Often, when we enter a new field or explore career opportunities in a specific industry, we look to certification paths to help guide us in the choices we make the training we invest in. Both the Scrum Alliance and Scrum.Org have great certification paths, from practitioner level (scrum master or product owner) through to more advanced professional practitioner levels to coaching certification paths. If you don't have the benefit of an apprenticeship program or a mentor in your life, these certification paths can be invaluable in your career advancement and progression but they don't always need to be the sole guiding light in your personal and professional skills development. In this short video, John McFadyen speaks about the value of his certifications and the thinking behind the acquisition of those specific certifications in his career progression. About John McFadyen If you are interested in becoming an agile coach and value mentored, coach-driven skills development in your journey to mastery, visit our Growing Scrum Masters page on https://www.growingscrummasters.com/ If you like the idea of becoming a scrum master and want to achieve internationally recognised and certified accreditation as a scrum master, visit our Certified Scrum Master (CSM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrummaster/. If you are already a scrum master and want to upskill to a more advanced level of knowledge and agile coaching capability, visit our Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/advanced-certified-scrummaster/. If you have several years’ experience as a scrum master and want to validate and certify your professional skills, visit our Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrum-professional-scrum-master/ For more information on John McFadyen, connect with John on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmcfadyen/. #agile #agilecoach #agilecoaching #agileprojectmanagement #agileproductdevelopment #agility #businessagility #scrum #scrummaster #scrumtraining #scrumcertification #scrumalliance #agilecentre #johnmcfadyen #coach #coaching #certifiedscrummaster