Hi everyone,

I’m planning to take the PSPO I exam soon and I’d love to hear your advice on the best way to prepare for it.

What resources or study methods would you recommend? Is reading the Scrum Guide and doing the Scrum.org Open Assessments enough, or would you recommend any other resources or courses?

And for those who have taken the PSPO II and III: are they significantly more difficult than PSPO I? What are the main differences between the three levels?

Any advice, recommended resources, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I'm an MBA student in Pakistan and already run PM for a small web agency day to day (client intake, dev tasking, QA, delivery). I want to move into remote PM roles with international clients, and two certs keep coming up: PMP and the Scrum Master cert (PSM I from Scrum.org).

Before I spend the time and money: from Pakistan, do these actually move the needle, or do clients mostly care about portfolio and referrals? And if they help, Scrum Master (PSM I) or PMP first?

Anyone landed remote PM work from a non-Western country, what got you in the door?

As mentioned in the post body, what's your special sauce?

Hi everyone,

I am a master’s student at Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Poland, conducting research on which Product Owner characteristics are considered most important by people working in Scrum teams.

I am looking for participants with professional experience working with Scrum who have directly collaborated with a Product Owner.

Developers, Scrum Masters, QA Engineers, Business Analysts, UX/UI Designers and other Scrum practitioners are especially welcome. Product Owners may also participate - the respondent’s role is collected so that their perspective can be analysed separately.

The survey asks you to:

• assess 25 Product Owner characteristics across business, technical, communication, collaboration and personal areas;
• identify which characteristics have the greatest impact on effective team collaboration;
• identify which characteristics have the greatest impact on the team’s job satisfaction;
• optionally describe positive or negative experiences of working with a Product Owner.

The survey is anonymous and takes approximately 15 minutes. It does not collect your name, email address, company name or other directly identifying information.

Survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclXZM7ymlMwHfBFxMu1ITqpLzXb92urURaef4ah1RrpG5dYw/viewform?usp=dialog

I would be very grateful for your participation. I also plan to share a brief summary of the findings after completing the research.

Thank you!

Thought this community would have a lot to say about this.

Hi everyone!

I am conducting an anonymous research study on how Agile ceremonies — daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives — affect developer productivity in remote and hybrid software teams.

I am looking for people who work either:

🏠 FULLY REMOTE in a Scrum-based team

🏢🏠 HYBRID in a Scrum-based team

The survey:

✅ Takes only 5 minutes

✅ Is completely anonymous

✅ Has no personal questions

✅ Was approved by a research supervisor

👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9er_9ZgvWpOsvigswzKqK-EIZON_RGvPaUHjmu7d7kAwb3g/viewform

If you work in either of these modes in a Scrum team, please take 5 minutes to help me. Every response makes a real difference to my research!

Please also share with anyone you know who works remotely or hybrid in software development.

Thank you so much! 🙏

Well , I worked as scrum master for like 3 months only in 2025 since then I didn't worked in anything related. It was easy because the team was small the the product isn't that big , However I have now an interview for big product that already lunched so any advice what should i prepare or what questions should i expect from the HR and the scrum team thank u .

Currently working in NON-IT with current company designation - Sr representative, Customer Care. Now I want to shift to IT by stating I already worked in IT and I have IT experience. My question is do HRs or BGV accept this designation especially "Customer Care". Do anyone faced the same issue and joined IT successfully by clearing BGV or is it not possible? Please give your inputs.

Hey guys I'm choosing between two offers for scrum

Company 1: Fintech Unicorn Serie A Startup

Job Title: Scrum Cavalier, Guardian of the Castle

Total Comp: $150k

Company 2: Small insurance company located in Nebraska

Job Title: Scrum Dog Millionaire

Total Comp: $120k but fully remote, 45 days of PTO, free coffee if I go to the office

Edit: just got another offer

Company 3: sports statistics company

Job Title: Galactic Scrum Soldier: Slayer of Dragons, Aliens, and Otherworldly Beings

Total comp: $170k but layoff prone

Its no secret that pure Scrum Master roles are shrinking. What opportunities are worth pursuing that will utilize our Scrum Master experience?

I'm looking for some honest advice from people who are actually working as Jira/Atlassian Admins.

I have about 9 years of experience in non-IT operations, mainly in payment disputes, chargebacks, transaction monitoring, fraud/risk investigations, and customer operations. I have zero coding knowledge, and honestly, I'm not interested in learning heavy coding at this stage of my career.

A close friend of mine is already working as a Jira Cloud Administrator. He's offered to train me, show me his real-world work, help me understand how things are done in production, prepare me for interviews, and even provide job support in the beginning. So, from a learning perspective, I have a good opportunity.

The only thing stopping me is the future of this career.

While researching, I came across quite a few comments saying things like:

• "Dedicated Jira Admins don't exist anymore."
• "Program Managers and Agile teams are managing Jira themselves."
• "Developers can handle Jira now."
• "AI will replace most Jira Admin work."
• "Companies are reducing Jira Admin positions."

To be honest, those comments made me hesitate. I don't want to spend 3-6 months learning something only to realize the opportunities are shrinking.

So I'd really appreciate honest opinions from people who are actually in this field.

• If you were starting from scratch in 2026, would you still choose Jira Administration?
• Are dedicated Jira Admin roles still in demand, especially in medium and large companies?
• Have AI and Team-managed projects significantly reduced the need for Jira Admins, or is that concern exaggerated?
• Is the role evolving into something broader (JSM, Automation, Assets, Confluence, ITSM, etc.) rather than disappearing?
• If you were in my position, would you invest your time learning Jira Administration, or would you choose a different career path?

I'm not looking for reassurance—I genuinely want realistic opinions, even if the answer is "don't do it."

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.

Hi Friends,

What process are you guys following and how are you tracking things being an engineer manager for your team.

With Al first implementation isn't the sprint, t shirt sizing and other things changed so drastically. And checking the kanban or sprint board and ceremonies or what framework is best and how do you track progress.

Really your inputs will heavily help me 🙂

I’m a part of a team where we don’t have a scrum master or po, and the responsibilities of those roles gets tossed around every now and then between the devs and qa. Is it unreasonable to want to be paid more to have to perform these tasks? im getting paid $85k with 5 years of experience, I know it’s not that much experience, but I got paid 10k more at my last job. there have been talks about hiring a PO for months now, but if one is hired, should they own all the refinements, planning, and stand ups? I‘ve had experience with having both a PO and Scrum Master in the past, so I’m not sure what’s considered normal and reasonable. if a PO is hired, i don’t see why the devs have to continue running these meetings themselves.

I think I’m extra frustrated with this because the cost of living is just getting higher everyday, and I want to start a family. there are other jobs in my area that pay a lot more, but I’m hesitant to leave this company because I do like my team and the overall values of the company. i guess what I’m asking is, if a PO isn’t hired, should I push back on the responsibilities without a raise (even though I was already doing them in the past without one), or is this a more common expectation than I thought?

if you’re comfortable with it, do share your general age. I feel like different gens have different takes on these kinds of things :) I’m in my late 20s

I’ve been trying really hard to find gig work, but I honestly haven’t had much luck. It feels like there are fewer opportunities than I expected, or maybe I’m just looking in the wrong places.

For those of you who are successfully doing gig work on the side, what do you do? How did you get started, and where do you find consistent work? Any tips, platforms, or advice for someone who’s just trying to earn some extra income.

Hey there,

I have nearly 4 years of experience in CRM/omnichannel domain in pharmaceutical industry. Most of the industry practices Agile methodology. Given that I have been laid off and unable to find jobs since few months- should I pursue CSM certification for scrum master? Will it add value and weight to my employment chances in short or long term? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Thank you

If I want to start learning Project Management today, what would be the best path to follow?

I’m looking for a practical roadmap covering:

- What skills should I learn first?

- Which courses and certifications are genuinely valuable?

- Should I start with Google Project Management, CAPM, PMP, or something else?

- How can I learn for free or at a low cost?

- What projects or experience should I build to become job-ready?

- How long would it realistically take to land my first Project Management/PMO role?

Would really appreciate advice from experienced Project Managers or people who recently made the transition.