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title: 'Agile Career Trends 2026 | Agile Roadmap 2026 | Agile Skills To Get Hired In 2026 | Simplilearn'
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date: 2026-08-08
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# Agile Career Trends 2026 | Agile Roadmap 2026 | Agile Skills To Get Hired In 2026 | Simplilearn

> Source: [Agile Career Trends 2026 | Agile Roadmap 2026 | Agile Skills To Get Hired In 2026 | Simplilearn](https://youtube.com/watch?v=urhLfkKyQXU)

## Summary

This webinar, hosted by Simplilearn, explores the evolving landscape of agile careers in 2026, focusing on the impact of AI and other key trends. The speaker, Louisa Vgas, discusses four major shifts reshaping agile roles and provides guidance on how professionals can upskill to stay relevant. The session also covers the Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification and its benefits for career advancement.

### Key Points

- **The job has changed but the title didn't** [00:09:15] — The webinar begins with audience introductions and a discussion on how the agile job has changed significantly with AI, even though the title hasn't.
- **Agile skills and AI awareness gap** [00:11:00] — 90% of professionals say agile skills matter in their career, but fewer than half can explain how AI changes the job.
- **Agile as a core competency** [00:13:07] — AI is the biggest disruptor, and agile is shifting from being a knowledge area to a core competency required across all industries due to constant transformation.
- **Shift 1: AI-powered backlog and docs** [00:20:32] — AI can help generate backlogs, break down epics, identify dependencies, and draft documentation, but the scrum master remains the human in the loop.
- **Shift 2: Predictive sprint planning** [00:25:11] — AI can use historical data to forecast sprint velocity, predict completion, and reduce guesswork in planning.
- **Shift 3: Stagility and hybrid delivery** [00:29:12] — Stagility is a portmanteau of stability and agility, blending predictive governance with agile flexibility, common in industries with heavy compliance.
- **Shift 4: No-code and citizen development** [00:34:12] — No-code and citizen development tools like Zapier and Microsoft Power Apps allow non-engineers to create simple automations, changing the scrum master's role.
- **New skills for scrum masters** [00:41:05] — Scrum masters need to be AI fluent, comfortable with hybrid delivery, and familiar with no-code tools to stay relevant.
- **Career progression in agile** [00:44:57] — A typical career progression is from scrum master to senior scrum master, then agile coach, and finally enterprise-wide agile coach.
- **CSM certification details** [00:49:16] — The CSM certification is a two-day course with a 50-question, one-hour exam (74% pass mark), requiring no prior certification.
- **Salary and hiring trends** [00:54:15] — Scrum master salaries in the US range from $100,000 to $165,000, with an average around $128,000. Companies hiring include Accenture, JPMorgan Chase, IBM, and Adobe.
- **CSM for freshers** [00:59:32] — The CSM certification is beneficial for freshers as it provides a recognized credential that helps them stand out, even without experience.
- **Scrum master vs project manager** [01:01:13] — Scrum master and project manager are not the same; scrum master focuses on the prescriptive scrum methodology, while project manager learns both agile and predictive.

## Transcript

right now that we are streaming live and if anyone is joining us from YouTube and LinkedIn thank you for joining us today it's great to have you here right now our audience is introducing themselves so please go ahead and introduce
yourselves in the comment section please tell us your name the city you're joining us from and what you're currently doing let me quickly read out a few introductions from the chat that I can see here. Uh so we have Anjali
can see here. Uh so we have Anjali joining us from Chennai. She's a she's an IT team lead. That's great. Wonderful to know. Thanks for introducing to know. Thanks for introducing yourself. Hi Kabir, a product owner from
yourself. Hi Kabir, a product owner from Mumbai. Hi Tessa from London. Hi Rohan, a business analyst exploring AI. That's wonderful. Hi Grace from Singapore.
wonderful. Hi Grace from Singapore. Hi Priya from HR. Okay. And she's have you here as well. Thanks for introducing yourself. Hi David who's a introducing yourself. Hi David who's a project manager from Bangalore. Great.
Hi. Hi from Kochi, Hyderabad. All right. So we have a lot of introductions and because of the high volume of responses that we are getting right now. I am not able to read all of it but it's wonderful to see all of your
introductions. Thank you all for joining us today. It's great to have you here. So like I said earlier this is going to be really impactful session and the topic is also very interesting. It's agile career trends the skill gaps that
agile career trends the skill gaps that could end your career in 2026. So this is going to be a wonderful session and because all of you introduced yourself I think it's time for me to introduce myself as well. I'm Shwa joining from
simply learn and I'm going to be your host for today's webinar. We also have a wonderful speaker joining us today. I'll give her introductions shortly but before we get there are a few ground rules that all of you have to keep in
mind before we go ahead in the session. So if you have any questions uh So if you have any questions uh specifically to today's uh webinar or if you want Louisa to answer any of your questions, I request all of you to post
your questions in the Q&A box. Uh the reason being we'll keep a track of these answered towards the end of the webinar. We have a dedicated session specifically for that. Please use the chat box effectively. Let's keep the
conversations related to today's topic. It's a very interesting topic in itself. So let's not uh share any external links um and let's not spam the chat. Also because of the high number of u messages that we get there we have enabled the
view chat view to host and panelist. We don't want to disturb the audience that uh because of all the chat that we receive. And finally for the certificate of participation we will be launching a poll towards the end of the webinar. All
you will have to do is share your full name and you will be receiving your certificate, the site, slide deck and the recording to your email ID within the next 48 working hours. So with that, I think um I have covered the ground
rules and I hope you're all on the same page. If you're clear, you can all give me a thumbs up in the chat. All right, so many uh reactions. That's great. All right. So, without wasting any more of our time, I'll quickly take you
through um what we do at Simply Learn. I'm just curious how many of you are joining us for the very first time. If you're joining us for the first time or if you've attended webinars with us before, please go ahead and share your
responses in the chat box. If it's your first time, you can just type first or if you have attended webinars with us previously, then you can go ahead and let let us know the number of times you've attended webinars before. All
right. Uh, okay. The chat box is filling up with so many messages. So many of you saying first time, first time, first time. So many first timers. A few of you mentioning second time, third time. All right. First, first, first. Okay.
A majority of you are first- timers I'm assuming from the responses in the chat. Uh and a few of you joining us for the second or the third time. So for anyone who is joining us again, great to see you all back. It's wonderful to have you
attend our webinars again. And for any of you joining us for the very first time, welcome to SimplyLearn webinars. We're really happy that you decided to join us for our webinars. I'll quickly take two minutes of your time and tell
you about simply learn and what we do. So at simply learn our priority has always been to transform lives by empowering people and we do these through online courses in multiple uh fields and domains. So currently we have
helped over 15 million learners advance their careers across 150 plus countries and we do these through global partnerships. Talking about partnerships right now on the screen you can see some of our university and industry partners
and one of the biggest reasons professionals choose simply learn is the uh also the strength of the ecosystem we build along um with the learning experience that they have and our industry partners are very crucial in
this aspect as well. uh we work alongside some of the world's leading organizations like you can see on the screen and um our priority is always that learning should prepare you for the future and that's what we aim to do
here. So uh quick I quickly take you through some of our metrics some some highlights about our programs. So most of our learners have reported a 50% salary hike of on completion of courses with us and we have also been rated 4.8
out of five by most of our learners. So this clearly talks about the kind of learning experience you can expect from us at simply learn if you decide to join our classes or even through webinars we always deliver a lot of value. That has
always been our aim as well. We also have a graduation rate of 80%. Uh which is great because most often you enroll for a class and we see that uh a lot of
people drop off after the first uh first week or the second week. But here we see that most of our learners complete the uh courses. So our graduation treats uh speaks about the learning experience again. So these are some highlights uh
that we wanted to share with all of you before we begin the segment. So I think that's about centri learn and what we do and I hope you're clear on that and that brings me to the one of the most exciting parts for me as a host. It is
uh introducing the guest speaker and I'm very happy to introduce Louisa Vgas who is our guest speaker for today's session. So Louisa brings together something that's surprisingly rare. She has decades of experience working across
traditional project management, agile delivery, and modern AI enabled ways of working, which makes her classes also really unique and special. She's worked with organizations navigating predictive, hybrid, and agile
environments, helping professionals understand not just scrum frameworks, but also how those frameworks evolve as businesses evolve. She's a certified PIP professional, a discip disc disciplined agile scrum master, an experienced
educator, and has spent years mentoring professionals, preparing them for agile certifications while also helping them to understand what success actually looks like beyond just passing the exam. So, she gives you
practical knowledge, something that we value a lot at Simply Learn. And what I particularly appreciate is her focus on helping professionals connect agile principles with today's AI powered work workplace environment which is something
which is very crucial. So uh Louisa has been an amazing mentor and a lot of uh attendees have benefited greatly from her workshop and webinars. So you guys
are really uh you know lucky to be here to attend her session today. So Louisa, it's my absolute pleasure to welcome you to today's session. It's great to have you here and I'm sure everyone's waiting to hear more from you. So please go
audience. >> Oh, thank you so much. It's a pleasure for me to be here. Um I love doing these webinars. I also, you know, teach the PMP classes uh for simply learn and and other classes in our uh in our project
other classes in our uh in our project manager program. Um, and I, as you said, I am very committed. I'm very passionate about helping uh students and project management practitioners uh develop new skills, get new certifications and and
advance in their careers. So, that's what we're going to be talking about today. And I'm very excited to uh to start with this topic. >> Yes. Um, I'm sure everyone's waiting to hear more from you on this. So, we'll
just we'll get started right away. uh before we begin I think this is something I want to highlight that the job has changed but the title didn't and this is a very powerful statement because with AI coming into place with a
lot of changes happening in this field we have seen that the title has pretty much remained the same but what is expected from an agile practitioner has changed significantly so what are your thoughts on that what has happened and
why has it evolved so quickly >> yes absolely Absolutely sure that I think uh we know already that AI has been one of the biggest disruptors for every possible industry and project management and agile uh especially is is
not an exception. And so with AI, there's a lot of different trends that are what we're seeing in the industry that have changed the expectations of specifically in this case we're going to be talking about scrum masters, right?
What are they expected to do? And so we're going to see some very specific trends that are happening in the industry and that are changing. What is the role of a scrum master? What is the role of an agile practitioner in
general? what is the role of a project manager? Right? Because we are problem manager? Right? Because we are problem solvers, we enable value delivery and with the um with the presence of AI in all of our work that has made our role a
going to be interesting to see what those uh four specific trends that we >> Yes, absolutely. Uh there's a lot that we have to cover. So I'll quickly get on to the next slide. Um here's another very important metric that says 905%
say agile skills matter in their career but fewer than half can explain how AI changes the job. So we always have a lot of participants who have a lot of experience as well but we see that
they're not able to get that promotion or the jobs that they're aiming for just because they are not really experienced in the field of uh AI or they do not understand how to integrate AI into their current uh domain. So what are
your thoughts on that? How significant has it become and is it possible for someone in their later career to upskill themselves right now? Oh, absolutely, absolutely, Schwa. I think um it's never too late to learn. Um I I always bring
the example of my dad who is going to be 80 years old and from the last like three or four or five years, he's worked in uh software uh industry for many in uh software uh industry for many years and he embraced AI and he was
recently selected as one of the the few Latin American leaders to go to a conference uh at the Microsoft headquarters to talk about AI. So it's never too late. You should be always ready to learn, to continue to be
curious, to develop new skills because that is the expectation. You can no longer just obtain your certification and sit comfortably thinking I'm done. I have my PMP or I am a scrum master. We are expected to be continuing uh
continuous evolving. This is why a lot of certifications uh actually require those continuing education credits to maintain your certifications. And AI is maintain your certifications. And AI is going to be the main expectation that
current uh active agile practitioners are going to expect to be having. >> Right. And uh that was a wonderful example. I think your dad would inspire a lot more people to think that way and go ahead and upskill themselves as well.
Um we have established that the role of an agile professional is evolving like from everything that you've said but many people are actually wondering why it is it happening right now. We understand that AI has come into place
but is there any other factors that contribute to this change happening right now? Well, I mean obviously um agile is shifting from just being knowledgeable about it to it's a core competency that
is going to be required across all industries right because we are seeing that a lot of organizations when I ask my students are you in your organization going through some type of transformation I would say that 99% say
yes some of them say all the time we are going to transformations all the time, mergers, acquisitions, transformations of digital platforms, incorporation of of digital platforms, incorporation of AI, right? So we are now working in in
environments where there is constant transformation. And so agile is also going to provide us those skills that are going to let us be more nimble that are going to allow us to be more resilient to to work and deliver value
even when there is constant change. Right? So for specifically for scrum masters, you know, people tended to think about scrum masters as just those communicators. They facilitate ceremonies, they engage people. That's a
ceremonies, they engage people. That's a a role that has evolved and and it's no longer just facilitating ceremonies. they are they're we're going to talk about what are the expectations that these scrum masters have and also
because a lot of newer generations are coming already being quite AI fluent and so for those of us that have been in this industry for perhaps a little bit longer if we don't embrace these changes if we don't evolve if we don't adopt
these new skills we're going to be left behind so I think this is where those gaps in skills are going to be very critical for us to remain relevant, for
us to have a seat at the table, to make decisions, to continue to be people that deliver not just value for one project, but that deliver organizational value that we can sit at the table and contribute to strategic thinking, to
organizational alignment. So, those are where those gaps are going to be critical, >> right? Those are some very significant and important points. Thanks for pointing them out. Um there's a lot more
that we need to cover. So I saw a few questions about what we're going to cover today. So I'll walk our audience through the agenda for today's session, what we're going to be covering. So we're going to start by looking at four
key changes that are shaping the future of agile. Uh these are the trends that are changing how agile teams work and what organizations are looking for in agile professionals today. Next, we'll talk about what these changes mean for
your career. Whether you're already working in agile or planning to the skills that are becoming increasingly important. After that, we'll explore where the certified scrum master or CSM certification fits into
all of this. Who is it designed for? What you're going to learn, and how it can help you stay competitive in today's job market. And towards the end, we'll walk you through our training program. And then we'll spend some time answering
all of your questions. So by the end of the session you'll have a much clearer understanding of where agile is headed, the skills employers are looking for and the steps you can take to prepare yourselves for the future. So I hope the
agenda is clear with that let's get started. Uh and before we get uh start with the first segment, I would quickly like to ask our audience this question. Which of this best describes you? Are you already working in agile? Are you a
project manager or team lead? Are you looking to transition into agile? Are you already a certified scrum master, a business analyst or exploring certification options? You can share your responses in the chat and we will
keep an eye for the same. So, let me just see what you're all saying. Okay, I can see a few of you mentioning project manager already working in agile. Great. looking to transition.
to transition. I can see a mix of all responses. A few business analysts here. Some are already I can see that a lot of you are also exploring certification options. So for for all of you who are exploring, I
think this is a great place to be. We hope to give you a lot more clarity on what this role entails, how you can get there. Uh project manager exploring certifications. Okay, great. So uh I cannot come to a conclusion because it's
in the chat. I can see that uh a lot of you have joined us and u various um options you almost selected almost all the options. So um we have people at
different stages and different uh job profiles here. So we hope to give all of you clarity today and that that is on our agenda as well. So that's great. Thank you all for sharing that. So um I think it's time for us to start the very
first segment. So Louisa, we've talked about expectations from agile professionals and how it's changing with AI. But I'd love to understand what's actually driving this change from your experience. What are the biggest shifts
reshaping agile today and why do you believe every scrum master and agile professional needs to understand the four shifts that are reshaping scrum in the coming year? >> Absolutely. Yes. Uh sha as we said um AI
is really the biggest disruptor that we have seen in the industry in a long time management the agile industry has been evolving right but nothing has made such evolving right but nothing has made such a big impact as the appearance of AI and
the incorporation of AI pretty much into every uh every industry every organization no matter how large or how small right so because we now have access to all these AI powered tools. We
are now expected to be using those tools to make our work better, more efficient, right? To deliver more value. So, how are we going to do that? AI can help us, are we going to do that? AI can help us, for example, do um more a smarter
backlogs and smarter documents where we are going to be taking less time to spend a little bit more time on each of this. So, I'm just going to do a quick overview and then we'll go into each one of them. We can also use AI for
helping us do better analysis, very better predictions about what our we're going to talk a little bit more about that. We're going to talk about we're going to we're going to we're going to ask our our our learners a
little bit later what they think this is. And the no code and citizen development is is very interesting because this is placing tools that in the past were sort of restricted or confined to IT experts on the hands on
of of everyone. So we'll see how that is also affecting our role. So let's start also affecting our role. So let's start with the first one. Let's go into our AI powered backlog and docs. So what does this mean? This means that AI can help
you produce your repetitive task, your administrative work faster. We know that administrative work faster. We know that AI is a content generation tool like Chad GPT or like claude. They can help you um for example, let's say that you
have a project, you have an idea, you can ask the your AI tool of reference to generate a backlog for you to tell you uh let's say that you have an idea but it's an epic. Okay, how do I break this down? How do I break this epic down into
usable user stories that are uh more appropriate in size for my sprint? If I have a backlog, we can say we can ask the AI tool, can you please see if there's any dependencies that are that am I missing? Are my user stories
repetitive? Do they make sense? Am I missing do I have any blind spots here that I'm not looking at? In terms of documentation, we know already for example that minutes, you know, nobody signed up to be a scrum master to write
minutes. I think we all hate writing minutes, right? So AI is that is one easy adoption use of AI is just letting AI write the minute the minute uh the Obviously, and we're going to repeat this throughout this presentation, we
always talk about this when we talk about AI and it is that AI is a tool. You are still the scrum master. You are still the agile practitioner. You are still the agile practitioner. You are still the PMP human in the loop. You are
still responsible for vetting, for reviewing, for fine-tuning that content that AI generates for you. Okay? So, it's not that AI is replacing our job.
it's not that AI is replacing our job. AI is assisting us in developing content specifically for this shift that we're talking about here quicker to provide us complete drafts. But we still have to go in and apply our experience, our
judgment, uh our skills to make those those contents better, more appropriate, tailored to our specific situation. Right? So that is very important. We are not just letting AI do the work for us. We're we're using AI as a tool to assist
We're we're using AI as a tool to assist us in drafting quicker in perhaps uh finding blind spots that we may have missed in helping us break down complex content for example. Right? For risk identification, we could present a
backlog to AI and say, can you help me identify what are the risks? What are potential responses? If I have documentation from previous projects, I could also load those risk registers or lessons learned from previous projects
and say okay based on what we did in the past, what do you think are the most common risks that we are going to face for this project and what solutions work best? So based on historical data that would take a human a long time to
review, to read, to analyze and then to draw conclusions, AI can do that for us draw conclusions, AI can do that for us in seconds. So AI is going to help us take over or facilitate make more efficient those administrative tasks
while we are going to retain the power to do those tasks that AI cannot cannot do for us. facilitation, engagement, communication, leadership, strategic
analysis. So it is going to liberate to free up time that we otherwise would spend in this administrative task in drafting minutes in drafting a backlog. strategically. So it is going to speed
up that administrative heavy work and it is going to help us identify those risks earlier. Okay? So we are going to be more efficient but we're going to have more efficient but we're going to have more time in to this the skills that are
expected from an experienced agile practitioner right you are going to have uh more time to develop strategic thinking to develop new skills to engage your team to make sure that your team members are empowered that they can make
decisions to coach to mentor those are important things that AI is not going to important things that AI is not going to replace. So the scrum master it's still going to have an important role. The role is going to not be replaced by AI
but it is going to give us more visibility, better decision making, faster uh the ability to create content faster. So that is how this shift is going to impact the scrum master's role. So let's move into the second shift and
it's very similar to the previous one. So in the previous one we saw how AI can So in the previous one we saw how AI can help us draft, generate content, help us in those administrative task. Here we're going to be talking about analysis about
prediction. So when we're trying to plan a sprint, we can use historical data and a sprint, we can use historical data and analytics to then uh AI help us forecast predict how quickly are we be are we going to be able to um to to go through
the work. So am I going to be able to complete all these user story points in this sprint or am I being unrealistic? Is my velocity meaning the number of user story points that we are completing in a sprint is it an indication of of a
risk? What is happening? Why has my velocity have been going down in the last sprints and how do I need to adjust for my next sprint planning? Right? So it is going to help us reduce the guesswork. Even if you are on sprint one
or sprint zero, right? You don't have any historical data of your team yet, you can still feed historical data from previous similar projects. You can give it information about how experienced your team members are, what kind of
projects have they worked on, what skills do they have, what kind of um risks do we see in terms of my team jelling, right? coming together going jelling, right? coming together going through those traditional um forming
stages that we talk about when we talk about the TMAN ladder of stages how it about the TMAN ladder of stages how it how teams evolve and then AI can tell us based on the information that you're telling me I would predict that your
first sprint your team is going to be able to complete X number of points right so it is going to give us a little bit more certainty we can then with more confidence tell our senior management when can we deliver? When are we going
to be able to have that first iteration that we are going to be able to release into market? Right? So, it is going to help us uh have more realistic commitments. It is going to help us flat risk before it becomes, you know, an a
problem. And it is going to allow us to not spend so much time reviewing historical information and trying to guess what it is going to be like. So it it is a really powerful tool in estimation which is something that scrum
masters, product owners in general project management practitioners we have to do all the time. We have to estimate so that we can provide answers to those sponsors, those clients, those executives that need to know. They need
to know when are we going to deliver value. So this is where AI is also going to be very powerful. So now before we go into shift number three which is about stagility, I want to ask our audience if they know what
that means because I know the first time I came across that word I was like wait is that a typo? What what what is that? So I want to see uh type in the chat if you guys know what that means because I think it is sort of a newer term or if
you don't know what would you guess what is staggility? Okay. Somebody says that it's has to do with agility and stages. Okay. Hybrid work. Okay.
No, it's not a typo. I know it looks like a typo, but it is I know it looks like a typo, but it is not a typo. It It is actually a term. Okay. I see some creative answers. I love it. So for those of you that talked
about hybrid and I think some of you got it because it has to do with stability and agility. So we can go into our next slide and we're going to see what this means. So staggility is a portmanto meaning the the fusion of two words to
create a new one right and it has to do with stability and agility. So we have with stability and agility. So we have seen that most organizations nowadays they are not 100% pure agile. Most organizations are going to need to have
sort of a mix of the stability and the governance that predictive produces right where we have a little bit more uh clear rules of engagement. We have
perhaps uh compliance that needs to be followed. We need to have some general answers about how much things are going to cost, when main deliverables are going to be delivered or completed. And so, organizations are looking to still
conserve or preserve some of that that governance, that stability, that certainty that managers and executives sometimes are looking for. While at the same time, they also value the benefits of agile work, right? continues and
frequent delivery. Uh being able to react to changes, being able to incorporate feedback in real time, frequent engagement with our stakeholders. Those are some of the benefits that agile brings to the table
that organizations like and they see a lot of value. So when organizations mix or they do like a hybrid approach where they want to preserve some of this stability but also benefit from agile work that's what we call stagility. So
it is a blend of that more structured governance that also incorporates the flexibility that doing the work in agile is going to do. So let's talk about an example. Let's say for example that your project is about creating software for a
hospital. So hospital health projects as you know as bank pro banking industry projects they have very heavy compliance. There's a lot of need for documentation. There's a lot of need for following certain rules. It cannot just
be you know willy-nilly we're this is we're going to see how things work as we go with with our iterations. They are going to need some type of uh certainty. So they are going to conserve perhaps certain rules, certain pro processes and
procedures for documentation for um the way that you treat uh privacy compliance for example in the US with HIPPA laws, right? That are going to be
very strict on how you manage data and personal information from people that are coming to the hospital. So they are going to preserve this through a more predictive or more stable governance structure but they want the ability to
have the software developed in sprints in iterations where there is feedback where change can be quickly incorporated into our backlog where the work is defined by user stories thinking about how the different users are going to be
accessing or delivering value from that software. So that is kind of the idea that we are going to balance that stability of teams that they need but also business speed, right? Think of it I'll I'll give another example. Think of
it as a cruise ship. You're the captain of a cruise ship. So obviously there's procedures about how you do things. Maybe your route has been planned for months in advance and you have certain key dates in which you have to be at
certain ports. But the captain while they are navigating they are going to be adjusting making small adjustments based on the weather based on conditions based on information that they're getting in real time. So that is what is expected
right there is a very stable governance framework that provides that stability that confidence that certainty that we're going to need but also in our day-to-day we can implement agile through the role of a scrum master and a
and an agile team that are going to be delivering value frequently and are going to be able to respond to change. So again in the scrum master position that is going to be a a little bit of a slight expectation that is different
because the scrum master is no longer in a in an agile bubble. They are not just doing this uh facilitating ceremonies and the daily scrum or the daily standup. They need to be comfortable doing that but also providing some more
certainty and navigating a more stable and predictive governance structure in which they are going to operate. So they are going to be working inside those blended models that are not exclusively an agile bubble. They are moving in an
organization that still wants to preserve some of those more predictive aspects of project management. So it's not a pure agile only role. So now with that, let's move to our last shift which is the no code and citizen
shift which is the no code and citizen development. So I I love this because I am not an engineer. I'm not a software developer. My background is not in IT schwa. My background couldn't be more far from that. I my background is in
communications and journalism and political science. But somehow you know life gave me the opportunity to become a project manager and then to transition also into learning about agile and leading projects in digital
transformation and AI is my best friend for this. Why? Because then I can speak I can speak the language I can learn and I can deliver value that is software
development oriented or IT oriented without being an IT expert. Right? So without being an IT expert. Right? So today for example if I need to do some some small or simple automation I can do that with the help of tools like Zapier
or like Microsoft Power Apps right I don't need to be a developer I don't need to go and procure um you know an outside team to do small coding or simple coding I can do that myself and so this is what we call no code or
citizen development regular citizens like can now become developers and we don't need to be IT experts, right? We don't need engineering support. Obviously, for more complex roles, the engineers are still going to be needed.
So, it's not like we're replacing them, but it is going to allow us to do uh faster building of simple automation, simple flows that perhaps we can power
by AI, repetitive work, simple forms. for example, that was one of the the latest things that I did is I needed a form to capture some information from users, but I didn't want users to have to repeat information if if we already
had it in the system. So, a very simple like no code or low code, right? LCNC, that's another term that you'll hear. LCL, no NC means low code, no code. I
was able to create a small automation powered by AI. So this is going to also change the role of the scrum master because the scrum master is going to need to be comfortable with the team members doing some of this work right
when you are not necessarily working with engineers or with IT people that they can also take benefit from using some of these AI powered tools that are allowing us to speed up the work to do simple automations even if you're not an
engineer. So as a team leader, as a project leader, even if I am not an engineer or an IT developer, I need to become comfortable not just me using those tools, but also empowering my team members to use those tools so that we
can all benefit from this new applications that are going to allow us applications that are going to allow us to do perhaps some work that before we would have to go out and perhaps procure or hire or go outside of my team and
look for some skills that we didn't have. And I think this is super powerful. So as the scrum master, as agile practitioners, we have to be comfortable with this. And the way that we do that is by leading by example. So
we have to test the tools. We have to identify what are those tasks that are repetitive. So one easy way is just to look at how is my team spending time. And if I see that they're spending a lot of time on repetitive tasks, then that's
an opportunity for automation or for using an AI powered tool to become a little bit more effective. So I would say Shredda that those are the four most important shifts that we're seeing in the profession.
Uh Louisa, thank you for breaking that down so clearly. And I think one major thing that stands out from this discussion that we had is that none of these shifts are actually replacing the role of a scrum master like you
mentioned they are expanding the opportunities that you can actually use as a uh scrum master. So whether it's AI that you spoke of or predictive planning, hybrid delivery models, they're all changing how agile
professionals create value within organizations. And I think it's very important that we all understand that it's not changing the you know replacing your jobs and it's also that we to stay relevant in today's um time and age we
will have to upskill ourselves with AI and make use of all the opportunities that we have out there. So that also means that this will have or create more opportunities for you in your career space as well. But before we get into
that segment, we have a very quick question for all of you. Um, and this is a poll question. You can share your responses in the chat. So, which of these was completely new to you? So, uh, Louisa spoke about four different things
today and all of which were of great value. So, was it AI assisted agile? Was it predictive sprint planning, stagility and hybrid delivery? or was it no code
and citizen development? So, please go ahead and share your responses in the chat. All right, I can see a lot of people mentioning stagility and hybrid delivery. I think that is a very new term. It was new to me as well. So, um a
term. It was new to me as well. So, um a lot of you mentioning u option three. A few of you mentioning two predictive sprint planning. Okay. No code and citizen development. All right. A few of you saying AI assisted
agile great but I think mostly it is agility and hybrid delivery and predictive sprint planning. Uh that's great. Uh so now you know how uh the and how it is shifting how agile is shifting. We just spoke about it. So
thanks for sharing your responses. Now we hope all of you are clear on all the four shifts that are happening and how you you will also have to upskill yourselves. Right. So uh Louisa I think that brings us to the very next segment.
Uh so what does all of these shifts mean for uh everyone here in the audience for their careers? How does it change the way they look at their careers? How does it change opportunities out there? Is this the time they actually upskill? Do
they have to? Like this is one of the major questions we get. I practice agile but I'm not certified. Is it necessary that I certify myself? So this is a very common question that we get. So what does it mean for their careers?
>> Yeah, absolutely Shredda. So I think um the as we've said it's the role has changed in the in the fact that it there's higher expectations right so before we used to think about the scrum
master for example as the person that facilitated meetings facilitated ceremonies so you facilitate the daily standup the retrospective the spring planning session that is not enough anymore it is still needed it is
critical it is very important important those good communication and facilitation skills are still going to be very critical. So if those are skills experience with they are still going to
be very helpful and very useful but that is the starting point not the finish line. Okay. So we are going to be seeing that organizations are going to be that organizations are going to be hiring scrum masters that are AI fluent
hiring scrum masters that are AI fluent and a recent search on Indeed uh you know showed us that there were about 300 listings job listings that specifically looked for AI scrum master. So will this become you know the new term you we'll
see but it is definitely something that we are seeing as a trend in hiring and that they're asking it by name and they're going to expect the person the scrum master to perhaps have a a not just a scrum master certification but a
certification that is current that is also teaching you how to incorporate AI into your job. So if you are uh uh already certified perhaps or you have some experience, you want to make sure that your certification either includes
AI or that you are also upskilling yourself by having those AI certifications. So let's look a little bit more about what the the the career progress can be, right? Or what the role is actually asking for. So again, those
fundamental those essential skills that we expect to see in a scrum master are still going to be required. And I often say that with uh the the appearance of AI and and AI being in every you know possible industry, those people skills
are becoming even more important because those are not going to be replaced by those are not going to be replaced by AI. So the coaching, the leadership, the emotional intelligence, the communication skills and this is why I
often say that even though my background was not in development or software engineering, those communication skills came very handy for project management and in leading agile teams because those are still critical. Those are things
that AI is not replacing. Managing stakeholders, nothing more complex than that. Human beings, we are very complex, right? We bring our own prejudices, our own life experiences, our own cultural differences. And so managing people is
still going to be critical. But what is the new thing is that we have to be AI fluent. We have to be comfortable with AI assistant planning with hybrid
delivery. So you can no longer say I only know agile. You have to be able to move in a blended environment where perhaps more predictive governance is expected. You have to be comfortable with no code or low code coordination.
Even if you are not an engineer, your team members are probably going to be using these tools. So you have to be comfortable speaking that same language and understanding what low code no code means or maybe being familiar with some
of these platforms that allow you to do some of these automations. Right? So when you master the fundamentals you are qualified but if you have both you are going to be uh uh setting yourself apart from the rest of the candidates. So this
is going to be very critical now for anybody who wants to stay relevant in anybody who wants to stay relevant in this profession. possible career progression. And I I I want to mention that this is not the
only career progression but it's a very typical one that we see. So a lot of people that go into agile and perhaps they start as a scrum master they start supporting one team right they they supportive those facilitations they are
perhaps working with one team member helping them enable value delivery and um protecting the agile ceremonies protecting the agile methodology being very knowledgeable about speaking about what value agile delivers. Perhaps as
they gain a little bit more experience they can become a senior scrum master. So what does this mean? This mean that perhaps they're supporting more than one team. They might be supporting multiple teams but also they may be supporting uh
leadership as well. Right? They may also be supporting other scrum masters. So they can become coaches or mentors for those more junior scrum masters that are just starting their career. Now an agile coach perhaps is not just supporting a
scrum team but it is supporting perhaps the product owner it's working with the client with the customer with the sponsor it is uh interacting with functional departments in the organization also explaining what agile
means and how they can interact with agile teams better. So that would be sort of a normal progression. And then those agile coaches that develop a lot of experience can become very comfortable in those blended
environments navigating hybrid delivery environments where there's predictive and there's agile. They can also become enterprisewide agile coaches. Those are going to be sitting at the table making decisions, providing strategy, doing a
lot of predictive analysis. they are going to be comfortable looking at historical data, doing forecasts, uh providing support for organizational alignment of strategic projects, right? So, they are going to become a critical
player in an organization and they are going to promo promote agile enterprisewide explaining how agile delivery can bring benefits to an organization not just for one team or a small project but across the
organization. So obviously there are going to be other scrum master or agile practitioners that may go into a different career maybe as product owners maybe as project managers but this is a very typical progression that we see as
those skills are developed. These are some of the expanded roles and expanded authority and influence that a scrum master can have. >> Thank you so much for explaining this in depth Louisa. understand what it means
also the opportunities that are out there if they decide to upskill. You also spoke about a few skills, but I'm sure everyone's thinking right now that if these are the skills employers actually value a lot, what's the best
way to build them? Definitely, I think staying curious. Uh I absolutely believe in being lifelong learners. That is something that I have done all my life. I'm actually pursuing my second masters right now. I try to do
at least a certification a year, if not more. be engaged in webinars and learning and acquiring new skills because this is what the profession because this is what the profession demands from us.
>> right >> that certification. >> Yes. Uh so could you talk to us a little bit more about the CSM training and what it means for someone if they're opting for it, the duration of it and how the
exam would be because that's a question we get asked a lot. >> Okay. So for for this certification you don't need any prior certification. Oftentimes people think that they need to be a PMP or that they need to have
another certification. You don't. You don't even need an agile background. It is a two-day course and then you're going to have a 50 question one-hour going to have a 50 question one-hour exam that you need to get 74% to pass.
Right? So, it is uh perhaps a more accessible certification than other certifications out there that require a lot more time investment and that have uh perhaps tests or exams that are a little bit more involved. So this is
built for perhaps people that are uh PMs that are working as project managers, as team leads, business analysts as well, and any scrum master that perhaps is ready to upskill. Perhaps you have been working as a scrum master and maybe you
didn't know or you never had the official title, but now you're ready to have that certification, those three letters after your name that are going to give you that that credential to stand out and to say yes, I have the
stand out and to say yes, I have the skills to be a relevant and uh uh an AI fluent scrum master, >> right? Um and uh this also opens up a lot of senior role opportunities for uh
CSM. So could you uh talk about how this could benefit someone who's thinking about you know uh getting a promotion or moving on to a senior role? especially this is something that I
noticed in the project management industry is that credentials are really important, certifications are really important more than in other industries perhaps. And so when you do the CSM training, you are going to be learning
obviously the scrum fundamentals, right? What is the scrum methodology? What are the ceremonies? The the terminology, the language, what are the principles that the scrum methodology has? But you are also going to build the judgment to
also going to build the judgment to apply those inside an AI powered environment. Right? So doing that predictive planning that we talked about, doing that hybrid delivery, yes, knowing very well what agile means, but
also understanding that perhaps you're going to be working in an environment where there's still a predictive environment, right? The no code that we discussed about. So perhaps becoming familiar with some of those tools and so
it is going to perhaps uh unlock those more senior opportunities of career. So a senior scrum master, becoming an agile coach, becoming an enterprise agile coach, right? Because being a CSM is the baseline, right? That is going to be the
sort of the expectation for the starting point for anybody who wants to grow in that career, >> right? Uh thank you so much for that the importance of CSM and the
opportunities that it can uh you know uh open up for you I think it's time for us to talk about uh the course that we provide at simply learn. It is simply learn certified some scrum master certification and uh this is also a
two-day course. We're going to talk a little more in detail about this uh for anyone who is thinking about you know upskilling themselves or even transitioning into this role. I think this is a very good certification. So,
uh we are going to take you through some of the key highlights of this certification. So, here's actually what's included. So, you are going to be trained directly by certified scrum trainers. Uh not just generic
instructors. These are really trained instructors. So, the learning that we have here is completely hands-on. It comes with credits towards your ongoing development as well. Everything that we teach is aligned with the scrum alliance
standards. So there is no ambiguity about what you're getting. It is very clear. It's what whatever is recommended. Uh your CSM exam fee is included in the program along with a free retake option if you need it. Uh
which honestly removes a lot of pressure that people feel while walking into that exam. And that is exactly what we have tried to eliminate over here. uh and you also get complete guidance for exam success plus access to preparation
materials and also mock exams. So you will have all the confidence that you need and the preparation before you enter your exam. So most of our candidates come you know pass the exam on their very first attempt also because
of the kind of training that we provide here. So when it comes to the skills and uh benefits uh the scrum framework application sprint planning and delivery all the skills that you are going to gain as a part of this uh certification
program. Uh so this is a very practical skill set and in terms of what it is worth in the market according to blast tool scrum master salaries in the US range from around $100,000 at the lower end up to one uh $165,000
end up to one uh $165,000 with an average closer to uh 128k and uh according to indeed companies actively hiring for these skills include names hiring for these skills include names like Axenture, JP Morgan, Chase, IBM and
like Axenture, JP Morgan, Chase, IBM and Adobe. So this isn't a niche skill set. It's one that actually opens up some of the biggest opportunities for you in the world out there. So there's a lot more you can explore in this. And again in
the interest of time we will not be able to deep dive into the skills uh that are going to be a part of this program or the learning path. So if you would want to know more about the learning path in itself, we have a uh I will share the
post link with you in the chat and there's a QR code that you can scan which will take you to the page where there's a detail there's details about all the co all the learning path every module that's covered and all the skills
and frameworks. So um you know us talking about uh the course is something but hearing from actual people who completed the courses with us is a different experience all together. So these are some of the testimonials that
we have. So he's Sugan says that he has always liked sharing uh a couple of real outcomes rather than just talking in the abstract. Sugant Rajan who is now a senior product manager said that he chose simply learn from the
comprehensive curriculum and blended learning format combining self-paced study with live classroom training and that experience helped him move into his current role at Bosch Global Software Technologies with a 30% salary hike. And
then we have Karthik Jal. So he is now an assistant manager in quality analysis and he said that his learning experience was excellent. He cleared the exam on his very first attempt like a lot of our uh students as well and went on to land
a role at solve a division of standard chartered with a 35% salary hike. So these both of them are from different backgrounds different companies but it's the same underlying pattern. So with a structured training leading uh they have
actually gotten into a great uh career opportunity great with amazing heights. So this is also something that could happen to you if you are interested to enroll in our program. So I can see a
lot of questions about the course fee. So consider this an investment. This is probably going to change how you approach your career and opportunities out there for you. So for Indian
learners the course fee is 17,135 rupees and for US learners this is $349. If you're joining us from anywhere else in the world and would like to know how
uh the course in your specific currency, you can just go to the course page and uh it will show you the course in your currency as well. So what is this inclusive of? So like we mentioned earlier, it's a two to three days of
online virtual training. So it's inclusive of the CSM exam fee and you also get a 2-year membership with Scrum Alliance. As a part of this we will also be training you will also be trained by globally acclaimed CSTs and you will uh
this will be considered as your PDUs and SEUs. uh so if you are interested to enroll for the program I will share the course link with you right now in the chat and if you want to uh you know if you're not able to see that you can scan
this QR code it takes you directly to the course page where there are learning outcomes the whole uh course curriculum everything that we are going to be look at that in the meantime I'll quickly launch a poll so if you'd like
to know more about this program and how what the benefits office and if you're consider thinking about uh making a choice you can click on a yes and our expert advisor will reach out to you at the earliest you may have a lot of
questions that we have not been able to answer in this 1 hour duration but they with any questions that you may have so I have launched the poll right now and I can see that a lot of you are uh responding with a yes that's wonderful
responding with a yes that's wonderful to see great all right so so many of you saying yes. So we're really looking forward to having you all as a part of our CSM journey. Hopefully you'll all be a part of Simply Learn. Um so please go
ahead and share your responses. I'll keep this poll live for some more time. So the poll will be live for a while and if you have any questions in the meantime you can feel free to share your questions in the Q&A box and I'll make
questions in the Q&A box and I'll make sure uh that I pass this on to u loser. All right. Uh so if you guys are uh you know sharing your responses in the poll or if the poll is not visible to all of you you can go to the course page and in
the course page there will be an option to talk to the advisor. You can click on that and our team will be there to assist you. So I'll quickly uh check the assist you. So I'll quickly uh check the Q&A box and uh you know pass it on to
Louisa. So Louisa there's a question from Ritika. She says she's a fresher uh with and with no job yet. Will a CSM on my resume actually help me get hired or
my resume actually help me get hired or do companies only uh take it seriously once you have the experience? Is it basically good for a fresher? >> Absolutely. Yes. I um I think as I mentioned in this industry it is
something that I've noticed is that credentials are very important because they provide a standard that is internationally recognized that you have gone through a program that is accredited that is well known and that
is going to certify that you have learned those skills and specifically in this program you're not just learning theory but you're learning how to apply it. So if you are looking to start your career, I think definitely while you
build the experience, a credential can be the way that you can stand out uh from other applying uh for other people from other people that are applying because you do have a certification that is um certifying that you have gone
through a program that you have learned the skills that you have the knowledge that is required to start this career. So definitely um you know having those three letters after your name just in your LinkedIn profile it is going to
help you stand out. I absolutely think that you know building experience is needed. It's critical but if you are just starting your career a certification a credential it is going to be a critical first step
>> right thank you so much for answering that. So we have another question um uh and uh this is from Kennedy and he is asking that um I keep hearing scrum master and project manager used almost interchangeably at my company. Are they
actually the so same role with a different name and is agile a major part of project management as well right now? >> Okay, good question. So they're not the same. They're not exactly the same. So the the scrum master is going to focus
on learning the agile methodology. Agile and specifically scrum is a very prescriptive methodology. So that means that it has very standard ceremonies,
languages, everything is time boxed meaning that for every ceremony there is a recommended duration. For example, the daily standup which is the meeting that the team has every morning it's supposed to be 15 minutes, right? So it is very
to be 15 minutes, right? So it is very prescriptive. It it is not complicated prescriptive. It it is not complicated to learn but it is it requires skill to ma that skills are mastered in order to apply it correctly. So what is that?
That's what the scrum master is going to be focused on. Right as we said the scrum master is going to have an understanding on how to navigate a blended or a hybrid environment. Right? The PM, the project manager is uh is
going to be learning both about agile and predictive. So they are going to be able to lead projects that are not just agile but also predictive. And perhaps they're not going to go in as much depth into what scrum is. The project manager
learns about the agile framework which is more the umbrella term for different methodologies such as scrum that are going to be focused on that frequent delivery and whatnot. So I would say scrum is one particular methodology
within the agile umbrella framework that you are going to be doing a deep dive when you go into a CSM certification while the PM is going to be learning in more general terms the agile methodology but also the predictive methodology. So
I think my recommendation would be to decide what what attracts you more. Do working or applying for jobs in companies that are working mostly predictive or hybrid or are you going to go into companies that are software
developer or startups that are probably working more with agile and specifically with the scrum methodology which is the most popular agile methodology out there today. So depending on which kind of career path you want to go to then you
are going to choose the certification or the or or the upskilling that is going to be best for you. But CSM I would say it is the standard certification for anybody who wants to become a scrum master. Meaning that you're going to be
working with scrum teams helping them uh understand and adopt the the methodology which as we said it is very prescriptive. It is it has very clear rules and you have to master those in order to support a team that is working
on scrum >> right I think that clearly explains the difference thank you so much for that answer Louisa and with that I'm going to quickly end the interest poll right now if you were not able to see the poll you
to the course page and click on the talk to an advisor option uh and right now I'm going to launch the next poll which is the attendance for the attendance certificate. So I have launched the poll. Now all you'll
have to do is fill your full name as you want in the certificate and you will be receiving this certificate in the next 48 working hours. So uh I can see that all of you are sharing your names. That's great to see. I think this as you
all fill up your uh responses I can ask one last question to Louisa. I think we've got a lot of questions. We try to answer as many questions as we can in the Q&A box itself. But L the last question I'd like to ask you is is this
question I'd like to ask you is is this CSM exam an open book exam? >> Uh I believe it is. Yes, I believe that you can um you it's an open book and you will be after your class you will be prepared for your exam. So I I
definitely think it is, as I mentioned, a little bit of a more accessible exam than other certifications out there. So we definitely have most of our students
are they're passing on their first stake. Um so that would be something that I wouldn't worry too much about. >> Right. Uh thank you for that Louisa. I think uh we have answered most of your questions by now and in the interest of
time we would have to we will have to come to an end of to this webinar. I am quickly uh stopping the poll for the certificates. If you were not able to see the poll for this as a few of you mentioned that as well in the chat so
you can write to us at webinars at simplylearn.net and we will share the mention that you've been a part of this program. Uh and with that I think we've come to an end. uh and it has been a wonderful session. Some great insights.
Louisa, it was wonderful to have you lead this webinar and it was amazing. We got such great engagement from our audience. So before we wrap up, I just want to quickly ask you is there anything uh any piece of advice that you
would like to leave with our audience before we wrap this session? >> Thank you so much Freda for having me. This was great. Uh my recommendation is stay curious. Stay curious. Always learn. always look for how to acquire
new skills to see what's happening. Don't get comfortable. Um see what's opportunities today. So many new things happening and and this is Simply Learn leading the opportunity for so many people to have access to these new
skills. So stay curious, learn a lot and be a lifelong learner. >> Yes. Uh thank you so much for that Louisa. That was great from your side. thank all of you for being such a wonderful audience for for sharing your
wonderful responses in the chat box and with for engaging throughout the webinar. It was really nice to see all of you participate and be a part of our sessions. We really look forward to having a lot of you join our sess
programs as well and be a part of simply learn family. But if you have any more recommendations for webinars, please write to us uh with your suggestions. We would be more than happy to hear from you. So with that I'm going to conclude
to see you all in the upcoming sessions. to see you all in the upcoming sessions. Uh thank you everyone.