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I am glad to announce that I passed my Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Certification with a score of 95%.

Although my field of expertise is in Construction & Real Estate Development but I’ve always had interest in Scrum and Agile. The PSM I is just the first step but it is indeed a very big step into this domain and it is important for any professional to expand their field of expertise.

That being said, I would like to share my journey towards achieving the PSM I Certification:

Preparation 

1- Read the Scrum Guide and understood everything in details. It is a 16 page guide but very conclusive in terms of the scrum basics. 

2- Read some additional documents and articles like the Nexus Guide.

3- Completed some simulation exams such as Open Scrum which is available for free.

4- Total study time was 1 week (Average of 3 Hours per Day)

Exam

1- The exam is 1 Hour and consists of 80 Multiple Choice Questions. 

2- It tests your experience & knowledge beyond the Scrum Guide.

3- Majority of the questions were of moderate difficulty. A lot of questions were situational questions, others were straight forward. 

 

 


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Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
Congrats Rami, on your new achievement. All the very best.

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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Great news Rami, and welcome to the club. By the way, I think Scrum can find it's way to Construction and Real Estate, maybe not in the product delivery side, but certainly the admin, HR and sales side. Things like the daily standup, retrospectives, or small cross-functional teams (they don't need to be development teams).

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Anish:Thanks a lot.

@Sante: Thanks a lot for your support. I agree with you but if you do not use all aspects of scrum then the outcome is not scrum right ?

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Congratulation Rami for your achievement, any knowledge would definitely be an asset down the road.

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Riyadh: Thanks a lot. Yes, indeed.

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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rami, yes that is what they say ;-) maybe you can be the one to fully integrate it in some way into your industry.

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Eduin Fernando Valdes Alvarado Project Manager| F y F Fabricamos Futuro Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Thanks for sharing

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Anabik Datta Fremont, Ca, United States
Great. Congrats.

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Eduin @Anabik: Thank You

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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
:)

Kudos!

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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
Congratulations!!

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Mayte: Thank You

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Fouad Ghoneem Electrical & Automation Manager| SPCC KSA Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Congratulation Rami :)

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Thanks Fouad :-)

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Nenad Pesic engineer| Michelin Gerzat, France
Congratulations Rami. Your knowledge is visibke through your posts / comments.

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Najam Mumtaz Retired Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Congratulation Rami on your achievement and thank you for sharing the journey.

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Nenad: Thanks a lot for your kind words.

@Najam: Thank you snd you’re welcome.

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Tajudeen Muhammed Oyedele Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Congratulations and thanks for sharing!!

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Tajudeen: Thanks a lot.

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Ramakant Beernally General Manager, GIS & ITES, E-Governance| SBL KNOWLEDGE SERVICES Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Delhi, India
Thanks for sharing your success story, definitely its help to who are planning for PSM.

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