Certified Scrum Master Studyguide
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
During a Sprint Planning Meeting, the Product Owner
Presents stories that he/she would like the Team to complete during the Sprint
A Scrum Team has been working together very effectively for months and they are no longer holding a Sprint Retrospective. Which important feature of Scrum is being lost as a consequence?
An inspecting of how the last Sprint went in regard to people, places, relationships, and tools
How do the principles behind the Agile Manifesto suggest approaching architecture?
Architecture emerges
The three pillars of empiricism are:
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation
What is the role of Management in Scrum?
Management supports the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Management supports the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence and intelligent release of software.
How does the Agile Manifesto address planning?
Measuring the flow of change with evolving domain knowledge can better guide ongoing work
Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?
Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox
When a Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
The Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team.
Which of the below is not a role in a Scrum Team?
Customers
Which two (2) things does the Development Team not do during the first Sprint?
Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure. Develop a plan for the rest of the project.
Development Team members volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog item:
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual team member.
The product backlog is maintained by
Product Owner
In Scrum, the prioritized work to be done is referred to as
Product backlog
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?
The Product Owner
The most suitable time of the day to have Scrum status meeting is
9:00 AM
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.
During a Daily Scrum meeting, one of the team members mentions he has found some open source code which he thinks will solve one of the problems in the project. He wants to implement it immediately. What is the next best step?
After Daily Scrum, a separate meeting is conducted to discuss the open source solution
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "done?
All Development Team must have a definition of "done" that when their work integrates results in a definition of "done" that is potentially shippable.
What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments.
What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams?
By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team in several ways. Facilitation and removing impediments are examples of ways a Scrum Master helps a team become more effective
How are Teams guided during a Sprint?
By their collective knowledge and experience
When we say that the scrum team should be cross functional what do we mean?
Collectively, they have all the skills nexessary to create value each sprint
What is the frequency of Scrum meeting?
Daily
A Scrum Team consists of the following:
Developers,Scrum Master,Product Owner
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
Empirical
It is important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customers at the end of each Sprint.
FALSE
When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
FALSE
Scrum has a role called "project manager."
False
When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
What is the main purpose of a Sprint Review? Choose the best answer.
For Stakeholders to review what the Team has built and to give input on what to do next
Which of the following is a main purpose of a Sprint Backlog?
For the Team to manage themselves during the Sprint
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum.
The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to the current Sprint. What should the Development Team do?
Inform the Product Owner so that he/she can work with the CEO.
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?
Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.
A Team member realises he does not have the skills needed to complete a task he has accepted for the current Sprint. At the Daily Scrum he talks about his realisation and asks for help. Which Scrum Value is being shown?
Openness
How are the Product Owner's responsibilities Best described?
Optimizing the business value of the work
Who is responsible for facilitating the Sprint Retrospective meeting?
Scrum Master
Who is the person responsible for tracking and updating the Scrum?
Scrum Master
Select three incorrect, untrue, or misleading statements about Scrum?
Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment. Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity
Which are four Scrum events?
Sprint Planning Meeting, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
What is the role of Management in Scrum?
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-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent product delivery.
Which role is MOST LIKELY to communicate an impediment during a Daily Scrum?
Team
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team by ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Developers.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team.
When a Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
The Product Owner and Development Team.
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 Owner and the Developers.
What is the relationship between Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog?
The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog.
What does it mean to say that an event has a time box?
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach. Why?
To control risk and to optimize predictability
In Sprint Planning, why would a SME (Subject Matter Expert) outside the Scrum Team be invited to attend?
To provide clarity and advice to the Team when asked
What is the approach that Scrum encourages when a Team determines it will be difficult to deliver any value by the end of a Sprint?
Together with the Product Owner, focus on what can be done and identify a way to deliver something valuable at the end of each Sprint.
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager.
True
Scrum Master is a "management" position?
True. The Scrum Master manages the Scrum process. If the Scrum Master is not a management position, he or she may not have the influence to remove impediments.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to
Turn the Product Backlog it selects into an increment of potentially shippable product functionality
The Developers should have all the skills needed to:
Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product functionality.
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. A Sprint could be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel the Sprint.
When is a Sprint over?
When the timebox expires.
The Product Owner has resigned and left the organisation. Should,
a stakeholder or developer can step into the product owner role
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?
all
The Scrum Master is accountable for the Scrum Team's effectiveness. The primary way they do this is by:
creating a focus on continuous improvement of its practices within scrum
What is the principal responsibility of the Product Owner role?
ensuring we maximize the value of the oviduct/work the team does
In a 4-week Sprint, what is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Review?
four hours
What's the single biggest factor in enabling a Scrum Team to adapt to change quickly
the ability of the team to self-manage effectively
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute Event - what feature of the Daily Scrum is a way to reduce complexity?
the daily scrum is held at the same time and place every day
When does the next Sprint begin?
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
In Scrum, who works to remove barriers between Stakeholders and Scrum Teams?
The scrum master
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
When should the Developers on a Scrum Team be replaced?
As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.
Development Team membership should be changed
As needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity.
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
Who creates the Definition of Done?
If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
Which of the following is true concerning impediments?
It is the Scrum Master's top priority to remove impediments.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
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 the Sprint Review?
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint.
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Developers. Using daily scrum.
When using Scrum, who is primarily responsible for making scope versus schedule trade-off decisions?
The Product Owner
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and at the same place?
The consistency reduces complexity and overhead.
What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
Typically 10 or fewer people.
The timebox for the completing Sprint Planning meeting is
8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints.
Which statement is accurate about the role of Product Owner during the Daily Scrum?
The Product Owner's participation is defined by the team.
Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
6 plus or minus 3 - Out of seven the recommendation is that six will be developers and one will be a QA or a Tester.
The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit the terminology which is already used. What will likely happen if this is done?
Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. Management may feel less anxious.
The Developers use the Daily Scrum to
inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and to inspect how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog.
The Scrum Master:
is the Team's Scrum Expert.
Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Empiricism asserts that :
knowledge comes from experience
The Product Owner is accountable for
maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Team.
Products have ___ Product Backlog, regardless of how many Scrum Teams are used. Any other setup makes it difficult for the Developers to determine what they should work on.
one
Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
What is most likely to result if the Product Owner is not available during a Sprint?
The product increment may not meet expectations
Which of these statements is correct?
The product owner is one person, not a committee