SCRUM Practice Questions 2

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose the best two answers.)

- Add security concerns to the definition of "Done". - Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose the best two answers.)

- Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint. - Work with the stakeholders.

What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? (Choose two.)

- Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality. - Scrum has no "tester" role.

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)

- 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 Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?

- Focus - Respect - Openness - Courage - Commitment.

Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best two answers.)

- Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint. - How the team collaborates.

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?

- Methods of communication. - The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning. - Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to deliver. - Its Definition of "done".

The time-box for a Daily Scrum?

15 minutes

Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?

Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.

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?

Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.

What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?

Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.

For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?

At the end of every Sprint.

When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do?

Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event?

Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what is can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.

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?

Estimates are made by the Development Team.

The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint.

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

Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?

Go-between development team and customers.

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.C. Do your best

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 or expertise?

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.

Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?

Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?

Participating as a Scrum Team member.

When is the Sprint Backlog created?

Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting

Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?

Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.

Marian is the Product Owner envisioning a project for a new release of her product. She made a projection of a release date based upon a sustained velocity of 17 completed units of work per Sprint. Over the first 3 Sprints, the average velocity was 13 for work that the Development Team estimated as 90% done. TheDevelopment Teams, feeling the need to meet the plan, figured that a velocity of 17 was within their reach.A good way to continue is:

The Development Team makes sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as "Done" as possible. The undone work is estimated and added to the SprintBacklog of the next Sprint, so it doesn't mess up the Product Backlog.

The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group?

The Scrum Team and stakeholders.

What is the role of management in Scrum?

To facilitate the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.

True or False: A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).

True

True or False: Every Scrum team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.

True

True or False: The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog

True

True or False: To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.

True

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?

Work remaining across time.

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 two.)

- Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective. - Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? (Choose the best two answers.)

- By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team. - By facilitating Development Team decisions.

A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose three.)

- Consulting with the Development Team. - Prioritizing the list and working on them in order. - Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.

What is a Development Team responsible for?

- Resolving internal team conflicts. - Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

The length of a Sprint should be:

- 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. - No more than one calendar month.

Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

- Sprint Review. - Sprint Retrospective. - Daily Scrum

Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum?

- What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? - What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? - Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

What is the recommended size for a Development Team?

3 to 9.

What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?

4 hours for a monthly Sprint

What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?

8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.

How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?

The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.

Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint?

The Product Owner

True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog.

True