Everything you need to know about how the PSPO II exam is structured — questions, time, scoring, and exactly how the marks are distributed.
40 questions — multiple choice, multiple answer and true/false, several built as short case studies — in 60 minutes, requiring 85% to pass. Taken online via Scrum.org, unproctored; the certification never expires.
Scrum.org publishes how the 40 questions are distributed (Scrum.org Professional Scrum Competencies — Scrum.org publishes no numeric weights; the split shown is an estimate (greatest emphasis on Managing Products with Agility)). Weight your preparation to match — this is the single most useful planning fact:
| Area | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Product Vision and Business Strategy | 15% | |
| Product Value and Backlog Management at Scale | 15% | |
| Forecasting and Release Strategy | 15% | |
| Stakeholder and Customer Engagement | 15% | |
| Evidence-Based Management | 15% | |
| Organizational Design and Culture | 13% | |
| Portfolio Planning | 12% |
Product Vision and Business Strategy is the heaviest at 15% — most candidates under-weight it.
6 free questions · explanation for every option · per-area readiness · no dumps.
Start free →PSPO I tests foundational Product Owner knowledge; PSPO II is scenario-based application of product vision, Evidence-Based Management, stakeholder engagement and scaling product ownership — with the same 85% bar on harder questions.
No — there's no formal prerequisite, but Scrum.org strongly recommends it plus real PO experience, since PSPO II assumes solid working knowledge of core Scrum.
Study the Scrum Guide 2020 and the Evidence-Based Management Guide (the four Key Value Areas), and practise scenario judgment — most questions test what a professional PO should do, not definitions.
40 questions — multiple choice, multiple answer and true/false, several built as short case studies — in 60 minutes, requiring 85% to pass.
The passing score is 85%. Aim for a consistent 80–85% on realistic practice exams before booking.
Scrum.org does not publish official pass rates, so any exact percentage quoted online is unverified. The readiness signal that actually predicts passing: consistently holding 80–85% on realistic, full-length practice exams before you book.
No formal prerequisites — PSPO I is not required but strongly recommended. Scrum.org suggests at least a year of hands-on Product Owner experience before attempting it.
$250 per attempt (verify on scrum.org). A free second attempt applies only if you fail within 14 days of receiving a password from an official PSPO-Advanced class.
For most candidates, commonly reported 1–2 months of part-time prep for experienced Product Owners. What matters most is practising questions and analysing why each option is right or wrong — not just reading.
None — valid for life.
No — every question is original, written to test the concepts and reviewed before it ships, with an explanation linked to the source for every option. Dumps are stale, often wrong, and against Scrum.org's policies.