Professional Scrum Master I study guide
PSM I · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Professional Scrum Master (PSM) credential is part of the Professional Scrum Master assessment family offered by Scrum.org, described on its site as covering "Fundamental, advanced & distinguished levels of Scrum Master knowledge in levels I, II & III." The PSM I entry point is aimed at anyone accountable for, or working alongside, a Scrum Master: practising Scrum Masters, team members, Product Owners, managers and coaches who want to demonstrate that they understand Scrum as written in the Scrum Guide rather than as adapted folklore. Expect questions that test the framework's theory and the reasoning behind it - empiricism, the Scrum Values, the accountabilities within the Scrum Team, the events and their purposes, the artifacts and their commitments, and how a Scrum Master serves the team and the wider organisation. The PSM I study guide has 4 sections and about 1,435 words.
01Scrum Framework and Theory
Scrum is a lightweight framework built on empiricism and lean thinking . Empiricism says knowledge comes from experience and decisions are made on what is observed.
344 words, about 2 min02Scrum Roles and Accountabilities
The Scrum Team is one self-managing, cross-functional unit of ten or fewer people with three accountabilities. Product Owner - maximizes value by managing the Product Backlog: clearly expressing items, ordering them, and ensuring the team understands them.
367 words, about 2 min03Scrum Events and Artifacts
The Sprint is the container - fixed length of one month or less, with no gaps between Sprints. All other events exist to support it.
362 words, about 2 min04Scrum Master Accountabilities and Professional Scrum
The Scrum Master is accountable for the Scrum Team's effectiveness . That shows up as service to the team (coaching self-management and cross-functionality, causing the removal of impediments, ensuring events are positive, productive and kept within timebox), to the Product Owner (helping find techniques for effective goal and backlog management, facilitating stakeholder collaboration), and to the organization (leading, training and coaching Scrum adoption; planning and advising on implementation; removing barriers between stakeholders and teams).
362 words, about 2 min