what certified scrum master is not

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What Certified ScrumMaster is

NOT!

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Who is a ScrumMaster?• A person who understands SCRUM• .. Helps other people understand SCRUM• .. Guides people on SCRUM adoption• .. Facilitates the project team and clients to get

the benefits from using SCRUM• .. Serves the project team by removing obstacles

and helps them to overcome complexities• .. One of those who leads SCRUM adoption at

the enterprise• …

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Dictionary definition

Certification is• a document attesting to the truth of certain

stated factsor• confirmation that some fact or statement is

true through the use of documentary evidence

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Can a ScrumMaster• … be attested by “stated facts” ?

• … be confirmed through use of “documentary evidence” ?

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A Certified SandwichMaker is• A professional in sandwich making• He knows exactly how to make the best

sandwiches• He knows how to make a sandwich that

you find delicious• He has a lot of practical experience

(maybe 10 years of sandwich making?..)

Can we apply this to a Certified ScrumMaster?

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Certified SandwichMaker vs.

Certified ScrumMaster

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Looking for the right words

If NOT “certified” then …• maybe ‘Licensed’• maybe ‘Trained’• maybe ‘He who obtained the training’• .. who attended the two-day class taught by one

of Scrum trainers…

Does it really matter as long as we understand the meaning correctly?

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Will you buy a certificate by mail?

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Surveys show

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will youpay

yourself?

will youbuy thecert?

will youattend w/othe cert?

YesNoMaybe

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What does it mean?

People value the two-day live trainings itselfrun by experienced World-known trainers.

They look at the certificate as a bonus to that.

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What does it mean to me?

CSM can be your next step in becoming a good ScrumMaster

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Come to the next CSM class!