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| vs | P5 SPM.GEN.P5 Lead/Head of Agile no content fingerprint | P4 SPM.GEN.P4 Senior Agile Coach no content fingerprint | P6 SPM.GEN.P6 Principal Agile Strategist no content fingerprint | P3 SPM.GEN.P3 Intermediate Scrum Master no content fingerprint |
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| Market pay | — | — | — | — |
| Level | P5 · P5 — Expert Professional | P4 · P4 — Senior Professional | P6 · P6 — Principal Professional | P3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional |
| Function | Scrum Project Management | Scrum Project Management | Scrum Project Management | Scrum Project Management |
| Focus | General | General | General | General |
| Typical years | 8–12 | 5–8 | 12–18 | 3–5 |
| Scope | Multiple systems or a technical domain | A system or set of related features | Organization-wide architecture and the hardest problems | Features or a sub-system end-to-end |
| Autonomy | Sets direction within the domain | Self-directed; reviewed at critical decision points | Defines direction; minimal oversight | Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard |
| Impact | Org / multi-team outcomes | Multi-team / function outcomes | Organization-wide | Project / team outcomes |
| Decision rights | Authority over a technical domain | Owns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent design | Sets technical strategy for a major area | Owns implementation decisions for own scope |