Agile Scrum Foundation Certification Prep

How long should it take a 5 member Scrum Team to finalize the Sprint Planning for a 3 week Sprint? A. 3-6 hours B. 3-6 days C. as long as it takes

A. 3-6 hours

How should 'Done' be defined when multiple Scrum Teams are working on a single product? A. All Scrum Teams work towards an integrated Definition of Done. B. Each Scrum Team must define and use their own Definition of Done. C. The Scrum Master defines when the item is Done.

A. All Scrum Teams work towards an integrated Definition of Done.

Who is responsible to avoid distracting the Team after the Team has committed to the Sprint Goal? A. All stakeholders B. The Scrum Master C. The Product Owners D. The Team

A. All stakeholders are responsible to avoid distracting the Team after the Team has committed to the Sprint Goal.

What always starts with "as a (role)... I need... In order to...?"

User Stories

What must have acceptance criteria and is SAFE?

User Stories

What is a Release?

The grouping of Sprints.

What is a Sprint planning meeting?

The initial meeting where the Sprints are planned out.

What is a Sprint Goal?

The overall goal of a Sprint.

What is a basic description of Scrum?

1. 3 roles 2. 4 artifacts 3. 5 meetings

What are the 3 Scrum Roles?

1. Scrum Master 2. Scrum Product Owner 3. Scrum Team

What are the Scrum Events?

1. Sprint Planning Meeting 2. Daily Scrum Meeting 3. Sprint Review Meeting 4. Sprint Retrospective Meeting

What 3 questions are asked in a daily scrum meeting?

1. What did you accomplish yesterday? 2. What are you going to accomplish today? 3. What impediments do you currently have?

What is the most common Sprint length?

2-6 weeks

What is a burndown chart?

A chart that shows the status of the current sprint.

What is a burn up chart?

A chart that shows the status of the overall project.

What is a daily scrum meeting?

A daily meeting where the team discusses progress.

What is a WBS used for?

A graphical representation of a projects scope.

What is Scrum?

A lightweight agile project management framework mainly used for software development.

What is a Sprint review?

A meeting that is all about the product.

What is Spiral?

A methodology that uses prototyping and mockups. Focuses on technical risks.

What is a Product Backlog?

A prioritized list of items that need to be delivered.

What is Waterfall?

A sequential design methodology that flows like a waterfall through the 8 stages.

What is a Product Vision?

A single sheet that explains the purpose of the project.

The Product Backlog is ordered from most valuable to least valuable. There are a few criteria that determine how valuable a Product Backlog Item is. What are these criteria? A. Benefits, Cost, Risks B. Benefits, Cost, Size C. Time on the backlog, Cost, Risks D. Time on the backlog, Cost, Size

A. Benefits, Cost, Risks

Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of information radiators? A. Current B. Detailed C. Provided on a "need to know" basis D. Stable

A. Current

What is the average success rate for waterfall projects? A. 14% B. 18% C. 25% D. 33%

A. Only about 14% of waterfall projects are deemed successful. 57% are challenged and 29% are deemed failures

Agile planning happens at multiple levels including a daily plan, a sprint plan and a strategic plan. What term best describes the multi-level planning? A. Planning Onion B. Planning Poker C. Sprint Planning

A. Planning Onion

Which of the following is a key theoretical basis of Scrum? A. Industrial process theory B. Empirical processes C. Defined processes D. WIP

A. Scrum is based on industrial process theory which is focused on self organization and emergence. Scrum also makes use of the empirical processes over defined processes but that was not part of the question.

Which Scrum participant helps create and maintain the Sprint Backlog, Sprint Burndown Chart and Task Board? A. The Development Team B. The Product Owner C. The Scrum Master D. Business Stakeholders

A. The Development Team helps create and maintain the Sprint Backlog, Sprint Burndown Chart and Task Board.

Who knows most about the progress towards a business objective or a release? A. The Product Owner B. The Scrum Master C. The Development Team

A. The Product Owner

Which Scrum participant regularly demonstrates a working product at the Sprint Review? A. The Scrum Team B. Product Owner C. Scrum Master D. Business Stakeholders

A. The Scrum Team regularly demonstrates a working product at the Sprint Review.

Which contract type is adaptive and therefore fits well with the Scrum way of working? A. The contract type "Time & means or fixed unit" B. The contract type "Fixed price" C. Neither contract type

A. The contract type "Time & means or fixed unit"

Which of the following core Agile values is not correct? A. Teams & interactions over processes & tools B. Responding to change over following a plan C. Working software over comprehensive documentation D. Customer collaboration over contract negotiations

A. The four core values for Agile development include: - Individuals & interactions over processes & tools - Customer collaboration over contract negotiations - Responding to change over following a plan - Working software over comprehensive documentation

During the Daily Scrum three questions are answered. Which question is one of these questions? A. What obstacles are in the way? B. Who should take on the next task? C. Which requests of the customer did we receive?

A. What obstacles are in the way?

What methodology requires the most experience?

Agile

What is Grooming?

An important exercise where the team discusses the Sprints.

In the past 8 Sprints, the Scrum Team has completed 85 story points worth of work altogether. The Scrum Team has been asked to start working on a new project which is estimated at 64 story points. How many Sprints would be needed to complete this project? A. 5 sprints B. 7 sprints C. 8 sprints D. 10 sprints

B. 7 sprints

Who is responsible to remove impediments identified by the Development Team, Product Owner or Scrum Master? A. The Scrum Master B. All stakeholders C. The Product Owners D. The Team

B. All stakeholders are responsible to remove impediments identified by the Development Team, Product Owner or Scrum Master.

Which of the following is not a key to empirical process management? A. Visibility B. Opportunity C. Inspection D. Adaptation

B. An empirical process focuses on three key aspects: - Visibility: you must be able to see it. - Inspection: you must actually look at it. - Adaptation: you must change when you see the need.

A Scrum Team selects a Product Backlog Item (PBI) for the Sprint Backlog. What must the Development Team do to finish the Product Backlog Item it selects? A. As much as can be done in the Sprint before the deadline. B. As much as is required to satisfy the Definition of Done. C. Analyze, design, program, test and document the Product Backlog Item.

B. As much as is required to satisfy the Definition of Done.

Near the end of a Sprint, the Development Team realizes that they will not be able to complete the stories they had committed to. What is the best course of action for the Development Team? A. Add resources and team members to meet the goals of the current Sprint. B. Ask the Product Owner to decide which stories can be delayed until the next Sprint. C. Decide on a new Definition of Done for the Sprint Backlog Items.

B. Ask the Product Owner to decide which stories can be delayed until the next Sprint.

A Scrum Team thought its a good practice to clearly define a checklist of items that must be completed before calling a story "completed." What artifact are they likely to use for this? A. Burn-Down Chart B. Definition of Done C. Product Backlog D. Sprint Backlog

B. Definition of Done

A Scrum Team is estimating User Stories. The Scrum Master suggests the Planning Poker technique. What is the process of Planning Poker? A. Compare the Story to reference Stories and then estimate it. B. Estimate on your own, then discuss everyone else's estimates. C. Sort all Stories based on their relative effort required.

B. Estimate on your own, then discuss everyone else's estimates.

An often used best practice is to define User Stories according to the acronym 'INVEST'. The 'S' of 'INVEST' means Small. Regarding the User Story in a Sprint, what must be small? A. the number of Sprints needed to realize the User Story B. the number of team members involved C. the Story Points or Ideal Hours involved D. the length of the written-out User Story

C. the Story Points or Ideal Hours involved

A Scrum Team estimates a Story using the Planning Poker technique. The Team decides to allocate 5 Story Points to a Story, because the developers estimated 2 points and the testers estimated 3 points. Which statement is true regarding this scenario? A. Points are assigned by the Scrum Master, not by the Development Team. B. Points are assigned for the overall Story, not for parts of the Story. C. Points are never estimated, but always determined beforehand. D. The Development Team also needs to ask the Product Owner about the estimate.

B. Points are assigned for the overall Story, not for parts of the Story.

A Scrum Team realizes that it may be late in delivering a component that another Scrum Team is waiting for. What is the best forum to discuss this issue and find a resolution? A. Daily Scrum of either Team B. Scrum-of-Scrums C. Sprint Review D. Sprint Retrospective

B. Scrum-of-Scrums

Which of the following statements best describes the role that the Daily Scrum plays in the monitoring of a Scrum project? A. The Daily Scrum helps the Scrum Master to update the burn-down chart. B. The Daily Scrum gives the Development Team insight into their progress and their issues. C. The Daily Scrum lets the Product Owner review the progress of the Team.

B. The Daily Scrum gives the Development Team insight into their progress and their issues.

A customer requests a report that summarizes functionality added and defects found and fixed, right at the end of a Sprint. Who can best prepare this report? A. The Product Owner B. The Scrum Master C. The Development Team D. This type of report should not be prepared.

B. The Scrum Master

Senior management wants to regularly audit if the Scrum Team is following Scrum practices and principles. Who is in the best position to conduct such an audit? A. The Product Owner B. The Scrum Master C. The Development Team D. The Testers

B. The Scrum Master

Who coaches the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood? A. The Product Owner B. All Stakeholders C. The Scrum Master D. Business Stakeholders

B. The Scrum Master coaches the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

Which Scrum role observes end to end flow of product delivery and takes action to maximize the delivery of value? A. Business Stakeholders B. Scrum Master C. The Team D. Product Owner

B. The Scrum Master observes end to end flow of product delivery and takes action to maximize the delivery of value.

For a Sprint, progress is monitored in a Burn-Down Chart. What does a Burn-Down Chart show? A. The amount of completed work B. The amount of remaining work C. The velocity of the Development Team

B. The amount of remaining work

Why does the Daily Scrum need to be held at the same location and time? A. The booking of a room needs to be done in advance for the duration of the Sprint. B. The constant time and place is best for continuity of the Scrum framework. C. The Project Manager needs to get the status updates at a given time every day.

B. The constant time and place is best for continuity of the Scrum framework.

The S of INVEST stands for Small. Which items on the product backlog should be small? A. All items in the Product Backlog B. The items on the top of the Product Backlog C. The items on the bottom of the Product Backlog D. Only items on the Sprint Backlog must be small

B. The items on the top of the Product Backlog

In what decade was most of the science of project management first created? A. 1940s B. 1950s C. 1960s D. 1970s

B. The science of project management was first formally created by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Dow and Dupont chemical companies during the 1950s.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major development methodologies? A. Agile B. Compression C. Spiral D. Waterfall

B. The three (3) major development methodologies include: - Waterfall - Spiral - Agile

A Scrum Team works on a project in 2-week Sprints. During the Sprint Planning meeting of the fifteenth Sprint, the Scrum Master says: "We have seen from the last 12 Sprints that we cannot deliver potentially shippable increments in 2 weeks. Let's increase the duration for Sprint 16." Should the duration be increased? A. Yes, because the Scrum Master can change the Sprint duration. B. Yes, because past Sprint performance is a good reason to change. C. No, because the Sprint duration cannot be changed, for any reason. D. No, because only Development Team members may change Sprint duration.

B. Yes, because past Sprint performance is a good reason to change.

How long is a daily scrum meeting?

Between 10 and 15 minutes

A Scrum Team failed to meet the Sprint objectives. One of the key members of the Development Team fell ill and was away for 2 days right at the beginning of the 4-week Sprint. What is the most likely reason that the Team did not meet the Sprint objectives? A. The Product Owner is unable to prioritize. B. The Development Team is lacking skills. C. The Team did not plan the Sprint effectively. D. The Development Team is over-worked.

C. The Team did not plan the Sprint effectively.

What is the definition of Velocity of a Team? A. A shared understanding of how fast a Sprint must be done. B. The optimum Work in Progress limit for each Sprint. C. The number of Story Points a Team can finish in 1 Sprint. D. The sum of all completed Sprint Backlog Items.

C. The number of Story Points a Team can finish in 1 Sprint.

What are the 3 C's in a user story?

Card Conversation Confirmation

What percentage of software features are never used? A. 35% B. 40% C. 45% D. 50%

C. 36% of features are truly needed. Another 19% are rarely used, and a full 45% are never used.

What is the average success rate for Agile projects? A. 25% B. 33% C. 42% D. 55%

C. Agile development has a success rate of 42% with 49% of projects being challenged and 9% failed.

Your team uses a Kanban board. The Work in Progress (WIP) limit of a column on the Kanban board is reached. What is expected of you when this happens? A. Assign work to co-workers in the next column to free capacity. B. Enlarge the Work in Progress limit and keep working. C. Help the co-workers in the column with the bottleneck. D. Wait until work is pulled to the next column to free capacity.

C. Help the co-workers in the column with the bottleneck.

What is a Sprint? A. A brainstorming session in Extreme programming to generate design ideas. B. A race between two developers to see who can complete a feature fastest. C. One iteration in the Scrum methodology. D. The last iteration in the Scrum project, when the Team works long hours to finish the project.

C. One iteration in the Scrum methodology.

Collaboration is the most important parameter for the success of a Scrum Team. What term best describes this type of interaction? A. Distributed team working B. Information radiator sharing C. Osmotic communication

C. Osmotic communication

One person is working on the code and another person is observing, critiquing and occasionally switching roles. What practice is being followed here? A. Code review B. Continuous integration C. Pair programming D. Test-driven development

C. Pair programming

A Team is transitioning into Scrum. They already had a role called Project coordinator, who facilitates interactions, removes roadblocks and acts as the process coach of the Team. What should this role be called after the transition? A. Project coordinator B. Project manager C. Scrum Master D. Scrum project manager

C. Scrum Master

Which of the following is not considered a major founder of Scrum? A. Ken Schwaber B. Jeff Sutherland C. Sidney Crosby D. Mike Cohn

C. Scrum was largely founded by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland. Early on, Mike Cohn was one of the largest contributors and was a founder of the Scrum Alliance.

According to Agile principles, which type of team can come up with the best requirements, architectures and design? A. Co-located B. Experienced C. Self-organized D. Well trained

C. Self-organized

What is the primary responsibility of a Scrum Master in order to keep a Scrum Team working at its peak level of productivity? A. Keeping high priority features at the top of the Product Backlog. B. Not allowing changes to the Product Backlog once the Sprint begins. C. Supporting the Development Team's decisions and resolving their issues.

C. Supporting the Development Team's decisions and resolving their issues.

According to Agile principles, what should be the pace of development? A. Fast B. Increasing C. Sustainable

C. Sustainable

The Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint. Who should be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work? A. The Development Team, the Scrum Master and the Product Owner. The Stakeholders should be consulted. B. The Development Team and the Scrum Master. The Product Owner should be consulted. C. The Development Team only. The Product Owner should be consulted.

C. The Development Team only. The Product Owner should be consulted.

The Product Owner is going on a three-week vacation. The Team should be closing the current Sprint and starting a new Sprint at the end of the first week of the Product Owner's vacation. What is the best way to continue the Scrum rituals in this situation? A. Each Scrum Team should ideally have two Product Owners to provide cover. B. The Product Owner should be requested to delay his vacation by a week. C. The Scrum Master should take over and cover for the Product Owner.

C. The Scrum Master should take over and cover for the Product Owner.

Which of the following is a problem caused by using a waterfall methodology? A. Requirements are allowed to flex and adapt to the needs of the stakeholders B. Stakeholders are constantly able to see working versions of the product of the project C. Stakeholders commonly expect to work with the team on a daily basis to deliver the project results D. The process gives the appearance that all the requirements are accurately defined at the beginning of the project with the expectation of little or no changes throughout the project

D. A key concern with using the waterfall methodology is that it often gives the appearance that all the requirements are accurately defined at the beginning of the project with the accompanying expectation of little or no changes throughout the project.

Which of the following kinds of projects are best suited to take advantage of Agile development? A. Disorganized projects B. Simple projects C. Large projects D. Complex projects

D. Agile development is most effective at managing complicated and/or complex projects.

Which Scrum participant changes their mind, substitutes functionality, and adjusts priorities without paying exorbitant costs? A. The Scrum Team B. Product Owner C. Scrum Master D. Business Stakeholders

D. Business Stakeholders change their mind, substitute functionality, and adjust priorities without paying exorbitant costs.

Which of the following is a term used to denote an organization's partially finished goods waiting for completion and eventual sales, or the value of these items? A. Work in process B. Work in progress C. Goods in process D. All of the above

D. In Agile development it is most commonly called Work in Progress, or WIP, but it can also be called Work in Process or Goods in Process.

Which Scrum participant provides daily status updates to the Scrum Master at the Daily Scrum? A. The Development Team B. The Product Owner C. The Scrum Master D. No one

D. No one provides daily status updates to the Scrum Master at the Daily Scrum. Status updates are provided to and by the Scrum Team.

A team member from a Scrum Team feels that a senior technical architect from another team may have some valuable insights and feedback about the product. What is the best event to ask for this feedback? A. Daily Scrum B. Sprint Planning C. Sprint Retrospective D. Sprint Review

D. Sprint Review

A Product Owner wants a story to be completed in two days. The Development Team member working on the Story reckons it will take five days. The Scrum Master feels it should take three days. A subject matter expert, who has worked on similar Stories in the past, thinks it should be at most a one day effort. Whose estimate should be used for planning? A. The Product Owner's B. The Scrum Master's C. The Subject Matter Expert D. The Development Team

D. The Development Team

A Sprint just concluded and it was a disaster. None of the planned stories were completed and the review had to be cancelled. Senior management wants to establish accountability for this. Who is ultimately accountable for the success or failure of a Scrum project? A. The Product Owner B. The Scrum Master C. Senior Management D. The Development Team

D. The Development Team

Which of the following is not one of the three basic Scrum roles? A. Product Owner B. Scrum Master C. Development Team D. Sponsor

D. The three roles found in Scrum are: - The Product Owner - The Scrum Master - The Development Team, sometimes just called the Team

What is an assertion of the Agile manifesto? A. We value contract negotiation over customer collaboration. B. We value following a plan over responding to change. C. We value processes and tools over individuals and interaction. D. We value working software over comprehensive documentation.

D. We value working software over comprehensive documentation.

While reviewing a bar style release Burn-Down chart, a newly appointed Scrum Master observed that the bottom of the bar had moved above the horizontal axis between Sprint 3 and 4. What happened in Sprint 3? A. The Development Team finished less than the allocated stories. B. The Development Team finished more than the allocated stories. C. Work got added to the Product Backlog. D. Work got removed from the Product Backlog.

D. Work got removed from the Product Backlog.

What is DoD?

Definition of Done

Is Scrum defined or empirical?

Empirical

How do you correctly read a WBS?

From top to bottom.

When was scrum created?

In the 1990s.

We must INVEST in our Stories. What does INVEST stand for?

Independent Negotiable Valuable Estimatable Small Testable

Who created Scrum?

Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland

What is a Teamboard?

One of the 4 artifacts. It keeps track of the progress of the PBIs during a Sprint.

What is PBI?

Product Backlog Item

What does The Development Team do?

Responsible for getting the technical work done for the project.

What does the Product Owner do?

Responsible for representing the interests of stakeholders and are responsible for defining initial requirements and objectives.

What does SAFE stand for?

Success Advance Failure Error

What does the Scrum Master do?

They make sure the scrum process runs smoothly and deals with the roadblocks and issues. A great facilitator and team servant.

What is WBS?

Work Breakdown Structure

What is WIP?

Work In Progress

What is the heartbeat of agility?

Working at a set pace that is fast enough but not having to work too fast to achieve results.