Scrum and Agile Certifications
Agile Certifications
The market has been flooded with a number of Agile and Scrum frameworks and certifications. Sometimes when you have a lot of choices, it is easy to get flummoxed about which agile certification to be taken at what point of time. We have crunched the data for you to make the right choices. Let us break it down across different domains of a project portfolio. For the sake of simplicity, we have the below roles we will stick with:
- Scrum Master
- Developer
- Product Owner
- Scaled Agile
There are three main certification authorities for Agile – ScrumAlliance , Scrum.org and PMI.org. For scaled agile frameworks, there are others that you can look into like Less, DaD and ScaledAgileFramework(Safe) to name a few.
We have crunched the information and drawn comparisons for different Agile Certifications. Let’s get Started:
Scrum Master
Let us draw comparisons on all the three Agile organizations for the Scrum Master Role:
| ScrumAlliance.org | Scrum.org | PMI.org | |
| Certification Name | PMI-ACP – PMI Agile Certified Practitioner | ||
| Training Cost | $1000-$2000 | $995 - $1,695 | $435 (Members) $495 (Non-Members) |
| Requirements | In-person, two-day course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer for all certifications
CSM-A: You must have an active CSM certification with Scrum Alliance® and at least have one year of work experience specific to the role of ScrumMaster. CSP-SM: Hold an Advanced Certified ScrumMaster and at least 24 months of work experience specific to the role of Scrum Master |
NA | 2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP. 1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience. 21 contact hours of training in agile practices. |
| Exam Cost | Included in the training | PSM-I: $150 USD PSM-II: $250 USD PSM-III: $500 USD |
Member: US$435.00 Non-member: US$495.00 |
| Renewal | Based on certification. Price and SEU’s every two years | NA | 30 PDU’s every three years |
| Exam Format | CSM – 50 Questions; 60minutes; 74% Passing Marks A-CSM, CSP-SM – Complete trainer designed post course work |
PSM-I: 80 Questions; 60 minutes; 85% Passing Marks PSM-II: 30 Questions; 90 minutes; 85% Passing Marks PSM-III: 34 Questions; 120 minutes; 85% Passing Marks |
120 Questions; 3 hours |
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Now that we have Scrum Master out of our way, do remember to check out reviews for Scrum Master certifications on our website. These reviews can help you prepare for your Scrum Master Certification.
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Developer
Let’s do the same comparison for Agile Developer Certification:
| ScrumAlliance.org | Scrum.org | |
| Certification Name | CSD – Certified Scrum Developer CSP – Certified Scrum Professional |
PSD-I – Professional Scrum Developer - I |
| Training Cost | $1000-$2000 | $995 - $1,695 |
| Requirements | CSD - Choose one track:
Track 1 • CSM® course (2 days) • CSD technical course, including coding (3 days) Track 2 • Intro to Scrum CSD course (1 day) • CSD technical course, including coding (3 days) • CSD technical elective course (1 day) CSP: Active CSD Minimum of 36 months of successful + Agile/Scrum work experience in last 5 years + Gather and submit 70 Scrum Education Units (SEUs) from the past three years |
NA |
| Exam Cost | Included in the training | $200 USD |
| Renewal | Based on certification. Price and SEU’s every two years | NA |
| Exam Format | NA | 80 Questions; 60 minutes; 85% Passing Marks |
Now that we have Agile Developer out of our way, do remember to check out reviews for Agile Scrum Developer certifications on our website. These reviews can help you prepare for your Scrum Developer Certification.
Product Owner
| ScrumAlliance.org | Scrum.org | ||
| Certification Name | CSPO – Certified Scrum Product Owner A-CSPO – Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner CSP-PO – Certified Scrum Professional -Product Owner |
PSPO-I – Professional Scrum Product Owner I PSPO-II – Professional Scrum Product Owner II PSPO-III – Professional Scrum Product Owner III |
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| Training Cost | $1000-$2000 | $995 - $1,695 | |
| Requirements | Attend an in-person, 16-hour course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer A-CSPO: Hold active CSP and Validate at least 12 months of work experience specific to the role of Product Owner (within the past five years) CSP-PO: Hold active A-CSPO and Validate at least 24 months of work experience specific to the role of Product Owner (from within the past five years). |
NA | |
| Renewal | Price and SEU’s every two years | NA | |
| Exam Cost | Included in the Training | PSPO-I: 80 Questions; 60 minutes; 85% Passing Marks PSPO-II: 40 Questions; 60 minutes; 85% Passing Marks PSPO-III: 35 Questions; 120 minutes; 85% Passing Marks |
Now that we have Product Owner out of our way, do remember to check out reviews for Agile Scrum Product Owner certifications on our website. These reviews can help you prepare for your Product Owner Certifications.
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Preparation Journeys for Agile Certifications and Scrum Master Certifications
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