Consulting types who self-studied to take the PSM/scrum exam, how long did you study before taking it? Trying to plan, thanks!!

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Around 2 days for the PSM. Very doable with a weekend of prep.

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Got PSM in a month. Took a Udemy course and multiple study tests.

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I think a day or two each before both the PSPO and PSM, passed both on the first try.

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2 hours

2 hours and 2 practice tests
Have several years of Agile / Scrum experience.

I realize this post is 19 weeks old. Did you take the test? How'd it go?

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