Small note- The Certified ScrumMaster Certificaiton is provided by the Scrum Alliance, not the Agile Alliance. Agile Alliance does not provide certifications.
I love that you invite challenging your views ;) I have a slightly different view on the PSM as you do ;) The main difference is that for a PSM you do not have to visit a training of a vetted expert. Everyone can offer preparation training and you can to the test even with only self studying. Scrum Alliance CSM (not Agile Alliance ;) ) requires to visit a training with one of the few Certified Scrum Trainers. They questions in the PSM test might be "tougher" or more ambiguous, but I have witnessed it numerous times that people with a PSM visited a CSM and stated afterwards that they now understood more than before if hey had done self study or visited a non PST training. So my advice, if you take a PSM, at least make sure you visit a training with a PST.
Hej Jan! Love the challenge. Thank you for correcting me and expanding on the differences between the PSM and CSM certifications. I might have missed one important tip: choose your trainer! I think it all boils down to having a really good trainer that will explain everything with good examples and exercises. What do you think?
@@AgileStateofMind I think that is exactly key ;) thats why I am a fan of CSM's because it implies that participants have worked with an expert. For PSM they might... you don't see it at first sight. That and getting in touch with the agile community is key to me in order to grow, you can't do it on your own ;)
Passing the PSM with just self study would be tough. Many of the PSM questions are ambiguous and tricky. The PSM training course is usually 2 days and it is with a certified scrum master. It is either in person or online. Most folks, myself included, take the PSM training course which allows you 2 days of study with a scrum master. I would also add that the PSK training was fantastic and really opened my eyes to combining scum and Kanban. In all both certs do a sufficient job of giving people the basics on the framework but in the end (like many things in life) you will only learn by jumping in and getting your feet wet. Maria had the benefit of having mentors around. Some folks, like myself, who work at small orgs will need to learn on their own. I suggest if your in that situation you join some scrum groups and try to learn as much as you can for them. I am also a UX designer/manager at my org so I am planning on taking the PSU soon.
@@kingjames1308 nowadays with the help of AI ;) yet there are enough people who already passed it before AI with just self study. As far as I know there are not really rules for when someone can do PSM preparation training. Happy to be corrected on that matter but I see plenty of companies offering them and they are run by people with base level certifications... that is not sufficient for good training imho. You are spot on regarding community, that is something which is out there for free! and new people are welcomed with open arms. Thats why I keep hosting a local user group. I came as a noob and now I am the host so I can make sure the next generation can have the same learning journey I had.
Great overview for starters and experienced professionals!
Aww, thank you, Joan! 🩵🩵🩵
Am grateful for your videos......i love the clarity and simplicity of language use
I'm so glad to hear that the language I use resonates with you!
Great content as usual, thanks for creating and explaining things in such a great way
Thank you, Paul 🥰
Small note- The Certified ScrumMaster Certificaiton is provided by the Scrum Alliance, not the Agile Alliance. Agile Alliance does not provide certifications.
True! Thanks, I confused the two in my head. Must be over the excitement of going to Dallas this year 🙈
I love that you invite challenging your views ;)
I have a slightly different view on the PSM as you do ;)
The main difference is that for a PSM you do not have to visit a training of a vetted expert. Everyone can offer preparation training and you can to the test even with only self studying.
Scrum Alliance CSM (not Agile Alliance ;) ) requires to visit a training with one of the few Certified Scrum Trainers.
They questions in the PSM test might be "tougher" or more ambiguous, but I have witnessed it numerous times that people with a PSM visited a CSM and stated afterwards that they now understood more than before if hey had done self study or visited a non PST training.
So my advice, if you take a PSM, at least make sure you visit a training with a PST.
Hej Jan! Love the challenge. Thank you for correcting me and expanding on the differences between the PSM and CSM certifications. I might have missed one important tip: choose your trainer! I think it all boils down to having a really good trainer that will explain everything with good examples and exercises. What do you think?
@@AgileStateofMind I think that is exactly key ;) thats why I am a fan of CSM's because it implies that participants have worked with an expert. For PSM they might... you don't see it at first sight. That and getting in touch with the agile community is key to me in order to grow, you can't do it on your own ;)
Passing the PSM with just self study would be tough. Many of the PSM questions are ambiguous and tricky. The PSM training course is usually 2 days and it is with a certified scrum master. It is either in person or online. Most folks, myself included, take the PSM training course which allows you 2 days of study with a scrum master. I would also add that the PSK training was fantastic and really opened my eyes to combining scum and Kanban. In all both certs do a sufficient job of giving people the basics on the framework but in the end (like many things in life) you will only learn by jumping in and getting your feet wet. Maria had the benefit of having mentors around. Some folks, like myself, who work at small orgs will need to learn on their own. I suggest if your in that situation you join some scrum groups and try to learn as much as you can for them. I am also a UX designer/manager at my org so I am planning on taking the PSU soon.
@@kingjames1308 nowadays with the help of AI ;)
yet there are enough people who already passed it before AI with just self study. As far as I know there are not really rules for when someone can do PSM preparation training. Happy to be corrected on that matter but I see plenty of companies offering them and they are run by people with base level certifications... that is not sufficient for good training imho.
You are spot on regarding community, that is something which is out there for free! and new people are welcomed with open arms. Thats why I keep hosting a local user group. I came as a noob and now I am the host so I can make sure the next generation can have the same learning journey I had.
What's the best country to live in for a scrum master?
I'd say The Netherlands.