Disciplined Agile : DASSM exam

Exam Format

• Exam Name: Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master 
  • Exam Code: DASSM
• Duration
  • Total Duration: 90 mins (overall 120 mins)
  • Questions
    • Total Questions: 50 questions

Domains

• Domain 1 – Overview of Agile Foundation (30%)
• Domain 2 – Overview of Lean Foundation (20%)
• Domain 3 – Overview of Disciplined Agile Foundation (24%)
• Domain 4 – Determine your WoW (26%)

DASSM exam questions

• Overview
  • 1- Team Development for high performance teams : 14%
  • 2- Emotional intelligence for high performance teams : 10%
  • 3- Tactical scaling in complex situations : 6%
  • 4- Removing Impediments : 22%
  • 5- Coordinating and collaborating across teams : 10%
  • 6- Conflict management for high performance teams : 12%
  • 7- Pragmatic Planning and Reporting : 26%
  • Total : 100%
• In details
  • 1. Team Development for high performance teams : 14%
    • 1.1 Describe the Tuckman Team Development Model
    • 1.2 Determine team development at each stage of the Tuckman team model
    • 1.3 Solve problems at different stages
  • 2 Emotional intelligence for high performance teams : 10%
    • 2.1 Define emotional intelligence
    • 2.2 Explain each component of emotional intelligence
    • 2.3 Identify why one should create psychological safety and embrace diversity
  • 3. Tactical scaling in complex situations : 6%
    • 3.1 Explain the significance of agility in an organization
    • 3.2 Determine how to scale agility
  • 4. Removing Impediments : 22%
    • 4.1 Describe the Disciplined DevOps layer
    • 4.2 Use the DA toolkit to solve challenges in the DevOps layer
    • 4.3 Optimize the delivery with the “test-first” method as it relates to the quality of requirements
    • 4.4 Determine the criteria for what “done” might look like
    • 4.5 Describe the value stream layer in the Scope of DA diagram
    • 4.6 Use the DA toolkit to solve challenges in the value stream layer
  • 5. Coordinating and collaborating across teams : 10%
    • 5.1 Explain the Coordinate activities process goal
    • 5.2 Identify how to improve the value creation structure of teams
    • 5.3 Use the DA tool kit to optimize the flow of work and solve challenges related to coordinating and collaborating across teams
  • 6. Conflict management for high performance teams : 12%
    • 6.1 List examples of when conflict can be healthy
    • 6.2 Explain the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict resolution model
    • 6.3 Demonstrate how to use healthy and unhealthy language to solve a conflict
  • 7. Pragmatic Planning and Reporting : 26%
    • 7.1 Describe the concept of sufficient planning
    • 7.2 Define the five levels of scope including who focuses on each
    • 7.3 Determine how to solve a planning problem using the Release Planning goal diagram
    • 7.4 Explain how organizations and teams approach metrics
    • 7.5 Explain what types of measurement work or do not work
    • 7.6 Explain how to choose and design specific metrics to measure improvements against areas related to team performance that need improvement (GQM, OKRs)
    • 7.7 Demonstrate how to solve a measurement problem using the Govern Delivery Team goal

Eligibility

• Eligibility
  • Eligibility : 60-day
  • Number of attempts : 3 times
  • Validity : 1 year

Results

• Result : Pass/Fail

Course Outline

• The Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASSM) Exam covers the following topics. 
  • Domain 1 – Overview of Agile Foundation (30%)
    • Understand and Develop an Agile mindset
    • Learn to Differentiate between the iterative ceremonies
    • Learn and Define User Stories
  • Domain 2 – Overview of Lean Foundation (20%)
    • Understand and learn to implement the principles of Lean
    • Learn to identify and develop skills to optimize Lean Delivery
    • Understand and Learn pragmatically
    • Understanding the Team
  • Domain 3 – Overview of Disciplined Agile Foundation (24%)
    • Understand and implement a Disciplined Agile mindset
    • Determine the value proposition of DA
    • Explain the 8 principles of Disciplined Agile (DA) and identify when to use them
    • Learn the Disciplined Agile (DA) life cycles and phases
    • Learn the Disciplined Agile (DA) roles within a self-organizing Team
    • Determine goals using the Disciplined Agile (DA) toolkit
  • Domain 4 – Determine your WoW (26%)
    • Learn and determine how people are organized within Disciplined Agile (DA) Teams
    • Determine your team’s style of working (Way of Working – WoW)

Pass the exam

• Pass the exam : https://www.pmi.org/disciplined-agile/pass-the-exam

Versioning

• Created on 12/28, 2022.
• Updated : 01/16, 2023.