Scrum Master Cert Exam
During a Daily Scrum meeting, one of the team members mentions he has found some open source code which he thinks will solve one of the problems in the project. He wants to implement it immediately. What is the next best step?
After Daily Scrum, a separate meeting is conducted to discuss the open source solution Explanations: Daily scrum addresses only three things: what is done, what next and any obstacles. The alternative solutions and improvement discussion should be taken up beyond the Daily Scrum.
Development Team membership should be changed
As needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity. Explanations: As needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity.
What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments. Explanations: By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity.
How are Teams guided during a Sprint?
By their collective knowledge and experience Explanations: The Sprint is self driven.
What is the main purpose of a Sprint Review? Choose the best answer.
For Stakeholders to review what the Team has built and to give input on what to do next Explanations: Sprint Review is to discuss about the accomplishment of Sprint Backlog and what is the next step i.e. further sprint planning
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint. Explanations: It's review of the Sprint that just got over. By capturing the lessons learned the Sprint Review figures out how to improve the next Sprint.
What is the relationship between Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog?
The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog. Explanations: Product backlog is the superset and sprint backlog is the subset of product backlog.
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and at the same place?
The consistency reduces complexity and overhead. Explanations: The consistency reduces complexity and overhead.
What does it mean to say that an event has a time box?
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time. Explanations: Time box is defined for every sprint so that it can't cross the period.
What is most likely to result if the Product Owner is not available during a Sprint?
The product increment may not meet expectations Explanations: The product increment may not meet expectations as the Product Owner is responsible for maintaining Product Backlog and ensures that value is delivered during Sprint.
What is the approach that Scrum encourages when a Team determines it will be difficult to deliver any value by the end of a Sprint?
Together with the Product Owner, focus on what can be done and identify a way to deliver something valuable at the end of each Sprint. Explanations: The Development Team and Product Owner should sit and work out what can be the best deliverable. They also take decision about Sprint Backlog which can't be delivered.
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager.
True
When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
True Explanations: There should only be one Product Backlog.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
6 plus or minus 3 Explanations: 6 plus or minus 3. Out of seven the recommendation is that six will be developers and one will be a QA or a Tester.
The timebox for the completing Sprint Planning meeting is
8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints. Explanations: This is the typical recommendation from SCRUM guidelines.
The most suitable time of the day to have Scrum status meeting is
9:00 AM Explanations: This is the best suitable time as the mind is fresh at start of the day.
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. Explanations: Scrum is defined as a framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "done?
All Development Team must have a definition of "done" that when their work integrates results in a definition of "done" that is potentially shippable. Explanations: The definition of "done" should be defined in the beginning and should be agreed upon.
Which of the below is not a role in a Scrum Team?
Customers Explanations: The roles are Development Team, Scrum Master and the Product Owner
What is the frequency of Scrum meeting?
Daily Explanations: SCRUM meeting should happen daily.
It is important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customers at the end of each Sprint.
False Explanations: False. The product increment should be usable and potentially releasable at the end of every Sprint, but it does not have to be released.
The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to the current Sprint. What should the Development Team do?
Inform the Product Owner so that he/she can work with the CEO. Explanations: Inform the Product Owner so that he/she can work with the CEO. The Product Owner who is maintaining the product backlog should negotiate with Senior Management.
Which of the following is true concerning impediments?
It is the Scrum Master's top priority to remove impediments. Explanations: Scrum Master removes impediments to the Development Team's progress.
How does the Agile Manifesto address planning?
Measuring the flow of change with evolving domain knowledge can better guide ongoing work Explanations: It's like progressive elaboration.
Which two (2) things does the Development Team not do during the first Sprint?
Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure. Develop a plan for the rest of the project. Explanations: The priorities will be defined as the project progresses during each sprint planning.
Which are four Scrum events?
Sprint Planning Meeting, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective Explanations: Transparency, Inspection and Adaption are pillars for empirical process. The four events are Sprint Planning Meeting, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
Which role is MOST LIKELY to communicate an impediment during a Daily Scrum?
Team Explanations: Daily Scrum participants are Team Members.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team. Explanations: The Development Team should attend the Daily Scrum. It should ask what is done till now from previous scrum, what should be done before next scrum, and also should discuss about obstacles faced.
Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner Explanations: The Product Owner is accountable for Product Backlog.
When using Scrum, who is primarily responsible for making scope versus schedule trade-off decisions?
The Product Owner Explanations: The Product Owner owns the product backlog and decides about the priorities and optimization between product/sprint backlog and time.
When a Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
The Product Owner and Development Team. Explanations: The Product Owner and Development Team can prioritize and take the decision.
Which statement is accurate about the role of Product Owner during the Daily Scrum?
The Product Owner's participation is defined by the team. Explanations: The participation of Product Owner during daily scrum is not mandate. As per the need the team requests product owner's presence.
When is a Sprint over?
When the timebox expires. Explanations: Irrespective of Sprint Backlog completion, the sprint will be over when timebox expires.
Which of the following is a main purpose of a Sprint Backlog?
For the Team to manage themselves during the Sprint Explanations: Sprint Backlog which is the subset of product backlog to be managed by the team during the sprint.
The Scrum Master:
is the Team's Scrum Expert. Explanations: The Scrum Master is the Team's Scrum expert. But there is not mandate that he/she is CSM certified.
In Scrum, the prioritized work to be done is referred to as
Product backlog Explanations: Product backlog defined by product owner consists of the prioritized work(functionality) to be carried out during scrum.
Who is responsible for facilitating the Sprint Retrospective meeting?
Scrum Master Explanations: Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating sprint retrospective meeting.
Scrum Master is a "management" position?
True Explanations: True. The Scrum Master manages the Scrum process. If the Scrum Master is not a "management" position, he or she may not have the influence to remove impediments. The Scrum Master does not manage the team.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner. Explanations: Product backlog is defined as per the priority, customer expectations and organizational goals
An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit the terminology which is already used. What will likely happen if this is done?
Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. Management may feel less anxious. Explanations: All answers apply.
How do the principles behind the Agile Manifesto suggest approaching architecture?
Architecture emerges Explanations: Project is a progressive elaboration. So is agile. We can't have a static architecture in the beginning and it emerges as we progress.
What is the role of Management in Scrum?
Management supports the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Management supports the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence and intelligent release of software. Explanations: Management supports and facilitates to make the SCRUM success.
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 team member. Explanations: The ownership is on the entire team and should be aware of who is handling which functionality in the sprint backlog through daily scrum.
How are the Product Owner's responsibilities Best described?
Optimizing the business value of the work Explanations: Because the Product Owner is responsible for maintaining product backlog and he knows best what value to be delivered and accordingly he can optimize the business value.
During a Sprint Planning Meeting, the Product Owner
Presents stories that he/she would like the Team to complete during the Sprint Explanations: The product owner presents the stories during first half of Sprint Planning Meeting and the next half the development comes out with plans how to deliver the agreed stories
Who is the person responsible for tracking and updating the Scrum?
Scrum Master Explanations: Scrum Master is the person responsible for tracking and updating the Scrum.
When a Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
The Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team. Explanations: The development justifies the over commitment, the Product Owner optimizes and adjust and the Scrum Master will be the moderator and gathers the outcome
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to
Turn the Product Backlog it selects into an increment of potentially shippable product functionality Explanations: The Development Team should have all the skills needed for the delivery of functionality sprint wise.
The product backlog is maintained by
Product Owner Explanations: Product Owner maintains the product backlog.