CIS 440 SCRUM Test
Sort Scrum events in the right order.
1) Sprint Planning 2) Daily Scrum 3) Sprint Review 4) Sprint Retrospective
What is scrum?
A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems while delivering valuable products.
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. (T/F)
False
What does Cone of Uncertainty show?
How much is known about the product over time
What does Burn-down Chart show?
How much work remains till the end of the sprint
The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to (select three):
Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements
What is the Sprint Retrospective?
It is an opportunity for the scrum team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvement to be entacted during the next sprint
What are Product Backlog features? Select three
It is never complete It is dynamic As long as a product exists, its product backlog also exists
What are the two essential features a Scrum Team should possess?
It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team
What is the order of items in the Product Backlog?
Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom
Imagine the following situation. At the Sprint Retrospective meeting, the Scrum Team identified some improvements that can be done. What should the Scrum Team do? Select the best option.
Make sure the sprint backlog for the next sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement
What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume?
Not more than 10%
What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner?
Product Value Maximizer Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement Product Marketplace Expert
The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily Scrum (select all applicable variants):
Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting
Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
The Development Team
What is the sprint backlog?
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option.
The Scrum Master and the Product Owner
What is the Increment?
The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints
Scrum is founded on:
Empiricism
Definition of "Done" is created during the first Sprint and remains unchanged until the Product release. (T/F)
False
What are the characteristics of a Development Team? Select the three most appropriate choices
Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members other than Developer Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole
Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
The Product Owner
In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate?
The sprint review
What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum?
Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog.
True
Definition of Done can be reviewed and adapted during each Sprint Retrospective. True or False?
True
What are the three questions the Scrum Guide gives as an example that can be used at the Daily Scrum?
What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal? What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team? (Y/N)
Yes
Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing interesting to talk about? (Y/N)
Yes
Could the Sprint Planning be finished if only work planned for the first days of the Sprint is decomposed to units of one day or less? (Y/N)
Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units
What does Product Backlog management include? Select the three most applicable items.
*Moving Product backlog items into the sprint backlog *Ordering the items in the product backlog to best achieve goals and missions *Ensuring that the product backlog is visible, transparent and clear to all and shows what the scrum team will work on next
What is the result of the sprint review?
A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
What are the characteristics of a Development Team? Select the three most appropriate choices.
Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole Having the Scrum Master as a part-time Developer in the Development Team Having at least one test engineer in the Development Team
Select the five Scrum Values.
Courage Respect Commitment Openness Focus
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants
Dev team Scrum master Product owner The Key stakeholders
What comprises Scrum (select four)?
Events Roles Artifacts Rules
Other people than the Scrum Team can attend the Sprint Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice. (T/F)
True
If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, when must an adjustment be made?
As soon as possible to minimize further deviation
What does the word "development" mean in the context of Scrum? Select the best option.
Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers.
Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length. (T/F)
False
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects.
False
It is normal to have a "hardening" Sprint to remove all technical debt and prepare the Product for an upcoming release. (T/F)
False
Only the Product Owner and the Development Team participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for the Scrum Master. (T/F)
False
Scrum does not allow additional meetings that are not defined in Scrum. (T/F)
False
Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components and rules which suit most for a particular project.
False
The Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. It is prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later by the Development Team. (T/F)
False
The structure of the Daily Scrum is well-defined and constant. Every team member should answer the three main questions: *What did I do yesterday? *What will I do today? *Do I see any impediment? (T/F)
False
What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.
Sprint backlog Product backlog Increment
Who is responsible for the creation of the Definition of "Done"?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the monitoring of the remaining work towards the Project Goal?
The Product Owner
Check all the formal opportunities to inspect and adapt.
The Sprint Planning The Daily Scrum The Sprint Retrospective The Sprint Review
What happens when a Sprint is canceled? Select three.
*If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it *All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog *Any completed and "done" product backlog items and reviewed
Imagine you are a Scrum Master. There are 10 professionals (developers and QAs) and the Product Owner. How do you distribute people between development teams? Choose all applicable options:
3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional) 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (the professionals after a short meeting decided this is the best option)
How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team? Select the three most appropriate answers.
Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress Helping the Development Team to create high-value products
Please, select a time-box for each Scrum event.
Daily scrum: 15 mins Sprint planning: 8 hours or less Sprint review: 4 hours or less Sprint retrospective: 3 hours or less
What should be taken into account for the Definition of "Done"? Select the two most appropriate items.
Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product Conventions, standards, and guidelines of the Organization
Where can Scrum be used? Check all the applicable items.
Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments Research and identifying viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities Development of software and hardware Managing the operation of an organization Development of products and enhancements Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies
How does Definition of "Done" help to the Scrum Team? Select the three most applicable items.
DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning DoD ensures artifact transparency
If an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the end of the Sprint (it turned out there is a lot more work to do than was estimated), the Sprint is canceled. (T/F)
False
The Daily Scrum always should take exactly 15 minutes. For example, if your team managed to do it in 5 minutes, you should spend 10 more minutes on some useful team activity like Product Backlog refinement, but not more. (T/F)
False
The Daily Scrum time-box depends on the size of the Development team. (T/F)
False
The Scrum Master is focused primarily on the Scrum Team and usually does not care about those outside the Scrum Team. (T/F)
False
What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize?
Flexibility Creativity Productivity
How frequently should scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal?
Frequently, but it should not get in the way of work
What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers? Select two.
How will the work needed to deliver the increment be achieved? What can be delivered in the increment resulting from the upcoming sprint
How much time does the sprint planning take?
Not more than 8 hours
How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization? Select the three most appropriate answers.
Planning Scrum implementations within the organization Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.
Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned Quality goals do not decrease No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal?
The Development Team
The Scrum Team consists of
The Development Team The Scrum Master The Product Owner
Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three.
The Development Team The Scrum Master The Product Owner
Who creates the increment?
The Development team
Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum?
The Key Stakeholders
What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product?
The Product Backlog
What is the input to the Sprint Planning? Select four.
The Product Backlog The latest product Increment Past performance of the Development Team Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint
Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner
Who is responsible for coping with incomplete artifact transparency?
The Scrum Master
Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice.
The Scrum Master
Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?
The Scrum Team
What belongs solely to the Development Team?
The Sprint Backlog
What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment?
The Sprint Backlog
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
The Sprint Review The Sprint Planning
Scrum is not a process or technique. True or False?
True
The Development Team should be able to explain to the Product Owner and Scrum Master how it intends to work as a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment.
True
