PSM 1 - Scrum.org Exam
A Development Team asks their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a specific software component. Without that component there won't be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. The Product Owner asks the Scrum Master for help. What would be good advice to give the Product Owner? A. Remind the Product Owner that their primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog B. Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize utilization of the Development Team C. Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving the external component can be planned in a separate sprint
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True or False: A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager). A. True B. False
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Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of "Done"? A. The Development Team B. The Product Owner C. The Scrum Master D. QA Specialists E. The Scrum Team
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Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint? A. The Project Manager B. The Product Owner C. The Scrum Master D. The Development Team E. All of the above
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Who starts the Daily Scrum? A. The person who has the token B. Whoever the Development Team decides should start C. The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to stay within the time-box D. The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box E. The person who last broke the build
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Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum? A. To hear about impediments in functionality B. He/She doesn't need to be there C. To participate as a Scrum Team member D. To represent the stakeholders' point of view
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A Sprint Retrospective should be held: A. At the end of each Sprint B. At the beginning of each Sprint C. At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release D. Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one
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True or False: A product increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint A. True B. False
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What is included in the Sprint Backlog? A. User Stories B. Tasks C. Use Cases D. Tests E. Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items
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Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint? A. The Project Manager B. The Scrum Master C. The Development Team in consultation with the Product Owner D. The Product Owner E. The Development Team
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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? A. Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management B. Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team C. Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation D. Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives
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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 Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? (choose the best two answers) A. Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times B. Describing features as Use Cases C. Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications D. Interacting with stakeholders E. Creating detailed functional test cases
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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? A. The hiring manager is responsible, because he/she hired the developer B. The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes impediments C. The Product Owner is responsible, because he/she controls the return on investment (ROI) D. The Development Team is responsible, and may need help from the Scrum Master
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An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit the terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? A. Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen B. The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost C. Management may feel less anxious D. All answers apply
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At the end of a Sprint a 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? (choose the best two anwers) A. Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it B. If the stakeholders agree, the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users C. Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint D. Review the item, add the "done" part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work
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At the seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders are disappointed and angry. They have determined that the product or system being built will not meet their needs and will cost more than they are willing to spend. What factors likely led to this? (choose the best two answers) A. The Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project B. The Project Management Office (PMO) has not been engaged adequately C. The stakeholders haven't been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate progress D. The stakeholders were not allowed to enter the development area
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True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog A. True B. False
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When does the next Sprint begin? A. Immediately following the next Sprint Planning B. The Monday following the Sprint Review C. Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint D. When the Product Owner is ready
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Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (choose the best three answers) A. Daily Scrum B. Sprint Review C. Refinement Meeting D. Release Planning E. Sprint Retrospective
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Which three of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum? A. Daily Scrum B. Sprint 0 C. Release Testing D. Sprint Planning E. Sprint Retrospective F. Sprint Testing G. Release Retrospective
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Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint? A. The Scrum Master B. The Product Owner C. The Development Team or its members D. The Stakeholders
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For which is the Scrum Master responsible? A. The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself B. The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly C. Keeping track of resource allocation D. Managing the performance of the Scrum Team
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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
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When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled? A. When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint B. When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete C. When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard D. When the sales department has an important new opportunity
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Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? A. It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint B. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next C. It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done D. It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it forecast, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its forecast
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Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner? A. Teach the Development Team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives B. Act as a go-between for them C. Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during the Sprints D. Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration
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Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve? (choose the best three answers) A. Describe the purpose, objective, and time-box of each Scrum event B. Create a shared understanding of when work is complete C. Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end D. Increase transparency E. Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the sprint
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How often should Development Team membership change? A. Never, because it reduces productivity B. As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity C. As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity D. Every Sprint to promote shared learning
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How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements? A. Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint B. Ensure every Increment meets them C. Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Development Team's responsibility D. Assign them to the lead developers on the team
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What is a Development Team responsible for? (choose the best two answers) A. Resolving internal team conflicts B. Selecting the Product Owner C. Reporting productivity D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal
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What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting? A. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint B. Whenever it is done C. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint D. Monthly
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Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (choose the best two answers) A. Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints B. Develop at least one piece of functionality C. Create an Increment of potentially releasable software D. Analyze, design, and describe the complete architecture and infrastructure E. Make up a plan for the rest of the project
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Who creates a Product Backlog Item's estimate? A. The Product Owner with input from the Development Team B. The Scrum Master C. The Development Team, alone D. The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner E. The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts
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During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate? A. The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog B. The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Sprint Backlog C. The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog D. The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are running smoothly
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How do you know that a Development Team is cross-functional? A. There are no conflicts within the Development Team B. A few of the Development Team members pair program and do Test Driven Development C. Development Team has all the skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint D. Every member of the Development Team is able to perform every task
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How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event? A. The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting B. Just enough to understand design and architectural implications C. Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Development Team's understanding of the Spirit D. Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint
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How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint? A. A break between Sprints is time-boxed to 1 week for 30 day Sprints, and usually less for shorter sprints B. Enough time for the requirements for the next Sprint to be determined and documented C. Enough time for the Development team to finish the testing from the last Sprint D. None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint E. All of the above are allowed depending on the situation
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How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint? A. 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" B. A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing, and documentation C. All development work and at least some testing D. As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint
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How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog? A. The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner B. The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first C. The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog D. The Product Owner decides E. Each Scrum Team takes an equal number of items
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If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate? A. When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added B. When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work C. The evolution of the cost spent on the project D. When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team
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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) A. Do your best B. Send out a daily status report C. Always deliver the items in the Sprint forecast D. Work late E. Help the other Scrum Team members
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One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum? (choose the best two answers) A. An update of completed tasks and of the remaining work so the Scrum Master can plan the next day B. New impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of C. A status report for the upper management indicating what each individual has done, will be doing, and what is impeding him/her D. A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal E. An updated Scrum board to make Sprint progress transparent for the stakeholders
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Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show: A. How many Product Backlog items remain B. How much effort has gone into a Sprint C. How many hours have been work by each Development Team member D. An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint
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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? A. Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO B. Add the item to the next Sprint C. Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments D. Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size
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The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: A. Turn Product Backlog items into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality B. Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments C. Complete the project within the date and cost as calculated by the Product Owner
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The Product Backlog is ordered by: A. Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom B. Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom C. The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top D. Items are randomly arranged
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The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? A. Nominate a proxy Product Owner B. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery C. Stop the Sprint, sent the Product Owner to a course and restart D. Inform the Product Owner's functional manager E. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective
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The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take? A. Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Development Team to see which items technically are fastest to implement B. Suggest that the Development Team does the ordering to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work C. Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value D. Present the Product Owner with an ordered Product Backlog to use E. Suggest the Product Owner extend the Sprint, so he can have more time to order the Product Backlog
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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). A. True B. False
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True or False: Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master A. True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability B. True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team C. False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Development Team D. False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a business analyst in the Development Team
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True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders A. True B. False
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What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? (choose the best two answers) A. Finding bugs B. Tracking quality metrics C. Verifying the work of programmers D. Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality E. Scrum has no "tester" role
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What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional A. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software B. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts, architects, developers and testers who are not on the team C. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, developers and testers D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers
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What enhances the transparency of an Increment? A. Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a separate Sprint B. Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool C. Doing all work needed to meet the definition of "done" D. Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily
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What is the best build structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated Increments? A. Each Development Team works only on one technical layer of the system (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces) B. Each Development Team develops full functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers
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What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog? A. Making sure there's enough work for everyone on the team B. Minimizing dependencies between teams C. Maximizing velocity D. Clear definition of requirements E. Meeting original scope projections
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What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum? A. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down. B. To make sure every team member answers the three questions C. To gather status and progress information to report to management D. He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum
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What is the purpose of a Sprint Review? A. To take time to judge the validity of the project B. To review the Scrum Team's activities and processes during the Sprint C. To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps. D. To build team spirit
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What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams? A. Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams B. Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, UI, etc.). C. Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams
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What two factors are best considered when establishing Sprint length (choose the best two answers) A. The length of being disconnected from the stakeholders B. The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used C. The frequency at which team formation can be changed D. The organization has mandated similar length sprints
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What two techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply? (choose the best two answers) A. Ask an external technical specialist to make the decision. B. Involve the complete Development Team C. Send every team member to the company's HR department to express their concerns D. Use coaching techniques; such as, open questions and active listening
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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? A. The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team B. The Product Owner and the Development Team C. The Development Team D. The Product Owner and all stakeholders
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When is a Sprint over? A. When the time-box expires B. When all Product Backlog items meet their definition of "Done" C. When the Product Owner says it is done D. When all the tasks are completed
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When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "Done" A. It depends B. Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known C. Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint D. All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable
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Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team? A. Focus B. Respect C. Openness D. Courage E. Commitment F. All of the above
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Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning? A. How conditions have changes and how the Product Backlog should evolve B. What to do and who will do it C. What can be done and how to do it D. Who is on the team and what team member roles will be E. What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint
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Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best two answers) A. How the team does its work B. The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog C. Definition of "Done" D. Arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint E. Team relations
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Which best describes the Product Backlog? A. It is baselined to follow change management processes B. It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum team can develop and maintain a complete project plan C. It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to start the design phase of a product D. It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers
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Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose? A. Sprint length. B. How to best accomplish its work C. When to release, based on its progress D. Stakeholders for the Sprint Review E. Product Backlog ordering
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Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? (choose the best two answers) A. The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog B. Multiple people can share the Product Owner role on a Scrum Team C. The Product Owner is one person D. The Product Owner role can be played by a committee or a team of people
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Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? A. A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists B. An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations C. UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations D. Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations E. A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations
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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. It's Definition of "done" E. All of the above
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Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature? A. A Scrum Master is no longer needed since they are a mature team now B. Sprint Reviews will no longer be needed C. There is no need for a time-boxed Sprint, since time-boxes are only for new Scrum Teams D. They will improve their definition of "done" to include more stringent criteria E. The Sprint Retrospective will grow to be longer than 4 hours
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Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint? A. The Sprint Backlog B. The Sprint Goal C. The release plan D. Sprint Review minutes
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Which statement best describes Scrum? A. A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed B. A complete methodology that defines how to develop software C. A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management D. A cookbook that defines best practices for software development
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Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? A. Keeping stakeholders at bay B. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does C. Directing the Development Team D. Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders
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Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-organizing? (choose the best three answers) A. Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint B. The Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration C. The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment D. The Development Team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done" E. The Product Owner doesn't need to be at Sprint Retrospective F. Stakeholders walking in at the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint G. The Scrum Master is no longer needed H. The Development Team inviting external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog
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Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussions during a Sprint Retrospective? (choose the two best answers) A. How the team collaborates B. Document acceptance criteria for items in the next Sprint C. The order of items in the Product Backlog D. Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint
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Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal? A. A Sprint Goal ensures that all the Product Backlog items selected for Sprint are implemented B. Sprint Goals are not valuable. Everything is known from the Product Backlog C. The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal D. A Sprint Goal only gives purpose to Sprint 0
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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 two best answers) A. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner B. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog C. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team D. The product has one Product Backlog E. There should be only one Product Owner
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