Scrum quiz
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes
duration of iteration
2-4 weeks
45 user points, 5 is velocity. How many interactions
9
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed
An effective workshop facilitator will always ...
Agree the process and participants of the workshop with the workshop owner before the workshop
With many teams on a single product, what best describes the definition of done?
All development teams must have a definition of done that makes their combined work potentially releasable
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
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".
How much work must a development team do to a product backlog item it selects for a sprint?
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
When estimating is done for a project, the team should:
Be fully involved in the estimating process
In order to communicate well, the Agile project should ...
Break the project into small, mixed-skill, self-organizing teams
What are the scrum values?
Commitment, courage, openness, focus, respect
who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a sprint?
Development team
A Scrum approach advocates which of the following approaches?
Get something business-valuable delivered as quickly as possible, consistent with the right level of quality
what is the acronym for user story attributes?
INVEST
What is meant by Team Velocity in Scrum projects?
Keeping metrics of earlier work load to help with future estimates required to get the whole project done
Which of the following is the best description for the product backlog items that are lower in priority?
Lower priority backlog items are coarse grained and should be progressively refined as their priority increases.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
Which of the following are roles in the Scrum framework?
PO **read question carefully**
the definition of done can be created by
PO and team
Where are the customer requirements stored?
Product Backlog
Which artifacts of the following are associated with Scrum?
Product backlog
Once a project is underway, what shall the approach to planning be?
Should be able to demonstrate control of its progress
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?
The Product Owner
During a Sprint, a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Sprint work selected?
The Product Owner and the Development Team.
Who is on the Scrum Team?
The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team
What happens when a product backlog item fails to meet the definition of "done" at the end of the sprint?
The incomplete the backlog item is placed back in the product backlog.
As per Scrum, Which one of the following is an important feature of the daily stand-up (daily Scrum) meeting?
The meeting must be kept short and well structured
Which is not true about the project chatter?
The project charter is only allowed in waterfall
Who ultimately decides when the team has enough work for the sprint in planning?
The team
(T/F)Scrum does not have a role called "project manager"
True
Which of the following statements best describes Product Backlog items?
Undefined or poorly defined Product Backlog items should be kept out from the Product Backlog until sufficient detail is known.
Which of the following is not a Scrum artifact?
User Stories
Which one of the following is a key feature that you would expect to find in an Agile project?
User Story cards containing only enough detail for planning and development, which will need to be supplemented by further face-to-face conversations
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?
Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. Management may feel less anxious.
Burn-down Chart
a chart showing the evolution of remaining effort against time. Burn-down charts are an optional implementation within Scrum to make progress transparent.
what is a story point?
a fixed unit of development effort
benefit o f retrospectives
better quality, capacity, productivity
done-done means
coded, tested, defect-free (anything you submit)
what is the connection between the PO and team?
product backlog
which tool represents the work remaining on a project?
product backlog
who has the final say on the order of the product backlog?
product owner
which is not a primary role in scrum?
project manager
which reflects principles of manifesto?
projects are built arounf motivated individuals
which of the following is an agile feedback technique
prototyping (and feedback loop)
what is the time boxed plan?
release date is committed, but the features to be developed for the release are not defined
what does kanban denote?
signal
SMART goals
specific measurable achievable relevant and time bounded
Development team membership should change:
As needed while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity
If a new requirement emerges once a Scrum project is running, it should be:
Assessed for importance and, if sufficiently important to the business, included in the project, displacing less important requirements
when is the product roadmap (high level ORAL overview of the project) created?
At the beginning of the project
What are the two primary ways a Scrum master keeps a development team working at its highest level of productivity?
By removing impediments that hinder the development team By facilitating development team decisions
The product owner role in an Agile project .....
Has total control over the prioritization of features
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Development Team
objectives of kick off meeting
communicate,
meeting to synchronise team activities and report impediments
daily standup
agile team is dividing user stories into smaller, manageable tasks.
decomposition
product backlog should be
detailed estimable prioritized
initial node in a large user story is called
epic
INVEST acronym in user story development
independent, negotiable valuable estimable, testable
principle of agile manifesto related to team empowerment
individuals and interactions over process
tolimit the work in progress is a principle associated with
kanban
MoSCoW
must have, should have, could have, wont have
mgmt asks for a detailed project plan
take the opportunity to educate them on agile principles
when are the learned lessons captured?
throughout the project duration
version control system
tracks changes, save changes
user stories at the top of the backlog are
well dined and prioritized
When is a sprint over?
when the time-box expires
in burndown charts, x and y represent
x- time y- work remaining
What is the time box for the spring planning meeting?
8 hours for a monthly sprint.
Which statement of the following is a best description for sprint?
A sprint is a pre-specified amount of time in which the development team works at sustain pace to complete a chosen set of work.
What is meant by Kan Ban?
A visible chart of work to do, work in progress and work done
Which statement best describes the sprint review?
when the scrum team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a sprint and figure out what to do next
which one is the primary measure of progress?
working software
Completed 20 user stories in 4 recent sprints? What is velocity (what you completed)?
20
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
3 to 9
maximum length of sprint review?? (timebox)
4 hours for a monthly sprint. could be shorter
What kind of software development projects can be executed by Scrum Framework?
All kinds of software development projects
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
(T/F) Is it mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each sprint
False
(T/F) When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
(T/F)It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
Which one of the following statements about meetings is true for Scrum projects?
It is best if the Scrum Master facilitates the project's meetings
Once a project is underway, what shall be the approach to planning?
It is normal to need to plan and re-plan as the project progresses
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.
You have been engaged as the Technical Coordinator in a product development team. The Product Owner and the Scrum Master are happy because the team always delivers business value on time. However, you worry that the technical debt is increasing. What would be your primary goal to ensure the right quality?
Make sure that the maintainability quality attribute is addressed
when does a team member become a sole owner of a sprint backlog item?
Never. they are owned by the entire team, even if it ay be implemented by an individual member
What is one responsibility difference between a Project Manager and a Scrum Master in a Scrum project?
Project Manager communicates with project governance authorities when necessary
Which of the following is NOT part of the Sprint?
Releases usually incorporate the result of multiple Sprints
What is the personal risk that aScrum Master takes in empowering the team?
The Scrum Master has less direct control over the team's work, but still has the responsibility for their outcomes
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 happens when the Sprint is cancelled?
The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and incomplete items are put back to theProduct Backlog
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager."
True
in agile methodology, user stories are prioritized by which of the following?
by value
brainstorming
collaborative activity for the purpose of generating creative ideas; don't critique anyone's idea
What is the ideal member location in agile?
collocated
What defines the ground rules?
come at 9, come to meetings etc.
why is the daily scrum held at the same time and place?
consistency reduces complexity
When is a sprint abnormally cancelled?
when a spring goal becomes obsolete (if company changes direction or tech conditions change)
Which two things does the dev team do during the first sprint?
deliver an increment of releasable software develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality
Who is required to attend the daily scrum?
development team
What are the roles on a scrum team?
development team, product owner, scrum master
What type of process control is scrum based?
empirical (asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions on what is known)
what does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?
has a maximum duration
when does the next spring begin?
immediately after the conclusion of the previous sprint
What should the team do if the CEO asks to add an important item to a spring in progress?
inform the product owner to work with the CEO
three pillars of empirical process control
inspection, transparency, adaptation
project charter(document) includes,,,
milestone ,success factors, vision
if defects are found very late in agile project, it is
more expensive
The prioritization technique called "MoSCoW" is a popular prioritization technique, where the "M" stands for ...
must have
which statement best describes a product owner's responsibility?
optimizing the value of work the team does
agile team members make decisions collaboratively and take ownerships
participatory
Purpose of a sprint?
produce a done increment of working product
servant leadership roles?
shield team from interruptions, remove obstacles, communicate project vision
length of a sprint should be...
short enough to keep business risk acceptable, no more than one month, and short enough to synchronize the developmental work with other events
which scrum meeting has been time boxed for 4 hours?
spring planning meeting
What is the role of management in scrum?
support the product owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the scrum master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software; no active role in actual product development; guides overall direction of the organization
During the daily scrum, the scrum master's role is to:
teach the team to keep the daily scrum within the 15mins timebox
If a team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who should be present to review and adjust the print work selected?
the product owner and the development team
which person is responsible for resolving all issues in retrospective?
the team
who manages iteration backlog?
the team
Development team should have all the skills needed to :
turn the product backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality
when is it necessary to split
user story is too large to fit within a single iteration
product backlog is ordered by
whatever is deemed most appropriate by the product owner
