Guidance for PSM-I Certification 1. Please download the Scrum Guide and go through it multiple times till you score 100% for 4-5 consecutive times for most of the open assessments detailed in below section. https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-scrum http://www.scrumguides.org/
2. Scrum.org provided open assessments
Scrum Open: (Must) https://www.classmarker.com/online-test https://www.classma rker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=vek54 /start/?quiz=vek54a6ec1065 a6ec10658ef 8ef Product Owner: (Must) https://www.classmarker.com/online-test https://www.classma rker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=grx55 /start/?quiz=grx55b93a4d4089 b93a4d40895 5 Scrum Developer: (Optional) https://www.classmarker.com/online-test https://www.classma rker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=k6c /start/?quiz=k6c5408cb8917 5408cb891729e 29e Scrum practitioner open: (Must, but you will not find the answers. You have to research on each question to ensure that you know the right answer. http://www.classmarker.com/online-test/s http://www.classmarke r.com/online-test/start/?quiz=dm954 tart/?quiz=dm954ca7177d965 ca7177d9655 5 Scaled scrum: (At least 2 times) http://www.classmarker.com/online-test/s http://www.classmarke r.com/online-test/start/?quiz=7rt546 tart/?quiz=7rt5464b5530002 4b55300026 6
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3. Other open assessments for practice mlapshin.com - Mikhail Lapshin 80-question PSM I sample exam http://mlapshin.com/index.php/psm-quiz/
4. Additional Question Sets for reference
Mplaza PSM I Simulated Test 1.pdf
Mplaza PSM I Simulated Test 2.pdf
5. Few tips:
Be careful with the words : sometimes you don’t pay enough attention to some of the
words, and answer the simplest of questions incorrectly. Always read the question carefully, word by word. Also make sure you’ve read all the answer before choosing
the desired one. Let me give you some examples:
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Be careful with questions containing “NOT”: some questions ask, for example,
“which of the following is NOT a characteristic of…”, and many people forget about the “NOT”, and pick the wrong answer. You won’t believe how common
this is; so, be careful not to miss this keyword. o
Be careful with multiple answer questions: some questions ask you to choose
multiple answers, and some people just don’t pay enough attention and pick
one answer. All multiple answer questions use check-boxes instead of radiobuttons; get used to paying attention to this as a double check. It’s a good idea
to spend a few minutes at the end of the exam, going through all the questions and only checking to see if you’ve picked multiple answers where you needed. o
Be careful with “should vs. could”: e.g the sentence “Product Owner could
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attend the Daily Scrum” is false. It’s not complicated, and you surely understand
it; just make sure you still pay attention to it under the exam pressure. o
Be careful with “attend vs. participate” : e.g. the sentence “Product O wner can
attend the Daily Scrum” is true, while the sentence “Product Owner can participate in the Daily Scrum” is false.
Forget your sinful past! If you have experience using Scrum, chances are high you’re
not doing it correctly; sorry to put it this way. Scrum.org asks you many questions about the common wrong behaviors in Scrum projects, and that’s why you should use your knowledge instead of what you’ve seen in the projects. The following are some
examples: o
There’s no Sprint 0 ; also no hardening Sprint, integration Sprint, release Sprint,
planning Sprint, etc. All Sprints are the same. o
Only the developers participate in the Daily Scrums .
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There are no baselines in Scrum.
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There’s always only one Product Backlog and one Product Owner, no matter
how many teams are working on the project. o
There are no roles other than those three standard ones , and none of them
manage the rest.
Be brave! Yes, you know that, for example, the team should be self-organized. But to
what degree? For example, who should decide to exclude a developer from the team? The team itself, the Product Owner or Scrum Master, the hiring manager, another manager in the company? Trust what you’ve learned: the team should be self -
organized, and this is only limited by the authorities given to the Product Owner and Scrum Master in the framework.
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Don’t use miscellaneous sample Scrum questions: many of those questions are
designed for other exams, and they are not necessarily compatible with PSM I. If you want to use sample questions, only use those specifically designed for supporting the PSM I exam.
Be focused: being focused on the exam is probably as important as studying for it. How
can you do this? It depends on you. If drinking coffee makes you nervous, don’t drink it; if you’re a coffee addi ct like me, drink it a lot; take the exam in your prime time (e.g. not in the morning when you’re not a morning person); take it in a quiet place; eat
appropriately before the exam; etc.
Manage your time: most people find 60 minutes enough for the exam, while about
20% of the candidates cannot spend enough time on all questions. Spend your time appropriately on the questions; e.g. instead of stressing yourself and spending a lot of time on a few hard questions at the beginning of the exam, just mark them for the end and spend your energy and time on what you can do best.
Answer all questions: there’s no negative points for wrong answers. Just answer
everything.
Use at least two rounds: it’s much better if you review your answers at least once. You
need to manage your time accordingly.
Don’t worry about changing your answers: many people keep saying you shouldn’t
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right. This is a myth, and proven wrong by scientific resea rch. This “feeling” is caused by a cognitive bias, and you can safely change your answers as you like, based on your reasoning instead of your guts. Just remember to manage your time properly.
Look it up when needed: the exam is open book, remember? Finding the right answer
to some questions is really time consuming, while if there’s a question like “what’s the
duration of Sprint Retrospective in a one- month Sprint?”, and for some reason, you’re not sure if you remember it correctly, just look it up!
Don’t panic: the last thing you need is to panic. There’s a famous advice for musicians:
practice as if you’re performing, and perform as if you’re practicing. Don’t think about the result in the middle of the exam, and don’t think about how many questions you’ve
probably missed; just focus on one question at the time, and do your best. And by the way, if you were disconnected in the middle of the exam, you can just go to the exam page and continue. Believe me, it has happened to me when I was taking my exam. I lost 15 minutes trying to solve my internet connection problem, but at least I could continue afterwards and pass the exam. Don’t worry about anything during the exam.
Good Luck!!
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