Gradual improvement of the fourth class phase of CEO CSM

Hello everyone, I’m Roger, the first Scrum trainer in Taiwan to obtain official certification from Scrum Alliance (CST). I would like to share some of my reflections and insights from the fourth phase of the CEO CSM training, as well as the latest news and results.

The Mission and Responsibilities of Becoming a CST

After becoming a CST, I held a strong sense of mission and responsibility, which led to a period of insomnia. Therefore, on the first day of the fourth batch, there was a minor unexpected situation. When I reached the exciting part of the course, I felt my heart racing and palpitations. Fortunately,

I was aware of my condition and immediately took action, although it made teaching a bit challenging. Fortunately, the participants’ evaluations were not negatively affected. Instead, they felt my passion and vitality in cultivating and passing on my skills to the CSMs. They also gained inspiration and new perspectives from the class, giving a high rating to the CEO-CSM. 

However, life is always full of challenges and surprises. Even though the number of CEOs in our fourth batch is the smallest so far, decreasing from the original 17 to 10, this is not a sign of declining numbers. Instead, it indicates that these CEOs are very busy.

Among the special high-level executives in this batch, we have several notable individuals: including Brother Wei Liang, who once served as the Chairman of PMI Taiwan. His company is precisely the agile company we’ve been looking forward to.

There’s also the NLP coach and CEO, Teacher Wu Canyin, who boasts between 30,000 to 50,000 fans. Furthermore, we have the Digital Transformation Head from Chunghwa Picture Tubes with over 1,000 employees, You Wenren, the Strategy Chief from the Gigantic Group, and Dean Lin Xinyi from Taichung University of Education. All of them have joined the CEO-CSM ranks.

Breaking Barriers: Pizza Lunch Promotes Group Integration and Communication

Here, I’d like to make special mention of our lunch arrangements. In the past, we offered sophisticated conference meal boxes, but this time, to facilitate quick integration among group members, we switched to pizzas and sodas.

By sharing and discussing their flavor preferences, members could break down barriers, effectively boosting overall vitality and interaction. What’s more important is that during the lunch break, the participants had better opportunities for mutual exchange. The interactions and exchanges among group members visibly improved, which contributed to team building and collaboration.

Regarding the filming, after the participants pass the CSM, they will receive authorized teaching materials to train their teams back in their organizations. As such, individual profile photos are required in the presentations to represent a professional image and personal style.

We decided to enhance the quality. For this purpose, we specifically rented an additional conference room dedicated to recording reflections and taking profile photos of participants, ensuring an undisturbed environment. Learning from our past experience in the corridor, we added spotlights and a green screen to ensure the quality of the videos.

Our photographer is highly professional, and the post-processed videos have a high-quality feel. This not only provides the CEO-CSM participants with knowledge gains but also helps make their training appear more professional.

Hall of Participants

To reward our participants, we set aside a special “Hall of Participants”. After everyone completed their exams, they entered this sacred hall. Inside, there was an array of foods available for them to enjoy, including braised dishes, fried chicken, french fries, chicken nuggets, Kanto stew, etc. Although the amount of food we prepared wasn’t excessive.

I noticed that everyone valued the interactions with each other more. As a result, not all the food was consumed in the end. With such continuous improvements, our CEO-CSM students become even more dedicated and refined.