Scrum 1 Part 1

You are the Scrum Master for 3 Scrum Teams, all working from the same Product Backlog. Many developers come to you complaining that the work for the next sprint will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist. There currently is no technical specialist on the team. What are the two concerns for the Scrum Master in this situation of having to bring in someone external to the team? A. The desire to maintain stable velocity. B. The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves. C. The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated increments. D. The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.

B & C

Which of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum? Select all that apply: A. Release testing B. Release Retrospective C. Sprint Retrospective D. Spring Planning E. Sprint Testing F. Daily Scrum G. Scrum 0

C, D, & F.

User Documentation is included in the "Definition of Done". However, there aren't enough technical writers for all teams. Therefore, the Development Team you are on doesn't have one. What should the team decide to do in order to comply with their "Definition of Done"? A. Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it. B. Wait until a technical writer has been added to the Dev. Team to take care of these documents. C. Let the user documentation remain unfinished and accumulate until the last Sprint of development. Any available technical writer will finish it. D. Form a separate team of technical writers who will work on-demand for the various product owners. First-in, first-out.

A

Which of the three following are benefits of self-organization? A. Increased commitment B. Increased self-accountability C. Increased rule compliance D. Increased creativity E. Increased accuracy of estimates

A, B, & D

Sprint Review: What needs to be discussed/covered? A. Coding and Engineering Practices B. Sprint results C. The Scrum Process, and how it was used during the Sprint D. All of the Above

B

What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional? A. The Dev Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of analysts, architects, developers, and testers. B. The Dev Team is made up of cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software. C. The Dev Team includes not only developers, but also analysts, architects, and testers. D. Developers on the Dev Team work closely with those who are not on the team, including analysts, architects, and testers.

B

Who is responsible for the Product Backlog Items? A. The Scrum Master B. The Product Owner C. The Development Team D. Stakeholders

B

What should be done with the Product Backlog Items that do not meet the "Definition of Done" at the end of the Sprint? A. Review the item, add the "Done" part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work. B. Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it. C. Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint. D. If the stakeholders approve, the Product Owner can accept it and release it.

B & C

At the end of the Sprint, the Development Team didn't finish all the work. What happens now? A. The Sprint is extended to accommodate the incomplete work. B. The incomplete items will be added to a backlog that holds all missing work to be completed in a separate Sprint together. C. The Sprint Length will hold and the Development Team continues to learn what they actually can complete within the Sprints of this length. D. This one Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure that is doesn't happen again.

C

What does the trendline on a release burndown chart indicate? A. The evolution of the cost of the project. B. When all the work will be completed by the Scrum Team and can be released for other work. C. When all the remaining work will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Dev Team. D. When the project will be over.

C

Having just been hired by a company that is new to Scrum, you have been assigned to be the Scrum Master of 5 new Scrum teams. Which two of the following should you strive for? A. There should be 5 Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team B. There should be 5 Product Owners, reporting to one chief Product Owner. C. The Product have one Product Backlog. D. There should only be one Product Owner. E. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.

C & D

How is the Product Backlog ordered? A. Items are randomly arranged. B. Size, where small items are at the bottom and larger items are at the top. C. Stakeholders will tell the Scrum Master what items are important to them. D. The Product Owner placing the most valuable items at the top.

D

How much work needs to be put into a Product Backlog item that the Development Team selected for the Sprint? A. Proportional amount of time for each step (i.e., analysis, design, testing, development, documentation) B. All development work and the first round of testing. C. As much as can fit into the Sprint. Remaining work will be added to the backlog and put into the subsequent Sprint. D. All work that for every Product Backlog item it selected in conformance with the "Definition of Done".

D

Which of the following best describes the Sprint Backlog outcome of the Sprint Planning? A. It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint. B. Every item has a designated owner. C. Each task is estimated in hours. D. It is the Development's team plan for the Sprint. E. It is ordered by the Product Owner.

D

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for 8 sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, knowing that they are accountable for the Product Backlog. Which two responsibilities are part of the Product Owner role? A. Creating detailed functional test cases. B. Describing features as Use Cases. C. Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications. D. Interacting with stakeholders. E. Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.

D & E

Which of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? Select all that apply: A. At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what has been done and what has not been done. B. The Scrum Master updates the Sprint Burndown. C. The Scrum Master assigns tasks to the Dev Team when they have capacity. D. The Scrum Master helps those external to the team interact with the Scrum Team. E. The Scrum Master teaches the Dev Team to keep their meetings within the time-box.

D & E

As the Scrum Master, a member of the development team comes to you with a concern about data security. What will you advise this team member to do? A. Add it to the "Definition of Done". B. Tell the Product Owner to stop further development until these issues are fixed. C. Create a Sprint backlog item for the item of security. D. Check with the testers. E. Ask the team member to share the issue with the rest of their team as soon as possible.

E.

Whose responsibility is it to engage the stakeholders? A. The business analyst B. The Development Team C. The Team Manager D. The Project Manager E. The Scrum Master F. The Product Owner

F

Why are Sprint burndown charts an efficient tracking tool? They show: A. An estimate of the total work remaining in the Sprint. B. How many Sprint Backlog items remain. C. How many hours have been worked by each Dev Team member. D. How many Product Backlog items remain.

A