1) You are working in a $50 million project to remove weeds from National monument areas.

You are responsible for achieving maximum business value for the project, and represent
the Voice of the Customer. What role do you play in this project?

Answer : B

Explanation:
The Product Owner is the person responsible for achieving maximum business value
for the project. He or she is also responsible for articulating customer requirements
and maintaining business justification for the project. The Product Owner represents
the Voice of the Customer.

2) While performing a cost-benefit analysis, the Product Owner of a project determined

that the project has 45% probability of incurring a loss of $800,000 due to the latest
Land Reform Bill. Which of the following techniques is being used by the Product
Owner to perform cost-benefit analysis?

 A. Expected Monetary Value.

 B. Probability Impact Grid.
 C. Pareto Analysis.
 D. Risk Breakdown Structure.

Answer : D

Reference:
https://pmstudycircle.com/2015/01/a-short-guide-to-expected-monetary-value-emv/

Peter is a Scrum Master on a software development project for a premier chain of hospitals. It
is his responsibility to conduct Daily Standups. Which of the following is not a question
answered by the Scrum Team during the Daily Standups?

 A. What will I work on today?

 B. What did I complete yesterday?
 C. Am I facing any impediments or obstacles?
 D. How will I solve the impediments that I am facing?

Answer : D

Reference:
https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/scrum/meetings/daily-scrum

Which of the following statements on Risk Management in a Scrum project is INCORRECT?

 A. The iterative nature of Scrum with its rapid turnaround time and feedback cycles
allows for early detection of failures.
  B. Risks can be managed only at the project level, even if they are related to or
originate in portfolios or programs.
 C. Risk Burndown Charts aye an important tool for communicating information
related to risks to the Stakeholders.
 D. Risk is largely minimized in Scrum due to the flexibility in adding or modifying
requirements at any time in the project lifecycle.

Answer : B

Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/how-scrum-framework-minimizes-risks-threats-in-projects-2/

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Scrum Master in the context of change in
Scrum?

 A. Eliminating all changes that may affect the quality of deliverables and processes
 B. Facilitating identification of Change Requests by the Scrum Team and their
assessment and prioritization by the Product Owner.
 C. Providing requests for changes in a project.
 D. Approving changes that are amended, removed, or added according to project
requirements, and communicating the same to the Scrum Team.

Which of the following Scrum Master's responsibilities are correct?

A) Define the strategic objectives and priorities for projects.
B) Ensure that Scrum processes are correctly followed by all team members including the
Product Owner.
C) Ensure transparency and clarity of Prioritized Product Backlog Items.
D) Oversee Release Planning Meeting and schedule other meetings.

 A. Ð’
 B. Ð’, С, and D
 C. Ð’ and D
 D. A and Ð’

Answer : C

Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/responsibilities-of-various-scrum-roles-in-an-organization/

Answer : B

On a hydroelectric power project, damage to life and property due to floods and landslides
has been identified as a potential risk. Which of the following Risk
Assessment Techniques can be used by the Scrum Team to assess the potential risk, and its
impact on project objectives?

 A. Probability Impact Grid.

 B. Probability Trees.
 C. Pareto Analysis.
 D. Expected Monetary Value.

Answer : A

Reference:
https://scrumstudy.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/scrum-master-how-are-risks-assessed-in-a-
scrum-project/

The Chief Scrum Master is a part of the Scrum Core Team that assembles to retrospect the
project and to identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned.
There are various tools to Retrospect Project during the Retrospect Project Meeting. Which of
the following tools can be used in this process?

 A. Gap analysis.
 B. SWOT analysis.
 C. Proof of Concept.
 D. Speed Boat.

Answer : D

Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/retrospect-scrum-project-the-lessons-to-be-learnt/

Which of the following is NOT an objective of a Retrospect Sprint Meeting?

 A. Identify Process Improvements.

 B. Identify Feature Improvements.
 C. Identify Best Practices.
 D. Identify Process problems and bottlenecks.

Answer : B

Explanation:
Primary objectives of Retrospect Sprint meeting are to identify three specific things:
1. Things the team needs to keep doing: best practices
2. Things the team needs to begin doing: process improvements
3. Things the team needs to stop doing: process problems and bottlenecks
4. These areas are discussed and a list of Agreed Actionable Improvements is created.
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/all-about-retrospect-sprint-meeting/

The Scrum Master is attending a meeting in which the Scrum Team is estimating the effort
required to develop the functionality described in each User Story. The team wants to adopt
an estimation technique through which they will be able to quickly estimate a large number
of User Stories. Which of the following techniques do you think they should adopt?

 A. Planning Poker.
 B. Wideband Delphi.
 C. Affinity Estimation.
 D. Relative Sizing.

Answer : C

Explanation:
Affinity estimation is a technique used to quickly estimate a large number of User Stories.
Using sticky notes or index cards or tape, the team places User Storied on a wall or other
surface, in order from small to large. For this, each team member begins with a subset or User
Stories from the overall Prioritized Product
Backlog to place by relative size. This initial placement is done in silence. Once everyone has
placed their User Stories on the wall, the team reviews all the placements and may move User
Stories around as appropriate. The second part of the exercise involves discussion. Finally,
the Product Owner will indicate some sizing categories on the wall. These categories can be
small, medium or large, or they may be numbered using story point values to indicate relative
size. The team will then move User Stories into these categories as the final step in the
process. Some key benefits of this approach are that the process is very transparent, visible to
everyone, and is easy to conduct.
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/estimation-techniques-in-scrum/

You are a Scrum Master on a project that is preparing to begin its first Sprint. You explain to
the Scrum team the concept of Daily Standup Meetings. You include all of the following
points in your introduction to the Daily Standup Meeting, EXCEPT:

 A. The Daily Standup Meeting is a short daily meeting, time-boxed to 15 minutes.

 B. The meeting may be cancelled or delayed if one or more members are not able to
attend.
 C. Team members assemble to report their progress in the Sprint and plan the day's
activities.
 D. The information provided by the Team members is used to identify the
impediments in the way of project progress.

Answer : B
Reference:
https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/scrum/meetings/daily-scrum

The Scrum framework, being an Agile iterative process, inherently minimizes risk. Many
Scrum practices facilitate effective management of risk. Choose the option that is NOT a
correct pairing of a Scrum characteristic with its role in minimizing risk:

 A. Flexibility: Business-environment-related risk

 B. Regular feedback: Expectations-related risk
 C. Team ownership: Estimation related risk
 D. Transparency: Investment risk

Answer : D

Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/how-scrum-framework-minimizes-risks-threats-in-projects/

Gregory is the Scrum Master on a project to create automated devices for the health industry.
He advocates that every member of the Scrum Team should actively participate in team
building activities, estimation meetings, and in Daily Standups. He looks to give more
responsibility to team members. Which of the following theories does Gregory seem to
subscribe to?

 A. Theory X
 B. Theory Y
 C. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
 D. Win/Win Conflict Resolution

Answer : C

Reference:
https://medium.com/serious-scrum/we-dont-let-the-teams-self-organise-fd27807d8e15

A large software company has 8 Scrum teams with each team having a Scrum Master. After
the Daily Standup everyday with their respective teams, all Scrum
Masters meet for a Scrum of Scrums. What are they likely to do during this meeting?

 A. Discuss ways to resolve technical impediments faced by development teams,

especially if two or more teams face the same issue.
 B. Discuss what each individual development team member has worked on since the
last time all Scrum Masters met.
 C. Discuss actions of a team that could potentially affect another team.
 D. Share a status update on all individual team member' tasks.
Answer : A

Andy, a Scrum Master, is helping his team draft a Sprint Backlog. In which of the following
phases would this Scrum process be in?

 A. Initiate
 B. Plan and Estimate
 C. Implement
 D. Review and Retrospect

Answer : B

Top 30 Scrum Exam Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an objective of a Retrospect Sprint Meeting?

A. Identify Process Improvements.

B. Identify Feature Improvements.
C. Identify Best Practices.
D. Identify Process problems and bottlenecks.

Ans-B

2. Which of the following is a responsibility of the Scrum Master in the context of change
in Scrum?

A. Eliminating all changes that may affect the quality of deliverables and processes
B. Facilitating the identification of Change Requests by the Scrum Team and their
assessment and prioritization by the Product Owner.
C. Providing requests for changes in a project.
D. Approving amended, removed, or added changes according to project requirements and
communicating to the Scrum Team.

Ans-B

3. Which of the following are roles in the Scrum framework?

 A. Product Owner
B. Project Manager
C. Lead Developer
D. Business Analyst

Ans-A

4. What is most important in all Scrum Teams? A) Self-management B) Clear hierarchies

C) Communication D) Continuous improvement

A. A, B, C, D
B. A, C, D
C. A, D
D. A, B

Ans-B

5. The primary purpose of the daily scrum (daily stand-up) is:

A. To give a status report to the ScrumMaster

B. To give a status report to the product owner
C. Developers inspect how progress is made towards the Sprint Goal and adapt how the
remaining work is done accordingly.
D. To give team members a chance to take a break from their tasks

Ans-C

6. Which one of the following is NOT traditionally an activity of the Scrum framework?

A. Sprint planning
B. Sprint review
C. Sprint retrospective
D. Weekly inspection

Ans-D

7. The primary purpose of the daily scrum (daily stand-up) is:

 A. To give a status report to the ScrumMaster
B. To give a status report to the product owner
C. Developers inspect how progress is made towards the Sprint Goal and adapt how the
remaining work is done accordingly.
D. To give team members a chance to take a break from their tasks

Ans- C

8. Which statement of the following is the best description for sprint?

A. A sprint is a condensed amount of time where developers work as many hours as they
need to finish the work assigned to them.
B. A sprint is a pre-specified amount of time in which the developer’s team works at a
sustained pace to complete a chosen set of items from the Product Backlog.
C. A sprint is a fixed amount of time set aside for the team to run tests and resolve any
outstanding bugs right before the product ships
D. A sprint is a pre-specified period during which team members choose individual items
from the product backlog to work on. A new article is brought into the sprint as each
item is completed.

Ans- B

9. What is the Scrum approach to doing design early in a project?

A. Having the design up front is always a good idea

B. Much design can be done in parallel with implementation because, ideally, both design
and implementation are done by the same Scrum Team.
C. Design should be done by a separate team from the Scrum team.
D. Design has no place in an Agile project

Ans- B

10. How can software development projects be executed by implementing the Scrum
Framework?

A. Complete software packages

B. Customer projects
 C. All kinds of software development projects
D. Sub-systems, components, or parts of more extensive systems

Ans- C

11. An excellent approach to documentation in Scrum is:

A. Do no documentation because it is a waste of time

B. Do the necessary documentation to support the development and use of the product
C. Do sufficient documentation to prove you have done an excellent job
D. Do more documentation than usual because Agile is risky

Ans-B

12. Which of the following best describes the approach for determining the Sprint length?

A. Sprint should always be 30 days

B. The team determines Sprint length by dividing the total number of story points by the
average velocity of the team
C. Sprint should always be two weeks
D. The team should agree on a fixed length of the Sprint, of one month or less

Ans-D

13. What should the developers do if the product owner is repeatedly too busy to be
available?

A. Continue the work, record the assumptions and ask the customer later for input
B. Send the customer a written warning that the end product will be completed on time
but may not meet their needs
C. Allow the Business Analyst to take on the role of Proxy Product Owner
D. Draw the problem to the attention of the Scrum Master

Ans-D

14. An excellent approach to documentation in Scrum is:

A. Do no documentation because it is a waste of time

 B. Do the necessary documentation to support the development and use of the product
C. Do sufficient documentation to prove you have done an excellent job
D. Do more documentation than usual because Agile is risky

Ans- B

15. Why is it important to trust the team?

A. High trust teams do not have to be accountable to each other

B. High trust teams do not require a user representative
C. The Project Manager does not then have to keep a project schedule
D. The presence of trust is positively correlated with the team performance

Ans-D

16. In a Scrum Team, we “learn as we go” because

A. Planning gets more reliable over time

B. Requirements evolve over time
C. The collaboration within the team gets better over time
D. All of the above

Ans-D

17. What are the two primary artifacts of a sprint planning meeting, and what is the
related commitment?

A. A sprint backlog and sprint goal

B. A requirements documents and a Gantt chart
C. A requirements documents and a test plan
D. A test plan and a Gantt chart

Ans-A

18. Which of these statements best describes the Agile approach to teamwork?

A. The team should plan to work overtime regularly throughout the project
 B. The team should expect to work longer hours towards the end of the project to deliver
all that was committed to
C. The team should strive for a sustainable pace that they can maintain potentially for a
long time
D. The team will regularly need to work many hours overtime but can compensate for this
during periods of less intensity

Ans-C

19. Who ultimately decides when the team has enough work for the sprint in planning?

A. The ScrumMaster
B. The product owner
C. The team Developers
D. The product owner, ScrumMaster, and team vote to determine when the sprint backlog
is full

Ans-C

20. Which of the following is the most characteristic of a ScrumMaster?

A. Task focused
B. Process-oriented
C. Supportive
D. Disengaged

Ans-C

21. The Agile Manifesto states the following values:

A. People are more important than contracts

B. Working software is valued over comprehensive documentation
C. Plans should have priority over the ability to respond
D. Contracts should be negotiated which allow control over the people

Ans-B
 22. The “ MoSCoW “ technique is a popular prioritization technique, where the "M" stands
for ...

A. May have
B. Major
C. Must Have
D. Mandatory

Ans- C

23. The product owner role in a Scrum Teams…

A. Has no control over the prioritization of delivered features

B. Is accountable for the ordering of items on the Product Backlog
C. Collaborates with the developers over the prioritization of features, but the developers
have the final decision
D. Collaborates with the developers over the prioritization of features, but the business has
the final decision

Ans- B

24. When handling team dynamics, the ScrumMaster should ......

A. Empower the team members within appropriate limits

B. Encourage an environment of competition and personal advantage
C. Give clear directives to the team about what they should do and how
D. Expect team members to be proactive and each work to their priorities and objectives

Ans- A

25. Once an Agile project is underway, what should the approach to planning be?

A. Should be able to demonstrate control of its progress

B. Should have no control over its progress
C. Is always out of control
D. Is controlled by the velocity of the most junior team member

Ans-A
 26. What does Scrum advise a team to do with the product backlog items it chooses to
bring into the sprint?

A. The team should break each product backlog item into work items that preferably take
no more than a day.
B. The product owner assigns each product backlog item to the specialist best suited to
carry the work.
C. The team asks the ScrumMaster to research the product backlog items and decide who
should work on each one.
D. The team doesn't do anything with the product backlog items. Scrum doesn’t use tasks
or task lists.

Ans-A

27. As per Scrum, which one of the following is an essential feature of the daily stand-up
(daily Scrum) meeting?

A. The meeting should ensure that it is clear to all which team members are not performing
B. All Developers participate every day and are willing to help each other in completing the
work of the Sprint
C. Everyone is required to report how much time was spent on each work item
D. No one is allowed to leave the stand-up meeting until all problems raised have been
solved

Ans-B

28. How could the maintainability of the developing product be improved in a team?

A. Apply standard design patterns

B. Make refactoring a common practice
C. Ensure unit testing is included in the sprint
D. All of these

Ans-D

29. An Agile project should have ...

 A. Occasional early deliveries if the business is prepared to accept lower quality
B. A regular pattern of delivery of developer-focused products
C. A regular pattern of delivery of business-valued increments
D. An irregular and unpredictable delivery of products

Ans-C

30. How could maintainability of the developing product be improved in a team?

A. Apply standard design patterns

B. Make refactoring a common practice
C. Ensure unit testing is included in the sprint
D. All of these

Ans- D