[TieuGia] PSM I Course_Final Exam_v1.0

Meetings for a geographically distributed team require a fair amount logistical coordination (e.g. setting up teleconference numbers, booking meeting rooms, etc.). Given the effort required, the Scrum Master should: A. Allow the self-managing team to determine the best approach to conduct meetings. B. Establish a shared schedule among the team for hosting these meetings. C. Ask for management's assistance. D. Coordinate and schedule meetings that are required for Scrum and inform the team of how these meetings will be conducted.

A. Allow the self-managing team to determine the best approach to conduct meetings.

How much time should be spent carrying out Product Backlog Refinement? A. As much as the Product Owner and Development Team agree is necessary to create enough ready Product Backlog Items B. Up to 10% of the capacity of the Development Team C. As much as the Product Owner deems necessary to create enough ready Product Backlog Items D. Up to 10% of the capacity of the Development Team in a typical Sprint, but as much as 90% in early Sprints

A. As much as the Product Owner and Development Team agree is necessary to create enough ready Product Backlog Items

The Sprint Goal is selected: A. Before the Sprint Backlog is created. B. After the Sprint Backlog is created.

A. Before the Sprint Backlog is created.

What does the Development Team do in the first Sprint? A. Deliver an Increment of potentially shippable functionality B. Fully plan for the whole project in detail C. Prepare a high level plan for the whole project

A. Deliver an Increment of potentially shippable functionality

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Scrum Development Team? A. Determines how to turn a Product Backlog item into a product increment after the architecture and requirements are documented. B. Accountability is shared amongst all team members C. Possesses all of the skills to create a product increment D. There are not titles other than Developer

A. Determines how to turn a Product Backlog item into a product increment after the architecture and requirements are documented.

Which 2 things do not occur in the first sprint A. Finalize the complete Product Backlog B. Define the complete architecture C. Create potentially releasable software D. Develop something of value to the customer

A. Finalize the complete Product Backlog B. Define the complete architecture

Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog items? (Choose two) A. Have the Team define ""done"" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects. B. Declare the Team not ready for Scrum C. Have the Team improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the definition of "done"; accordingly. D. Ask the Team do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects.

A. Have the Team define ""done"" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects. C. Have the Team improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the definition of "done"; accordingly.

What is the order of items in the Product Backlog? A. Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom B. The recently added items at the top C. The less clear items at the top D. Alphabetical

A. Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? A. Optimizing the Return on Investment (ROI) and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the work the Development Team does. B. Directing the Development Team. C. Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders. D. Keeping stakeholders at bay.

A. Optimizing the Return on Investment (ROI) and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the work the Development Team does.

A representative of the customer has asked the Development Team to add a very important item to an ongoing Sprint. What should they do? A. Refer the representative to the Product Owner to discuss it B. Refer the representative to the Scrum Master to discuss it C. Refuse it, because they are in the middle of the Sprint D. Accept it only if they are willing to ask for it formally

A. Refer the representative to the Product Owner to discuss it

A meeting where a team reflects and looks back to adapt and learn to do future projects better is popularly known as: A. Retrospective B. Planning C. Review session D. Status Meeting

A. Retrospective

Who has final say on the contents of the Sprint Backlog? A. The Development Team B. The Product Owner C. The Scrum Team D. The Scrum Master

A. The Development Team

Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint? A. The Development Team. B. Scrum Master C. Product Owner D. Scrum Team

A. The Development Team.

What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product? A. The Product Backlog B. The Key Stakeholders C. The CEO of the Organization

A. The Product Backlog

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly? A. The Product Owner B. The Development Team C. The Scrum Master D. The Project Manager

A. The Product Owner

Who estimate the effort to complete a Product Backlog item? A. The Scrum Development Team, after clarifying the requirement B. The ScumMaster, with input from the Development Team. C. The most senior people in the organization, such as engineering managers or software architect. D. The Product Owner, with input from the Development Team.

A. The Scrum Development Team, after clarifying the requirement

Who tells the Development Team how to turn Product Backlog into Increments? A. The Scrum Team B. No one C. The Scrum Master D. The Product Owner

A. The Scrum Team

Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate. A. The Sprint Review B. The Daily Scrum C. The Sprint Planning D. The Sprint Retrospective

A. The Sprint Review C. The Sprint Planning

What is the designated purpose of the Daily Scrum? (select 2) A. To create a plan for the next 24 hours B. To forecast the functionality that will be developed during the Sprint C. To inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools D. To synchronize activities of the Development Team

A. To create a plan for the next 24 hours D. To synchronize activities of the Development Team

Scrum Master is a ""management"" position. A. True B. False

A. True

The feedback from Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint Planning meeting? A. True B. False

A. True

When is a Sprint over? A. When the time-box expires B. When the Product Owner says so C. When the Scrum Master Says so D. When the Sprint Backlog is all developed

A. When the time-box expires

Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chart indicates? A. When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Development Team. B. Nothing

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

The timebox for the Sprint Planning meeting is? A. 4 hours. B. 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. C. Whenever it is done. D. Monthly

B. 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

Which of the following is not a sign of bad Agile team spaces? A. Ugly spaces B. Appropriate information radiators in the workspace C. Minimal interaction D. Stale artifacts

B. Appropriate information radiators in the workspace

During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog? A. When the Product Owner identifies a new work. B. As soon as possible after they are identified C. When the Scrum Master has time to enter them D. During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them

B. As soon as possible after they are identified

Spike solutions are small experiments to answer a question and determine a path forward. Which of the following types of spike will you use if you need to test an approach to your production code? A. Development Spike B. Design Spike C. Scheduling Spikes D. Iteration Spikes

B. Design Spike

When does product backlog refinement occur? A. In Sprint 0 B. During the Sprint, in preparation for next Sprint(s) C. Between Sprints D. In Sprint planning

B. During the Sprint, in preparation for next Sprint(s)

The definition of done is frequently discussed with stakeholders so that: A. Functionality can be negotiated until the last responsible moment B. Everyone has a clear understanding of what completion means C. Team members get to improve their negotiation skills D. Active listening reveals previously undiscussed requirements

B. Everyone has a clear understanding of what completion means

During the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Master is responsible for: A. Preparing an outbrief to project stakeholders B. Facilitating and participating in the meeting as a member of the Scrum Team. C. Capturing action items D. Assigning process improvement tasks to the team

B. Facilitating and participating in the meeting as a member of the Scrum Team.

A Product Owner has the authority to replace an item in the Sprint Backlog A. True B. False

B. False

Each Sprint Backlog item should be owned by a member of the Development Team. A. True B. False

B. 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. A. True B. False

B. False

It is not allowed to change the members of the Development Team A. True B. False

B. False

One or more Release Sprints are expected from a Scrum Team A. True B. False

B. False

Resolving internal conflicts is NOT the responsibility of the Development Team. A. True B. False

B. False

The Product Owner is responsible for determining what items from the Product Backlog are selected for a Sprint. A. True B. False

B. False

In the agile manifesto, what is valued more than processes and tools? A. Customer collaboration B. Individuals and interactions C. Working software D. Responding to change

B. Individuals and interactions

The Product Owner must frequently review Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal to detect undesirable variances. Which pillar of Scrum does this present? A. Transparency B. Inspection C. Adaptation

B. Inspection

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? A. It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint. B. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next. C. It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done

B. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of a Good Story? A. Testable B. Large C. Independent D. Negotiable

B. Large

John and Joseph are working in the same room. John is programming and Joseph is discussing with Kim. John gets to hear their conversation and gets enough information to know that Joseph has talked about some idea with Kim. What kind of communication is this referred to as? A. Push Communication B. Osmotic Communication C. Pull Communication D. Active Listening

B. Osmotic Communication

Sprint Backlog items are usually: A. Significantly smaller than items on the Product Backlog B. Smaller than items on the Product Backlog C. Larger than items on the Product Backlog D. The same size as items on the Product Backlog

B. Smaller than items on the Product Backlog

What is the Sprint Backlog? A. The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint B. The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them C. The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus a set of Development Team internal tasks

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

The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The work it selects for the Sprint should not be changed. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. All of these attributes of a Sprint foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is false? A. The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development Team B. The Sprint Backlog and its contents are fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and do not change during the Sprint. C. The Development Team may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it has more or less capacity than it expected. D. As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges.

B. The Sprint Backlog and its contents are fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and do not change during the Sprint.

What are the major properties of a cross-functional Development Team? A. The team is able to complete the project according to the planning, after the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner. B. The team has all the skills on board, needed to accept collective ownership for the next product increment. C. The team comprises competence teams dedicated to particular domains like specialized testing or business analysis, to facilitate deliverance of the highest business value.

B. The team has all the skills on board, needed to accept collective ownership for the next product increment.

A Scrum Team is currently using 3-week Sprints. A longer, up to 4-week, Sprint duration may be indicated if: A. Management indicates they need more frequent status updates. B. The work, when fully decomposed, exceeds the team's capacity to complete it within the current timebox. C. The Development Team observes its velocity is higher than forecast. D. The Product Owner has expressed concerns the project is progressing too slowly.

B. The work, when fully decomposed, exceeds the team's capacity to complete it within the current timebox.

Which is the more important reason to demonstrate working product frequently? A. To get more feature out B. To accelerate our understanding of user's real needs

B. To accelerate our understanding of user's real needs

When can a plan be changed in Agile Management? A. At the end of the Iteration B. When we have learned something new C. At the Daily Meeting D. You cannot change once the plan is prepared

B. When we have learned something new

Project A has 1000 Story Points and Project B has 600. Based on this, how much larger is project A over project B A. 40% larger B. You cannot compare the Story Points of two different projects C. 66% larger D. 400 Story Points

B. You cannot compare the Story Points of two different projects

Assuming one-week iterations and a team of four developers, how many iterations will it take for the team to complete a project with 27 story points if they have a velocity of 4? A. 4 B. 6 C. 7 D. 24

C. 7

Which of the following statement is TRUE? A. At the end of a Sprint, an increment is only considered "Done" when the Scrum Team decides to release it. B. At the end of a Sprint, an increment is only considered "Done" when the Product Owner decides to release it. C. An increment must be "Done" regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually release it. D. At the end of a Sprint, the Product Owner's decision to release an Increment signifies that the Increment meets the definition of "Done"

C. An increment must be "Done" regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually release it.

Which of the following techniques would likely be the least effective way of fostering communication between the Development Team and Product Owner A. Actively monitor how the two parties are communicating B. Coach the Product Owner so they understand, to the extent practical, the technical details of the work being performed C. Assume a liaison role between both parties D. Coach the Development Team to describe their work from a 'business needs' context

C. Assume a liaison role between both parties

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take? A. Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management. B. Comply with the decision of the self-organizing Team C. Begin facilitating productive, useful retrospectives. D. Consult with the product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.

C. Begin facilitating productive, useful retrospectives.

Your team committed to deliver 10 story points this iteration, but it looks like you will only complete 8. You should: A. Extend the iteration B. Add more resources to the team C. Complete 8 points, and put 2 back in the backlog D. Adjust the iteration plan from 10 points down to 8

C. Complete 8 points, and put 2 back in the backlog

By the end of the Sprint Planning meeting, the Sprint Backlog should be: A. Defined only enough to understand the basic design and architecture. B. Defined enough for the Development Team to forecast what it believes it can do in the upcoming Sprint C. Decomposed to units of one day or less for the first few days of the Sprint. D. Defined to describe all the potential work for that Sprint.

C. Decomposed to units of one day or less for the first few days of the Sprint.

Scrum is based on: A. Best practices from academia B. Complex analysis C. Empirical process control D. Statistical process control

C. Empirical process control

Which of the following is not a reflection of a co-located team? A. Issues resolved informally, in a timely manner B. Incidental interaction leads to productivity C. Formal logging of knowledge D. Team leverage tactile, low cost solutions like whiteboards, post-its, and index cards

C. Formal logging of knowledge

Cross-functional Development Teams have the following composition: A. Developers and testers who collaborate with subject matter experts who provide support from outside of the team. B. A virtual team of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers. C. Individuals who have various skills and are able to collaborate and contribute to delivering a working increment of software. D. Developers, Business Analysts, Architects, and Testers.

C. Individuals who have various skills and are able to collaborate and contribute to delivering a working increment of software.

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? A. It is a review of the Development Team activities during the Sprint B. It is a review of the Scrum Team activities during the Sprint C. It is a demo and inspection of the outcome of the Sprint D. It is a review of what went well and what did not went well throughout the Sprint

C. It is a demo and inspection of the outcome of the Sprint

What is the role of Management in Scrum? A. To identify and remove people that aren't working hard enough. B. To continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team. C. 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. D. To monitor the Development Team's productivity.

C. 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.

How is the Product Backlog arranged? A. Into categories P1, P2, P3, etc B. Items are randomly arranged C. Most important items at the top to least important items at the bottom D. Large items at the top to small items at the bottom

C. Most important items at the top to least important items at the bottom

The INVEST memonic for user stories looks for attributes that include: A. Independent, Negotiable, Smart B. Valuable, Easy-to-use, Timely C. Negotiable, Estimatable, Small D. Independent, Valuable, Timely

C. Negotiable, Estimatable, Small

Which of the following is NOT a principle from the Agile Manifesto? A. Responding to change B. Customer collaboration C. Technical excellence D. Working software

C. Technical excellence

What happens to the Product Backlog during development as changes in user needs are discovered? A. The original Product Backlog is replaced to reflect the new requirements B. Nothing. The Product Backlog does not change during the life of the project. C. The Product Backlog evolves and is reprioritized to incorporate the changes D. The requirements specification is updated.

C. The Product Backlog evolves and is reprioritized to incorporate the changes

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: A. Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner. B. Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments. C. Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality

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

Typically calculated in story points, this is the rate at which the team converts ""Done"" items in a single sprint A. Burndown rate B. Burn-up rate C. Velocity D. Capacity

C. Velocity

When is a Sprint cancelled? A. When we realize that we cannot deliver all of the Sprint Backlog items B. When priorities change in the Product Backlog, in a way that Sprint Backlog items are no longer the highest ones C. When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish the Sprint D. When Scrum Master realizes that the Scrum framework is not followed entirely

C. When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish the Sprint

Where does the Product Backlog for an existing product come from? A. Customers B. Developers C. Customer support staff D. All of the above

D. All of the above

The length of a Sprint should be: A. Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. B. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. C. No more than one month. D. All of these answers are correct

D. All of these answers are correct

If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, when an adjustment must be made? A. After Scrum Master approval B. After clarifying all the details with the Product Owner C. The deviations should be discussed at the Daily Scrum and then an adjustment must be made D. As soon as possible to minimize further deviation

D. As soon as possible to minimize further deviation

The Development Team informs its new Scrum Master that a Daily Scrum is not needed. Instead, the team will hold a Weekly Scrum. The Scrum Master should do which of the following (choose one): A. Accept the team's decision. B. Work with the Product Owner to convince the team to reconsider its choice. C. Inform management that the Development Team is not cooperating. D. Collaborate with the Development Team and coach them on how to conduct effective Daily Scrums.

D. Collaborate with the Development Team and coach them on how to conduct effective Daily Scrums.

What is velocity NOT used for? A. Gauging the work capacity of the team B. Checking our release plan validity C. Setting a sense of work done per iteration D. Defining feature requirements

D. Defining feature requirements

What is the Sprint Retrospective? A. It is a meeting where the Development Team synchronizes activities and creates a plan for the next 24 hours B. It is the key inspect and adapt meeting C. It is a meeting to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed D. It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint

D. It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint

Which of the following is not true about Test-First Development? A. It is also known as Test-Driven Development (TDD). B. Is an evolutionary approach to programming where agile software developers must first write a test that fails before they write new functional code. C. It involves updating the functional code if the new test is passed. D. It passes user acceptance or client approval.

D. It passes user acceptance or client approval.

Why should the Scrum Master attend the Daily Scrum? A. To make sure everyone answers the three standard questions B. To make a list of the problems that Development Team is facing and try to solve them C. To gather data needed for reporting to the higher management D. The Scrum Master does not have to attend the meeting, he/she only has to ensure that the Development Team has such a meeting

D. The Scrum Master does not have to attend the meeting, he/she only has to ensure that the Development Team has such a meeting

Scrum Master responsibilities include which of the following? A. The Daily Scrum meeting and removing impediments the development team has identified. B. Keeping track of resource allocation. C. Reporting team progress to relevant stakeholders D. The Scrum process being adopted and used properly.

D. The Scrum process being adopted and used properly.

When conducting a Sprint Planning meeting, which of the following statements is not true? A. The product owner is responsible for the backlog priorities. B. The team is responsible for the estimates C. The team breaks down user stories into tasks D. The ScrumMaster selects the topic items off the backlog.

D. The ScrumMaster selects the topic items off the backlog.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a user story? A. I: Independent, N: Negotiable, V: Valuable, E: Estimable, S: Small, T: Testable B. Lightweight user requirements C. Visual representation of a requirement D. Typically a 4x6" index card

D. Typically a 4x6" index card

A Product Owner and Scrum Master are part of every Scrum Team A. Yes. These are full-time roles on a Scrum Team. B. No. There is no explicit requirement for these roles on Scrum Teams C. No. The Scrum Team is self-managing and may determine how to best perform the tasks associated with these roles D. Yes, but team performance may be impacted depending on the other tasking those performing these roles may have

D. Yes, but team performance may be impacted depending on the other tasking those performing these roles may have