I recently took the EXIN Agile Scrum Master exam (the online proctored version) and did not pass it (43% score). Prior to taking it, I took the Agile Scrum Master training available through Courses P

I took the EXIN ASM exam when it was first offered and it is a challenging exam. I've been working the Agile space since 2000 and teach Agile courses and only received a 68% so I wouldnt be discouraged with your result. One challenge the exam presents is that it is covers a wider range of topics that what you would find with a Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master certification. Spending sometime with the Mike Cohn references is a good idea as well as browsing sites like the Scaled Agile Framework will help. I'm glad to hear that the questions were well worded, the first version of the exam had some problems in that area (there were many grammatical errors and alot of ambiguity in the questions).

I still think the best Agile certification and exam on the market is the PMI-ACP.

BTW.. to read more about my experience with the EXIN ASM exam you can read this review (https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/bryancampbell...cation-050216).

Hi Andrew thanks for replying. You say you are using practice tests? Where are you getting them from? I would like to know if they are close if you have that info. Maybe i can check them out. I was initially signed up to write the ASM and i chickened out. I plan to take the PSM and shortly after the PSPO, i have a few exam sims and im scoring 95 to 100 so ill take the first exam shortly. But i think i want to go back and do the ASM too as i was half way there. Thanks.

Hi Andrew, Im in the same boat. The material at Simplilearn is very thin, and support from Simplilearn is pretty poor. Scoring high on their tests isnt going to prepare you at all. I saw a few people just like yourself complain and i decided to postpone the exam. There is the Preparation Guide - https://www.exin.com/certifications/exin-agile-scrum-master-exam, On page 13 and 14 there is a detailed table showing the list of topics which the chapters in the books as Conrad implied. The Mike Cohn books are easy to find online and download with a few google searches. The good thing about the Mike Cohn books is that they are easy to read. But i think the exam questions are convoluted and i suspect that it is written poorly (English). What did you think about the Exam? Was the English, framing of the questions reasonable? Which areas you think SImplilearn neglected and came? I think Exin integrates Agile/Scrum with other areas they specialize in like DevOps and ITIL, and this isnt covered too well in any of the referenced material by Exin. I think its important and one of the gaps why the Exin exam is difficult. I too am afraid and wish there was a study group specifically for Exin. Feel free to reply.

William:

The practice tests are available through Simplilearn, which works in partnership with Courses Platform (https://coursesplatform.com/). You can only get access to these practice tests if you purchase the Scrum Master Certification training through Courses Platform. If you purchase the training, you get 4 practice tests, each one of which you can take up to 3 times to pass. 40 questions each with a 90 minute time limit; 65% minimum passing score. I've now passed all four of the practice tests with scores of 87.5% or higher, so I'm taking the EXIN SM Cert test again this week.

Hi Andrew..Thanks for the information on EXIN ASM exam. I was about to book the ASM exam and quite fortunate that I found this forum. I have realised that it is not that easy to pass ASM exam. Did the practice tests on courses platform help you to pass the exam? The challenge I have is I donno whether I am ready for the ASM exam or not. I have attended ASM training(Virtual) in Bright edge academy(UK Based) but they haven't provided me with any practice papers. Could you please let me know If the practice papers on courses platform have helped you to pass the ASM Exam?

Thanks,
Chandra

I took the EXIN ASM exam when it was first offered and it is a challenging exam. I've been working the Agile space since 2000 and teach Agile courses and only received a 68% so I wouldnt be discouraged with your result. One challenge the exam presents is that it is covers a wider range of topics that what you would find with a Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master certification. Spending sometime with the Mike Cohn references is a good idea as well as browsing sites like the Scaled Agile Framework will help. I'm glad to hear that the questions were well worded, the first version of the exam had some problems in that area (there were many grammatical errors and alot of ambiguity in the questions).

I still think the best Agile certification and exam on the market is the PMI-ACP.

BTW.. to read more about my experience with the EXIN ASM exam you can read this review (https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/bryancampbell...cation-050216).