Hello, I'm a MBA student with engineering experience. I did participate in daily scrum meetings during my first fulltime job, but I didn't know that it was SCRUM at that time. So past one week was my first time getting actually exposed to all about SCRUM. I took this exam because I have this particular fulltime job that wants SCRUM master experience PSM's standardized approach was more cost effective than CSM.
I studied for about 4-5 days. I received 90%. I personally believe that while having previous work experience in SCRUM will make the concepts more familiar, but does not guarantee passing the exam, so my advice to those new to SCRUM, don't be.
Here are the basic steps how I prepare.
1. Read official PSM scrum guide.
-Not many pages, but very concise and a good, easy read. I read it whenever I had a chance (while on the subway or while I'm at home). Becoming familiar with keywords and SCRUM framework are the keys for this step.
Feedback: Doing #1 alone will not let you pass the exam at all as the exam will not, almost all the cases, just ask you to define a keyword straight from the guide.
2. Try PSM I open assessment every single time whenever I had time and bored.
-At first, I think I received about 50-60%. I think I took the exam whenever I had time (at least 40-50 times) and I scored basically 100% every single time afterwards. Continue practicing it to the level where you can answer everything in 5 minutes and is indeed possible as the keywords and Q&As will be engraved in your head.
3. Try PSPO I Open assessment
-I couldn't try the Developer open as it was beyond the scope of PSM I exam (and I didn't have any idea what the keywords in Developer exam talked about), but PSPO I was actually very useful allowing me to understand about SCRUM more in depth. I would say that PSPO I is actually more closer to what the exam difficulty will be at.
4. Try sample exams and quizzes on Google.
-Many nice people in this forum already shared a lot of useful websites (especially free ones for price-sensitive people such as students like me), but there are a lot of resources on Google, so I strongly advise you to look it up.
There are also a lot of free videos available on Youtube and Google. I suggest trying to see SCRUM examples or real-life scenarios to help you visualize the framework.
5. Study optional practices such as burndown chart
-While not included in SCRUM guide as it is a framework, there are certain tools and concepts you optionally can apply to facilitate SCRUM process and a burndown chart is one of them.
Steps #1-5 are what I did for 3-4 days (while 100%ing PSM I open assessment and PSPO I open assessment as if breathing air whenever I have time). My last advice is when you read a question, think about what the words really mean in questions and compare the words to definitions shown in the SCRUM guide. There will be situations where A and B both sound the same, but if you think carefully, you start to see the difference.
Good luck, everyone.
I studied for about 4-5 days. I received 90%. I personally believe that while having previous work experience in SCRUM will make the concepts more familiar, but does not guarantee passing the exam, so my advice to those new to SCRUM, don't be.
Here are the basic steps how I prepare.
1. Read official PSM scrum guide.
-Not many pages, but very concise and a good, easy read. I read it whenever I had a chance (while on the subway or while I'm at home). Becoming familiar with keywords and SCRUM framework are the keys for this step.
Feedback: Doing #1 alone will not let you pass the exam at all as the exam will not, almost all the cases, just ask you to define a keyword straight from the guide.
2. Try PSM I open assessment every single time whenever I had time and bored.
-At first, I think I received about 50-60%. I think I took the exam whenever I had time (at least 40-50 times) and I scored basically 100% every single time afterwards. Continue practicing it to the level where you can answer everything in 5 minutes and is indeed possible as the keywords and Q&As will be engraved in your head.
3. Try PSPO I Open assessment
-I couldn't try the Developer open as it was beyond the scope of PSM I exam (and I didn't have any idea what the keywords in Developer exam talked about), but PSPO I was actually very useful allowing me to understand about SCRUM more in depth. I would say that PSPO I is actually more closer to what the exam difficulty will be at.
4. Try sample exams and quizzes on Google.
-Many nice people in this forum already shared a lot of useful websites (especially free ones for price-sensitive people such as students like me), but there are a lot of resources on Google, so I strongly advise you to look it up.
There are also a lot of free videos available on Youtube and Google. I suggest trying to see SCRUM examples or real-life scenarios to help you visualize the framework.
5. Study optional practices such as burndown chart
-While not included in SCRUM guide as it is a framework, there are certain tools and concepts you optionally can apply to facilitate SCRUM process and a burndown chart is one of them.
Steps #1-5 are what I did for 3-4 days (while 100%ing PSM I open assessment and PSPO I open assessment as if breathing air whenever I have time). My last advice is when you read a question, think about what the words really mean in questions and compare the words to definitions shown in the SCRUM guide. There will be situations where A and B both sound the same, but if you think carefully, you start to see the difference.
Good luck, everyone.