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I just passed the PSM1 and PSPO1 examinations through self study. Is SPS also suitable for self study or is a course recommended?

Last post 03:54 pm December 7, 2017 by René Gysenbergs
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Joost Okkinga
03:14 pm November 15, 2017

Hi, 

I just passed the PSM1 and PSPO1 ( just scored 98% :-) ) examinations through self study.

But I am doubting about SPS. SPS is newer  there exist many alternatives to scaling scrum and there seems to be fewer resources.

Are people passing SPS through self study or is a course really needed?

 

René Gysenbergs
03:54 pm December 7, 2017

Hello Joost,



I passed the SPS exam after obtaining the PSM1 and PSPO1 exam. All three with a weeks difference in between and without following a course.



I myself use the Nexus framework when I'm working with minimum three Dev Teams on 1 product backlog or even with two teams if one of the teams is offshore.

Having a background in the DSDM framework (which contains scaling), I only needed a way to scale Scrum itself, hence SPS.







While Scrum Of Scrums is a scaling alternative, I personally use it as a coordination tool for dependencies between the Scrum Dev Teams of 1 product backlog, the Scrum Dev Teams of another product backlog and the non-Scrum Teams (Hardware support for instance).



The other big player is SAFe, but I really don't know if this scaling framework is good or if their instructor training just is bad, because at this moment I haven't met a single 'SAFe guru' that was capable of implementing it.

I had the (mis)fortune to work for several companies that tried to implement it over the years, but I haven't witnessed a good working implementation yet. Don't take my word as gospel, it could be that you have a different experience with SAFe!



For all the other frameworks: I'm not a big fan of certifications that are based on principles (and not technology/software) that have an expiring date. They feels more like money grabbing schemes than a proof of knowledge validation.



Hope that this helps.



With kind regards,

René

 

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