Real-World Agile Challenges. Real Coaching. Real Growth.
Hyperdrive Huddle: A-CSM Edition
You’ve Got the Meetings. Now Let’s Make Them Matter.
Hyperdrive Huddle is where we spotlight real-world case studies from seasoned Agile professionals — and unpack powerful coaching solutions that unlock real change. Are your standups, reviews, and retrospectives just calendar events now? You’re not alone.
At Hyperdrive, we help Scrum Masters like you uncover what’s missing — and the path forward is simpler than you think.
Explore How A-CSM Changes the Game*
Discover real-world examples of how the A-CSM helps teams level up their performance, clarity, and collaboration.
Case 1: “Our team is doing Scrum… but not really improving”
Scrum Master at a mid-size SaaS company
Challenge “We have all the ceremonies — standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives — but something is missing. The team isn’t truly self-organizing or taking ownership of delivery outcomes. We keep busy, but we aren’t seeing meaningful progress or value. In fact, the inefficiencies are compounding — the time we spend in process isn’t translating into faster delivery or better outcomes, and delays are starting to frustrate both stakeholders and customers.”
Solution “Learn to create space for more honest dialogue, and see your team begin to step it up. Move beyond just ‘doing Scrum’ to actually becoming a team that inspects, adapts, and delivers with purpose — shortening your time to market and restoring trust with your customers. The Advanced CSM with Hyperdrive helps you learn how to overcome these challenges, but will also help you learn facilitation and coaching techniques so that you can uncover hidden team dynamics and resistance.” - Stacey Louie, Hyperdrive CEO & Leading Agile Expert
Case 2: “No one cared about the sprint goal”
Scrum Master at a large enterprise with 4 cross-functional teams
Challenge “We are going through the motions — daily standups, retrospectives, planning sessions — but the outcomes aren’t improving. The team isn’t collaborating meaningfully, ownership is low, and decisions are still being escalated rather than made within the team. We keep checking all the Scrum boxes, but the work feels mechanical and disconnected from real progress. Over time, the ceremonies consume more time without delivering better results. Velocity has stagnated, value delivery has slowed, and frustration have grown — both within the team and among stakeholders. Customers feel delays, leadership questions their return on agile, and morale has started to dip. The façade of agility is costing us time, money, and trust — without real change in how we work, we were simply doing more to achieve less.”
Solution “Doing Scrum isn’t the same as living its principles — and that improvement doesn’t come from process alone, but from shifting how the team thinks, communicates, and takes ownership. The Advanced CSM course gives you practical tools to help spark that shift. Through deeper facilitation techniques, systems thinking, and coaching skills, you’ll learn how to move the team out of passive participation and into active ownership — and that’s when the real change begins. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Most Scrum Masters aren’t failing — they’re just stuck in systems that resist change. That’s why there’s the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) course: to help you lead with impact when it matters most.” - Julie Chickering, PMP, Certified Scrum Trainer & Agile Coach, Hyperdrive
What Can You Do About It?
If these challenges sound familiar, it might be time to go deeper. That’s where the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) course comes in.
Why A-CSM? Because facilitation isn’t enough—Scrum Masters must lead.
You’ve mastered the process. Now it’s time to:
Build trust and psychological safety that unlock high performance
Navigate organizational blockers and team-level friction
Coach individuals, teams, and leaders toward lasting agility
Facilitate retros, planning, and strategy sessions that spark action
Lead change—not just ceremonies
What You’ll Learn
This isn’t just a certification. It’s a transformation in how you lead. This is the course for Scrum Masters ready to go from team servant to organizational leader.
Go Beyond the Basics
Move from doing Agile to being Agile. Develop next-level coaching, facilitation, and leadership skills.
Boost Your Career
Stand out in a crowded Agile job market. You’ll open doors to advanced roles like Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer.
Grow as a Leader in Agile
Strengthen your coaching skills to better support teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders. Learn how to facilitate retrospectives and sprint planning with confidence, and navigate team dynamics with greater insight.
Gain Recognition and Take the Next Step
Demonstrate your commitment to Agile mastery and position yourself for elite recognition within the Scrum Alliance ecosystem.
What Makes Hyperdrive’s A-CSM Different?
Applied Learning: Case studies and peer collaboration that bring theory to life
Expert Instructors: Learn from agile consultants trusted by Nike, Salesforce, and PayPal
Scrum Alliance Certified: Earn your A-CSM with a credential recognized worldwide
Small Cohorts + Real Coaching: Get personalized support, feedback, and community
Want a real-world look at how advanced Scrum skills drive real team transformation?
Read: How Three Scrum Masters Got Their Teams Unstuck with Advanced Skills
From unspoken conflict to unmotivated teams to leadership misalignment, discover how real Agile professionals used A-CSM techniques to break through the barriers holding their teams back.
Designed for Scrum Masters Like You
The A-CSM is built for:
Certified ScrumMasters ready to deepen their skills and impact
Professionals looking to renew their Scrum Alliance certification—A-CSM includes a 2-year membership extension automatically
Agile team leads who want to remove blockers and foster growth
Facilitators, coaches, and delivery managers guiding agile transformations
Change agents who believe agility is about people, not just process
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Renew Your Certification—Advance Your Agile Journey
With completion of the A-CSM course, you’’ll automatically renew your Scrum Alliance Certification.