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No. ScrumKata is an independent platform: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Scrum.org. The PSM, PSPO, PSD, PAL, PSK and SPS marks belong to Scrum.org. Our questions are written by us from the public guides, and serve your preparation only.

No, and that is deliberate. We publish no dumps and no leaked questions. Reproducing official questions would train you to recognise a wording rather than to understand Scrum. On exam day, the slightest rephrasing would catch you out.

Yes, entirely. Each one is written from the Scrum Guide and the specialist guides, with its reference to the relevant section. An automated check verifies before publication that no question overlaps another, in its wording or in its answers.

By your readiness score: the average of your last five mock exams, placed against the certification's official passing score. Only mock exams count, never practice mode, since practice shows the answer as you go. When that average clears the threshold consistently, you can book.

A practice test gives you a score. ScrumKata tells you what to do with it: which topics cost you points, which weigh most in the exam, which questions you missed and have not yet confirmed, and how far you are from the official threshold. The score is a starting point, not the conclusion.

Quick and Practice modes on every certification, with a selection of questions representative of the bank, plus your history. No card required. Full mock exams, Weak spots mode, the Marathon and detailed tracking are part of Premium access.

PSM I rests almost entirely on the Scrum Guide 2020, which you should have read in full at least twice. Start with a mock exam to place your level, work the topics below the threshold, then run timed mock exams until you clear 85% steadily. Our dedicated guide sets out the programme.

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PSM II no longer tests knowledge of the guide but its application: coaching, organisational impediments, team dynamics. The questions are situations where several answers look acceptable. Preparation runs through scenarios rather than memorisation, and the questions read more like dilemmas than definitions.

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PSPO I covers the Scrum Guide seen from the Product Owner: Product Goal, Product Backlog, value, stakeholders. The classic difficulty is the boundary between what the Product Owner decides and what the Developers decide. Practise until that boundary is a reflex.

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PSPO II focuses on value and its measurement: Evidence-Based Management, product strategy, portfolio trade-offs. It asks you to reason in outcomes rather than deliverables. The situations are longer and the answers more nuanced than at PSPO I.

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Yes. Every question follows the 2020 Scrum Guide, the version Scrum.org assessments are based on, along with the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams, the Nexus Guide and the Evidence-Based Management Guide for the certifications that draw on them. Each one cites the section it comes from.

At the time of writing, Scrum.org charges around $200 per PSM I attempt and $250 per PSM II attempt, with no free retake on failure. Check the current amount on scrum.org, these prices change. ScrumKata does not sell the certification, only the preparation.

It depends on your starting point far more than on a number of hours. With daily Scrum practice, a few weeks of targeted revision are often enough for a level I. Without field experience, expect longer. The right marker is not the duration, it is the moment your mock exams clear the threshold.

Yes, provided you have read the Scrum Guide first: we train understanding, we do not replace reading the guide. Practice mode shows the explanation after each question, which makes it a learning tool and not only a check.