Professional Scrum Master III

The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?

15 minutes

What is the release burndown?

A measure of the remaining Product Backlog across the time of a release plan

Which of the following describe an architecture spike?

A small development activity to learn about technical elements of a proposed solution

What is a unit test?

A test that isolates and verifies individual units of source code

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.

What does Code Coverage show?

Code being exercised by tests

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 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.

Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum

Daily Scrum Sprint Retrospective Sprint Review

Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?

Development Team Product Owner Scrum Master The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master

Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?

Development Team Product Owner Scrum Master The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master.

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?

Estimates are made by the Development Team

Of the following choices, what is the most effective way a Scrum Master can keep a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

Facilitate Development Team decisions and remove impediments

During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's role is to do which two of the following:

Facilitate inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed. Remove impediments.

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.

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

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team

Increase velocity Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog

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.

What is a Product Backlog?

It is a living artifact of product requirements that exists and evolves as long as a product exists

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.

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

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

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 of these choices are appropriate considerations in determining the length of a Sprint

Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum?

Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Retrospective

What is NOT Test-Driven Development?

Testing existing software before developing any new software

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

The Development Team

Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?

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 be present during Product Backlog refinement?

The Product Owner The Development Team

Who should be present during Product Backlog refinement?

The Product Owner The Development Team

Who is on the Scrum Team?

The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team

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. 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.

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

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.

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. Time-boxed events are events that have a maximum duration

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. Time-boxed events are events that have a maximum duration.

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

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

Which is the best answer for how often the build should be executed?

Whenever new or changed code is checked into version control

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?

All of the above

How many hours per day should a person on a Scrum Team work?

An "ideal day" measuring only when he or she is productive

To refine Product Backlog items, the following activities will occur implicitly or explicitly: (Select all that apply)

Analysis Design Decomposition

What is included in the Sprint Backlog?

Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items

When does the Development Team participate in Product Backlog refinement?

Anytime during the Sprint

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

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

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

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

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.

The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders

False

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.

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.

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

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.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does

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.

What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose 2)

Resolving internal team conflicts Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal

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

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. All others cannot attend

What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?

There are no such pre-conditions

What is the accountability of the product owner during Sprint 0?

There is no such thing as Sprint 0.

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

Which answer best describes the topics covered in the Sprint Planning Meeting?

What to do and how to do it

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

A Sprint Retrospective should be held:

At the end of each 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

Which best describes the Product Backlog

It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers

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.

The product has one Product Backlog There should be only one Product Owner

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.

The product has one Product Backlog There should be only one Product Owner.

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 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

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

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