Training, exams and certification
Training, exams and certification
Fifty questions in fifty minutes, closed book, thirty to pass. The questions are about serving others: the Developers, the Product Owner and the organization.
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The Agile Business Consortium Scrum Master certificate, awarded by APMG International, is for the person accountable for establishing Scrum and for the Scrum Team’s effectiveness.
| Questions | 50, multiple choice |
|---|---|
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Pass mark | 60% — 30 correct answers out of 50 |
| Materials | Closed book |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Accredited training | A two-day course with an APMG-accredited trainer |
| Typical course | Two days |
Some training pages still describe a 40-minute exam with a 74% pass mark. APMG’s current badge description gives fifty minutes and 30 out of 50. Check the figures on your exam booking.
The Scrum Master as a true leader who serves; coaching self-management; removing impediments; facilitating the events when needed; helping the Product Owner with backlog techniques; leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption.
The Scrum Master does not assign work, approve estimates or run the Daily Scrum for the Developers. Options in which the Scrum Master decides for the team are usually wrong; options in which the Scrum Master helps the team decide are usually right.
Fifty multiple-choice questions.
Thirty out of fifty — 60%.
Fifty minutes, closed book.
No, there are no formal prerequisites.
APMG International, for the Agile Business Consortium.
Sources. Every figure on this page comes from APMG International’s published certification pages and candidate guidance, and from accredited training material, checked in October 2026.
We run it as a two-day in-company course with an APMG-accredited trainer, the exam at your premises or by voucher. From €640 per participant, exam included, minimum four.
See the courseBITIL.COM is an ATO (Accredited Training Organization) of APMG-International for Scrum (Agile Business Consortium) courses.
