Profession Examinations

I wrote a blog post in April on studying for Professional Scrum Master (PSM) II. Last week, I took the exam and scored 100%. PSM II was called Professional Scrum Practitioner (PSP) before 2016. After that, it was renamed PSM II to bridge the gap between PSM I and PSM III. This exam focuses on applying Scrum in the workplace, as evidenced by its old name. Without extensive experience working as a Scrum Master, this exam would be challenging. Luckily, I have over five years of experience working in all the Scrum accountabilities. ...

Last month, I wrote a blog post about taking professional exams. My goal was to pass 2 certifications, Professional Scrum Master (PSM) I and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) I, at the end of the year. 18 days later, I completed the challenge. PSM and PSPO are the certificates offered by Scrum.org to validate the knowledge of the Scrum framework. The names are self-explanatory. PSM focuses on Scrum Masters who understand how to apply Scrum, and PSPO focuses on Product Owners who enable value creation and delivery. Both certifications consist of 3 levels. Level 1 covers the fundamental understanding. ...

I have been in the IT industry since graduation. Five years ago, the company promoted agile development. Since then, I have been working as an agile coach. Time flies. I am now a development lead who leads a small product team. Scrum is the primary practice my company adopts. In the meantime, I also learned others like Kanban, SAFe, etc. Combined with these practices and other knowledge learned from books, my team gradually formed a specific working practice. ...