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Scaled Professional Scrum professionals bring clarity to cross-team coordination, Scrum at scale, dependency management, and product alignment. Get fast, precise matching with vetted freelancers who know SPS and real-world scaling work.
About the certification
What SPS proves
Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) from Scrum.org shows that a professional understands how to apply Scrum across multiple teams without losing the basics of transparency, inspection, and adaptation. It is not about adding more ceremony. It is about keeping the work manageable when several teams depend on the same product, backlog, or release flow.
Core skills
- Coordinating multiple Scrum teams around one product goal
- Managing shared backlogs and cross-team dependencies
- Keeping planning, refinement, and reviews usable at scale
- Reducing friction between teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders
- Supporting integration, release flow, and delivery alignment
Typical holders
SPS is often held by Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, delivery leads, and experienced product people who work in environments with more than one team. It also fits consultants who help organizations move from single-team Scrum to broader coordination. In Germany, it is especially relevant where distributed teams, mixed vendor setups, or complex product portfolios make simple team-level Scrum no longer enough.
What to expect from a holder
A freelancer with SPS usually brings a practical view of scaling. They should be able to spot where coordination breaks down, explain why teams are blocked, and suggest ways to simplify the structure before adding process. Common project settings include software platform work, enterprise transformation, regulated environments, and long-running product development where many specialists must ship together.
Knowledge areas
- Scrum foundations applied across several teams
- Nexus-style coordination concepts and integration thinking
- Product ownership in a scaled setup
- Stakeholder alignment and release readiness
- Patterns that help teams stay autonomous while working together
Why it matters for companies
If you hire for SPS, you are usually looking for someone who can improve how teams work together, not someone who only knows team-level Scrum language. The certification signals fluency in scaling problems, but real value still depends on experience with coaching, facilitation, and change work. For companies in Germany, that is useful when teams are split across sites, work in English and German, or need a freelancer who can join quickly and stabilize a complex delivery setup.
Meet FRATCH Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS)
Ralf Roßkopf
Project and Interim Manager Marketing | CRM | CX
Last position:
Program and Campaign Management at PAYBACK GmbH
- Project management in the area of "Campaign, Offer and Performance Management Classic" for PAYBACK partners from the retail, FMCG and financial services sectors
- Campaign planning, development and implementation of offer-specific concepts and measures for the channels newsletter, digital advertising (web and app), stand-alone mailings and the print mailing "PAYBACK points overview"
- Coordination with PAYBACK program partners (including American Express, Netto, EDEKA, Marktkauf & Trinkgut), PAYBACK specialist departments and agencies
- Documentation of tasks and processes as well as onboarding of the future role holder
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
Ferhat Göçer
Agile Master & Coach
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
Dirk Hellmuth
Head of Individualization Initiative
Last position:
Head of Individualization Initiative at Berge & Meer Touristik GmbH
- Responsibility for the Individualization Initiative to develop and implement a new travel product category
- Setting up the cross-functional organization at strategic, tactical and operational levels
- Aligning the initiative with the company's strategic goals (OKRs)
- Preparing decision papers and recommendations for management and advisory board
- Operational management of the technology work package
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
Philipp Gasteiger
Project Manager & Agile Coach
Last position:
Founder at Online Start-Up
Founded the first online start-up with projects around regional online portals, e-commerce and price comparison while still studying.
Grew the start-up into successful companies.
Bennet Piecha
Content Creator
Last position:
Content Creator
- Took a year off the software world to build skills in storytelling and social media management
- Grew a YouTube channel in the motorcycle niche to over 3000 subscribers in less than a year in the German speaking market alone
Joachim Skora
Agile Master, Agile Coach
Last position:
Agile Master, Agile Coach at TRUMPF SE + Co.KG
- Agile transformation for more than 500 employees (laser machine development, hardware and software)
- Scrum Master (up to 4 teams in parallel)
- Consulting and hands-on support for agile transformation and the implementation and further development of the company’s own scaling model (with elements from LeSS and SAFe)
- Training in agile ways of working/practices: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, OKR, Agile Leadership, Agile principles
- Coaching/mentoring PO and team in Backlog, Estimation, Burn Down, DoD, Sprint Goal, Velocity, Flow, Release Planning
- Coaching/mentoring Junior Agile Master
- Mediation in conflicts within the team and across teams
- Ensuring that impediments are worked on and resolved, so that the continuous improvement process is put into practice
- Preparation and facilitation: retrospectives, design thinking, product vision, story mapping, team building, World Cafe, Open Space, Lean Coffee
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Teams, Miro, MS Office
Timm Heimburger
Agile Coach & Project Manager
Last position:
Agile Coach & Project Manager at Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
- Coaching the project stakeholders
- Project management for numerous content migration projects for the telecommunications brands of Telefónica Germany
- Development and reporting of performance metrics
- Promoting collaboration between content managers and UX writers
- Conducting retrospectives and integrating agile elements
- Team size: 23 people
- Technical environment: Jira, Confluence, Miro, Teams, Adobe Experience Manager, Figma
Ali Natour
Managing Director
Last position:
Managing Director at YourSystems
- Large Scale Lean & Agile Transformation Expert
- Lean Portfolio Manager
- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
- Agile Coach
- Management Consultant
- Technical Project and Team Lead
- Enterprise Architect
- Software Architect
- Developer and Development Lead
- Project execution on behalf of YourSystems at various large and medium-sized companies such as VW, CARIAD SE, Daimler AG, Technicolor, Thomson, Porsche Digital GmbH, Commerzbank Group, ING-DiBa, EuroHypo Bank, Roche Diagnostics International, Deutsche Bank, Siemens Medical Solutions, Viasys Healthcare, Deutsche Telekom, Markant Services GmbH, Cardinal Health, Carl-Zeiss AG, Grassvalley Germany
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Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) statistics
Typical experience
16 years
Average project duration
2.6 years
Certifications per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Most common languages
German, English, French
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
46%
Salary / Daily Rate 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
Have questions? See our quick guide to FRATCH
Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) validates practical knowledge of applying Scrum across several teams working on the same product or outcome. It focuses on coordination, shared planning, dependencies, and keeping delivery aligned without turning Scrum into heavy process. For companies, it signals that the freelancer understands scaling problems, not just team-level Scrum basics.
A standard Scrum certification usually focuses on one team working well within the Scrum framework. SPS goes further and deals with the issues that appear when several teams must collaborate, integrate, and release together. The difference is less about theory and more about the complexity of real product delivery.
SPS is the certification, while Nexus is Scrum.org’s approach for scaling Scrum with multiple teams. Many professionals preparing for SPS study Nexus ideas because they match the same problem space. Employers should see the certificate as evidence that the freelancer knows how to work in scaled Scrum environments, not just in isolated teams.
Scaled Professional Scrum is a strong fit for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, product leaders, and consultants who support multiple teams. It also suits freelancers who step into delivery environments where coordination, integration, and backlog alignment are everyday issues. If a role asks for scaling experience, SPS can be a meaningful signal.
Preparing for SPS usually means understanding Scrum deeply and then studying how those principles behave when several teams share work. Candidates should be comfortable with product thinking, dependency management, and facilitation in complex settings. Real project experience helps, because the certification is easier to use well when the concepts have been seen in practice.
Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) does not rely on a formal training path in the way some other certifications do, although many people prepare through study and experience. Scrum.org certifications generally stay active through its assessment model, and professionals may need to keep an eye on current assessment rules. If you are hiring, it is smart to check that the freelancer’s knowledge reflects current Scrum.org guidance.
SPS matters most in products with several Scrum teams, shared components, or frequent release dependencies. It is common in enterprise software, platform work, and transformation programs where coordination has a direct impact on delivery. In Germany, it can also be useful when teams are spread across sites or work with a mix of local and international collaborators.
A company should ask how the freelancer has handled real scaling problems, not only whether they know the framework. SPS is most valuable when the person can explain what they improved: backlog clarity, team alignment, integration, or stakeholder flow. A strong candidate should be able to talk about the situations they faced and the trade-offs they made.
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