CSM-001 Exam Information and Guideline
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
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As a Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®), youll help the Scrum Team perform at their highest level. CSMs also protect the team from both internal and external distractions. Through the certification process, you will learn the Scrum framework and gain an understanding of team roles, events, and artifacts.
Expand your career opportunities across all industry sectors adopting Agile practices
Demonstrate your attainment of core Scrum knowledge
Learn the foundation of Scrum and the scope of the role
Engage with Agile practitioners committed to continuous improvement
ttend a live online or in-person course taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST®), or receive coaching from a Certified Agile Coach (CAC).
After successfully completing the course, you will need to accept the License Agreement, take the 50 question CSM test, and answer 37 out of the 50 questions correctly within the 60 minute time limit
Four values of the Agile Manifesto
Twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto
Definition of Scrum
Relationship of Scrum to agile
Empirical process control as it relates to Scrum
The 3 pillars of empirical process control and their importance
How and why "incremental" is an important characteristic of Scrum
How and why "iterative" is an important characteristic of Scrum
"Applicability of Scrum (addresses complex adaptative problems across multiple
industries)"
Identify the five Scrum values
How and why commitment is an important Scrum value
How and why courage is an important Scrum value
How and why focus is an important Scrum value
How and why openness is an important Scrum value
How and why respect is an important Scrum value
Why self-organizing is an important characteristic of Scrum teams
Why cross-functional is an important characteristic of Scrum teams
Identify the roles on the Scrum team
Identify the responsibilities and characteristics of the ScrumMaster
Identify the responsibilities and characteristics of the Scrum Product Owner
Identify the responsibilities and characteristics of the Scrum Development Team
"Understanding responsibilities and characteristics of the ScrumMaster -- servant
leader for the Scrum team"
"ScrumMaster service to the Organization -- coaching, facilitation, removing
impediments"
"ScrumMaster service to the Development Team -- coaching, facilitation, removing
impediments"
"ScrumMaster service to the Product Owner -- coaching, facilitation, removing
impediments"
Characteristics, value and/or purpose of the Sprint
Sprint Planning -- characteristics, value, purpose and/or role of participants
Daily Scrum -- characteristics, value, purpose and/or role of participants
Sprint Review -- characteristics, value, purpose and/or role of participants
Retrospective -- characteristics, value, purpose and/or role of participants
Understand the purpose and value of Scrum artifacts
Identify Scrum artifacts
Product Backlog - characteristics, value and purpose
Sprint Backlog -- characteristics, value and purpose
Increment -- characteristics, value and purpose
Understanding importance of transparency of artifacts to evaluate value and risk
Identify the downsides of lack of transparency
Importance of establishing the definition of "Done"
Characteristics of Product Backlog items