Dgn agile menjadi trend  standar di sebagian besar perusahaan, master scrum sangat diminati. Berikut adalah overview  peran master Scrum, sertifikasi yang relevan, gaji yang diharapkan, dan daftar pekerjaan.

Scrum adalah satu dari project management methology berbasis agile,

Agile adalah responsif terhadap perubahan, ada proses yang bergerak berbarengan tanpa tergantung dgn proses lain, agile lahir utk mengutamakan result dan berpacu utk sesuai dgn target waktu yg ditetapkan.

Scrum adalah kerangka kerja untuk menerapkan proses agile dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak dan proyek lainnya. Kerangka kerja yang sangat bagus ini menggunakan iterasi kerja singkat, yang disebut sprint, dan pertemuan harian, yang disebut scrums, untuk menangani bagian terpisah dari sebuah proyek secara berturut-turut sampai keseluruhan proyek selesai.

Scrum proses: Product backlog, sprint backlog, daily sprint, increment

Product backlog adalah requirement dr product yang akan didelivery, istilah sederhananya adlh to do list.

Sprint, adalh pengaturan, pembagian tugas , pelaksanaan tugas dan hasil nya  yg dilakukan setiap hari.

Prinsip dasar : to do list, doing, done

Increment adalah result dlm setiap proses/task yg sudah dikerjakan dan disepakati.

Ada tiga peran kunci dalam Scrum: master scrum, pemilik produk, dan anggota tim Scrum.

Apa itu scrum master?

Sebagai pemimpin dari tim Scrum, champion master Scrum dr sebuah proyek, memberikan panduan kepada tim dan pemilik produk, dan memastikan semua praktik diikuti oleh anggota tim. Master Scrum tidak hanya membahas semua aspek proses pengembangan tangkas namun juga melayani bisnis, pemilik produk, tim, dan individu, dengan cara berikut:

• Di tingkat bisnis, master Scrum menciptakan lingkungan pengembangan yang kreatif, memastikan project berjalan sesuai yg direncanakan, produktif dan mendukung serta memungkinkan kolaborasi multi arah.
• Pada tingkat pemilik produk/product owner, master Scrum memfasilitasi perencanaan dan membantu pemilik produk memahami dan mematuhi teknik dan praktik scrum.
• Di tingkat tim, master Scrum memberikan panduan, pembinaan, dukungan dan fasilitasi, dan membantu menghilangkan rintangan yang mungkin dihadapi tim di sepanjang jalan.
• Pada tingkat individu, master Scrum mendukung usaha individu, menangani masalah apa pun yang muncul, dan menghilangkan hambatan untuk membantu individu terfokus dan produktif.

Scrum master training and certifications

Two well-recognized organizations, Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org, offer Scrum training and certifications.

Scrum Alliance

Scrum Alliance, established in 2001, is one of the more influential organizations in the agile community. It is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide. The Scrum Alliance offers the following Scrum certifications:

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM):CSMs “act as ‘servant leaders,’ helping the rest of the Scrum team work together and learn the Scrum framework.”
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO):CSPOs are “individuals who are closest to the ‘business side’ of the project. They are charged by the organization to ‘get the product out’ and are expected to do the best possible job of satisfying all the stakeholders.”
• Certified Scrum Developer (CSD):The CSD certification “exposes students to the most important tools and techniques that need to be applied in order to build good software in the iterative and incremental fashion that Scrum requires.”
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP):A CSP “challenges Scrum teams to improve the way Scrum and other Agile methods are implemented for every project.”

Scrum.org

Scrum.org was founded in 2009 as a “global organization, dedicated to improving the profession of software delivery by reducing the gaps, so the work and work products are dependable.”

Scrum.org offers Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certifications at three levels:

• PSM I:PSM I certificate holders “prove they understand Scrum as described in the Scrum Guide and the concepts of applying Scrum.”
• PSM II: PSMIIcertificate holders “prove that they have an understanding of the underlying principles of Scrum and can effectively apply Scrum in complex, real-world situations.”
• PSM III: PSMIIIcertificate holders “have a deep understanding of the application and practices of Scrum and the Scrum Values in a variety of complex team and organizational situations.”

Scrum master salaries

Based on findings by the Project Management Institute’s “Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition,” project manager’s working in Agile/interactive/incremental project management/Scrum earn:

Scrum master jobs

Since Scrum can be applied to virtually any organization, Scrum masters are in high demand as companies continue to look for ways to get their projects completed and their products to market faster. In fact, according to LinkedIn’s “Most promising jobs of 2017,” job openings (by year over year growth) for Scrum masters is up 104%, and the career advancement score is 8 out of 10. These findings are based on the potential for career advancement, job growth, and salary. Project Management Offices (PMOs) or product development departments within many business sectors hire Scrum Masters to streamline their development process. This can include software, healthcare, aviation, technology, engineering, construction, real estate, publishing, financial, marketing, manufacturing, education, insurance, government, and others.