Scrum
Which ONE answer is the purpose of a Sprint Burndown chart? A. Monitoring progress toward the sprint goal B. Showing who is not performing in the team C. Counting the number of bugs in the product
A. Monitoring progress toward the sprint goal
Agile Software Development framework values:
All the above - Individuals and Interactions over processes and Tools - Working Software over comprehensive documentation - Customer collaboration over contract negotiation - Responding to Change over following a plan
Development Team membership should change:
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
As the Sprint planning progresses, the workload has grown beyond the team's capacity.Which action makes most sense for the Team?
Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items.
Release Burndown
Is used by everyone, in particular.. the product owner
Who is the sole person accountable for managing the Product Backlog?
Product Owner. Though he can delegate activities to ensure this is done.
Which ONE artifact should be ordered/prioritised by the product owner (which is especially important prior to sprint planning)?
Product backlog
What are the 5 Scrum Events?
The Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:
Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
Sprint Burndown is
Used to show progress during a sprint and can be used by developers
Choose the activity that best matches the event.
- Sprint Planning : Sprint Goal - Sprint Retrospective : Refine Definition of Done - Daily Scrum : Inspect and Adapt - Sprint Review : Demonstrate Functionality
How many product backlogs should there be for multiple teams working together on a project?
1 used by all teams
What is the MAXIMUM length of the Daily Scrum?
15 minutes
Assuming a 2-week Sprint, What is the Time-box for the Sprint Review?
4 hours (The Sprint review should be no longer than 5% of the Sprint)
Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog. Answer 2 of 2: Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items done by the end of the Sprint. Select two statements that explain what done means. Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: No work left from the definition of "Done". Answer 2 of 2: All work to create software usable by end users.
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Remove or change selected Product Backlog items. Answer 1 of 2: Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin.
The definition of "Done" is used to: Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint. Answer 2 of 3: Create a shared understanding of when work is complete. Answer 3 of 3: Increase transparency.
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly. Answer 2 of 3: Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost. Answer 3 of 3: The Sprint plan becomes inaccurate.
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. Answer 2 of 3: It defines what it takes for an increment to be ready for release. Answer 3 of 3: It guides the Development Team in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.
The Scrum Master understands the scrum rules and framework, however which of the following groups does he have the authority to coach:
Anyone in the organization.
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.
What are the scrum values?
Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, and Courage Commitment (to achieving goals of the Scrum team), courage (to do the right thing and work on tough problems), focus (on the work of the Sprint and goals of the Scrum team), openness (about all the work and the challenges of performing the work), respect (each other to be capable, independent people)
What is the MINIMUM length of the Sprint Planning meeting?
There is no minimum.
Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. Choose 2 answers
- Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog. - Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.
A Development Team pulled a Product Backlog item into the Sprint and worked on it. However, it does not meet their definition of "Done" by the end of the Sprint. What three things should happen with the incomplete Product Backlog item? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Do not include the item in the increment this Sprint. Answer 2 of 3: Do not show it in the Sprint Review. Answer 3 of 3: Re-estimate it and return it to the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of the system only (eg. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).
False
The Development Team should have a Lead Developer to ensure the work is properly executed.
False
True or False. When multiple scrum teams work together, they can change their working practices to break the scrum rules if the end product is a more acceptable working relationship.
False. Even expanding the number of teams should not cause a break in the scrum rules.
True or False: Scrum is designed such that the senior stakeholders must make the final call on product decisions
False. For the Product Owner to succeed, the entire organization must respect his or her decisions.
Scrum Events. What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum?
For the Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned work.
What are the three commitments for the three artifacts
For the Product Backlog it is the Product Goal, the Sprint Backlog has the Sprint Goal, and the Increment has the Definition of Done. They exist to bring transparency and focus toward the progress of each artifact.
Scrum Events. What is the purpose of the Sprint Review?
For the Scrum Team and stakeholders to discuss what was done in the Sprint. Attendees then collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value. A Sprint Review is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed. During the Sprint Review, the Scrum Team and stakeholders collaborate about what was done in the Sprint. Based on that and any changes to the Product Backlog during the Sprint, attendees collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value. This is an informal meeting, not a status meeting, and the presentation of the Increment is intended to elicit feedback and foster collaboration.
Scrum Artifacts. Which are usually the most detailed items in the product backlog?
Higher ordered Product Backlog items are usually clearer and more detailed than lower ordered ones.
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.
Scrum Events. What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?
It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements in the next Sprint. The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to: Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, tools and definition of done
Development Team members volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog item
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual development team member.
Does Scrum have a role called "Project Manager"?
No. A Scrum Team has a Scrum Master, a Product Owner and a Development Team. As a whole they have all controls needed.
If multiple teams are working on the same product. How many definitions of done should there be for that product?
One definition of done is used by all teams for the combined end product
What are three scrum artifacts?
Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Increment
Sprint backlog includes
Product backlog items in a sprint, plus a plan for delivering a product increment and realizing the sprint goal
Which of the following is true about the number of developers in a scrum team?
Scrum does not prescribe the number of developers, only advises on the number of people in the scrum team.
The scrum team consists of a number of roles. What are they?
Scrum has only 3 Accountabilities. Product Owner, Scrum Master and Developers.
The correct sequence of events in using Scrum framework is as follows:
Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
The Development Team informs the Scrum Master that the IT manager has asked for a status report during the Sprint. The Scrum Master will:
Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an increment at the Sprint Review.
As a Scrum Master, how would you divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
Tell the group about the product, the product vision, and rules of the Scrum framework. They then form into teams.
What is the purpose of the Definition of done?
The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product. it allows the team to know when tasks are fully completed and can be used as a demo
Increment is
The Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint (including the items completed in previous sprints). Useable, releasable product and meets acceptance criteria and definition of done
What is scrum of scrums?
The Scrum of scrums is a method of co-ordinating teams and is used to grow and synchronise the scrum framework within a company to huge scale. It is a terminology used for scaled agile technologies, which is required to control and collaborate with multiple scrum teams. It is best used in situations where teams are collaborating on complex assignments. The scrum of scrums is a meeting held to co-ordinate a set of inter-related scrum teams. The power and ability to scale is in the fact that one representative from each related team attends the scrum of scrums meeting. By doing this an organisation can co-ordinate hundreds of people on different teams. It is also used to ensure that the required transparency, collaboration, adaption, and adoption are established and to ensure that the products are deployed and delivered.
The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is FALSE?
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
What is the Sprint Backlog?
The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal. (Stories + Tasks)
Who can change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint and negotiates with the Product Owner if items need to change?
The developers
What happens if there are multiple scrum teams working on the system or product release?
The developers on all scrum teams must mutually define the definition of "Done".
The backlog is ordered by:
The needs of the Product Owner
Scrum Artifacts. Who is responsible for the Product Backlog including its content, availability, and ordering?
The product owner
Which role is responsible (among other things) for maximizing the product's value?
The product owner
Who is responsible for coaching the Scrum Team and related parties to increase the Transparency of the Artifacts?
The scrum master The Scrum Master must work with the Product Owner, Developers, and other involved parties to understand if the artifacts are completely transparent. There are practices for coping with incomplete transparency; the Scrum Master must help everyone apply the most appropriate practices in the absence of complete transparency. A Scrum Master can detect incomplete transparency by inspecting the artifacts, sensing patterns, listening closely to what is being said, and detecting differences between expected and real results.
Backlog Grooming and Backlog Refinement are the same thing.
True
True or False. Increment shows what HAS been DONE
True
True or False. It is the Scrum master role to ensure artifact transparency
True
True or False. Product Backlog shows priority of work to be done
True
True or False. Sprint Backlog shows plan for current sprint.
True
True or False: The product owner should consider others while prioritizing the product backlog.
True
True or False: The product owner's decisions must be respected by the organization.
True
True or False Only the developers can change its sprint backlog during a sprint
True.
True or False: The Developers consists of any role necessary to deliver the potentially releasable increment. There are NO sub-teams.
True.
The scrum events are all compulsory, otherwise you are not doing scrum. True or false?
True. Although implementing only parts of Scrum is possible, the result is not Scrum. Scrum exists only in its entirety. Therefore none of the events can be left out.
True or False. A Scrum Master should also be expected to work with the wider organisation when Scrum is scaled to multiple teams.
True. One of the responsibilities of a Scrum Master is planning Scrum implementations within the organization;
If Multiple Scrum Teams are working on the same product, each Scrum Team is permitted to have more than 9 team members to help scale the team further. True or false?
True. The Scrum Guide recommends a max of 10 people in the Scrum Team as smaller teams communicate better and are more productive, however the size is not prescribed for the Scrum Team or Developers
True or False The development team can track their progress during a sprint
True. They use the burn down To track progress
You are the scrum master asked to advise on the size of the scrum team. Which is the best team size for a scrum team:
Typical Scrum Team size is 10 or fewer. Scrum finds that smaller teams communicate better and are more productive.
An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?
When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.
Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chat indicates?
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Development Team.