Welcome! Kudos on taking the first important step towards prepping up for the Exam! This book is a quick Reference Guide created for the PSM (Professional Scrum Master) and PSPO (Professional Scrum Product Owner) Examinations. Questions and Answers (similar to the ones in the exam) are included. The guide helps highlight the most important information in the Scrum Guide for you to see at a glance. It also brings the most relevant information for the PSM I and PSPO I Exam together in one resource.
Note:
1) The Reference Guide is based on the latest version of the Scrum Guide. (Nov 2020)
2) Information and Content found on the Scrum Guide is repeated on this Reference guide.
3) This Reference guide is not a text book or a replacement to the Scrum Guide. It's simply your workbook which has content (present on the Scrum guide) presented systematically to understand and memorize for the exam.
4) The Reference guide also has practice questions and answers which will help you prepare for the PSM and PSPO exam.
5) Your feedback is appreciated. Please feel free to email ScrumReferenceGuides@gmail.com in case of any questions.
6) If you are only interested in Practice Questions and answers (beyond what Scrum.org provides) then you can choose to purchase my Udemy Course. You do not need the course if you purchase this book.
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The Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) certifications require that students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Scrum through a rigorous assessment. The certification is not proof of attendance, but is rather proof of Scrum knowledge. This certificates are lifelong, and do not require any additional payments or renewal.
The Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) are 60 minute time boxed assessment where you have to answer 80 questions (in English) of multiple choice, very similar in style to the Scrum Open assessment. You get one attempt (for the fees you pay) and you decide when and where to take it. There is no expiration date. You are not required to attend an assessment center and can take it from the comfort of your own home. If you do not pass the exam you can pay the exams fees again and retake the exam. Here are the Steps on taking (and passing) the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) assessment and gaining certification:
1) If you are very new to Scrum and have never part of a Scrum team, then I would recommend you to take a course. Attend a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Product Owner course and read these notes once you are done.
2) Read the Scrum Guide and keep this reference book open while doing so. The Guide is extremely condensed and thus we have decomposed & categorized the most important information present on the Guide.
3) All the important information present on the SCRUM Guide is in this quick reference guide. Make sure you read the categorized information along with reading the Scrum guide.
4) If you see information missing on the reference guide, then add it as needed. Highlight the points you want. Make this your workbook. Be thorough with all the content.
5) Go through the questions at the bottom of the Book. These questions are compiled very carefully. Go through the answers and make sure you understand the concepts. Do the Scrum Open assessment until you can do it fast and score close to 100% 3 times in a row.
