies in Des Moines
$100KMin
$106KAverage
$148KMax
Robert Half · Built In · Ladders (Des Moines) 2026
Principal Financial GroupNationwideEMC InsuranceWells Fargo
Source: Principal · Nationwide · EMC Insurance · Wells Fargo
What Is Driving Demand for Scrum Masters in Des Moines
CSM is more than a certificate. It is a career step for agile professionals in Des Moines. Join learners who lead effective Scrum teams and connect delivery to outcomes. Start your journey today.
Your Des Moines Career TransformationYour Career Before and After CSM Certification
The Scrum Master Transformation
Des Moines' insurance, banking, and tech employers increasingly separate certified Scrum professionals from the rest as they scale agile delivery. Here is which side of that line the CSM puts you on.
Sources: Robert Half, Built In, Ladders, Salary.com (Des Moines / Iowa) 2026.
How to Get CSM Certified in Des Moines
Step-by-Step Certification Process
The path to online CSM certification in Des Moines is straightforward. Complete the 2-day Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®)-led course, take the Scrum Alliance assessment online, and activate your credential through your Scrum Alliance account. Most learners complete the process within a few days of finishing the course.
Module 3: Scrum Ceremonies
- Sprint planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
Module 4: Scrum Artifacts
- Product Backlog
- Sprint Backlog
- Product Increment
Module 5: Sprint Execution
- Sprint Execution Planning
- Flow management
- Resolution meetings
- Communication (Taskboard, Sprint burndown chart using story points, hours effort)
Module 6: Daily Scrum and Sprint Retrospective
- Activities in daily scrum
- Activities in a sprint retrospective
Module 7: Definition of Done (DoD) and Acceptance Criteria
- Definition of Done for a feature (user story or product backlog item)
- Definition of Done for a sprint
- Definition of Done for a release
- Definition of Done vs. Acceptance criteria
- Done vs. Done-Done
Module 8: Definition of Ready
- Definition of Ready for user story
- Definition of Ready for sprint
Module 9: Release Planning
- Definition of release planning
- Who takes part in release planning
- Steps in Release planning
- Output of Release Planning
Module 10: Sprint Burndown Chart
- Definition
- Why and when to use a sprint burndown chart
- Information obtained from sprint burndown chart
Module 11: Release Burn-Up Chart
- Definition
- Features
- How to create a release burn-up chart (steps)?
Module 12: Product Planning
- What is product planning
- What is product vision
- How to create a product backlog
- Product Roadmap
- Minimum Releasable features (or) Minimum Marketable Features
- Minimum Viable Products
Module 13: User Stories
- What are user stories?
- Structure/format of user stories
- INVEST criteria
Module 14: Agile Estimation
- Definition
- Benefits of Agile Estimation
- Agile estimation techniques
Module 15: Planning Poker
- Definition
- Benefits
- Participants
- How to play planning poker?
- Planning Poker rules
Course Curriculum
of the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Training
The CSM curriculum follows the official Scrum Alliance CSM Learning Objectives and the latest Scrum Guide. Modules are delivered over 2 days by a Certified Scrum Trainer® with hands-on workshops, facilitated exercises, and real Scrum scenarios.
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Module 1: Agile and Scrum Overview
- Agile Manifesto
- 12 Principles
- 4 values
- Scrum Foundations (5 Scrum Values)
Foundational to nearly every question on the exam, best mastered early.
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The Scrum Skills You Will Build
Facilitation, Coaching, and Empiricism
This Certified ScrumMaster training builds practical Scrum capability across all six areas of the Scrum Alliance CSM Learning Objectives. By the end, you can facilitate Scrum events, coach for self-management, and support agile delivery with confidence.
Scrum Theory and Empiricism
Learn what you will master first: the empirical foundation of Scrum and its three pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation, so you can help teams work effectively in complex, fast-changing environments.
Living the Five Scrum Values
Apply commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage to build the trust and psychological safety that make Scrum teams effective, and see how a Scrum Master models these values day to day.
The Scrum Team and Its Accountabilities
Understand the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Developers, and how self-management and cross-functionality let a small, cohesive team deliver a usable Increment each Sprint.
Facilitating All Five Scrum Events
Run Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint itself within their timeboxes, keeping every event productive and focused on the Sprint Goal.
Managing Scrum Artifacts and Commitments
Work with the Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment, and apply the Product Goal, Sprint Goal, and Definition of Done to create transparency and a clear quality bar.
Servant Leadership and Coaching
Serve the team, the Product Owner, and the organization by coaching, facilitating, and removing impediments, using proven techniques for retrospectives, conflict, and stakeholder collaboration.
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Training Modes
for Professionals and Teams
We offer flexible training formats designed to suit different learning preferences, schedules, and professional goals. Whether you prefer collaborative classroom learning, live online sessions, team-based training, or personalized guidance, choose the option that best supports your Scrum learning and professional development journey.
CSM Classroom Training
Instructor-led classroom sessions
Interactive discussions and group activities
Real-world examples and practical exercises
Structured learning with fixed schedules
Opportunities for peer networking and collaboration
Practice assessments and knowledge checks
Dedicated Q&A and concept clarification
Immediate trainer feedback and support
Learn through face-to-face sessions led by experienced instructors in a collaborative classroom environment. This classroom CSM training in Des Moines format combines expert guidance, peer interaction, and hands-on activities to create an engaging learning experience.
Official Scrum Alliance International-aligned Course Material
Best For: Learners who prefer in-person interaction, structured schedules, and collaborative learning experiences.
CSM Corporate Group Training
Customized training aligned to organizational goals
Flexible delivery: onsite, virtual, hybrid, or blended
Scheduling tailored to business availability
Role-based examples and industry-relevant discussions
Progress tracking and learner assessments where applicable
Dedicated coordination and administrative support
Consistent learning experiences across teams
Scalable delivery for local, regional, or global workforces
Designed for organizations that want to build Agile capabilities at scale, standardize Scrum practices, and support workforce development through customized team learning initiatives. This format is ideal for CSM training for companies in Des Moines seeking to strengthen Agile delivery and team collaboration across the organization.
Official Scrum Alliance International-aligned Course Material
Best For: Organizations looking to upskill employees, address capability gaps, and deliver consistent training across teams.
CSM Focused 1-to-1 Training
One-to-one instructor attention
Customized learning plans and objectives
Flexible scheduling based on availability
Personalized feedback and coaching
Additional focus on challenging topics
Targeted practice and revision support
Faster clarification of questions and concepts
Learning pace is adapted to individual needs
Receive personalized instruction tailored to your goals, pace, and learning requirements through dedicated sessions with an expert trainer. This format provides CSM coaching in Des Moines for professionals seeking individualized support and focused learning guidance.
Official Scrum Alliance International-aligned Course Material
Best For: Professionals seeking personalized guidance, accelerated learning, or focused support to achieve specific outcomes.
CSM Live Virtual Training
Live online instructor-led sessions
Interactive discussions and virtual activities
Expert guidance from experienced trainers
Practice assessments and revision support
Dedicated Q&A sessions for concept clarification
Fixed schedules for accountability and momentum
Small batch sizes for personalized attention
Access from any location with internet connectivity
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Please Note: Attend fully interactive online sessions from anywhere while benefiting from real-time instructor guidance and collaborative learning experiences. This virtual CSM training in Des Moines option enables professionals to participate from any location.
Official Scrum Alliance International-aligned Course Material
Best For: Professionals seeking the flexibility of online learning without compromising on live instructor interaction.
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Why Choose Invensis Learning in Des Moines
Expert-Led, Scrum Alliance-Aligned
As a trusted CSM training company in Des Moines, Invensis Learning delivers Certified ScrumMaster training through Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainers, combining official CSM-aligned courseware with practical, scenario-based learning. Our programs are built for working professionals and teams who want real Scrum capability, not just a certificate. Whether you enroll as an individual or plan group training for your Des Moines team, you get flexible delivery, experienced instructors, and dedicated support before, during, and after the course. Invensis Learning is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certified, reflecting a firm commitment to quality and information security.
- Training delivered by a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- Official Scrum Alliance CSM-aligned courseware and industry case studies
- Live virtual and onsite classroom formats to fit your schedule
- Two-year Scrum Alliance membership included on course completion
- Guidance to pass the Scrum Alliance CSM online exam on your first attempt
- Dedicated learner support before, during, and after training
- ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certified training provider
- Corporate group training customized for Des Moines teams
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CSM Training Locations in Des Moines
Instructor-led in-person Classroom training is available for group batches. All other public cohorts are delivered as Instructor-led Live Virtual. See available cohorts.
CSM Training Location in Des Moines
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CSM Training Location in Des Moines
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Corporate CSM Training in Des Moines
Scale Agile Capability
- Suitable for small, medium, and large delivery teams
- Customized schedules aligned to your team's availability
- Onsite, live virtual, or blended delivery for your teams
- Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainers with industry experience
- Role-based examples from insurance, banking, and technology
- Dedicated coordination and support for group programs
- Scalable delivery for teams across Des Moines and beyond
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The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) is Scrum Alliance's entry-level Scrum Master certification. It validates your understanding of the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master role, and the values that make agile teams effective, and it is the most widely recognized Scrum Master credential worldwide.