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PSM I Exam Prep

Pass Scrum.org's Professional Scrum Master I on your first attempt by mastering the 2020 Scrum Guide.

Beginner

Level

5

Modules

5

Lessons

5

Graded quizzes

5 hours

Estimated time

What you will be able to do

  • You will be able to describe the purpose and structure of the Scrum framework and explain why it is intentionally lightweight and immutable.
  • You will be able to state the accountabilities of the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers and tell them apart in scenario questions.
  • You will be able to name every Scrum event with its timebox and purpose, and map each artifact to its commitment.
  • You will be able to explain how a Scrum Master leads as a true leader who serves the Scrum Team, the Product Owner, and the organization.
  • You will be able to apply empiricism and the three pillars (transparency, inspection, adaptation) to the Scrum events.
  • You will be able to recognise common distractors and anti-patterns the PSM I assessment uses to test deep understanding.
  • You will be able to answer PSM I 'BEST' and 'MOST' scenario questions under the 80-question, 60-minute, 85%-to-pass format.

What is inside

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

  1. 01

    Scrum framework

    What Scrum is (and is not), the single Scrum Team, the five Scrum values, and why the framework is lightweight, purpose-built, and immutable.

    1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

  2. 02

    Scrum accountabilities

    The three accountabilities of the Scrum Team - Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers - and exactly what each is accountable for under the 2020 Scrum Guide.

    1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

  3. 03

    Events & artifacts

    The Sprint and the five events with their timeboxes and purpose, plus the three artifacts and the commitment that gives each one meaning.

    1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

  4. 04

    Servant leadership

    How the Scrum Master leads as a true leader who serves, the ways they serve the team, Product Owner, and organization, and the facilitation and coaching stances that keep the team self-managing.

    1 lessons · 5 quiz questions

  5. 05

    Empiricism

    The empirical foundation of Scrum and lean thinking, the three pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation, and how each Scrum event enacts inspect-and-adapt.

    1 lessons · 5 quiz questions