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About the certification
Defining the SAFe Scrum Master Role
The Scaled Agile Framework Scrum Master acts as a critical facilitator in enterprise-scale agile environments. Unlike traditional scrum masters who focus on single teams, these professionals are trained to operate effectively within an Agile Release Train. They align team activities with broader organizational goals, facilitate program increment planning, and help clear systemic impediments that cross multiple departments.
Key Competencies of Certified Professionals
Freelancers holding this credential have demonstrated a deep understanding of lean-agile principles and tactical execution. They possess the skills required to coach teams toward high performance and self-organization.
- Facilitating Program Increment execution and team-level iteration planning.
- Coaching teams in Scrum, Kanban, and Lean practices for continuous delivery.
- Supporting the Product Owner in maintaining a refined team backlog.
- Resolving complex impediments and managing external dependencies.
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and relentless learning.
Strategic Impact on German Enterprises
Large organizations across Germany rely heavily on structured frameworks to manage complex digital initiatives. Certified professionals bridge the gap between team-level execution and corporate strategy, ensuring compliance with local corporate governance while driving agility. They assist companies in adapting agile methodologies to traditional corporate structures, managing both on-site and hybrid teams, and maintaining clear communication in both German and English business environments.
When to Engage a Certified Freelancer
Engaging an external specialist is highly beneficial during major organizational transformations or when launching new Agile Release Trains. These experts bring objective, cross-industry experience to stabilize teams, establish initial metrics, and mentor internal scrum masters. Their specialized training ensures that scaling agile does not lead to chaos, but rather to predictable, high-quality product increments.
Meet FRATCH SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
Felix Bauchspiess
Program, Portfolio & Transformation Management
Last position:
Digital Consultant and Solution Manager at Vorwerk SE & Co. KG
Introduction of a new digital product in the Chinese market as part of a global growth strategy.
Point of contact and coordinating interface between central product management, local Chinese teams, and international stakeholders.
Management of the full program management effort to coordinate complex digital projects.
Successful launch of a digital product in China (including successful certification for the Chinese market).
Balancing local requirements with global priorities while taking tax and regulatory conditions into account.
Introduction of a new way of working to improve cross-site collaboration and steering.
Development and implementation of a scaling strategy for the digital business model in China.
Used Jira, Confluence, Miro, Scrum, Agile work, SAFe.
Project language: English.
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
Janko Böhm
RTE, Agile Coach
Last position:
RTE, Agile Coach at Haufe Group SE
Transformation of the program organization from six subprojects into a scaled agile setup as RTE to stabilize the go-live date
Organizational development by building virtual, agile, cross-functional teams and establishing metrics and performance indicators
Coaching agile development and rollout principles for an SAP migration
Training internal staff for new roles and toughening up effort estimates towards the steering board
Switching to agile governance and reporting structures with a focus on end-to-end business processes
Establishing the product owner role and promoting agile principles in the SAP development team
Reduced delivery times through domain-based scoping and smaller cycle times
More reliable delivery forecasts and increased delivery rates
Earlier and more frequent feedback from business units, increased trust, and cost savings by eliminating duplicate structures
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
Frank Cappel
Agile Team Coach & SAFe RTE Consultant
Last position:
Agile and classic change transformation manager at Freelance Interim Manager | Transformation, Change & Procurement Consultant
- Industries: Energy, Telecommunications, Manufacturing
- Transformation & Change: Supported complex IT and digital transformation programs as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Change Manager, and RTE Consultant at Siemens Energy (global SAFe rollout), E.ON (sales technology platform), Schneider Electric (S/4HANA transformation DACH), and Vodafone (Operational Excellence)
- Agile Roles: Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner, Business Analyst, RTE Consultant in cross-functional and scaled teams (SAFe, Scrum, Spotify model)
- Procurement Excellence: Strategic procurement consulting with a focus on cost optimization, supplier management, digitalization, and organizational development, including building supplier scorecard models, AI-supported sourcing approaches, and process automation in procurement
- Managed professional leadership of interdisciplinary project teams of up to 12 people in national and international settings
- Successfully launched multiple global ARTs at Siemens Energy with improved coordination across locations
- Increased change acceptance and established communication structures in the S/4HANA program at Schneider Electric
- Introduced agile methods, OKR frameworks, and KPI dashboards at E.ON, increasing velocity and transparency
- Reduced purchasing costs through strategic sourcing and supplier optimization
- Implemented process innovations in close cooperation with IT and business units
Falko Werner
Transformation Coach, AI Trainer, Author
Last position:
Institute for Business and Personal Development, South Harz
- Development of an AI-supported personality analysis based on the institute's SDWA4: online survey, AI-supported and automated evaluation, and email delivery
- Requirements analysis, prototype development, evaluation, derivation of a simplified SDWA4-light analysis, continuous improvement, design, Make automation, deployment
Holger Braun
Business Analyst and Requirements Engineer
Last position:
Business Analyst at BLS
- The AVANZA project provides the deployment and procurement of a modern, reliable system for efficient access and sales and supports smooth operations at the Lötschberg & Simplon car shuttle.
- Operations are sustainably secured and the further development of the car shuttle business model is supported.
- Developed a study with an evaluation of possible solution options.
- Supported the decision on options, evaluated the RFI, prepared procurement, concept created based on the chosen option.
Petra Carlsen
Consultant, facilitator and coach for organizational and personnel development
Last position:
Consultant for Agile Leadership and Lean Management at flying anchor GmbH
- Consulting on Agile Leadership and Lean Management
- Facilitation of workshops
- Training and coaching in Agile Leadership, Lean Management and team development
Stephan Druckrey
International agile coach
Last position:
International agile coach at International project
- Consulting on optimizing collaboration and communication between multiple project teams in Germany, Switzerland, and Africa
- Improving team retrospectives in terms of focus and collaboration
Frank Rybinski
Administrator Software / Hardware
Last position:
Administrator Software / Hardware at BBH GmbH (Witbau-Gruppe)
- Administrative support in maintaining and servicing the Witbau Group's server and telecom infrastructure.
Thomas Büdinger
Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master
Last position:
Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master at Janitza Electronics GmbH
- Scaling the agile organization and further developing Scrum Masters
- Team development and workshops to improve collaboration
- Coaching and mentoring Scrum Masters to advance agile practices
- Management consulting for agile decision processes and organizational design using the unFix Model, Flight Levels, and OKRs
- Running workshops on agile methods for teams and leadership
- Supporting organizational scaling for improved team synchronization
- Sustainably improving Scrum excellence through targeted coaching
- Increasing ownership and agility in management
- Shaping teams into strong units with clear goals and individual motivation
- De-escalation and facilitation in tense situations and large groups
- Identifying issues and promoting collaboration by bridging team members and functions
- Eliminating unsuitable processes and introducing more efficient workflows
Amaury Eber
Freelance Team Coach
Last position:
Freelance Team Coach at Gamigo Innovation Services GmbH
- Team coach for the “Mobile Platform” team
- Team coach for the “Wild Tangent” team
- Establishment of a continuous improvement process
- Product Owner consulting and support
- Training sessions, workshops and seminars on agile practices and principles
Achim Holzmann
Release Train Engineer (RTE) & SAFe SPC
Last position:
Release Train Engineer (RTE) & SAFe SPC at Mercedes-Benz
- Introduced SAFe and set up an Agile Release Train with 11 teams
- Coached business owners, product managers, Scrum Masters, and teams
- Conducted value stream identifications and roadmap workshops
- Optimized agile collaboration through targeted training and coaching
Mandy Schmitz
Agile Coach | Scrum Master (SAFe) | Agile Project Manager | PMO | Business Analyst
Last position:
Scrum Master & Agile Coach at Energielenker Solutions GmbH
- Scrum Master for a development team in the renewable energy sector (FTEs & freelancers), coaching 3 POS
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SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) statistics
Typical experience
20 years
Average project duration
2.4 years
Certifications per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
56%
Doctorate
6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Need clarity? Check out our simple overview of FRATCH
A SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) facilitates team-level agile execution within a larger Agile Release Train. They support the team in meeting iteration goals, lead standard ceremonies, and actively coordinate with other teams during Program Increment planning.
While standard Scrum focuses on individual team dynamics, the SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification equips professionals to work within the Scaled Agile Framework. This includes understanding team interactions, alignment with portfolio management, and participating in scaled agile events like PI Planning.
Many large enterprises in Germany, especially in automotive, finance, and engineering, utilize Scaled Agile to coordinate massive development programs. Holding the SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) ensures the freelancer understands the governance and language required to operate in these structured corporate environments.
While there are no strict formal prerequisites to take the exam, Scaled Agile, Inc. recommends that candidates have familiarity with agile concepts. Most successful SSM holders already have practical experience working in software development or project management roles.
A freelance SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) working in Germany should ideally be bilingual. While scaling frameworks are documented in English, facilitating day-to-day workshops and coordinating with local stakeholders often requires fluent German language skills to ensure smooth alignment.
Organizations can verify the credential directly through the Scaled Agile community platform. Certified professionals can share a digital badge or a secure verification link that confirms their active SSM status.
Yes, the SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification requires ongoing maintenance. Freelancers must complete continuing education requirements and renew their membership with Scaled Agile, Inc. to keep their status active.
Large-scale software developments, systemic digital transformations, and complex system engineering projects benefit most. Engaging a freelance SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) is ideal when multiple teams must synchronize their delivery cycles to build a single, integrated product.
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