Super Scrum PSM I
What action should the Scrum Master take? 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? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
A Sprint Retrospective should be held: (Choose the best answer.)
A. At the end of each Sprint.
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.) Which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation?
A. Consulting with the Development Team. B. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order. D. Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)
A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure. D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.
How many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint. (Choose the best answer.)
A. False.
Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve?
A. Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint. B. Create a shared understanding of when work is complete. E. Increase transparency.
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? (Choose the best answer.) What is a good first question-for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams?
A. How will we make sure all teams have the right amount or expertise?
Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best two answers.)
A. Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint. C. How the team collaborates.
How should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams? -In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.
What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?
B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose the best two answers.)
B. Add security concerns to the definition of "Done". E. Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?
B. Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
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.)
B. By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team.C. By facilitating Development Team decisions.
Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? -During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (Choose the best two answers.)
B. Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan. D. Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.
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? -Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give?
B. Estimates are made by the Development Team.
A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).
B. False
A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
B. 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).
B. False
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
B. When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?
C. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint.
What should it do? -As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do? (Choose the best answer.)
C. As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
C. Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best two answers.)
C. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. F. Its location and time remain constant.
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum?(Choose the best two answers.)
C. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. F. Its location and time remain constant.
What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
C. Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team?
D. 3 to 9.
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?
D. At the end of every Sprint.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
D. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?
D. Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.
Who owns the Sprint Backlog?
D. The Development Team.
Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
E. All of the above.
Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer.)
E. All of the above.
When should a Sprint Goal be created?
E. During Sprint Planning.
When does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available? For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?
E. When the Product Owner asks to create one.
Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?
F. All of the above.
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
A. The Development Team.
True or False: Every Scrum team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.
A. True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: (Choose the best answer.)
A. Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
How should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?
A. Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.
What is a Development Team responsible for?
A. Resolving internal team conflicts. D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.
B. False
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.)
B. Help the other Scrum Team members. C. Do your best
What is the Scrum Master responsible?
B. Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.
Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (Choose the best two answers.)
B. Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.C. Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.
How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
B. The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.
Every Development Team should have: (Choose the best answer.)
B. The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.
Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)
B. What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? D. What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? G. Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?
When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete? (Choose the best answer)
B. When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.
When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do?
C. Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
C. Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting.
When is the Sprint Backlog created? (Choose the best answer.)
C. Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting.
Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum?(Choose the best three answers.)
A. Sprint Review C. Sprint Retrospective E. Daily Scrum.
A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating the hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible
C. The Development Team is responsible, and may need help from the Scrum Master.
Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint?
C. The Product Owner
The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group? Which group?
C. The Scrum Team and stakeholders.
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track? What do they track?
C. Work remaining across time.
Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?
A. Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools, and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of "Done" accordingly. E. Have the Development Team establish a Definition of "Done" that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
A. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)
A. Sprint Review. C. Sprint Retrospective E. Daily Scrum.
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? (Choose the best answer.) -What is a good first question-for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams?
A. How will we make sure all teams have the right amount or expertise?
Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of "Done"?
A. To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog.
A. True
True or False: The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.
A. True
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. 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.
A. True
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.) ---What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?
C. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.D. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.