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PSPO 1 certificate holder taking PSM 1

Last post 02:22 pm August 10, 2022 by Chuck Suscheck
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MUTHUVENGATESH ANBALAGAN
03:22 pm October 18, 2016

It seems that most of study areas PSM 1 is subset of PSPO 1. I have already cleared PSPO 1. My questionl, Is it worth in the market to take PSM 1, for a person who already holds PSPO 1?

David Sabine
02:34 pm August 8, 2022

Hello, I'm interested to learn what you decided … did you decide to pursue the PSM?

Ramanan Iyer
06:39 am August 10, 2022

Ideally it should depend on what job role you are planning to perform or are performing. I am having both PSM I and PSPO I certification. Earlier I was working in a Scrum Master role and now more as a Product Owner.

Finally these certificates will only help you in being considered for an interview, the outcome will depend on the knowledge you possess.

Chuck Suscheck
02:22 pm August 10, 2022

I've had students take both tests with mixed reviews.  A slight majority say the PSPO was easy compared to the PSM.  Others say the opposite.  

If you take the PSM after the PSPO, you can claim to have a basic understanding what a scrum master does and what a product owner does.  For the price of the cert, that would be helpful in either role.

 

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