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Scrum Alliance vs Scrum.org - which one do you recommend for going Agile?

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Zaheer Ahmad Awan Head of Projects & Service Delivery| Khaleej Digital FZCO Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dear All,

If you are aspiring to go Agile, which certifications would you prefer for your teams - CSM/CSPO from Scrum Alliance or PSM/PSPO from Scrum.org?

In your opinion, which one of the two is more practical and pragmatic? What are the top reasons you recommend one upon the other?

Any feedback/suggestions based on experience would be very helpful in particular.
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Sreenivas Bathula India
The Product owner certifications from Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org seems to be same and it doesn’t make any sense to go after both.

PSPO certifications from Scrum.org looks better in comparison.

No consistent course material(Trainers quality)and renewal required every 2 years are big negative for CSPO.
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Jonathan Lee Business Development Manager| Symphony Communication Services LLC Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Important question, even though it is so subjective. I'm thinking of the PMI-ACP too, although a prominent webinar speaker did recommend the CSM/PSM first. Oh dear.
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Nov 20, 2020 11:14 AM
Susan Marangos
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The point of CSM/PSM first is that if you don't yet have the PMI-ACP the scrum classes give you 1) a certification that gets you through the screening mechanisms and 2) a class that you can eventually apply towards the education hours for the PMI-ACP
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Emanuele Santanche Project Manager and Coach| Consultant France
I recommend watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSnCeJEka_s (The death of Agile - Allen Holub).

It may save you a lot of time.
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Susan Marangos
It depends on the team's experience. If you're starting out with a brand new team that needs training than either Scrum Alliance or Scrum.org is good (although I prefer the Scrum Alliance training)

If you have team members that already qualify to sit for the PMI-ACP then do that one and don't waste time on the PSM1/CSM
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Susan Marangos
Jun 18, 2020 8:28 AM
Replying to Jonathan Lee
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Important question, even though it is so subjective. I'm thinking of the PMI-ACP too, although a prominent webinar speaker did recommend the CSM/PSM first. Oh dear.
The point of CSM/PSM first is that if you don't yet have the PMI-ACP the scrum classes give you 1) a certification that gets you through the screening mechanisms and 2) a class that you can eventually apply towards the education hours for the PMI-ACP
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