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Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros

CIO

The methodology, which is also used beyond software development at some businesses , is at the center of several frameworks such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban , and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). What is Scrum? What is a Scrum master? What can Scrum master certification do for your career?

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SAFe certification: launch your Scaled Agile Framework career

CIO

Once you’ve identified the SAFe training and certification providers that meet your goals, you’ll need to review the materials, study guides, and take any available practice tests. The 45-question exam tests candidates’ ability to: Facilitate Scrum events. Support PI execution. Coach teams to improve constantly.

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Scrum by Example – Is Your Scrum Team a Victim of Scrummerfall?

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Is your Scrum team struggling with questions about who owns quality? Is testing way behind development? Let’s use our fictional World’s Smallest Online Bookstore (WSOBS) Scrum team to explore what this Scrum anti-pattern is and the damage is causes. Isn’t Scrum about giving us autonomy and getting stuff done?

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Scrum Guide Release 2020 – Scrum Guide Celebrates 25

scruminc

2020 Scrum Guide Launch. Celebrating 25 Years of Scrum. Join Dr. Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber for a live event featuring the release of the updated Scrum Guide and celebrating 25 years of Scrum. Scrum is a framework and not a methodology. The updated Scrum Guide is leaner but its core remains empirical.

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CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know

CIO

The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification , available through the Scrum Alliance , is an entry-level certification aimed at providing professionals with an awareness of the methodologies and values of Scrum, including team performance, accountability, and iterative progress.

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Agile/Scrum is a Failure – Here’s Why

DevOps.com

In this week’s The Long View: Agile and Scrum are increasingly getting a bad reputation, being associated with the worst aspects of toxic workplace culture. The post Agile/Scrum is a Failure – Here’s Why appeared first on DevOps.com.

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7 ways doing Scrum wrong hurts software quality

TechBeacon

When quality issues arise, many Scrum teams look to testing and technical development practices to address the problems. What they often miss is that poor implementation of Scrum has directly contributed to their quality issues.

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