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PSM I revision

PSM I study guide — free revision notes

The complete Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) study library — 9 lessons mapped to every domain and topic in the official exam guide. Free to read, no account needed.

Lessons
9
across 3 domains
Reading time
2 hrs
146 minutes in total
Exam
80 Qs
60 min · pass 85%
Price
Free
no account required

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The PSM I blueprint, domain by domain

Scrum.org publishes exactly what the PSM I tests and how much each part is worth. Here it is — every domain, its weight, the topics inside it, and the lessons that cover them.

Domain 1

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

46%
of the exam

Empiricism and the Scrum Values, the Scrum Team and its accountabilities, the events, the artifacts and their commitments, and the Definition of Done — the Scrum Guide itself. Scrum.org publishes no weights; weight approximates the share of the focus area competencies.

4 topics in this domain
  • Empiricism and the Scrum Values
  • The Scrum Team and its accountabilities
  • The Sprint and the Scrum events
  • Artifacts, commitments and the Definition of Done
4 lessons · 62 min of reading · 219 practice questionsStart this domain
Domain 2

Developing People and Teams

23%
of the exam

How Scrum Teams self-manage, and how a Scrum Master facilitates and coaches rather than directs. Weight approximates the share of the focus area competencies.

2 topics in this domain
  • Self-managing teams
  • Facilitation and coaching
2 lessons · 32 min of reading · 88 practice questionsStart this domain
Domain 3

Managing Products with Agility

31%
of the exam

Maximizing product value with stakeholders and customers, managing the Product Backlog, and forecasting and release planning. Weight approximates the share of the focus area competencies.

3 topics in this domain
  • Product value, stakeholders and customers
  • Product Backlog management
  • Forecasting and release planning
3 lessons · 52 min of reading · 138 practice questionsStart this domain

How to revise for the PSM I

Reading every note front to back is the slowest way to pass. The exam is weighted, so your revision should be too — the blueprint above tells you exactly where the marks are.

Read in weight order, not page order

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework carries the most marks on the PSM I, so it earns the most of your attention. Work down the blueprint from the heaviest domain to the lightest rather than starting at domain 1 and grinding forward.

First pass for coverage, second pass for recall

Read each lesson once without stopping to memorise — you are building a map, not a memory. On the second pass, read only the "what's tested" and key-takeaway blocks. If a takeaway surprises you, that lesson goes back on the pile.

Turn takeaways into questions

Cover a lesson's key takeaways and try to say them out loud from the heading alone. Recall you can produce under your own steam is the only recall that survives a timed exam; recognition on a re-read is not the same thing.

Stop reading when practice, not the page count, says so

Finishing the notes is not the goal — scoring is. Move to PSM I practice questions early, then come back to the exact lessons your wrong answers point at. That loop is worth far more than a third read-through.

Beyond the PSM I notes

PSM I cheat sheetEvery key takeaway from these notes on one page, grouped by domain. For the week of the exam.PSM I flashcardsThe same key facts one at a time, answer hidden until you commit — recall practice rather than re-reading.PSM I practice questions445 exam-realistic questions with an explanation on every option. Reading is not the same as knowing.PSM I mock exams80 questions in 60 minutes, scored like the real thing. Sit one before you book.Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) (PSM I) exam overviewExam facts, who it is for, cost and how it fits alongside the other certifications.

PSM I revision notes: your questions

Yes. All 9 PSM I lessons are readable in full without an account and without payment. Creating a free account adds progress tracking, bookmarks and a readiness score — it does not unlock extra reading.

Source

Exam structure, domain weights and scoring on this page come from the official PSM I exam guide.