{"id":29,"date":"2022-07-17T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/17\/how-i-passed-psm-i-exam\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T22:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T22:28:55","slug":"how-i-passed-psm-i-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/17\/how-i-passed-psm-i-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"How I passed the PSM I exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">0. Disclaimer<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; This is my own personal experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Hope it works for you as well \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">1. Understanding<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Be a test taker!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Though you can search it yourself, here&#8217;re some links I found useful<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@nitinteli\/psm-1-certification-self-study-along-with-my-experience-tips-for-the-actual-exam-575493850248\">PSM-1 Certification: Self Study along with my experience &amp; tips for the actual exam<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrum.org\/forum\/scrum-forum\/14789\/passed-psm-i-exam-first-time-963-using-only-freely-available-resources\">https:\/\/www.scrum.org\/forum\/scrum-forum\/14789\/passed-psm-i-exam-first-time-963-using-only-freely-available-resources<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@sanjeev.ramani\/how-to-pass-psm-1-self-study-thoughts-tactics-60ae51d0fbb1\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@sanjeev.ramani\/how-to-pass-psm-1-self-study-thoughts-tactics-60ae51d0fbb1<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrum.org\/forum\/scrum-forum\/7708\/passed-psm-i-975-experiences\">Passed PSM I with 97,5% experiences | Scrum.org<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/nghialuong.com\/Toi-da-chinh-phuc-PSM-1-nhu-the-nao\/\">http:\/\/nghialuong.com\/Toi-da-chinh-phuc-PSM-1-nhu-the-nao\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">2. Learning <\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Absorb Scrum Guide &#8211; Study LinkedIn\/Learning courses <\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/scrum-the-basics\/assess-the-team?u=2182809\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/scrum-the-basics\/assess-the-team?u=2182809<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/cert-prep-certified-scrum-master\/next-steps?u=2182809\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/cert-prep-certified-scrum-master\/next-steps?u=2182809<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Follow Scrum Master Learning Path (It WILL appear in your actual test. See the picture below)<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrum.org\/pathway\/scrum-master\">https:\/\/www.scrum.org\/pathway\/scrum-master<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-site-default\n          individual-animation-site-default\n          individual-text-animation-site-default\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:618px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                \n                  padding-bottom:97.57281494140625%;\n                \n                overflow: hidden;\n              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PSM_1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PSM_1.png\" data-image=\"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PSM_1.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"618x603\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"62d41b1cf8c5ee512e09c6b4\" data-type=\"image\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Read Scrum Guide again! <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Well. Read Scrum Guide again!! <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Huhm. Read Scrum Guide again!!! <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">3. Practice <\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Scrum Master Open Assessments until you remember every single question. Trust me, you won&#8217;t regret. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Scrum quizzes from Mikhail Lapshin to verify your understanding of Scrum Guide. Although none of these questions may be in the real test, it&#8217;s worth.<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlapshin.com\/index.php\/scrum-quizzes\/sm-learning-mode\/\">https:\/\/mlapshin.com\/index.php\/scrum-quizzes\/sm-learning-mode\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Other resources are available on the internet. Please be aware that they are not 100% correct!<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/story.php?title=mjewody3nqmy0o\">https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/story.php?title=mjewody3nqmy0o<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/internet80.com\/psm-i-exam-simulator-1\/\">https:\/\/internet80.com\/psm-i-exam-simulator-1\/<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescrummaster.co.uk\/scrum-org-practice-assessments\/\">https:\/\/www.thescrummaster.co.uk\/scrum-org-practice-assessments\/<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">4. Actual test <\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Testing environment <\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Be alone and quite! Good internet connection. Use your PERSONAL computer. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Should have a pen and paper to take note <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">To load questions is fairly slow. Keep calm!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Web UI\/UX of an actual test is nearly as same as Open Assessments. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Top secrets of questions (from my case) <\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">20% from Open Assessments. Do you hear that? Exactly the same! <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">50% can be easily inferred from Scrum Guide ONLY if you understand it. Remember: You have to infer, cannot find direct answers from the book. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">20% would confuse you with what describes in Scrum Guide (ex: Sprint 0, work remotely, &#8230;). So, follow Scrum Guide, you can argue after you get PSM I \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">10% are extremely difficult and required working experience (what I haven&#8217;t had much :)). And, there&#8217;re many inconsistent answers on the internet. So, nobody knows for sure :)) <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8211; Don\u2019t blow your mind <\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">As you might already see, questions are hundres times harder than Open Assessments and even NOT mentioned in Scrum Guide. Be ready! <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A good news: If you really ABSORB Scrum Guide, you already can achieve around 90% correct answers. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Good luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How I passed the PSM I exam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-development","tag-psm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanbangba.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}