Just wanted to share my journey to PSM1
I have been working with Scrum, Kanban Agile, Lean and coaching teams for the past 6 or so years, I have spent about 2 years as a Scrum Master during this time when the team thought it was most appropriate.
For the last week I have been testing mock tests with Test Taker, and the Open tests on Scrum.org.
Test Taker - Originally I was getting 60% this has risen to 80%, but I gave up with this site. It didn't think I was ready for PSM1 and some of the questions/answers were dubious. The site has helped me by getting me to really know the scrum guide but I don't think the questions helped.
Open Assessments - I originally was getting about 70%; I now always get 100% on the Scrum Master Open Assessment. I also did the PO and Developer Open Assessments which I was getting 90% and 80% respectively.
I passed with 95% overall:
Scrum Framework 97.5%
Theories and Principles 90%
Cross Functional, Self Organising 92.9%
Coaching and Facilitation 100%
The main assessment was much harder than the open assessments, I think my experience over the years helped me get a higher score, rather than doing Test Taker. Test Taker did make me more focused on learning the scrum guide.
If you really know the scrum guide, and have been coaching people in agility you should pass. I can see how PSM1 is a shock for some people.
My recommendation, know the scrum guide, get 100% in Open Assessments go for it and see what score you get. Inspect and Adapt as needed
I have been working with Scrum, Kanban Agile, Lean and coaching teams for the past 6 or so years, I have spent about 2 years as a Scrum Master during this time when the team thought it was most appropriate.
For the last week I have been testing mock tests with Test Taker, and the Open tests on Scrum.org.
Test Taker - Originally I was getting 60% this has risen to 80%, but I gave up with this site. It didn't think I was ready for PSM1 and some of the questions/answers were dubious. The site has helped me by getting me to really know the scrum guide but I don't think the questions helped.
Open Assessments - I originally was getting about 70%; I now always get 100% on the Scrum Master Open Assessment. I also did the PO and Developer Open Assessments which I was getting 90% and 80% respectively.
I passed with 95% overall:
Scrum Framework 97.5%
Theories and Principles 90%
Cross Functional, Self Organising 92.9%
Coaching and Facilitation 100%
The main assessment was much harder than the open assessments, I think my experience over the years helped me get a higher score, rather than doing Test Taker. Test Taker did make me more focused on learning the scrum guide.
If you really know the scrum guide, and have been coaching people in agility you should pass. I can see how PSM1 is a shock for some people.
My recommendation, know the scrum guide, get 100% in Open Assessments go for it and see what score you get. Inspect and Adapt as needed