{"id":56489,"date":"2018-01-25T12:02:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T06:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/?p=56489"},"modified":"2019-04-11T08:37:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T08:37:39","slug":"top-10-psm-certification-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-10-psm-certification-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Books for PSM Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/introduction-to-psm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Scrum Master<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> demonstrates your Scrum skills to the clients, peers, and employers. It ensures them with the effect that you are able to implement Scrum applications within the organization. The certification provides a curve to your career and the salary of a professional scrum master is very high as compared to one without the certification. This signifies it is very tough to pass this certification. But preparing through the best PSM book available may help you reach the edge. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also find preparation guide<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for all Professional Scrum Master Certification. We&#8217;ve covered a complete preparation guide for:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/preparation-guide-for-psm-i-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSM I Certification<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/psm-ii-preparation-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSM II Certification<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/psm-iii-preparation-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSM III Certification<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide will give you a study plan; start your preparation with this guide and then continue with the PSM Certification Books. Don\u2019t spend time while looking around here we list the best books to prepare for the PSM certification exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 Books for PSM Certification<\/h2>\n<h4>1. Scrum Guide<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum guide has been written by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, the inventors of Scrum. In this guide, Ken and Jeff explained how the use of scrum can enhance manufacturing, profit, and amenity with the output. This guide is available in more than 30 languages. This PSM book contains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Definition of Scrum and Scrum Theory<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum team, Scrum events, and Scrum artifacts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56494\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum1.png\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"255\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: https:\/\/www.scrum.org\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. Agile certification Study Guide: Practice Questions for the PMI-ACP exam and the Scrum Master certification PSM I exam (Part of the Agile Education Series) by Dan Tousignant<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the latest revision study guide in the market written by Dan Tousignant who has 20+ years experience in business management and web development projects. This PSM book covers all the aspects of the PSM I assessment. This self-study guide contains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSM I preparation practice exams with a collection of 370 questions for practice that help you to pass Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) certification exam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A list of online courses which provides you additional background while preparing for PSM certification exam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive Scrum and Agile glossary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56495\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum2.jpg\" alt=\"Scrum book\" width=\"214\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.goodreads.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership by Geoff Watts<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum Mastery is the PSM book lettered by the well-versed Scrum trainers of the world. This PSM book acts as a daily guidance for people in the industry. This book contains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practical and deterrent examples from the most experienced Scrum coaches <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explanation of how to become a Professional Scrum Master by using scrum framework.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tips and Tricks to improve the performance of Scrum team members<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56496\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum3.jpg\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"208\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source -https:\/\/books.google.co.in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. Scrum the Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This PSM book has been written by Jeff Sutherland, a well-known couturier of software developing procedure in Scrum. A good reading of this book helps you to become innovative and also improves your overall understanding. This book contains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glossary of how implementing scrum can improve your progress<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehension recommendation for the continuous enhancement <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Description of using Scrum to achieve impossible things<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rules and appetites to chase so that you can make use of the basic concepts of the scrum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56497\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum4.jpg\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"194\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; http:\/\/mightyrasing.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>5. The Professional Scrum Master\u2019s Handbook (Professional Expertise Distilled)<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This PSM book explains what is scrum and what are the responsibilities of a scrum master? It is the PSM book that identifies hindrance and how to conquer them with the implementation of Scrum. This book contains: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercises and practice questions which help you to think as a Professional Scrum Master and solving them improve your skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explanation of how to make scheduling of the tasks assigned to Scrum team members for constant progression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detailed description of how to do product backlogs as it is the heart of scrum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56498\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum5.jpg\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"232\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>6. Scrum and XP from the Trenches (Enterprise Software Development) by Henrik Kniberg<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This book gives you an example of Swedish company that implemented Scrum framework and improved their progress.<\/span><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This PSM book contains:-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practical knowledge of scrum and XP practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning and Scheduling techniques<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagrams and pictures interpreting the everyday work \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Coordinate with team members<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56500\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum6.jpg\" alt=\"scrum books\" width=\"250\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.infoq.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>7. A Guide to Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK Guide)<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scrum book is a complete guide to learn how to implement Scrum methodology and principles. This book is intended for you whether you are an experienced Scrum practitioner or have no knowledge of Scrum. On reading this book, you will be able to understand the following things &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Scrum and why to use Scrum?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum principles, aspects, and processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum project roles within an organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business justification, quality, and risks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning, estimation, and implementation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review, retrospect and release deliverables<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56553\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum.jpg\" alt=\"psm book\" width=\"239\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.scrumstudy.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>8. Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This PSM book is a realistic Scrum guide for those software developers who are interested to solve difficult programming challenges with the implementation of Scrum. Succeeding with Agile is the PSM book written by Mike Cohn who is a leading Agile practitioner and consultant. This book covers \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practical methods and tips to get started using Scrum promptly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Description of how to use Scrum on software development projects with challenging consent and complex consecutive processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting particular agile scrum technical practice to use in order to lead self-organized teams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interpretation of the impact of Scrum on facilities, HR, and project management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56502\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum8.jpg\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"236\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">9. Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching Agile Teams book is intended for the agile coaches, scrum masters, and project managers. Through this PSM book, Lyssa Adkins helps scrum masters to guide scrum teams to improve their productivity and performance. The coverage of the book includes \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to become a great scrum master and agile coach through mastering all the roles of agile coach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating an energized work environment suitable for emergence of high-performance, self-organized teams<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining team without being dominant to the team to improve performance and boost growth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancement of the leadership style with the growth and evolution of the team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56503\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum9.jpg\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"256\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">10. Scrum Basics: A Very Quick Guide to Agile Project Management<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are new to learn agile for software development or implementing Scrum for the project management, this PSM book is for you. Scrum Basics combines all the basic and important concepts into a single handy guide. This book contains \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quick summary of the fundamentals of the agile project management such as Agile principles and Agile Manifesto<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A succinct description of the Scrum activities, roles, and artifacts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintained breakdown of Scrum applications with proper advice and figures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set of frequently asked questions related to troubleshooting and five case studies to illustrate the action of Scrum<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56505\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Scrum10.jpg\" alt=\"scrum book\" width=\"220\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[divider \/]<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, you can choose one or more books for PSM certification exam preparation that meet your needs. Whether you are new to Agile and Scrum or have a great knowledge of concepts, these books will help you to get accredited as professional scrum master. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Level I PSM certification, first go through the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/psm-i-preparation-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preparation guide<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and then read the above-mentioned books. Complete your preparation with <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/professional-scrum-master-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whizlabs PSM I preparation practice exams<\/span><\/i><\/a><b><i>. <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a free trial now!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developing as a Professional Scrum Master demonstrates your Scrum skills to the clients, peers, and employers. It ensures them with the effect that you are able to implement Scrum applications within the organization. The certification provides a curve to your career and the salary of a professional scrum master is very high as compared to one without the certification. This signifies it is very tough to pass this certification. But preparing through the best PSM book available may help you reach the edge. You can also find preparation guide\u00a0for all Professional Scrum Master Certification. We&#8217;ve covered a complete preparation guide 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