CSM Exam Prep

What you will be able to do

• You will be able to state the Scrum Guide's definition of Scrum and explain the three pillars of empiricism and the five Scrum values the test checks by recall.
• You will be able to describe the three Scrum Team accountabilities, the five Scrum events, and their timeboxes as the exam words them.
• You will be able to explain the Scrum Master's accountabilities and the three ways a Scrum Master serves: the Scrum Team, the Product Owner, and the organization.
• You will be able to facilitate Scrum events, distinguish true impediments from problems the team should solve itself, and coach self-management.
• You will be able to describe the Product Owner's accountabilities and how the Scrum Master partners with the Product Owner on Product Backlog management.
• You will be able to recall the Agile Manifesto's four values and twelve principles and explain how Scrum implements agile through empiricism and Lean thinking.
• You will be able to answer scenario, "BEST", and "MOST appropriate" style CSM questions with confidence.

What is inside

5 modules, 5 lessons. Each module ends in a graded quiz.

1. 01

   Scrum foundations

   What Scrum is, the empiricism and Lean thinking it stands on, the five Scrum values, and the structure of the team, events, and artifacts defined in the Scrum Guide.

   1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

2. 02

   Scrum Master role

   The Scrum Master's accountabilities, the three ways a Scrum Master serves the team, the Product Owner, and the organization, and the leadership stance that separates a Scrum Master from a boss or project manager.

   1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

3. 03

   Team facilitation

   Facilitating the five Scrum events so they are effective and timeboxed, removing impediments, coaching self-management, and handling conflict and decision-making without taking ownership away from the team.

   1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

4. 04

   Product Owner partnership

   The Product Owner's accountability for maximizing value and managing the Product Backlog, the Product Goal, and how the Scrum Master partners with and supports the Product Owner.

   1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

5. 05

   Agile principles

   The four values and twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto, and how Scrum implements agile through empiricism and Lean thinking.

   1 lessons · 5 quiz questions