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).

Ratna:

Many others in this thread have recommended the Cohn books, so I suggest you continue studying them. If you have not taken any Scrum Master test training, look into the practice tests 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. After I passed all four of the practice tests with scores of 87.5% or higher, I took the EXIN Scrum Master Certification test again and finally passed it. Also, in case you're interested, I recently completed the ITIL 4 Foundation training available through Simplilearn. After passing three of the practice tests for ITIL 4, I took the ITIL 4 Cert test available through PeopleCert and passed it.

I have passed ASM exam yesterday. Thanks alot for the suggestions.
I have read both Mike Cohn books and practice Simplilearn simulation tests.
And thoroughly went through preparation guide by EXIN with the contents and basic concepts. This really helped to cover all the points.
Now I am planning for ITIL 4 as well. Any suggestions for it?

I just noticed I have been under a rock Andrew! Very glad you aced it. Congratulations. What makes the ASM so hard?

I have passed ASM exam yesterday. Thanks alot for the suggestions.
I have read both Mike Cohn books and practice Simplilearn simulation tests.
And thoroughly went through preparation guide by EXIN with the contents and basic concepts. This really helped to cover all the points.
Now I am planning for ITIL 4 as well. Any suggestions for it?

Phil:

Apologies for the delay in replying to you. I just found the ASM exam to be challenging because the exam I took did not fully align with the SimpliLearn training I took to prepare. Thanks.