Suggestion Required: How to best prepare for PSMII?
Hi Guys,
I have passed PSMI and looking forward to prepare for PSMII. Please guide me the best way to go about it. I need to know some of the things from this strong community:
1. Reading material (Books)
2. Mock Tests
3.Exam Pattern (what I know is that 90 minutes exam with objective type questions)
Any other suggestion you think can be helpful for PSMII.
Thanks,
Himanshu
Practice Scrum and try to be in difficult situations as much as you can :-)
Also an overview of Nexus or Scaling Scrum will help
On top of what Sanjay suggests, I 'd recommend to learn more on Scrum product ownership and Scrum developement so that you get a more holistic overview. Just my 2c.
Congrats on the PSM I!
From the Certifications page on Scrum.org:
"PSM I certificate holders prove that they understand Scrum as described in the Scrum Guide and the concepts of applying Scrum."
"PSM II certificate holders prove that they have an understanding of the underlying principles of Scrum"
So what's the difference? One requires a book knowledge of Scrum in its ideal, perfect state, and the other requires a working knowledge of Scrum in its true, imperfect state. Not every daily scrum is going to happen in 15 minutes. Not every Product Owner is going to have a definitive idea of their priorities. How do you, as a Scrum Master, get the Scrum Team back on track when things don't go exactly as planned?
To that, end, I have two suggestions:
- Read some Scrum Master blogs. Find out what problems other real scrum masters face, and the tips and tricks they have found effective to solve them. Don't look for "scrum solutions"; focus on real solutions to scrum problems.
- Practice the hell out of the Scrum and Nexus Open exams. If you have the PSM I, you're presumably scoring at least 85% on the Scrum Open. Ramp it up to 100% and add the Nexus Open to your practice roster. You can take a look at the Developer Open and Product Owner Open exams as well as they're helpful for Scrum Masters, but I didn't find them necessary within the context of the PSM II.
Thanks Sanjay, Nikholas and Jason for your valuable inputs...
I will certainly keep on reading blogs, will start concentrating on other aspects like dev and product ownership etc. to get the holistic view of it. Although my current firm doesn't use scrum at all (neither the management is looking to implement agile as of now) but I like to practice scrum so Is there any good source which provides platform to practice scrum may be in the form of case studies or any other way.