PSPO 1

Which of the following practices might help the Product Owner minimize waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog?

- Only fully describe Product Backlog items when it seems sure that they are likely to be implemented. - Write or cause Product Backlog items to be written clearly, and with as little ambiguity as possible

At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog items worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "Done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog items?

- Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it. - Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint

Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at Daily Scrum?

-What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal? -What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal? -What impediments are in the way of the team?

Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a product backlog?(choose the best answer) A) Development team tools and techniques B) Dependencies on other product backlog items C) Risks D) Importance to customers E) Alignment with strategy and goals

A) Development team tools and techniques

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.) A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure. B. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams. C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams. D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams. E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.

A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure. D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.

A scrum master is working with a development team that has members in different physical locations. The development team meets in a variety of meetings rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up the 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.

A Product Owner can measure success by an increase in the team's velocity ? A. True B. False

B. False

A product owner which multiple teams working on one product should maintain separate Product Backlog for each team. A. True B. False

B. False

The Product Owner makes sure the right stakeholders are invited to the Sprint Retrospective. They might have important instructions for team improvements. A. True B. False

B. False

How much time must a product owner spend with the Development Team. A. 100%. B. 40% or more if the stakeholders agree. C. However much time development team asks the product owner to be present. D. Enough for the Product Owner to remain up to date on the evolution of the Increment.

C. However much time development team asks the product owner to be present.

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective? A. Methods of communication. B. The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning. C. Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to deliver. D. Its Definition of Done. E. All of the above.

E. All of the above.

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

The Product Owner

Which two behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-oranizing? A. The scrum master is no longer needed. B. Development team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the sprint. C. The development team has all the skills needed to create a releasable increment. D. The development team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of definition of "done". E. The development team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.

B. Development team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the sprint. D. The development team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of definition of "done".

What happens if the development team cannot complete its work by the end of the sprint? A. The sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen again. B. The sprint is extended and future sprints use this new duration. C. The sprint length holds and the development team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a sprint of this length.

C. The sprint length holds and the development team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a sprint of this length.