PSM Practice Exam
What is the time-box for the Daily Scrum?
15 minutes
Imagine you are a Scrum Master in a small Organization that tries to adopt Scrum. There are 10 developers and the Product Owner. How can they be divided into teams? Choose all applicable options:
2 teams of 6 and 4 people (after a short meeting the developers decided this is the best option), and 3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional)
What are the time-boxes for the Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective?
4 and 3 hours respectively
What is Scrum?
A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products.
What is the result of the Sprint Review?
A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option.
A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
What are the characteristics of a Development Team? Select three most appropriate choices.
Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole, Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team, and Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members
What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum?
Adaption, Transparency, and Inspection
What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three.
All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog, If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it, and Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed
What comprises Scrum (select four)?
Artifacts, Roles, Events, Rules
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
What should be taken into account for the Definition of "Done"? Select the two most appropriate items.
Conventions, standards and guidelines of the Organization, and Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product
How does Definition of "Done" help the Scrum Team? Select three most applicable items.
DoD ensures artifact transparency, DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning, and DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment
Scrum is founded on
Empiricism
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, and Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length.
False
Definition of "Done" is created during the first Sprint and remains unchanged until the Product release.
False
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 cancelled.
False
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects.
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.
False
It is normal to have a "hardening" Sprint to remove all technical debt and prepare the Product for upcoming release.
False
Only the Product Owner and the Development Team participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for the Scrum Master.
False
Scrum does not allow additional meetings that are not defined in Scrum.
False
Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components and rules which suit most for a particular project.
False
The Daily Scrum always should take exactly 15 minutes. For example, if your team managed doing it in 5 minutes, you should spend 10 more minutes on some useful team activity like Product Backlog refinement, but not more.
False
The Daily Scrum time-box depends on the size of the Development team.
False
The Scrum Master is focused primarily on the Scrum Team and usually does not care about those outside the Scrum Team.
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.
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?
False
How frequently should scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal?
Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work
What does Cone of Uncertainty show?
How much is known about the Product over time
What does the Burn-Down chart show/
How much work remains till the end of the sprint
The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to (select three):
Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements, Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work, and Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools
The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily Scrum (select all applicable variants):
If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting, Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, and Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box
What is the Sprint Retrospective?
It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint
What are Product Backlog features? Select three.
It is dynamic, as long as a product exists, its product backlog exists, and it is never complete
What are the two essential features a Scrum Team should possess?
It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team, and It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team
What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner?
Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement, Product Value Maximizer, and Product Marketplace Expert
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.
Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing interesting to talk about?
No
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.
No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal, Quality goals do not decrease, and Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned
What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume?
Not more than 10%
How long should the Sprint Planning be?
Not more than 8 hours
Select the five Scrum Values
Openness, Commitment, Courage, Focus, Respect
What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items.
Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs, Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next, and Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions
What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize?
Productivity, Creativity, Flexibility
How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team? Select the three most appropriate answers.
Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress, Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality, and Helping the Development Team to create high-value products
Where can Scrum be used? Check all the applicable items.
Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities, Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments, Development of software and hardware, Development of products and enhancements, Managing the operation of an organization, and Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies
What are the Scrum Artifacts
Spring Backlog, Product Backlog, Increment
What belongs solely to the Development Team?
Sprint Backlog
Who creates the increment?
The Development Team
Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum
The Development Team
Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of "Done"?
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
Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three.
The Development Team, The Product Owner, and the Scrum Master
What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product?
The Product Backlog
What is the Sprint Backlog?
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
What is the input to the Sprint Planning? Select four.
The Product Backlog, The latest product Increment, Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint, and Past performance of the Development Team
Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for monitoring progress toward high-level goals?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the Product Backlog?
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
The Scrum Team consists of
The Scrum Master, The Product Owner, and The Development Team
Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?
The Scrum Team
What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment?
The Sprint Goal
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
The Sprint Planning, and The Sprint Review
In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate?
The Sprint Review
Check all the formal opportunities to inspect and adapt.
The Sprint Review, The Daily Scrum, The Sprint Retrospective, and The Sprint Planning
What is the Increment?
The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint
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
Other people than the Scrum Team can attend the Sprint Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice.
True
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
What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers? Select two.
What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint?, and How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved?
What are the three questions the Scrum Guide gives as an example that can be used at the Daily Scrum?
What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?, What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?, and Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?
How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization? Select the three most appropriate answers.
Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization, Planning Scrum implementations within the organization, and Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team?
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?
Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units
Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlog? Select two options.
The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner, and The Product Owner
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants.
The Key Stakeholders, The Scrum Master, The Product Owner, The Development Team
