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Introduction of Certified Scrum Developer Course

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Naveen Singh
Introduction of Certified Scrum Developer Course

Scrum Alliance introduced Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Training course a decade back to strengthen your technical skills in Agile software development. It is not a popular program compare to a Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner. There are reasons for not gaining popularity. But at the same time, it is not needed because CSD teaches the requirement, development, testing, and sustainability of a software product. In contrast, CSM and CSPO focus on the role of the Scrum Master and Product Owner. Scrum is a Framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products, so not necessary products are software products. If you are not developing software products, I would advise giving a miss to the Certified Scrum Developer program.

State of the Certified Scrum Developer Course

As I said, it is not a popular course due to various reasons. Similar courses from other providers like Professional Scrum Developer (PSD) from Scrum.org are equally unpopular, and I am aware of the same as I teach PSD. I started teaching CSD in 2014 and PSD in 2017 and have taught this program to hundreds of people in Asia and Europe. It is not popular because certified Scrum Developer (CSD) has not been discussed extensively among Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Product Owners, and Managers. Many of us have tagged this program only for the Development Team members. It is correct that the Development Team develops software, but they don’t do it alone. Scrum Team does. So what if other members are not aware of the same? Most likely, they will not be able to collaborate in decision-making. I have seen where the Product Owner only focuses on stakeholders management, requirement management, and releases but not on development and testing practices. Not focusing on these practices can have a significant impact on the Total Cost of Ownership. The same goes for the Scrum Master. Recently Bas Vodde wrote Scrum Master as Technical Coach, and it was an eye-opener for many.

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