PSM II exam format
30 questions in 90 minutes, 85% to pass. That means 26 correct answers, so you can afford 4 wrong.
| Questions | 30 |
|---|---|
| Time limit | 90 minutes |
| Pass mark | 85% (26 of 30) |
| Time per question | 180 seconds |
| Format | Open book |
| Cost | $250 |
| Awarding body | Scrum.org |
| Prerequisites | PSM I is strongly recommended and, in practice, close to essential. Scrum.org sets no formal requirement. |
| In our bank | 120 questions · 4 full mock papers |
Verified against Scrum.org on 20 August 2026
What the numbers mean in practice
4 wrong answers is your entire margin
At 85% there is almost no room for a careless mistake. Candidates who fail usually do so by one or two questions, and the cause is normally misreading a question rather than not knowing the material.
180 seconds per question
That is enough time to read a scenario carefully, which is what this exam requires — the questions are longer and several answers are usually defensible.
Open book, but not in a useful way
Scrum.org runs this assessment online and unsupervised, so nothing physically prevents you consulting notes. The timing does. Treat it as closed book and you will pace it correctly.
Topics assessed
PSM II draws on 7 areas. The counts show how many practice questions we hold for each, which is a reasonable proxy for how much ground each covers.
- Coaching & Mentoring18
- Evidence & Metrics17
- Facilitation & Conflict17
- Organisational Impediments17
- Product Ownership Support17
- Scaling & Multi-Team17
- Servant Leadership17
How PSM II compares
PSM II exam questions
85%, which is 26 of 30 questions, in 90 minutes. Only four wrong answers are allowed.
PSM I asks what Scrum says. PSM II asks what you should do when Scrum does not say. Scenarios run to several paragraphs, several options are plausible, and multi-answer questions award no partial credit.
Not formally, but the assessment assumes complete command of the framework and spends none of its 30 questions testing it. Passing without that foundation is unlikely.
Most candidates who pass have real Scrum Master experience plus 20 to 30 hours of scenario practice. Reading alone rarely gets there, because the skill being tested is judgement.
Try it under real conditions
Our mock exam uses the same 30 questions, 90 minutes and 85% pass mark.