CSM, PMI-ACP, PSM. Some people wear their certifications like badges of honor. In this article, Mark Haynes describes, with a facetious bias, some of the negative sides of Agile certifications. Author: Mark Haynes, https://dmarkhaynesconsulting.godaddysites.com/ Instead of practicing a few Scrum Master marketable skills, or figuring out how to apply Earned Value to User Stories (please don’t), you have decided to follow the new career paradigm and feed the Certification beast. Before getting on that train, and spending all that money, you should consider all sides of certifications. Is it simply a good career move, or is it a cult industry preying on human weakness? On one shoulder is an angel, speaking in platitudes and pontificating about its virtues. On the other is a devil, whispering all those de-motivational things you don’t want to hear. Or is that the other way around? Why do you want to get certified? It is not that certifications are bad. It is just that they can never be a panacea for lack of knowledge and experience. If you are on an agile train wreck and your first thought is “If only I had an agile certification?” then you have a much bigger problem than you suppose. But who knows, maybe getting a few certifications will help convince people you know what you are talking about. Let’s consider a few reasons for getting certified. There may be others but these are the ones I wish to satirize. Marketability Subject Matter Expertise Status Marketability: Hire me for I [...]
The post I am Certifiable! – Honest Mom All The Agile Kids Are Doing It! first appeared on Scrum Agile Project Management Expert.↧
