Hello All,
I am delighted to share that I cleared the PSM 1 exam yesterday with 98.8% (79/80), on my first attempt.
Thanks to other members who had given useful insights/tips on how to prepare for this exam. These really helped in exploring the various options available for preparing for this exam, apart from going through the Scrum Guide in detail and understanding the significance of each line on it. Reading the Scrum guide after having a prior work experience of using Scrum helped better understand it and also was an eye-opener on how certain elements of the scrum framework could have been better implemented.
Below are my preparation tips that might be useful for others.
1. Reading and understanding the Scrum Guide in detail several times during the course of my preparation. I used a hard copy so that I could highlight important items.
2. Taking the Open assessement tests on Scrum.org for Scrum Open, Product Owner Open and Developer Open multiple times
3. Training courses from Chuck Cobb available on Udemy that made me aware of this certification
4. Going through all the videos and quizzes on http://scrumtrainingseries.com/
5. Going through the Scrum Master Training Manual on mplaza.pm
6. Subscribing to the Scrum awareness email course on mplaza.pm
7. Taking all the 3 tests on PSM I Simulated Exams repeatedly until I showed progressive improvement on the test scores up to 98% or more.
8. Taking the mock test on http://mlapshin.com/index.php/psm-quiz/real-mode/ repeatedly until I reached a perfect score
With dedicated preparation & focus and confidence gained by taking repeated mock tests, we could go for this examination with lot more confidence.
Good Luck to folks aspiring to take this certification !!!
Thanks
Padmini Kumaraswamy
I am delighted to share that I cleared the PSM 1 exam yesterday with 98.8% (79/80), on my first attempt.
Thanks to other members who had given useful insights/tips on how to prepare for this exam. These really helped in exploring the various options available for preparing for this exam, apart from going through the Scrum Guide in detail and understanding the significance of each line on it. Reading the Scrum guide after having a prior work experience of using Scrum helped better understand it and also was an eye-opener on how certain elements of the scrum framework could have been better implemented.
Below are my preparation tips that might be useful for others.
1. Reading and understanding the Scrum Guide in detail several times during the course of my preparation. I used a hard copy so that I could highlight important items.
2. Taking the Open assessement tests on Scrum.org for Scrum Open, Product Owner Open and Developer Open multiple times
3. Training courses from Chuck Cobb available on Udemy that made me aware of this certification
4. Going through all the videos and quizzes on http://scrumtrainingseries.com/
5. Going through the Scrum Master Training Manual on mplaza.pm
6. Subscribing to the Scrum awareness email course on mplaza.pm
7. Taking all the 3 tests on PSM I Simulated Exams repeatedly until I showed progressive improvement on the test scores up to 98% or more.
8. Taking the mock test on http://mlapshin.com/index.php/psm-quiz/real-mode/ repeatedly until I reached a perfect score
With dedicated preparation & focus and confidence gained by taking repeated mock tests, we could go for this examination with lot more confidence.
Good Luck to folks aspiring to take this certification !!!
Thanks
Padmini Kumaraswamy