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Before starting your ASF exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete Exin Agile Scrum Foundation exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free ASF questions. We also provide premium ASF practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

Exin ASF Exam Objectives

Section Weight Objectives
1 Agile Way of Thinking 10%     1.1  Concepts of Agile and Scrum
        The candidate can...
        1.1.1  explain the Agile way of thinking.
        1.1.2  recognize how Agile brings predictability and flexibility.
        1.1.3  describe the content of the Agile Manifesto.
        1.1.4  recognize Agile methods and practices other than Scrum.
2 Scrum Practices 55%     2.1  Scrum Roles
        The candidate can...
        2.1.1  explain the role of the Product Owner.
        2.1.2  explain the role of the Scrum Master.
        2.1.3  explain the role of the Developers.
        2.1.4  explain that the traditional project manager role does not exist in Scrum.

    2.2  Scrum Events
        The candidate can...
        2.2.1  explain the characteristics of time-boxed events.
        2.2.2  explain the characteristics of sprints.
        2.2.3  explain the characteristics of the daily scrum.
        2.2.4  explain the characteristics of the sprint review and the sprint retrospective.

    2.3  The Importance of the Backlog
        The candidate can...
        2.3.1  explain the characteristics of a product backlog and sprint backlog.
        2.3.2  recognize good user stories and backlog items.
        2.3.3  explain how to refine the product backlog items.
        2.3.4  understand how backlog items are ordered.

    2.4  Working toward Goals
        The candidate can...
        2.4.1  explain the characteristics of a product goal.
        2.4.2  explain the characteristics of a sprint goal.
        2.4.3  explain the characteristics of a definition of done (DoD).
3 Scrum Planning and Estimation 17.5%     3.1  Scrum Planning
        The candidate can...
        3.1.1  explain the characteristics of the sprint planning.
        3.1.2  understand how to determine the duration of a sprint.

    3.2  Scrum Estimation
        The candidate can...
        3.2.1  explain estimation techniques: planning poker, triangulation and affinity estimation.
        3.2.2  understand how to estimate using ideal days, ideal hours or story points.
        3.2.3  understand how to estimate the velocity of the team.
4 Monitoring Scrum Projects 10%     4.1  Scrum Monitoring
        The candidate can...
        4.1.1  understand the concept and value of information radiators.
        4.1.2  understand Kanban boards.
        4.1.3  understand the different ways to visualize the work done.
5 Advanced Scrum Concepts 7.5%     5.1  Scrum in Different Situations
        The candidate can...
        5.1.1  recognize how to scale Scrum in large, complex projects.
        5.1.2  recognize how to apply Scrum with virtual teams.
        5.1.3  understand different types of contracts in Scrum.
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