PSM I Quiz 2
Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is NOT self-organizing and are NOT following the Scrum Guide? A) The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment. B) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint. C) The Development Team creates their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done". D) Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. E) The Development Team invites external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog. F) The Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.
Correct answer: B) E) F) Feedback: The Daily Scrum is for the Development Team and attended by the Development Team. It should not be used by external stakeholders to check progress. During Sprint Planning the Scrum Team should be crafting the Sprint Goal based on the set of Product Backlog items selected for the sprint. The Development Team identifies the necessary work to meet the Sprint Goal. Scrum Development Team members don't have titles, and no sub-teams; such as, testing, architecture, or operations are recognized. Accountability belongs with the Development Team as a whole, regardless of whether team members have specialized skills.
The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. Sprint Review is a four-hour time-boxed meeting for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.
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". The purpose of each Sprint is to deliver Increments of potentially releasable functionality that adhere to the Scrum Team's current definition of "Done".
When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item? A) During the Daily Scrum. B) Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member. C) Whenever a team member can accommodate more work. D) At the Sprint planning meeting.
Correct answer: B). Sprint Backlog and all of its items are collectively owned by the Development Team. No individual team member can claim ownership over an item as this would block communication and collaboration.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?(choose the best answer) A) Directing the Development Team. B) Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team. C) Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders. D) Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
Correct answer: D). The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team.
True or False: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False, products have one Product Backlog, regardless of how many teams are used. Any other setup makes it difficult for the Development Team to determine what it should work on.
True or False: The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog.
False, to ensure continuous improvement, the Sprint Backlog rather than the Product Backlog includes at least one high priority process improvement identified in the previous Sprint Retrospective meeting.
When is a Sprint over?
When the time-box expires. The duration of a Sprint is fixed and cannot be shortened or lengthened.
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes. The length of a daily Scrum is time-boxed at 15 minutes, it does not change with the length of a Sprint.
Who creates the definition of "Done"?
If the definition of "done" is part of the conventions, standards or guidelines of the development organization, all Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. The Development Team of the Scrum Team can complement it with elements specific for the product or context.If "done" for an increment is not a convention of the development organization, the Development Team of the Scrum Team must define a definition of "done" appropriate for the product. The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization)
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: A) Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments. B) Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality. C) Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner.
Correct Answer: B. The Development Team consists of professionals who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of "Done" product at the end of each Sprint. Development Teams are cross-functional, with all of the skills as a team necessary to create a product Increment.
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? A) Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. B) The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. C) Management may feel less anxious. D) All of the above.
Correct Answer: D
What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? A) By starting and ending the meetings at the proper time B) By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog C) By facilitating Development Team decisions D) By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team
Correct Answer: D. A Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Development Team. Facilitation and removing impediments serves a team in achieving the best productivity possible.
Development Team membership should change: A) Every Sprint to promote shared learning. B) As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity. C) Never, because it reduces productivity. D) As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
Correct answer: D). Teams typically go through some steps before achieving a state of increased performance. Changing membership typically reduces cohesion, affecting performance and productivity in the short term.
True or False: It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
Fasle. The product increment should be usable and releasable at the end of every Sprint, but it does not have to be released.
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. Feedback: The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum.
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
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. During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner. The Product Owner decides what makes the most sense to optimize the value of the work being done by the Development Team.
True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product.
True, The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less during which a "Done", usable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created.
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. A Sprint can be cancelled before the Sprint time-box is over. A Sprint would be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. This might occur if the company changes direction or if market or technology conditions change.
Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?
The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master.
Which statement best describes Scrum? A) A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. B) A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management. C) A complete methodology that defines how to develop software. D) A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. Scrum is not a process or a technique for building products; rather, it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.
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. A) As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges. B) The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development Team. C) The Development Team may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it has more or less capacity than it expected. D) The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
Correct Answer: D. The Sprint Backlog makes visible all of the work that the Development Team identifies as necessary to meet the Sprint Goal. The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges during the Sprint.
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. Feedback: Every event in Scrum, besides the Sprint which is a container for the other events, is an opportunity to Inspect AND Adapt.
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. Feedback: The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box. The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team. Only the people doing the work described on the Sprint Backlog need to inspect and adapt at the Daily Scrum. If the Scrum Master or Product Owner is also on the Development Team, they will need to be at the Daily Scrum. Otherwise, the Scrum Master simply has to make sure the Development Team knows how to conduct a Daily Scrum and does so.
Who is on the Scrum Team?
The Scrum Team consists of the Scrum Master (manages the process), the Product Owner (decides what to do) and the Development Team (does the work).
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager."
True, A Scrum Team has a Scrum Master, a Product Owner and a Development Team. As a whole they have all controls needed.