SCRUM Practice Questions 1

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:

An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.

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".

As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do?

As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.

A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?

Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible

What enhances the transparency of an increment?

Doing all work needed to meet the definition of "Done"

What is the best suited structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated Increments?

Each Development Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers.

True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

False

True or False: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

False

Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum?

He/She doesn't need to be there.

When does the second Sprint start?

Immediately after the first 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.

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?

Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.

Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?

Sprint results.

Who owns the Sprint Backlog?

The Development Team

Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?

The Development Team.

The Product Backlog is ordered by

The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.

Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?

The Product Owner.

What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?

The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.

Every Development Team should have:

The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.

Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of "Done"?

To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.

In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?

Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.

What is included in the Sprint Backlog?

User Stories. Tasks. Use Cases. Tests.

Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item? (Choose best two answers)

- Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools, and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of "Done" accordingly. - Have the Development Team establish a Definition of "Done" that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.

During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (Choose the best two answers.)

- Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan. - Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.

Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve? (choose best 3 answers)

- Create a shared understanding of when work is complete. - Describe the purpose, objective, and time-box of each Scrum event. - Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog.However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? (Choose two.)

- Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times. - Interacting with stakeholders.

What are three benefits of self-organization? (Choose the best three answers.)

- Increased creativity. - Increased self-accountability - Increased commitment.

What two techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply?

- Involve the complete Development Team. - Use coaching techniques; such as open questions and active listening.

Which are properties of the Daily Scrum?

- It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. - Its location and time should remain constant.

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team.

- Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. - Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.

At the end of a Sprint Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "Done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item? (Choose the best two answers.)

- 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 of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

- Sprint Retrospective. - Sprint Planning. - Daily Scrum.

Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role?

- The Product Owner is one person. - The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose the best two answers.)

- The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box. - The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. (Choose two)

C. The product has one Product Backlog. E. There should be only one Product Owner.

When should a Sprint Goal be created?

During Sprint Planning.

If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?

Its productivity is likely to stay the same.

The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?

Suggest that the Development Team does the ordering to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work.

A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating the hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsiblefor removing the team member?

The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes Impediments.

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?

When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?

When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate? (Choose the best answer.)

When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.

User documentation is part of your definition of "Done". However, there aren't enough technical writers for all teams. Your Development Team doesn't have a technical writer. What should you do?

Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it.

You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation? (Choose two.)

- The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves. - The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.

Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?

It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.

A Sprint Retrospective should be held:

At the end of each Sprint.

What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?

The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.

Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders? (Choose the best answer.)

The Product Owner.