Professional Scrum Master Certification Exam Study Aid

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. 3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional) 2. 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (the professionals after a short meeting decided this is the best option)

What are the characteristics of a Development Team? Select three most appropriate choices.

1. Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole 2. Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team 3. Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members

What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three.

1. Any completed and Done Product Backlog items are reviewed 2. If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it 3. All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog

How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team? Select the three most appropriate answers.

1. Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality 2. Helping the Development Team to create high-value products 3. Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress

The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to (select three)

1. Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work 2. Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements 3. Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools

What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize?

1. Creativity 2. Productivity 3. Flexibility

Please select a time-box for each Scrum event.

1. Daily Scrum: 15 minutes 2. Sprint Planning: 8 hours or less 3. Sprint Review: 4 hours or less 4. Sprint Retrospective: 3 hours or less

What should be taken into account for the Definition of Done? Select the two most appropriate items.

1. Definition of Done of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product 2. Conventions, standards and guidelines of the Organization

Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three.

1. Dev Team 2. Scrum Master 3. Product Owner

What are the three questions the Scrum Guide gives as an example that can be used at the Daily Scrum?

1. Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal? 2. What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? 3. What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

How does Definition of Done help the Scrum Team? Select three most applicable items.

1. DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment 2. DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning 3. DoD ensures artifact transparency

The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily Scrum (select all applicable variants):

1. If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting 2. Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting 3. Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box

What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum?

1. Inspection 2. Transparency 3. Adaption

What are Product Backlog features? Select three.

1. It is never complete 2. It is dynamic 3. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists

What are the two essential features a Scrum Team should possess?

1. It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team 2. It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team

How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization? Select the three most appropriate answers.

1. Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption 2. Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization 3. Planning Scrum implementations within the organization

What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.

1. No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal 2. Quality goals do not decrease 3. Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned

What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items.

1. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs 2. Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions 3. Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next

What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.

1. Product Backlog 2. Sprint Backlog 3. Increment

What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner?

1. Product Marketplace Expert 2. Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement 3. Product Value Maximizer

The Scrum Team consists of

1. Product Owner 2. Development Team 3. Scrum Master

Where can Scrum be used? Check all the applicable items

1. Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities 2. Development of software and hardware 3. Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments 4. Managing the operation of an organization 5. Development of products and enhancements 6 Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies

Where can Scrum be used? Check all the applicable items.

1. Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities 2. Managing the operation of an organization 3. Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments 4. Development of software and hardware 5. Development of products and enhancements 6. Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies

Select the five Scrum Values.

1. Respect 2. Commitment 3. Courage 4. Focus 5. Openness

What comprises Scrum (select four)?

1. Roles 2. Artifacts 3. Rules 4. Events

Sort Scrum events in the right order.

1. Sprint Planning 2. Daily Scrum 3. Sprint Review 4. Sprint Retrospective

Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlog? Select two options.

1. The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner 2. The Product Owner

Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants.

1. The Key Stakeholders 2. The Scrum Master 3. The Product Owner 4. The Development Team

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

Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate

1. The Sprint Planning 2. The Sprint Review

Check all the formal opportunities to inspect and adapt.

1. The Sprint Review 2. The Sprint Planning 3. The Sprint Retrospective 4. The Daily Scrum

Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.

1. The Sprint Review 2. The Sprint Planning

How does the Scrum Master help to the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers.

1. Understanding product planning in an empirical environment 2. Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management 3. Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed

What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers? Select two.

1. What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint? 2. How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved?

What is Scrum?

A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products.

What is the result of the Sprint Review?

A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint

What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option.

A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive

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

What does the word development mean in the context of Scrum? Select the best option.

Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more

Scrum is founded on

Empiricism

All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length.

False

Definition of Done is created during the first Sprint and remains unchanged until the Product release.

False

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

It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects.

False

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

It is normal to have a hardening Sprint to remove all technical debt and prepare the Product for upcoming release.

False

Only the Product Owner and the Development Team participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for the Scrum Master.

False

Scrum does not allow additional meetings that are not defined in Scrum.

False

Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components and rules which suit most for a particular project.

False

The Daily Scrum always should take exactly 15 minutes. For example, if your team managed doing it in 5 minutes, you should spend 10 more minutes on some useful team activity like Product Backlog refinement, but not more.

False

The Daily Scrum time-box depends on the size of the Development team.

False

The Scrum Master is focused primarily on the Scrum Team and usually does not care about those outside the Scrum Team.

False

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

The structure of the Daily Scrum is well-defined and constant. Every team member should answer the three main questions: What did I do yesterday? What will I do today? Do I see any impediment?

False

How frequently should scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal?

Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work

What does Cone of Uncertainty show?

How much is known about the Product over time

What does Burn-down Chart show?

How much work remains till the end of the Sprint

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

What is the order of items in the Product Backlog?

Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom

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.

Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing interesting to talk about?

No

What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume?

Not more than 10%

How much time does the Sprint Planning take?

Not more than 8 hours

Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?

Only the Development Team can change its Sprint Backlog during a Sprint

Who creates the increment?

The Development Team

Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum?

The Development Team

Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog?

The Development Team

Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of Done?

The Development Team

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

What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product?

The Product Backlog

What is the Sprint Backlog?

The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them

Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?

The Product Owner

Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog?

The Product Owner

Who is responsible for monitoring progress toward Goals?

The Product Owner

Who is responsible for the Product Backlog?

The Product Owner

Who is responsible for coping with incomplete artifact transparency?

The Scrum Master

Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum?

The Scrum Master

Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?

The Scrum Team

What belongs solely to the Development Team?

The Sprint Backlog

What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment?

The Sprint Goal

In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate?

The Sprint Review

What is the Increment?

The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints

All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog.

True

Definition of Done can be reviewed and adapted during each Sprint Retrospective

True

Other people than the Scrum Team can attend the Sprint Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice.

True

Scrum is not a process or technique. True or False?

True

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

Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team?

Yes

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