INTRO – all three major international Scrum organizations have created their own certification program. Differences can be found in the entry criteria of the exam (e.g. you need to have taken class room course) or the number of levels per type of certification. We have broken it down into the primary three roles, one arguable ‘other’ category and the exam programs itself.
ScrumMaster Certification
Product Owner Certification
Developer Certification
Other Certification
Certification Program & Renewel (fees etc)
ScrumMaster
Sometimes people have very strong opinions on the right – or even best – ScrumMaster certification. Please read a few blogs of ScrumMasters who have experience with more then one institute: Sasha Steskal, Chris Crawley, Sante Vergini
Product Owner
| Scrum Alliance |
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) |
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| Scrum.org | Professional Scrum Developer (PSD) |
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| SCRUMstudy | Scrum Developer Certified (SDC) |
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| Scrum Alliance |
Initial certification It is mandatory to complete a CST taught 2-day training before taking the exam. Depending on your country and setup you will be set back a rough 1200-1400 Euros or 1000-1200 US Dollars. Renewel |
| Scrum.org | Initial certification It is not mandatory to complete a training before taking the exam. You can immediately enroll online and buy an exam, the costs depend on the exam and vary between 150-500 US Dollars. Renewel |
| SCRUMstudy |
Initial certification It is not mandatory to complete a training before taking the exam. You can immediately enroll online and buy an exam, the costs depend on the exam and vary between 450-600 US Dollars. Renewel It is mandatory to keep learning and remain active once you have earned a certification. There is no additional renewel fee applicable but you do have to obtain sufficient Re-certification Units (RCUs). Check the current requisites. |