Scrum Master Open

The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:

4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?

A) 3 to 9

When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "Done?"

A) All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

B) False

Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?

B) Scrum Master C) Development Team E) Product Owner

Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is NOT self-organizing and are NOT following the Scrum Guide?

B) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint. F) The Development Team invites external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog. C) 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.

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

C) By facilitating Development Team decisions D) By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team

When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item?

C) 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.

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?

D) All of the above. Noted list of All the above Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. B) The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. C) Management may feel less anxious.

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

D) Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.

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.

The three pillars of empirical process control are:

Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

A) Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?

B) The consistency reduces complexity.