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PSM II signals strong coaching, facilitation, and servant-leadership skills, plus the ability to handle complex Scrum situations, team dynamics, and product delivery challenges. Find vetted freelancers with this certification fast and precisely.
About the certification
What PSM II stands for
Professional Scrum Master II, often called PSM II, is a Scrum.org certification for people who already work beyond the basics of Scrum Mastering. It shows that a professional can guide teams through real-world delivery problems, not just explain the rules of Scrum.
- Coaching teams without taking over
- Supporting self-management and continuous improvement
- Removing impediments with practical judgment
- Helping product owners, developers, and stakeholders work well together
Skills it validates
A holder of PSM II is expected to understand how Scrum works in complex settings and how to use it well in day-to-day work. The focus is on impact, not memorized theory.
- Facilitation of difficult Scrum events
- Conflict handling and team coaching
- Empirical thinking and adaptation
- Working with stakeholders, product goals, and delivery flow
- Making Scrum fit the context without weakening it
Typical holder profiles
Companies often look for PSM II when they need a Scrum Master who can work with mature teams, change-heavy programs, or cross-functional delivery setups. It is also relevant for Agile coaches, delivery leads, and senior project professionals moving into a stronger Scrum role.
In Germany, the certification can be a strong signal for remote or hybrid work, especially when teams need clear communication in English and close collaboration across functions. It is useful in product, software, digital transformation, and complex service environments.
What it tells a company
PSM II does not just show familiarity with Scrum. It suggests that the freelancer can help a team improve how it plans, collaborates, and solves problems under pressure.
- Understands Scrum at a deeper level than entry certification holders
- Can support teams through change and uncertainty
- Knows when to coach, when to facilitate, and when to step back
- Brings practical experience with real Scrum challenges
For hiring teams, that means less need for basic guidance and more value in shaping team behavior, delivery habits, and working agreements.
Meet FRATCH Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)
Khalid El Mansouri
Lead Architect & Developer
Last position:
Lead Architect & Developer at kem-consulting
Development of an agent-based governance platform for the automated assurance of EU AI Act compliance and ODA-compliant orchestration of AI services in complex enterprise environments.
Design and implementation of an agent-based "Mission Control" framework (Aletheia Conductor) for autonomous state monitoring and process control.
Development of "Compliance-as-Code" (CaC) solutions based on OPA/Rego to enforce regulatory guardrails across the system.
Integration of TM Forum ODA standards (TMF630, TMF622, TMF642) to ensure interoperability and standardization.
Setup of a highly available event-driven architecture using Redpanda and CloudEvents v1.0 for near real-time event processing.
Implementation of an audit-proof "Evidence Chain" through cryptographic linking of trace logs to prepare automated audits.
Tech Stack: Java 21 (Quarkus Native), TypeScript (Next.js), Redpanda (Kafka API), CloudEvents v1.0, OPA (Open Policy Agent) & Rego, TimescaleDB, ZincSearch, Redis, TM Forum ODA, Git, GitHub, Clean Code Development, Like-C4.
Arne Zühlke
Managing Director and Shareholder
Last position:
Managing Director and Shareholder at ARNESS GmbH & Co. KG
- Founded the company as a full-service consulting firm focused on purchasing and supply chain
- Commercial management of the company
- Digitalization and automation of work steps to reduce process costs
- Project management for optimization projects
- Connecting German companies with manufacturers abroad to achieve shorter delivery times and lower procurement costs at the same time
- Organizing B2B meetings between international companies
- Research on procurement markets (BestCostCountry) for the production of complex welded assemblies
- Taking on interim management assignments
Thorsten Huber
Agile Coach, Product Owner, Technical Consultant
Last position:
Product Owner, Technical Consultant at crazyALEX.de GmbH
- Reduced technical complexity and created a clear architectural foundation for AI-supported business processes.
- Used RAG and fine-tuning concepts to make internal knowledge available in a secure on-premise platform.
- Created the basis for automatable processes and higher efficiency.
- Designed and set up the AI infrastructure (NVIDIA DGX Spark, vector DB).
- Requirements gathering and stakeholder management.
- Prototyping of use cases (knowledge chatbot, document analysis).
- Technologies: Qdrant, Ollama, AnythingLLM, n8n, DGX Spark, Python/PyTorch.
Patrick Wich
Scrum Master / Agile Coach
Last position:
Scrum Master / Agile Coach at Waygate Technologies
- Restarting and improving the Scrum process
- Reorganizing and structuring the product backlog in Azure DevOps
- Defining and implementing agile KPIs to measure team performance
- Introducing medium-term planning iterations to ensure delivery dates
- Coaching an advanced development team in finding flow
Emilian Naydenov
Agile Coach / Scrum Master
Last position:
Agile Coach / Scrum Master at Misumi Europe GmbH
- B2B e-commerce platform with self-service portal; support for existing systems and development of a new website (go-live 2025) with a focus on UX/UI, performance, and seamless data flow for tens of thousands of users
- Introduction of efficient Scrum ceremonies, standardized estimation methods, and Definition of Ready/Done
- Coaching of teams and Product Owners, promoting self-organization and continuous process optimization
- Structuring and administration of the Jira infrastructure at team and organization level
- Coordination with stakeholders, implementation of the rollout roadmap, and removal of blockers
- Building a feedback culture and optimizing meeting structures
- Results: +75% PI accuracy, doubling of team velocity
Sebastian Pauer
Scrum Master & Agile Coach
Last position:
Scrum Master & Agile Coach at HUK-Coburg
Goal: Coach a new agile team to implement and deliver the MVP of an AI-powered digital insurance service.
- Kicked off and coached a new cross-functional agile team as Scrum Master.
- Introduced a new Product Owner to the role with coaching, close collaboration and support with daily operations and backlog management in Jira.
- Facilitated the ideation, design and backlog creation process for the MVP, applying the appropriate tools and techniques (user journey mapping, impact mapping, story mapping, AI prototyping).
- Managed dependencies and impediments across multiple teams, resolving challenges rising from the use of both agile frameworks and traditional project management methodologies.
- Facilitated and supported planning and decision-making activities regarding the MVP delivery (roadmap creation, release planning, test management, translation of user feedback into product decisions)
- Continuously improved processes across multiple agile teams, closely collaborating with other Scrum Masters and cross-team roles (leads, architect, test manager).
- Designed and facilitated in-person and remote workshops as needed across multiple teams (agile practices, problem solving, process improvement, AI powered product development).
Moritz Knüppel
Scrum Master, Agile Coach & Trainer
Last position:
Scrum Master, Agile Coach at Name on request
The managing director stepped back from day-to-day operations because he founded another company during Corona, which left the team without leadership for around 3 years.
My task was to train a new Product Owner, shape a coherent team from the developers and the Product Owner, and coach this newly formed team into a state where self-organized value delivery for the customer was possible again.
Due to the political situation in the US, the revenue of my client’s main customer dropped, which made a change in the business model necessary for my client. I was allowed to support the transition from a service provider to an AI-first company with a broad customer base in a strategic advisory role, hire staff, and facilitate several C-level negotiations between my client and its new customer.
TASKS
- Train the team and management in Scrum and agile working
- Coach a junior Product Owner to PSPO II level
- Mediate conflicts as part of change processes
- C-level consulting and negotiation facilitation
- Develop and evaluate business models
- Lead the hiring process for 4 new employees
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Successfully coached the Product Owner to PSPO II level
- Formed a coherent Scrum team from a team without leadership
- Restored self-organized value delivery for the customer
- Successfully transformed to AI-native development (Claude)
- Successfully changed the client’s business model
TOOLS & METHODS
- Team building
- NVC according to Rosenberg
- Conflict management
- Workshop facilitation
- Negotiation facilitation
- Leadership coaching
- Personio hiring
Anett Kriska
CRM System Implementation Project Lead Microsoft Dynamics 365, Freelance
Last position:
CRM System Implementation Project Lead Microsoft Dynamics 365, Freelance at Ampere AG
- Agile IT project management for the CRM system implementation
- Product Owner for the replacement of two CRM systems
- Creation of the project structure plan and project team
- Managing the gathering of all requirements (requirements management)
- System selection and procurement including contract negotiations with Prodware Deutschland AG
- Managing the data migration and system implementation
- Conducting a proof of concept and creating the MVP together with Prodware Deutschland AG
Bernd Swillus
Scrum Master (Squad DZB1)
Last position:
Scrum Master (Squad DZB1) at DZ Bank Brokerage
- Supporting the team split, then Scrum Master for one of the teams
- Organizing and moderating Scrum and team meetings
- Co-preparing and moderating PI Planning (squad level) (mix of SAFe and Spotify)
- Promoting continuous improvement, self-organization, and communication
Tony Stubenrauch
Interim Digital Excellence Manager
Last position:
Interim Digital Excellence Manager at AstraZeneca
- Digital & Omnichannel Lead: advising various brand teams on digital marketing strategies
- Product Owner for several indication areas to further develop an HCP web portal and multiple patient websites
- Development, management, execution, and optimization of (automated) personalized omnichannel campaigns along the customer journey and funnel
- Project management and leadership
- Monitoring & reporting of the respective measures
- Design, moderation, and facilitation of workshops (brand planning, digital strategy, team workshops, including brand, tech, medical, sales, legal)
- Management of external service providers and agencies
- Close collaboration in a cross-functional team with medical, brand, and sales teams, including field sales
Knut Nickol
Tester and Quality Coordinator
Last position:
Product Owner at Founding Phase
Development of a comprehensive web SEO tool from scratch. Product Owner, Vibe Developer, Tester
SEO, SEA, GEO, integrations: OpenAI, Google Search Console, PageSpeed API, Google Insight API, Google My Business, SerpAPI, payment provider API.
Claude Code, GIT, GitHub, PHP, MySQL, Alpine.js
Rolf Wendolsky
Agile Consultant
Last position:
Agile Consultant at Lead.ai
- Introduced Agile-CCPM in an IT project agency focused on PHP-based content management systems.
- Prepared and conducted workshops to establish an agency-wide multiproject management system.
- Coordinated and supported agency partners.
- Coached the methodological framework.
- Collected, analyzed, and used organizational metrics to plan the next steps.
- Environment: OKR, CCPM, agile coaching, agile planning, agile metrics, workshopping, facilitation, change management, JIRA, Zoom, Slack, Miro.
Marijn Scholtens
Cloud Solutions Architect or Senior Software Engineer
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Theo Liakouras
Project Manager, Consultant
Last position:
Project Manager, Consultant at Umicore
- Led the migration of local SharePoint sites to SharePoint Online, including planning, coordination, and communication
- Advised on governance, security, and data protection
- Created project documents: project charter, project plan, communication strategy plan, risk and risk mitigation plan, scope of work documents
- Analyzed manual processes and developed automated solutions
Mario Kraus
Agile Lead
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
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Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) statistics
Typical experience
19 years
Average project duration
2.8 years
Certifications per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
51%
Doctorate
9%
Salary / Daily Rate Distribution
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? See our quick guide to FRATCH
Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) validates advanced Scrum Master capability, especially in coaching, facilitation, and servant leadership. It shows that the person can help a team improve how it works in real situations, not just repeat Scrum definitions.
PSM II goes beyond foundational Scrum knowledge. PSM I is about understanding Scrum basics, while PSM II is aimed at people who can apply Scrum in complex team and organizational contexts with sound judgment.
PSM II is a good fit for experienced Scrum Masters, Agile coaches, and delivery professionals who already work with Scrum teams. It is also relevant for freelancers who want to show that they can support mature teams and difficult collaboration settings.
A Professional Scrum Master II is most valuable in product development, digital change, and other settings where teams need steady coaching and strong facilitation. It matters most when coordination is hard, stakeholders are many, and the team needs help improving its own way of working.
Before pursuing PSM II, a candidate should already understand Scrum deeply and have practical experience using it. The exam and preparation focus on applying Scrum principles to real-world cases, so hands-on work matters more than memorizing terms.
PSM II does not usually depend on a formal training path, but it is intended for people who already have strong Scrum experience. Scrum.org positions it as an advanced certification, so it is best approached after real work with Scrum teams.
Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) is a Scrum.org certification, and Scrum.org uses its own maintenance model. Holders should check the current Scrum.org policy for renewal or continued certification status, since certification requirements can change over time.
Yes. PSM II can be a strong signal in Germany when a company wants a freelancer who can join quickly, work in English or German contexts, and help a team improve without heavy supervision. It is especially useful when the work is remote, hybrid, or spread across different functions.
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