Welcome! Kudos on taking the first important step towards prepping up for the Exam! This book is a quick reference guide created for the PSM I (Professional Scrum Master I) and PSPO I (Professional Scrum Product Owner I) Examinations. The guide helps highlight the most important information in the Scrum Guide for you to see at a glance. It also brings the most relevant information for the PSM I and PSPO I Exam together in one resource. The Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) certifications require that students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Scrum through a rigorous assessment. The certification is not proof of attendance, but is rather proof of Scrum knowledge. This certificates are lifelong, and do not require any additional payments or renewal.
The Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) are 60 minute time boxed assessment where you’ll answer 80 questions (in English) of multiple choice, very similar in style to the Scrum Open assessment. You get one attempt (for the fees you pay) and you decide when and where to take it. There’s no expiration date. You are not required to attend an assessment center and can take it from the comfort of your own home. If you don’t pass the exam you can pay the exams fees again and retake the exam. Here are the Steps on taking (and passing) the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) assessment and gaining certification:
1. If you are very new to Scrum and have never part of a Scrum team, then I would recommend you to take a course. Attend a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Product Owner course and read these notes once you are done.
2. Read the Scrum Guide and keep this reference book open while doing so. The Guide is extremely condensed and thus we have decomposed & categorized the most important information present on the Guide.
3. All the important information present on the SCRUM Guide is in this quick reference guide. Make sure you read the categorized information along with reading the Scrum guide.
4. If you see information missing on the reference guide, then add it as needed. Highlight the points you want. Make this your workbook. Be thorough with all the content.
5. Go through the questions at the bottom of the Book. These questions are compiled very carefully. Go through the answers and make sure you understand the concepts. If you answer incorrectly :
a. Go through the answers.
b. Go back to the reference guide and reread what you missed.
c. Add notes to the reference guide tables if needed.
6. Do the Scrum Open assessment until you can do it fast and score close to 100% 3 times in a row. You do not need to do the Developer Open, the Product Owner Open or the Nexus Open as these are intended for preparation for other assessments,
On the Exam:
1. Don’t spend too long on each question. If unsure of an answer, note down the question number and move on. Completing all the questions in the time box can be challenging.
2. Come back to the hard questions at the end and use your time to think them over. If time permits, check all your answers before the end. Keep this book next to you on the exam.
3. Keep this Book and PDF next to you during the exam.
