Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
On a scrum team, the developers are the people who create usable increments every sprint. Most of the Scrum Alliance CSD courses are designed for people creating increments of software; however, scrum has grown beyond its IT origins and today scrum team developers work in diverse job roles as marketers, HR representatives, finance professionals, educators, government workers, and many other jobs involving complex work.
- Date created
- May 21, 2026
- Specialty level
- Foundational
- Training category
- External Course
- Provider
- Scrum Alliance
- Timeline
- 16 hours of instruction (can be done either over multiple weeks or within a weekend)
- Cost
- Depends on the course of training. All official training courses are offered here: https://www.scrumalliance.org/course...
Course intelligence
Expected end-productCertification
Intended goalsThe CSD is a certification from Scrum Alliance. Earning this certification means you have a working understanding of the scrum framework and agile principles. The CSD is also evidence of your engineering skills in an agile environment.
PrerequisitesNone listed
Recommended whenYou're generally working in product development from the developer side (e.g., software engineer, QA testers, technical architects, IT managers/directors). Who should get a scrum developer certification? Designed for product developers in a scrum environment, this certification track helps you become a better agile developer and increases your competitiveness as a job candidate. Certain certification courses are geared toward technical roles, while others are appropriate for scrum team members in all professions.
ApplicabilityBaseline certification offered to show that you know basic scrum development principles - and know how to work with an iterative model of product development (as done in most 'release' stages).
Certification examYes. Untimed, but has 50 questions (need to pass 37 to pass) Costs for 2 exams are built into most training programs