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PSM I signals strong knowledge of Scrum theory, the Scrum Master role, and how to support teams, events, and continuous improvement without turning process into bureaucracy. Get fast, precise matching with vetted freelancers who hold this Scrum.org certification.
About the certification
What it proves
Professional Scrum Master I, often shortened to PSM I, is Scrum.org’s entry-level Scrum Master certification. It shows that a person understands how Scrum works in practice and can help teams use it with discipline. For companies in Switzerland, it is a useful signal when you need a freelancer who can support product delivery, coach a team, or improve how Agile work is run.
Core skills
A freelancer with this certification should be comfortable with the ideas that make Scrum effective, not just the terminology.
- Scrum values, empiricism, and transparency
- The Scrum Master role as a servant leader and coach
- Sprint planning, daily Scrum, review, and retrospective
- Removing obstacles and improving team flow
- Working with Product Owners and developers without taking over their roles
Typical profiles
PSM I is often held by Scrum Masters, Agile coaches, project leads, delivery managers, and consultants who work with cross-functional teams. It is also relevant for freelancers who help organizations move from traditional project control to team-based delivery. In Switzerland, it is especially useful when teams need English-language collaboration with local stakeholders, distributed teams, or a mix of on-site and remote work.
What it tells you
A PSM I holder should understand the framework well enough to guide teams through real delivery situations, not just pass a theory test. That includes coaching teams to inspect and adapt, handling common misunderstandings about roles, and keeping Scrum focused on outcomes. In practice, the certification helps you identify people who can support software, digital product, and transformation work where clear team routines matter.
Meet FRATCH Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Marco Skulschus
Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer
Last position:
Business Analyst, Data Warehouse Developer at NRW.Bank
Business analysis for risk controlling.
Development of a data warehouse based on MS SQL Server with data from the FIS Cross-Asset Trading and Risk Platform (formerly Front Arena).
Implementation of ETL and transformation logic with T-SQL and Python (template engine Jinja2).
Modeling and automation of data structures with Data Vault.
Building reporting and analysis reports with Microsoft Power BI, including training and onboarding of users.
Tobias Wildi
IT Consultant, Co-Founder
Last position:
IT Consultant, Co-Founder at PRONT GmbH
- Technical product ownership for a global customer portal in the indoor climate sector, including API integrations, backend connectivity, and expansion of digital customer services
- Developed the solution architecture and AI use cases for a claims management platform, integrating it into the enterprise architecture for a leading insurance company
- Developed the target operating model and led the implementation of the global investment platform for an investment bank
- Developed the target operating model and platform strategy for a new digital health platform for a health insurance company
- Developed the platform strategy, defined use cases, and built the data architecture for a digital health platform of a health insurance company
Peter Puchalla
Consultant Strategy & Digital
Last position:
Consultant Strategy & Digital at Polynova AG
- Designed the growth and digital strategy for an EU distributor
- Established a differentiation strategy focusing on horizontal portfolio expansion, ESG and SG&A cost reduction using new digital sales and service channels
- Offered same-day logistic delivery for key customers, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%
Ulysse Brice Mbami
Agile Quality Engineer & Quality Master
Last position:
Agile Quality Engineer & Quality Master at Die Mobiliar
- Test strategy design
- Continuous defect tracking and documentation
- Test case creation and execution for performance and end-to-end tests as well as mass tests
- Responsibility for all test activities in the team
- Requirements and documentation analysis
- Agile testing based on stories, epics and features
- Test management and coordination
- Use of SAFe (PI planning, PI preparation, sprints, daily meetings, Kanban board, retrospective, review)
- Use of GitHub, Tortoise, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Splunk, Swagger UI, Tosca, Rocket.Chat, Visual Studio Code, Oracle SQL Developer
- SAFe framework and project abroad
Peter Wydler
IT Consultant
Last position:
IT Consultant at WYP-Consulting
Robert Kliche
Auriliance | Golden Source for Corporate Governance & Compliance
Last position:
Interim AML/KYC Consultant at UBS/Deloitte AG
Credit Suisse integration, Business Risk Management (BRM) AML/KYC framework gap analysis UBS/Credit Suisse | Interim AML/KYC framework adjustments | Target AML/KYC framework design | Concept reviews | Manual onboarding process controls assessments | Evaluation of risk assessments (wave migration) | Risk assessments (RtB) | Communication with stakeholders
CONTEXT: Subcontractor as Interim AML/KYC Consultant for Deloitte AG as part of the BRM-NFR integration program for the Swiss booking centre (BCCH)
11/2025 – 03/2026 Support for BRM Advisory, FCP Competence Centre 04/2025 – 03/2026 BRM Integration Task Force Risks & Issues Wave Migration (in collaboration with IO Risk Team, Compliance and Legal) 08/2024 – 03/2025 BRM Integration Risk Oversight AML/KYC Manual Onboardings 11/2023 – 07/2024 Deputy AML/KYC Project Manager
Jakob Faktorovitch
Core Team Member
Last position:
Core Team Member at Jafa Consulting
- SME for operational processes, contract negotiation and product design for the implementation of a SaaS contact center solution & carrier services
- Definition of several operational processes, organizational setup, ITSM application integrations, creation of contract schedules and advising contract negotiation
- Scrum Master with agile tooling (processes & automation)
- Commercial manager to create business cases and closing the sales process
- Increasing impact, trusted relationship, and key team member within a short time
Piotr Seredyn
CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager
Last position:
CTO Program Manager, Theme Owner / Senior Project Manager at Avaloq Group AG
- Clients: Central banks of the most developed economies in the world, German, Swiss, Luxembourgish, Monegasque, Singaporean, Japanese wealth managers and universal/private banks, world’s largest investment banks
- Accountable for managing the delivery of a portfolio of digital wealth and consumer relationship management initiatives
- Project managing portfolios of projects within CTO product and technology business area (cyber security, architectural changes, re-organisational transformation, 3rd party apps)
- Products: Kernel & Parametrisation for Core Avaloq Banking Platform; modules: CRM, client data management, wealth management, portfolio management (generating over 90% of company revenues)
- Key responsibilities:
- Reporting to Head of Disruptive Innovation Division; stakeholder to five product owners & two domain owners
- Accountable for delivery of annual themes and quarterly key deliverables
- Managing demand vs supply via QBR process: book of work, execution, reporting, risk management
- Directly managing around 40 external consultants (front-end/back-end engineers, BAs, designers)
- Hiring and managing resources in eight countries
- Running quarterly divisional closure meetings presenting achievements and challenges
- Resolving cross-team dependencies and internal/external conflicts
- Owning and controlling maintenance budget; planning, forecasting, execution; ensuring demand matches supply
- Identifying and staffing key roles with chapter leads
- Approach: Agile, Scrum of Scrums, QBR/OKRs
- Technology: Angular, PL/SQL, JavaScript, Confluence, JIRA (JQL)
Lukas Döppler
Freelancer; Consultant and Business Coach
Last position:
Freelancer; Consultant and Business Coach at Doeppler Consulting
- Business Coach
- Strategy and organizational development consultant
- Trainer and lecturer
Astrid Benker
Co-Founder & Project Director
Last position:
Co-Founder & Project Director at UTU Food4Good
- Responsible for successful series A and B equity financing which secured USD 11 Mil
- Established governance, HR, finance and operations structures and policies
- Expanded, trained and led team from 2 to 10 full-time staff members
- Managed set up of first of its kind test kitchen in Africa
- Managed development of 3 new recipes to be launched in East Africa
Frank Gassan
Program Manager | AI Strategist | Speaker | Author | Lecturer “Entrepreneurial AI” | Certified AI Consulting & Automation | PMP®
Last position:
Project Lead at Flamingo Med Solutions
- Led the founding of a startup for AI-based consulting products for dental practices.
- Developed and launched PraxisScore, a data-driven consulting product for economic analysis and corporate consulting of dental practices.
- Held full responsibility for technical implementation, AI integration, and structured startup setup from product idea to public launch at IDS 2025 in under three months.
Stefan Laager
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant
Last position:
Senior Manager, Project Manager, Auditor and Consultant at Laager Consulting GmbH
Many years of experience in application development, ICT infrastructures, systems management, hardware and software, telecommunications, ICT strategies, business models, database management, data center consolidations, support and call center setup
Since 1999 independent consultant and project manager: ICT strategies and governance, processes, audits, security, infrastructure (including cloud, DevOps and tools), data and output management, organizational restructurings, business project management and consulting in various industries
Generalist with analytical skills, strong communicator at all hierarchy levels, deployable as manager, coach, project manager or consultant
András Kapros
Senior Agile Coach / SPC
Last position:
Senior Agile Coach / SPC at AgileAdvant Schweiz AG / COOP e-commerce
- Coordinated team readiness and process setup for a strategic product team of four teams (three subteams in one Scrum team and one Kanban team) by initiating strategic discussions and designing training workshops to establish a solid foundation for Scrum and Kanban practices.
- Led ongoing Scrum team activities, continuously improved processes and KPIs with each sprint, and collaborated closely with the Product Owner and stakeholders on roadmap and epic planning.
- Worked in a German/Swiss German environment and navigated linguistic and cultural nuances to optimize team dynamics and project outcomes.
- Supported agile practices across four teams (20–25 members) and continuously optimized existing agile methods tailored to each team’s dynamics, including product development and operations.
Bernhard Höhne
Interim Global Medical Lead (Digital Solutions)
Last position:
Interim Global Medical Manager (Alzheimer’s Disease) at Roche Diagnostics International
Launch of blood-based biomarkers (pTau181, pTau217) across DACH region and Spain, ensuring alignment with global medical strategy. Strengthened Roche Diagnostics’ positioning as trusted partner in neurology and improved stakeholder engagement.
Zafer Baysan
Lead Test Automation Engineer
Last position:
Lead Test Automation Engineer at Unknown
- Playwright-based API test automation for the Oracle JD Edwards ERP system
- Development of a TypeScript/Node.js test framework with MSSQL database integration
- End-to-end business process automation for order processing, customer management, etc.
- OpenAI integration for automatic PDF document validation
- Jira/Xray integration for automated test reporting with dashboard
- REST API client development with role-based authentication
- Test data management, dynamic ID validation, and cross-test data sharing mechanisms
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Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) statistics
Typical experience
21 years
Average project duration
3.5 years
Certifications per freelancer
7
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Most common languages
English, German, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
85%
Master's degree or higher
55%
Doctorate
10%
Salary / Daily Rate Distribution
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Average rates for Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) & Seniority distribution
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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.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) validates a solid understanding of Scrum as defined by Scrum.org. It shows that the person knows the Scrum Master role, the Scrum events, the accountabilities in the Scrum Team, and the principles behind empirical product delivery. For companies, it is a sign that the freelancer can help teams work with Scrum in a disciplined and practical way.
PSM I is specific to Scrum.org and focuses on strong Scrum theory and practical application. Compared with more general Agile credentials, it is narrower and more grounded in the Scrum framework itself. For hiring, that means you are looking at someone who should understand Scrum deeply rather than someone who only knows Agile as a broad concept.
Professional Scrum Master I is a good fit for people who work with Scrum teams and want to show they understand the framework clearly. That includes Scrum Masters, Agile coaches, project leads, and consultants who support delivery teams. It is also useful for freelancers who want to prove they can guide teams without confusing the Scrum Master role with line management or project ownership.
PSM I usually requires serious study of Scrum theory, the Scrum Guide, and the responsibilities inside a Scrum Team. Hands-on experience helps, but it is not the same as the certification requirement itself; many candidates prepare through reading, practice questions, and real team exposure. The best preparation is a clear understanding of how Scrum is meant to work, not just memorizing terms.
PSM I does not depend on a formal prerequisite in the way some advanced certifications do. People can take the assessment after preparing on their own or through training. For a hiring manager, that means the certificate is useful as a signal, but real team experience should still be checked in the freelancer’s background.
Professional Scrum Master I is part of Scrum.org’s assessment-based path. Scrum.org does not frame it as a time-limited classroom certificate; instead, the focus is on proving current understanding through the assessment itself and continued practical use of Scrum. If you hire for a long-term engagement, it is still wise to confirm that the person keeps their knowledge current through active delivery work.
PSM I matters most in product development, software delivery, digital transformation, and other team-based work where Scrum is used to manage changing priorities. It is especially relevant when a company needs better sprint discipline, stronger facilitation, or help removing team-level blockers. In Switzerland, it can be a good fit for organizations working with mixed local and international teams.
Ask how the freelancer has used PSM I in real teams, not just whether they passed the assessment. Good follow-up questions cover sprint facilitation, handling stakeholder pressure, coaching the Product Owner, and improving team transparency. That helps you separate true Scrum practice from someone who only knows the terminology.
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