Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) · EXAM GUIDEReviewed 2026-11-03
Selected foundations across eight lessons in six local teaching groups; not complete official competency coverage.
Professional Scrum Master I: Exam Guide & Official Sources
Free selected foundations: 8 lessons and 48 original tasks in a suggested 14-day path. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. Not complete official exam coverage or a calibrated score.
Day 1: Empiricism and Scrum values
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Empiricism and Scrum values
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 4 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 2: Scrum Team accountabilities
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Scrum Team accountabilities
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 5 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 3: Events: purposes and Sprint sequence
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Events: purposes and Sprint sequence
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 6 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 4: Artifacts, commitments and Done
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Artifacts, commitments and Done
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 6 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 5: Self-management and coaching
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Self-management and coaching
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 5 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 6: Product value, backlog and stakeholders
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Product value, backlog and stakeholders
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 5 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 7: Refine work and forecast assumptions
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Refine work and forecast assumptions
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 4 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 2 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 8: Facilitate decisions within accountabilities
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Facilitate decisions within accountabilities
40 suggested minutes
- Read the single linked lesson and attempt its worked example and transfer check.
- Attempt the 5 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 9: Retrieve event conditions in new cases
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Retrieve event conditions in new cases
35 suggested minutes
- Retrieve the relevant rule and the conditions from memory; no full course reread is required. Use Learn only as optional correction after an error.
- Attempt the 7 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 1 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 10: Check usable Done work and quality boundaries
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Check usable Done work and quality boundaries
40 suggested minutes
- Retrieve the relevant rule and the conditions from memory; no full course reread is required. Use Learn only as optional correction after an error.
- Attempt the 5 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Read the single linked article and attempt its two application checks.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 11: Protect the Sprint Goal when evidence changes
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Protect the Sprint Goal when evidence changes
40 suggested minutes
- Retrieve the relevant rule and the conditions from memory; no full course reread is required. Use Learn only as optional correction after an error.
- Attempt the 6 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Read the single linked article and attempt its two application checks.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 12: Retrieve coaching and stakeholder decisions
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Retrieve coaching and stakeholder decisions
35 suggested minutes
- Retrieve the relevant rule and the conditions from memory; no full course reread is required. Use Learn only as optional correction after an error.
- Attempt the 5 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 13: Explain forecasting and refinement assumptions
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Explain forecasting and refinement assumptions
40 suggested minutes
- Retrieve the relevant rule and the conditions from memory; no full course reread is required. Use Learn only as optional correction after an error.
- Attempt the 4 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 2 linked cards. Read the single linked article and attempt its two application checks.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
Day 14: Cumulative retrieval and next learning gaps
Complete the explicitly listed daily lesson or article, original tasks and cards. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery. On retrieval days, earlier course links are optional correction references rather than a second required reading load.
Cumulative retrieval and next learning gaps
40 suggested minutes
- Retrieve the relevant rule and the conditions from memory; no full course reread is required. Use Learn only as optional correction after an error.
- Attempt the 8 linked original tasks before feedback and explain why the strongest alternative fails in this case.
- Retrieve the 3 linked cards. Record one uncertainty rather than add unrelated reading.
Completion: Explain the decisive condition and a rejected alternative; record a next step for one gap. Times are editorial session estimates, not learner-tested durations. Split a session if needed; completion does not establish calibrated mastery.
If you need another pass: Reopen the corresponding lesson from Learn only as needed to correct a specific error; repeat retrieval after a delay. Fixed-bank familiarity is not official readiness.
The syllabus and your next lesson.
Empiricism and Scrum values
- Use transparency, inspection and adaptation together.
- Apply Scrum values when evidence challenges a plan.
Scrum Team accountabilities
- Distinguish Product Owner, Developers and Scrum Master accountabilities.
- Choose appropriate facilitation without transferring another accountability.
Events and inspection opportunities
- Distinguish purposes of Planning, Daily Scrum, Review and Retrospective.
- Use timeboxes and adaptation without turning events into approval gates.
Artifacts, commitments and Done
- Connect Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog and Increment to their commitments.
- Distinguish usable Done work from incomplete work and optional acceptance criteria.
Self-management and coaching
- Recognize self-management within goals and constraints.
- Coach impediment removal without assigning individual work.
Product value, backlog and stakeholders
- Order work toward a Product Goal and adapt from stakeholder evidence.
- Negotiate scope while protecting the Sprint Goal.
Linked lessons cover selected foundations. Use the official syllabus to plan any topics beyond this pilot.
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Selected foundations across eight lessons in six local teaching groups; not complete official competency coverage.
48 original fixed tasks (38 single choice and 10 select-TWO), not a full-length official examination or score predictor.
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