CSM Test Bank

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied?

-Add security concern to the definition of 'Done'. -Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog Items for each concern.

What are two good ways for the Development Team to make a non-functional requirements visible?

-Add them to the definition of "Done" so the work is taken care of the every Sprint. -Add them to the Product Back log and keep the Product owner posted on the expected efforts.

A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team and has members in physical locations. The Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically.

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

One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two outcomes of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers

-New impediments for the Scrum Master to Take care of . -A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken.

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management b 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 within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum maybe lost. -Management may feel less anxious

What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?

4 hours for a monthly Sprint

What is the recommended size for development team within the scrum team?

6 plus or minus 3

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show:

An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.

Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?

An increment of working software that is "done".

How often should development team membership change?

As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.

As a development team starts work during the Sprint It realizes I selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do?

As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the product owner to remove some work or product backlog items.

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a Sprint Retro is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retro.

You have six teams using traditional method to deliver product. Your management has asked you to start using Scrum. In the initial project here were separate plans and teams for the layers of a software systems. This resembles what is known as component teams. But you have read that it's a good idea to have teams organized by feature...

Component teams generally have the skills needed to create working increment of software that provides business value.

What enhances the transparency of an Increment?

Doing all work needed to meet the definition of "Done"

When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of "Done"?

During Sprint Planning.

The Product owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

False

Scrum has a role called Project manager

False.

Scrum team is only allowed toMeet with stakeholders during the Sprint review...

False.

Which scrum value is affected by a lack of trust in the scrum team?

Focus Respect Openness Courage Commitment Answer:All of the above.

In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development team couldn't figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however. Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support?

Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Spring Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint. Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retro why this has happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

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.

Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?

How to best accomplish its work.

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 of expertise?

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.

When can a development team cancel a Sprint?

It can't. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.

Which best describes the Product Backlog?

It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.

Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint?

It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort. All Sprints must be one month or less.

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.

How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?

None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.

How are the product owner's responsibility is best described?

Optimizing the business value of the work.

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

Participating as a Scrum Team member.

During a Sprint Retro, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?

Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.

During a Sprint planning meeting, the product owner

Presents stories that he/she would like the team to complete during the Sprint.

In scrum, the prioritized work to be done is referred to as...

Product backlog.

Which of the following are roles on a scrum team? Choose all that apply.

Product owner Development team Scrum master

Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum?

Sprint Review Sprint Retro Daily Scrum

The IT manager asks a development team for a status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The development team asks the scrum master for advice the scrum master should:

Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in scrum comes from inspecting an increment in the spirit review.

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 the component there won't be enough work in the 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?

Tell the Product Owner that his primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.

Who is required to attend to daily scrum?

The Development Team

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?

The Development Team

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.

Who is the Scrum Team?

The Scrum Master, The Product Owner, The Development Team

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

The Scrum Team and stakeholders.

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?

The consistency reduces complexity.

How is management external to the scrum team involved ND daily scrum?

The development team self-manages and is the only management required at the daily scrum.

Who is responsible for facilitating the Sprint retrospective meeting?

The development team.

Who should make sure everyone on the development team does his work or a her task for the Sprint?

The development team.

What 2 factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? Choose the best two answers

The organization has mandated similar length and sprints The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used

When a development team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to present when reviewing and adjusting a Sprint work selected?

The product owner and the development team.

Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?

The product owner.

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release?

The product owner.

What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the Start of the next Sprint?

There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.

What activities would a product owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint?

There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.

What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0?

There is no such thing as Sprint 09u .

What is the role of management in Scrum?

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

What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?

To inspect the product Increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps. To review the Scrum Team's activities and processes during the 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.

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of a product.

True.

Every Scrum Team must have a Product owner and scrum master

True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.

Scrum master is a "management" position?

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.

In accordance with Scrum Theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?

Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.

A development team is required to deliver a 'done' increment by the end of a Sprint. Select (2) statements to explain what 'done' means choose the best two answers

Whatever the audit owners Defines as quality. No work left from the definition of done.

When is implantation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?

When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.

When is Sprint over?

When the time-box expires.

Who starts the daily scrum?

Whoever the development team decides should start.

User documentation is part of your definition of 'Done'. However there aren't enough technical writers for all the teams. Your Development Team doesn't have a technical writer. What should you do?

Your development team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, The development team member will write it.

What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple development team's?

ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.

Who is the person responsible for tracking and updating the scrum?

the scrum master.

What three techniques should the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in a internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply?

-Involve the complete team. -Use coaching techniques like open questions and active listening. -Consult with team members individually, carefully listening.

What is a Development Team responsible for?

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

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

-Teach the development team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives.

The time Box for completing Sprint planning meeting is

8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter sprints.

Which of the following might the scrum team discuss during a Sprint Retro?

Methods of communication The way the scrum team does Sprint planning Skills needed to improve the development team's ability to deliver It's definition of 'done'.

Which (2) things does the development team not do during the 1st sprint?

Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure. Develop a plan for the rest of the project.

An important pillar of Scrum is the management principle of self-organization. Select two ways that time-boxing promotes self-organization?

-Time-boxes helps everyone focus on the same problem in the same time. -Time-boxes do not allow enough time for stringent processes or meeting overhead.

What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization?

-By being a lightweight framework. -By removing titles from Development Team members. -By the Development Team deciding what to do in a Sprint.

Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-organizing? Choose the best three answers.

-Development team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. -The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment. -The Development team inviting external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete detailed Sprint Backlog.

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. Choose 2 answers

-Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog -Pull the Product Backlog items for the Sprint

what are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team?

-Everyone in the development team is responsible for quality. -Scrum has no "testers" role.

The 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 2 answers

-Interacting with stakeholders. -Describing (features) as Use Cases.

Which three of the following are true about Scrum? Choose the best 3 answers.

-Scrum is a framework for developing and sustain complex products. -Each component of Scrum series serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success nd your usage of Scrum to develop complex products. -Scrum is based on empirical process control theory.

Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role?

-The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog. -The Product Owner can be influenced by a committee -The Product Owner is one person.

At the Seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders are disappointed and angry. They have determined that the product or system being built both will not meet their needs and will cost more than they are willing to spend. What factors may have led to this?

-The Scrum Master has not ensured that the project is transparent. -The Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of a project. -The stakeholders haven't been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate progress.

What is the best Suited structure for developing team in order to produce integrated increments?

Each development team develops functionality from the beginning to the end throughout all technical layers.

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint?

False

A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several..

False

Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally?

False