10 day plan to crack Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Following is a ten day plan in order to crack PSM I:
Day 1: Read Scrum Guide one time. Alternatively, you can also watch Scrum Guide in 40 minutes. Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each. Refer Scrum Guide if needed to answer any question. Read through Scrum Glossary & Professional Scrum Developer Glossary. Alternatively, you can also watch Scrum Glossary & Scrum Developer Glossary.
Day 2: Read through The Professional Scrum Competencies as much as possible. Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each. Refer Scrum Guide if needed to answer any question.
Day 3: Read through Scrum Master Learning Path as much as possible. Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each. Do not refer any materials and see how you score.
Day 4: Attempt Mikhail Lapshin’s PSM I™ Preparation Quiz — Learning Mode & PSPO I™ Preparation Quiz — Learning Mode. You’ll have opportunity to look at each answer and it’s explanation. Read through Scrum Glossary & Professional Scrum Developer Glossary. Alternatively, you can also watch Scrum Glossary & Scrum Developer Glossary.
Day 5: Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each. Read Scrum Guide one time. Alternatively, you can also watch Scrum Guide in 40 minutes.
Day 6: Attempt Mikhail Lapshin’s PSM I™ Preparation Quiz — Real Mode & PSPO I™ Preparation Quiz — Real mode. If you are not exhausted, attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each. You should be getting 100% in Scrum opens at this point.
Day 7: Attempt Mikhail Lapshin’s PSM I™ Preparation Quiz — Learning Mode & PSPO I™ Preparation Quiz — Learning Mode. Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each.
Day 8: Attempt Mikhail Lapshin’s PSM I™ Preparation Quiz — Real Mode & PSPO I™ Preparation Quiz — Real mode. Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each.
Day 9: Attempt Mikhail Lapshin’s PSM I™ Preparation Quiz — Real Mode & PSPO I™ Preparation Quiz — Real mode. Read through Scrum Glossary & Professional Scrum Developer Glossary. Alternatively, you can also watch Scrum Glossary & Scrum Developer Glossary.
Day 10: Read Scrum Guide one time. Alternatively, you can also watch Scrum Guide in 40 minutes. Attempt SCRUM OPEN, PRODUCT OWNER OPEN & SCRUM DEVELOPER OPEN one time each.
At the end of this drill, you should be achieving 100% in Scrum open’s & more than 90% in Mikhail’s exams. Real exam is going to be tough and although it is an open book exam you don’t get enough time to do any online searching. Remember, the goal here is to crack PSM I, hence it does not include all the necessary resources to learn Scrum. There are infinite number of resources on official Scrum site. They say “Scrum is easy to understand, difficult to master”. PSM I is relatively easy if you understand Scrum. There are lot of jargons throughout and you will overwhelmed if you are not familiar with Scrum terminologies. Try to create a memory palace for these jargons.
Following is a list to remember most of the key words which are important for certification:
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control:
TIA — transparency, inspection, and adaptation
Scrum Events:
PDRR —
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
Scrum Values:
FOCCR — Focus, Openness, Courage, Commitment, Respect
Scrum Events: REAR — Events, Roles, Artifacts, Rules
Scrum Team:
PODS —
Product Owner
Developer
Scrum Master
Scrum Artifacts:
PSI —
Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
Increment
Use these to remember the terminologies. Modify or create your own formulas. At the end what matters is that you should remember these things during the exam and not spend crucial time in going through Scrum Guide to find simple answers. All the best for your exam!
