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Study plan
How to Pass the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) Exam
A study plan for the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) certification exam, built from the official domain weights instead of a generic template. Focus on hands-on application of TDD and CI/CD. Review case studies where technical debt impacts Scrum velocity and practice applying the Definition of Done to complex technical scenarios.
- 6 domains
- 50 questions
- 60 min
- 70% to pass
certilumStudy in weight order, not topic order
The plan below follows the official blueprint weights, so the order of study is the order that returns the most points.
- 1
Scrum Events
20%- Effective Sprint Planning for technical tasks
- Technical focus in Daily Scrums
- Refining Backlog Items
- Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
10 practice questions tagged to this domain.
- 2
Agile Engineering Practices
20%- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Refactoring
- Pair Programming
10 practice questions tagged to this domain.
- 3
Scrum Roles
15%- Developer accountability
- Collaboration with Product Owners
- Interaction with Scrum Masters
8 practice questions tagged to this domain.
- 4
Scrum Artifacts
15%- Increment quality standards
- Managing the Sprint Backlog
- Definition of Done (DoD) evolution
8 practice questions tagged to this domain.
- 5
Scrum Theory & Values
15%- Empiricism in technical excellence
- Applying Scrum values to development
- Continuous improvement mindset
7 practice questions tagged to this domain.
- 6
Team Collaboration & Technical Practices
15%- Collective code ownership
- Technical debt management
- Cross-functional collaboration
7 practice questions tagged to this domain.
Three phases, in order
Most failures are process failures, not knowledge failures.
Phase 1 — Learn the high-weight domains
Start where the points are. The first domains on this plan carry the most weight, so a gap there costs the most. Cover the objectives, then close each topic with practice questions you actually get wrong.
Phase 2 — Close the mid-weight domains
The middle of the blueprint is where most candidates plateau. These domains are worth less per topic than the first phase, but they add up fast, and they are the usual difference between a near miss and a clear pass.
Phase 3 — Timed full mocks
Stop reading new material at this point. Run full-length exams under the real time limit and the real format, and use the per-domain breakdown to find which domain is still costing you the pass.
Where we put the emphasis
The intersection of Agile software development principles and robust engineering discipline.
The order matters less than the loop. Every domain you finish should end with questions you got wrong, because the mistake is the only thing you actually needed to study. On the Advanced Certified Scrum Developer (A-CSD) that loop is worth 15% of the exam in the first block alone.
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