Scrum 2021
What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non- functional requirements visible? (Choose the best two answers)
- Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort - 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? (Choose the best two answers)
- All sprints must be 1 month or less. - It is best to have Sprint of consistent length throughout a development effort.
A Development Team is required to deliver a done increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statement that explains what "Done" means (Choose the best two answers)
- All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users. - No work left from the definition of "Done"
You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which two of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up? (Choose the best two answers)
- Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product, its vision, history, goals, and context, as well as answer questions. - Ensure the team understands they need a definition of "Done"
What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams? (choose the best two answers)
- By facilitating Developer decision-making. - By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.
Which three of the following are time-boxed event in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers)
- Daily Scrum - Sprint Retrospective - Sprint Planning
Which of the following does not have to happen in the first Sprint?Select 2 answers.
- Designing the full solution - Creating a complete Product Backlog
Management need to monitor progress on a daily basis and decide to do so by attending the Daily Scrum. What are the likely results?Select the best 3 options
- Developers may end up with less time in the Daily Scrum to re-plan their work - Developers may be less open and transparent during the Daily Scrum - Additional facilitation may be required to keep to the time-box
Which of the following are roles on a Scrum Team? (Choose the 3 best answer)
- Development Team member - Product Owner - Scrum Master
Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-organizing? (Choose the best three answer)
- Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. - The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable increment. - The Development Team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done".
At the end of a Sprint a Project Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition "Done" what two things should happen with the undone Project Backlog item? (Choose the best two answers)
- Do not include the item in the increment Sprint - Put it on the Product Backlog for the product Owner to decide what to do with it
The Scrum Master is accountable for
- Establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide - Causing the removal of impediments - Helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice, both within the Scrum Team and the organization
What are three benefits of self-organization? (Choose the best three answers)
- Increased self-accountability - Increased commitment - Increased creativity
The Scrum Team decides to include some specific types of testing in the Definition of Done. What is the potential benefit of this decision? Select all that apply.
- Increments would be more likely to be useable - Increments could be closer to being releaseable - Increased transparency of the state of the Increment
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 phrase best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"? (Choose the best three answers)
- It guides the Development Team in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning - It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review - It defines what it takes for an increment to be ready for release
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best two answers)
- It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. - Its location and time remain constant.
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is? (choose the best answer)
15 minutes.
The Sprint Retrospective is timeboxed to
3 hours
The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is? (choose the best answer)
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
Which statement best describes Scrum (Choose the best answer)
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are develop.
What is Agile?
A set of values & principles
The Developers have trouble communicating with the Product Owner. From the following answers choose the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to improve the Developers communications with the Product Owner.
Act as a go-between for them
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? (Choose the best answer)
Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done? (choose the best answer)
All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.
An Organization has decided to adopt Scrum but the management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? (Choose the best answer)
All answers apply.
Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best answer)
All of the above
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? (choose the best answer)
All of the above.
The length of a Sprint should be: (Choose the best answer)
All of these answers are correct
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
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 Developers agree is necessary to create enough ready Product Backlog Items
How often should Development Team membership change? (Choose the best answer)
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity
When should the Developers on a Scrum Team be replaced? (choose the best answer)
As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.
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.
A customer wants a new feature to be added to the current Sprint. It cannot be Done without risking the Sprint Goal. How should the Developers best respond?
Ask the Product Owner to speak with the customer
What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams? (Choose the best answer)
Ask the developer to divide themselves into teams
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? (Choose the best answer)
Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available? (Choose the best answer)
At the end of every Sprint
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? (Choose the best answer)
Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospective.
Who is responsible for the sizing Product Backlog items
Developers
How do you know that a Development Team is cross-functional? (Choose the best answer)
Development Team has all the Skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint
Cancelling a Sprint is
Disruptive and wasteful
What enhances the transparency of an increment? (Choose the best answer)
Doing all work needed to meet the definition of "Done".
When should a Sprint Goal be created? (Choose the best answer)
During Sprint Planning
When is the Sprint Backlog created? (Choose the best answer)
During the Sprint Planning meeting
A Scrum Team must never have any technical debt
FALSE
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? (choose the best answer)
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
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? (Choose the best answer)
Its productivity is likely to decrease
What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working the same Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer)
Minimizing dependences between teams
When doing complex work
Much is unknown and things will change
Ordering Product Backlog items is part of Product Backlog refinement.
TRUE
A Scrum Team gets into a situation in which conflict is creating problems. Who is most responsible for solving this?
The Scrum Team
The Sprint Retrospective is attended by
The Scrum Team
When the Developers determine that they will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (Choose the best answer)
The Scrum Team
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum? (choose the best answer)
They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum.
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? (Choose the best answer)
They will improve their definition of "Done" to include more stringent criteria
Why does the Project Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of "Done"? (Choose the best answer)
To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
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 the best two 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.
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 the best two answers)
- Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery - Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective
What measures may help the Product Owner to determine the product's value? Select all that apply.
- Customer satisfaction - Total cost of the product throughout its life - The ease of absorption of new releases for the customer
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose the best two answers)
- 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
Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best two answers)
- How the team collaborates - Identifying high priority process improvement for the next Sprint.
Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve? (Choose the best three answers)
- Increase transparency. - Create a shared understanding of when what work is complete - Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.
A Sprint Review is held at the end of the Sprint. What is true about the Sprint Review? Select all that apply
- It is the second to last event of the Sprint - Stakeholders attend
Which statements are correct about a Product Backlog item that was not Done by the end of the Sprint? Select all that apply.
- It will be moved back to the Product Backlog - It will not be inspected at the Sprint Review
During the Sprint.... Select all that apply.
- No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal - Scope may be clarified and renegotiated with the Product Owner as more is learned. - Quality does not decrease
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 the best two answers)
- Remove or change selection 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 the best two answers)
- Resolving internal team conflicts - Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
Which Scrum Values are violated by building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose the best three answers)
- Respect - Courage - Focus
Which of the following are correct about Scrum? Select all that apply.
- Scrum is based on empirical process control theory - Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.
Select the most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner from the following
- Select the most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner from the following - Product value maximizer
What events must the Product Owner be present for?
- Sprint Planning - Sprint Retrospective - Sprint Review - The Sprint
At the seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders are disappointed and angry. They are determined that the product or system being built will not meet their need and will cost more than they are willing to spend. What factors likely led to this? (Choose the best two answers)
- The Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project - The stakeholders haven't been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate.
Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? (Choose the best two answers)
- The Product Owner is one person - The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose the best two answers)
- 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 two factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (Choose the best two answers)
- The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used. - The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders.
A company has three products. Which of the following statements are true for the Product Owner accountability in this situation?Select 3 answers.
- The same person could occupy the Product Owner accountability for the 3 products. - There can be only one Product Owner for each product - There must be one Product Owner for each 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 the best two answers)
- There should be only one Product Owner - The Product has one Product Backlog
What are the two ways that regulatory compliance issues are dealt with in Scrum? (Choose the best two answer)
- They are addressed along with functional development of the product. - They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality, no matter how small.
Why does Scrum employ an iterative, incremental approach?
- To optimize predictability and to control risk
Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best two answers)
- 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?
Which two of the following is true about Daily Scrum?
- it is for the Developers - It is a 15-minute event
Product Backlog refinement is
- to add details, such as a description, order, and size. Attributes often vary with the domain of work. - an ongoing process
17. The time-box for a Daily Scrum is? (Choose the best answer)
15 minutes
What is the time-box for the Sprint Review? (Choose the best answer)
4 hours for a Monthly Sprint
The timebox for the Sprint Review is: (choose the best answer)
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
How complete should the Sprint Backlog be at the end of Sprint Planning?
Complete enough to ensure there is work for the first days of the Sprint
59. When is it appropriate for a Development Team to Change the definition of "Done"? (Choose the best answer)
During the Sprint Retrospective
What is the best suited structure for Development Team in order to produce integrated increments? (Choose the best answer)
Each Development Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers.
How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements? (Choose the best answer)
Ensure every increment meets them
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 (Choose the best answer)
Estimates are made by the Development Team.
Throughout the Sprint, the Developers replan the remaining work. At a minimum, this should happen
Every day
It is up to the Scrum Team to decide which events are needed during the Sprint.
FALSE
The Product Owner can transfer some of their accountability to the Developers.
FALSE
The Product Owner must invite stakeholders to the Sprint Retrospective.
FALSE
The Product Owner should use user stories to compose Product Backlog items.
FALSE
The Sprint Review must include a presentation of the Increment
FALSE
To maximise value, the Product Owner must order the Product Backlog based only on the value of the Product Backlog items
FALSE
A Scrum Team must be 10 or fewer people
False
A Scrum Team uses 2 weeks Sprints and time box their Sprint Planning to 6 hours. Does this break the rules of Scrum?
False
All members of a Scrum Team must be full-time on the team. They cannot serve on more than one Scrum Team at the same time.
False
At the Sprint Review, the Developers must discuss what went well during the Sprint, what problems it ran into, and how those problems were solved
False
Before the first Sprint, the Product Backlog must contain everything we will develop for the product
False
During Sprint Planning, all Product Backlog Items must be decomposed to a definitive set of tasks for the Developers to complete
False
People will always prefer working in small cross-functional teams
False
Planning Poker must be used by Scrum Teams
False
Sprint Planning must take at least 8 hours
False
The Product Owner may represent the desires of a committee in the Product Backlog
False
The Scrum Master is responsible for everything
False
The Sprint Backlog must be complete at the end of Sprint Planning
False
The Sprint Review is only a demonstration of the work completed during the Sprint.
False
The empirical approach is best in all domains
False
The length of a Sprint can be changed mid-Sprint if more time is needed to create a Done Increment
False
True or False: A Scrum Team can pick the parts of Scrum it wants to use and ignore the others.
False
True or False: A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during Sprint Review.
False
True or False: A product increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
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
True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.
False
True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.
False
True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog
False
How often should the Product Owner communicate the product vision to the Scrum Team and stakeholders?
Frequently
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
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? (Choose the best answer)
He/ She doesn't need to be there
Which of the following is a way of limiting the accumulation of technical debt?
Improving the Definition of Done
To what level should a Product Backlog item be refined when it is located at near the top of the Product Backlog?
In should be small enough that it can be Done in one Sprint
The CEO asks the Developers to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Developers do? (choose the best answer)
Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.
The three pillars of empiricism are: (choose the best answer)
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.
Who is accountable for ensuring that the burn-down chart and gantt chart exist?
No one
A Product Backlog item is Done. What does it mean in Scrum?
No work left based on the Definition of Done
Which of the following are a mandatory input for Sprint Planning?
None of these are mandated inputs to Sprint Planning.
How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take? (Choose the best answer)
Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value
A Done Increment is an
Output
The Product Backlog item must be refined before development begins. What should be achieved through refinement?
PBI's should be decomposed to make them small enough to be Done during a Sprint
A Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, Developers, and a Scrum Master. A cross-functional team in Scrum consists of what?
People with the skills we will require to accomplish the work
A new Developer joins the Scrum Team taking the total number to 11 people. As a Scrum Master, What should you do?
Raise the increased team size as a potential issue and help the Developers decide what to do about it
The Scrum Team discusses Product Backlog items at Sprint Planning. As the event proceeds, the Developers start to see that the workload selected already is greater than they can handle. What should they do?
Remove Product Backlog items from the Sprint Backlog that is being created
Who is responsible for creating the Sprint Goal?
Scrum Team
From the following answers choose the best definition of transparency in Scrum
Significant aspects of the process must be visible to those responsible for the outcome.
What is the reason why there should be only one Product Owner per product?
So we have one clear, named person accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team and for effective Product Backlog management
The Sprint Retrospective is one of the events in Scrum. Which of the following items is not a topic of discussion within a Sprint Retrospective?
Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint
Which of the following is not an input to the Sprint Planning event?
Sprint Goal
In which event does the Scrum Team discuss potential process improvements?
Sprint Retrospective
The most appropriate event to inspect & adapt the Definition of Done is
Sprint Retrospective
Which event is the most appropriate to adapt the Defintion of Done?
Sprint Retrospective
Which of the following is required by Scrum? (Choose all that apply)
Sprint Retrospective
Stakeholders are formally invited to help Scrum Teams inspect & adapt during the
Sprint Review
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review? (Choose the best answer)
Sprint result
We are ready to start the first Sprint, but work on the Product Backlog is not completed yet. What should the Scrum Team do?
Start the first Sprint, and continue refining the Product Backlog
Scrum events are designed to provoke change.
TRUE
Sprints help the Scrum Team to limit work-in-progress.
TRUE
The Developers are free to change its practices or methods to develop the product whenever they want.
TRUE
The Product Owner can delegate the ordering of the Product Backlog to the Developers
TRUE
The Product Owner should be aware of the marketplace for the product.
TRUE
The Scrum Master is a management role.
TRUE
The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective.
TRUE
Five new Scrum Team have been created to build one project. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams. What should the Scrum Master do? (Choose the best answer)
Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated increment.
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
The Developers
Who manages the work during the Sprint?
The Developers
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum? (choose the best answer)
The Developers.
Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team
Who owns the Sprint Backlog? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team
Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team after clarifying requirement with the Product Owner.
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal.
How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum
Which of the following is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team?
The Product Backlog
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer)
The Product Owner
Who is accountable for managing the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
The Product Backlog is ordered by (Choose the best answer)
The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top
Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
The Project Owner
Which of the following sets the Definition of Done?
The Scrum Team
Who creates the Sprint Goal?
The Scrum Team
Who sets the Definition of Done?
The Scrum Team
During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statement is most accurate? (Choose the best answer)
The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Sprint Backlog.
For which is the Scrum Master responsible? (Choose the best answer)
The Scrum framework being adopted and used property
Scrum Teams use the information in the Scrum artifacts to make decisions. The effectiveness of these decisions depends on
The artifacts transparency
Why is Daily Scrum held at the same time and same Place? (Choose the best answer)
The consistency reduce complexity
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined the Sprint Planning event? (Choose the best answer)
The enter Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting.
Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of "Done"? (Choose the best answer)
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time
Which of the following statements is accurate about the Developers deciding to allocate an amount of their capacity to unplanned work?
The importance of the Sprint Goal increases. It can help the Developers maintain their focus
The Scrum Master serves
The rest of the Scrum Team and the organisation
Which of the following answers may be considered as a valid Increment?
The sum of all the Product Backlog items Done during the Sprint and the value of the Increments of all previous Sprints
What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0? (Choose the best answer)
There is no such thing as Sprint 0
What is the main responsibility of the tester role in Scrum?
There is no tester role in Scrum
The Product Owner is using burn-up charts instead of burn-down charts. What would your response be as Scrum Master?
There's nothing wrong with it.
How are stakeholders involved in the Daily Scrum?
They are not directly involved
How much refinement is required for a Product Backlog item?
They are small enough so that they can be Done within a Sprint
Delivering a Done Increment may not be possible each Sprint
True
In complex environments, we should build products in a way that minimises the cost of change, as change is inevitable
True
Product Owners facilitate decision making so that it happens just in time, rather than not at all
True
Stakeholders may include representatives from Human Resources
True
Stakeholders should understand Scrum
True
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of the known and valuable work for the product
True
The Product Goal is a commitment for the Product Backlog
True
The Scrum Master and Product Owner accountabilities can both be held by 1 person
True
The Sprint Backlog includes a plan
True
The Sprint Goal can help the Scrum Team explain why they are doing the work
True
True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment product
True
True or False: To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideals for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideals and a Scrum Master to help guide the process
True
True or False: the Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog
True
A Product Backlog is never complete
True - As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists
True or False: Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master. (Choose the best answer)
True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: (Choose the best answer)
Turn Product Backlog items into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
A four-hour Sprint Planning event is common for Sprints that are how long.
Two weeks
The Product Backlog contains ...
Valuable work
When multiple Scrum Team are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of Done? (Choose the best answer)
When Multiple Scrum Team are working on a product, they must mutually define and comply with the same definition of Done
When is work in the Sprint Backlog considered to be Done?
When it meets the Definition of Done
When multiple Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done? (Choose the best answer)
When multiple Scrum Teams are working together on a product, they must mutually define and comply with the same Definition of Done
When must the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
When the Product Owner is actively working on items from the Sprint Backlog
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled? (Choose the best answer)
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled? (choose the best answer)
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete? (Choose the best answer)
When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released
Development in the context of Scrum means
Work
If burn-down charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track? (Choose the best answer)
Work remaining across time
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
Yes, otherwise the Product Owner (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
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? (Choose the best answer)
Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team member will write it.
The Increment is valuable when .....
it is usable
A self-managing Scrum Team chooses ...
who, how, and what to work on
Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (Choose the best two answers)
- Create an increment of potentially releasable software - Develop at least one piece of functionality
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
A Scrum Team consists of the following: (choose the best three answers)
- Product Owner - Developers - Scrum Master
The length of a Sprint should be: (choose the best answer)
All of the above.
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? (Choose the best answer)
Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
An increment of working software that is "done".
True or False: A Scrum Master is essentially the same as a traditional PM (Project Manager)
False
True or False: A high-performance Scrum team ensures that each increment is complete by running a Release Sprint.
False
True or False: Scrum has a role called "Project Manager".
False
True or False: Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally.
False
What is the role of Management in Scrum? (choose the best answer)
Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent product delivery.
Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum? (choose the best answer)
Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Team work from the same Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with 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? (choose the best answer)
The Product Owner
The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group? (Choose the best answer)
The Scrum Team and stakeholders
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? (Choose the best answer)
The Scrum Team is responsible,
The Product Owner must release each increment to production. (Choose the best answer)
When it makes sense
Who starts the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
Whoever the Development Team decides should start
Who creates the Definition of Done? (choose the best answer)
If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
When does a Developer become the sole owner of an item or task on the Sprint Backlog? (choose the best answer)
Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the Scrum Team.
Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer)
What can be done, how to do it, and why to do it?
Several Sprints into a project, the Product Owner tells the Scrum Master that a key stakeholder just started using the project. The stakeholder is unhappy with the slow performance. What are two good options for the Scrum Master? (Choose the best two answers)
- Wait to bring this up until the Sprint Retrospective. - Encourage the Product Owner to put performance on the Product Backlog and express the stakeholder's concern to the Development Team
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? (choose the best answer)
Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible? (Choose the best answer)
Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed
You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Team 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 concern for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation? (Choose the best two answers)
- The ability of the Development Team to produce integrated increments - The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves
Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items? (Choose the best answer)
The Product Owner
During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected? (choose the best answer)
The Product Owner and the Developers.
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 (Choose the best answer)
They are on such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.
What is the role of management in Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
To facilitate the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.
During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's role is to do which two of the following: (Choose the best two answers)
- Coaching the team members in self-management - Facilitate inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed.
During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team propose moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Maters? (Choose the best two answers)
- Learn why the Development Team wants this and work 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
The Product Owner determines how much Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint. (Choose the best answer)
False
Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose? (Choose the best answer)
How to best accomplish its work
Who created a product Backlog items estimate? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional? (Choose the best answer)
The Development Team include cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
The Sprint Goal
Every Development Team should have (Choose the best answer)
The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done increment in a Sprint
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place? (choose the best answer)
The consistency reduces complexity.
Which phrase best describes a Product Owner? (Choose the best answer)
Value optimizer
If burn-down charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burn-down chart indicate? (Choose the best answer)
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.
Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers)
- Sprint Retrospective - Sprint Review - Daily Scrum
The IT manager asks a Development Team for the status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The Development Team asks the Scrum Master for advice. The Scrum Master should (Choose the best answer)
Talk to the IT manger and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an increment at the Sprint Review
Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box
True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog.
True
In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn't figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however. Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support? (Choose the best two answers)
- Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur - Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint
One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best two answers)
- New 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.
Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (Choose the two best answers)
- Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. - Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.
36. A Scrum Team is required to deliver a done increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what done means. (Choose the best two answers)
- Ready to be released to end users. - No work is left to meet the Definition of Done.
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective?
- The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog. - Arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
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? (Choose the best answer)
How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise?
When does the next Sprint begin? (choose the best answer)
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. (Which one the following answers is FALSE?)
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint.
Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum poorly or not exhibiting traits of a self-managing Scrum Team? (choose the best three answers
- Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team's progress. - The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration. - The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.
True or False: The Product Owner makes sure that team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.
False
What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in scrum? (Choose the best two 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.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible? (Choose the best answer)
Participation as a Scrum Team member.
Who creates the definition of "Done" (Choose the best answer)
The Scrum Team
The Product Backlog is ordered by: (choose the best answer)
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
When is a Sprint over? (choose the best answer)
When the timebox expires.
When a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (Choose the best answer)
The Product Owner and the Development Team
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? (Choose the best answer)
As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.