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Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework to generate value through adaptive solutions for complex.
Which of these may a Scrum Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?
A valuable, useful Increment that meets the Definition of Done.
Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint?
All Sprints must be one month or less.
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?
All answers apply.
The length of a Sprint should be:
All of the above. - No more than one calendar month. - Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. - Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.
A Scrum Master is working with a Scrum Team that has members in different physical locations. The Scrum 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 Scrum Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
A Product Backlog is:
An inventory of things to be done for the Product. Managed by the Product Owner. Ordered based on priority, value, dependencies, and risk.
How often should Scrum Team membership change?
As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.
In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are two new features she wants. The Product Owner could:
Ask the Developers to consider whether they can add these features to the current Sprint. Add these features to the Product Backlog.
What tactic should a Scrum Master use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Scrum Teams?
Ask the people to divide themselves into teams.
Which two ways of creating Scrum Teams are consistent with Scrum's values?
Bring all the people together and let them organize into Scrum Teams. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.
What are three ways Scrum promotes self-management?
By the Scrum Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint. By having the Scrum Master protect the Scrum Team from interruptions. By being a lightweight framework.
The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?
Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do, if the Scrum Team does not have the tools and environment to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?
Coach the Scrum Team to improve its skills, tools and environment over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly. Have the Scrum Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?
Create an Increment of potentially releasable software. Develop at least one piece of functionality.
A Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product that is the result of the work of the Scrum Team. Which of the following can be delegated to others, while the Product Owner remains accountable for the work?
Creating the Sprint Goal. Ordering the Product Backlog
what are two effective ways for the scrum team to make non-functional requirements visible
DONT KNOW Add them to the product backlog to ensure transparency put them on a separate list on the scrum board available for all to see
Which of the following are criteria to order Product Backlog items?
Dependencies between Product Backlog items Dependencies to other products Value of Product Backlog items
Scrum is based on empiricism. All Scrum artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Which two measures ensure that the Product Backlog is transparent?
Each Product Backlog item has a MOSCOW priority The Product Backlog is ordered
How much time must a Product Owner spend with the Developers?
Enough so that the Product Owner is not surprised by the value delivered by the Increment.
How should a Scrum Team deal with non-functional requirements?
Ensure every Increment meets them
Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one component or layer of a system only.
False
Product Owners must create clear and unambiguous acceptance criteria for each Product Backlog item before it may be selected in Sprint Planning
False
The Product Owner must write all of the Product Backlog items (e.g. user stories, requirements, etc.) on the Product Backlog before handing them over to the Scrum Team.
False
True or False: A Product Owner can measure success by an increase in the team's velocity.
False
True or False: A high-performance Scrum team ensures that each increment is complete by running a Release Sprint.
False
True or False: Product Owners must specify complete acceptance criteria for a Product Backlog item before the team can select the item in Sprint Planning.
False
True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the correct stakeholders are invited to the Sprint Retrospective. They might have important instructions for team improvements.
False
True or False: The Product Owner should have a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog before the first Sprint can start?
False
True or False: The Scrum Team is accountable for releasing the most valuable product.
False
True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
Fasle
During 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 two.)
Forecast the Product Backlog items that are most likely to meet the Sprint Goal and create the Sprint Backlog. Conclude Sprint Planning and start the development work. Continue to analyze, decompose and create additional functionality during the Sprint During the next Sprint Retrospective discuss why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recure
How often should customer satisfaction be measured?
Frequently.
A Project Manager working with your Scrum Team has raised concerns about progress and money spent. What are the two best responses?
Have a discussion with the Project Manager; share the current impediments and forecast for the Sprint Promote transparency by sharing the Product Backlog and ensuring the Project Manager has access
What three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure the product delivers value?
How much of the functionality of the product is being utilized. Direct customer feedback. How readily the product can be absorbed and used by its customers.
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 of expertise?
When does the second Sprint start?
Immediately after the first sprint
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?
Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly. Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost. The Sprint Backlog may become inaccurate.
The Defnition of Done serves which three purposes?
Increase transparency. Guide the Developers on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint. Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
Why is it important that there is only one Product Owner per product?
It helps avoid barriers to effective communication and rapid decision-making. The Scrum Team always knows who determines the order of the Product Backlog. It is clear who is accountable for the ultimate value of the product.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as the output of the Sprint Planning?
It is the Scrum Team's plan for the Sprint.
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.
The Product Owner is the person who will be held accountable if a product does not achieve its goals or deliver value. Does this mean that the Product Owner has final say over the Definition of Done?
No: the Scrum Team decides the Definition of Done. The Product Owner should be consulted.
Scrum requires that the Product Owner must use which of the following items?
None of the above.
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
Which of the following practices might help the Product Owner minimize waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog?
Only fully describe Product Backlog items when it seems likely they will be implemented. Remove items from the Product Backlog that have not been addressed in a long time.
What is the Product Owner responsible for during the Sprint Retrospective?
Participating as a Scrum Team member.
The Developers find out during the Sprint that they are not likely to build everything they forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
Re-work the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers to meet the Sprint Goal
A Scrum Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explains what done means.
Ready to be released to end users No work is left to meet the definition of Done
As the Sprint planning progresses the developers realize that the workload may be greater than their capacity to complete the work. Which two are valid actions
Remove or change selected product backlog items The developers ensure that the scrum team is aware, start the sprint, and monitor progress
which of the following are the developers accountable for?
Reporting productivity Creating a plan for the sprint, the sprint backlog
Who should make sure everyone on the Scrum Team does their tasks for the Sprint?
Scrum team
Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?
The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
Why do the Developers need a Sprint Goal?
The Developers are more focused with a common yet specific goal.
What typically happens if the Product Backlog is not sufficiently clear at Sprint Planning?
The Developers will find it difficult to create a Sprint forecast they are confident they can meet.
Who determines how many Product Backlog items the Developers select for a Sprint?
The Developers.
Who owns the Sprint Backlog?
The Developers.
Which three behaviors demonstrate that a scrum team is self managing
The Development Team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done". Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment. OR "The scrum team..."
What might indicate to a Product Owner that she needs to work more with the Scrum Team?
The Increment presented at the Sprint Review does not reflect what she thought she had asked for.
Scrum is based on empiricism. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. How can the Scrum Team maintain the Product Backlog to maximize its transparency?
The Product Backlog is continually kept up to date with the most recent insights.
When should the Product Owner update the project plan?
The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights emerge.
What is the responsibility of the Product Owner in crafting the Sprint Goal?
The Product Owner should come to the Sprint Planning with a business objective in mind and work with the Developers to craft the Sprint Goal.
Who has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner.
If Product Backlog refinement is needed, when should the Product Backlog be refined and who should participate?
The Scrum Team does it in the actual Sprint, if they have not been able to do it in preceding Sprints. The Scrum Team in the preceding one or two sprints.
During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
The Scrum Team may add the items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
Who is accountable for creating a valuable Increment each Sprint?
The Scrum Team.
Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Scrum Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
The Sprint Goal.
A product's success is measured by:
The impact on revenue. The impact on cost. The impact on customer satisfaction.
What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the period between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?
There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current 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 Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario.
There should be only one Product Owner. The product has one Product Backlog.
What are two ways that regulatory compliance issues are dealt with in scrum? DONT KNOW
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
When can Developers cancel a Sprint?
They cannot. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
Which metrics will help a Product Owner establish that value is being delivered?
Time to market. Customer satisfaction.
Why would you expect a Product Owner to care about the Scrum Team adhering to its Definition of Done?
To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint. The Definition of Done can affect the product's total cost of ownership
What is the function or purpose of management in Scrum?
To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve
Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a Product Backlog?
Tools and techniques
Sprint Reviews are an opportunity to collect customer feedback.
True
To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, Developers to implement those ideas, and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.
True
True or False: All planned work for the Product done by the Scrum Team must originate from the Product Backlog.
True
True or False: Dependencies could influence how the Product Owner orders Product Backlog items.
True
Which of the following are topics for the Developers to discuss at the Daily Scrum as they inspect their progress toward the Sprint Goal?
What have we learned since yesterday, and how should we modify our plan to increase our ability to meet the Sprint Goal? Are there any impediments blocking progress toward the Sprint Goal? Are there any decisions that need to be made to maintain progress toward the Sprint Goal?
My job as a Product Owner focuses on the following:
Working with customers and stakeholders to identify the most valuable product requirements. Writing clear, transparent User Stories.
What is a Product Owner typically responsible for during a Sprint?
Working with the Scrum Team on Product Backlog refinement. Collaborating with stakeholders, user communities and product managers.
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for 9 Sprints. A new Product Owner who is new to Scrum joins the team and understands she is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, she is unsure about the purpose of the Product Backlog. She has read that the Product Backlog should be a list of all user features for the product. She goes to the Scrum Master asking where to put the other types of requirements that are going to be taken into account. Are all of the following types of requirements acceptable on a Product Backlog? Stability requirements Performance requirements Product Functionality Documentation Fixes
Yes, they all belong on the Product Backlog. The Product Backlog is supposed to be the "single source of truth" for all the work for the product.
You are a product manager with a proven track record in your company. Your management has asked you to take the lead in the development of a new product. Six teams new to Scrum will build this product. You have gathered a number of requirements and ideas into an early form of a Product Backlog. How would you minimize dependencies between the Scrum Teams?
You work with the Developers on how to best analyze and break apart the work.
what may be included in the sprint backlog
any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected product backlog items
A product owner wants advice from the scrum master about estimating work in scrum. what guidance should a scrum master give
estimates are made by the people doing the work
The definition of done serves which three purposes
increase transparency create a shared understanding of when work is complete guide the developers on how many product backlog items to select for the sprint
what enhances the transparency of an increment
reporting sprint progress to the stakeholder daily
who is responsible for the sizing of the product backlog items
the developers after clarifying requirements with the product owner
The sprint backlog is a result of sprint planning and it includes the sprint goal
true
if burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?
work remaining across time