PSM 1
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1. An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?: When
the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish
it.
2. According to Scrum, the amount of time for a team to plan
Sprint activities is expressed in what unit of time?: Hours
3. All Development Teams working on the same Product should
use the same Product Backlog.: True
4. All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should
have the same Sprint length.: False
5. As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the workload is
getting greater than the Development Team's capacity.
Which two actions make the most sense to do? (Choose 2
answers): 1) Remove or change Product Backlog items
2) The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is
aware, starts the Sprint and monitor progress.
6. The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very
important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should
the Development team do?: Inform the Product Owner so
he/she can work with the CEO
7. Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing
Development Team. (Choose three answers): 1)Do the work
planned in the Sprint Backlog.
2)Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.
3) Set the time for the Daily Scrum OR Track Velocity
8. ________________ constitute the Sprint Backlog and are often
estimated in hours.: Tasks
9. The correct sequence of events in using Scrum framework is
as follows:: Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review,
and Sprint Retrospective
10. Could the Sprint Planning be finished if only work planned
for the first days of the Sprint is decomposed to units of
one day or less?: Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated,
maybe in bigger units
11. Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on a technical
layer of a system (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier,
interfaces).: False
12. Definition of Done can be reviewed and adapted during
each Sprint Retrospective. True or False?: True
13. The Definition of Done is a mandatory part of Scrum: True
14. Definition of "Done" is created during the first Sprint and
remains unchanged until the Product release.: False
15. The definition of "Done" is used to: (Choose 3 answers): 1)
Create a shared understanding of when work is complete
2) Guide the Development Team on how many product
backlog items to do in a Sprint
3) Increase Transparency
16. The Development Team does not have any testing
specialists in the team. They should: - Quality is the
responsibility of the Development team and they should
undertake testing themselves to the best of their abilities
- Raise this as an impediment which may require the assistance
of the Scrum master to resolve.
17. The Development Team informs the Scrum Master that the IT
manager has asked them for a status report during the
Sprint. The Scrum Master will:: Talk to the IT manager and
inform him that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an
increment at the Sprint Review
18. Development Team membership should change:: As needed,
while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
19. A Development Teams Daily Scrum is consistently taking
longer than 15 minutes. Which Statement best describes
what should be done?: The Scrum Master should facilitate the
event in a way that keeps it to the time box.
20. The Development Team should be able to explain to the
Product Owner and Scrum Master how it intends to work as
a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and
create the anticipated Increment.: True
21. The Development Team should have all the skills needed to::
Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of
potentially releasable product functionality
22. The Development Team should not be interrupted during
the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are
conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity.
Based on this, which of the following is FALSE?: The Sprint
Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and
does not change during the Sprint
23. Development Teams include which role(s)?: No other roles.
Development Team is a role. A Development Team includes
Development Team members
24. Development teams should be set stretch goals by the
Product Owner as part of Sprint Planning: False
25. During a Sprint, a Development Team determines that it will
not be able to finish the complete forecast. Who should be
present to review and adjust the Sprint work selected?: The
Product Owner and the Development Team
26. During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master
responsible?: Facilitating and also participating as a Scrum
Team member
27. During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition
of work added to the Sprint Backlog?: As soon as possible
after they are identified
28. During Sprint Planning, all Product Backlog items must be
be decomposed to a definitive set of tasks for the
Development team to complete: False
29. During Sprint Planning, every task must be estimated so the
Development Team is sure that it has the capacity to
complete them in the Sprint: False
30. During the Daily Scrum, the Development team must answer
the 3 questions: False
31. During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:: Teach
the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15
minute timebox.
32. During the sprint review the project is assessed against the
____________: Sprint goal
33. During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's role is to do which two
of the following?: 1) Facilitate inspection and adaptation
opportunities as requested or needed.
2) Remove impediments
34. Even though the Scrum Team is following the Scrum
framework entirely and their project is going well, the
organization as a whole does not have a good
understanding of Scrum, which makes some troubles for the
Scrum Team. Who should try to fix it?: The Scrum Master
35. Formal opportunities:: Everything BUT Sprint
36. For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a
new increment of working software must be available?: At
the end of every Sprint
37. For which is the Scrum Master responsible?: The Scrum
process being adopted and used properly
38. From the activities given, which is the latest step in
sequence of the Scrum framework?: Sprint Retrospective
39. How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team?
Select the three most appropriate answers.: 1) Helping the
development team to create high-value products
2) Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and
cross-functionality
3) Removing impediments to the Development Team's
progress
40. How does the Scum Master help to the Product Owner?
Select the three most appropriate answers.: 1) Facilitating
Scrum Events as requested or needed
2) Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog
management
3) Understanding product planning in an empirical
environment
41. How frequently should scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts
and progress toward a Sprint Goal?: Frequently, but it should
not get in the way of work
42. How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in
the Daily Scrum?: The Development Team self-manages and
is the only management required all the Daily Scrum. All
others cannot participate.
43. How many hours per day should a person on a Scrum team
work?: At a sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.
44. How much of the Backlog must be defined during the Sprint
Planning meeting?: Enough so the Development Team can
create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start several
days of the Sprint. Enough so the Development Team knows
how to do what it has committed to do and to
start the first several days of the Sprint.
45. How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the
Sprint Planning meeting?: Enough so the Development Team
can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the
first several days of the Sprint.
46. How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the
next Sprint?: None a new Sprint start immediately following
the end of the previous Sprint.
47. How much work must a Development Team do to a Product
Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?: As much as it has told
the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog
item it selects in conformance with the definition of "Done"
48. How product backlog should be ordered?: Based on the
value of the items
49. How should the Product Backlog be arranged?: B. Product
Backlog items should be sorted by business priority in
descending order.
50. How to minimize dependencies between the Scrum Teams?:
You work with the Development Teams on how to best parse
the work.
51. If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a
process deviate outside acceptable limits when an
adjustment must be made?: As soon as possible to minimize
further deviation
52. If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a
process deviate outside acceptable limits, when must an
adjustment be made?: As soon as possible to minimize
further deviation
53. If an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the
end of the Sprint (it turned out there is a lot more work to
do than was estimated), the Sprint is cancelled.: False
The Sprint is cancelled only in the case if the Sprint Goal
became obsolete. If some work could not be done, the Sprint
Backlog should be re-negotiated between the Product Owner
and Development Team.
54. If Burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does
a trend line through a release Burndown chart indicates?:
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing
changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.
55. If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do
they track?: Work remaining across time
56. Imagine the following situation. At the Sprint Retrospective
meeting the Scrum Team identified some improvements
that can be done. What should the Scrum Team do? Select
the best option.: Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next
Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.
57. Imagine you are a Scrum Master. There are 10 professionals
(developers and QAs) and the Product Owner. How do you
distribute people between development teams? Choose all
applicable options:: 1) 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (the
professionals after a short meeting decided this is the best
option)
2) 3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional)
58. In an Agile environment, planning happens at which two
levels? (Choose two.): 1) Release planning
2) Sprint planning
59. The individual, detailed pieces of work that are needed to
convert a product backlog item into a working software
component or solution are called:: Tasks
60. In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to
participate?: The Sprint Review
61. ___________________is responsible for the Scrum process,
facilitate the team and protect the team from outside
noise.: Scrum Master
62. Items on the Product Backlog tend to be:: Larger than items
in sprint backlog
63. The items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint
Backlog should be "ready".: True
64. It is a good practice to have from time to time a special
technical Sprint that consists only of tasks removing the
technical debt without implementing any new functionality.:
False
65. It is mandatory that the product increment be released to
production at the end of each Sprint.: False
66. It is normal to have a "hardening" Sprint to remove all
technical debt and prepare the Product for upcoming
release.: False
67. The length of a Sprint should be:: ALL of these answers are
correct.
1) Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the
Product Owner
2) Short enough to be able to synchronize the development
work with other business events
3) No more than one month.
68. Management need to monitor progress on a daily basis and
decide to do so by attending the Daily Scrum. What are the
likely results?: - The development team may be less open
and transparent during the Daily Scrum
- The Scrum Master may need to enforce the rule that only
Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum
- Additional facilitation may be required to keep the time box
- The Development Team may end up with less time in the
Daily Scrum to re-plan their work
69. The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:: 4
hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually
shorter.
70. More than one Scrum Team is working on a single project or
release. How should the Product Backlog be arranged?: All
Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and
integrate their work every sprint.
71. Multiple scrum teams working on the same project must have
the same Sprint start date: false
72. A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing
Development Team members and creating a hostile
environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing
the team member?: The Scrum Master is responsible, because
he/she removes impediments. (The ANSWER is actually
development team)
73. Only the Product Owner and the Development Team
participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for
the Scrum Master.: False
74. An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but
management wants to change the terminology to fit with
terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is
done?: All answers apply.
1) Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very
little change may actually happen.
2) The organization may not understand what has changed
with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost.
3) Management may feel less anxious
75. Other people than the Scum team can attend the Sprint
Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice:
True
76. A product backlog is never complete: True - As long as a
product exists, its Product backlog also exists
77. The Product Backlog is ordered by:: Whatever is deemed
most appropriate by the Product Owner.
78. The Product Backlog is ordered by;: Higher priority items are
at the top. Prioritized by business importance first.
79. Product Backlog items have the attributes of: - Description
- Order
- Estimate
- Value
80. Product Backlog refinement is: An ongoing process in while
the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on
81. A Product Owner has the authority to replace an item in the
Sprint Backlog: False
82. The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough
from the Product Backlog for a sprint to satisfy
stakeholders: False
83. The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough
from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the
stakeholders: False
84. The Product Owner must attend the Sprint Retrospective:
True
85. The product owner must release each increment to
production?: When it makes sense
86. The Product Owner must ship each Sprint increment.
(Choose one answer): When it makes sense
87. The Product Owner remains distant. He/She has handed
over the required Product Backlog for the Sprint but is not
collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint.
What are valuable actions for a Scrum Master? Choose all
that apply.: 1) Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective
2) Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and
incremental delivery
3) OR - inform the Product Owner's functional manager
88. A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one
Release Sprint and may well have several.: False
89. The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of
working product: True
90. The purpose of the Sprint Review is: To inspect the increment
and adapt the Product Backlog
91. The result of the Sprint Review is: A revised Product Backlog
that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next
sprint
92. Scrum does not allow additional meetings that are not
defined in Scrum.: False
93. Scrum does not have a role called "project manager": True
94. The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for
architecture?: False
95. The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for
documentation?: False
96. Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build
software incrementally?: False
97. Scrum is not a process or technique?: True
98. Scrum is not a process or technique.: True. Scrum is not a
process, technique, or definitive method. Rather, it is a
framework within which you can employ various processes
and techniques.
99. The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily
Scrum (select all applicable variants):: Ensures that the
Development Team has the meeting
If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do
not disrupt the meeting
Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within
the 15-minute time-box
100. Scrum Master is a "management" position?: True
101. A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development
Team. The Team has decided that a retrospective is
unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?:
Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about
the situation
102. A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but
it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a
small portion of the impediments. Which three (3)
techniques would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose
three answers): 1) Prioritize the list and work on them in order
2) Consult with the Development Team
3) Alert management to the impediments and their impacts
103. A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that
has members in different physical locations. The
Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms
and has much to do logistically (for example, set up
conference calls) before the Daily Scrum. What action
should the Scrum Master take?: Allow the Development
Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do
104. A Scrum Master is working with a Development Tea m that
has members in different physical locations. The
Development
Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to
do logistically (for example, set up conference calls) before
the Daily Scrum. What action should the Scrum Master
take?: Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that
is how it will be done
105. The Scrum Master must facilitate the daily scrum: False
106. The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling
with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate
action for the Scrum Master to take?: Offer the Product
Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the
Product Backlog is to maximize value.
107. The Scrum Master should NOT allow the Product Owner to
go to the Sprint Planning meeting WITHOUT having already
devised the Sprint Goal.: False
108. Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components
and rules which suit most for a particular project.: False
109. A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders
during Sprint Review: False
110. Scrum Team is self-empowered to do whatever is necessary
to achieve sprint goal within organization guidelines.: True
111. A scrum team uses 2 weeks sprints and time box their Sprint
Planning to 6 hours. Does this break rules of Scrum?: False
112. Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum
Team are allowed to participate.: 1) Sprint Review
2) Sprint planning
113. Select which of the following statements is the most
accurate.: D. The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating
and participating in the Sprint Retrospective
114. Sprint: None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the
end of the previous Sprint.
115. The Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. It is
prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later by
the Development Team.: False
116. The Sprint Backlog is owned by?: The Development Team
117. The Sprint Backlog must be detailed enough that: Changes in
progress can be understood in the Daily Scrum
118. Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool
because they show:: An estimate of the total work remaining
for the Sprint.
119. The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint
Backlog: True
120. The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is
created.: True
121. The Sprint Planning event is comprised of 2 parts and the
Product Owner is not needed at the 2nd part: False
122. The Sprint Review:: An opportunity for stakeholders to
inspect the product increment and progress and provide
feedback on next steps
123. The _____________ Team is responsible for delivering 138. What are the two essential features a Scrum Team should
potentially shippable product increments at the end of possess?: 1) It should have all competencies needed to
each Sprint.: Development team accomplish the work without depending on others not part of
124. The three pillars of empirical process control are:: the team
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation 2) It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather
than being directed by others outside the team
125. The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?: 15 minutes
139. What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a
126. The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?: 8 hours
Development Team working at its highest level of
for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
productivity?: 1) By facilitating Development Team decisions
127. Times: Sprint Review is a four-hour time-boxed meeting for
2) By removing impediments that hinder the Development
one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually
Team 3) MAYBE Helping the Development Team to create
shorter.
high-value products
140. What are three benefits of self-organization?: 1) Increase
Sprint Retrospective is a three-hour time-boxed meeting for
commitment
one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually
2) Increase creativity
shorter.
3) Increase self-accountability
128. Under what circumstances should separate Product
141. What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development
Backlogs be maintained?: B. There are multiple teams working
Team?: 1) Scrum has no "tester" role
on independent products. Each unique combination of team
2) Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for
and product should have an independent Product Backlog
quality
129. Under what circumstances should the Product Backlog be
142. What belongs solely to the Development Team?: sprint
reprioritized?: D. The Product Owner should reprioritize the
backlog
Product Backlog whenever new information is learned
143. What comprises Scrum (select four)?: 1) Roles 2) Rules 3)
130. Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?:
Artifacts 4) Events
Empirical
144. What could be a source of requirements for any changes to
131. What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake
be made to the product?: The Product Backlog
in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the
start of the next Sprint?: There are no such activities. The next 145. What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-
Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint. functional?: The Development Team includes cross-skilled
individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary
132. What are Product Backlog features? Select three.: As long
to deliver an increment of software.
as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists
It is never complete 146. What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?:
It is dynamic The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

133. What are properties of the Daily Scrum (Choose 2 answers): 147. What does Product Backlog management include? Select
1) It is fifteen minutes or less in duration three most applicable items.: 1) Optimizing the value of the
2) Its location and time should remain constant work the Development Team performs
2) Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and
134. What are the benefits of including testing within the Sprint's
clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next
development activities?: Transparency of the increment is
3) Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve
increased
goals and missions
135. What are the characteristics of a Development Team?: 1)
148. What does the Development Team do in the first Sprint?:
Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members
Deliver an Increment of potentially shippable functionality
other than Developer
2) Accountability belongs to the Development team as a 149. What does the word "development" mean in the context of
whole Scrum? Select the best option.: Complex work that can
3) Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team include all the suggested options and even more they refer to
complex work including software and hardware development,
136. What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.: 1)
development and releasing of products and enhancements,
Increment 2) Sprint Backlog 3) Product Backlog
development and sustaining product operational environments,
137. What are the three most applicable characteristics of the
research and identifying of viable markets and technologies,
Product Owner?: 1) Product Value Maximizer
and even more.
2) Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholders involvement
3) Product Marketplace expert
150. What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.: 1)
Quality goals do not decrease
2) No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
3) Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the
Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned
151. What happens if the Development Team cannot complete
its work by the end of a time-box?: The time-box holds and
the Development Team continuously learns what is actually
possible to do within a time-box.
152. What happens if the Development Team cannot complete
its work by the end of the Sprint?: The Sprint length holds
and the Development Team continuously learns what is
actually possible to do with a Sprint of this length.
153. What happens when all committed items (requirements) are
not completed at the end of the Sprint?: C. They return to
the product backlog
154. What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three.: 1)
If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner
typically accepts it
2) All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and
put back on the Product Backlog
3) Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are
reviewed
155. What happens when the Sprint is cancelled?: The completed
Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and
incomplete items are put back to the Product Backlog
156. What is the accountability of the Product Owner during
Sprint 0: There is no such thing Sprint 0
157. What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate
option.: A small team of people that is highly flexible and
adaptive
158. What is the input to the Sprint Planning? Select four: 1) The
Product Backlog
2) The latest Product Increment
3) Projected capacity of the Development Team during the
Sprint
4) Past performance of the Development Team
159. What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the
Daily Scrum?: He or she does not have to be there; he or she
only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum
160. What is the major difference between Product Backlog and
Sprint Backlog?: C. The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the
Product Backlog
161. What is the maximum amount of time a sprint retrospective
should take?: 3 hours for a 30 day Sprint
162. What is the primary objective of the daily scrum?: A. To
share with the team what each member has completed in the
Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report
progress roadblocks
163. What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master?: To
remove any impediments the Development Team encounters
during their work
164. What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a
Development Team working at its highest
level of productivity?: By facilitating Development Team
decisions and removing impediments
165. What is the recommended size for a Development Team
(within the Scrum Team)?: 3 to 9
166. What is the role of Management in Scrum?: Support the
Product Owner with insights and information into high value
product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to
cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-
organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of
software.
167. What is the role of Management in Scrum?: Support the
Product Owner with insights and information into high value
product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to
cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-
organization,
168. What is the Sprint Backlog?: the Product Backlog items
selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
169. What is the Sprint Retrospective?: It is an opportunity for the
Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for
improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint
170. What part of the capacity of the Development Team does
Product Backlog refinement usually consume?: Not more
than 10%
171. What provides guidance to the Development Team on why
it is building the Increment?: The Sprint goal
172. What should the Product Owner do in the middle of the
Sprint, when the Development Team realizes they are not
able to finish all the Sprint Backlog items?: Help the
developers adjust their work and meet the Sprint Goal
173. What statement best describes a Product Owner's
responsibility?: Optimizing the value of the work the
Development Team does.
174. When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?: It can't.
Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
175. When does a Development Team member become the sole
owner of a Sprint Backlog item?: Never. All Sprint Backlog
items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even
though each one may be implemented by an individual
development team member
176. When does the next Sprint begin?: Immediately after the
conclusion of the previous Sprint.
177. When is a Product Backlog item considered complete?:
When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is
finished.
178. When is a Sprint over?: When the time-box expires.
179. When is the Sprint Backlog created?: Prior to the Sprint
Planning meeting
180. When many Development Teams are working on a single
product, what best describes the definition of "Done?": All
Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that
makes their combined work potentially releasable.
181. When many Scrum Teams are working on a project, what
best describes the definition of "done"?: All teams must use
the same definition
182. When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product,
should all of their increment be integrated every Sprint?:
Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not
be able to accurately inspect what is done
183. When may a Development Team change its engineering
practices?: Whenever needed
184. When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?: When the
Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
185. When multiple Scrum Teams are working on the same
project, the should make sure that each team has different
start dates: False
186. When multiple teams work together on the same product,
each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.:
False
187. When should a Sprint goal be created?: During Sprint
Planning
188. When the Development Team is having trouble delivering a
working increment because they don't understand a
functional requirement, what should they do?: 1) Collaborate
with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and
acceptable. ALSO add a specialist to the Development team
189. Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint
Planning?: What can be done and how to do it.
190. Which are NOT appropriate topics for a discussion in a
Sprint Retrospective. (Choose 2
answers).: 1) Sprint backlog for the next Sprint
2) The value of work currently represented in the Product
Backlog
191. Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?:
How to best accomplish its work
192. Which is NOT a Development Team responsibility?:
Selecting the Product Owner
193. Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?: 1)
Development Team
2) Product Owner
3) Scrum Master
194. Which of the following activities do not occur at the end of
the Sprint? (Choose two): 1) Software development
2) Quality assurance testing
195. Which of the following are activities found in the Scrum
framework?: Daily Standup
196. Which of the following are time-box events in scrum?
Choose 3: 1) Daily Scrum
2) Sprint planning
3) Sprint retrospective
197. Which of the following are true about the Product Owner
role? Choose 3 answers: 1) The Product Owner is one person.
2) The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product
Backlog.
3) The Product Owner can be influenced by committee.
198. Which of the following best describes an increment of
working software?: Additional features in a useable state that
complement those delivered in previous iterations.
199. Which of the following is a role in the Scrum framework?:
Team
200. Which of the following is not a product owner
responsibility?: Running the daily scrum meeting
201. Which of the following is not a Scrum Master
responsibility?: B. Preventing Senior Management from shifting
team priorities
202. Which of the following is not a time-box in Scrum? (There is
4): 1) Release Testing
2) Sprint 0
3) Release Retrospective
4) Sprint Testing
203. Which of the following is NOT part of the Sprint?: The
product is released to customers after each Sprint
204. Which of the following is not reflected in a Sprint Burn
down Chart?: Number of Tasks Remaining
205. Which of the following is required by Scrum?: - Sprint
Burndown Chart.
- Members must stand up at the Daily Scrum.
- Sprint Retrospective.
- Release Planning.
206. Which of the following is the main responsibility of the
product owner?: Maintaining the Product Backlog
207. Which of the following is true about the Scrum Master role?
(multiple answers): 1) The Scrum Master helps those outside
the Team interact with the Scrum Team.
2) The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep
the Scrum meetings to their timebox.
208. Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during
a Sprint Retrospective?: ALL of the above.
- The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning
- Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to
deliver
- Methods of communication
- Its Definition of "done"
209. Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum
Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?: Teach the
Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15
minute time-box
210. Which of the following should be cross-functional?:
Development Team
211. Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end
of a Sprint?: 1) An increment of working software that is "done"
(this one)
2) An increment of software with minor known bugs in it
212. Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?: They
will improve their definition of "Done" to include more stringent
criteria.
213. Which output from Sprint Planning provides the
Development Team with a target an overarching direction
for the Sprint? (1 Answer): The Sprint goal
214. Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?: Value
optimizer.
215. Which statement below best describes the primary
objective of the Sprint Retrospective?: The primary
objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to recommend ways to
work better in the Sprint
216. Which statement below best describes the primary
objective of the Sprint Review?: The primary objective of the
Sprint Review is to demo the Sprint work and to receive
feedback from the Product Owner(s) on the work completed in
the Sprint
217. Which statement best describes a cross-functional team?:
The team has all the competencies needed to accomplish the
work
218. Which statement best describes Scrum?: A framework within
which complex products in complex environments are
developed. A framework within which people can address
complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable
products.
219. Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as
outcome of a Sprint planning?: It is the Development Team's
plan for the Sprint
220. Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as
outcome of the Sprint Planning?: It is the Development
Team's plan for the Sprint. (i think this one is true)
OR
It is a complete risk of all work to be done in a Sprint.
221. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?: It is
when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome
of the Sprint and figure out what to do next (upcoming Sprint)
To inspect the product increment with stakeholders and collect
feedback on next steps
222. Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can
ensure that the Development Team communicates
effectively with the Product Owner?: Teach the
Development Team to talk in terms of business needs and
objectives.
223. Which technique is the least productive way the Scrum
Master can ensure that the Development Tea m
communicates
effectively with the Product Owner: Act as a go-between for
them.
The MOST effective way is Monitor communications between
them and facilitate direct collaboration
224. Which three activities will a Product Owner likely engage in
during a Sprint?: 1) Answer questions from the Development
Team about items in the current Sprint
2) Work with shareholders
3) Provide feedback
225. Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum?
Choose 3 answers: 1) Daily Scrum
2) Sprint Retrospective
3) Sprint Review
226. Which three of the following are time-boxed events in
Scrum Choose 3 answers: 1) Sprint Retrospective.
2) Sprint Planning.
3) Daily Scrum.
227. Which three of the following are true about Scrum?: 1)
Scrum is based on empirical process control theory.
2) Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining
complex products.
3) Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is
essential to Scrum success and your usage of Scrum to
develop complex products.
228. Which three questions are answered by all Development
Team Members at the Daily Scrum? Choose 3 answers: 1)
What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve
its goal?
2) What impediments are in my way or in the way of the team?
3) What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its
goal?
229. Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?:
Sprint results
230. Which two activities will a product owner engage in during
a Sprint?: 1) Work with the Stakeholders
2) Answer questions from the Development Team about items
in the current Sprint.
231. Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the
Development Team doesn't have the
engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish
any Product Backlog items? (choose
2): 1) Has the Development Team define "done" and do the
same work for all Product Backlog items it selects
2) Have the Development team improve its skills, tools and
infrastructure over time and adjust the definition of "done"
accordingly
232. Which two things does the Development Team do during
the first Sprint?: 1) Deliver an increment of potentially
releasable software
2) Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality
233. Which two things does the Development Team NOT do
during the first Sprint?: 1) Nail down the complete
architecture and infrastructure
2) Develop a plan for the rest of the project
234. While under development, the environment in which a
product will be used changes and emerges. What is the
effect on the Product Backlog?: It evolves to reflect what the
product needs to be most valuable
235. Who can do the work to ensure the Product Backlog is
refined to a state that it is useful?: The Product Owner
The Development Team, with support from
236. Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?: The
Development Team after clarifying requirements with the
Product Owner.
237. Who creates the increment?: The Development Team
238. Who decides on the order of the items in the Product
Backlog?: The Product owner
239. Who defines the Sprint Backlog scope?: The Development
team
240. Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?:
The Development Team
253. Who is responsible for creation of the definition of "done"?:
The Development Team
254. Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?: The
Product Owner
255. Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog?: The
Product Owner
256. Who is responsible for managing the progress of work
during a Sprint?: The Development Team
257. Who is responsible for monitoring the progress of work
during a Sprint?: Developement Team
258. Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum?
Select the best choice.: The Scrum Master
259. Who is responsible for registering the work estimates
during a Sprint?: The Development Team
260. Who is responsible for the product backlog?: The Product
Owner
261. Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in
the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the
Sprint Goal?: The Development Team
262. Who is ultimate responsible for the Product Backlog item
estimates?: Product Owner
263. Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog
items conform to the Definition of "Done"?: The Scrum Team
264. Who owns the Sprint Backlog?: The Development Team

241. Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint 265. Who participates in the Sprint Planning?: 1) The
Backlog during a Sprint?: The development team Development Team
2) The Scrum Master
242. Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint
3) The Product Owner
Backlog during a Sprint?: The Development team
266. Who should decide who will be the Scrum Master for a new
243. Who determines whether the development team has been
Scrum Team?: The Development Team and the Product Owner
assigned enough work in a Sprint?: The Development team
267. Who should know the most about the progress toward a
244. Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?:
business objective or a release, and be able to explain the
The Product Owner
alternatives most clearly?: The Product Owner
245. Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the
268. Who should make sure everyone on the Development
Sprint?: The Development Team
Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?: The Development
246. Who is allowed to change the sprint backlog during the Team
Sprint?: The Development team
269. Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?: The
247. Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum?: The Development Team is more focused with a common yet
Development Team specific goal
248. Who is on the Scrum Team?: 1) The Scrum Master 270. Why does Scrum prevent Product Owners from changing
2) The Product Owner Product Backlog items that are being worked on during the
3) The Development Team Sprint?: C. This forces Product Owners to focus on what is
249. Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?: The really important for the team to develop.
Development Team 271. Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same
250. Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product place?: The consistency reduces complexity
Backlog?: The Development Team 272. Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily
251. Who is responsible for coping with incomplete artifact Scrum?: He doesn't need to be there.
transparency?: The Scrum Master
252. Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint
Planning?: The Scrum Team
273. You are the new Scrum Master at a company currently doing RUP in three month iterations. Your current task in switching from
RUP to Scrum is to define how
long the Sprint cycle should be. In what units of time should you define the sprint cycle?: A fixed amount of days
274. You are the Scrum Master and the very first Sprint will complete in 5 days. You are creating a meeting invite for the Sprint
Review to demo the items completed in
the Sprint. Who should you invite as a required attendee to the Sprint Review?: Product Owner and development team
275. You are the Scrum Master. The Sprint will complete in two days. Each day of the Sprint is equivalent to 8 hours. The team has
just enough time to complete all
tasks in the remaining 16 hours with the exception of three tasks. Of these three tasks, two tasks (a total of 6 hours) are required
to complete one Product Backlog
item and one task (an estimate of 2 hours) is required to complete another Product Backlog item. How should the development
team handle the remaining three
tasks?: The development team should negotiate with the Product Owner on the definition of "done"