Certified Scrum Master
The timebox for a retrospective in a 4 week Sprint is:
3 hours
What is the Sprint's maximum fixed duration?
30 days
The output of Sprint planning is:
A Sprint Goal, Product Backlog Items, and tasks
The ideal size of a Scrum team is:
About 10
What activities are done during PBR?
Add, remove, estimating, re-ordering, clarifying, split, combine PBI
What is Agile
Agile is a mindset, a way of thinking
Sharing your sincere desire to act and accepting responsibility for following through is an example of which Scrum value?
Commitment
When are you going to get the most benefits out of Scrum?
Complex Projects
How do you determine the right Sprint duration
Consider the frequency of events, stakeholder availability, complexity of product and technology, maturity of the team, frequency of inspection and adaption.
Doing the right thing and working on tough problems demonstrates which Scrum value:
Courage
What is the main accountability of the Developers?
Deliver a working quality increment each Sprint.
assigns tasks to Developers
Dev
decides how much to take on in each Sprint
Dev
decides how the Sprint goal will be met
Dev
decides who works on which task
Dev
does product backlog refinement (grooming)
Dev
is self-organized
Dev
Is Scrum empirical or defined?
Empirical
What is the main accountability of a Product Owner?
Ensure that the team is working on the most valuable items (ROI).
is responsible for Time Management
Everyone
Developers in Scrum only refers to team members with coding/programming skills.
False
During the Sprint, Developers determine what to work on from the Product Backlog.
False
The Daily Scrum is a daily status meeting.
False
The Product Increment is the sum of all the product backlog items completed in this past sprint only
False
The ScrumMaster is required at the Daily Scrum.
False
The ScrumMaster is responsible for communication management.
False
The product backlog is a detailed list of all the work requirements
False
List 3 benefits of timeboxing?
Focus, continuous improvement, prioritization, early delivery.
Scrum is best defined as a:
Framework
The Sprint Retrospective is about: Select all that apply
Getting the teams feedback on the team's interactions, process and tools. Taking process improvement action
What is the main accountability of a ScrumMaster?
Help remove impediments to ensure team and organization effectiveness.
Which of the following is an Agile value?
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Agile is best defined as a:
Mindset
Iterative & Incremental - Which is better iterative or incremental?
Neither.
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?
Never. The entire Scrum team is responsible for creating value at every sprint
Being transparent about all the work and the challenges with performing the work is an example of which Scrum value?
Openness
The five values of Scrum are focus, ____________, ____________, courage, ____________
Openness, commitment, respect
Who is responsible for assigning team members onto the team
Outside the scope of Scrum
accepts or rejects work results
PO
is responsible for Risk Management
PO
is responsible for Scope Management
PO
leads part of Sprint Planning and Sprint Review
PO
must have power and bandwidth
PO
tracks release progress by updating the release burndown
PO
Which of these are Scrum Artifacts? Select all that apply
Product Backlog, sprint backlog, Product increment
Which of the following provide transparency? Select all that apply
Product Increment and Product Backlog
Who determines release dates?
Product Owner
The following are accountabilities in Scrum: Select all that apply.
Product Owner, Developers and ScrumMaster
Accountabilities
Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developer
Artifacts
Product backlog, Sprint backlog, Product Increment
What's the relationship between Agile and Scrum
SCRUM is a framework used to help us be more Agile
Has no authority to make decisions on behalf of the team
SM
acts as an organizational change agent
SM
blocks distractions and helps remove impediments
SM
ensures that the Product Owner and Developers are directly collaborating
SM
facilitates estimation sessions with the Developers
SM
fosters self management and cross functionality
SM
helps the organization understand and enact empiricism
SM
increases visibility and transparency
SM
is mainly focused on team effectiveness
SM
plans and advises on Scrum implementations within the org
SM
How is the Scrum Master the leader of the Scrum Team?
Scrum Master is a servant leader serving the organization, PO, and Developers and ensuring everyone is working collaboratively and effectively.
is self-managing
Scrum Team
Is Scrum iterative or incremental?
Scrum is both Iterative and incremental
The length of a Sprint should be:(choose the best answer)
Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner, Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events, One month or less.
What are some organizational impediments that can affect Scrum Teams?
Silos, matrix projects, lack of infrastructure, lack of team dedication, unavailable PO.
A Product Backlog is the ____________ ____________ of work
Single source
Which of the following provide the opportunity to inspect and adapt? Select all that apply
Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Review, Daily Scrum
Events
Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected?
The product owners and developers
The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity.
The sprint backlog is fully formulated in the sprint planning event and does not change during the sprint
The 3 pillars of Scrum or empiricism are:
Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
What are the 3 pillars of empiricism?
Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
The Developers determine the estimates.
True
The Product Owner Manages the Business Stakeholders
True
The Product Owner is Responsible for ROI
True
The Scrum Master is a Servant Leader
True
What does the Product Owner do during the Sprint?
Works with the Developers to prep for the next sprint
Working software over
comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over
contract negotiation
Responding to Change over
following a plan
is mainly focused on delivering a quality product increment
Dev
is the only one required at the Daily Scrum
Dev
tracks Sprint progress by updating the Sprint burndown
Dev
works on t-shaped skills
Dev
Who is most likely to communicate impediments during the Daily Scrum?
Developers
The following activities occur in Product Backlog Refinement: Select all that apply
Estimating, adding, reordering, removing, merging and splitting PBI's
True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.
False
actively engages and manages stakeholders
PO
can cancel the Sprint
PO
decides when to release
PO
is from the business
PO
is in a position of power
PO
is mainly focused on the value of the product (ROI)
PO
is responsible for Communication Management
PO
is responsible for Cost Management
PO
The sprint review is about
demo-ing the tool, getting feedback on the product, updating the product backlog based on the feedback.
Scrum is lightweight, __________, and __________
easy to understand, difficult to master
Scrum is:
intentionally incomplete
Individuals and interactions over
processes and tools
