Scrum

Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?

Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. Deliver an Increment of useful and valuable product.

How much work must the Developers complete for each Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?

Enough so that each Product Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done.

It is mandatory that the product Increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

False

What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?

10 or fewer.

When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?

All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.

When should the Developers on a Scrum Team be replaced?

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

The three pillars of empiricism are:

Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.

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.

Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

The Developers

Who is on the Scrum Team?

The Scrum Master, The Developer, & The Product Owner

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

The consistency reduces complexity.

What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?

The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

Which statement best describes Scrum?

A framework for creating complex products in complex environments

When does a Developer become the sole owner of an item on the Sprint Backlog?

Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the Scrum Team.

When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?

Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.

The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?

8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams?

By facilitating Developer decision-making. By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

The Product Owner.

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?

When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. (Which one the following answers is FALSE?) A. As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges. B. The Developers may work with the Product Owner to add or remove work if they find themselves with more or less capacity than expected. C. The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Developers. D. The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint.

D. The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint.

Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?

Empirical

Who creates the Definition of Done?

If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.

When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

False

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.

Which Scrum events are timeboxed?

Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review

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-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent product delivery.

Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?

Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox.

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

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum

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.

When does a Sprint conclude?

When the Sprint Retrospective is complete.

The time box for a Daily Scrum is?

15 minutes.

The timebox for the Sprint Review is:

4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

The length of a Sprint should be:

Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. One month or less.

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

The Developers

During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected?

The Product Owner and the Developers.

The Developers should have all the skills needed to:

Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product functionality.

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.

Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum poorly or not exhibiting traits of a self-managing Scrum Team? A. Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team's progress. B. The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog. C. The Developers have all the skills they need to create a valuable, useful Increment. D. The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration. E. The Developers are collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. F. The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is required to meet the Definition of Done.

A. Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team's progress. B. The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog. D. The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.

The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.

False

When does the next Sprint begin?

Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

The CEO asks the Developers to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Developers do?

Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.

Select three incorrect, untrue, or misleading statements about Scrum?

Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment. Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers. Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity.

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and useful Increment of working product.

True