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CSP-SM | THE PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER JOURNEY
The CSP-SM learning journey
(with learning notes, journal entries, and personal reflections)
When you were young and uncle Lee asked you what it was that you were dreaming to do when you grew up, chances are small that you said “I want to be a Scrum Master.”
Even if the role of Scrum Master is a relatively new addition to the list of professional occupations, Scrum Mastery is a wonderfully wide and interesting field. The role combines aspects of applied anthropology, sociology, psychology, and organizational studies — and it requires skills that range from counseling, coaching, and facilitation, to analysis, problem-solving, service, initiative, creativity, and working with groups. But let it not stop there. You are bound to stumble upon reliable sources suggesting Scrum Master archetypes such as evangelist, conductor, court jester, prophet, and gardener.
The present Medium list, an introductory note to which you are currently reading, is imagined as a companion for Scrum practitioners on their development journey. For Scrum practitioners, certification is optional: no certificate can ever guarantee the quality of one’s work. In many industries, however, there is a trend to see certification as mandatory. No doubt, this tendency…
