The Scrum Developer Professional Certification – SDPC™ validates your competencies in applying Scrum principles, engineering best practices, and agile development techniques as an active member of a Scrum development team. This certification demonstrates your ability to contribute to sprint execution, collaborate within self-organizing teams, apply technical agile practices — including continuous integration, test-driven development, and incremental delivery — and uphold the Definition of Done to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality, shippable product increments — capabilities that are essential for software developers, engineers, and technical practitioners operating in professional Scrum environments.
Designed for software developers, QA engineers, DevOps practitioners, and technical team members who work within Scrum teams and are ready to validate their Scrum development expertise, the SDPC™ credential recognizes your capacity to operate as a high-performing Scrum team member — owning sprint commitments, applying agile engineering disciplines, and contributing to the continuous improvement of both product quality and team delivery performance. Your competencies are benchmarked against the Scrum Guide, agile engineering best practices, and technical excellence standards — including XP practices, CI/CD integration, and clean code principles — positioning you as a credible Scrum developer ready to deliver measurable value in agile product teams across the USA and global markets.
WHY BECOME CERTIFIED?
- Validate globally recognized competencies in Scrum development practices, agile engineering disciplines, and sprint-based delivery execution
- Demonstrate real-world capability to contribute as a high-performing Scrum team member — owning technical commitments, applying agile engineering practices, and delivering shippable increments consistently
- Alignment with internationally recognized agile engineering standards including the Scrum Guide, XP engineering practices, CI/CD delivery principles, test-driven development (TDD), and clean code standards
- Recognized competence in sprint execution, technical debt management, and iterative quality improvement in fast-paced, high-velocity agile development environments
- Career differentiation for roles in agile software development, Scrum team membership, DevOps engineering, QA in agile teams, and technical product delivery
- Global market positioning for high-demand agile developer positions across technology, financial services, digital product companies, and software-driven industries in the USA and internationally
SKILLS VALIDATION
- Ability to operate as a fully accountable Scrum team member — owning sprint backlog items, self-organizing around sprint goals, and collaborating with teammates to deliver complete, high-quality product increments within sprint timelines
- Capability to apply continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices — including automated build pipelines, code integration protocols, and deployment automation — to ensure fast, reliable, and consistent software delivery throughout the sprint cycle
- Competence in practicing test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) techniques to design and write automated tests that validate functionality, prevent regression, and maintain high code quality standards across sprint iterations
- Skills to actively participate in sprint planning by breaking down product backlog items into granular, estimable tasks — using techniques such as planning poker and task decomposition — and committing to realistic sprint goals based on team velocity and capacity
- Ability to apply clean code principles — including meaningful naming, single responsibility, DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), and SOLID design patterns — to produce maintainable, readable, and scalable code that supports sustainable agile development pace
- Capability to manage and reduce technical debt proactively — identifying code smells, architectural weaknesses, and test coverage gaps during sprint execution and backlog refinement — and advocating for technical improvement items within the product backlog
- Competence in applying the Definition of Done rigorously to every sprint backlog item — ensuring code review completion, automated test coverage, integration validation, and documentation requirements are met before increment acceptance
- Skills to collaborate effectively in Scrum events — including daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives — by communicating progress transparently, surfacing technical impediments early, and contributing actionable improvement suggestions to the team
- Ability to contribute to product backlog refinement by providing technical input on story feasibility, effort estimation, dependency identification, and acceptance criteria definition — supporting the product owner in maintaining a well-structured, delivery-ready backlog
- Competence in applying agile engineering practices — including pair programming, code review, mob programming, and collective code ownership — to strengthen team technical capability, reduce knowledge silos, and improve overall sprint delivery quality
EXAM DETAILS
- Exam Code: SDPC
- Format: Multiple choice
- Questions: 40
- Passing Score: 32/40 (80%)
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Exam Voucher Validity: 6 months
IMPORTANT
- Candidates have up to 6 months to take the exam from the date of purchase.
- Exam vouchers are non-refundable once redeemed.
CERTIFICATION POLICY
All Certiprof exams include one attempt. If needed, you can unlock a retake option.
CERTIFICATION INCLUDES
- One Exam Attempt
- Digital Badge issued by Badge Claimed
- Certification valid for 3 years
