PSM case studies
PSM · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I) certification is issued by Scrum.org and is described by its publisher as evidence that a holder has demonstrated a fundamental level of Scrum mastery. It validates knowledge of the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master accountabilities, and how to apply Scrum, and Scrum.org states that PSM I holders have a consistent terminology and approach to Scrum. The PSM case studies are 5 cases and about 3,442 words.
1The Sprint Review That Became a Ticket Tour
A payments company runs Scrum with two teams working on one product in four-week Sprints. The Sprint Review is held in a meeting room with twelve attendees: the Product Owner, both teams, and six stakeholders from sales, compliance and operations.
610 words, about 3 min2Twenty-Two Done Items and a Contractual Release Date
A B2B SaaS provider has one Scrum Team of seven developers plus a contracted QA vendor that tests the billing module. In each of the last four two-week Sprints, roughly 30% of the committed Product Backlog items rolled into the following Sprint.
597 words, about 3 min3The Scrum Master Who Decides Everything
A Scrum Master works with two teams of nine developers each. She writes the Sprint Backlog tasks herself on the first morning of each Sprint, runs the Daily Scrum as a round-robin status check, and is the only person who talks to the Product Owner about priorities.
806 words, about 4 min4Committing Twenty-Seven Items to a Date You Cannot Hit
A team has completed six two-week Sprints with velocity of 34, 41, 38, 52, 29 and 44 story points; the 29 came from a Sprint in which the office was closed for a week. The Product Backlog contains 27 items that sales has already promised to a customer for 30 November, five Sprints away, and the estimates total 260 points.
616 words, about 3 min5Three Hundred and Eighty Items and No Answer on Value
A Product Owner manages an internal HR platform used by 4,000 employees. The Product Backlog holds 380 items.
813 words, about 4 min