Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) Journey
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by Rami Kaibni
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I am proud to share with you another accomplishment. I passed my Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) Certification with a score of 92.5%.
I would like to share my journey towards achieving the PSPO I:
Preparation
1- Read the Scrum Guide and understood everything in details.
2- Read some additional documents and articles like the Evidence Based Management (EBM) Guide and a very interesting article called: The New New Product Owner. Both are available online for free.
3- Completed some simulation exams such as Open Scrum & Open Product Owner which are available for free on the scrum.org website.
4- Total study time was 3 days (Average 3 Hours / Day) because more or less it is the same concepts and material I used for the PSM I Exam but with lots of additional material and articles.
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.
If you are applying for the PSM I Certification, and willing to purse this road, I would definitely advise you to apply for the PSPO I shortly afterwards because as I mentioned earlier, more or less, the study material is the same and combined with your work experience, it should not take a lot of time to prepare.
Posted on: February 04, 2018 04:28 AM |
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Great news Rami. I have put this off but will do it also at some point.
Drew Craig
Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard
Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Cheers! SPS next?
SAFe SA is next for me, so I may round it out with SPS as well. Keep the train moving :)
Congratulations Rami and thanks for sharing on how to achieve.
WAW Rami that was too fast congratulations for your efforts & achievements, I am so happy for you, you made it sound so easy to get it, so what next Rami
Congrats, hopefully i will have one of my soon
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Sante: I think you will find it easy since you did the PSM I and ASM.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Andrew: Thanks a lot. Yes, I am planning on SPS next in addition to some other certificates. Good Luck with your plan :-)
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Najam, thanks a lot.
@Yahya’ thank you and good luck to you.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Riyadh: Thanks a lot, appreciate it. I wish I could say it was easy but it wasn’t. However, when there is a will there is a way :-)
Next is SPS then hopefully GPM-b then PMI-RMP. Thats my goal for this year hopefully.
@Rami, Good luck looks like you already have set a path, Is there a material to read for green project management,mock exam etc looks the exam fees is just $200. Do you have SAFe are you planning to be certified to teach later on or for job enhancement, the problem I see with few certifications not many employer knows about those credentials and it doesn't seems to add ..
Anish Abraham
Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington
Auburn, Wa, United States
Congratulations Rami, Good luck and all the very best with our new achievement.
Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Riyadh: Thank You - In fact, I did set a goal for myself for this year for personal development because I did not have the time to do so last year.
As for thr GPM-b, it is a self study online exam:
1- If you have PMP, you can take the reduced exam (50 Questions) but you have to take a course. If not, then you will go through the full exam 150 Questions.
2- There are two references for studying. One you can download online for free, the other, you need to purchase for $19.
3- If you are a paid member of the GPM community, you will have free access to practice exam.
More information is available here:
https://www.greenprojectmanagement.org/gpm-b-certification/how-to-apply
I am doing some of those certifications for personal development purposes. It is good to learn, improve and adapt in order to cope with this competitive market so for now I am doing this for myself and future investment and my current employer ecourages self development in anyway we see fit.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Anish: Thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
Rami, yes I think so. Also as you know, there's some cross over between PSM and PSPO.
Sromon Das
Senior Project Manager| Mara Consulting
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Congratulations!
and thanks for the insights; i'm looking fwd to taking this on in the next few months
/sd
Congrats Rami!
Good tips on how to prepare for the exam and what to expect on the exam.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Sormon & @Drake: Thanks a lot - Appreciate it.
@Sante: Yes you are absolutely right.
@ Rami, well done and thanks for your detailed reply, I have gone through their website since Munir Ajam mentioned about green management. Good luck with your journey I am sure you will nail that one too.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@Riyadh: Thanks a lot - Much Appreciated.
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