How many questions are on the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) exam?

The Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) exam has 50 questions, and the vendor's published description is: Not published by the provider.

How long do you have to complete the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) exam?

You get 60 minutes, which is about 72 seconds per question. The published format is: Not published by the provider.

What score do you need to pass the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) exam?

The passing score is 70% (Not published by the provider (no exam exists)).

What are the domains on the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) exam?

There are 6 domains: Scrum Roles, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts, Scrum Theory & Values, Agile Engineering Practices, Team Collaboration & Technical Practices. The official weights are Scrum Roles 15%, Scrum Events 20%, Scrum Artifacts 15%, Scrum Theory & Values 15%, Agile Engineering Practices 20%, Team Collaboration & Technical Practices 15%.

How should I use the domain weights when revising?

Weight by percentage, not by domain. 15% is the one where lost points cost you the most, and Certilum scores you per domain so you can see exactly where that is.

Does Certilum have practice questions for the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) exam?

Yes: 50 questions in our bank for this certification, each tagged to the exam domain it belongs to, with the official domain weights applied.

Exam format

Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) Exam Format

A-CSD

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) is a professional advancement certification offered by Scrum Alliance. Unlike foundational certifications that focus solely on the Scrum framework, the A-CSD dives deep into the intersection of Scrum and technical excellence. It validates a developer's ability to apply agile engineering practices within a Scrum context to deliver high-quality, potentially releasable increments. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of technical rigor, such as TDD and CI/CD, as fundamental drivers of agility. It bridges the gap between theoretical Scrum knowledge and the practical, high-frequency technical decisions required by modern software engineering teams to maintain sustainable velocity and minimize technical debt.

50 questions

60 min

70% to pass

6 domains

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Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

Specification	Value
Questions	50
Time limit	60 minutes (72s per question)
Passing score	70% — Not published by the provider (no exam exists)
Domains	6
Level	Expert
Question bank here	50 questions
Published format	Not published by the provider
Source	Official exam specification, published by the vendor

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

Domain	Weight	Topics	Practice Qs
Scrum Roles	15%	Developer accountability Collaboration with Product Owners Interaction with Scrum Masters	8
Scrum Events	20%	Effective Sprint Planning for technical tasks Technical focus in Daily Scrums Refining Backlog Items +1 more	10
Scrum Artifacts	15%	Increment quality standards Managing the Sprint Backlog Definition of Done (DoD) evolution	8
Scrum Theory & Values	15%	Empiricism in technical excellence Applying Scrum values to development Continuous improvement mindset	7
Agile Engineering Practices	20%	Test-Driven Development (TDD) Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Refactoring +1 more	10
Team Collaboration & Technical Practices	15%	Collective code ownership Technical debt management Cross-functional collaboration	7

The heaviest domain is Scrum Roles at 15%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Still offered (not retired, checked Sep 2026). No exam: requires an active/expired CSD, an approved 16+ hour A-CSD course, and 12 months of relevant experience within the last 5 years. Course prices are set by providers; renewal 30 SEUs + USD 175 every 2 years. Never state an exam price. Official exam page