Agile Education by Scrum Inc.™

What Agile Education by Scrum Inc.™ does

Agile Education by Scrum Inc.™ (AEP) is the education and credentialing arm of Scrum Inc., the private company founded by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum and a signatory of the Agile Manifesto. The program delivers a portfolio of professional Scrum and Agile credentials — including Registered Scrum Master (RSM), Registered Product Owner (RPO), Registered Scrum@Scale Fundamentals and Practitioner (RS@SF, RS@SP), Registered Agile Coach (RAC), Registered Scrum Trainer (RST), and the newer Registered Value Stream Management (RVSM) and Registered Scrum Basics (RSB) offerings — to individual professionals and organizations across 100+ countries.

Delivery is executed through a tiered global channel: vetted independent Registered Scrum Trainers (RSTs) and Registered Scrum@Scale Trainers (RS@STs) deliver live courses, while Authorized Agile Education Providers (AAEPs) act as regional training organizations. The underlying technology is ScrumLab, an online learning management system used for exam administration, credential issuance, and learner management, complemented by the International Registry of Agile Professionals — a public directory of credential holders that reinforces community value. AEP has credentialed 40,940+ students, including 21,420+ RSMs and 12,390+ RPOs, supported by 70+ Registered Scrum Trainers.

AEP generates revenue through recurring membership and license fees rather than per-course tuition captured directly: students pay $50 (Top 100 GDP countries) or $25 (below Top 100 GDP) membership and renewal fees; trainers pay a $5,000 annual license (waived if they credential 200+ students annually); RAC holders pay a $500 annual renewal. Strategic content partnerships with Atlassian (RSB) and Accenture extend reach into enterprise workforces, while the 2021 AAEP partner program and ongoing geographic expansion (Latin America, East Asia, EMEA) indicate continued channel buildout. The company is privately held by Dr. Sutherland and Scrum Inc. with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Agile Education by Scrum Inc.™

Legal name

Scrum Inc.

Website

https://agileeducation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agile Education by Scrum Inc. is the global credentialing arm of Scrum Inc., offering Sutherland-endorsed Scrum, Scrum@Scale, Agile Coach, and value-stream credentials to individuals and enterprises across 100+ countries via vetted trainers, AAEP partners, and the ScrumLab platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training & Certification

NAICS

Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Scaled Agile & Enterprise Product Delivery (SAFe/LeSS/Nexus) (EDABAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foundational PM & Delivery Methods (Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid) (EDABAHAA), Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ), Professional & Applied Skills Noncredit Certificates (Non-licensure) (EDAAAEAD)

Keywords

• Agile training certification
• Scrum professional credentials
• Enterprise agile transformation
• Scrum@scale training
• Agile coaching programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student Credentialing Fees: Per-student fees for attending Scrum Inc. Training Courses. Students pay membership fees upon enrollment and renewal fees annually. Fees are tiered based on GDP per capita PPP of student's legal residence: $50 membership/$50 renewal for Top 100 GDP countries, $25 membership/$25 renewal for below Top 100 GDP countries.
2. Registered Scrum Trainer License: Annual license and membership fee of $5,000 USD for instructors to maintain their Scrum Inc. Trainer credential. Fee is due upon initial acceptance and annually upon renewal. Waived for trainers who have trained and credentialed minimum 200 students within the previous year.
3. Registered Agile Coach Renewal: The RAC credential has a 1-year renewal cycle. Renewal fee is $500 USD. Active credential holders receive access to new agile resources, digital tools for Scrum teams, and an online community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agile Education by Scrum Inc. delivers standardized Scrum and Agile training courses and professional credentials developed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum. Its offerings span foundational credentials (Registered Scrum Basics, Registered Scrum Team Member), practitioner credentials (Registered Scrum Master, Registered Product Owner), and advanced scaling credentials (Registered Scrum@Scale Fundamentals/Practitioner, Registered Product Owner@Scale, Registered Value Stream Management), as well as trainer and coach credentials (Registered Scrum Trainer, Registered Scrum@Scale Trainer, Registered Agile Coach). Courses are delivered through a global network of Registered Scrum Trainers, RS@Scale Trainers, and Authorized Agile Education Providers, with the ScrumLab platform administering exams and managing credentials for tens of thousands of professionals in 100+ countries.

Product overview

Agile Education by Scrum Inc.™ is a comprehensive Agile and Scrum education platform offering a portfolio of professional credentials and training programs. The core offerings include foundational credentials (Registered Scrum Basics™, Registered Scrum Team Member™), practitioner credentials (Registered Scrum Master™, Registered Product Owner™), and advanced scaling credentials (Registered Scrum@Scale Fundamentals™, Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™, Registered Product Owner@Scale™). The platform also provides advanced career credentials (Registered Agile Coach™, Registered Scrum Trainer™) for those who want to teach or coach organizations. Supporting infrastructure includes the ScrumLab Exam Platform for credentialing exams and the International Registry of Agile Professionals™ for credential holder verification. Curriculum is developed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum, and emphasizes Lean Principles, Patterns of High-Performing Teams, and Scrum@Scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Registered Scrum Master™ (RSM) Practitioner-level credential for individual professionals who complete Scrum Master training through Authorized Agile Education Providers, demonstrating competence to lead Agile teams using the Scrum framework developed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland.
• Registered Product Owner™ (RPO) Practitioner-level credential for individual professionals trained to serve as Product Owners, focused on Lean product development and value delivery within Scrum teams.
• Registered Scrum@Scale Fundamentals™ (RS@SF) Foundational credential introducing the Scrum@Scale framework to enterprise leaders and managers evaluating scaling approaches before enterprise-wide rollout.
• Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ (RS@SP) Advanced credential training practitioners to apply Scrum and Lean product development principles to scaled environments, enabling every division, department, and service in an organization to operate with agility.
• Registered Product Owner@Scale™ (RPO@S) Advanced credential for Product Owners working at scale, training practitioners to coordinate product ownership across multiple Scrum teams in large organizations.
• Registered Value Stream Management™ (RVSM) Advanced credential for Agile leaders focused on value stream management, providing lean strategies to drive business agility through flow optimization and value delivery.
• Registered Agile Coach™ (RAC) Advanced coaching credential for experienced Scrum Masters, Coaches, and Team Leads. The program is an intensive year-long credential with actionable material, a real-world practicum, and annual renewal at $500 USD that grants access to new agile resources, digital tools for Scrum teams, and an online community.
• Registered Scrum Trainer™ (RST) Trainer credential authorizing vetted independent instructors with proven track records of educating students in the Scrum framework to deliver AEP courses and credentials. Holders pay a $5,000 USD annual license and membership fee (waived if they credential 200+ students in the previous year).
• Registered Scrum@Scale Trainer™ (RS@ST) Specialized trainer credential for experienced Scrum educators authorized to deliver Scrum@Scale training to enterprises and large organizations.
• Registered Scrum Basics™ (RSB) Foundational credential course for individuals and teams across all functions seeking to learn Scrum basics, with free learning content developed in collaboration with Atlassian.
• Registered Scrum Team Member™ (RSTM) Foundational credential for team members learning to operate within Scrum teams, delivered as an on-demand course via the ScrumLab platform.
• Scrum Startup for Teams (SS4T) On-demand Scrum training course enabling organizations to rapidly train teams of any size (from 10 to 10,000 people) on the basics of Scrum in as little as four hours.
• ScrumLab Exam Platform Online learning management system supporting on-demand course access, exam administration, and credential management for Agile Education students globally.
• International Registry of Agile Professionals™ Searchable registry providing a visible record of credential holders who have demonstrated commitment to Scrum and Agile principles, filterable by name, country, and credential type.
• Authorized Agile Education Provider (AAEP) Program Partner program connecting vetted professional training organizations with individuals seeking AEP credentials; includes endorsement, marketing assistance, and access to AEP-branded Scrum tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deliver 5 times as much work without adding new teams (RS@SP course benefit)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CI AgilecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCI Agile is an Authorized Agile Education Provider (AAEP), a veteran training organization offering AEP courses and credentials. They are listed in the partner directory as a trusted training provider.
• Agile AcademycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgile Academy is an Authorized Agile Education Provider offering AEP courses and credentials as part of their professional development offerings.
• FlowdaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlowdays is listed as an Authorized Agile Education Provider partner in the AAEP directory.
• Scrum Inc. JapancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScrum Inc. Japan was the pilot education program launched in Tokyo, Japan in 2019. It was the first market to test and validate the education model before AEP's global expansion.
• Consultora BKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConsultora BK is an Authorized Agile Education Provider listed in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
• RaysdomminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRaysdom is an Authorized Agile Education Provider listed in the East Asia and Pacific region.
• Scrum NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScrum Network is listed as an Authorized Agile Education Provider partner.
• ScrumEventsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScrumEvents is listed as an Authorized Agile Education Provider partner.
• StarplaneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStarplane is listed as an Authorized Agile Education Provider partner in the East Asia and Pacific region.
• Agile GenesisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgile Genesis is an Authorized Agile Education Provider partner offering training and consulting services.
• ScrumCraftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScrumCraft is listed as an Authorized Agile Education Provider partner in the directory.
• AtlassiancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent developed in collaboration with Atlassian. The Registered Scrum Basics course is accessible through Atlassian's learning platform, making foundational Scrum concepts available to Atlassian's user community.
• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent developed in collaboration with Accenture for the Registered Scrum Basics course, making foundational Scrum concepts accessible to Accenture's global workforce and clients.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Scrum.org: Founded by Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum alongside Jeff Sutherland, Scrum.org offers Professional Scrum Master (PSM) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) certifications. It is the closest credential-by-credential peer, with overlapping course catalog and target audience.
• Scaled Agile (SAFe): Scaled Agile is the most direct competitor to Scrum Inc.'s Scrum@Scale credentials, offering the dominant SAFe framework for scaling Agile across enterprises. Both organizations sell scaled Agile certification and training programs to enterprise transformation leaders, targeting the same budget line.
• ICAgile: ICAgile offers a portfolio of Agile and Agile coaching certifications (ICAgile Certified Professional, Agile Coaching) that compete directly with AEP's RAC and Scrum@Scale credentials for the same enterprise Agile coaching training spend.
• Scrum Alliance: Scrum Alliance issues the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) credentials, the most widely held Scrum certifications globally. It competes head-to-head with AEP's RSM and RPO at the practitioner credentialing level.

Broad incumbents

• Atlassian: Atlassian operates Atlassian University, offering team and Agile training to its massive Jira/Confluence user base, and is a strategic content partner with AEP on Registered Scrum Basics. It is both an enabler and a broad competitor in foundational Agile education.
• Project Management Institute (PMI): PMI is the largest global project management credentialing body (PMP, PMI-ACP). While broader than Agile-specific credentials, PMI-ACP and its Agile training ecosystem compete with AEP for the same corporate training and individual professional development budget.
• PeopleCert / AXELOS: PeopleCert administers PRINCE2 and other AXELOS methodologies, which compete with Scrum/Scrum@Scale for enterprise project and program management training budgets, particularly in EMEA and government sectors.

Emerging players

• Kanban University: Kanban University offers Team Kanban Practitioner and Enterprise Services Planning credentials for the Kanban method, an adjacent Agile framework that competes for the same enterprise agility transformation budget as Scrum@Scale.
• Mountain Goat Software: Mountain Goat Software, founded by Mike Cohn, is a long-running Scrum training and consulting firm offering Certified Scrum courses and Agile coaching that overlap with AEP's RSM, RPO, and RAC offerings.

Others

• Scrum Inc. (parent consulting arm): Scrum Inc. (the parent) provides direct enterprise Agile transformation consulting and on-demand courses like Scrum Startup for Teams (SS4T). While the same brand, it operates as the consulting/product arm distinct from the credentialing business (AEP), and is the channel through which many AAEP and trainer relationships are coordinated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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