Class Marker - Scrum
What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
1) By facilitating Development Team decisions 2) By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
3 to 9
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
The length of a Sprint should be:
A)Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. B)Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. C)No more than one month. D)All of these answers are correct.
Who is on the Scrum Team?
A)The Scrum Master B)The Product Owner C)The Development Team
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.
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.
Development Team membership should change:
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?
Development team, product owner, scrum master
It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
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.
When does the next Sprint begin?
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
When do Development Team members become the exclusive owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual development team member.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:
Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.
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.
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
The consistency reduces complexity.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The development team
What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager."
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product.
True
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.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
When might a Sprint be abnormally terminated?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Development Team
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?
The Product Owner
When is a Sprint over?
When the time-box expires.