What Certified Scrum Master Is Not
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Certified ScrumMaster (CSM): is it worth the money? What does it me to be certified?
Transcript of What Certified Scrum Master Is Not
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Who is a ScrumMaster?• A person who understands SCRUM• .. Helps other people understand SCRUM• .. Guides people on SCRUM adoption• .. Facilitates the project team and clients to get
the benefits from using SCRUM• .. Serves the project team by removing obstacles
and helps them to overcome complexities• .. One of those who leads SCRUM adoption at
the enterprise• …
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Dictionary definition
Certification is• a document attesting to the truth of certain
stated factsor• confirmation that some fact or statement is
true through the use of documentary evidence
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Can a ScrumMaster• … be attested by “stated facts” ?
• … be confirmed through use of “documentary evidence” ?
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Analogy
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A Certified SandwichMaker is• A professional in sandwich making• He knows exactly how to make the best
sandwiches• He knows how to make a sandwich that
you find delicious• He has a lot of practical experience
(maybe 10 years of sandwich making?..)
Can we apply this to a Certified ScrumMaster?
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Certified SandwichMaker vs.
Certified ScrumMaster
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Looking for the right words
If NOT “certified” then …• maybe ‘Licensed’• maybe ‘Trained’• maybe ‘He who obtained the training’• .. who attended the two-day class taught by one
of Scrum trainers…
Does it really matter as long as we understand the meaning correctly?
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Will you buy a certificate by mail?
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What does it mean?
People value the two-day live trainings itselfrun by experienced World-known trainers.
They look at the certificate as a bonus to that.
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What does it mean to me?
CSM can be your next step in becoming a good ScrumMaster
