Scum master

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit the terminology which is already used. What will likely happen if this is done?

-Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. -The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. -Management may feel less anxious.

In a 4-week Sprint, what is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Review?

4 hours

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

6 plus or minus 3

the timebox for the completing Sprint Planning meeting is

8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints.

Which statement best describes Scrum?

A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.

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

All Development Team must have a definition of "done" that when their work integrates results in a definition of "done" that is potentially shippable.

Development Team membership should be changed

As needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity.

What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments.

Which of the below is not a role in a Scrum Team? Development Team Customers Product Owner Scrum Master

Customers

Which two (2) things does the Development Team not do during the first Sprint? -Deliver an increment of potentially shippable functionality. -Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure. -Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. -Develop a plan for the rest of the project.

Develop a plan for the rest of the project. Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure.

What is the main purpose of a Sprint Review? Choose the best answer. -For Stakeholders to "hold the Team's feet to the fire" - to make sure something is produced during the Sprint -For the Team to review their work and to determine what is needed to complete the next set of backlog items -For the Product Manager to be able to show progress to the Stakeholders -For Stakeholders to review what the Team has built and to give input on what to do next

For Stakeholders to review what the Team has built and to give input on what to do next

he CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to the current Sprint. What should the Development Team do?

Inform the Product Owner so that he/she can work with the CEO

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? -It is a review of the team's activities during the Sprint. -It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint. -It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to provide feedback on the work done. -It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it committed to doing, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its commitments.

It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint.

Who is responsible for facilitating the Sprint Retrospective meeting?

Scrum Master

Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

The Development Team.

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

The Product Owner

When a Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?

The Product Owner and Development Team.

Which statement is accurate about the role of Product Owner during the Daily Scrum?

The Product Owner's participation is defined by the team.

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

The consistency reduces complexity and overhead.

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 Product Backlog is ordered by:

Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.

When is a Sprint over?

When the timebox expires.

The Scrum Master...

removes barriers between stakeholders and scum team

What's the single biggest factor in enabling a Scrum Team to adapt to change quickly

the ability of the team to self manage effectively

In Scrum, who works to remove barriers between Stakeholders and Scrum Teams?

the scrum master

Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach. Why?

to control risk and to optimize predictability

In Sprint Planning, why would a SME (Subject Matter Expert) outside the Scrum Team be invited to attend?

to provide clarity and advice to the team when asked

Scrum Master is a "management" position?

true

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to

turn the Product Backlog it selects into an increment of potentially shippable product functionality

Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Empiricism asserts that :

knowledge comes from experience

A Team member realizes he does not have the skills needed to complete a task he has accepted for the current Sprint. At the Daily Scrum he talks about his realisation and asks for help. Which Scrum Value is being shown?

openness

The Product Owner has resigned and left the organization. Should,

a stakeholder or developer can step into the product owner role

A Scrum Team has been working together very effectively for months and they are no longer holding a Sprint Retrospective. Which important feature of Scrum is being lost as a consequence?

an inspecting of how the last sprint went in regards to people, places. relationships, and tools

When we say that the scrum team should be cross functional what do we mean?

collectively, they have all the skills necessary to create value each sprint

The Scrum Master is accountable for the Scrum Team's effectiveness. The primary way they do this is by:

creating a focus on continues improvement of its practice within scrum

What is the principal responsibility of the Product Owner role?

ensuring we maximize the value of product/work the team does

It is important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customers at the end of each Sprint.

false

When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

false

What is the role of Management in Scrum?

Management supports the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Management supports the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence and intelligent release of software.

The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute Event - what feature of the Daily Scrum is a way to reduce complexity?

held at the same time and place

Development Team members volunteer to own 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 team member.

The Scrum Team is the fundamental unit of Scrum. What is the optimum number of people in the Scrum Team

fewer than 10