Tammy BrennenstuhlProject Manager| UFS TechBrown Deer, Wi, United States
I'm looking for some advice/direction. I have my PMP and would like to add a SCRUM or Agile certification to my knowledge base. In your opinion, where is the best place to obtain training/certification? Saving Changes...
Have you worked as part of a team following an adaptive lifecycle or led such a team? If not, training would be a better starting point than certification. Scrum is the most commonly used agile framework but it is by no means the only one so you'll need to decide whether to go with Scrum or some agile training which is framework agnostic.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I will say what I did each time I started the endeavour to take a certification. First of all, let me say that the effort is more important for me than the money the certification cost. I made my own estimation about future market demands. As any other estimation is based on the information I have and it has an implicit error. With that on hand I decided. I will never take an Scrum certification because is wasted due to there is nothing to certificate. Scrum is a framework, you can take it from scrumorg and you will see it. So, that is my personal opinion and it is the other component in my decision path. You can see that Scrum certification is growing up but is my decesion not take it. If you ask me, my recomendation is going for business analysis related certification. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Learning the material to earn the certification is one thing, but the learning has to continue while applying the knowledge.
Good suggestions both from Kiron and Sergio above. If Scrum is your path, many here are fans of Scrum.org. But many organizations will send their employees to instructor-led training through Scrum Alliance. I would suggest discussing these options with your leadership. If there is interest from an organizational level, you could help to ignite the flame! Saving Changes...
RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Agree with Kiron Saving Changes...
Tammy BrennenstuhlProject Manager| UFS TechBrown Deer, Wi, United States
Thank you for your feedback everyone! Saving Changes...
Luis AssadAdvisor| Barueri City AdministrationBarueri, São Paulo, Brazil
I´m assuming that you´re looking to add an Agile/Scrum certification to your portfolio in order to advance in your career, or to be qualified for new and better job positions, right? From my experience, the vast majority of job offers for project management ask for some Scrum certification - be it Scrum Master or Product Owner - sometimes combined with a PMP certification. Very few positions ask for PMI-ACP or other agile certifications. This is to tell you that pursuing a Scrum certification might be the right path. In the end, you´ll be required to have a certification in order to qualify for some jobs - sorry, Sergio, sour grapes, right? You can find good and affordable online courses on Scrum and Scrum certification in sites like LinkedIn and Udemy. As a first step, I would recommend that you study for the Scrum master certification. Be aware that there are different accreditation bodies for Scrum (Scrum.org, ScrumAlliance, and most recently, VMEdu/ScrumStudy), each one with their specific requirements and fees. I have taken the basic SFC certification from VMEdu, because it is free and it is a good first glance at Scrum - plus, it grants you 10 technical PDUs to renew your PMP credential. Now I am studying to get the Scrum master certification (PSM) from Scrum.org - which I think has the best cost/benefit ratio. Take a look at the references above and see what fits best your career interests. Good luck!
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Aug 28, 2018 9:36 AM
Tammy Brennenstuhl
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This is very helpful, thank you Luis!
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Tammy BrennenstuhlProject Manager| UFS TechBrown Deer, Wi, United States
Aug 28, 2018 9:33 AM
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I´m assuming that you´re looking to add an Agile/Scrum certification to your portfolio in order to advance in your career, or to be qualified for new and better job positions, right? From my experience, the vast majority of job offers for project management ask for some Scrum certification - be it Scrum Master or Product Owner - sometimes combined with a PMP certification. Very few positions ask for PMI-ACP or other agile certifications. This is to tell you that pursuing a Scrum certification might be the right path. In the end, you´ll be required to have a certification in order to qualify for some jobs - sorry, Sergio, sour grapes, right? You can find good and affordable online courses on Scrum and Scrum certification in sites like LinkedIn and Udemy. As a first step, I would recommend that you study for the Scrum master certification. Be aware that there are different accreditation bodies for Scrum (Scrum.org, ScrumAlliance, and most recently, VMEdu/ScrumStudy), each one with their specific requirements and fees. I have taken the basic SFC certification from VMEdu, because it is free and it is a good first glance at Scrum - plus, it grants you 10 technical PDUs to renew your PMP credential. Now I am studying to get the Scrum master certification (PSM) from Scrum.org - which I think has the best cost/benefit ratio. Take a look at the references above and see what fits best your career interests. Good luck!
This is very helpful, thank you Luis! Saving Changes...
