Track PMI Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) practice status, review route fit, and use live PMI-ACP practice while dedicated DASSM coverage is not live.
PMI Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) is the route for practitioners who lead agile teams, coordinate across teams, remove impediments, and improve planning, reporting, and team performance using Disciplined Agile.
PM Mastery does not have dedicated DASSM web practice yet. PMI’s public Disciplined Agile learning journey currently emphasizes Disciplined Agile Essentials, Foundations, Leadership, and PMI-ACP, so verify current DASSM availability directly with PMI before planning a standalone DASSM exam.
For PMI’s current Disciplined Agile learning path, see the PMI Disciplined Agile learning journey . PMI also still exposes a DASSM Exam Content Outline PDF and a DA exam preparation page ; check PMI directly before purchasing or scheduling.
DASSM-style questions usually reward the answer that improves team performance through psychological safety, pragmatic planning, impediment removal, cross-team coordination, and better delivery metrics.
| Official outline detail | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Item format | 50 multiple-choice questions |
| Allotted exam time | 90 minutes |
| Delivery style | Online, non-proctored test through Pearson VUE in the published outline |
| Main focus | senior agile-team leadership, impediments, coordination, conflict, and pragmatic planning/reporting |
| Status note | Verify current DASSM purchase and scheduling availability directly with PMI before treating this as an active exam route |
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Team Development for High-Performance Teams | 14% |
| Emotional Intelligence for High-Performance Teams | 10% |
| Tactical Scaling in Complex Situations | 6% |
| Removing Impediments | 22% |
| Coordinating and Collaborating Across Teams | 10% |
| Conflict Management for High-Performance Teams | 12% |
| Pragmatic Planning and Reporting | 26% |
| Choose DASSM when… | Choose another route when… |
|---|---|
| your work is senior team leadership, impediment removal, and agile-team improvement | you need PMI’s broader current agile certification, where PMI-ACP is stronger |
| you already understand DA foundations and need more leadership depth | you are new to DA, where DASM or current DA Foundations is the cleaner starting point |
| you coordinate across teams but still operate close to delivery teams | you are focused on enterprise coaching or value streams, where DAC or DAVSC is a better comparison |