Advanced Scrum Master with PSM II certification has become one of the essential certification programs for the role of Scrum Master in many organizations. I regularly see people posting the PSM II certificate copy on social media such as LinkedIn and Facebook. They also share the list of books and blogs they have gone through while preparing for the exam. In my opinion, you don’t need anything more than the Scrum Guide to pass the exam. After all, Scrum is Scrum and questions are from the Scrum Guide as Scrum.org value the guide more than anything else.
If this is the case, then why so much hype about this certificate? It is hype among people who are new to Scrum and would like to collect many certifications in the shortest possible time. If you are an experienced Scrum Master, you will most likely not struggle in the exam, as stated on the Scrum.org website.
It is particularly beneficial for those people with at least one year of Scrum Master experience.
Attending Professional Scrum Master II training adds value to your professional career than adding just a certificate. Professional Scrum Master II training covers useful facilitation techniques to deal with team challenges and coaching elements. Agilemania program takes you to the next level by adding more practical aspects of facilitation, mentoring, and coaching in addition to what the Scrum.org program covered.
This blog on "How to Pass the Professional Scrum Master" is originally published on Agilemania.
