PSI Part 3

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? (Choose the best answer.) A. Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does. B. Ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders. C. Directing the Development Team. D. Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team. Reveal Solution

a

Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint? A. The Development Team. B. The Scrum Master. C. The Project Manager. D. The Development Team is consultation with the Product Owner. E. The Product Owner.

a

A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager). A. True B. False

b

In order to achieve the benefits of Scrum, it is important to enact the value of commitment. What two actions demonstrate the commitment of Scrum Team members? (Choose two.) A. Always deliver the items in the Sprint forecast. B. Help the other Scrum Team members. C. Do your best. D. Send out a daily status report. E. Work late.

b/c

What is the recommended size for a Development Team? A. 7 plus or minus 3. B. At least 7. C. 9. D. 3 to 9.

d

Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose two.) A. Run the Daily Scrum. B. Prioritize the Development Team's work on the Sprint Backlog. C. Update the Sprint burndown chart. D. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint. E. Work with the stakeholders.

d/e

Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces). A. True B. False Reveal Solution

b

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose two.) A. Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items. B. Add security concerns to the definition of ג€Doneג€. C. Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concerns. D. Delegate the work to the concerned department. E. Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

b/e

The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group? A. The Development Team and stakeholders. B. The Product Owner and Development Team. C. The Scrum Team and stakeholders. D. The Product Owner and management. E. The Development Team and management. F. The Product Owner and stakeholders.

c

What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams? A. Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, UI, etc.) B. Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams. C. Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.

c

To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process. A. True B. False

a

You are the Scrum Master of a new, to be developed product. Development is going to require 45 people. What is a good first question for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams? A. How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise? B. What is the right mixture of senior and junior people on each team? C. Who are going to be the team leads? D. Who are the subject matter experts on each team?

a

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.) A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure. B. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams. C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams. D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams. E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.

a/d

When is the Sprint Backlog created? A. At the beginning of the project. B. During the Sprint Planning meeting. C. Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting. D. During the Sprint.

b

What is the time-box for the Sprint Review? A. As long as needed. B. 2 hours for a monthly Sprint. C. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. D. 4 hours and longer as needed. E. 1 day

c

When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do? A. Add a specialist to the Development Team. B. Partially complete the functionality, and discuss the remaining work at the Sprint Review. C. Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable. D. Defer the work to a more appropriate Sprint.

c

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective? A. Methods of communication. B. The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning. C. Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to deliver. D. Its Definition of ג€Doneג€. E. All of the above. Reveal Solution

e

A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. The Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up conference calls) before the Daily Scrum. What action should the Scrum Master take? A. Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do. B. Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that is how it will be done. C. Ask the Development Team members to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup. D. Inform management and ask them to solve it.

a

A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose three.) A. Consulting with the Development Team. B. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order. C. Arranging a triage meeting with all project managers. D. Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.

a/b/d

Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose three.) A. Sprint Review. B. Release Planning. C. Sprint Retrospective. D. Refinement Meeting. E. Daily Scrum.

a/c/e

Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? A. A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists. B. Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations. C. A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations. D. An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations. E. UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations.

b

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? (Choose two.) A. By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time. B. By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team. C. By facilitating Development Team decisions. D. By keeping high value features high in the Produ

b/c

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track? A. Accumulated cost. B. Individual worker productivity. C. Work remaining across time. D. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.

c

Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum? A. Lead the discussions of the Development Team. B. Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered by each member of the team. C. Keep track of whether each team member has a chance to speak. D. Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box. E. All of the above.

d

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team? A. Focus B. Respect C. Openness D. Courage E. Commitment F. All of the above

f

The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint. A. False. B. True, accordingly to what was committed to the stakeholders. C. True, but only after confirmation by the resource manager that the Team has enough capacity. D. True. E. False, the Scrum Master does that. F. False, capacity and commitment are the Project manager's responsibility.

a

What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose two.) A. Resolving internal team conflicts. B. Reporting productivity. C. Selecting the Product Owner. D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

a/d

A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give? A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points. B. Estimates are made by the Development Team. C. Estimates must be in relative units. D. Scrum forbids estimating. E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

b

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint. A. True B. False

b

How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum? A. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf. B. The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum. C. Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum. D. The Product Owner represents their opinions.

b

What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting? A. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint. B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint. C. Monthly. D. Whenever it is done

b

Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose three.) A. How is the Sprint proceeding? B. What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? C. Why were you late? D. What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? E. How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday? F. What will I be working on tomorrow? G. Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

b/d/g