Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)
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Ferhat Göçer
Last position:
Agile Master & Coach at Insurance
- Conducting workshops and training sessions to actively support the newly started tribe (including Big Rooms)
- Supporting as a shared Agile Master to guide two product teams
- Teaching agile theory, practices and values to deepen agile understanding
- Coaching and mentoring internal Agile Masters in role development, ways of working and tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Initiating organizational improvements within the tribe to optimize processes and structures
- Participating in knowledge sharing and transfer within the cross-organizational agile community
Thorsten Heintke
Last position:
Program Manager at Telecommunications Industry
- Program Manager for a strategically highly relevant compliance project in the enterprise segment (C4)
- Leading 6 workstreams
- Setting up the project organization, establishing communication structures, project and budget planning, risk management
- Reporting to the CIO
- Facilitating steering committee meetings
- Facilitating critical solution processes
- Responsible for adapting the operating model of the IT organizations in Germany, the EU and India, including planning and managing the relocation of affected employees
Michael Henze
Last position:
Agile Coach at BMW AG (Freelance)
Workshop preparation and facilitation for the BMW digital team to plan the Matko Cockpit product delivery for the second half of the year.
Team building and preparation of the Matko Cockpit product delivery roadmap.
Stakeholder alignment and workshop design.
Managing the workshop agenda, identifying focus topics, and topic prioritization.
Review of team sentiment and capturing impressions.
Identification, summary, and documentation of action items.
Methodologies used: Ice Breaker, Brain Storming, Story Points, Magic Estimation, Hypothesis Statement, Problem Statement, Dot Voting, and Parking Lot.
Jan Menzel
Last position:
Agile Coach at VHV Versicherung
- Did not take on any project assignments during this period
- Conducting coaching sessions, workshops, trainings and facilitation assignments
Timm Heimburger
Last position:
Agile Coach & Project Manager at Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
- Coaching of project participants
- Project management for numerous content migration projects for Telefónica Germany's telecom brands
- Development and reporting of performance metrics
- Promoting collaboration between content managers and UX writers
- Running retrospectives and integrating agile elements
- Team size: 23 people
- Technical environment: Jira, Confluence, Miro, Teams, Adobe Experience Manager, Figma
Matthias Treutner
Last position:
Enterprise Agile Coach / Scrum Coach at Intralogistics Solutions Provider/German Manufacturer of Industrial Trucks, Hamburg
Comprehensive support for new teams in adopting Scrum
Targeted coaching of existing Scrum teams and use of various agile methods to establish an agile mindset and culture within the team and the entire company
Analysis of existing Scrum implementations, identification of dysfunctions (lack of commitment, avoidance of responsibility, etc.), and development of measures to improve team performance and satisfaction
Introduction of clear (product) goals with a focus on product value
Hands-on guidance for various teams at different stages and support in adapting to the organization's specific needs
Pilot introduction of weekly sprints to enable faster feedback and adjustments, as well as to increase transparency and delivery capability
Supporting the transition towards more self-organization and personal responsibility
Optimizing agile processes and structures within teams and streams
Successful scaling
André Ullmann
Last position:
RTE / Agile Coach / Full SAFe Consultant at Siemens Energy
- RTE/Agile Coach for the SAFe 6 (Scaled Agile Framework) rollout
- Building and establishing a LACE (Lean-Agile Center of Excellence) for several ARTs
- Using the tools: Azure DevOps with SCALE, Loop, MS Whiteboard
- Building the ART with 7 teams
- Training Product Owners, e.g. through SAFe POPM training and LearnSnacks
- Running the initial PI Planning as a Kickoff Planning Event
- Introducing a demand process
Mario Kraus
Last position:
Agile Lead at EnBW
Supporting the agile transformation of about 1,000 IT employees
Coaching up to 10 leads at the L1 and L2 levels and multiple teams for the sustainable implementation of a value-driven agile approach
Developing and implementing new IT structures for functional units
AI evaluation projects and IT governance
Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and continuous improvement
Contributing to the energy transition through innovative IT solutions
Implementing and establishing agile product teams in a corporate environment
High acceptance and engagement of employees for agile methods
Timo Hahn
Last position:
IT Product Owner / IT Project Manager at Schaeffler AG
- Responsible for tool-based project and portfolio management in the group
- Designing, enhancing and operating Jira- and Confluence-based workflows
- Translating management and business requirements into reliable tool concepts
- Integrating Jira into existing tool landscapes (e.g. Planview, ServiceNow, SAP BW)
- Establishing governance, reporting and KPI structures
- Rolling out new workflows including training & key user models
- Using AI features to support planning & analysis
Martin Gross
Last position:
Product Management for Medical Portal at MedTech Startup
- Product strategy and roadmap development for digital health portal
- Requirements engineering and feature prioritization
- User story definition and backlog management
- Prototype development
- Implementation of continuous delivery
- Search engine optimization
- Technological environment: Claude Code, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Agentic Coding, TypeScript, React, AstroJS, PostgreSQL, JetBrains IntelliJ, Netlify, Supabase, GitHub Actions, Git, DevOps, continuous delivery
Leif Stolberg
Last position:
Software Architect at QualityMinds GmbH
- Lead software architect and technical team lead for a new logistics platform for load carrier trade
- Core design of software architecture using arc42 spanning frontend, backend, delivery strategies and cloud native infrastructure with Domain Driven Design and Hexagonal Architecture
- Evaluation of initial business requirements and software development roadmap
- Technical team lead in a Scrum team of 9 people
- Introduced and strengthened AI-assisted (JetBrains AI & GitHub Copilot) and collaborative code development strategies to speed up feature development
Manuel Schneider
Last position:
Scrum Master / Project Manager at Zweckverband Kommunales Rechenzentrum Niederrhein
- Implementing Scrum Master role, project leadership, project management, consulting
- Logineo.NRW – Schools Online
- Chat and video conferencing solutions
- Requirements management, release and deployment planning, agile coaching
- Coordination and presentations to the Ministry of School and Education of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Project coordination between the Ministry of School and Education of North Rhine-Westphalia, Medienberatung NRW, and service providers
- Products and standards: Jira, Confluence, Xray, Grafana, Redmine, Miro
- Technologies: Jitsi-Meet, Matrix-Synapse, Element-Web, BigBlueButton, Teams
- Infrastructure: AWS (Amazon Web Services), Kubernetes
Mike Lie
Last position:
Agile Coach / Scrum Master at Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung
- Agile Coach and Scrum Master in the Baykom project
- Coaching the PO and the team
- Reorganization of previous processes with noticeable performance improvement (no statistics yet due to the few sprints, only feedback from the team and from the PO with their supervisor)
Mario Hoffmann
Last position:
Co-Founder at goxxx.ai
- Focus: Visual AI consulting, enablement, service, support and strategic growth for Fortune 500 clients
- Conducted AI consulting and workshops, training up to 6+ employees to enhance AI knowledge for clients such as Microsoft and Amazon
- Designed and automated workflows, driving 35% more ROI through improved time, resource, and investment effectiveness
- Led Salesforce initiatives securing €400k pipeline within three months
- Drove AI services adoption, enabling 10× faster content streams for brand and marketing units through accelerated content creation, improved quality, and reduced licensing costs
Antonio Enea Marraffa
Last position:
Senior PO/PM/Agile Master for AI/NLP/ML Products at Freelancer
- PO/PM for digital products such as Search, Recommendations and AI (IR/ML) related projects, Knowledge and Document Management Systems, search with LLMs, RAG and Knowledge Graph
- Agile evangelist helping people, teams and organizations work in agile ways
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Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
24 years
Position duration
2.3 years
Positions per freelancer
15
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Insurance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
82%
Master's degree or higher
45%
Doctorate
9%
Certifications per freelancer
10
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 26 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates for Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 26 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the certification
What A-CSM means
The Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) is an advanced Scrum Alliance credential for people who already work as ScrumMasters and want to deepen their impact. It shows that a freelancer can support teams beyond routine ceremonies and help remove friction in day-to-day agile delivery.
Core strengths
- Coaching teams without taking over their work
- Facilitating useful Scrum events and difficult conversations
- Supporting flow, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Helping teams and stakeholders work through conflict and change
Typical profiles
People with the A-CSM usually have real ScrumMaster experience and know how to work with product owners, developers, and managers. They are often brought in when a team already uses Scrum but needs better collaboration, stronger delivery habits, or a more mature way of working.
Knowledge behind the badge
The certification is tied to practical ScrumMaster skills, not theory alone. It signals knowledge in areas such as:
- Agile coaching and facilitation
- Servant leadership
- Impediment removal and escalation paths
- Team dynamics and stakeholder alignment
- Scrum values and empirical process control
When companies hire one
An A-CSM freelancer is a strong fit for team starts, scaling efforts, delivery recovery, and workshops that need an experienced neutral guide. In Germany, this profile is often useful for distributed teams that need clear communication in English and sometimes German, especially when product, engineering, and business groups must align fast.
What it tells you
For a company, the A-CSM is a signal of practical ScrumMaster maturity. It suggests the person can coach, facilitate, and stabilize a team without turning into a project manager in disguise. For freelancers, it marks a step from basic Scrum knowledge toward deeper team leadership in complex environments.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)? Start with the answers below.
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) shows that a ScrumMaster has moved beyond entry-level practice and can work with teams at a deeper coaching and facilitation level. It points to real experience with team dynamics, impediments, and servant leadership. For companies, it is a sign that the person can support a team without micromanaging it.
The A-CSM is the more advanced next step after the CSM. CSM focuses on core ScrumMaster responsibilities, while A-CSM is aimed at people who already apply Scrum in real teams and want to strengthen their coaching, conflict handling, and facilitation skills. It is less about learning the basics and more about improving how you work in complex situations.
A-CSM is a good fit for ScrumMasters, agile coaches, team facilitators, and delivery leads who work closely with Scrum teams. It is especially relevant for people who already support product development and want to become stronger at guiding teams through change. Companies usually look for it when the role needs experienced agile leadership, not just process knowledge.
A freelancer with A-CSM is often hired to improve how a Scrum team works together. Common work includes facilitation, coaching, workshop design, team health improvement, and helping leaders support the team without interrupting it. This profile is useful when delivery is blocked by unclear ownership, weak collaboration, or recurring conflict.
Before pursuing Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM), most people already have experience working as a ScrumMaster or in a related agile role. The focus is usually on learning from practice, reflecting on team situations, and applying Scrum more skillfully. It is not meant as a first introduction to agile work.
Yes, A-CSM is part of Scrum Alliance’s continuing-education model. Holders are expected to keep their knowledge current through ongoing learning and professional development. That makes it a useful signal for companies that want someone who stays active in modern Scrum practice.
In Germany, A-CSM is most useful in product, software, platform, and transformation work where teams need strong collaboration and clear Scrum facilitation. It can matter in both remote and on-site settings, especially when teams are distributed across locations or need smooth English-language communication. Companies often value it when they want an experienced freelancer who can step into an existing team quickly.
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) is a strong signal, but it should still be read together with real project experience. Companies should look at the kinds of teams the person has supported, how they handle conflict, and whether they have helped improve delivery over time. The certification tells you the person has advanced ScrumMaster training, not the full story.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 927 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany, 82% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 45% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers with Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany have 24 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (31%).
The most common industries among freelancers with Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany are Information Technology (94%), Automotive (56%), and Insurance (56%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Project Management (100%).
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