PSM 1

Select the five Scrum Values. -Respect -Effectiveness -Commitment -Agility -Courage -Openness -Self-organization -Focus

-Respect -Commitment -Courage -Openness -Focus

The Daily Scrum always should take exactly 15 minutes. For example, if your team managed doing it in 5 minutes, you should spend 10 more minutes on some useful team activity like Product Backlog refinement, but not more. True or False

False

Who creates the increment? -The Development Team -The Product Owner -The Scrum Master -The Development Team and The Product Owner -The Scrum Team

-The Development Team

Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint? -The Scrum Team -The Product Owner -The Scrum Master -The Development Team and the Product Owner -The Development Team

-The Development Team

Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team? -No -Yes

-Yes

How large is the typical Scrum Team?

10 or fewer people

What are the five Scrum values?

Commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage

What type of thinking is Scrum founded on?

Empiricism

What does the Scrum Team consist of?

Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Developers

What are the time-boxes for the Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective? -3 hour time-box for each -4 hour time-box for each -4 and 3 hours respectively -3 and 4 hours respectively

-4 and 3 hours respectively

What is the result of the Sprint Review? -Common understanding of what can be delivered in the Increment and how will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved -A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint -Common understanding of progress toward the Sprint Goal and how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog -A list of improvements that the Scrum Team will implement in the next Sprint

-A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint

What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize? -Flexibility -Agility -Creativity -Productivity -Responsibility -Competence

-Flexibility -Creativity -Productivity

What does Burn-down Chart show? -Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks -Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project -The evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project -How much work remains till the end of the Sprint

-How much work remains till the end of the Sprint

The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily Scrum (select all applicable variants): -If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting -Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting -Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box -Is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum

-If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting -Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting -Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box

The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to (select three): -Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools -Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work -Get feedback from the Key Stakeholders invited by the Product Owner -Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements -Get technical or domain advice from specialists invited by The Development Team or The Scrum Master

-Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools -Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work -Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements

What comprises Scrum (select four)? -Burn-down charts -Reports -Roles -Artifacts -Events -Rules

-Roles -Artifacts -Events -Rules

Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate. -The Sprint Planning -The Sprint Review -The Sprint Retrospective -The Daily Scrum

-The Sprint Planning -The Sprint Review

Scrum is founded on -Empirical criticism -Common sense -Kanban system -Empiricism

Empiricism

_________ asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed.

Empiricism

It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects. True or False

False

Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing interesting to talk about? -No -Yes

No

Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice. -The Scrum Master and the Product Owner -The Scrum Team -The Product Owner -The Development Team -The Scrum Master

The Scrum Master

Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning? -The Product Owner -The Scrum Master -The Scrum Team -The Development Team -The Key Stakeholders

The Scrum Team

------- enables Inspection

Transparency

What are the three Scrum pillars?

Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation

What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option. -The Scrum Guide -The Development Team -A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive -The Scrum Master and the Product Owner

-A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive

What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum? -Cross-functionality -Adaptation -Agility -Transparency -Inspection -Self-organization

-Adaptation -Transparency -Inspection

Who is responsible for coping with incomplete artifact transparency? -The Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Product Owner -The Scrum Team

-The Scrum Master

What belongs solely to the Development Team? -The Definition of Done -The Increment -The Sprint Backlog -The Product Backlog

-The Sprint Backlog

What is Scrum? -A sequential design process, used in software development processes, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards. -A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products. -A software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality.

A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products.

Is the Scrum Guide a complete framework?

No. The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining parts required to implement the Scrum Theory.

How long should the Sprint Planning be? -Not more than 8 hours -Not more than 4 hours -Until all the Items in the Sprint Backlog are decomposed to units of one day or less -Not more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team

Not more than 8 hours

Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of "Done"? -The Scrum Master -The Development Team -The Scrum Team -The Product Owner

The Development Team

Imagine you are a Scrum Master in a small Organization that tries to adopt Scrum. There are 10 developers and the Product Owner. How can they be divided into teams? Choose all applicable options: -2 teams of 6 and 4 people (because it is good to have a separate QA team) -1 team of 10 people (because there is no reason to divide) -2 teams of 6 and 4 people (after a short meeting the developers decided this is the best option) -3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional)

-2 teams of 6 and 4 people (after a short meeting the developers decided this is the best option) -3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional)

What are the three questions the Scrum Guide gives as an example that can be used at the Daily Scrum? -Did I explain all the discovered issues I found yesterday to the Product Owner? -Do I have complete understanding of the Sprint Backlog item I am working on? -Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal? -What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? -What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

-Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal? -What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? -What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

How frequently should scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal? -At the Sprint Review -After the Daily Scrum -Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work -As frequently as possible

-Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work

What is the Sprint Retrospective? -It is a meeting where the Development Team synchronizes activities and creates a plan for the next 24 hours -It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint -It is the key inspect and adapt meeting -It is a meeting to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed

-It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint

What are Product Backlog features? Select three. -A Product Backlog could be closed when it contains no items to include into the next Sprint -It is dynamic -It is never complete -As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists -When the final version of a product is rolled out, its Product Backlog is dismissed

-It is dynamic -It is never complete -As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists

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 be flexible enough to complete all the work planned for the Sprint even if some team members are on vacation -It should use tools, processes and techniques approved by the Organization -It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team

-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

What is the order of items in the Product Backlog? -The less clear items at the top -Alphabetical -Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom -The recently added items at the top

-Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom

What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume? -The Development Team is not authorized for Product Backlog refinement -Not more than 5% -Not more than 20% -Not more than 10%

-Not more than 10%

The Scrum Team consists of -The Scrum Master -The Product Owner -The Development Team -The Key Stakeholders

-The Scrum Master -The Product Owner -The Development Team

What should a Scrum Team do if they become too large?

Consider breaking down into a Nexus - multiple smaller teams working on the same product.

Only the Product Owner and the Development Team participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for the Scrum Master. True or False

False

The Daily Scrum time-box depends on the size of the Development team. True or False

False

In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate? -The Sprint Retrospective -The Sprint Planning -The Daily Scrum -The Sprint Review

The Sprint Review

A Nexus shares the same Product Owner, Product Goal, and Product Backlog. True or False?

True

All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog. True or False

True

Definition of Done can be reviewed and adapted during each Sprint Retrospective. True or False?

True

Other people than the Scrum Team can attend the Sprint Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice. True or False

True

If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, when must an adjustment be made? -The deviations should be discussed at the Daily Scrum and then an adjustment must be made -After Scrum Master approval -After clarifying all the details with the Product Owner -As soon as possible to minimize further deviation

-As soon as possible to minimize further deviation

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 -Development of an operational environment for the Product -Product development, its releasing and sustaining -Software and hardware development -Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and Product capabilities

-Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more

What does Cone of Uncertainty show? -How much work remains till the end of the Sprint -Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project -How much is known about the Product over time -Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks

-How much is known about the Product over time

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 all the improvements. -Assign a responsible team member for at least one improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective. -Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement. -Assign responsible team members for every improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective.

-Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.

What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items. -Presenting Product Backlog items to the Key Stakeholders -Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions -Moving Product Backlog items into the Sprint Backlog -Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next -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 -Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs

What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items. -Product Backlog -The list of removed impediments -The Sprint Goal -Increment -Sprint Backlog

-Product Backlog -Increment -Sprint Backlog

Could the Sprint Planning be finished if only work planned for the first days of the Sprint is decomposed to units of one day or less? -Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units -No, all items in the Sprint Backlog should be decomposed to units of one day or less by the end of the Sprint Planning

-Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units

What is the time-box for the Daily Scrum? -25 minutes -20 minutes -15 minutes -Not limited. Every Development Team member should have enough time to answer the three Main Questions.

15 minutes

It is normal to have a "hardening" Sprint to remove all technical debt and prepare the Product for upcoming release. True or False

False

-------- enables adaptation

inspection

Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach to do what?

optimize predictability and control risk

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. True or False

False

The structure of the Daily Scrum is well-defined and constant. Every team member should answer the three main questions: What did I do yesterday? What will I do today? Do I see any impediment? True or False

False

There are sub-teams and hierarchies within a Scrum Team. True or False?

False. The team is a cohesive unit focused on the Product goal that does not enforce labels or a hierarchy

Scrum is not a process or technique. True or False?

True

Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum? -The Key Stakeholders -The Product Owner -The Scrum Master -The Development Team

-The Development Team

Who is responsible for monitoring progress toward high-level goals? -The Development Team -The Scrum Master and The Development Team -The Product Owner and The Development Team -The Scrum Team -The Product Owner -The Scrum Master

-The Product Owner

Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint? -The Product Owner -The Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Key Stakeholders -The Product Owner and the Scrum Master

The Product Owner

What are the characteristics of a Development Team? Select three most appropriate choices. -Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole -Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team -Having the Scrum Master as a part-time Developer in the Development Team -Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members -Having at least one test engineer in the Development Team

-Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole -Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team -Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members

What should be taken into account for the Definition of Done? Select the two most appropriate items: -Conventions, standards, and guidelines of the Organization -DoD of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product -DoD of other Scrum Teams working on other products -Experience of the Product Owner -Advice of the Scrum Master

-Conventions, standards, and guidelines of the Organization -DoD of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product

How does Definition of "Done" help the Scrum Team? Select three most applicable items. -DoD helps in inspection and adaptation -DoD ensures artifact transparency -DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment -DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning -DoD helps to calculate velocity of the Scrum Team

-DoD ensures artifact transparency -DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment -DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning

What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three. -If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it -Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed -Several top Product Backlog Items are taken into the Sprint Backlog to replace the obsolete items -All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog -At the Sprint Retrospective the Scrum Master determines who from the Development Team is responsible for cancelling the Sprint

-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

What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner? -Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement -Facilitator of Scrum events -Product Marketplace Expert -Product Value Maximizer -Lead Scrum evangelist in the Organization

-Product Marketplace Expert -Product Value Maximizer -Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement

What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers. -Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed -Quality goals do not decrease -The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work -No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal -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 -Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned

How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team? Select the three most appropriate answers. -Adding or removing developers from the Development Team in accordance with team velocity changes -Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress -Helping the Development Team to create high-value products -Helping the Development Team as the team leader -Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality

-Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress -Helping the Development Team to create high-value products -Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality

Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal? -The Product Owner -The Scrum Team -The Development Team -The Product Owner and the Development Team -The Scrum Master

-The Development Team

Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants. -The Key Stakeholders -The Organization CEO -The Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Product Owner

-The Key Stakeholders -The Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Product Owner

What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product? -The Product Backlog -The CEO of the Organization -The Key Stakeholders

-The Product Backlog

What is the input to the Sprint Planning? Select four. -Feedback from the Key Stakeholders -The Product Backlog -The latest product Increment -Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint -Feedback from the Organization CEO -Past performance of the Development Team

-The Product Backlog -The latest product Increment -Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint -Past performance of the Development Team

What is the Sprint Backlog? -The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint -The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them -The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the Team Backlog items -The plan for delivering Product Backlog items

-The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them

Who is responsible for the Product Backlog? -The Product Owner and The Scrum Master -The Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Scrum Master and The Development Team -The Product Owner and The Development Team -The Product Owner

-The Product Owner

Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlog? Select two options. -The Key Stakeholders -The Product Owner -Anyone -The Scrum Master -The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner

-The Product Owner -The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner

Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three. -The Key Stakeholders -The Product Owner -The Team Manager -The Scrum Master -The Development Team

-The Product Owner -The Scrum Master -The Development Team

Check all the formal opportunities to inspect and adapt. -The Sprint Retrospective -The Sprint -The Sprint Review -The Sprint Planning -The Daily Scrum

-The Sprint Retrospective -The Sprint Review -The Sprint Planning -The Daily Scrum

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 -All "Done" items in the Sprint Backlog -All items in the Sprint Backlog that could be released regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually do it -The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint

-The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints

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 -Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed -Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption -Introducing cutting edge development practices

-Understanding product planning in an empirical environment -Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management -Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed

What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers? Select two. -What is the size of the Technical Debt and how it could be removed? -What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint? -How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved? -What new technologies could be used to speed up the Development Team velocity? -Who will be responsible for each item in the Sprint Backlog?

-What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint? -How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved?

How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization? Select the three most appropriate answers. -Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization -Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption -Planning Scrum implementations within the organization -Making sure the key stakeholders are invited on all Scrum Reviews within organization -Mixing experienced developers and junior specialists across different Development Teams in the organization to speed up Scrum adoption

-Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization -Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption -Planning Scrum implementations within the organization

Where can Scrum be used? Check all the applicable items. -Development of products and enhancements -Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities -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 software and hardware

All of them: -Development of products and enhancements -Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities -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 software and hardware

All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length. True or False

False

Definition of "Done" is created during the first Sprint and remains unchanged until the Product release. True or False

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. True or False

False

It is a good practice to have from time to time a special technical Sprint that consists only of tasks removing the technical debt without implementing any new functionality. True or False

False

Scrum does not allow additional meetings that are not defined in Scrum. True or False

False

Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components and rules which suit most for a particular project. True or False

False

The Scrum Master is focused primarily on the Scrum Team and usually does not care about those outside the Scrum Team. True or False

False

Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog? -The Product Owner -The Product owner and the Development Team -The Scrum Team -The Development Team -The Scrum Master and the Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Product owner and the Scrum Master

The Development Team

Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog? -The Development Team -The Scrum Master -The Product Owner -The Key Stakeholders

The Product Owner

What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment? -The Sprint Goal -The Product Owner -The Sprint Backlog -The Scrum Master

The Sprint Goal

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 or False

True