I am pleased to announce that I have recently gained my Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) qualification. So what does that mean? Well statistically I am now one of the 13 active CSC’s in the world (according to the Scrum Alliance site), so this is a very small community, when you consider that there are now over 35,000 Certified Scrum Masters (CSM’s) globally.

Why have I gone for the CSC and not CST (Certified Scrum Trainer). Well for me the CSC qualification reflects what I do in my day to day life. Yes it would be advantageous to be able to certify people as CSMs (something only CST’s can do), but the CST program is designed for people who are primarily giving 2-3 day training courses at public and privately run courses. This does not align with what I do. I do see the CSM course as an integral part of the adoption of Scrum within an organisation however; it is in reality only a starter for the weeks, months and even years of hard work required for a successful Scrum adoption.

So does this mean I now know everything about Scrum and my learning stops? No way! Far from it; although the CSC qualification is the pinnacle of the Scrum Alliance certifications we can never know enough and we must continually “Inspect and Adapt” and strive for continuous improvement. In some ways I consider this equivalent to passing my driving test. I am now able to get out there and learn for real

James Brett

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