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Scrum Master Certification

A route to a Scrum Master credential such as PSM I or CSM: choosing one, studying the Scrum Guide, daily practice and timed mocks, assessment day, and applying Scrum with a real team.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Scrum Master Certification, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

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Scrum Master Certification

Choosing and passing a Scrum Master credential such as PSM I or CSM: the Scrum Guide, events and accountabilities, assessment practice and applying it with a real team.

  1. Choosing between PSM I and CSM
  2. Current Scrum Master assessment rules check
  3. First careful read of the Scrum Guide
  4. Baseline score on the free Scrum Open assessment
  5. Twelve-week Scrum Master study plan
  6. Employer funding and study time request
  7. Scrum glossary in your own words
  8. Choosing a CSM course and trainer
  9. Study folder and source shelf setup
  10. Weekly Scrum Guide reread
  11. Ten practice questions a day
  12. Wrong-answer log and pattern review
  13. Monthly timed mock assessment
  14. Colleague study group for Scrum Master candidates
  15. Practice journal from your own team's Scrum events
  16. Community discussion of ambiguous questions
  17. Monthly study plan reset
  18. Scrum reading list beyond the guide
  19. Empiricism and lean thinking in Scrum
  20. The three accountabilities and who decides what
  21. Sprint events, purposes and timeboxes
  22. Artifacts and their commitments
  23. Scrum values in observable behaviour
  24. Teaching, facilitating and coaching stances
  25. Facilitation toolkit for Scrum events
  26. Common Scrum myths and question traps
  27. Retrospective that changes something
  28. Definition of Done workshop with the team
  29. Fixing a Daily Scrum that has become a status report
  30. Escalating an impediment beyond the team
  31. Kanban practices inside a Scrum team
  32. Team health measures without velocity league tables
  33. Sprint Review with stakeholders, not a demo
  34. CSM course attendance and online test
  35. Final fortnight before the assessment
  36. Assessment day at home
  37. Retake plan after a near miss
  38. Showing the credential on your profile and CV
  39. CSM renewal and education units record
  40. Project manager moving into a Scrum Master role
  41. Developer stepping into the Scrum Master role
  42. Serving two teams or a part-time Scrum Master role
  43. Career changer without a team to practise on
  44. Whole team learning Scrum together
  45. Manager sponsoring Scrum Master certification for a team
  46. Studying around a full workload or caring duties
  47. PSM II preparation
  48. Scaling Scrum across teams with Nexus
  49. Advanced credentials such as PSM III or CSP-SM
  50. Mentoring the next Scrum Master candidates

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Choosing between PSM I and CSM

Two credentials dominate Scrum Master hiring: Scrum.org's PSM I, which you can sit without a course, and Scrum Alliance's CSM, which comes with a required live course and a renewal cycle. The right one depends on how you learn, who is paying and what employers in your market ask for, so settle it before spending money on either.

First tasks

  • Search ten Scrum Master job adverts and note which credential each names
  • Read the PSM I page on Scrum.org and the CSM page on Scrum Alliance
  • Write the cost, course and renewal terms of each in a two-column note
  • Choose your first credential and write down why

Current Scrum Master assessment rules check

Assessment formats, pass marks, time limits, attempt rules and fees change, and blog posts from three years ago still circulate as if current. One hour on the awarding body's own pages gives you facts to plan around and stops you training for an assessment that has moved on.

First tasks

  • Open the official assessment page and note the format, time limit and pass mark
  • Write down the fee and the second-attempt rules with today's date
  • Read the candidate terms on which materials are allowed
  • Confirm which Scrum Guide version the assessment uses

First careful read of the Scrum Guide

Every mainstream Scrum Master assessment is built on the Scrum Guide, a short document whose exact wording decides many questions. Reading it slowly once, with a pen, before any course or book, means later material gets checked against the source rather than replacing it.

First tasks

  • Download the current Scrum Guide from scrumguides.org
  • Read it in full in one sitting with a pen and no other sources
  • Highlight every must, should and may as you go
  • List ten questions the guide leaves you unsure about

Make it yours.

Install Scrum Master Certification, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

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