PSM 1 Study Guide

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?

A. FocusB. Respect C. Openness D. Courage E. Commitment. F. All of the above.

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose the best two answers.)

Add security concerns to the definition of "Done". Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?

Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.

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 the stakeholders.

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".

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.

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.

The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? (Choose two.)

Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team. By facilitating Development Team decisions

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.

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 should a Sprint Goal be created?

During Sprint Planning.

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event?

Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what is can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.

What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? (Choose two.)

Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality. Scrum has no "tester" role.

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

False

How many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint

False

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

Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?

Go-between development team and customers.

When does the second Sprint start?

Immediately after the first Sprint

If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?

Its productivity is likely to stay the same.

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 is the Scrum Master responsible?

Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.

When is the Sprint Backlog created?

Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (Choose the best two answers.)

Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.

Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?

Sprint Results

Which three of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum?

Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum

Who owns the Sprint Backlog?

The Development Team

Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint?

The Product Owner

Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?

The Product Owner

A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating the hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible

The Scrum Manager is responsible, because he/she removes Impediments.

Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role?

The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box./ The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.

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.

You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum teams working from the same Product Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation?

The benefit of the Development teams figuring out a solution for themselves. / The ability of the Development teams to produce integrated increments.

Every Development Team should have: (Choose the best answer.)

The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scum 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 is the role of management in Scrum?

To facilitate the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.

Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog

True

True or False: The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.

True

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.

When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?

When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?

Work remaining across time.

The time-box for a Daily Scrum?

15 minutes

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

What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?

8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.

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.

The length of a Sprint should be:

A. Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. B. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. C. No more than one calendar month. D. All of these answers are correct.

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 Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show:

An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.

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.

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

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.)

Consulting with the Development Team. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.

What enhances the transparency of an increment?

Doing all work needed to meet the definition of "Done"

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 Backlong. 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 product first, at all times / Interacting with stakeholders

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.

True or False: Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).

False

Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum?

He/She doesn't need to be there.

In order to achieve the benefits of Scrum, it is important to enact the value of commitment. What two actions demonstrate the commitment of Scrum Team members? (Choose the best two answers.)

Help the other Scrum Team members. Do your best

You are the Scrum Master of a new, to be developed product. Development is going to require 45 people. What is a good first question-for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams?

How will we make sure all teams have the right amount or expertise?

Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective?

Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint. How the team collaborates

What are three benefits of self-organization?

Increased creativity, Increased commitment, Increased self-accountability

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.

What two techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply?

Involve the complete Development Team. / Use coaching techniques; such as open questions and active listening.

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.

Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers

It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. Its location and time remain constant.

During a 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?

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.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?

Participating as a Scrum Team member.

At the end of a Sprint 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?

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.

What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?

Suggest that the Development Team does the ordering to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work.

Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?

Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.

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

The Development Team

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.

Marian is the Product Owner envisioning a project for a new release of her product. She made a projection of a release date based upon a sustained velocity of 17 completed units of work per Sprint. Over the first 3 Sprints, the average velocity was 13 for work that the Development Team estimated as 90% done. TheDevelopment Teams, feeling the need to meet the plan, figured that a velocity of 17 was within their reach.A good way to continue is:

The Development Team makes sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as "Done" as possible. The undone work is estimated and added to the SprintBacklog of the next Sprint, so it doesn't mess up the Product Backlog.

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.

Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?

The Development Team.

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

The Development Team.

Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?

The Product Owner

Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role?

The Product Owner is one person. The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

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

Every Scrum team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.

True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.

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 three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

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

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?

When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

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.

User documentation is part of your "Definition of Done". However, there aren't enough technical writers for all teams. Your development team doesn't have a technical writer. What should you do?

Your development team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the development team members will write it.

Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve?

Create a shared understanding of when work is complete. Describe the purpose, objective, and time-box of each Scrum event. Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.

What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose two.)

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

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top

The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group?

The Scrum Team and stakeholders.

Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.

False

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.

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.

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.

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)

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.

A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).

False

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.

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.