PSPO I study guide · 2026
3 areas and 12 focus areas. Scrum.org does not publish weights for these areas, so each gets equal space here. Each guide explains what the area covers, how it is assessed and where candidates slip.
Scrum.org does not publish weights, so every area is drawn the same size.
12 official focus areas 26–34 hrs suggested study
Scrum exactly as the Scrum Guide defines it, read through the Product Owner's accountabilities: what the Product Owner owns, what belongs to the Developers, and where the rules are firm.
Inside this domain
Watch for Product Owner assigns work at the Daily Scrum
One focus area, Self-Managing Teams, seen from the Product Owner's chair: how to lead a team through goals and ordering rather than tasks, and why that protects product value.
Inside this domain
Watch for Reassigning a slow item
The product-management heart of the PSPO I: turning strategy and vision into an ordered Product Backlog, measuring value by outcomes, releasing often and working openly with stakeholders and customers.
Inside this domain
Watch for Velocity as value
No official weights are published, so follow the outline order, across about 26–34 hrs of study.
The answer that looks right, and the clue that gives it away.
Clue The option has the Product Owner directing individuals or turning the event into a status report.
Clue The option names a specific person the Product Owner moves work to or from.
Clue The question asks about value, benefit or success for customers.
Study guides for exams that overlap with PSPO I.
PSPO I has 3 domains with 12 official focus areas between them: Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework, Developing People and Teams and Managing Products with Agility.
Questions: 80. Time allowed: 60 minutes. Passing score: 85%.
Our planning estimate is 26–34 hrs across all domains, split by weight. It is an editorial estimate, not an official figure, so adjust it to your experience and to how you score on practice questions.
Work through the areas in order, since each builds on the one before. Use the checklist on each page to confirm you can do what it asks before moving on.
This guide follows PSPO I Focus Areas, Professional Scrum Competencies (Scrum Guide 2020 edition), as listed by Scrum.org in October 2026, published by Scrum.org. It was last reviewed in October 2026.
Domain names, weights and focus areas come from Scrum.org's official outline (PSPO I Focus Areas, Professional Scrum Competencies (Scrum Guide 2020 edition), as listed by Scrum.org in October 2026). Question counts and study hours are editorial planning estimates, not official figures. Last reviewed October 2026.