Difference Between a Project Manager and a Scrum Master | How to Become a PM and a Scrum Master
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- A job search for Project Manager roles would bring out various roles including job openings with a Scrum Master job title. Some also have project manager/scrum master as the job title.
The scrum master role has become a highly requested job role, especially in product development and the Tech industry.
In this video, I would be answering the following questions:
1) Is the role of a project manager different from that of a scrum master or are they the same?
2) What are the pros and cons of both roles?
3) How can you position yourself to qualify and apply for both roles?
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You are amazing! I’m able to retain all the information you’re providing in your videos. Thank you for taking your time to speak, simplifying your explanations to us.
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I agree! I love the fact that she let you know that you need to know how to apply what you learned. Also love the her being Direct & Straight Forward.
Finally, someone that truly knows the difference. Now if you could let IT department executives know! Great content!
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I second that! I want her to explain every complex thing to me lol
Exactly. And the way she clearly explained!
IT executives won’t understand it because many companies still haven’t fully integrated scrum into their work cultures.
It’s currently used as a buzzword to sound progressive and forward thinking but it isn’t used in practice.
What is the pay for a business analyst with Scrum certification?
Finally, someone who has clearly stated the concepts in the most concise manner!! Thanks for explaining the core difference which most people are not aware of.Kudos!
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Hmm my view on it is this. A certified scrum master may not be a project manager but an agile project manager might be a scrum master. The agile project manager has knowledge on multiple methodologies like you said but the SM only knows scrum. So imo a project manager is a lot more valuable than someone who just knows scrum. With that said it depends on the company and what they’re trying to accomplish. Great video :)
You're so so right. A SM cannot equate to a PM.
Best breakdown I've seen on this so far!
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This was by far the best video explaining the two that I've watched. I've watched so many videos leaving still confused. Thanks for this!
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Thank you for breaking it down the way you did, i have been procrastinating to proceed with scrum even after a previous project management certificate, after watching videos hopefully ina few months i woyld have acquired my scrum certification
Love this video thank you making it so understandable!
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Thank you for clarifying the hierachy of concepts, project mgmt, agile/waterfall, scrum roles.
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thank you for this, pls do you do have a video on the difference between product and project managers?
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Also I learned that scrum master deals with specifics aas far as scrum framework is concern and report to product manager but the project manager deals with projects entirely and report directly to the stakeholders.
Hi, Very good explanation, what's is your suggestion if someone needs to switch career from pharma quality control lab to project management stream. What's the basic knowledge n experience is required? Thanks 😊
Great video
Hi ,
Great video !!! I’m a finance Assistant looking for changing to an scrum master how could I do it ?
Well said... For some one looking to transit from a career to another like broadcasting to IT mgt what would you advise??
Thank you for watching. The first thing to do is a skills audit to identify skill gaps and implement a plan to upskill.
Great video!!! I got my CSM last year and have been struggling with understanding and translating the skills to my current job as a Service Advisor at a dealership, any advise would be greatly appreciated and valued!!!
What does a service advisor do?
@@qwerty1994ize we listen to the vehicle owners complaints, understand it and translate it for the technician then understand the technicians diagnose and translate that back to customer, that's the main role. Other roles include interfacing with insurance companies, extended warranties, fleet management companies and on some level diagnosing and solving simple to medium problems for customers without getting the technician involved. I guess in a way the technicians are the developers on a team and we provide them the information to solve the customers problems but also keep them working and not distracted with dealing with approvals from customers or insurance or extended warranty. That would make the customer the client or the PO???
@@obioraezeh6857 That sounds like what a scrum master does. The PO is akin to the customer on an agile team. They basically represent the “business” or customer on the team. They deal with gathering the requirements for the devs to work on. If you wanted to break into tech , try looking project coordinator roles with the government. A friend just got hired.
Hi Ogaga I looking to enter into project management field l am getting some practical experience doing practical experience in my current job role l planning to study for CAPM collection of 4 exams and certification. I would love to hear more information via your content.
Please what's the difference between project management and business management?
Thank you so much, Ogaga! I'm currently working as Project Coordinator (my company uses waterfall) and want to transition to IT to get experience in Agile and SDLC. My goal is to learn all the methodologies and work in a consulting company after. Do you think that getting a Scrum role is a smart move? I have never worked as PM directly and I'm worried that I won't be able to get a PM role in the future if I move to SM
You're welcome. I don't like getting a SM role will limit your ability to get a PM role. I think it's great to have experience in both. Hope this helps 😀
Being a Certified Scrum Master is a great move
Thank you for this important information.
Please, can a project manager apply for a product manager role?
That's a very good question. I think there are some additional skills the project manager would require to work successfully as a Product Manager. The Product Owner role is very closely related to the Product Manager role.
Which application was used for the white board?
Hi I work as a financial advisor and I have bachelors in commerce and also a ceritification from Humber, I am new to industry!
What do you suggest me to grow in PM journey?
Can you please share the link for the certifications?
Project Manager and Scrum Master in my professional experience are the same.
When I mean the same, I mean they both have 0 knowledge of programming languages and generally anything technical about software development.
Some of the Agile projects I've worked on had huge issues because Scrum Masters knew nothing about transforming user stories into technical jargon in order for us ( the scrum team ) to properly understand what the hell the PO ( Product Owner ) wants us to build.
TIP: If you are an aspiring Scrum Master or Project Manager, at least bother learning the basics of software development in order to understand the SDLC ( Software Development Life Cycle ) so you can actually help the scrum team do their jobs properly, according to the SRS/BRS (Software Requirements Specifications and Business Requirements Specification ).
Good scrum masters are in high demand, I concur with what she said in the video, I would personally love to see more competent scrum masters so I can spend less time refining user stories and get to doing my actual job, which is BUILDING THE DARN SOFTWARE !
⁹Hello. I.can see that you are highly cerebral in the IT Project Managemen and development industry.
The issue you raised has been my greatest nightmare for the past six months.
I currently study IP project manageme on a postgraduate level level in the UK and currently taking up a certificate in Scrum. However, I get worried and less confident calling my self IT Project Managemet without a S/W development skill.or language.
I recently stumbled on Software Testing tutorials and believe acquiring such skill will.make me more confident and well grounded in the industry.
What do you think?
@@oladosupadurodola1287 Best thing you can do is go to the youtube channel freecodecamp and learn the basics of a programming language, learn what variables are, data types, functions, methods, object oriented programming, that way you know what the technical team is talking about when you are in a scrum meeting. Maybe you can even give them a hint if you know your stuff, what it all comes down to is, you all need to work together to build a piece of software.
Also to answer your question, yes you can learn software testing too, it's a great way to understand what testers do and you will have testers in any scrum team.
Good luck.
Scrum Master is asked to know also Kanban, Lean, XP
I just passed my PMP exams. Had a couple of projects engagement merely based on Accounting but i really need advice and guidance on a well defined role in project management. I don't mind starting from scratch
Hi Stunner, l am interested in getting mine. Can you help
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PM in it’s simplicity. Thank you for being so clear ma. I just got a job as a scrum master and I trust to do well with all your advice and consistently watching your videos.
Please can I also join your community. I clicked on that link but it wasn’t opening.
Is there another way to join your community?
If you’re like me & wondering what several of the Project Management & Scrum Master terms are 3:33 ❤ Thanks Ogaga!
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Hmm . Helpful video . Would have loved if you mention the title of the video you were referring to at 00:03:20. @ogagajohnson
What’s the best way to gain experience within project with no experience. I took a PMP prep course at my local university, but i need more hands on experience
@Ogaga Johnson, I emphasise from the outset that the following is my opinion - I'm not portraying it as definitive fact, but rather as offering an alternative perspective on your definitions. Re the definition of Project Management, it may seem like semantics, but you shouldn't use the phrase your are trying to define within your definition - it's called circular reasoning. I do agree that being a generalist is important for PMs in terms of project delivery, and that's why, in my opinion, the methodology a PM employs is arguably largely irrelevant. I think you may have added unnecessary complication in answering your main question in this way, and I don't think you properly defined what a project manager *is* before sub-categorising a Scrum Master as a subset of Project Management. I'll admit I found it confusing to hear you use a methodology to attempt to describe the project manager function - although I'll concede that talking about the Scrum Master function in this way does make some sense because in practice it is an Agile-specific function (albeit it relates to a specific type of Agile).
Here's an alternative definition for a PM:
"An IT PM is primarily a leadership function, and ultimately accountable for the successful delivery of a required business product/products. En route to successful delivery, the PM is solely accountable for leading the project team, and also acts as the main liaison between the business and the various project teams. The PM is accountable to the Project Sponsor/Project Board/business for effective planning, clear communication, efficient development, and successful delivery of the final product into the Live/Product environment. The PM may delegate responsibility for various deliverables (to BAs, SMEs, PMO, Test Team, Development Team etc. etc.) but he cannot delegate accountability for successful delivery of any project artefact or the final product itself."
This definition is methodology agnostic. Also, this highlights the fundamental difference between a PM and a Scrum Master - the Scrum Master is NOT responsible/accountable for project deliverables - this falls to the Product Owner in the Scrum environment. I think the skillsets for PMs and Scrum Masters are very different, and there is a considerable body of evidence that shows dissatisfaction with the Scrum Master function - this is not because the Scrum Master can't be successful or doesn't work, but because the skills of a Scrum Master are incredibly difficult to acquire and apply properly in a fast-paced project environment - particularly the Teaching function - talking about teaching and actually doing it are two very different things. Having a piece of paper that says you are a qualified Scrum Master doesn't make you an effective Scrum Master, but that's a different issue!
I also have to disagree with your statement that a PM will look at project deliverables and project objectives and decide what methodology will be employed on a project. My main objection allies to Agile as a methodology: unless the organisations fully buys into Agile and the whole way Agile actually works, then to be frank it doesn't matter what the PM decrees in terms of saying Project X will use Agile and Project Y will use Waterfall etc, the business simply will ignore it if they are used to working in a Waterfall approach - and the Development Teams will certainly ignore any such decree if they are not geared up to work in an Agile way!! Most organisations have a stated project approach, and at best it tends to be Wagifall or Wagile - the project approach tends to be pre-defined at organisational level, and the vast majority of PMs simply do not have the authority to impose a methodology either on the project, or the organisation - and even if by some miracle they were given such authority, I believe the probability of success would be very low indeed.
Now I fully accept that your experience is probably completely different to mine, and that you have experience of the approaches as you've outlined in your video. I've worked in a range of project environments too, and mine are clearly different to yours 🙂. Mine is just a different opinion and perspective. I'd be interested to get your feedback on what I've posted as I'm genuinely interested in your opinion.
Hello, how do i get certified?
I need sample cv for project managers and where to get certified for free as I currently can’t afford a course
Hi! I want to start career as a PM, where do you suggest I start?
Hi hi, check out www.ogagajohnson.com/pmaccelerator
In summary, for engineering works:
Project Manager = Product Owner, (Likely) Senior Officer = Scrum Master
A product manager is not a product owner....
Incorrect interpretation
Hi Ogaga,
I have subscribed to your TH-cam channel. I will like to say that you are doing a great job on your channel and I would like you to be my mentor to enable me advance my career as a PM.
Im in Norwich and studying PM currently, so how can I get connected to other PMs and grow successfully
You can join PM communities like PMI or a PMI local chapter.