Is this prep for PSM I sufficient?

Here are the chapters:

Part I. Core Concepts
Chapter 2. Scrum Framework
Chapter 3. Agile Principles
Chapter 4. Sprints
Chapter 5. Requirements and User Stories
Chapter 6. Product Backlog
Chapter 7. Estimation and Velocity
Chapter 8. Technical Debt

Part II. Roles
Chapter 9. Product Owner
Chapter 10. ScrumMaster
Chapter 11. Development Team
Chapter 12. Scrum Team Structures
Chapter 13. Managers

Part III. Planning
Chapter 14. Scrum Planning Principles
Chapter 15. Multilevel Planning
Chapter 16. Portfolio Planning
Chapter 17. Envisioning (Product Planning)
Chapter 18. Release Planning (Longer-Term Planning)

Part IV. Sprinting
Chapter 19. Sprint Planning
Chapter 20. Sprint Execution
Chapter 21. Sprint Review
Chapter 22. Sprint Retrospective
Chapter 23. The Path Forward

Hello Conor

I cannot comment on that book as I haven't read it. However, I suspect that what you need to do is simpler than what may be contained in the book. In short:

1. Read the scrum guide. I usually advise students on my courses to read it every day for seven days prior to taking the assessment.
2. Take the scrum open assessment and the developer open assessment and keep taking them until you can score 100% in five minutes or less
3. Learn about burndown charts : http://webgate.ltd.uk/burndown-chart/

For a fuller explanation, go here : http://webgate.ltd.uk/how-to-pass-the-professional-scrum-master-i-psm-i…

Good luck!

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Derek

I was under the impression that knowing the scrum guide inside out was imperative but that the only way to know it in good depth is to read a book on Scrum to get examples of what the guide details. But happy to be proven wrong as I've had enough of that book.

Why did you mention burn-down charts? Do they come up in the exam a lot?

> I was under the impression that knowing the scrum guide inside out was imperative

Correct.

> but that the only way to know it in good depth is to read a book on Scrum to get
> examples of what the guide details.

If I was you, I'd go through whatever books I happened to have, and do pretty much the opposite. I'd look for examples of things which the guide *doesn't* mention. I would know that they are not core to an understanding of Scrum and then ask myself why. Do they represent valid choices for implementing the Scrum Framework, or do they contradict it in some way and ought to be considered suspect?

Hello Conor

When I took the PSM I assessment, I noted that there were four questions related to the burndown chart. The burndown chart is no longer mentioned in the scrum guide, hence why I advised that it was studied separately.

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Derek

Posted By Derek Davidson on 29 Dec 2016 08:18 AM
Hello Conor

When I took the PSM I assessment, I noted that there were four questions related to the burndown chart. The burndown chart is no longer mentioned in the scrum guide, hence why I advised that it was studied separately.

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Derek

Thanks a lot.