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Successfully completed PSM I- Tips for preparation

Last post 05:31 am November 18, 2015 by Ahmed Hamza Abd Almonem Hamza
6 replies
07:32 am October 24, 2015

Hello all, successfully completed PSMI today. Though i was not active member in this forum, i have been following the suggestions given by all other members. I would like to thank the entire forum. It was not easy at all unless we understand the whole Scrum framework and calibrate with real time scenarios. Most of the questions were real time.

Well, for those who deem to appear for PSMI- Please comprehend word by word of Scrum Guide. though it is 16 pages, everything is in it.

Practice the open assessments-
Scrum Open, PSPO open in Scrum.org
http://mlapshin.com/index.php/psm-quiz/real-mode/ - this helps a lot
http://scrumstar.com/exam
http://tracks.roojoom.com/r/22315#/trek?page=1

Given as many times as you can and ensure genuinely you get 100 consistently in all attempts. Every time you clear it, you will be more confident.

Finally attempt the main assessment. Am sure you will make it 1st attempt.



06:15 am October 28, 2015

Hi Sivakumar,

Congrats!!! Thanks for your tips

Just a clarification should we need to study NEXUS guide and NEXUS open assessment for PSM 1 ?

Also is it necessary to buy Mplaza stimulated exams?

Please let me know


Thanks,
Devi


09:22 am October 30, 2015


Based on many of the other posts in this forum, most of the 3rd party test sites are really bad as they ask totally bogus questions that reflect a complete misunderstanding of Scrum. They tend to lead people astray.

Having said that, there are some suspicious threads on this forum where people claim to be giving test studying advice but almost always throw in a reference to one of the 3rd party test prep sites that is positive. It's almost as if they are offering some financial (or otherwise) incentive for their customers to post those reviews. Seem very suspect to me.

I'm not against 3rd party prep sites per se, but I am against them spreading bad education/misinformation about Scrum.


11:52 pm November 2, 2015

Hi Charles

Thanks for responding to the post. But I am sorry about the comments you mentioned questioning the credibility or integrity of genuine people who seriously prepared and passed the assessment. I am sure there are many people like me who have been following this forum would second me.:)

Just to clarify- i did share 1st thing about referring the Scrum guide word by word and open PSMI and PSPO assessments in Scrum.Org.
Those 3rd party links are being referred time and again in this forum and other forums as well and i just shared for the benefit of others. It is upto the individual who refers to calibrate the correctness of the answers instead of going with it blindly.

And yes i too observed few options and the explanation in the 3rd party open assessments are incorrect, however i looked at it as an advantage to validate the topic against my understanding rather than going with it.

Anyways you have been very responsible to correct and clarify many of our queries. I hope you will perceive my response in a positive manner. Good day! :)


05:22 am November 4, 2015

should we need to study NEXUS guide and NEXUS open assessment for PSM 1 ?


01:00 am November 15, 2015

Rajalakshmi,

Here is an "unofficial" answer to your question

Though questions are unlikely on this topic, there were few occasions where some assessment takers informed about one or two questions they face on large scale Scrum. So, it helps to know some brief information on this that will help should a question or two appear in the exam. Scrum.org provides a framework called Nexus, to scale the Scrum for large product development efforts. You may want to understand the logic behind the structuring of large teams, mutually creating a definition of "done" for combined potentially releasable usable increment, scrum of scrum, etc


05:31 am November 18, 2015

dear mr Sivakumar Karunakaram
well done and congrat in passing the exam, i agree that the third party links is have alot of incorrect answers that will confuse the reader... i agree with you that the Scrum guide must be always the reference


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