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Why the SAFe Scrum Master Certification Can Boost (But Not Define) Your Agile Career
New to Agile? Curious about certifications? If you’re stepping into the world of Scrum or wondering how to navigate the messy reality of big organizations, this guide is for you.
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Meet Maya: From Junior Developer to Team Glue
Maya was three months into her first job as a junior developer when the cracks started to show.
She had joined a growing product team at a Fortune 500 company. There were big goals, smart people — and absolutely no alignment. Priorities changed daily. Meetings stretched on with no decisions. Everyone worked hard, but no one worked together.
Frustrated but curious, Maya started reading about agile. Not certifications. Just blogs, articles, and Agile Manifesto principles. She began volunteering to run retros and sprint planning.
That curiosity led her to SAFe — the Scaled Agile Framework. Eventually, she took the SAFe Scrum Master Certification (SSM) to deepen her knowledge and gain some structure.
