Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Certification

The 2-day Professional Scrum Master™ course will cover all the Scrum.org rated curriculum and gives you hands-on knowledge and improve your skills at managing your team better.

Attending the PSM course is the most efficient pathway to becoming a certified Professional Scrum Master™.

The benefits include:

• Gain a solid understanding of Scrum knowledge
• Interactive session with the best trainers
• Get recognition throughout the industry and become a industry-recognised Professional Scrum Master™
• After getting the certification, get better job opportunities at the current workplace and new ones as well.

Effective Scrum Masters must have a deep understanding of best practices, terminology and values of Scrum. The three PSM certifications demonstrate that those who have achieved these levels are able to respond competently to challenging situations in the real-world context. The value of each certification is linked to the competency required to achieve it, and PSM holders are much in demand in the corporate world.

You can enroll into the PSM classroom training with just a few simple steps:

1. Visit the KnowledgeHut Website and search for the PSM Course
2. Select your city/ location, where you want to take the training
3. Click on enroll in the course page and select the batch type and click on enroll
4. Fill in your details and a reference code, if any
5. Complete the payment and get yourself enrolled in the course.

The main topics that are covered in the PSM training are as follows:

• Basics of Scrum Methodology: Get a clear understanding of Scrum theory and principles
• Definition of Done: Learn what is the Definition of Done in Scrum
• Scrum in organizations: Learn how to start using Scrum effectively in an organisation
• The role of Scrum Masters: Gain insight into servant-leadership to understand the role of a Scrum Master for Scrum Teams and other stakeholders.

Yes, you will get access to training material for the PSM Course, which will be delivered to you in electronic format via emails.

The instructors of the PSM Course by KnowledgeHut are industry experts and professionals scrum trainers who themselves have Scrum Certification and are a part of Scrum.org.

If you have taken a course from an authorised body, the exam fee will not be separately charged since the training fee is inclusive of the exam fee. If you choose not to take the course and want to take the exam directly, then a fee of 150$ is charged for the first attempt. Post that, for each retake, a fee of 150$ is charged, irrespective of the fact that you've taken the training or not.

Upon the completion of the PSM Course, you will receive a personal password from Scrum.org. This password has no expiration date and links to the specific page where you can take the exam and is valid for one attempt only .

There is no validity for any attempt.

Before applying for the actual certification and appearing for the real-time exam, you can take practice tests to assess your knowledge and cover your weak points in the curriculum. What's more, these free tests can be taken as many times as you want. You can attempt the practice tests here.

While it is not mandatory for a candidate to attend the training before taking the PSM Certification Exam, one can certainly benefit from it, because of the sheer amount of knowledge the industry leaders and trainers share in this course.

In order to clear the PSM assessment in one attempt you need to thoroughly understand the concepts that are being taught, interact with other resources, practice as much as possible and constantly revise whatever you have learnt so far.

Yes, until 100% is achieved.

No membership is required to pass the PSM 1 exam.

The Professional Scrum Master™ certification course has three levels of examination PSM I, PSM II and PSM III.

Most organisations require PSM I Level to represent yourself as a Scrum Master. Completing the PSM I Level, prepares you better to take up PSM II Certification since PSM II is more about real-time applications. Completion of PSM II, makes you better prepared for PSM III, after which you can become a certified trainer. While completing each of these levels is not mandatory, they do serve the purpose of enhancing your skills and making you better as a Scrum Master.

No, the Professional Scrum Master™ Certification is valid for a lifelong time period and thus does not require you to renew the same.