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Certified Scrum & Agile Training

Certified Scrum and Agile Training Our Agile/Scrum/Lean trainers have been thought leaders and active practitioners in Agile project delivery and Lean organizational change initiatives for nearly a decade. Our courses are heavily interactive, as we share our experiences and discuss yours. We care that you realize true value, so we follow up to help ensure a successful transition from the classroom to the real world. Our Scrum training is based on our considerable experience with the rollout and adoption of Agile methodologies at companies from startups to the Fortune 250. Make sure you also check out our team coaching and management consulting.

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Public Courses:

Certified ScrumMaster Training

Agile Fundamentals: PMI-ACP Prep

Certified Product Owner Training

PMI-ACP Extension

Dual Certification: Certified ScrumMaster Training (CSM) + PMI-ACP

LitheSpeed also offers Private Courses. Click here for more details.

Certified ScrumMaster Training (CSM)
2 days of interactive training
Request a private workshop today to learn from leading experts.

Date	Location Info	Trainer / Notes	Price	Early Bird Rate
February 6-7	Bethesda, MD	Arlen Bankston	$1,495	$1,395 until 01.09.12
February 7-8	Reston, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,495	$1,395 until 01.10.12
February 9*	Reston, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	Line up for two certifications with this 1-day PMI-ACP Extension Class*@ $750
February 9-10	Tallahassee, FL	Arlen Bankston	$1,495	$1,395 until 01.12.12
February 16-17	Columbus, OH	Arlen Bankston	$1,495	$1,395 until 01.19.12

* Combine the one day PMI-ACP Extension Class with any two-day CSM class and receive your required 21 hours to sit for the PMI-ACP certification exam. If you combine these two classes back-to-back, you will receive an additional $250 discount. See below for more available PMI-ACP Extension dates.

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Agile Fundamentals: PMI-ACP Prep
3 days of interactive training and simulations
Request a private workshop today to get your required 21 training hours to sit for the PMI-ACP certification exam.

Date	Location Info	Trainer / Notes	Price	Early Bird Rate
February 27-29	Bethesda, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 01.30.12
March 21-23	Orlando, FL	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 02.22.12
March 28-30	Rockville, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 02.29.12
April 10-12	Rockville, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 03.13.12

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Certified Product Owner Training (CPO)
2 day workshop to prepare business customers for interaction with Agile teams
Register below or request a private workshop to prepare your customers for Agile.

Date	Location Info	Trainer / Notes	Price	Early Bird Rate
March 1-2	Alpharetta, GA	Arlen Bankston	$1,495	$1,395 until 01.26.12
March 5-6	Rockville, MD	Arlen Bankston	$1,495	$1,395 until 02.06.12
March 15-16	Jersey City	David Bulkin	$1,495	$1,395 until 12.16.12
May 29-30	New York	Arlen Bankston	$1,495	$1,395 until 05.01.12

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PMI-ACP Extension
1 day of interactive training and simulations
Request a private workshop today toward your required 21 training hours to sit for the PMI-ACP certification exam.

Date	Location Info	Trainer / Notes	Price
February 9	Reston, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	$750*
CSM February 7-8	Reston, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,495	Early Bird: $1,395 until 01.10.12
March 9	Reston, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	$750*
CSM March 7-8	Reston, VA	Sanjiv Augustine	$1,495	Early Bird: $1,395 until 02.08.12

* Combine the one day PMI-ACP Extension Class with any two-day CSM class and receive your required 21 hours to sit for the PMI-ACP certification exam. If you combine these two classes back-to-back, you will receive an additional $250 discount.

------ Click here to see full list of PMI-ACP Extension courses ------

Private Classes/Workshops:

Enterprise Agile Workshop
This 1-day or 2-day combination training and interactive workshop is designed to prepare organizational leaders and change agents for adopting and scaling Agile methods including Scrum, eXtreme Programming (XP) and Kanban in pragmatic fashion. It provides everything you need to be an effective leader for a large-scale agile adoption. Request a private workshop today to prepare your enterprise for Agile.

Executive Orientation to Agile Methods
This 3-hour orientation focuses on the results, benefits, and costs of adopting Agile approaches such as Scrum, and the organizational changes that accompany the adoption of Agile principles manifested in APM. Discussion centers on the role of Agile leaders as sponsors and change agents, recognizing and removing organizational impediments to successful adoption of Agile. Senior managers and executives more concerned about the bottom-line learn how Agile methods contribute to improved time-to-market and financial performance through speed, flexibility and innovation. Request a private workshop today to prepare your enterprise for Agile.

Agile Team Workshop
2 day training & interactive workshop, learn how to work together as a whole team. Request a private workshop today to prepare your enterprise for Agile.

Agile Requirements Workshop
2 day training and hands on workshop, using your backlog, covering everything from visioning to testable specs. Request a private workshop today to prepare your enterprise for Agile.

Contact us for what our attendees say is their best training experience ever, including the classes listed here and other private courses we offer such as Agile Project Management, Transitioning to Agile and Modern Project Management.

Discounts

Please click on Discount Application Form image to download form and apply for one of these discounts, then return completed form to training at lithespeed.com. We have a very limited number of discounts that we can offer. For each class we have 5 "individual" and 3 "hardship" discounts available, given out at our discretion, on a first come first serve basis.
(Hardship, individual, PMI and ALN discounts do not combine)

Hardship discount (40%)* – If you've been unemployed for 2 months or more.
Individual discount (20%)* – If you’re paying on your own.
PMI or ALN membership discount (15%) – For members of these organizations. (**Note, does not apply to PMI-ACP classes)
Group discount (10% for 3-4, 15% for 5-6, 20% for 7+) – For multiple attendees from one organization.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a class you registered for, you can contact us (info at lithespeed.com) and send a replacement at no additional charge. If you need to cancel, the following policies apply:

If we receive more than two weeks notice, you can cancel and receive a full refund or transfer to another class, at no additional charge.
If we receive more than one weeks notice, but less than two weeks notice, you can transfer to another class for an additional $50.00. No refund will be given.
If we receive less than one weeks notice, you can transfer to another class for an additional $250.00. No refund will be given.

Class Videotaping

From time to time we will be videotaping segments from our training classes to post to our blog or website. If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy, please let us know.

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