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Passed PSM I with 96%!!

Last post 02:10 pm August 18, 2016 by Björn Bergdahl
7 replies
10:01 am July 9, 2016

Passed the PSM I today with 96%( 77/80) in the first attempt. Its a really tough test and tests your complete understanding of the Scrum which is very difficult to get just by theoretical knowledge.For for all new aspirants i will share what i did sequentially and this may help you as well though there are few very conceptual questions which demand some good hands on Scrum experience.

1. Gave open assessment to check and baseline my understanding. Scored 68%
2. Read the Scrum Guide
3. Read Scrum Master training manual from Mplaza - this is free at their site.
4. Attempted the Open assessment again - scored 93%
5. Again read the scrum guide carefully.
6. Gave Open assessment again and scored 100%
7. Repeatedly gave open assessment 3-4 times
8. Also gave PO and developer open assessment 3-4 times till i started getting consistent 100%
9. Read Scrum guide again
10. Gave the assessment on http://mlapshin.com/index.php/psm-quiz/learning-mode/. Scored 85%
11. Read Scrum guide again and carefully note all the points for the questions you have missed in point 10.
12. Gave the Mikhail Lapshin real mode exam and scored 97%.
13. Appeared for the assessment and scored 96% in the first attempt.

Few other tips:

1. Dont give too much other online assessments like scrum star and boston agile training. These might confuse you.
2. Uuse bookmarks if not sure. There will be sufficient time if you take care of all the above steps.
3. There will be about 15-20 questions from Open assessment so take it very seriously. If you answer these in a flash it really helps you.
4. Last, be confidant and 100% sure that if you have followed above steps carefully no one can stop you clearing the exam.

Good luck!!




06:22 pm July 11, 2016

Hi Adarsh,

When you say you attempted the open assessment , did you take it on scrum.org website ? Or is there any other websites where we can take practice exams ?

Thanks,
Tejaswita



08:24 pm July 11, 2016

Thank you !


04:19 am July 12, 2016

Hi,

It was from scrum.org website.

Thanks,
Adarsh


11:59 am August 1, 2016

Congrats Adarsh.

I am planning it this month. Do I need to go through the Nexus Guide as well. I saw someone in the forum pointing out that Nexus guide is mandatory for all assessment on scrum.org. Its not been explicitly mentioned anywhere on the website. Hence, a bit confusing.

AB


07:31 pm August 4, 2016

Hi Abhishek

Nexus is not mandatory but I would suggest you to give it a read once to understanding the concept of scaling scrum.


02:10 pm August 18, 2016

So did I just a moment ago. (96,3% on PSM I that is)
I have broadly followed your path.
MLapshins test http://mlapshin.com/index.php/psm-quiz/ gave me an extra selfconfidence boost after two consecutive 98,75% results.
Made lots and lots of open assessments before. Scrum Open, Product Owner Open and Developer Open, all until I could make 100% runs in 5-7 minutes.
Made the PSM I assessment in 35 minutes and had time to go back and recheck answers with my Scrum Guide. But the ones I was unsure about wasn't that straightforward, so limited use for that.


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