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PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER™ I CERTIFICATION

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Prove Your Knowledge of Scrum and the Scrum Master Accountabilities

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The Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I) certification validates your knowledge of the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master accountabilities and how to apply Scrum. 

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PSM I is recognized by the industry as a certification that demonstrates a fundamental level of Scrum mastery. As a PSM I certification holder, you have proven that you understand Scrum as described in the Scrum Guide and how to apply Scrum in Scrum Teams. PSM I holders have a consistent terminology and approach to Scrum. 

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PSM I includes questions from the following Focus Areas as defined in the Professional Scrum Competencies.

 

How is the training delivered?

  • Virtual or in-person

  • One full day of training

  • Certified SCRUM facilitator-led

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Training Cost - includes training + one exam attempt:

  • Virtual: $399.00 per person. Minimum of 5 participants.

  • In-Person $450.00 per person. Minimum 15 participants.

    • Travel fees included.

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Certification Details:

  • Passing score: 85%

  • Time limit: 60 minutes

  • Number of Questions: 80

  • Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, True/False

  • Free Credly digital credential included

  • Recommended courses: Applying Professional Scrum and/or Professional Scrum Master

  • FREE Practice Assessment: Scrum Open

  • Lifetime certification - no annual renewal fee required

THE PROFESSIONAL SCRUM™ COMPENTENCIES

Scrum.org has developed Professional Scrum Competencies as a tool for guiding personal development and offering a robust framework for evaluating a team's abilities within an organization. All of Scrum.org's offerings, including courses, certification exams, and materials, are crafted with these competencies as their core focus. Fundamental to building Scrum proficiency is the 'Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework', which serves as a base for other competency areas. These competencies, along with their specific Focus Areas, are relevant not only to the Scrum Team (including Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Developers) but also to other roles in an organization, like Agile Leaders. By adopting a shared understanding of these competencies and focus areas, organizations can effectively assess and enhance their team's skills according to their distinct requirements.

EXPLORE THE COMPETENCIES

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework


Scrum helps people and teams deliver value incrementally in a collaborative way. As an agile framework, Scrum provides just enough structure to integrate the framework into how the team works and requires teams to add the correct practices for their situation as they build out the processes. Scrum is based on empiricism, self-management, and continual improvement. The competency includes the focus areas of:

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Empiricism, Scrum Values, Scrum Team, Events, Artifacts, Done, and Scaling.

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Developing People and Teams


Scrum is all about working together to deliver products with greater agility.  To achieve success, the members of the Scrum Team may take on different stances as they work with people inside and outside of the team. These stances are focus areas for this competency and include:

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Self-Managing Teams, Facilitation, Leadership Styles, Coaching, Mentoring and Teaching.

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Managing Products with Agility


Products are how Scrum Teams provide value to their users and the organizations they work for and with. A Product has a clear goal, stakeholders, and users. The value of the product is measurable. Effectively managing products in an agile environment requires the following focus areas:

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Forecasting & Release Planning, Product Vision, Product Value, Product Backlog Management, Business Strategy, and Stakeholder & Customers. 

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Developing and Delivering Products Professionally


Using Professional Scrum results in high-quality products delivered iteratively and incrementally with relatively high frequency. These products meet the needs of stakeholders and customers and provide flexibility for both early value realization and adaptation to changing needs. To meet these needs means that the Products should be developed in a certain way. The following focus areas support this competency:

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Emergent Software Development, Managing Technical Risk, Continuous Quality, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Optimizing Flow. 

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Evolving the Agile Organization


The majority of Scrum Teams are operating within an organization. For Scrum Teams to succeed, they require that organizations reduce friction and provide the freedom that they need to be self-managing and create solutions closest to the work. To support this agility, organizational structure, incentives, human resource practices, and governance must enable rather than deter agility. The focus areas include:

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Organizational Design and Culture, Portfolio Planning, and Evidence-Based Management.

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