What are the benefits of taking this course?

  • Access to exclusive materials and a complimentary PSM assessment designed for PSM certification preparation

  • Comprehensive explanations and professional references provided for each question

  • Completely free course offering

  • Aligned with the most recent version of the Scrum Guide

  • Instant access available via any web browser, no downloads required

Based on the Scrum Guide v2020 (Nov).  Last update: 11.11.2023

Our PSM 1* preparation course and mock exam, available on our site, offer the prime opportunity to ready yourself for the globally renowned PSM 1 exam, widely considered as the foremost Scrum Master certification worldwide. Tailored for your preparation, our PSM course and Scrum Master assessment facilitate thorough practice for the actual PSM 1 exam.

This Scrum Master (PSM) exam preparation course and simulator encompass:

- Scrum Theory section

- Scrum Team section

- Scrum Artifacts section

- Scrum Events section

- Additional Scrum materials section

Our PSM 1 preparation course comprises 5 sections, each featuring practice tests tailored to boost your readiness. These PSM 1 study materials are crafted to ensure success in the actual certification for Scrum Masters. Designed to familiarize you with real-world Scrum scenarios, our PSM 1 sample questions aim to instill confidence for the actual exam. Additionally, we highly recommend utilizing our article featuring top tips for PSM 1 exam preparation.

What is PSM 1 certification? 

The Professional Scrum Master level I (PSM I) assessment is available to anyone who wishes to validate their knowledge of the Scrum framework and ability to support value creation and delivery. Those who pass the assessment on scrum.org will receive the industry recognised PSM I Certification to demonstrate their mastery of the content.  

What is the difference between PSM 1 and other Scrum Master certifications? 

In short, this Scrum Master certification (PSM I) is the most meritorious certificate of all that certify Scrum. Other certifications can easily be obtained by attending a scrum master training or through an exam where failing could only happen by intention. PSM I test does not require any mandatory training courses. 

What is the passing score for PSM 1? 

PSM 1 assessment requires a good knowledge of the original version of Scrum, and its passing requirements are high (85%). Such stringent criteria provide more teeth to its certificate than the other certifications provided in the marketplace.

If you have any questions regarding Scrum  or our course and exam simulator or just want to clarify some details, please do not hesitate to contact us by email [email protected]

Note: content on our site is not affiliated with nor endorsed by Scrum.org or any other organization.

* - Professional Scrum™, Professional Scrum Product Owner™, PSPO, PSPO I, PSPO 1, Professional Scrum Master™, PSM, PSM I, PSM 1, etc. is the protected brand of Scrum org.  All the content related to Scrum Guide is taken from scrumguides.org and is under the Attribution ShareAlike license of Creative Commons.

What you'll learn

  • Scrum practice and theory

  • Scrum Events

  • Scrum Artifacts

  • Understand the Agile mindset

  • Test your Scrum understanding with preparation questions

  • Scrum Accountabilities

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction to the course

    1. Scrum Theory video course

    2. What is Scrum?

    3. Empiricism

    4. Lean and Scrum

    5. Self-management

    6. 3 pillars of Scrum

    7. Scrum Values

    8. Scrum is a framework not methodology

    9. Scrum Theory Practice Test

    1. Scrum Team video course

    2. Scrum Team

    3. Product Owner

    4. Scrum Master

    5. Developers

    6. Scrum "Mastery" practice test

    7. Interfacing with people outside Scrum

    8. Scrum Team practice test

    1. Scrum Events video course

    2. Scrum Events

    3. Sprint

    4. Sprint Planning

    5. Daily Scrum

    6. Sprint Review

    7. Sprint Retrospective

    8. Scrum Events practice test

    1. Scrum Artifacts video course

    2. Scrum Artifacts

    3. Product Backlog

    4. Product Goal

    5. Product Backlog Refinement

    6. Sprint Backlog

    7. Sprint Goal

    8. Increment

    9. Definition of Done

    10. Scrum Artifacts practice test

    1. Requirements and User Stories

    2. Estimation and Velocity

    3. Managing technical risk

    4. Acceptance criteria

    5. Scrum links

About this course

  • Free
  • 42 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Reviews

Feedback from our students

5 star rating

Very good course

Yavor Georgiev

This course is a good compliment to the Scrum Guide. It gives a bit more details in some topics like estimation and prioritization techniques with examples, ...

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This course is a good compliment to the Scrum Guide. It gives a bit more details in some topics like estimation and prioritization techniques with examples, plus it gives nice figures for key Scrum concepts (especially useful if you have good eye memory). I also liked how the tests were structured - first you have some questions with answers at the end of each topic, then you get one big final test without answers pretty much like the real certification exam. Overall it was a solid free course.

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5 star rating

Great concise Course

Achyut Hirve

I loved this self paced course. It's clarifying concepts and Questions reinforced concepts.

I loved this self paced course. It's clarifying concepts and Questions reinforced concepts.

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4 star rating

4.5 Stars

Vaughn Consulting

A great complement to the SCRUM Guide and gave much needed examples to the text and answer choice.

A great complement to the SCRUM Guide and gave much needed examples to the text and answer choice.

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5 star rating

Excellent course

Alok Laddha

Very good content and details for scrum master certification

Very good content and details for scrum master certification

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5 star rating

Scrum Master Prep

Jez Brown

Excellent. !! no other words

Excellent. !! no other words

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5 star rating

Best preparation course

Paresh Patel

I like the course content and practice tests.

I like the course content and practice tests.

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4 star rating

Good hints and good explanation of Scrum topics

Marcia Sa

The contents of this course are very good, and the simulated tests, also very useful. I am sure it will help me on my Scrum Master certification!

The contents of this course are very good, and the simulated tests, also very useful. I am sure it will help me on my Scrum Master certification!

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4 star rating

Scrum Master Mexico

Victor Villalba

Great material and to the point. Many thanks for putting this together and keep it up to date. I know it is not an easy and inexpensive request, but to add p...

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Great material and to the point. Many thanks for putting this together and keep it up to date. I know it is not an easy and inexpensive request, but to add perhaps some animations or graphs / charts / drawings to complement the text would be wonderful

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5 star rating

Excellent Course Material

Md Shariful Alam

Very well organized, have some additional notes, which are really needed for the exam

Very well organized, have some additional notes, which are really needed for the exam

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5 star rating

Great content to get deeper knowledge

Xavier Ferrés

This content is very good to deepen knowledge of Scrum Guide. It contains further explanations of all topics and tests in each field. Very recommendable

This content is very good to deepen knowledge of Scrum Guide. It contains further explanations of all topics and tests in each field. Very recommendable

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5 star rating

Great way of learning

Monzer Abbas

I love the way you structure the learning process with question in every section

I love the way you structure the learning process with question in every section

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5 star rating

I passed on my first attempt

maddy Naxal

Studies the material this blog has provided and took the mock tests. I passed on my first attempt with 92% (73 out of 80)

Studies the material this blog has provided and took the mock tests. I passed on my first attempt with 92% (73 out of 80)

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FAQ

  • Can I use the this course and exam simulator multiple times?

    Yes, of course, you can. After enrolling (it is free), you will have lifetime access to the course and simulator with no expiry date and without any limits.

  • Are the questions in this simulator the same as in real exam?

    Of course no. Our questions are based on real Scrum practice and close to real questions, but not the same as in certification. However, after passing our practice tests you will be more confident in real exam

  • Do I need to install any software to get access to your courses?

    No, you don't. All our courses and simulators are available online without any software installation. The exam simulator is online and compatible with all major browsers and devices.

  • Do you provide more questions to prepare for the Scrum Master exam?

    Yes, sure. Please use this link to prepare for SM exam -https://www.volkerdon.com/courses/scrum-master-exam-simulator. There are 320 questions with detailed explanations and professional references for every question

  • Do you provide personal assistance to prepare for PSM 1 certification?

    Yes, we do. Our coach is available to assist via email. You can send your question to [email protected] we will forward your question to our instructor. It is FREE.

  • If I have a question, how can I contact you?

    Please feel free to contact us by email, by LinkedIn or Facebook, or by asking your question in our Scrum Questions section - https://www.volkerdon.com/pages/scrum-questions