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Agile Coaches or Trainers

Certification, Licensing, and Special Requirements

Certification or Licensing

Voluntary certification is provided by the Project Management Institute (disciplined agile coach, PMI Agile certified practitioner), Scrum Alliance (certified Agile leader I, certified Agile leader II, certified enterprise coach, and other credentials), ICAgile (ICAgile certified expert and other credentials), International Institute of Business Analysts (product ownership analysis), Scaled Agile (certified SAFe agilist), and other organizations. Most programs require applicants to have several years of experience and pass an examination. Over USD 100,000 was earned by 44 percent of certified Scrum Masters, whereas only 18 percent of them were not certified.

Certain certifications have the potential to result in higher earnings than others:

  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
  • Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
  • Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)
  • Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
  • Scrum@Scale
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