This PSM I cheat sheet distills the Scrum Guide 2020 into a printable rundown of the facts Scrum.org tests most. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free PSM I toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
PSM I exam at a glance
- Questions: 80 (multiple choice, multiple answer, and true/false)
- Time: 60 minutes
- Passing score: 85% (at least 68 of 80 correct)
- Based on: The Scrum Guide, 2020 edition
- Cost: $200 USD per attempt from Scrum.org; no free retakes, password does not expire
What’s on the PSM I cheat sheet
- Understanding & Applying the Scrum Framework (~70%) — empiricism and the three pillars, the five Scrum Values, and how the accountabilities, events, and artifacts fit together — the dominant focus area.
- Developing People and Teams (~15%) — self-management, cross-functionality, servant leadership, and how the Scrum Master coaches the team, Product Owner, and organization.
- Managing Products with Agility (~15%) — Product Backlog management, the Product Goal, value over output, forecasting, and the Definition of Done as a quality gate.
How to use it in your final week
- Memorize the event time-boxes cold — Sprint Planning max 8 hours, Daily Scrum 15 minutes, Sprint Review max 4 hours, Sprint Retrospective max 3 hours, for a one-month Sprint.
- Drill the artifact-to-commitment pairings until they're automatic: Product Backlog to Product Goal, Sprint Backlog to Sprint Goal, Increment to Definition of Done.
- Re-read the accountabilities section the morning of the assessment — who owns what (Scrum Master serves, Product Owner maximizes value, Developers build the Increment) decides most scenario questions.
- Pair each review pass with a short timed set (80 questions in 60 minutes is roughly 45 seconds each) so your pacing matches the real clock.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your PSM I practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
PSM I cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the PSM I cheat sheet is 100% free to download as a PDF, with no sign-up required. It's part of Career Employer's free PSM I toolkit alongside the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
It condenses the highest-yield Scrum Guide 2020 facts into a quick reference: the three empirical pillars and five Scrum Values, the three accountabilities, the five events and their time-boxes, and the three artifacts paired with their commitments.
It's built entirely on the current 2020 edition of the Scrum Guide and the Scrum.org PSM I competencies, so the accountabilities, Product Goal, and three artifact commitments all reflect the latest framework rather than pre-2020 terminology.
No — the sheet is a review and final-week cram aid, not a replacement for knowing the Scrum Guide cold. With 80 questions in 60 minutes and an 85% pass bar (68 of 80 correct), use the sheet to lock in facts and the practice test to build recall speed.
Click the download button (or the preview card) at the top of this page to open the PDF instantly. Bookmark this page so you can find it again the day before your assessment.
References
- 1.Ken Schwaber & Jeff Sutherland. “The 2020 Scrum Guide.” scrumguides.org, 2020. ↑
- 2.Scrum.org. “Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) Certification.” Scrum.org, 2026. ↑
- 3.Scrum.org. “Professional Scrum Competencies.” Scrum.org, 2026. ↑
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