Scrum Certification

The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?

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

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

1. By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team 2. By facilitating Development Team decisions

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

A: He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.

The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do?

A: Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO.

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

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

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

A: Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:

A: Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.

Which two (2) things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint?

1. Deliver an increment of releasable software. 2. Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.

The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:

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

Which statement best describes Scrum?

A: A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done?

A: All answers apply.

The length of a Sprint should be:

A: All of these answers are correct.

How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?

A: As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of done.

Development Team membership should change:

A: As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.

Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?

A: Development Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master

Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?

A: Empirical

It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint. (T/F)

A: False

What is the role of Management in Scrum?

A: Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?

A: The Development Team

Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

A: The Development Team.

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

A: The Product Owner

During a Sprint, a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Sprint work selected?

A: The Product Owner and the Development Team.

Who is on the Scrum Team?

A: The Scrum Master, The Product Owner, The Development Team

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?

A: The consistency reduces complexity.

What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?

A: The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product. (T/F)

A: True

When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog. (T/F)

A: True

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

A: Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.

When might a Sprint be abnormally terminated?

A: When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

When is a Sprint over?

A: When the time-box expires.