Master Set
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 Minutes The length of a daily Scrum is time-boxed at 15 minutes, it does not change with the length of a Sprint.
What is the difference between a PBI and task?
A well-formed PBI represents distinct business value, ideally from the customer's perspective. A task is just a step by the team to create that value.
What is NOT an effective way for the Scrum Master to encourage collaboration between the Scrum Development Team and Product Owner?
Act as a go-between for them.
What is NOT an effective way to encourage collaborations between the Scrum Development Team and external departments or other Scrum Teams?
Act as a go-between for them.
When should the Product Backlog be re-prioritized?
Always. The Product Owner should re-prioritize the Product Backlog constantly, as we learn more.
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
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". The purpose of each Sprint is to deliver Increments of potentially releasable functionality that adhere to the Scrum Team's current definition of "Done".
Development Team membership should change:
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity. Teams typically go through some steps before achieving a state of increased performance. Changing membership typically reduces cohesion, affecting performance and productivity in the short term.
When should a Retrospective Meeting be held?
At the end of each Sprint, after the Sprint Review Meeting.
How often do Scrum teams that fully embrace Agile technical practices integrate their work and rerun the regression tests?
Continuously as things change; potentially many times per day.
What's the difference between acceptance criteria and definition of done?
Definition of done applies globally to all PBIs of a product, while acceptance criteria pertain to specific items. Acceptance criteria could also form the basis of new stories.
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
Empirical Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known.
How often should the Backlog Refinement Meeting (a.k.a. Backlog Grooming occur?
Every Sprint.
How frequently do experienced Agile software developers test?
Every time the code changes (potentially many times per day).
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog. (T/F)
False Products have one Product Backlog, regardless of how many teams are used. Any other setup makes it difficult for the Development Team to determine what it should work on.
The Product Backlog should contain tasks. (T/F)
False.
The team should expect to know all the tasks necessary to complete the committed PBIs during the Sprint Planning Meeting. (T/F)
False. Other tasks, such as unanticipated dependencies, will be discovered during the Sprint Execution.
Most organizations that claim to be doing Scrum _____.
Have modified the difficult, uncomfortable parts that could have led to breakthroughs.
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 Development Team has a Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum.
What is the best measure of progress?
How much work has been finished.
When does the next Sprint begin?
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
What does the term "refactoring" mean when applied to source code?
Improving internal structure only, e.g. removing duplicate code.
According to Bill Wake, the acronym "INVEST" can help you remember what a well-formed Product Backlog looks like. What does "INVEST" stand for?
Independent Negotiable Valuable Estimable Small Testable
What 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. Every event in Scrum, besides the Sprint which is a container for the other events, is an opportunity to Inspect AND Adapt.
How is the Product Backlog arranged?
Most important items at the top to least important items at the bottom. No two items can be exactly the same priority, especially at the top.
How big should tasks be?
No bigger than one day of work.
Should the Product Backlog contain tasks?
No.
What best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team.
Between a PBI and a task, which is more about the "what" and which is more about the "how"?
PBI: What Task: How
What should a Product Owner usually do with a partially complete PBI?
Return the entire PBI wherever he wants within the Product Backlog.
During the Daily Scrum, what physical arrangement encourages collaboration the most?
Standing in an unobstructed circle, without laptops or phones.
During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:
Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box. The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box. The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum.
What's the difference between the Product Backlog and the Sprint Backlog?
The Product Backlog contains everything we might ever work on, while the Sprint Backlog contains just the thing we'll work on during one Sprint.
Who owns Sprint plans?
The Team owns them collectively.
During a Sprint Execution, who are the "information radiators" such as the taskboard or sometimes a Sprint Burndown Chart for?
The Team, so they can take responsibility for their own work habits.
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
The consistency reduces complexity.
What's the best time within the Sprint Review Meeting to discuss feedback from outside stakeholders?
The end, after the demonstration and measurement of which goals were achieved.
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.
In an organization that embraces Agile values, who would be responsible for tool selection and configuration?
The teams, who would have to coordinate with each other.
What is the reason to demonstrate working products frequently?
To accelerate our understanding of the user's real needs.
What is the main objective of the Backlog Refinement Meeting?
To get a better understanding of upcoming work and split it to form smaller PBIs.
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager." (T/F)
True A Scrum Team has a Scrum Master, a Product Owner and a Development Team. As a whole they have all controls needed.
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product. (T/F)
True The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less during which a "Done", usable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created.
Some Scrum Teams who have learned how to define small enough PBIs no longer find tasks necessary. (T/F)
True.
What is pair programming?
Two people share one workstation, typically taking turns typing while the other pays attention and helps.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner. The Product Owner decides what makes the most sense to optimize the value of the work being done by the Development Team.
When should a Product Backlog Item (PBI) be considered done?
When the Product Owner declares it meets the definition of done and any acceptance criteria negotiated with the team.
When is a Sprint over?
When the time-box expires. The duration of a Sprint is fixed and cannot be shortened or lengthened.
When is Sprint Execution Completed?
When the timebox expires.
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "done?"
All Development Teams must have a definition of "done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable. Scrum requires an Increment to be releasable. This is an Increment of product. Many teams working on a single product are expected to deliver such an Increment.
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
Who estimates the effort to complete a Product Backlog Item?
The Scrum Development Team, after clarifying the requirement.
In a Scrum organization, what is a responsibility of management internal to the Scrum Team?
1) Coordinate activities between Scrum Teams. 2) Set up performance appraisals. 3) Monitor the Sprint Burndown Chart to ensure individuals are contributing. 4) Monitor the Daily Scrum Meetings and reward team players.
What is the Timebox for a Sprint Retrospective Meeting?
3 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
What is the longest allowable iteration, or Sprint, in Scrum?
30 days, or one calendar month, but one or two weeks is recommended.
In a good retrospective, when are decisions made?
At the end of the meeting, after all team members have expressed themselves.
What is the agenda of the Sprint Review Meeting?
1) Live Product Demonstration of a potentially shippable (properly tested) product increment 2) Product Owner declares which committed PBIs are done and which items aren't. 3) (Optional) Measure Velocity 4) Stakeholder feedback resulting in additional items added to the Product Backlog
During Sprint Execution, when are new Sprint Tasks added?
As soon as possible after they are identified, unless they reflect a scope change in the Sprint goals or committed Product Backlog Items.
When are PBIs committed, or forecasted, to the Sprint?
During the Sprint Planning Meeting.
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?
Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO. The items selected for a Sprint have been selected as most valuable with the Product Owner. The items serve the Sprint's goal. No changes should be made that endanger the Sprint Goal. No one external to the Scrum Team can force changes on the Development Team (Sprint Backlog) and the Product Owner (Product Backlog).
When should the Product Backlog be refined? (Choose 2 answers)
" 1/ The Product Owner and the Development Team do it in the 1-2 preceding Sprints. 2/ The Product Owner and the Development Team do it in the actual Sprint if they haven't been able to do it in preceding Sprints."
One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum?
"1/ A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal. 2/ New impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of."
What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible?
"1/ Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort. 2/ Add them to the definition of ""Done"" so the work is taken care of every sprint."
Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint?
"1/ All sprints must be 1 month or less. 2/ It is best to have sprints consistent length throughout a development effort."
A Product Backlog is: (Choose 3 answers)
"1/ An inventory of things to be done for the Product. 2/Ordered based on priority, value, dependencies, and risk. 3/ Managed by the Product Owner."
Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint?
"1/ Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint. 2/ Work with the stakeholders."
Which two things should the development Team do during the first Sprint?
"1/ Create an increment of potentially releasable software. 2/ Develop at least one piece of functionality."
Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum?
"1/ Daily Scrum, 2/Sprint Planning, 3/ Sprint Retrospective"
At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item?
"1/ Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint. 2/Review the item, add the ""done"" part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work."
During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's role is to do which two of the following:
"1/ Facilitate inspection and adaption opportunities as requested or needed. 2/ Remove impediments."
What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied?
"1/ Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern. 2/ Add security concerns to the definition of ""Done""."
What three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure his product delivers value?
"1/ How readily his product can be absorbed and used by his customers. 2/ How much of this functionality of his product is being utilized. 3/ Direct customer feedback."
Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve?
"1/ Increase transparency. 2/ Create a Shared understanding of when work is complete. 3/Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint. *Notes:* option 'Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.' sounds correct but it is written as if it is what defines a sprint as being allowed to end BUT Sprint's are fixed time-box and end no matter what. option 'Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.' on the other hand helps team know how much work they can accept in a given sprint timebox as they know the fixed amount of time allowed to complete the work."
What are three benefits of self-organization? Choose 2 answers.
"1/ Increased commitment, 2/ Increased self-accountability, 3/ Increased accuracy of estimates"
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"?
"1/ It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. 2/ It guides the Development Team in creating forecast at the Sprint Planning. 3/ It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release."
What are advantages of a Product Owner with a solid product vision? (Choose 3 answers)
"1/ It gives a good overall direction so Sprints will fee less like isolated pieces of work. 2/ It is easier to inspect incremental progress at the Sprint Review. 3/It helps the Scrum Team keep focus and they can check any decision against it, even within a Sprint."
Why is it important that there is only one Product Owner per product? (Choose 3 answers)
"1/ It is clear who is accountable for the ultimate success of the product. 2/ The Development Team always knows who determines priorities. 3/ It helps avoid barriers to effective communication and rapid decision-making."
Which are the properties of the Daily Scrum?
"1/ It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. 2/Its location and time should remain constant."
Which of the following practices might help the Product Owner minimize waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog? (Choose 2 answers)
"1/ Only fully describe Product Backlog items when it seems sure that they are likely to be implemented. 2/ Write or cause Product Backlog items to be written clearly, and with as little ambiguity as possible."
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days?
"1/ Opportunities to inspect and adapt in the Sprint Backlog are lost. 2/ the Sprint plan becomes inaccurate.3/ Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly."
What is a Development Team responsible for?
"1/ Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal. 2/Resolving internal team conflicts"
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions?
"1/ Remove or change selected Product Backlog items. 2/ The development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress."
Who is on the Scrum Team?
"1/ Scrum Master, 2/ Product Owner, 3/ Development Team"
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? Choose 2 answers
"1/ Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint, 2/ The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog."
Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? Choose 3 answers.
"1/ The Product Owner is one person. 2/The product Owner can be influenced by a committee. 3/ The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog."
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role?
"1/ The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team. 2/ The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their timebox."
What three factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length?
"1/ The ability to go to market with a product release, 2/ The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used, 3/ The risk of being disconnected fro the stakeholders"
A product's success is measured by: (Choose 3 answers)
"1/ The impact on customer satisfaction. 2/The impact on revenue. 3/The impact on cost."
What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in Scrum?
"1/ They are discussed, determined and documented before the actual feature development Sprints. 2/ They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality,no matter how small."
Which two (2) metrics will help a Product Owner establish that value is being delivered?
"1/ Time to market. 2/ Budget spent"
Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at Daily Scrum?
"1/ What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve the goal?, 2/ What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal?, 3/What impediments are in my way or in the way of the team?"
What is typical work for a Product Owner in a Sprint? (Choose 2 answers)
"1/ Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement. 2/ Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities and product managers."
My role as a Product Owner focuses on which two of the following?
"1/ Working with customers and stakeholders to identify the most important product requirements 2/Being with the Scrum team all the time, just in case they need me to clarify a requirement."
Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum?
"Daily Scrum, Sprint Review,Sprint Retrospective"
Which of the following are roles on a Scrum Team?
"Development Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master"
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.
"False. *Notes:* Scrum Guide does not mandate Synchronization across Scrum teams, but do have same Product Backlog and definition of ""done"""
A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during the Sprint Review.
"False. *Notes: * This is a tricky question. As a scrum team as a whole, to minimize disruption, they should meet with stakeholders during Sprint Review only while a PO can meet anytime to help build and refine the Product Backlog. Also a PO can invite domain experts to Sprint Planning meetings if required."
How much time must a Product owner spend with the Scrum Team?
"However much time the Development Team asks the Product Owner to be present. *Notes:* Idea is that the PO needs to be with the Scrum Team as much as they need them to be to effectively complete an Increment. Since option 'Enough for the Product Owner to remain up to date on the evolution of the Increment' does not relate to the Dev Team's need, Jeff K recommends this answer."
What is the Product Owner work that a Product Owner might delegate?
"Order the Product Backlog. NOtes: There is conflicts where some say A and some say Jeff K suggests B as anyone can WRITE a user story, not just PO, where as Order of the Product Backlog IS the ultimate responsibility of PO."
What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team?
"Scrum has no ""tester"" role. Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality."
A new developer is having continuing conflicts with the existing Development Team members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the team member?
"The Development Team is responsible and may need help from the Scrum Master. *Notes:* This has conflicting answers, but following the scrum guide, the Scrum Master is a facilitator and Coach, and has no real power. Additionally the team is Self-Organizing which means the team should have group consensus on how to handle issues with resources ins a true Scrum oriented company."
What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0?
"There is no such thing as Sprint 0. *Notes:* There is no official ""Sprint 0"" Sprint 0 should be considered as if it is same as Sprint 1, as such all other answers do not follow rules of a traditional sprint."
Two ways how Dev Teams can ensure a good application architecture?
* Architecture is an ongoing discussion * The DT should have a set of architecture principles and follow them
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 3 answers
- Alerting management to the impediments and their impact. - Consulting with the Development Team. - Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
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; - Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed;
Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint?
- Answer questions about the existing Sprint., - Engage Stakeholders
What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three.
- Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed - If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it - All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog
How can the Product Owner bring his product vision to life (select 3)?
- Articulating the product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders early and often - Via the Product Backlog and iterating towards that vision every Sprint - Utilizing the underlying empirical product planning features of Scrum
What are Product Backlog features? Select three.
- As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists -It is dynamic -It is never complete
You are the Scrum Master in a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up?
- Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product, its goals, its history and vision. - Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves and give a background on their skills. - Ensure the team creates a definition of "Done"
Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog Items? Choose 2 answers
- Asks the Development Team to do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects. - Has the Development Team Define "Done" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects.
Why is the technical debt important for Product Owners?
- Because it increases the total cost of ownership. - Technical debt is shortcomings in the code that makes it less than "good enough", and therefore creates risks in the future. - It usually decreases velocity in the future (because the team has to fix the shortcomings), and as some of the debt might remain in the final product, the maintenance cost will increase as well.The total cost of ownership is a combination of the project cost and maintenance cost.
Which of the following terms are optional in Scrum? (Pick 2)
- Burndown - Velocity
What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level or productivity?
- By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team. - By facilitating Development Team decisions.
What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? Choose 3 answers
- By removing titles for Development Team members. - By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint. - By being a lightweight framework.
What are the characteristics of a Product Backlog Item that is "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning? Select three.
- Can be "Done" within one Sprint; - Well refined; - Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog;
Which 2 of the following are true about the Product Owner?
- Can be influenced by a committee. Is accountable for prioritizing the Product Backlog items. - There can be a committee for the product ownership, but only their representative will be called the Product Owner. So, there's only one Product Owner, even when there are multiple teams. This person can be full-time or part-time. One person can have more than one role in Scrum (e.g. both the Product Owner and the Scrum Master). While it's not forbidden, it's not recommended either
What two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?
- Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly - Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances
Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item? Choose 2 answers
- Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly. - Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
What are some shortcomings of code coverage as a measurement for how well a system or product is tested? (choose 3 answers)
- Code coverage does not ensure that the most important or highest risk areas of the code are being exercised by tests. - Code coverage does not necessarily provide functional coverage. - Could create incentives to write tests that simply increase code coverage, rather than tests that find bugs without increasing coverage
How can the success of the project be evaluated? (choose 2 answers) . How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum is successful?
- Customer and end user satisfaction is important. - It's not an abstract measure like lines of code or velocity. - There can be some KPIs for measuring the value of the releases, and when improved, will show our success. - Increased velocity is desired, but it's not directly connected to value and can be misleading.
Which two (2) things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint
- Deliver an increment of releasable software. - Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.
Select all the members of the SCrum Team:
- Development Team - Scrum Master - Product Owner
The Scrum Team consists of
- Development Team - Scrum Master - Product Owner
Where Scrum can be used? Check all the applicable items.
- Development of products and enhancements; - Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies; - Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities; - Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments; - Development of software and hardware - Managing the operation of an organization
Where Scrum can be used? Check all the applicable items.
- Development of software and hardware - Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments - Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies - Managing the operation of an organization - Development of products and enhancements - Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities
How does Definition of "Done" help the Scrum Team? Select three most applicable items.
- DoD ensures artifact transparency - Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning - DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment
How does Definition of "Done" help to the Scrum Team?
- DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment - Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning - DoD ensures artifact transparency
How does Definition of "Done" help to the Scrum Team? Select the three most applicable items.
- DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment; - Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning; - DoD ensures artifact transparency
Which of the following helps the Product Owner avoid waste in the project?
- Don't add much detail to the Product Backlog items until they move to the top of the backlog. - There's no need to spend too much time on the items at the bottom of the Product Backlog. - They can be broken down into smaller items and have more details when they move to the top of the backlog.
What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items.
- Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next - Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions - Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs
The Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? Choose 2 answers
- Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first at all times. - Interacting with stakeholders.
What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? Choose 2 answers
- Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality. - Scrum has no "tester" role.
What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum?
- Everyone is clear on the next steps to be able to progress towards the Sprint Goal; - The Scrum Master identifies any impediments
What are the purposes of the Definition of Done? (Pick Two)
- Help ensure the increment is releasable. - Provide Transparency
How should a Product Backlog item be refined when it is located at the top? (choose 2 answers)
- In a way that it can be "Done" in the timeboxed duration of one Sprint - In a way that it's clear enough for the developers
Product Backlog Refinement ... Select the three most applicable sentence endings.
- Is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to Product Backlog items - Takes no more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team - Is an ongoing process
Product Backlog Refinement ... Select the three most applicable sentence endings.
- Is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to Product Backlog items; - Is an ongoing process; - Takes no more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team;
Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?
- It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the Product Owner may choose to release it. - It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team.
Which two statements are right about technical debt?
- It creates uncertainty because when more code is added, more problems will occur and the development slows down - It creates false assumptions about the current state of the system; e.g it might not be releasable
What are Product Backlog features?
- It is never complete - As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists - It is dynamic
What are Product Backlog features? Select three.
- It is never complete; - As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists; - It is dynamic;
The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways, including:
- Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption; - Planning Scrum implementations within the organization; - Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development; - Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team; - Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
During the Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? Choose 2 answers
- Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum. - Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
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.
Where Scrum can be used?
- Managing the operation of an organization - Development of software and hardware - Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments - Development of products and enhancements - Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities - Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies
Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
- Methods of communication - The way the Scrum team does Sprint Planning. - Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to deliver. - It's Definition of Done.
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.
- No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal; - Quality goals do not decrease; - Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned.
What happens during the Sprint?
- 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.
Which of the following practices might help the Product Owner minimize waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog?
- Only fully describe Product Backlog items when it seems sure that they are likely to be implemented. - Write or cause Product Backlog items to be written clearly, and with as little ambiguity as possible
What does Product Backlog management include?
- Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs - Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions - Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next 1) Clearly expressing Product Backlog items; Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions; 2) Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs; 3) Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next; and, 4) Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.
Pick which 3 activities are the responsibilities of the Product Owner in Scrum.
- Perform release planning - Perform user acceptance - Order the backlog
What are the Scrum Artifacts?
- Product Backlog - Sprint Backlog - Increment
How does the Product Owner communicate his marketplace knowledge to the Scrum Team (select three)?
- Product Backlog Refinement - Sprint Reviews - Daily ad hoc interactions
How does the Product Owner communicate his marketplace knowledge to the Scrum Team (select three)?
- Product Backlog Refinement; - Sprint Reviews; - Daily ad hoc interactions;
What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.
- Product Backlog; - Sprint Backlog; - Increment;
What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner?
- Product Value Maximizer; - Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement; - Product Marketplace Expert;
At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog items worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "Done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog items?
- Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it. - Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint
Which of the following is not a Time-box in Scrum?
- Release Testing - Sprint 0 - Release Retrospective - Sprint Testing
Which of the following is not a time-box in Scrum?
- Release Testing - Sprint 0 - Release Retrospective - Sprint Testing
Pick which 3 activities are the responsibilities of the Scrum Master:
- Remove impediments, - Champion Scrum, - Facilitate meetings
During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's role is to do which two of the following? Choose 2 answers
- Remove impediments. - Facilitate inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed.
What is a Development Team responsible for? Choose 2 answers
- Resolving internal team conflicts. - Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.
- Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned - Quality goals do not decrease - No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
Match the following
- Scrum Event = Daily Scrum - Scrum Artifact = Product Backlog - Scrum Role = Product Owner - Not Scrum = Gantt Chart
What are the critical items to start a Scrum Project?
- Scrum Team and Stakeholders - Time, Scope, Budget, and Quality
Which three of the following are true about Scrum?
- Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. - Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products. - Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.
Pick the roles that support the Scrum Master in removing impediments. (Choose two.)
- Senior Management - The Development Team
Pick roles that support the Scrum Master in removing impediments. Choose 2 answers
- Senior Management - The Development Team
The length of the Sprint should be?
- Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. - Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. - No more than one calendar month.
Put the following in order of first occurence in a Sprint.
- Sprint Planning - Daily Scrum - Sprint Review - Sprint Retrospective
Choose the activity that best matches the event.
- Sprint Planning : Sprint Goal - Sprint Retrospective : Refine Definition of Done - Daily Scrum : Inspect and Adapt - Sprint Review : Demonstrate Functionality
Match the activity (on the right) to the Scrum event (on the left).
- Sprint Planning, Sprint Goal creation, - Sprint Retrospective, Adapt the definition of "Done", - Daily Scrum, Inspect and adapt, - Sprint Review, Demonstrate Functionality
Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum Choose 3 answers
- Sprint Retrospective. - Sprint Planning. - Daily Scrum.
Which of the following are true about the Sprint Review? Choose 2 answers
- Stakeholders may attend - The Product Owner presents what backlog items are "Done"
Which of the following two statements are true about Product Refinement?
- Takes no more than 10% of the Development Team's time - Multiple Scrum Teams may participate in this process
What two attributes are optional for a Product Backlog Item?
- Test descriptions that will prove PB Item completeness when "Done"; - Dependencies;
Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlog? Select two options.
- The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner - The Product Owner
Which of the following three statements are true about the Product Owner role?
- The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog, - The Product Owner is one person, - The Product Owner can be influenced by a committee
Which of the following statement are true about the Daily Scrum Meeting:
- The Product Owner is responsible for the Product Backlog. - The Product Backlog is dynamic. - Priority is driven by risk, value, and necessity.
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants.
- The Scrum Master; - The Key Stakeholders; - The Product Owner; - The Development Team;
Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three.
- The Scrum Master; - The Product Owner; - The Development Team;
Which two statements are true about the Sprint Backlog?
- The Sprint Backlog is said to emerge during the Sprint, - The development team modifies the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
- The Sprint Review; - The Sprint Planning;
Who are the typical Key Stakeholders (select three)?
- The human people who actually use the product under development - The people responsible for paying to use the product - The people responsible for making the funding decisions for the product development effort
What factors should be considered by the Product Owner in the release decision (select four)?
- The risk that the product's value can get out of line with the marketplace - Can customers actually absorb the new release? - The costs and benefits of the upgrade - The customers that will be constrained by the new release
What factors should be considered by the Product Owner in the release decision (select four)?
- The risk that the product's value can get out of line with the marketplace; - Can customers actually absorb the new release?; - The costs and benefits of the upgrade; - The customers that will be constrained by the new release;
Six teams new to Scrum will build a new product. What would you strive for? (Choose 2 answers)
- There should be only one Product Owner. -The product has one Product Backlog
Which KVA categories should the Product Owner consider to measure and track the creation and delivery of value to the market place (select three)?
- Time-to-Market - Current Value - Ability to Innovate
What is the purpose of the Sprint Review? (Choose three)
- To demonstrate what is "Done", - To inspect and adapt , - To collaborate with stakeholders
What is the purpose of the Sprint Review Choose 3 answers
- To inspect and adapt - To collaborate with stakeholders - To demonstrate what is "Done"
What is the benefit of using value points in ordering the Product Backlog?
- Value points are relative units for the value assigned to the Product Backlog items. - It increases transparency when applied correctly.
How can the Product Owner bring his product vision to life (select 3)?
- Via the Product Backlog and iterating towards that vision every Sprint; - Articulating the product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders early and often; - Utilizing the underlying empirical product planning features of Scrum;
Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? Choose 2 answers
- Work with the stakeholders. - Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.
Which of the following are common Product Owner activities during the Sprint?
- Work with the stakeholders. Answer questions from the Development Team about the items in the Sprint Backlog. - The Product Owner keeps communicating with the stakeholders, creates new items in the Product Backlog, revises the order of items, answers questions and makes sure everyone has the right understanding of items, and checks the completed items with the Development Team to ensure they are complete based on the Definition of Done.
Technical Debt... Select the three best options...
- compromises long-term quality of the Product; - is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred; - reflects some extra development work;
How can the success of the project be evaluated? (choose 2 answers)
- improved KPIs through frequent releases - increased customer satisfaction
Technical debt ...
- is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred - compromises long-term quality of the Product - reflects some extra development work
Technical debt ...
- is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred - reflects some extra development work - compromises long-term quality of the Product
Cancelling a Sprint:
-A Sprint can be cancelled BEFORE the Sprint time-box is over. -Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel the Sprint, although he or she may do so under influence from the stakeholders, the Development Team, or the Scrum Master.
EXAMPLES of Transparency
-A common language referring to the process must be shared by all participants; and, -Those performing the work and those inspecting the resulting increment must share a common definition of "Done".
What is a unit test?
-A piece of code written by developer that executes a particular part of the code being tested - A test that isolates and verifies individual units of source code
What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? Choose 2 answers
-Add them to the definition of "Done" so the work is taken care of every Sprint. -Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.
One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two outcomes of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers
-An updated list of impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of. - A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal.
Which two activities will a product owner engage in during a sprint?
-Answer questions from the development team about items in the current sprint -Work with stakeholders
The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs knowledgeable and skilled inspectors. What are two ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?
-At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog. -The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most valuable thing to do next.
The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs knowledgeable and skilled inspectors. What are two ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?
-At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog. -The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most valuable thing to do next.
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? Choose 2 answers
-Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams. -Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing.
My job as a Product Owner focuses on the following (Choose 2 answers):
-Clearly communicating project or release status and strategies to customers and stakeholders -Working with customers and stakeholders to identify the most important product requirements
Product Backlog management includes:
-Clearly expressing Product Backlog items; -Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions; -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, -Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.
Product Backlog management includes:
-Clearly expressing Product Backlog items; -Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions; -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, -Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.
Select the two focus areas that are not considered in executing Value Driven Development by the Product Owner.
-Coach of the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality -Remover of impediments to the Development Team's progress
Scrum Master Service to the DEVELOPMENT TEAM
-Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality; -Helping the Development Team to create high-value products; -Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress; -Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed; and, -Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.
Select the five Scrum Values.
-Courage -Openness -Respect -Commitment -Focus
The definitions of "Done" is used to: (Choose three answers)
-Create a shared understanding of when work is complete -Describe the work that must be done before the sprint is hallowed to end -increase transparency
Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? Choose 2 answers
-Create an increment of potentially releasable software -Develop at least one piece of functionality
Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"?
-Creates transparency as to what was accomplished at the Sprint Review -Helps the Development Team forecast what they can accomplish in a Sprint. -Defines what is takes to get an increment of work ready for release.
As a Product Owner, if you had access to the following individuals, what sources might you consult with when considering the value of a product?
-Customer and Prospects -CEO -Sales Executive or Sales Leader Development Team -Market research results and some analyst reports
Which two (2) metrics will help a Product Owner establish that value is being delivered?
-Customer satisfaction -Velocity
Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. Choose Three Answers
-DO the work planned in the Sprint Backlog -increase Velocity -Pull proudct backlog items for the Sprint
Which three of the following are feedback loops inScrum?
-Daily Scrum -Sprint Retrospective -Sprint Review
Which of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (choose 3 answers).
-Daily Scrum -Sprint Review -Retrospective
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? Choose 2 answers
-Definition of "Done". -Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
What two attributes are optional for a Product Backlog Item?
-Dependencies -Test descriptions that will prove PB Item completeness when "Done"
Pick 5 activities that are the responsibility of the development team in Scrum.
-Designs software -Makes technical decisions -Volunteers for tasks -Forecasts delivery of PBI -Provides estimates
How would an organization with 100 developers divide into teams?
-Developers will form teams themselves. -Understanding scrum encourage self organization, developers will organize themselves into teams based on skills -Product owner brings all developer working on same product together for planning and depending on functionalities , developer with self organize themselves into teams.
In the middle of the Sprint, a Development Team finds that they have more room for additional work. They decide to change the Sprint Backlog by adding a few more Backlog Items from the Product Backlog. Who should be present to decide the additional work and accordingly modify the Sprint Backlog?
-Development Team -Product Owner
Which of the following are roles on Scrum Team?
-Development Team -Scrum Master -Product Owner
What happens in Daily Scrum?
-Development team plans work for next 24 hours -Inspect work since last daily scrum
A Development Team pulled a Product Backlog item into the Sprint and worked on it. However, it does not meet their definition of "Done" by the end of the Sprint. What three things should happen with the incomplete Product Backlog item? Choose 3 answers
-Do not include the item in the increment this Sprint. -Do not show it in the Sprint Review. -Re-estimate it and return it to the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team.
-Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog -Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint -Set the time for the Daily Scrum
Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team:
-Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog -Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint -Set the time for the Daily Scrum
You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up? Choose 3 answers
-Ensure the team understands they need a definition of "Done". -Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history. -Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history, goals, and context, as well as answer questions.
Scrum Master Service to the PRODUCT OWNER
-Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible; -Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management; Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items; -Understanding product planning in an empirical environment; -Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value; -Understanding and practicing agility; and, Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
Which two activities are part of Product Owner role according to Scrum? (Choose 2 answers).
-Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times. -Interacting with stakeholders.
Which scrum values are exhibited by not building a product backlog items that have low business value? (Choose 3 answers)
-Focus -Respect -Courage
Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?
-Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances -Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools, and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly
What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? Choose 2 answers
-Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern. -Add security concerns to the definition of "Done".
What are three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure his product delivers value? (Choose 3 answers).
-How readily his product can be absorbed and used by his customers -How much of the functionality of his product is being utilized -Minimizing changes to project scope
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? Choose 3 answers
-Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly. -Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost. -The Sprint plan becomes inaccurate.
What should be the frequency of Inspection in Scrum? Choose all that apply
-In every event within the Sprint -Frequently, as decided by the team, but not getting in any way of work
In the middle of a Sprint, the customer decides that there are 2 new features they want. What should PO do? Select 2 answers.
-Introduce these features at the next Daily Scrum -Ask the Development Team to think about whether they can add these features to the current Sprin
Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?
-It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the Product Owner may choose to release it. -It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team.
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"? Choose 3 answers
-It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. -It defines what it takes for an increment to be ready for release. -It guides the Development Team in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.
Which of the following are TRUE about the Sprint Retrospective? (Choose 2)
-It is an opportunity to inspect the people, relationships, process, and tools in the last Sprint -It is three hours for a one month Sprint
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose two answers)
-It is fifteen minutes or less in duration -Its location and time should remain constant
A done increment is valuable if: (Choose 2 answers)
-It is like to increase customer satisfaction -It has all the features that the product owner wanted in that sprint
At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "Done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item?
-It is not presented at the Sprint Review as part of the Increment, -It is put back into the Product Backlog for prioritization by the Product Owner
Which two statements are true about changing to Scrum terminology?
-It provides transparency into what has changed with Scrum -It is an ongoing reminder of the change the organization is going through
In which cases an Increment is valuable? (choose 2 answers
-It reduces long-term operational costs -It increases customer satisfaction
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 -It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team
Why is important that there is only one product owner per product? (Choose 3 answers)
-Its clear for who is accountable for the ultimate success of the product -The Development Team always know who determine priorities -It helps avoid barriers to effective communication and rapid decision-making**
What three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure his product delivers value?
-Key Stakeholder Involvement -Product Marketplace -Product Release Decisions
Scrum Master to the ORGANIZATION
-Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption; -Planning Scrum implementations within the organization; -Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development; -Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team; and, -Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
A Product Backlog is (choose 3):
-Managed by the Product Owner. -Ordered based on priority, value, dependencies, and risk. -An inventory of things to be done for the Product.
During the Sprint...
-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.
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items done by the end of the Sprint. Select two statements that explain what done means. Choose 2 answers
-No work left from the definition of "Done". -All work to create software usable by end users.
A dev team member complains at the Retrospective that his comments and suggestions were ignored throughout the Sprint. Which three values are we touching here?
-Openness -Courage -Respect
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 answers
-Prioritize the list and work on them in order -Alert management to the impediments and their impact -Consult with the Development Team
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 3 answers
-Prioritize the list and work on them in order -Alert management to the impediments and their impact -consult with the development team
What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.
-Product Backlog -Sprint Backlog -Increment -The Sprint Goal
What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner?
-Product Marketplace Expert -Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement - Product Value Maximizer
Select two ways to maintain the product backlog to maximize its transparency.
-Product backlog items are sized appropriately, not bigger than a sprint and a preference for several do-able items in a sprint. -Product backlog always has the most actual insights
If the Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint, what should the Scrum Master do? (pick two)
-Raise the issue at the next Retrospective -Coach the Product Owner on the values and benefits of Scrum and incremental delivery
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? Choose 2 answers
-Remove or change selected Product Backlog Items -The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint and monitors progress
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? Choose 2 answers
-Remove or change selected Product Backlog items. -Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin.
Scrum framework consists of
-Scrum Teams -Roles, Events, Artifacts, and rules associated with Scrum Teams
What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? Choose two answers
-Scrum has no "tester Role" -Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality
What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team?
-Scrum has no "tester" role -Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality
Which three of the following are true about Scrum?
-Scrum is a framework for developing and maintaining complex products -Scrum is based on empirical process control theory -Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products
What are the Scrum Artifacts
-Sprint Backlog -Increment -Product Backlog
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose two answers)
-Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint -The value of work currently in the Product Backlog
Scrum prescribes four formal events for inspection and adaptation. What are they?
-Sprint Planning -Daily Scrum -Sprint Review -Sprint Retrospective
Select all that apply. In Scrum, the technical design of the solution is:
-Started with just enough design which emerges throughout the Sprints -Provided focused attention through core design hours in the Sprint
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-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?
-Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product. -The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.
To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product? Select two answers.
-Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product. -The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.
For a Scrum Team, the Sprint Planning meetings are always going beyond the time-boxing. What could be the likely causes?
-The Dev. Team is trying to get a perfect and detailed Sprint plan. -The Team didn't invest enough in Backlog Refinement
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants.
-The Key Stakeholders -The Development Team -The Product Owner -The Scrum Master
Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three.
-The Product Owner -The Scrum Master -The Development Team
Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? Choose three answers
-The Product Owner is one person -The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog -The Product Owner can be influenced by a committee
What does the Scrum Master do?
-The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren't. -The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master Role? (Choose two answers)
-The Scrum Master teaches the development team to keep the scrum meetings to their timebox -The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
-The Sprint Review -The Sprint Planning
What three factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (Choose 3 answers).
-The ability to go to market with a product release -The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used -The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders
A product success is measured by: (Choose 3 answers)
-The impact in customer satisfaction -The impact on Revenue -The impact on my boss mood
What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?
-The order of the Product Backlog -Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases
Who are the typical Key Stakeholders (select three)?
-The people responsible for making the funding decisions for the product development effort -The people responsible for paying to use the product -The human people who actually use the product under development
Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Witch two measures ensures that the product backlog is transparent? (Choose 2 answers).
-The product backlog is ordered -The product backlog is available to all stakeholders
When should the product backlog be refined?
-The product owner and the development team do it in the 1-2 preceding sprints -The product owner and the development team do it in the actual sprint
The purpose of a Sprint is:
-The purpose of a Sprint is to have a working increment of product done before the Sprint Review. -To produce a done increment of working product.
You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. Choose 2 answers
-There should be only one Product Owner. -The product has one Product Backlog.
What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in Scrum? Choose 2 answers
-They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality, no matter how small. -They are implemented along with functional development of the product.
Development Team characteristics
-They are self-organizing. No one (not even the Scrum Master) tells the Development Team how to turn Product Backlog into Increments of potentially releasable functionality; -Development Teams are cross-functional, with all the skills as a team necessary to create a product Increment; -Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members, regardless of the work being performed by the person; -Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team, regardless of domains that need to be addressed like testing, architecture, operations, or business analysis; and, -Individual Development Team members may have specialized skills and areas of focus, but accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole.
What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?
-They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items. -They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.
What is the primary purpose of the Sprint Review?
-To show the incremental delivery of features -Review the output of the Sprint and decide what to do next
Extent of Artifact Transparency
-To the extent that transparency is complete, these decisions have a sound basis. -To the extent that the artifacts are incompletely transparent, these decisions can be flawed, value may diminish and risk may increase.
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers.
-Understanding product planning in an empirical environment -Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management -Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption -Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
Which of the following are criteria to order product backlog items?
-Value of product backlog items -Dependencies between product backlog items
What are the characteristics of a Product Backlog Item that is "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning? Select three.
-Well refined -Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog -Can be "Done" within one Sprint
Which three questions are answered by all Development Team Members at the Daily Scrum? Choose 3 answers
-What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal? -What impediments are in my way or in the way of the team? -What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal?
Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at Daily Scrum?
-What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal? -What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal -What impediments are in the way of the team
Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at Daily Scrum?
-What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal? -What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal? -What impediments are in the way of the team?
What two things should be done if the Product Owner is unavailable?
-Within the Sprint, the Development Team makes the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once he/she is available again. -In a permanent state of unavailability, a new Product Owner needs to be appointed. Development efforts without a Product Owner are not employing Scrum.
What is typical work for a Product Owner in a sprint? (Choose 2 answers)
-Work with development team on product backlog refinement -Collaborate with Stakeholders, Users communities, and Product Managers
What are two typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?
-Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement. -Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.
Which two activities will a product Owner engage in during a Sprint? Choose 2 answers
-Work with the stakeholder -Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint
A team practices pair programming. Jason is one team member about who everyone has come to you to complain about him. Anyone who pairs with him gets caught in design and architecture decision discussion.As the Scrum Master what will your do (choose two)?
-You observe this in Retrospective whether discussion on design and architecture is initiated, if not then check how comfortable is everyone with the way it is handled in project. -You suggest to open it up with full team now so that is does not further worsen. You propose to help initiate this discussion but not being the one to start it.
Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team
-do the work planned in the sprint backlog -increase velocity -pull product backlog items for the sprint
What are the three benefits of self-organization?
-increased accountability -Increased commitment -Increased creativity
What three factors are best considered when establishing the sprint length? Choose 3 answers.
-is good because the bigger part of interaction with the Key Stakeholders happens at the Sprint Review meeting. If the Sprint length is bigger, this feedback loop becomes longer. -Shorter Sprints is an effective way to hone in on the requirements or try out the technology before committing to a solution. -Shorter Sprints suppose that the Dev Team produces "done" increments more frequently. It allows the PO to release the increments more frequently too.
What comprises Scrum?
-roles; -events; -artifacts; -rules.
What does the "cone of uncertainty" tell us about Scrum projects? (Choose two answers)
-The "cone of uncertainty" is about the fact that uncertainty is highest at the beginning of the project, and reduced as we progress. -This uncertainty can be about the duration, requirements, etc.
In what ways does the Product Owner manage the value of the product? (choose 2 answers)
1 - Product Backlog Order 2 - Customer Feedback via frequent releases
What are the 5 values of Scrum?
1) Commitment 2) Courage 3) Focus 4) Openness 5) Respect
What are effective ways to encourage collaborations between the Scrum Development Team and external departments or other Scrum Teams?
1) Remove impediments to team member travel. 2) Walk them over to their desks and meeting spaces. 3) Introduce them to each other. 4) Listen to their communications.
A Project Manager working with your Scrum Team has raised concerns about progress and money spent. What are the two best responses?
1) Scrum doesn't have PMs* 2) Share the PB and forecast for the sprint*
Awareness of which of the following is required for a Product Owner to maximize value?
1. Customer Feedback 2. Product Vision
A company has three products. Which two of the following are acceptable ways of forming Scrum teams?
1. There can be one PO for each product 2. There can be one PO for all products
Scrum has been used extensively, worldwide, to:
1.Research and identify viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities; 2.Develop products and enhancements; 3.Release products and enhancements, as frequently as many times per day; 4.Develop and sustain Cloud (online, secure, on-demand) and other operational environments for product use; and, 5.Sustain and renew products.
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is
15 minutes
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes.
If the product effort is estimated to be 1000 hours, what is the time that is recommended for release planning.
15-20% of the effort.
Based on the following information, determine the number of weeks until the next release: Length of a Sprint = 2 weeks Velocity of team = 35 points Number of story points assigned to the minimum marketable features (MMF) = 280 points
16 weeks
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
3 to 9
What is the recommended size for a Development Team?
3 to 9
What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?
4 hours for a monthly Sprint
The maximum length of the sprint review (its time box) is:
4 hours for a monthly sprint. For shorter sprints it is usually shorter.
How long should the Sprint Planning Meeting be for a two-week Sprint?
4 hours maximum.
What is a time-box for the Sprint Review
4 hours of a monthly Sprint
The Sprint Goal provides the following
4. ALL 1. Guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment 2. Flexibility to the team about functionalities implemented in the sprint 3. Common but specific goal so that team members can work together 4. ALL
How many weeks are required to release increment based on the following information: - 240 points release backlog - 3-week per Sprint - 45 points velocity per Sprint
45 points are velocity for 1 Sprint (3 weeks). It means that velocity for 1 week is 15 points (45/3 = 15)There are 240 points to complete release. 240 points / 15 points (1 week) = 16 weeks. But the duration of Scrum is 3 weeks and the increment will be ready only after the third week of the Sprint. --> So the correct answer is 18 weeks.
What is the time-box the Sprint Planning meeting?
8 Hours for a monthly Sprint
What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?
8 hours for a Monthly Sprint.
98) What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product? A) Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker. B) Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value. C) The order of the Product Backlog. D) Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.
98) Resposta: C e D -> O Backlog precisa estar priorizado (ordenado) e eventualmente o produto precisa receber feedbacks dos usuários através da liberação de releases.
When is a "Done" increment required?
A "Done" increment is required at the Sprint Review.
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal
A Sprint Goal ensures that all of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are implemented.
When would a Sprint be cancelled?
A Sprint would be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. This might occur if the company changes direction or if market or technology conditions change. In general, a Sprint should be cancelled if it no longer makes sense given the circumstances.
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex enviornments are developed
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
What is Scrum?
A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products.
A key measure of success for the Product Owner is velocity.
A key measure of success for the Product Owner is high value product
In an uncertain world, should a Scrum Master focus on creating an efficient team or a learning team?
A learning team. A learning team can become efficient when necessary.
What is the Release Burndown?
A measure of the remaining Product Backlog across the time of a release plan.
What is the release burndown?
A measure of the remaining Product Backlog across the time of a release plan.
What is the Sprint Burndown?
A measure of the remaining Sprint Backlog across the time of the Sprint plan.
The best description of a Sprint backlog is:
A prioritized list of requirements to be completed during the Sprint
Which of the following describe an architecture spike?
A small development activity to learn about technical elements of a proposed solution
What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option.
A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
Which of the following does NOT describe Scrum?
A software development methodology
Which of the following best describes Continuous Integration?
A software development practice where members of a development team integrate and verify their work frequently, often multiple times each day, to detect integration errors as quickly as possible
What does a test written with Test Driven Development represent?
A technical requirement that must be satisfied.
What is Technical Debt?
A term representing the eventual consequences of poor technical choices
What is the Critical Path Method (CPM)?
A way that planners calculate the duration of the project during the initial stages by inputting such assumptions on things like product definition, people productivity, etc.
Which two statements are true regarding the nature of large-scale software development with Scrum?
A well structured Product Backlog can minimize and often eliminate Development Team members working on multiple Scrum Teams during a Sprint. A single person working on multiple Scrum Teams is often less productive than one focused on the Sprint Backlog of a single Scrum Team
After a Sprint Review, the P.O. deems the Product has come to the end of its life and the Product Backlog can be closed. The next immediate step is:
A) Communicate the Scrum Team's availability to stakeholders
Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a product backlog?(choose the best answer) A) Development team tools and techniques B) Dependencies on other product backlog items C) Risks D) Importance to customers E) Alignment with strategy and goals
A) Development team tools and techniques
Which types of tests can be automated?
A) Unit B) Integration C) Smoke D) Exploratory E) Functional F) Performance
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. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure. D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.
In executing Value Driven Development, the Product Owner must consider the focus areas of: Product Value Maximizer Product Visionary Product Marketplace Expert Product Release Decision Maker Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement Other Product Owner role Considerations All
ALL
Which technique is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner
Act as a go-between for them
Which technique is the least productive way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
Act as a go-between for them
Which techniques is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
Act as a go-between for them.
What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied?(2 answers)
Add security concerns to the definition of "Done" have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern
The Product Owner wants to apply some non-functional requirements to the Product. What is the best way to proceed?
Add the non-functional requirements to the DoD and check every Increment against these criteria
What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible?
Add the to the Product Backlog., Add them to the definition "Done".
What's the primary goal of Agile development?
Added value of working software.
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? Additional feature in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
Additional feature in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?
Additional features in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous Iterations
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?
Additional features in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
Which of the following is an example of an increment of working software?
Additional features that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
You are the scrum master that is new to scrum. PO comes to you halfway through the Sprint and says "I don't feel like the development team will be able to meet the commitment to deliver the Product backlog item selected during Sprint Planning". What you should do here?
Advise the product owner that the dev team owns the Sprint Backlog and it is up to them to meet the commitment. No one tell the Dev team how to turn Product backlog into increment of potentially releasable functionality.
After a Retrospective there are few high priority action items identified by the team. What would be the next course of action?
Aim for highest priority item to be implemented in the next Sprint
A scrum master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and she/he has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which three (3) techniques would be most helpful in this situation?
Alert management to the impediments and their impact. Consult with the development team. Prioritize the list and work on them in order.
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 it is done?
All Answers Apply -Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of change, very little change may actually happen -Management may feel less anxious -The Organization may not understand what had changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost
If multiple Teams are working on the same product, how should they write their definition of "Done"?
All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "done"?
All Development Teams must have a definition of "done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "done?"
All Development Teams must have a definition of "done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.
More than one Scrum Team is working on a single project or release. How should the Product Backlog be arranged?
All Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and integrate their work every sprint.
What factor is NOT a consideration when establishing the Sprint length?
All Sprints in organization should have the same duration
Who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product backlog?
All Sprints in organization should have the same duration
In order to make investment decisions, the Product Owner is likely to look at the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the product being built. What costs will a Product Owner take into account?
All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product
In order to make investment decisions, the Product Owner is likely to look at the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the product being built. What costs will a Product Owner take into account?
All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product The owner of a product is not only accountable for development and release of a product, but also the cost of maintaining and operating the product. If a person 'owns' the product, he/she can be expected to be responsible for the complete lifecycle of a product.
What is the Increment?
All items in the Sprint Backlog that could be released regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually do it
What are some consequences if a Development Team does not have a consistent definition of done from Sprint to Sprint?
All of above - The Development team may not know how many Product Backlog items it can do in a Sprint. - The Product Owner may not know what he/she is inspecting at the Sprint Review. - The Product Owner may be unable to get gauge the progress toward his/her goals. - The Development Team may not know what work is entailed in completing selected Product Backlog items.
Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
All of the Above (The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning, Skills needed to improve the Development Teams's ability to deliver, methods of communications, it's definition of done"
Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?
All of the above
In order to maximize the value of the product, a Product Owner needs awareness of the following:
All of the above A. Competitive research B. Customer feedback C. Product vision D. Forecasting & Feasibility
What are criteria to order Product Backlog items?
All of the above -Value of product backlog items -Dependencies between product backlog items -Dependencies to other products
Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
All of the above.
What are criteria to order Product Backlog items?
All of the below: 1/ Value of Product Backlog items. 2/ Dependency between Product Backlog items. 3/ Dependencies to other products
What is the maximum length of a Sprint?
All of these answers are correct (No more than one calendar month, Not so long that the risk is unacceptable to the Product Owner, Not so long that other business event can't be readily synchronized with the development work
The length of a Sprint should be:
All of these are correct: 1/. Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. 2/. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. 3/. No more than one calendar month.
When many Scrum Teams are working on a project, what best describes the definition of "done"
All teams must use the same definition.
Agile Software Development framework values:
All the above - Individuals and Interactions over processes and Tools - Working Software over comprehensive documentation - Customer collaboration over contract negotiation - Responding to Change over following a plan
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?
Allow the Team to self-organize to manage the issue.
A scrum master is working with a development team that has members in different physical locations. The development team meets in a variety of meetings rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up the conference calls) before the daily scrum. What action should the scrum master take?
Allow the development team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
What is the best definition of an "increment" in Scrum?
An additional feature added to the product
Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show:
An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint
Sprint burn down charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show:
An estimate of the total work remaining for the sprint.
Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show:
An estimate of total work remaining for the Sprint.
Which of these may a Development team delivery at the end of a Sprint? Choose 2 answers
An increment of working software that is "Done" A single document, if that is what the Product Owner asked for.
Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?
An increment of working software that is "done."
Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?
An increment of working software that is done
To refine Product Backlog items, the following activities will occur implicitly or explicitly: (Select all that apply)
Analysis Design Decomposition
Which three activities will a product owner likely engage in during a Sprint? Choose 3 answers
Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint Provide feedback. Work with the stakeholders.
When does Adaptation occur in Scrum?
Answer: All of the above - After each inspection event - During Sprint Planning - In the Daily Scrum At all four formal Scrum events
In the first part of the Sprint Planning meeting, what is accomplished?
Answer: All of the above - Items are selected from the Product Backlog - The Development Team decides how much work can be accomplished - The Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal
Why is the length of a Sprint no longer than a month?
Answer: All of the above - Risk is limited to one month of development - Project complexity increases with a longer duration - The Sprint Goal may change
Scrum is
Answer: All of the above - Simple to understand - Lightweight - Difficult to Master
Who creates the Sprint Goal?
Answer: All of the above - The Development Team - The Scrum Master - The Product Owner
What factors will increase complexity? Select all that apply
Answer: All the above 1) Larger # of project people 2) Longer duration of the project 3) Batching of product release into one big bang
The Product Owner and Scrum Master are not part of the Development Team
Answer: False (The Scrum Master and Product Owner can be part of the Development Team if they help create the product.)
Is the Scrum Master only a teaching role?
Answer: No, they are not just teachers or coaches, they are responsible for many other activities that are instrumental in transforming teams into value creators. An example of a critical activity the play is when the Scrum Team runs into issues that prevent it from achieving their goal and if these issues are outside of the team's influence, the Scrum Master owns these impediments and resolves them. They also help the organization to adopt Scrum, set the goals to improve the way of working in Scrum, etc.
The Project Manager plays the following role in Scrum:
Answer: None of the above - Collects the status from the Scrum Master - Creates teh release plan - Updates the burndown chart
Which of the following is NOT a Scrum Event?
Answer: None of the above - Sprint - Daily Scrum - Sprint Review
What is included in the Sprint Backlog?
Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items. - User Stories. - Use Cases. - Tests. - Tasks.
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of Product Backlog through?
Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product Backlog by using which method?
Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of Product Backlog through ?
Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work Various practices upon trending have been used to forecast progress, like burn-downs, burn-ups, or cumulative flows. These have proven useful, but none are mandatory and care should be taken because none can replace the importance of empiricism. What will happen is unknown, no matter what has happened.
What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin? There are no such pre-conditions ?
Any projective practice based on trends of work completed
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of Product Backlog through:
Any projective practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work
What technique should be used for representing Product Backlog Items?
Any technique, even a mix of several techniques
When is the Scrum Team allowed to interact with the Key Stakeholders (select the most applicable option)?
Any time where it's valuable to have the Stakeholder input
When the Scrum Team is allowed to interact with the Key Stakeholders (select the most applicable option)?
Any time where it's valuable to have the Stakeholder input
What are the consequences if the team doesn't have a consistent definition of "Done".
Anyone with the skills to accomplish the work
When does the Development Team participate in Product Backlog refinement?
Anytime during the Sprint
How does technical dept impact transparency?
As development progresses and code is added, system becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways. It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system specifically of an increment being releasable at the end oft he sprint.
What should the Product Owner do in the middle of the Sprint, when the Development Team realises they are not able to finish all the Sprint Backlog items?
As it is the only one method to finish increment the Product Owner should help the developers adjust their work and meet the Sprint Goal
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
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"
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
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".
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
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".
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
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.
How much time should be spent carrying out Product Backlog Refinement?
As much as the Product Owner and Development Team agree is necessary to create enough ready Product Backlog Items
How often should the development team memberships change?
As needed, while taking into account a short reduction in productivity.
How often should Development Team membership change?
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity
Development Team membership should change:
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
How often should Development Team membership change?
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
During a Sprint, when is new work of further decomposition of work added to the Sprint backlog?
As soon as possible after they are identified
During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
As soon as possible after they are identified
During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
As soon as possible after they are identified.
As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should I do?
As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items
As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do.
As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do?
As soon as possible the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items
Which two (2) things does a Scrum Master do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tool or infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog items?
Ask the Development Team to do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects Has the Development Team Team improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the definition of "done" accordingly
If a customer really wants a feature added to a Sprint, how should the Development Team respond?
Ask the Product Owner to work with the customer
What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.
What should the Scrum Master do after tallying the safety check results?
Ask the group to interpret the safety graph histogram results.
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible.
If a member of the Development Team express their concerns to the Scrum Master about system performance issues of certain backlog items, what should the Scrum Master do?
Ask them to share the issue with the Team
When can the Product Backlog be updated?
At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product Owner's discretion
When can the Product Backlog be updated?
At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product Owner's discretion The Product Backlog is dynamic; it constantly changes to identify what the product needs in order to be appropriate, competitive, and useful. Product Backlog items can be updated at any time by the Product Owner or at the Product Owner's discretion.
When can the Product Backlog be updated?
At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product Owner's discretion.
The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs knowledgeable and skilled inspectors. What are two ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?
At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog. The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most valuable thing to do next. Scrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress to detect undesirable variances. The primary tool for the Product Owner to uphold transparency is the Product Backlog. Product Backlog is a living artifact that is actively maintained and updated to reflect reality. At the Sprint Review, attendees collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value, which is processed into an updated Product Backlog.
A Sprint Retrospective should be held:
At the end of each Sprint.
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?
At the end of every Sprint.
When should the Product Ownership or implement a Sprint increment?
At the end of every Sprint.
For the purpose of the transparency, when does scrum say a new increment of software must be available?
At the end of every sprint.
What are two (2) reasons to automate the software build process?
Automation improves the quality of software by making builds less error-prone To get feedback on changes to the code early and often
The difference between the Product Burn-down Chart and the Sprint Burn-down Chart is
B) In the product, the sprints are shown on the x-axis. In the sprint, the days of the sprint are shown on the x-axis.
The Sprint Review is an event that requires
B) Stakeholder active participation D) Inspection and adaptation activities
Which two behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-oranizing? A. The scrum master is no longer needed. B. Development team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the sprint. C. The development team has all the skills needed to create a releasable increment. D. The development team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of definition of "done". E. The development team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.
B. Development team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the sprint. D. The development team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of definition of "done".
A Product Owner can measure success by an increase in the team's velocity ? A. True B. False
B. False
A product owner which multiple teams working on one product should maintain separate Product Backlog for each team. A. True B. False
B. False
The Product Owner makes sure the right stakeholders are invited to the Sprint Retrospective. They might have important instructions for team improvements. A. True B. False
B. False
What is Empiricism based on?
Based on the concept that complex problems are hard to predict. Applies an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and control risk. Empiricism advocates observation rather than prediction to navigate complex adaptive problems.
A scrum master is introducing scrum to a new development team. The development team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the scrum master take?
Begin facilitating productive and useful retrospectives.
A scrum master is introducing Scrum a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?
Being facilitating productive and useful retrospective
A scrum master is introducing scrum a new development team. The development team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?
Being facilitating productive and useful retrospectives
If the Sprint Backlog cannot be completed in a Sprint, who resolves the issue?
Both the Product Owner and Development Team
Choose 3 activities which may be the responsibilities of the Product Owner:
Break down epic user stories into smaller ones Create user stories Prioritize backlog
The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?
Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery
Which is a report of all the work that is "Done?"
Burndown chart
How should the Product Owner forecast the completion date?
By any method he/she finds appropriate
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 in which the Product Owner manages Inspection of the Increment?
By inviting stakeholders to give feedback in the Sprint Review, By presenting the status of the Product Backlog at the Sprint Review
How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum is successful?
By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators (KPIs) on value after every release and feeding this information back into work on the Product Backlog
How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum is successful?
By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators (KPIs) on value after every release and feeding this information back into work on the Product Backlog.
How much time must a product owner spend with the Development Team. A. 100%. B. 40% or more if the stakeholders agree. C. However much time development team asks the product owner to be present. D. Enough for the Product Owner to remain up to date on the evolution of the Increment.
C. However much time development team asks the product owner to be present.
What happens if the development team cannot complete its work by the end of the sprint? A. The sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen again. B. The sprint is extended and future sprints use this new duration. C. The sprint length holds and the development team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a sprint of this length.
C. The sprint length holds and the development team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a sprint of this length.
Select two (2) benefits of Continuous Integration
Causes team members to consider each other's work and context It leads to higher transparency and rapid feedback to the team
Select two (2) benefits of Continuous Integration.
Causes team members to consider each other's work and context. It leads to higher transparency and rapid feedback to the team.
Which of the following is not true about change during a Sprint?
Changes can be made that impact the Sprint Goal
All of the following are true about change during a Sprint EXCEPT (drag and drop):
Changes can be made that impact the Sprint goal
Which of the following is NOT part of the Scrum Framework?
Characteristics
What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
Clearly expressing a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the needs of the stakeholders
Select the two focus areas that are not considered in executing Value Driven Development by the Product Owner.
Coach of the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality Remover of impediments to the Development Team's progress
Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?
Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly., Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
The product owner remains distant. She/he has handed over the required product backlog for the sprint but is not collaboration with the development team during the sprint. What are valuable actions for a scrum master?
Coach the product owner in the values of scrum and incremental delivery. Bring up the problem in the sprint retrospective.
What does Code Coverage show?
Code being exercised by tests.
Suppose you are a Scrum Master on a new Agile team. Which of the following strategies is the best way to resolve conflict on the team?
Collaborate
As the Sprint planning progresses, the workload has grown beyond the team's capacity.Which action makes most sense for the Team?
Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items.
When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do?
Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable
When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do?
Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.
What two things might a Development Team do when having trouble delivering a work increment
Complete what it can and discuss undone work at the Sprint Review Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable
What does the word "development" mean in the context of Scrum?
Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more
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 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. When the words "develop" and "development" are used in the Scrum Guide, they refer to complex work including software and hardware development, development and releasing of products and enhancements, development and sustaining product operational environments, research and identifying of viable markets and technologies, and even more.
High-performing teams feature which of the following sets of characteristics?
Constructive disagreement, empowered, self-organizing
A Development Team has technical specialists in addition to Developers. They perform their work when the Sprint Backlog needs their special skills, but they are idle others:
Continue to have the specialist deliver fully-integrated Increments. Gradually facilitate the team to organize their work to fully leverage these special skills. If required, they can enhance everyone's domain of expertise, so that everyone is productive as a team without idle time.
One purpose of a Sprint Retrospective is for the Scrum Team to:
Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work.
The definition of "Done" is used to:
Create a shared understanding of when work is complete Increase transparency Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to do in a Sprint
What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
Creating and sustaining a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the needs of the stakeholders The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team. The primary tool to do so is the Product Backlog.
What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
Creating and sustaining a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the needs of the stakeholders,
Which Key Value Areas categories should the Product Owner consider to measure and track the creation and delivery of value to the market place (select three)?
Current Value Time-to-Market Ability to Innovate
Who is NOT part of the Scrum Team?
Customer
In the first few Sprints, the Development Team is expected to focus on
D) Delivering a usable and potentially releasable produce Increment
During which meeting do team members synchronize their work and progress and report any impediments to the Scrum Master for removal?
Daily Scrum
This Scrum event supports daily inspection and adaptation. Choose only ONE best answer.
Daily Scrum
What should be taken into account for the Definition of "Done"?
Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product Conventions, standards and guidelines of the Organization
Incremental delivery means:
Deploy functional increments over the course of the project.
The Product Backlog attributes are
Description, Order, Estimate, Value
What is test first development?
Designing tests before satisfying them
If the development team can't complete the Sprint backlog, what should the Product Owner do?
Determine if the Sprint Goal can still be met
Which of the following occurs in the first Sprint?
Develop a shippable piece of functionality
In Scrum, who is responsible for managing the Development Team?
Development Team
Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a Product Backlog?
Development Team tools and Techniques
Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?
Development Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master
Suppose 8 new members joined the development team, and the team size is now 15. The daily Scrum is getting noisy and exceeding the 15 minute time-box. What is the most effective way to address this situation?
Divide the team into two teams with minimum dependency and have two separate daily Scrums.
If multiple Stakeholders have varied interests in the product and different viewpoints what is the best strategy for the Product Owner?
Do an intelligent balancing of interests and try to maximize the value of the Product as a whole
At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog items worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "Done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog items?
Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team
Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint Increase Velocity
Choose three (3) responsibilities of a self-organizing development team.
Do the work planned in the sprint backlog. Pull product backlog items for the sprint. Set the time for the daily scrum.
What enhances the Transparency of an Increment?
Doing all work needed to meet the definition of "Done"
Do Sprint cancellations often happen?
Due to the short duration of Sprints, cancellation rarely makes sense.
When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of "Done"?
During Sprint Planning
What is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of "Done"?
During Sprint Planning.
When should a Sprint Goal be created?
During Sprint Planning.
During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.
When is the Sprint Backlog finalized?
During the Sprint
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
During the Sprint Planning meeting
When is the sprint backlog created?
During the Sprint Planning meeting
When should a Sprint Goal be created?
During the Sprint Planning.
When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of "done"?
During the Sprint Retrospective
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 Done. E. All of the above.
E. All of the above.
What is the best suited structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated Increments?
Each Development Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers.
What is the best suited structure for development teams in order to produce integrated increments ?
Each development team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layer of the system.
What is the best Development Team structure to product a fully integrated product?
Each member designs, codes, and tests functionality from beginning to end.
How frequently the Product Owner should communicate and re-iterate his product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders?
Early and often
Upon what kind of process control is SCRUM based?
Empirical
What type of process control is Scrum?
Empirical
Scrum is founded on
Empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known.
Which one is NOT a Pillar of Scrum?
Empiricism
Empiricism asserts what?
Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and control risk using the three pillars: TRANSPARENCY, INSPECTION, and ADAPTATION.
After the last release in the production the Key Stakeholders started complain on performance issues. Even the PO agrees, he comes to the Scrum Master. What should the Scrum Master do? (choose one)
Encourage the PO to bring this up to the team so that team can come up with improved DoD, with strong SLA requirements for performance issues
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
Enough for the Team to forecast and start working for the first few days of the Sprint.
How much of the Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting
Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start several days of the Sprint
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the sprint.
How much of the sprint backlog must be defined during the sprint planning meeting?
Enough so the development team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the sprint.
How complete should the Sprint Backlog be at the end of the Sprint Planning meeting?
Enough to ensure there is work for the first few days of the Sprint
How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?
Ensure every Increment meets them.
How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?
Ensure every increment meets them.
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum?
Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times Interacting with stakeholders
In Scrum, how often is the Sprint Retrospective Meeting conducted?
Every Sprint.
Throughout the Sprint, the Development Team tracks the remaining work and the trend. At a minimum, the remaining work must be updated
Everyday
Which two ways of the creating Development Team are consistent with Scrum's values?
Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.
Suppose the current release will be complete after 6 two-week iterations. A team member is insisting that the Product Owner write the acceptance test cases for the entire release. How should the Scrum Master respond?
Explain that stories should only be discussed in detail prior to development. Elaborating stories not in the next couple of iterations is wasteful.
A PO (Product Owner) is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).
FALSE
A Product Owner can measure success by an increase in the team's velocity.
FALSE
A Product Owner with multiple teams working on one product should maintain separate Product Backlogs for each team.
FALSE
A Scrum of Scrums should be attended by Scrum Masters from across the organization.
FALSE
A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
FALSE
A product increment should be released to production every Sprint
FALSE
A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.
FALSE
All activities within Scrum are called Scrum events.
FALSE
Cross-Functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).
FALSE
Development Team members sign up to own a backlog items at the Sprint Planning meeting.
FALSE
During the Sprint Review it is up to the stakeholders to reorder the Product Backlog.
FALSE
Everyone must stand up at the Daily Scrum.
FALSE
Hardening Sprints are used for defect management and integration testing.
FALSE
If there are multiple Scrum teams working on a product, each needs its own definition of "Done".
FALSE
If you are truly doing Scrum, you should release to production at the end of each Sprint.
FALSE
In Scrum, the development team decides which events or ceremonies take place during a Sprint.
FALSE
It is a best-practice in Scrum that Sprint lengths vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month.
FALSE
Management does not have a role within Scrum.
FALSE
No one but the Scrum Team attends the Sprint Planning meeting.
FALSE
Non-functional requirements (NFRs) must be captured in the Definition of Done.
FALSE
On Agile teams, conflict is to be avoided at all cost.
FALSE
Scrum does not scale to large teams.
FALSE
Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally.
FALSE
Scrum is a software development methodology.
FALSE
Scrum mandates the use of burndown charts.
FALSE
The Product Backlog is baselined at the start of the project and not changed for at least three Sprints.
FALSE
The Product Owner and Scrum Master are never part of the Development Team.
FALSE
The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint.
FALSE
The Product Owner does not have to be a single person but may be a committee or a shared responsibility between multiple individuals.
FALSE
The Product Owner does not have to be one person, and the role can be played by a committee.
FALSE
The Product Owner ensures enough items are selected from the Product Backlog in the Sprint Planning meeting in order to satisfy the stakeholders.
FALSE
The Product Owner is responsible for the definition of Done.
FALSE
The Product Owner makes sure the right stakeholders are invited to the Sprint RetrospectivThey might have important instructions for team improvements.
FALSE
The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.
FALSE
The Product Owner must write all of the Product Backlog items (e.g. user stories, non-functional requirements, etc.) on the Product Backlog before handing them over to the Development Team.
FALSE
The Product Owner should be with the Development Team full time.
FALSE
The Product Owner should have a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog before the first Sprint can start?
FALSE
The Scrum Team and Development Team are the same thing.
FALSE
The development team should have a lead developer to ensure the work is properly executed.
FALSE
The only time the stakeholders and development team meet is during the Sprint Review.
FALSE
The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
FALSE
There are multiple teams working on one product. Each team should have a separate Product Owner.
FALSE
There must be a release every Sprint.
FALSE
Time can be allocated between Sprints for integration testing.
FALSE
To truly adopt Scrum, you must pick and choose which roles, artifacts, events, and rules are right for your organization.
FALSE
When multiple Scrum teams are working on the same product, each team should have a separate product backlog.
FALSE
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
FALSE
Work that does not meet the definition of Done should be completed in the next Sprint.
FALSE
The Product Owner may delegate some of his/her accountabilities to the developers.
FALSE Feedback: The Product Owner can delegate his/her responsibilities to the development team, but s/he stays accountable.
Once a Sprint begins, its duration is
FIXED and CANNOT be shortened or lengthened. The remaining events may end whenever the purpose of the event is achieved, ensuring an appropriate amount of time is spent without allowing waste in the process.
A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?
Facilitate effective Sprint Retrospectives
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?
Facilitating and also participating as the Scrum Master responsible?
A Nexus Integration Team is responsible for actually doing the integration work during the Sprint
False
A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?
False
A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during the Sprint Review?
False
A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with the stakeholders during Sprint Review.
False
A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
A product increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint
False
A product increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
A properly functioning Scrum team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.
False
All Development Team members must attend the Nexus Daily Scrum.
False
All interactions between the stakeholders and the Development Team should be through the Product Owner.
False
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length.
False
Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of the system only (eg. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).
False
During a sprint, a change can be made to the following, true or false? The sprint goal
False
During the Sprint Review, is up to the Stakeholders to reorder the Product Backlog.
False
Every Product Backlog Item should be created by the Product Owner personally and only then the Development Team can add details to it at the PO's discretion.
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
If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on a product, they each need their own definition of "Done."
False
In a Scrum Team, only the P.O. communicates with the stakeholders. There is no exception to this rule
False
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects
False
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects.
False
It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint. ?
False
Many Development Teams working in the same code creates coordination problems which can be sufficiently addressed with a comprehensive branching and merging model in shared version control.
False
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.
False
Once the Product Owner gained his Product Vision and defined the tactics of bringing this vision to life, it is a bad idea to change them before the next Product Release
False
Once the Product Owner gained his Product Vision and defined the tactics of bringing this vision to life, it is a bad idea to change them before the next Product Release.
False
Only technical writers can create documentation during a Sprint
False
Only technical writers can create documentation during a Sprint.
False
Product Owners must specify complete acceptance criteria for product Backlog item before the team can select the item in Sprint Planning.
False
Scrum dictates the use of User Stories.
False
Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally.
False
Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally?
False
Scrum is a methodology that tells in details how to build software incrementally?
False
Scrum is methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally
False
Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components and rules which suit most for a particular project.
False
Sprint lengths can vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month.
False
Sprints lengths can vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month.
False
The Development Team is accountable for releasing the most valuable product possible.
False
The Development Team should have a Lead Developer to ensure the work is properly executed.
False
The Product Owner determine how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint?
False
The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint
False
The Product Owner does not have to be a single person, but may be a committee or a shared responsibility between multiple individuals.
False
The Product Owner has the authority to replace an item in the Sprint Backlog.
False
The Product Owner makes sure the right stakeholders are invited to the Sprint Retrospective. They might have important instructions for team improvements.
False
The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders
False
The Product Owner must release each increment to production, true or false?
False
The Product Owner must write all of the Product Backlog items (e.g. user stories, non-functional requirements, etc) on the Product Backlog before handing them over to the Development Team
False
The Product Owner should have a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog before the first sprint can start?
False
The Product Owner should invite stakeholders to the Sprint Retrospective.
False
The Scrum Master should not allow the Product Owner to attend the Sprint Planning if the PO is not ready with a Sprint Goal. Is this true or false?
False
The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog.
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 Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog
False
The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into account.
False
The customer has the final say on the order of Product Backlog items.
False
The primary reason one might choose a four-week Sprint is when the work is too large for a two-week Sprint and cannot be decomposed further
False
The primary reason one might choose a four-week Sprint is when the work is too large for a two-week Sprint and cannot be decomposed further.
False
The product owner must write all the product backlog items (user stories, non-functional requirements, etc.) on the product backlog before handing them over the Development Team.
False
The product owner should have a complete and exhaustive product backlog before the first sprint can start?
False
The value deliver by a product can only be determined by revenue.
False
The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
False
To truly adopt Scrum, you must pick and choose what roles, artifacts, events, and rules are right for your organization.
False
True or False: A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?
False
True or False: The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog.
False
True or False: The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into account.
False
True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
False
True or False? The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint, in order to satisfy the stakeholders.
False
True or false, the customer is part of the scrum team?
False
True or false: Sprint lengths can vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month.
False
True or false: The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint?
False
True or false: The Product Owner does not have to be a single person, but may be a committee or a shared responsibility between multiple individuals.
False
True or false: When multiple Scrum teams are working on the same project, they should make sure that each team has different Sprint start dates, in order to ensure better co-ordination and adaptability.
False
True or false? A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during the Sprint Review?
False
True or false? A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
True or false? A properly functioning Scrum team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.
False
True or false? Cross-functional teams are optimised to work on one technical layer of the system only (eg. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).
False
True or false? If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on a product, they each need their own definition of "Done."
False
True or false? In Scrum, the development team decides which events take place during a Sprint.
False
True or false? It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
True or false? Scrum has a role called "Project Manager"?
False
True or false? Scrum is a methodology that explains in detail how to build software incrementally.
False
True or false? Scrum is a software development method.
False
True or false? Sprints lengths can vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month.
False
True or false? The Development Team should have a Lead Developer to ensure the work is properly executed.
False
True or false? The Product Backlog is created at the start of the project and not changed for at least three Sprints.
False
True or false? The Product Owner and Scrum Master are not part of the Development Team
False
True or false? The Scrum Team and Development Team are the same thing.
False
True or false? The development team selects the product owner.
False
True or false? The primary reason one might choose a four-week Sprint is when the work is too large for a two-week Sprint and cannot be decomposed further.
False
True or false? The product backlog ist fixed and cannot change.
False
True or false? To truly adopt Scrum, you must pick and choose what roles, artifacts, events, and rules are right for your organisation.
False
True or false? When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
When more Scrum Teams are added to a project that works on one single product, the productivity of the original Scrum Teams most likely will increase
False
When multiple Scrum teams are working on the same project, they should make sure that each team has different Sprint start dates.
False
When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog
False
When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog. ?
False
When something about Scrum frustrates the Product Owner, the PO can delegate some responsibilities to the Scrum Master.
False
With multiple Scrum Teams, you should have a separate product backlog.
False
A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?
False A traditional project manager is responsible for all aspects of a project; costs, resources, execution, release, planning, capacity. Scrum is a framework for complex product development, regardless of whether the work is organized in projects. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work performed, a responsibility that is complemented by the specific accountabilities of the Development Team and the Scrum Master.
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog
False Products have one Product Backlog, regardless of how many teams are used. Any other setup makes it difficult for the Development Team to determine what it should work on.
The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
False Value is likely to vary across products and organizations.
A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during the Sprint Review?
False.
Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of the system (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, design).
False.
It is mandatory that the product increment is released to production at the end of each sprint.
False.
Multiple scrum teams working on the same project must have the same start date.
False.
The Product Owner is accountable for the result and therefore should have the final say over the definition of "Done".
False.
The product owner makes sure the team selects enough from the product backlog for a sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.
False.
The scrum master should not allow the product owner to go to the sprint planning meeting without having devised (=formuliert) the sprint goal.
False.
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length.
False. Scrum does not require having aligned Sprints for multiple teams.
When something about Scrum frustrates the Product Owner, the PO can delegate some responsibilities to the Scrum Master.
False. It is NOT acceptable for the PO to attempt to proxy or outsource their PO Scrum Team duties. The Product Owner will work in concert with the Scrum Master to utilize Scrum correctly and advantageously, and try to never been seen as subverting or disrespecting the Scrum framework. When something about Scrum frustrates a Product Owner, she should consult the Scrum Master for ways to implement the Scrum framework in a way that is effective.
Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally.
False. Scrum is a framework.
Which TWO things do NOT occur in the first Sprint
Finalize the complete Product Backlog Define the complete architecture
While changing software, you find a bug in a previously delivered piece of functionality. What should you do?
Fix the bug if it is critical or easily fixed. Otherwise, put the new bug into the Product Backlog to be prioritized and fixed in an upcoming Sprint
In the middle of a Sprint, a Development Team identifies a defect. Initially, they were not sure about the cause of the defect, and hence they involved the P.O. to discuss. After discussing, both the Product Owner and the Development Team agreed that the defect is indeed a clear gap in the feature being developed in their Sprint and not a new requirement. The defect should be
Fixed in the Current Sprint
What is the reason that the Daily Scrum is held in the same place and at the same time every day?
For consistency and simplicity
How to start a big complex project?
Form 1-2 teams of best developers for implementing the core, add more teams later.
How often should a customer satisfaction be measured?
Frequently
How often should customer satisfaction be measured?
Frequently
We know that customer satisfaction is an important success factor. How often should it be measured?
Frequently
How frequently product releases should occur?
Frequently enough to eliminate the risk that the product's value will get out of line with the marketplace
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.
When does Inspection occur?
Frequently, but not so often that i gets in the way of work
When does the Inspection occur?
Frequently, but not so often that i gets in the way of work
When are testers and quality experts ideally included in a project?
From the beginning and throughout all Sprints
The Product Owner must use:
G. None of the below: A. Release burndown diagram. B. Burndown chart. C. Feature burn-up. D. Critical Path Analysis. E. Refactoring F. Project Gantt chart.
Who's responsible for Gantt Charts in Scrum?
Gannt chart is not necessary in Scrum
Which are three attributes of a bad bug report?
Generic titles Vague statements or untested assumptions Assigning blame
Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog items?
Have the Team define "done" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects. Have the Team improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the definition of done; accordingly.
If the Development Team does not have all the skills to accomplish the Sprint Goal, the Scrum Master should
Have the development team determine the definition of "Done" and work through the Sprint backlog
If the Development Team does not have all the skills to accomplish the Sprint Goal, the Scrum Master should:
Have the development team determine the definition of "Done" and work through the Sprint backlog
What's 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 Development Team has a Daily Scrum
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 Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum?
He/She doesn't need to be there.
A Sprint takes place in a time frame with specific start and end dates, called a time-box. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of time-boxing?
Helps control technical debt
The product backlog is ordered by
Higher priority items are at the top
What does Cone of Uncertainty show?
How much is known about the Product over time
What does Cone of Uncertainty show?
How much is known about the Product over time or The evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project.
What does the Sprint burn-down chart show?
How much remaining work until the end of the sprint
What does Burn-down Chart show?
How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
Technical systems can be decomposed to composite elements, from the large to the small. Basic components may be represented as activities, workflows, functions, features, capabilities, and other similar nomenclature. How does this system decomposition affect Scrum Teams on scaled projects?
How the organization discusses and plans the work of creating software will be reflected in the implementation of that software
Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?
How to best accomplish its work
Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?
How to best accomplish its work.
Which does a self-organizing development team choose?
How to best accomplish work
What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers?
How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved? What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint?
How much time must a product owner spend with the Development Team.
However much time development team asks the product owner to be present.
Who is accountable for a bad Product Backlog management setup?
However, the Product Owner remains accountable.
All work to be done by the Development Team must ultimately originate from the Product Backlog?
I think, in the broad sense the answer is "yes". The PB is the source for the Sprint Backlog. The Sprint Backlog is the source of the Dev Team work. However, only the Dev Team knows how to implement Sprint Backlog Items. It can involve technical tasks, for example, removing some technical debt or even installing a development environment for a new developer.
THIRD PILLAR: Adapatation
If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, and that the resulting product will be unacceptable, the process or the material being processed must be adjusted. An adjustment must be made AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to minimize further deviation.
What happens when a Sprint is cancelled?
If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog ------ o The work done on them depreciates quickly and must be frequently re-estimated.
If it's not possible to complete the Sprint Backlog, who would try to resolve it?
If this situation is happening Product Owner and Development team should discuss how they can resolve issues
The cone of uncertainty can be used to do what?
Illustrate that, as a forecast lengthens, it is increasingly less certain.
The "cone of uncertainty" can be used to do what?
Illustrate that, as a forecast lengthens, its increasingly less certain.
When does the next Sprint Planning?
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint
When does the second Sprint start?
Immediately after the first Sprint.
Scrum mandates the use of User Stories.
Immediately following the first Sprint.
The definition of "Done" describes the work that must be completed for every Product Backlog item before it can be deemed releasable. What should the Development Team do when, during the Sprint, it finds out that a problem outside of their control blocks them from doing all this work?
Immediately raise the issue to the Scrum Master as an impediment.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Importance, where the most important items are at the top at all times.
The Product backlog is ordered by:
Importance, where the most important items are at the top at all times.
When was Scrum first introduced?
In 1995 at a conference presentation
What is the cone of uncertainty?
In complex adaptive problems, the amount of the unknown is really huge in the initial stages and will likely trend down over the course of the product development. The trend is called the cone of uncertainty.
The Product Owner has doubts about the quality of the definition of "Done". What should s/he do?
Increase product quality by adaptation the definition of "Done" in the next Sprint Retrospective. The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. During each Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team plans ways to increase product quality by improving work processes or adapting the definition of "Done", if appropriate and not in conflict with a product or organizational standards.
The definition of done is used to:
Increase transparency. Guide the development team on how many product backlog items to select for the sprint. Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
What are the benefits to the Scrum development team of self-organization?
Increased feeling of accountability Increased commitment Increased creativity
Incremental deliveries ensure what?
Incremental deliveries of "Done" product ensure a potentially useful version of working product is always available.
What are some of the characteristics of good Product Backlog Items?
Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimatable, Small, and Testable.
The Agile Manifesto states that we value some items over others. Match the items in the columns below so each item on the left is valued over the corresponding item on the right. (drag to match)
Individuals and Interactions, Processes and Tools, Working Software, Comprehensive Documentation, Customer Collaboration, Contract Negotiation, Responding to Change, Following a Plan
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees the workload is greater than they can handle, which are two valid actions?
Inform the Product Owner and monitor progress, Remove items from the Sprint backlog
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?
Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO.
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 she/he can work with the CEO.
What is the unit of measure that is used by the Scrum Team in estimating ProductBacklog items?
Initial estimating is relative to each item in the Product Backlog.
The Product Owner must frequently review Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal to detect undesirable variances. Which pillar of Scrum does this represent? (Choose one and click Submit)
Inspection
The three pillars of empirical process control are:
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation
When are Inspections MOST beneficial?
Inspections are most beneficial when diligently performed by skilled inspectors at the point of work.
Scrum is NOT (drag and drop):
Intended for projects with static requirements
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum?
Interacting with stakeholders Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications
The sprint had already begun when the customer decides to add a new features that she wants. The Product Owner could:
Introduce the new feature in the next Sprint Planning
In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are 2 new features she wants. The Product Owner could
Introduce these features at the next Sprint Planning meeting.
In the middle of the sprint the customer decides that there are 2 new features she wants. The product owner could:
Introduce these features at the next sprint planning meeting
Product Backlog Refinement
Is an ongoing process, Takes no more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team Is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to Product Backlog items the activity in a Sprint through which the Product Owner and the Development Team add granularity to the Product Backlog.
The Sprint retrospective (drag and drop):
Is intended to promote continuous process improvements
Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?
It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the Product Owner may choose to release it. It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team. All Scrum Team members must have a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete, to ensure transparency. This is the definition of "Done" for the Scrum Team and is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment. The Increment reviewed at the Sprint Review must be useable, so a Product Owner may choose to immediately release it.
When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint
It can't. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?
It can't. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?
It can't. Only Product Owners can cancel l Sprints.
Who should do the legwork of gathering the marketplace data for the Product Owner?
It does not matter who does the legwork
How would the Product Backlog be impacted by the changes in the environment in which the product will be used?
It evolves to reflect the change
While under development the environment in which a product will be used changed. What is the effect on the product backlog?
It evolves to reflect what the product needs to be most valuable
What is a time-boxed event?
It has a maximum duration
Scrum is a newer way of doing things to address complex problems. It is a new way because
It increases the opportunity to control risk and optimize the predictability of progress
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?
It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint
How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by value points?
It is a good practice, keeping in mind that market reception is the best measure of value.
What is a Product Backlog?
It is a living artifact of product requirements that exists and evolves as long as a product exists.
What is a Product Backlog?
It is a living artifact of product requirements that exists and evolves as long as a product exists. The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product and is the single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product. The Product Backlog evolves as the product and the environment in which it will be used evolves. Higher ordered Product Backlog items are usually clearer and more detailed than lower ordered ones. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists.
All of the following are attributes of the definition of "Done", EXCEPT:
It is a static artifact
Which best describes the Product Backlog
It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
Which best describes the Product Backlog?
It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
Which statement is least accurate when providing a definition of "Done"?
It is defined by the Scrum Master
Must the Product Owner be present at the Sprint Retrospective?
It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess
Must the Product Owner be present at the Sprint Retrospective?
It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess its performance and improve itself.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?
It is the Development Team's plan for the Sprint.
What is the most effective way to order the Product Backlog?
It is up to the Product Owner to decide
Describe a 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 a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
Which are benefits of Test Driven Development (choose all that apply).
It promotes good design and separation of concerns. It improves quality and reduces bugs. It causes you to construct a test harness that can be automated. It speeds the overall development process.
What is the best way to determine the length of a Sprint?
It should be limited based upon the risk tolerance of the Product Owner but no longer than a month.
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. It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team
A system is decomposed into elements like workflows, features, capabilities, etc. How it affects Scrum Teams on a scaled project?
It will be reflected in the implementation.
If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?
Its productivity is likely to decrease
If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously only had one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on productivity of the original Scrum Team?
Its productivity is likely to decrease
Items on the Product Backlog tend to be
Larger than the items in the Sprint Backlog.
The maximum duration of the Sprint is highly recommended to be.
Less than a month.
What is the order of items in the Product Backlog?
Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom
If the Development Team doesn't like 9:00 am for the daily Scrum, what should the Scrum Master do?
Let the Development Team come up with a new time
If the Development Team doesn't like the time of the Daily Scrum, what should the Scrum Master do?
Let the Development Team come up with a new time
Which of the following are NOT metrics of code quality? (choose all that apply)
Lines of Code Cycle time per feature
Self-organizing teams are characterized by their ability to (drag and drop):
Make local decisions
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.
A Development Team is waiting for a specific software component that they need to integrate and use. The component should be ready in a month. The Backlog Items with highest priorities depend on this specific component. What should the Product Owner do?
Make sure the dependency is visible in the Product Backlog and the Development Team has enough independent Items for the next Sprint.
What is the primary purpose of the Scrum Master at the Daily Scrum?
Manage the time-box
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?
Management may feel less anxious. The organization may not understand what has changed within scrum and the benefits of scrum may be lost. Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen.
Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration
What does the "cone of uncertainty" tell us about a Scrum project?
Multiple Scrum Teams may participate in this process , Should take no more than 10% of the Development Team's time
Which of the following 2 statements are TRUE about Product Backlog refinement?
Multiple Scrum Teams may participate in this process , Should take no more than 10% of the Development Team's time
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length?
NO
Are The Product Owner and Scrum Master roles included in the Development Team Size?
NO, UNLESS. The Product Owner and Scrum Master roles are NOT included in this count unless they are also executing the work of the Sprint Backlog.
Does the product owner need to manage?
NO. The Product Owner may do the above work, or have the Development Team do it.
When do Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item?
Never all Sprint Backlog items are owned by the entire Development Team, even though each one way be done by an individual Development Team Member
When does a team member sign up to own a Product Backlog item?
Never, the entire team owns the item
When do Development Team members take ownership of 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 Development Team member
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 development team member.
When do Development Team members become the exclusive owner of 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 development team member.
When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member.
Does the Product Backlog contain only functional requirements for the Product?
No
Does the scrum have a role called "Project Manager"?
No
In Scrum, Team Velocity (Rate of Completion) is a good metric to track the progress of product development.
No
Is the Sprint Backlog frozen after the Sprint Planning?
No
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same Product must have the same Sprint start date. Is this statement correct?
No
One of the top PB items depends on a component provided by another team (still in development). Should the DT take it into the next Sprint? Is it a better option to ask the PO to reorder the PB?
No
The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree?
No
When a product grows, it is quite possible that the PO will get help from other Product Managers and others in the organization who interact regarding the customer facing activities and knowledge of the product marketplace. Is it a good idea for the PO to proxy or outsource some of their PO Scrum Team duties to these people (for example, Scrum Team facing duties)?
No
Who is responsible for the Project Plan and Gantt Chart in Scrum?
No Scrum role
The Product Owner is accountable for the functionality included in each Increment. Does he or she have the final say over the definition of "Done"?
No, the Development Team is responsible for the definition of "Done" . The Product Owner may be consulted.
The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree?
No, the Sprint Review contains much more activities
The Product Owner is accountable for the functionality included in each Increment. Does he or she have the final say over the definition of "Done"?
No, the development team is responsible for the definition of "Done". The Product Owner may be consulted
Is a safety check by itself a complete Sprint Retrospective?
No.
When a product grows, it is quite possible that the PO will get help from other Product Managers and others in the organization who interact regarding the customer facing activities and knowledge of the product marketplace. Is it a good idea for the PO to proxy or outsource some of their PO Scrum Team duties to these people (for example, Scrum Team facing duties)?
No.
Is retrospective safety enhanced by inviting outside spectators who weren't working on the team?
No. If the team needs to discuss issues with outsiders it's usually better to do this after the retrospective.
A Product Owner can measure success by an increase in the team's velocity?
No. It is just one of the first steps to success. Success in Scrum is getting maximum value with the existing resources. Value, as defined in a Scrum context, is the financial (or social) benefit an organization receives or might receive by creating and releasing the product under development. In order for value to actually be captured, a release of the product must occur. The sooner you release, the sooner you can start capturing the value created by the product.Increase in team's velocity shows that the Dev Team became more mature and can do more in the same time frame
A cross-functional team in Scrum consists of which types of team members
None of the above (A specialist in QA, An architect, A release manager)
How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?
None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.
How much time is required after a sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?
None. A new sprint starts immediately after the last sprint.
How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next sprint?
None. A new sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint
What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume?
Not more than 10%
Should the entire Sprint work be decomposed within Sprint Planning?
Not necessary. Work planned for the first few days of the Sprint by the Dev. Team is decomposed by the end of this meeting, often to units of one day or less. Dev. Team members collaboratively assign these work units among themselves.
What is the maximum length of a Sprint?
Not so long that the risk is unacceptable to the Product Owner; Not so long that other business events can't be readily synchronized with the development work; No more than one calender month
Who or what limites the authority of the Product Owner?
Nothing
The Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog is unlimited, except for:
Nothing. The entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions.
The Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog is unlimited, except for ?
Nothing. The entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions. For the Product Owner to succeed, the entire organization must respect his or her decisions. No one is allowed to tell the Development Team to work from a different set of requirements, and the Development Team isn't allowed to act on what anyone else says.
Scrum Team decides they need to create one more artifact UI markup to better understand the product feature, can they proceed or not since Scrum Teams should capture product features/needs only in Product Backlog?
Of course, the team can proceed. Right, PB is the single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product. If the Scrum Team does not understand what should be done next, it means the PB needs to be refined. The Product Owner should put his product vision as backlog items, maybe with help of the Development Team.
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What would consider an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
Offer the Product Owner help in ordering the Product Backlog from an understanding that the goal is to maximize value
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What would you consider an appropriate action for Scrum Master to take?
Offer the Product Owner help in ordering the Product Backlog from an understanding that the goal is to maximize value
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
The Product Owner should track the performance of the project at least ...
Once per sprint
Which are attributes of a good bug report (choose all that apply)?
One bug per report. Simple and repeatable reproduction steps. Expected results and observed results. Build/version where bug was found. Screenshots or other pictures of bug in action when user interfaces are involved.
What is the best definition of "Done"?
One that would allow the development work to be ready for a release
How is progress measured in Scrum? What are the key performance indicators (KPI)?
Only the Increment is a measure of progress in Scrum.
Which role is responsible for determining when a release can occur?
Only the Product Owner is responsible for this
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
Which one of the following is NOT a responsibility of a self-organizing Development Team.
Ordering the Product Backlog.
Each Sprint is...what?
Other than the Sprint itself, which is a container for all other events, each event in Scrum is a formal opportunity to inspect and adapt something.
Which item is NOT an attribute of the Product Backlog?
Owner
In which event are the cost and the number of Sprints decided?
Parameters like release date, cost, etc. are reviewed in the Sprint Review. However, Scrum leaves it open about their first definition. Unless otherwise inferred through the question, it is safe to assume that they are defined at the time when Just Enough Backlog is defined before the first Sprint.
What should the Product Owner do during the Sprint Retrospective?
Participate as a Scrum Team member. The whole Scrum Team should participate in the Sprint Retrospective to find an improvement to be applied in the next Sprint; including the Product Owner.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?
Participating as a Scrum Team member.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?
Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.
Scrum Events: Prescribed Events USAGE
Prescribed events are used in Scrum to create regularity and to minimize the need for meetings not defined in Scrum.
What Scrum event or artifact is the single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product? (Choose one and click Submit)
Product Backlog
What is the primary tool of the Product Owner for measuring product progress?
Product Backlog
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?
Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.
What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items.
Product Backlog management includes: - Clearly expressing Product Backlog items; - Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions; - 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; - Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.
The following artifacts are critical to the success of Agile Development:
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and BurnDown Chart.
During a Sprint Review, the stakeholders notice that the product development progress is not very visible and lacked transparency. Moreover, they are not able to understand the next steps. Who is responsible for this?
Product Owner
This role would be responsible for determining when a release can occur:
Product Owner
When maintaining the product backlog, this role represents the interests of the stakeholders, and ensures the value of the work completed:
Product Owner
Who is responsible for clearly expressing product backlog items?
Product Owner
Who is responsible for maximising the value of the work the Development Team performs?
Product Owner
Who is responsible for releasing the most valuable product possible.
Product Owner
Who is responsible for releasing the most valuable product possible?
Product Owner
Who is responsible for representing the interests of the stakeholders?
Product Owner
Who is responsible for the change management in Scrum projects?
Product Owner
Who's responsible for planning releases?
Product Owner
During sprint review stakeholders notice that the product development progress is not very clearly visible and lacked transparency. Moreover, they are not able to understand the next steps. Who is responsible for this?
Product Owner is responsible
Which agile planning artefact should be updated at least once semi-annually?
Product Roadmap should be updated at least once semi-annually
In executing Value Driven Development, the Product Owner must consider the focus areas of
Product Value Maximizer Product Visionary Product Marketplace Expert Product Release Decision Maker Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement Other Product Owner role Considerations
What is Agile planning artefact updated minimally once a year by the Product Owner?
Product Vision is updated by Product Owner at least once a year
If two Scrum Teams are added to a project that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the first Scrum Team's productivity?
Productivity will stay the same.
Match the following activity and owner. (drag to match)
Provides estimates, Development Team, Removes Impediments, Scrum Master, Prioritizes Backlog, Product Owner, Supports Scrum Master and Product Owner, Management
A new Developer joins the Development Team taking the total number to 10 people. As a Scrum Master, What should you do?
Raise the increased team size as a potential impediment and help the Development Team decide what to do about it
The purpose of the Nexus Integration Team is to:
Raise transparency Be accountable that an Integrated Increment is produced
The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren't likely to build everything they forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
A Development Team is waiting for a specific software component that they need to integrate and use. The component should be ready in two months. The Backlog Items with highest priorities depend on this specific component. What should the Product Owner do?
Re-order the Product Backlog to maximize utilization of the Development Team and deliver at least some Increment of product functionality in the next Sprint.
The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren't likely to build everything they forecasted. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
Re-work the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
The Development Team finds out during the sprint that they aren't likely to build everything they forecasted. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
Re-work the selected product backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
Learning turns into 'validated learning' when assumptions and goals can be assessed through results. What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply validated learning?
Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product.
What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply validated learning?
Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product.
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions?
Remove or change selected Product Backlog items The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress.
How does the Scrum Master provide the most value to the Team?
Removing impediments to the Development Team
What Scrum event or artifact supports daily inspection and adaptation? (Choose one and click Submit)
Scrum
What relationship does Scrum have to technical practices?
Scrum Development Teams with excellent technical practices will likely be more successful
Match the following (drag to match):
Scrum Event, Daily Scrum, Scrum Artifact, Product Backlog, Scrum Role, Product Owner, Not Scrum, Gantt Chart
This person is responsible for the Scrum process, making sure it is used correctly and maximizing its benefit:
Scrum Master
What is inspected in the Sprint Retrospective and potentially adapted in the next Sprint?
Scrum Team
Scrum Teams are:
Scrum Teams are self-organizing and cross-functional.
How do Scrum Teams deliver products?
Scrum Teams deliver products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for feedback.
What is Scrum used now for?
Scrum is now widely used for products, services, and the management of the parent organization.
A __________________ is a great way to scale the principle of the Daily Scrum, with the purpose of re-planning development work on a project with multiple Scrum Teams.
Scrum of Scrums
What does Scrum proved effective in?
Scrum proved especially effective in iterative and incremental knowledge transfer.
Who decides the duration of the Sprint?
Scrum team. The "right" duration of Sprint should balance the Product Owner's appetite for receiving increments of value, with the ability of the Development Team to supply those deliverables. The Scrum Master may have some coaching duties to perform in that regard. So, the Scrum Master is maybe the most important team member who decides the duration of Sprint but we do not agree that the Scrum Master is the only one who decides this duration.
SECOND PILLAR: Inspection
Scrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal to detect undesirable variances. Their inspection should not be so frequent that inspection gets in the way of the work.
What was Scrum initially developed for?
Scrum was initially developed for managing and developing products.
Which is NOT a Development Team responsibility?
Selecting the Product Owner
Which of the following is the Development Team not responsible for?
Selecting the Product Owner
Which is NOT a Development Team responsibility?
Selecting the Product Owner.
On an Agile team, the project leader works to remove impediments from blocking the team's progress. This is known as what type of leadership?
Servant
A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, setup conference calls) before the Daily Scrum. What action should be Scrum Master take?
Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that is how it will be done
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?
Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that is how it will be done
The servant leadership role includes
Shielding team members from interruptions
The length of a Sprint should be:
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. No more than one month.
FIRST PILLAR: Transparency
Significant aspects of the process must be visible to those responsible for the outcome. Transparency requires those aspects be defined by a common standard so observers share a common understanding of what is being seen.
How small should a "ready" Product Backlog item be?
Small enough to build in 1 Sprint
How small should a "ready" Product Backlog item be?
Small enough to build in 1 Sprint.
During Daily Scrum, this plan is used as reference to understand the changes in progress
Sprint Backlog
What Scrum event or artifact is the set of items selected for the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal? (Choose one and click Submit)
Sprint Backlog
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective?
Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog
All of the following are inputs to the Sprint Planning meeting EXCEPT the:
Sprint Goal
Sort Scrum events in the right order.
Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
Sprint Results
In which meeting do you capture lessons learned?
Sprint Retrospective
Which of the following is required by Scrum?
Sprint Retrospective
What do Sprint cancellations consume?
Sprint cancellations consume resources, since everyone regroups in another Sprint Planning to start another Sprint. Sprint cancellations are often traumatic to the Scrum Team, and are very uncommon.
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
Sprint results
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
Sprint results.
Sprints enable what?
Sprints enable predictability by ensuring inspection and adaptation of progress toward a Sprint Goal at least every calendar month. Sprints also limit risk to one calendar month of cost.
A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog in place.
TRUE
A good guideline to differentiate Acceptance Criteria from the definition of "Done" is "the definition of "Done"" provides a checklist to take the Increment to a potentially shippable state, while the Acceptance Criteria focuses on testing the business requirements.
TRUE
A new Sprint starts immediately following the previous Sprint.
TRUE
All work to be done by the Development Team must ultimately originate from the Product Backlog?
TRUE
Backlog Grooming and Backlog Refinement are the same thing.
TRUE
No one, not even the Scrum Master, tells the development team how to build the product.
TRUE
Only the development Team is required to attend the Daily Scrum
TRUE
Product Owners must specify complete acceptance criteria for a Product Backlog item before the item can select the item in Sprint Planning.
TRUE
Scrum is a container for other techniques and methodologies.
TRUE
Scrum is both an iterative and incremental Agile process.
TRUE
Software dependencies could influence how the Product Owner orders Product Backlog Items.
TRUE
Sprint Reviews are an opportune time to collect customer feedback.
TRUE
Sprints are never longer than a calendar month.
TRUE
The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input into the Product Backlog.
TRUE
The Product Owner can delegate the ordering of the Product Backlog
TRUE
The Scrum Master is a management role?
TRUE
The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective.
TRUE
The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog
TRUE
The feedback from the Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint planning meeting.
TRUE
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product.
TRUE
The Development Team informs the Scrum Master that the IT manager has asked for a status report during the Sprint. The Scrum Master will:
Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an increment at the Sprint Review.
The development team informs the scrum master that the IT manager has asked them for a status report during the sprint. The scrum master will:
Talk to the IT manager and inform him that progress in scrum comes form inspecting increments at the sprint review.
The Development Team informs the Scrum Master that an executive has asked for a status report during the Sprint. The Scrum Master will:
Talk to the executive and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review.
What is included in the Sprint Backlog?
Tasks
During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:
Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox
The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily Scrum
Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting Enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum
Pick three topics that can be addressed in the Sprint Retrospective?
Team Dynamics, Team Working Agreement, Definition of Done
What does the Scrum framework consist of?
Teams and their associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules
Technical Debt refers to what?
Technical Debt is poor quality, problematic code that is the result of taking shortcuts.
Technical Debt Backlog
Technical debt can happen at any point of time. But the work remaining after every sprint comes out as technical debt backlog. Ex: bandwidth left in sprint work on technical debt
To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?
Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.
The Project Manager has asked for a status report to the Scrum Master about the progress. What should he do?
Tell the Manager that status will be visible during the Sprint Review
As a Scrum Master, how would you divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
Tell the group about the product, the product vision, and rules of the Scrum framework. They then form into teams.
What is NOT Test-Driven Development?
Testing existing software before developing any new software
A Development Team maintains a Sprint burn-down to track estimated remaining work. In the middle of the Sprint, the burn down graph shows and upward spike. This indicates
The Dev. Team added new work
Who can change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who can modify the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
The Development Team
Who creates the Increment?
The Development Team
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint
The Development Team
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
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 committing to work in the Sprint Planning Meeting?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of "Done"?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for the system architecture of a product being developed using Scrum?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
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 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 is ultimate responsible for the Product Backlog item estimates?
The Development Team
Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team
Who must do all of the work to make sure the Product Backlog items conform to the definition of "Done"?
The Development Team
Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items confirm the Definition of "Done"
The Development Team
Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of "Done"?
The Development Team
Who owns the Sprint Backlog?
The Development Team
Who owns the Sprint backlog?
The Development Team
Who should make sure everyone does his or her tasks for the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who should make sure everyone on the Development team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who updates the Sprint Backlog?
The Development Team
Who updates work remaining during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who's required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team
Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?
The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
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 Development Team and Product Owner
Product Backlog items are refined by:
The Development Team and the Product Owner
What are two ways a Development Team can ensure a good application architecture?
The Development Team has a set of guiding architecture principles that every Development Team member understands and follows when writing code. Architecture is an ongoing discussion in the Development Team, focusing on implementing current Sprint Backlog items
What typically happens if the product backlog is not sufficiently clear at the sprint planning?
The Development Team has difficulties creating a forecast of work for a Sprint
All of the following occur in the second half of the Sprint planning meeting EXCEPT (drag and drop):
The Development Team identifies improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
What does it mean for a Development team to be cross-functional?
The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?
The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?
The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal.
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?
The Development Team is more focused with a specific goal.
A new developer has joined the existing Scrum team. He/she is having continuing conflicts with existing members and is making the environment hostile. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the new team member, and why?
The Development Team is responsible because it is a self-managing Team, although it may be advised by the Scrum Master
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
The Development Team pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.
What are two (2) ways a Development Team can ensure a good application architecture?
The Development Team should have a set of guiding architecture principles that every Development Team member understands and follows when writing code The Development Team plans some time each Sprint to discuss the architecture needed for the features planned in that Sprint
Creating a forecast for a sprint tends to run smoothly when the Product Backlog items that are discussed are well understood and actionable. Which approach would you recommend to ensure this state of Product Backlog at Sprint Planning?
The Development Team uses some time in each Sprint to analyse, estimate and design high ordered Product Backlog items.
Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who is responsible for forecasting the work estimates during a Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who is responsible for registering the work estimates during a Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
The Development Team.
The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog items?
The Development Team. As a collective, they have a complete view of the work needed to transform Product Backlog items into Increments of product.
The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog items?
The Development Team. As a collective, they have a complete view of the work needed to transform Product Backlog items into Increments of product. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates. The people who will perform the work make the final estimate.
Four new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. How should the teams coordinate their work?
The Development Teams need to work together to come up with an approach to create an integrated increment.
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
How does a Product Owner succeed?
The ENTIRE organization must respect his or her decisions.
The Scrum Master as a Servant Leader is in service to which of the following?
The Organization, the Product Owner and the Development Team
What is the PRODUCT OWNER responsible for?
The PRODUCT OWNER is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team.
What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product?
The Product Backlog
When should the Product Owner update the project plan?
The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights emerge.
When should the product owner update the project plan?
The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights emerge.
What is the Sprint Backlog?
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
If we keep the product visible and encourage open communication, will the Product Backlog usually get bigger or smaller over time?
The Product Backlog will grow because people will ask for things in response to what they've seen.
Which Agile/Scrum role serves as the communication point between senior management/business team and the Scrum team?
The Product Owner
Who approves modifications to Story Cards during a Sprint that were requested by the Scrum Team?
The Product Owner
Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who can cancel a Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who decides whether to release the latest increment of the product?
The Product Owner
Who determines which stories will be addressed in each Release of a multi-release Agile/Scrum project?
The Product Owner
Who has the "last say" on the order of items in the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who has the final say on the order of the product backlog?
The Product Owner
Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who identifies the Key Stakeholders for the Product?
The Product Owner
Who is allowed to tell the Development Team to work from a set of requirements?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?
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 ordering the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the monitoring of the remaining work towards the Project Goal?
The Product Owner
Who is the chief product visionary?
The Product Owner
Who is the leader in terms of getting feedback from the Key Stakeholders in the Sprint Review?
The Product Owner
Who is the most important member of the Scrum Team?
The Product Owner
Who monitors the remaining work of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of "Done"?
The Product Owner
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternative most clearly?
The Product Owner
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
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release?
The Product Owner
Who tracks work remaining in the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who's responsible for engaging the stakeholders?
The Product Owner
Who should be present during Product Backlog refinement?
The Product Owner The Development Team
What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?
The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to process into the Product Backlog.
Which of the following statement is not correct?
The Product Owner always orders the Product Backlog Items based solely on the value of each individual item compared to another item
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?
The Product Owner and the Development Team During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned
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?
The Product Owner and 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 the Development Team.
What is Product Owner work that a Product Owner might delegate? Choose one from (a. Ordering PB, b. Writing user stories, c. Facilitating meetings).
The Product Owner can delegate ordering the product backlog
At the fifth Sprint Review, the stakeholders seem disappointed and angry. When asked about it, they say the product or system as being built will not meet their needs and will cost more than they anticipated spending, What led to this?
The Product Owner has not been interacting frequently with stakeholders keeping them aware of the progress.
Who is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
CONVINCING THE PRODUCT OWNER
The Product Owner may represent the desires of a committee in the Product Backlog, but those wanting to change a Product Backlog item's priority must address the Product Owner.
Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Product Owner?
The Product Owner plays a dual role, Product Owner and Scrum Master.
Which of the following are TRUE about the Sprint Review? (Choose two).
The Product Owner presents what backlog items are "Done" , Stakeholders may attend
Which should NOT take place at the daily Scrum?
The Product Owner provides a status report
What happens if the customer no longer wants the feature that the Sprint Goal intended to meet?
The Product Owner should cancel the Sprint
What is the role of the Product Owner in crafting the Sprint Goal?
The Product Owner should come to the Sprint Planning with a business objective in mind and work with the Development Team to craft the Sprint Goal based upon the forecast.
How much time should a Product Owner spend with the team?
The Product Owner should spend as much time as needed with the Development Team to do all their responsibilities
PRODUCT OWNER VISIBILITY
The Product Owner's decisions are visible in the content and ordering of the Product Backlog. NO ONE can force the Development Team to work from a different set of requirements.
Who is responsible for clearly expressing the Product Backlog items?
The Product Owner.
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release?
The Product Owner.
Who should know the most about the project performance?
The Product Owner. Measuring the release or project performance is the Product Owner's responsibility. Measuring the Sprint performance is the Development Team's responsibility.
Which is the most important stakeholder Product Owners must satisfy?
The Product Users
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?
The Product owner takes part as a team member as he or she is part of the Scrum Team.
Who is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team?
The SCRUM MASTER is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team.
Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice.
The Scrum Master
What Scrum Master Manages?
The Scrum Master does not manage the team.
Scrum Master RESPONSIBILITY
The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. Scrum Masters do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.
A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, responsible for removing the team member?
The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes impediments
A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the team member?
The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes impediments.
Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Scrum Master?
The Scrum Master manages the Team.
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers.
The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including: - Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible; - Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management; - Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items; - Understanding product planning in an empirical environment; - Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value; - Understanding and practicing agility; - Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?
The Scrum Master takes part as a team member as he or she is part of the Scrum Team.
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role?
The Scrum Master teaches the development team to keep Scrum events to their timebox, The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team
The Sprint Backlog is owned by
The Scrum Team
Who defines the Sprint Backlog scope?
The Scrum Team
Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?
The Scrum Team
The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group?
The Scrum Team and Stakeholders
Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Scrum Team?
The Scrum Team is made up of fifteen members of various set of skills.
For which is the Scrum Master responsible?
The Scrum process being adopted and used properly.
For which is the scrum master responsible?
The Scrum process being adopted and used properly.
What is the major difference between Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog?
The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog.
The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is FALSE?
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is FALSE?
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
What output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
The Sprint Goal
What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment?
The Sprint Goal
Which output from Sprint Planning provided the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
The Sprint Goal
Which output from the Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
The Sprint Goal
In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate?
The Sprint Review
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
The Sprint ends on time and the team learns what is possible to accomplish in that Sprint Length.
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.
In the first part of the Sprint Planning meeting, what is NOT accomplished?
The Tasks are defined
Every Development Team should have:
The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.
Every Development Team should have:
The competencies and skills needed to delivery a Done Increment in a Sprint.
What happens when the Sprint is cancelled?
The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and incomplete items are put back to the Product Backlog.
Which KVA categories should the Product Owner consider to measure and track the creation and delivery of value to the marketplace (select three)?
The current value is the organization's current value in the marketplace. The three pillars of value are: -ability of employees to generate revenues - likelihood of the employees to continue creating value - likelihood of the customer to continue generating revenues there are other measurements that could have been used. However, most either was later reflected in these measures, or they were circumstantial, explained in a number of indirect ways. Time to market consists of direct evidence of the software organization's ability to bring new features, functions, and products to the customers. Productivity was excluded, as speed is only one component of time to market; lean, focused functionality comes to market quicker than overburdened functionality developed with higher productivity. Much of the software in the marketplace is encumbered. Despite being able to get it to the market rapidly, the customers may not want to implement it. They may have found that it was too hard to implement the last release, that much of the functionality was irrelevant to their needs, and that the overall product was flawed with unneeded functionality as well as hard to use because of defects. As this occurs to software, more and more of the software organization's budget is consumed maintaining the product, further reducing the funds available to innovate.
Sprint Retrospective topics include (choose all that apply):
The definition of 'Done.' Potential improvements The way the team estimates work How well the team collaborates with stakeholders Incorporating feedback from the demo(demonstration/Sprint Review)
What is the best definition of "Done"?
The definition of done is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment.
What is code coverage?
The degree to which the system under test has been exercised by tests.
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
The development Team
Who determines how work is performed during the sprint?
The development Team
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Team work from the same Product Backlog?
The development Team pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner
Who creates the definition of "Done"?
The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization)
Who creates the definition of "Done"?
The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization) If the definition of "done" is part of the conventions, standards or guidelines of the development organization, all Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. The Development Team of the Scrum Team can complement it with elements specific for the product or context. If "done" for an increment is not a convention of the development organization, the Development Team of the Scrum Team must define a definition of "done" appropriate for the product.
Who is responsible for managing the progress to work during a Sprint?
The development team
As the sprint planning meeting progresses, the workload is getting to be greater than the development team's capacity. Which two (2) actions make the most sense to do?
The development team ensures that the product owner is aware, starts the sprint and monitors progress. Remove or change selected backlog items.
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
The development team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
Why does a development team needs a sprint goal?
The development team is more focused with a common yet specific goal.
A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing development team members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the team member?
The development team is responsible, and may need help from the scrum master.
Scrum determines that there is only one product owner per product. Why is it important?
The development team will know who is responsible for prioritizing the backlog
The Sprint Burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show
The estimated work remaining as the Sprint progresses
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
What does it mean to say that an event is timebox?
The event must be completed in a certain time.
What's the most important metric for a Product Owner to measure, in order to make the progress of the project clear?
The forecast completion date. That's also the most important thing that should be communicated to the customer. Traditional criteria such as lines of code or man-hours spent on the project are not good measures of performance. The velocity can be a guide in forecasting the completion date, but is not enough, and is not the main reporting item.
What should management consider when determining how to scale Scrum?
The frequency of releases and the techniques used to integrate work.
You are on a Scrum Team that is enhancing an existing product. Which is the LEAST useful piece of documentation you want to have at your disposal?
The full history of retrospective plans and lessons learned
Heart of Scrum
The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less during which a "Done", useable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created. Sprints are limited to one calendar month.
What might indicate to a Product Owner that she needs to work more with the Scrum Team?
The increment presented at the Sprint Review does not reflect what she though she had asked for.
Who are the individuals the PO should consult with when considering the value of a Product?
The most important individuals for maximizing value for the Product are the Key Stakeholders. The PO should identify and involve them as necessary throughout the development effort. The Key Stakeholders are typically customers, purchasers, users, and the people that fund the product's development. These people may be internal or external to the Organization.
The backlog is ordered by:
The needs of the Product Owner
Why does Scrum use different terminology?
The new terminology is a constant reminder of the change the organization is going through.
What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?
The order of the Product Backlog Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases
What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?
The order of the Product Backlog Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases The Product Owner manages Product Backlog against the assumption that value will be generated. Indications of value on Product Backlog are useful but are only a prediction until validated against users and market.
Which two topics are NOT appropriate or discussion in a Sprint Retrospective?
The ordering of the items on the Product Backlog. The next Sprint Goal.
When a Continuous Integration build fails, who ideally ensures the build is repaired?
The person who broke the build
What does Scrum mean by Transparency?
The process is understandable by all stakeholders
What best describes the relationship between the Product Owner and the stakeholders?
The product owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to process into the Product Backlog
What is the role of product owner in crafting the Sprint Goal:
The product owner should come to the sprint planning with a business objective in mind
Which of the following is required in order to order the Product Backlog?
The product owner's needs
Which is the most important stakeholder Product Owners must satisfy?
The product's users
There was one Scrum Team working on a product. According to the last decision, a new Scrum team was added to work on the same product. What does happen with the productivity of the first team?
The productivity of the first team decreases
What does Scrum make clear?
The relative efficacy of your product management and development practices so that you can improve.
What do the rules of Scrum bind together?
The rules of Scrum bind together the roles, events, and artifacts, governing the relationships and interaction between them.
A scrum team needs to develop a web application in increments. Some of the sprints have sprint goals like this: 'Develop data layer for functionality a'. What is your inference?
The scrum team follows horizontal decomposition of product backlog items. this is not recommended.
What two factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length
The sprint length is decided by the product owner after discussing with the Scrum team about their experiences with the previous sprints. The factors that determine the sprint length are: *The ability to enter the market with a product release *The frequency of changing the team composition *The risk of getting separated from the stakeholders
What happens if the development team cannot complete its work by the end of the sprint?
The sprint length holds and the development tam continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length
What is the Increment?
The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints
You are in a Scrum Team that is in the middle of the Sprint. Your team gets some additional team members. The likely results is:
The team may suffer in its productivity
In the middle of the Sprint, a team member was required by another dept. manager to support an important task outside the Sprint work. What is recommended for the team member to do?
The team member should politely decline and explain to the manager about his ownership and accountability for the Scrum Team
What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize?
The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize flexibility, creativity, and productivity.
Why is the Scrum team model designed this way?
The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize flexibility, creativity, and productivity.
Select four (4) desirable characteristics of a unit test.
The test executes fast Code in each test is as small as possible while maintaining readability of the code Each test is independent of other unit tests Each test makes assertions about only one logical concept
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of a time-box?
The time-box holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a time-box
To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?
The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product.
What outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?
Their definition of "Done" will improve to be more stringent
What are the mandatory prerequisites to the Sprint Planning meeting?
There are no mandatory prerequisites
What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the current Sprint Review meeting and the next Sprint's Sprint Planning?
There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint
What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?
There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.
What activities would a product owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of current sprint and the start of the next sprint?
There are no such activities. The next sprint starts automatically after the current sprint.
What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?
There are no such pre-conditions
What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?
There are no such pre-conditions Sprint Planning serves to plan the work to be performed in the Sprint. This plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. What can be achieved in this time-box may be influenced by additional practices that are however not prescribed by Scrum.
What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin
There are no such pre-conditions.
What happens if all the necessary testing doesn't occur in a Sprint?
There is a risk of not creating a potentially shippable product occurs
What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0?
There is no Sprint 0.
A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint after the conclusion of a previous Sprint for the following reason:
There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Who assigns ownership of the Sprint Backlog items during the Sprint?
There is no single owner of a Product Backlog item, the entire team owns the Sprint Backlog
When should the Product Owner update the project plan?
There's no "project plan" artifact in Scrum. The Product Backlog is a form of planning in Scrum projects, and it's updated continuously (Product Backlog refinement).
Why are Scrum events designed this way?
These events are specifically designed to enable critical transparency and inspection. Failure to include any of these events results in reduced transparency and is a lost opportunity to inspect and adapt.
What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in Scrum?
They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality, no matter how small They are implemented along with functional development of the product
At the start of the sprint planning meeting, select the BEST description of the product backlog items that the product owner wants to have done.
They are clearly stated, refined and understood by Product Owner and the Development Team such that a forecast of items can be made to implement the Sprint Goal.
What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?
They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind. They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.
What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?
They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items. They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind. The Product owner clearly expresses Product Backlog items, ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed for developing them and creating the value the Product Owner envisions. Scope may be re-negotiated if the effort grows much higher than anticipated.
What should happen to the "Done" Product Backlog items when the Sprint is cancelled?
They will be reviewed, and if they are potentially releasable, the PO typically accepts them
Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?
They will improve their definition of "Done" to include more stringent criteria.
Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?
They will improve their definition of "done" to include more stringent criteria.
As scrum teams mature it is expected that the following decision is likely to be taken:
They will improve their definition of done to include more stringent criteria.
How can a Product Owner use time-boxed Sprints to obtain feedback from users and the market?
Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market.
How can a Product Owner use time-boxed Sprints to obtain feedback from users and the market?
Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market. The Product Owner manages Product Backlog against the assumption that value will be generated. This assumption remains invalidated when not checked against users and market. When a Sprint's horizon is too long, you increase the risk that what is being developed may no longer be desired. Sprints limit risk to one calendar month or less of work.
When is a system's architecture decided?
Throughout the project, as understanding emerges and the Development Team learns more about the project.
What is the ultimate goal of the Scrum Team?
To complete the Sprint Backlog into a releasable piece of the product.
In the Sprint Review, the presentation of the product Increment to stakeholders is
To elicit feedback
Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of "Done"?
To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
Why does the Product Owner want the Development team do adhere to its definition of "Done"?
To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
What's a good use for velocity?
To help the Product Owner make forecasts about what might be done by a given release date.
What is the primary purpose of the first part of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective, when representatives from across the Nexus meet?
To identify issues that impact multiple teams
What is the value of refactoring code?
To improve readability and maintainability
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
To inspect the product Increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
To inspect the product increment with stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
Which is a benefit of establishing naming standards for code?
To make the code more readable.
The key stakeholders are invited to the Sprint Review in order to
To provide feedback on the increment
The Product Owner doesn't spend enough time on the project. Which of the following options is the best response from the Scrum Master?
Train the PO why it's important for her/him to spend enough time on the project
The Scrum Master's job is to work with the Scrum Team and the organization to increase the awareness of the artifacts. Which pillar of Scrum does this represent? (Choose one and click Submit)
Transparency
A Sprint Review is the only time the stakeholders and the Scrum Team can come together
True
A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog in place
True
All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog.
True
Are the following two statements are true about Product Refinement true or false? (same answer for both) 1. Takes no more than 10% of the Development Team's time 2. Multiple Scrum Teams may participate in this process
True
Development Team members may also serve on the Nexus Integration Team.
True
During a sprint, a change can be made to the following, true or false? The sprint backlog
True
No one, not even the Scrum Master, tells the Development Team how to build the product.
True
Product Backlog Refinement practice focuses on Items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress. True or false?
True
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager"
True
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager."
True
Software dependency could influence how the Product Owner order product backlog items
True
Software dependency could influence how the Product Owner order product backlog items.
True
Sprint Reviews are an opportune time to collect customer feedback.
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
The Product Owner "owns" the Product Backlog.
True
The Product Owner can ask the developers to order the Product Backlog items instead of him/her.
True
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
True
The Product Owner make sure the team select enough from the product backlog for a Sprint do satisfy the stakeholders.
True
The Product Owner should be expertly aware of the marketplace for the product.
True
The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog
True
The Sprint Goal is as result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog
True
The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created.
True
The Sprint Goal is the result of the Sprint Planning, just as the Sprint backlog.
True
The feedback from the Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint Planning.
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to have a working increment of product done before the Sprint Review.
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of Product.
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of Product
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of product
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of the Product.
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product.
True
There is one Product Backlog for a Nexus.
True
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.
True
To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough solid ideas for a first sprint, a Development team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.
True
True or False: A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog in place.
True
True or false? Backlog Grooming and Backlog Refinement are the same thing.
True
True or false? Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master?
True
True or false? It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort.
True
True or false? Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.
True
True or false? No one, not even the Scrum Master, tells the Development Team how to build the product.
True
True or false? Scrum is a container for other techniques and methodologies.
True
True or false? Scrum is both an iterative and incremental Agile process.
True
True or false? Sprints are never longer than a calendar month.
True
True or false? The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
True
True or false? The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective.
True
True or false? The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.
True
True or false? The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created.
True
True or false? The feedback from the Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint Planning.
True
True or false? The purpose of a Sprint is to have a working increment of product done before the Sprint Review.
True
True or false? The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of the Product.
True
True or false? The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product.
True
ll work to be done by development team must ultimately originate from Product Backlog?
True
True or false? The Scrum Master is a management role.
True //Appears to contradict later question, claiming that the Scrum Master is not a Manager. Possible explanation from Google - Scrum Master has a 'management' function, in terms of managing the implementation of scrum, but not in a hierarchical manner.
All scrum teams must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master
True and the productivity and progress depends on their availability
A discussion of what to do next is an additional even in the Sprint Review.
True, and it may capture probable Backlog Items for the next Sprint, but the scope of the next Sprint is deferred until Sprint Planning
As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges.
True.
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager."
True.
The Development Team may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it has more or less capacity than it expected.
True.
The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development Team.
True.
The purpose of a sprint is to produce a done increment of a working product.
True.
Product Backlog Refinement practice focuses on Items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress. True or false?
True. Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. The Items in the current Sprint are no longer on the Product Backlog, because they are now on the Sprint Backlog. However, it is certainly fine for the Product Owner to add detail and clarification to the current Sprint's work as well.
Scrum Master is a "management" position
True. (It is a Manager "servant" position!) 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 Scrum Master does not manage the team.
Scrum Master is a "management" position?
True. (It is a Manager "servant" position!) 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 Scrum Master does not manage the team.
Every scrum team must have a product owner and scrum master.
True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.
Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.
Ture
The development Team should have all the skills needed to:
Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:
Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
the Development Team should have all the skills needed to: ?
Turn the ProductT Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
What is pair programming?
Two developers writing code together, providing constant peer review
A 4-hour Sprint Planning meeting is typical for a Sprint that is how long?
Two weeks
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner?
Understanding product planning in an empirical environment Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?
Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams
What does the Sprint Backlog consist of?
User Stories
Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?
Value Maximizer
Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?
Value Maximizer The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product. How this is done will vary widely.
Which best describes a Product Owner?
Value Optimizer
Which of the following is more important for leadership to provide when supporting their organization as they scale Scrum?
Values, principles, vision and the freedom to explore practices within the boundaries of those values
Typically calculated in story points, this is the rate at which the team converts items to "Done" in a single Sprint:
Velocity
Which of the following processes reflects Agile Development?
Vision, Release Planning, Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Backlog,Daily Scrum Meeting, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective.
Which of the following sets of tools is least likely to be utilized by a Scrum Team?
WBS, Gantt charts
Which one of the following is NOT a Scrum Event?
Weekly Status
Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?
What can be done and how to do it.
Which answer best describes the topics covered in the Sprint Planning Meeting?
What to do and how to do it
What is the logic behind which parameter is chosen to order the Product Backlog?
Whatever is deemed appropriate by the Product Owner
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?
Whatever is most appropriate for the Product Owner to achieve the product's goals and to optimize the value received
What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?
Whatever is most appropriate for the Product Owner to achieve the product's goals and to optimize the value received The Product Owner is responsible for ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions, thereby optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs. How this is done, and what value means, may vary widely across organizations.
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for the Sprint Backlog?
Whatever it take to meet the definition of "Done"
What's the Scrum Team definition of "Done"?
Whatever the Scrum Team defines "done" to be.
What happens when the Sprint's horizon is too long?
When a Sprint's horizon is too long the definition of what is being built may change, complexity may rise, and risk may increase.
When is a Product Backlog item considered complete?
When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished
The Product Owner must release each increment to production
When it makes sense
When should the Increment be shipped?
When it makes sense
The Product Owner must release each Increment to production.
When it makes sense.
The Product Owner must release each increment to production.
When it makes sense.
The Product Owner must ship or implement each Sprint increment.
When it makes sense.
The product owner has to release the sprint increment:
When it makes sense.
An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?
When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.
When is a Sprint cancelled?
When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.
When does a Sprint get canceled or end early?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
When might a Sprint be abnormally terminated?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
When might a sprint be abnormally terminated?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
When does a Sprint get cancelled or end early?
When the Sprint Goal cannot be met
When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?
When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released
When is a Product Backlog item considered complete?
When the item has no work remaining in order to be released.
When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?
When the item has no work remaining in order to be released.
An abnormal termination of a sprint is called when?
When the product owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.
When is a Sprint over?
When the time box expires
When is a Sprint over?
When the time-box expires.
When is a Sprint finished?
When the time-boxed duration is met
What do the words "develop" and "development" refer to?
When the words "develop" and "development" are used in the Scrum Guide, they refer to complex work, such as those types identified below. These strengths continue operating in single, several, many, and networks of teams that develop, release, operate and sustain the work and work products of thousands of people. They collaborate and interoperate through sophisticated development architectures and target release environments.
Technical Debt
When the work of cleaning up and documenting code falls behind the writing of code.
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate?
When the work remaining will be likely completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown indicate?
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate?
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.
Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chat indicates?
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Development Team.
If burn down charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burn down chart indicate?
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the product backlog or the development team.
During the Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
Whenever it is identified
When does a Development Team make adjustments to its engineering practices?
Whenever needed
When may a Development Team change its engineering practices
Whenever needed
When may a Development Team change its engineering practices?
Whenever needed
Which is the best answer for how often the build should be executed?
Whenever new or changed code is checked into version control
How long does the Product Backlog exists?
While the Product exists
What two things should be done if the Product Owner is unavailable?
Within the Sprint, the Development Team makes the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once he/she is available again. In a permanent state of unavailability, a new Product Owner needs to be appointed. Development efforts without a Product Owner are not employing Scrum. The Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and usage. The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team. In the absence of a Product Owner, the latter accountability is not performed.
What two things should be done if the Product Owner is unavailable?
Within the Sprint, the Development Team makes the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once he/she is available again. In a permanent state of unavailability, a new Product Owner needs to be appointed. Development efforts without a Product Owner are not employing Scrum
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?
Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. Management may feel less anxious.
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?
Work remaining across time
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?
Work remaining across time.
If the burn down charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?
Work remaining across time.
What does the BurnDown Chart represent?
Work remaining to be completed in the Sprint Backlog.
What are two typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?
Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities and product managers
What are two typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?
Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities and product managers The Product Owner represents the stakeholders to the Scrum Team. This typically requires active interaction in order to be able to represent stakeholders and their needs. Product Backlog refinement is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.
What is a product backlog work that a product owner might delegate?
Write user stories
Does the Scrum Team members respect each other to be capable, independent people?
YES
Does the Scrum Team agree to be open about their work?
YES. The Scrum Team and its stakeholders agree to be open about all the work and the challenges with performing the work.
Are all of the following types of requirements acceptable on a product backlog? [Stability Requirements, Performance requirements, Product Functionality, Documentation, Fixes];
Yes
Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team?
Yes
Every scrum team must have a product owner and scrum master
Yes, and each Scrum team's performance may be affected by their degree of participation as influenced by any other responsibilities ( e.g. other teams for which they are also the Scrum Master or PO)
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same Product, should all of their Increments be integrated every Sprint?
Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?
Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies
When many Scrum teams are working on the same product, should all their increments be integrated every Sprint?
Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?
Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
As a product owner, how would you minimize dependencies between the Scrum Teams?
You identify the dependencies and reorder the product backlog for them
You're a product lead with a good track record and the organization has asked you to take the lead of a new product. The product will have 6 teams working on it but they are all new to Scrum. You're starting to form a Product Backlog. How would you minimize dependencies between Scrum Teams?
You work with the Development Teams on how to best parse the work.
What are some examples of Product Backlog management techniques where a Scrum Master can coach the P.O. and the Dev. Team:
a) Creating a common standard that defines the preferred level of description and transparency each Product Backlog Item should meet before introducing them in Sprint Planning. The Team can then use this standard as a guideline to decompose the Items. b) In addition to using value, a P.O. can choose input from the Dev. Team on ordering the items based on their technical coherence. d) Techniques like writing the items in the form of user stories and their Acceptance Tests.
How often should Development Team members change?
as needed
Empiricism provides
b) frequent opportunities to discuss different possibilities c) frequent opportunities to make informed decisions, reducing risk
During the Daily Scrum, a team member says he does not know when his task will be complete
c) dev. team should collaborate to plan alternative steps such as pairing with someone else, etc. to eliminate the risk of not meeting the Sprint Goal
Self-organizing teams:
choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team.
People personally ____________ to achieving the goals of the Scrum Team. (Fill in the blank with the correct Scrum value)
commit
Which Scrum value is affected by lack of trust in the Scrum team?
commitment, courage, focus, openness and respect.
Which Scrum values are exhibited by not building product backlog items that have low business value?
commitment, courage, focus, openness and respect.
The Scrum Team members have ________ to do the right thing and work on tough problems. (Fill in the blank with the correct Scrum value)
courage
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based
empirical
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
empirical
The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to Satisfy the stakeholders
false
Everyone ________ on the work of the Sprint and the goals of the Scrum Team. (Fill in the blank with the correct Scrum value)
focuses
Cross-functional teams:
have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team.
Technical Debt...
is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred reflects some extra development work compromises long-term quality of the Product
The Scrum Team and its stakeholders agree to be ______ about all the work and the challenges with performing the work. (Fill in the blank with the correct Scrum value)
open
Scrum Team members ________ each other to be capable, independent people. (Fill in the blank with the correct Scrum value)
respect
What belongs solely to the Development Team?
sprint backlog
The Development Team approaches the Scrum Master for advice as they are unclear about how to plan work for the Product Backlog Items selected for the Sprint. What should the Scrum Master do?
tell the Development Team to figure out themselves
Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
the Development Team
What typically happens if the Product Backlog is not sufficiently clear at Sprint Planning?
the Development Team has difficulties creating a forecast of work for the Sprint.
What is the Sprint Backlog?
the Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
Scrum relies on what
transparency
What are the three pillars of Scrum?
transparency, inspection, and adaptation
The product owner must release each Increment to production
when it makes sense
When may a Development Team change its engineering practices
whenever needed
How can one Scrum team build a potentially shippable product increment within one Sprint?
1) By checking code in multiple times per day, and by reducing or eliminating branches in the version control system. 2) By full-time allocation to one team, focusing on only one set of Sprint goals. 3) By improved collaboration techniques: pair programming, working in a team room, and eliminating "over the wall" hand offs. 4) By using modern software engineering approaches, such as test-driven development (TDD), continuous design, continuous integration, merciless refactoring. 5) By organizing teams around features rather than architectural components. 6) By agreeing to a smaller amount of feature scope at the Sprint Planning Meeting, allowing more time for integration, testing, and fixing during each Sprint.
What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
1) By facilitating Development Team decisions 2) By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team A Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Development Team. Facilitation and removing impediments serves a team in achieving the best productivity possible.
What skills are often useful or necessary on a Scrum Development Team?
1) Coding 2) Software design/architecture 3) Database 4) Business domain knowledge and requirements analysis 5) User interface design, user experience, information architecture 6) Testing 7) Technical writing
What 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. OR 1) Build a thin slice of potentially shippable functionality. 2) Test the product. The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less during which a "Done", usable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created. This applies to every Sprint
The three pillars of empirical process control are:
1) Inspection 2) Transparency 3)Adaptation Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation
To avoid technical debt, what should the team write down in their definition of done?
1) Regression tests for new functionality run automatically with every build. 2) Manual, exploratory testing has been conducted. 3) All previous regression tests pass. 4) Duplicate code has been removed through refactoring. 5) Messy and poorly designed code has been cleaned up through refactoring. 6) Checkout and build are fully reproducible, typically with one or two commands. 7) Code has been written by pairs, or at least reviewed by other team members.
What is the Development Team responsible for?
1) Resolving internal conflicts. 2) Planning how to meat a Sprint goal. 3) Increasing Productivity and learning. 4) Coordinating daily during the Sprint to meet the Sprint goal.
The Length of a Sprint should be:
1) Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. 2) Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. 3) No more than one month.
What is the order of Scrum Events?
1) Sprint Planning Meeting 2) Daily Scrums (Daily) 3) Sprint Review Meeting 4) Sprint Retrospective Meeting Backlog Refinement Meeting: required activity, not required event
What are effective ways for the Scrum Master to encourage collaboration between the Scrum Development Team and Product Owner?
1) Teach the team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives. 2) Listen to their communications. 3) Teach the Product Owner about technologies the team uses.
What two conditions of a Sprint foster creativity, quality, and productivity?
1) The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. 2) The Sprint Goal should remain intact.
Who must attend the Sprint Planning Meeting?
1) The Product Owner. 2) The Scrum Development Team. 3) The Scrum Master.
Who is on the Scrum Team?
1) The Scrum Master 2) The Product Owner 3) The Development Team The Scrum Team consists of the Scrum Master (manages the process), the Product Owner (decides what to do) and the Development Team (does the work).
What are the explicitly defined questions in the Daily Scrum Meeting?
1) What did I do yesterday (or since the last Scrum Meeting)? 2) What will I do today (or before the next Scrum Meeting)? 3) What impedes me (blocks my progress, reduces my effectiveness, etc.)?
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?
1) Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. 2) The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. 3) Management may feel less anxious.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
3 to 9 Optimal Development Team size is small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work. Fewer than three Development Team members decreases interaction and results in smaller productivity
The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. Sprint Review is a four-hour time-boxed meeting for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
What best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. OR A framework with built-in reality checks for complex work in uncertain domains. Scrum is not a process or a technique for building products; rather, it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
During the Sprint Planning Meeting, though the tasks needed to accomplish the fixed goals will change during Sprint execution.
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint. (T/F)
False The Sprint Backlog makes visible all of the work that the Development Team identifies as necessary to meet the Sprint Goal. The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges during the Sprint.
It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint. (T/F)
False The product increment should be usable and releasable at the end of every Sprint, but it does not have to be released.
In a Scrum organization, what is a responsibility of management external to the Scrum Team?
Help resolve team-reported impediments and improve the larger organization.
What often happens to the Product Backlog as development continues from Sprint to Sprint?
It gets larger, because every Sprint Review demonstration prompts requests for more or different features.
When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member. Sprint Backlog and all of its items are collectively owned by the Development Team. No individual team member can claim ownership over an item as this would block communication and collaboration.
In Scrum, is it acceptable to postpone testing until another Sprint?
No. In Scrum, teams attempt to build a potentially shippable product increment every Sprint.
Does Scrum have a concept of a "partially done" PBI?
No. It's important to avoid self deception.
Do most people use most features of most software products?
No. Many people wish the 20% of features they actually use the most had been properly tested.
Is Test Driven Development (TDD) a part of Scrum?
No. Scrum is only a feedback framework. It does not specify particular technical practices.
How many Sprints are planned during a Sprint Planning Meeting?
One Sprint only. Once a team has established a consistent velocity, the Product Owner can use this velocity to make longer range forecasts and release plans.
What is a good size for a Sprint Task?
One person-day or less, so other team members can easily detect when a task is stuck.
Does Scrum have rules, or just guidelines?
Scrum has had a few simple rules for a decade or two, with minor refinements.
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-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software. Management has no active role in the actual product development through Scrum. However, management external to the Scrum team is incredibly important in setting the vision and strategy to guide the overall direction of the organization.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team Only the people doing the work described on the Sprint Backlog need to inspect and adapt at the Daily Scrum. If the Scrum Master or Product Owner is also on the Development Team, they will need to be at the Daily Scrum. Otherwise, the Scrum Master simply has to make sure the Development Team knows how to conduct a Daily Scrum and does so.
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Development Team The Development Team uses 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.
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 Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog, which includes that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next.
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?
The Product Owner and the Development Team. During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to
Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality. The Development Team consists of professionals who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable increment of "Done" product at the end of each sprint. Development teams are cross-functional, with all of the skills as a team necessary to create a product increment.