Which Scrum Certification to Choose?

In 2021 the number of organizations adopting Agile practices has continued to grow at an accelerated rate. This trend is expected to continue over the next years as organizations try to develop products in an agile way. Leading the agile transformation is the Scrum framework. But how do you get a Scrum certification?

Before we get deeper into the discussion, let’s start with the WHY. Many of you may put no trust or value in certifications and I understand your point. They can’t really capture your skills and experience.

Regardless of whether you trust certifications or not, the fact remains that most organizations do see it as a requirement or at least as a nice to have when applying for many positions. In other words, it cannot hurt you to get certified.

Even if you are a beginner with little field experience, a certification may still help you as it demonstrates you are aware of the topic and have already done something to prepare yourself.

So if you are in the process of looking for a job in organizations that use Scrum, getting certified will not hurt your chances of landing a job. On the contrary. Compared to someone who never heard of agile or Scrum, you are at an advantage.

There are also various positions within an organization. A Scrum certification may be required if you are applying for a Scrum Master position but maybe “nice to have” if you apply for a developer role. So it is important to do some research there and to use your time and money wisely.

Most certifications won’t require you to show any experience before attending a course or taking the exam. Many entry-level exams like PSM I™ or CSM® are beginner-friendly with no prerequisites.

Now just to make things clear from the beginning:

This is not a profession where all you need is a diploma and everyone will hire you. On the contrary. Agility and Scrum are more of a…

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