SCRUM MASTER CERTIFICATION

You can refer to our How To Pass CSM Exam page.

For Scrum.org's Scrum Master certification, you need to score 85% or higher.

From Scrum Alliance' Scrum Master certification, you need to score 74% or higher.

It can vary per location, experience and the employer's need. The range is around US$ 100,000, to US$ 120,000 annually.

The Scrum Master can fail if he didnt manage to fultill the responsibilities of the role satisfactorily, which includes: keeping team organize, on track, and focused on what matters.

They take note to help him fulfill his role duties, and not forget action items for him.

It is a fairly achievable job. You just need to try your best to do the Scrum Master duties, and keep the team going.

You have to pay for the exam. For Scrum.org's exam, you need to pay between US$ 150 to US$ 500, depending on which PSM you are taking (there are PSM I, II, and III).

For Scrum Alliance' exam, you need to spend around US$ 1,000, as you are also required to take a course.

The Scrum.org's certifications does not expire.

Scrum Alliance' certification expires every 2 years.

The certification demonstrates some for of advanced knowledge. You can use your negotiation skills to get a higher salary.

The 3 common questions in a Scrum daily standup are the following.

What did you do yesterday?
What will you do today?
Are there any blockers preventing you from doing your work?

Scrum.org gives one free attempt if you attend the PSM training.

Scrum Alliance gives you two free attempts (take note that there is a course that goes with it).

The Scrum Master job role is very in demand. As a matter of fact, the demand is growing. Agile processes has proven to benefit projects and teams.

Ideally, a Scrum Master doesnt handle too many projects. However, he can do so.

For those who are totally new to Scrum, it might need around 40 hours of study.

For those who are already using Scrum regularly, it might need only around 20 hours of study.

Scrum has five values, namely: commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect.

Scrum has five values, namely: commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect.

Scrum works great on projects of different sizes, from small to large. Stable companies that recognize the benefits of Scrum will pay more.

Scrum Masters participate in Sprint Planning, Spring Review, and Sprint Retrospectives. He also helps remove impediments and help the team become more organized and empowered to innovate and make decisions.

It definitely is a good career in 2022. It will also be in 2023. It is one of the best, if not the best, process, that assist projects, like software development.

Scrum.org's PSM and Scrum Alliance' Certified Scrum Master certifications are 2 of the most popular Scrum certifications.

Both are beneficial. They both help a person be more knowledgeable in the Scrum Master area.

Yes, they are. They keep the team following agile processes, helps the team stay organized, helps remove impediments, and many others.

This depends on the company stability, and the responsibilities being handled by those roles.

They work usually 15 hours a week per project. They can handle more than 1 projects.

PMP is focused on project management. Scrum certifications focuses on the usage of Scrum in the team. They each have their own benefits. They are different in a way that Scrum distributes the management responsibilities among the team members, and not a single person.

Yes, he can. He just have to make sure that he do the duties he is expected to do.

Scrum's adoption is growing. Scrum Masters definitely will continue to be in demand.