CSM VS PSM VS SSM, which one should you do?

PSM 1 and CSM 1 are the go to scrum master certifications that delegates initially take for scrum training but do they actually provide helpful practical knowledge if it's a certified scrum master trainer or is it just theory?

Scrum Master Certification and Scrum Master Training is widespread for many professionals who want to becomes professional scrum masters.

Scrum Master training is offered by the big three certifying bodies:

- Scrum Alliance

Scrum Master Certifications are also becoming fast out of date and all the information is freely available.

It's extremely difficult deciding on what Scrum Master Training Course to pick from todays wide selection of available scrum master training certifications.

Agile scrum master training is on rise with agile certifications that focus on the scrum master role so I will discuss the value of PSM VS CSM.

Firstly, what is scrum master? It's a key facilitator role in todays scrum teams that helps practice scrum and endorse scrum values. Scrum Certification is one way in further understanding this role.

CSM - Certified Scrum Master - Is a 2 days course that allows delegates to gain foundational knowledge about scrum and scrum masters role.

PSM - Professional Scrum Master - Is a fantastic 2 day course that allows delegates to gain foundational to intermediate skills of scrum mastery.

All of the above courses are certified scrum master training courses that are well recognised and renowned around the world.

This video looks at how to become a certified scrum master as well as a pros and cons of each course.

But deciding which agile scrum master course is very difficult for beginners and this video goes into further detail on what you want to consider before investing into scrum master role.

All of these two-day courses provide phenomenal insights into the life and theory of a scrum master. However attending these two-day courses is not enough, you Will also need the skills tools and techniques that experts like myself who is a long standing Agile Coach have picked up over the last 10 years.

In order to truly master scrum, your have to practically demonstrate each of the following with real effectiveness:

• Scrum Sprint Planning
• Scrum Sprint Review
• Scrum Sprint Daily Stand Up
• Scrum Sprint Retrospective
• Scrum Sprint Backlog Refinement
• Scrum Product Owner
• Scrum Master Role
• Scrum Development Team
• Scrum Artefacts (Sprint Increment, Sprint Backlog, Scrum Product Backlog)

Roles Of Scrum:

The scrum master is one of the most important roles in the scrum framework. This is because the scrum master is the key player in terms of scrum coaching for the team and for the rest of the organisation.

In the scrum methodology the scrum master is the person who protects the team, coaches the scrum team and the scrum product owner.

The scrum framework is typically used in scrum software engineering projects. The scrum product owner is a business representative who gathers the business requirements in a agile way of working which fits into the scrum methodology.

The scrum and development team work in an agile way to deliver software iteratively and incrementally. This development team typically is composed of 3-9 individuals.

Collectively the scrum master, product owner and development team use the scrum principles and scrum and methodology to develop complex software and systems in an iterative and incremental way.

The scrum master is a special role for the agile scrum team who effectively increases empowerment, communication, coordination and cooperation through the scrum team and throughout the organisation.

The product owner is a visionary business representative who reflects requirements in customer centric user stories for clarity.

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