1. Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ 2010 Scrum Certification Survey Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/scottAmbler.html

2. Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ How To Use These Slides I have provided these slides, and the raw data behind them, so that others can use them in their own work. You may reuse all, or a part of, this slide deck as long as you provide a clear reference to the source. The suggested reference is: Results from Scott Ambler’s November 2010 Agile State of the Art Survey posted at www.agilemodeling.com/surveys/ www.agilemodeling.com/surveys/ Some slides have notes

3. Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ About the Survey Survey ran from Mid-October to Mid-November 2010 Survey link: –Sent out to several agile mailing lists, including the agileprojectmanagement@yahoogroups.com, and ambysoft@yahoogroups.com agileprojectmanagement@yahoogroups.com ambysoft@yahoogroups.com –Posted a message on the Agile Alliance LinkedIn discussion forum –Linked to from www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ pagewww.ambysoft.com/surveys/ –Tweeted about on twitter.com/scottwambler Data, summary, and slides downloadable from www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ 325 respondents Answers to the “what do you think about the CSM” are posted in full at www.ambysoft.com/surveys/2010Scrum.htmlwww.ambysoft.com/surveys/2010Scrum.html

4. Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ Why did you attend the CSM course?

5. Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ How much do you promote the fact that you’re a CSM?

6. Copyright 2010 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/ Does HR understand how people “earn” the CSM? 45% of respondents indicated that their organizations required job candidates to have appropriate certifications 41% of respondents indicated that their HR managers understood what it required to “earn” the CSM 14% of candidates indicated that their organizations require candidates for agile teams to be CSMs –In these organizations, only 52% of respondents felt that the HR managers understood how CSMs are “earned” Note: These figures exclude the answers provided by CSTs