About Scrum Training and Certification
Overview
Scrum Training and Certification
Benefits of Scrum Training and Certification
For Individuals
- Deliver value quickly through increments (or short sprints) which allows for quicker feedback loops.
- Enhance collaboration by fostering teamwork through shared values, clear roles, and mutual respect.
- Achieve higher productivity by helping teams to focus better, make effective decisions, and perform at their best.
- Enhance transparency by providing clear backlogs and establishing consistent sprint goals for better predictability.
- Efficiently use resources by focusing on high-value tasks, optimizing time and minimizing waste.
For Organizations
- Improve quality through regular inspections that identify issues early and ensure better outcomes.
- Integrate risk management into development by encouraging incremental delivery and regular stakeholder involvement.
- Improve customer satisfaction improves with Scrum, as prioritization and frequent feedback align products with customer expectations.
- Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives that refine processes with actionable experiments.
- Enhance flexibility through Scrum's iterative and incremental planning, which helps teams adapt to changing priorities.
Useful links
Useful links
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Official Scrum Guide
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Agile Business Consortium
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Blog: What is Scrum?
Documentation
Documentation
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Choose your learning style
APMG is not a training provider. Please contact accredited training organizations listed on our website for prices, languages and dates. Alternatively, you can self-study for an exam directly through APMG.
Pass the exam & receive a certificate
When you are ready to take your exam, book an online timeslot yourself with APMG, or your training organization may organize this for you. If you pass your exam APMG will issue you with a digital badge for you to share!
Scrum Training and Certification levels
Ready to start your learning journey?
Choose a Training Organization
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Buy a training course and exam through one of our Training Organizations below.
Training organizations for Scrum Training and Certification
Important information about language
The training services listed on this website have undergone a quality assurance process to ensure they meet high standards. However, please note that while the quality of the training content has been assessed, the language capabilities in which these services are delivered have not been specifically evaluated. We recommend that users verify the language proficiency and suitability of the service for their needs directly with the Training Organisation prior to enrollment or participation.
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FAQs
Examinations can be marked on location with provisional results provided immediately after marking. Exam packs are then returned to APMG for formal confirmation within 5 working days of receipt.
You will need to score 30/50 (or more) to pass the APMG/ABC Scrum Master, Product Owner and Essentials exams.
There are a number of reasons why individuals may choose the APMG/ABC Scrum courses and exams over alternatives, from less IT-focused content to greater exam and certification flexibility. For more, take a look at our "Why ABC-APMG Scrum certification" document.
Scrum Masters demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Scrum and their ability to apply it in real-world situations. They are responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide and do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.
The Scrum Master helps those outside of the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren’t. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.
When you pass an exam – you will instantly have the option to claim a digital badge as representation of your new certificate. Your badge can be embedded on an email signature, website, digital CV, or shared via LinkedIn.
Access the downloadable guide for more information on how to claim your digital badge.
Since 2018, we are no longer registered for AXELOS qualifications and are unable to provide the certificates.
If you received your AXELOS qualification before this time, you can contact customer service and upon providing your candidate number, ask if a copy of your certificate still exists in our system.
Alternatively, you can reach out to IT PeopleCert directly with this request quoting your candidate number.
If you do not have your candidate number, we can provide it to you. Additionally, we are happy to provide a letter of verification for any exams sat with us.
Your training organization specified that they wish to view candidate results before releasing. If you would like your results sooner, you may contact your ATO directly and request your results that way. After they have released them, you will be able to create/view your Digital Badge and download your Digital Certificate in your Credly account in the Certificates section of your portal.
If you feel you had issues during your exam, you may submit an appeal to customerservice@apmgroup.co.uk. We will review your appeal and respond. See APMG’s policies for details on the full appeals process.
Using a company device in which you do not have administrative rights and access to download additional software tends to cause issues when sitting your exam via ProctorU, as outlined in the Candidate Guidance Agreement.
If you wish to sit your exam via ProctorU again, you will need to pay a reschedule fee of £32 (which you can do in the Candidate Portal) before you can select a new date and time.
Alternatively, you can reschedule your exam via our AIPP service, where you can take your exam over Zoom without downloading any additional software. Please note there are fewer exam slots available through AIPP.
Full details of our Proctoring options can be found on our Proctoring Page.
Your results will be processed 6 to 12 hours after your exam. You will receive an email confirming your achievement and inviting you to the Candidate Portal where you can see your official result. From there, you can create your account in Credly.com and access your digital badge and certificate.