Detailed Review Of Preparation

I have recently passed my PSK I certification, however, I took the training provided by Scrum.org. Professional Scrum with Kanban: https://www.scrum.org/courses/professional-scrum-with-kanban-training. I have some practical experience with Kanban but not a lot.

In case you are concerned with the fact that English is your second language, I want to put your mind at ease. English is my second language too. I cannot say that there was anything in the exam that might pose an issue to a non-native speaker.

The exam consists of 45 questions and the exam’s duration is 60 minutes. You need to obtain a score of at least 85% to pass the exam.

Exam Level of Difficulty

If your expectation is to pass, then I would categorize the exam as medium difficulty. If you expect though to get a score in the 90%’s, then I would say that it is very hard.

Prerequisites

One needs to have at least the knowledge and practice of Scrum equivalent to a PSM I and a basic understanding or practice of Kanban.

What does the exam test?

·        Your knowledge of the Scrum framework (roles, events and artifacts) as well as additional related concepts described in the Scrum Guide.

·        Your knowledge of the Kanban practices listed in the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams.

·        Your knowledge of how Scrum and Kanban can be used together for greater benefit without compromising the core principles of either Scrum or Kanban.

·        Your understanding of the agile metrics for Kanban and how to use them effectively. A relatively deep knowledge of lean metrics is expected.

Materials/Resources you can use to prepare:

·        The Scrum Guide: https://www.scrumguides.org/

·        The Kanban Guide for Scrum teams at Scrum.org: https://www.scrum.org/resources/kanban-guide-scrum-teams

·        "Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction" book by Daniel Vacanti. In my case, reading the book helped me a lot.

·        A Scrum Primer for Kanban teams: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/scrum-primer-kanban-teams

·        A Kanban Primer for Scrum teams: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/kanban-primer-scrum-teams

·        Scrum with Kanban: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/scrum-kanban-building-bridges-not-walls

·        4 Key Flow Metrics https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/4-key-flow-metrics-and-how-use-them-scrums-events

·        Limiting Work in Progress (WIP) in Scrum with Kanban - What / When / Who / How https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/limiting-work-progress-wip-scrum-kanban-what-when-who-how

·        Little’s Law for Professional Scrum with Kanban - https://www.scrum.org/resources/littles-law-professional-scrum-kanban

·        Take the Scrum Open Exam at Scrum.org a couple of times: https://www.scrum.org/open-assessments/scrum-open

·        Take the Scrum with Kanban Open Exam at Scrum.org a couple of times: https://www.scrum.org/open-assessments/scrum-kanban-open

 ·        Another site I found helpful is Simon Kneafsey’s site (PST at Scrum.org): https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/how-to-pass-scrum-org-assessments/

 Additional resources on how to pass the exam:

• https://www.scrum.org/forum/scrum-forum/16795/my-journey-psk-i-and-how-i-passed
• https://www.scrum.org/forum/scrum-forum/17129/psk-1-passed-some-tips-share

I hope this helps. Good luck on the exam!