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Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?
The Product Owner
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team. Answer 2 of 2: The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their timebox.
What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in Scrum? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality, no matter how small. Answer 2 of 2: They are implemented along with functional development of the product.
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly. Answer 2 of 3: Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost. Answer 3 of 3: The Sprint plan becomes inaccurate.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:
Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable/shippable product functionality.
When a Development Team determines that is has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
The Product Owner and the Development Team
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.
What is a Development Team responsible for? Choose 2 answers
- Resolving internal team conflicts. - Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
Match the following
- Scrum Event = Daily Scrum - Scrum Artifact = Product Backlog - Scrum Role = Product Owner - Not Scrum = Gantt Chart
What are the critical items to start a Scrum Project?
- Scrum Team and Stakeholders - Time, Scope, Budget, and Quality
The reason the Scrum Master is at the Daily Scrum is...
He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum
Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum?
He/She doesn't need to be there.
Which of the following is a right action from the Scrum Master in response to a Product Owner who has problems managing the Product Backlog?
Help the Product Owner order the items. The Scrum Master is supposed to know the tools and techniques, and to help everyone in that regard. However, it's only about helping, training, coaching, and consulting, rather than taking over. Remember that we're not supposed to have dependencies (at least not many dependencies) among items; so, dependencies are not a basis for ordering the backlog. The only basis is the business value.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Higher priority items are at the top.
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes
What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?
4 hours for a monthly Sprint
The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
Which of the following is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to improve the Development Team's communications with the Product Owner?
Acting as a go-between weakens the team and blocks their self-organization. The Scrum Master is supposed to teach and coach
Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Sprint Review Answer 2 of 3: Daily Scrum Answer 3 of 3: Sprint Retrospective
What three factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders. Answer 2 of 3: The ability to go to market with a product release Answer 3 of 3: The frequency that team composition can be changed
Which two (2) things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint?
Deliver an increment of releasable software. Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.
Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?
Development Team, Product Owner, Scrum Master
The Product Owner determine how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint?
False
The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.
False
The Scrum Master should ask each member to answer the three standard question at the Daily Scrum and forbid other discussions.
False. It's true that each developer should answer the three standard questions and no one should start any discussion, even about the solutions to the impediments mentioned by developers. However, the developers themselves should manage it rather than the Scrum Master, unless it's needed or they ask the Scrum Master to facilitate the meeting for them.
When does the next Sprint begin?
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role?
It's a management position. Helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master does not manage people, but, manages the process. The role can be part-time.
What is the role of Management in Scrum
Management supports the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Management supports the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software
Which of the following is a valid service from the Scrum Master to the Product Owner?
Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including: Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible; Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management; Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items; Understanding product planning in an empirical environment; Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value; Understanding and practicing agility; Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
As a Scrum Master, how would you divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
Tell the group about the product, the product vision, and rules of the Scrum framework. They then form into teams.
A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the team member?
The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes impediments.
Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?
They will improve their definition of "Done" to include more stringent criteria.
When might a Sprint be abnormally terminated?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum team)?
6 plus or minus 3
What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?
8 Hours for a monthly Sprint
The timebox for the complete Sprint Planning meeting is?
8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "Done"?
All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.
Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?
An increment of working software that is "done".
Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: All Sprints must be 1 month or less. Answer 2 of 2: It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort.
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams. Answer 2 of 2: Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing.
What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern. Answer 2 of 2: Add security concerns to the definition of "Done".
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. Answer 2 of 3: It defines what it takes for an increment to be ready for release. Answer 3 of 3: It guides the Development Team in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.
Which three questions are answered by all Development Team Members at the Daily Scrum? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal? Answer 2 of 3: What impediments are in my way or in the way of the team? Answer 3 of 3: What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal?
Development Team membership should change:
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
How often should Development Team membership change?
As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
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?
As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
Which of the following is the best way a Scrum Master can increase the team productivity?
Facilitation (as requested or needed), removing impediments and solving problems, training, coaching, consulting, and convincing people to do the right thing are the things we expect from the Scrum Master. S/he is not supposed to block the team's self-organization by giving developers orders, or deciding for them, and s/he is not supposed to do other people's jobs (e.g. ordering the items instead of letting the Product Owner do so).
A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
It is important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customers at the end of each Sprint
False
Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?
How to best accomplish its work
Describe a Sprint Review?
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint. However, the Development Team is trying to convince the Product Owner that the Sprint should be cancelled. What's the right response from the Scrum Master?
It's OK. Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint, and the final decision belongs to her/him. However, this decision can be influenced by the customer, developers, and Scrum Master.
When do Development Team members become the exclusive owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual development team member.
Does Scrum have a role called "Project Manager"?
No
How many Product Owners do 3 teams need if there is one product for all teams?
One. One Product Backlog = One Product
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the Return of Investment (ROI) and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the work the Development Team does
The Scrum Master has a lot of unresolved issues. Which three of the following actions can be taken to facilitate it?
Prioritize the issues and work on them in order. Inform management of the impediments and their impact. Consult the Development Team.It's always a good idea to ask the rest of the team for help (consultation), but we prefer not to get help from outside the team, because it will weaken our self-organization.
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
Sprint results
The Development Team informs the Scrum Master that the IT manager has asked for a status report during the Sprint. The Scrum Master will:
Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an increment at the Sprint Review.
During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:
Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.
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.
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for updating the work estimates during a Sprint?
The Development Team
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.
If a member of the development team expresses their concerns to the Scrum Master about system performance issues of specific backlog items, what should the Scrum Master do?
The Scrum Master should ask the member to share the issue with the Development team
Which output from Sprint Planning provided the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
The Sprint Goal
Every Development Team should have:
The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
The consistency reduces complexity and overhead.
What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
The Product Owner is using burn-up charts instead of burn-down charts. What would be your response as the Scrum Master?
There is nothing wrong with it.It is on Product Owner decision which type of diagram to use
When may a Development Team change its engineering practices
Whenever needed
A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?
Being facilitating productive and useful retrospectives. / Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.
Which two of the following are the best ways a Scrum Master can teach teams to help them self-organize?
Timebox events to manage risk. Create a releasable Increment at the end of each Sprint. Both timeboxing and having the goal of creating Increments help developers focus on real problems, take accountability, and make right decisions for the delivery. Both of them are mandatory in Scrum. Maintaining and increasing velocity is important, but doesn't help with self-organization. Pair-programming is a helpful Agile practice, but it is not mandatory, and it doesn't serve self-organization.
Roles on a Scrum Team
Development Team, Product Owner and Scrum Master
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
The Development Team
How long is the time-box for the Daily Scrum?
15 minutes
The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes.
If the product effort is estimated to be 1000 hours, what is the time that is recommended for release planning.
15-20% of the effort.
What is the Time-box for the Sprint Retrospective?
3 hours
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?
3 to 9
Assuming a 2-week Sprint, What is the Time-box for the Sprint Review?
4 hours (The Sprint review should be no longer than 5% of the Sprint)
What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
7 plus/minus 2 full time resources
For a one month Sprint, how much time should be dedicated for the Sprint Planning Activity?
8 Hours
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
Scrum is:
A process framework used to manage the development of products
What happens if all the necessary testing doesn't occur in a Sprint?
A risk of not creating a potentially shippable product occurs
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
During the Sprint Planning meeting
During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
(法宝)As soon as possible after they are identified. / (quizlet)During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.
When is a Product Backlog item considered complete?
(法宝)When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished. / (quizlet)When the item has no work remaining in order to be released.
What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level or productivity?
- By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team. - By facilitating Development Team decisions.
What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? Choose 3 answers
- By removing titles for Development Team members. - By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint. - By being a lightweight framework.
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? Choose 2 answers
- Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly. - Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
Select all the members of the SCrum Team:
- Development Team - Scrum Master - Product Owner
Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?
- Development Team - Scrum Master - Product Owner
Which two things does the Development Team not do during the first Sprint? Choose 2 answers
- Development a plan for the rest of the project - Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure.
Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team: Choose 2 answers
- Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog. - Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. - increase velocity.
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
- Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first at all times. - Interacting with stakeholders.
What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? Choose 2 answers
- Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality. - Scrum has no "tester" role.
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers
- It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. - Its location and time should remain constant.
Which three of the following points about the Daily Scrum are true?
- It is held at the same place and time every day - It is time-boxed - The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate
During the 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 2 answers
- Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum. - Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
- 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.
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 3 answers
- Prioritize the list and work on them in order. - Alert management to the impediments and their impact. - Consult with the Development Team.
Which of the following is not a Time-box in Scrum?
- Release Testing - Sprint 0 - Release Retrospective - Sprint Testing
During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's role is to do which two of the following? Choose 2 answers
- Remove impediments. - Facilitate inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed.
Which three of the following are true about Scrum?
- Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. - Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products. - Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.
Pick roles that support the Scrum Master in removing impediments. Choose 2 answers
- Senior Management - The Development Team
Which of the following is required by Scrum?
- Sprint Burndown Chart. - Members must stand up at the Daily Scrum. - Sprint Retrospective. - Release Planning.
Put the following in order of first occurence in a Sprint.
- Sprint Planning - Daily Scrum - Sprint Review - Sprint Retrospective
Choose the activity that best matches the event.
- Sprint Planning : Sprint Goal - Sprint Retrospective : Refine Definition of Done - Daily Scrum : Inspect and Adapt - Sprint Review : Demonstrate Functionality
Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum Choose 3 answers
- Sprint Retrospective. - Sprint Planning. - Daily Scrum.
Match the following items with their associated "Time-boxed" duration.
- Sprint Review : 4 hours - Sprint Retrospective : 3 hours - Sprint Planning : 8 hours - Sprint : 1 month - Daily Scrum : 15 minutes
Which of the following are true about the Sprint Review? Choose 2 answers
- Stakeholders may attend - The Product Owner presents what backlog items are "Done"
Which of the following two statements are true about Product Refinement?
- Takes no more than 10% of the Development Team's time - Multiple Scrum Teams may participate in this process
Which of the following statement are true about the Daily Scrum Meeting:
- The Product Owner is responsible for the Product Backlog. - The Product Backlog is dynamic. - Priority is driven by risk, value, and necessity.
Select the statements that are true about the Product Owner. Choose 2 answers
- The Product Owner orders the Product Backlog - The Product Owner can clarify the backlog during the Sprint
Who is on the Scrum Team?
- The Scrum Master - The Product Owner - The Development Team
Which three of the follwoing points about the Daily Scrum are true?
- The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participte - It is held at the same place and time every day - It is time-boxed
What is the purpose of the Sprint Review Choose 3 answers
- To inspect and adapt - To collaborate with stakeholders - To demonstrate what is "Done"
Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? Choose 2 answers Answer:
- Work with the stakeholders. - Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?
A Sprint Goal ensures that all of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are implemented.
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
What is the Release Burndown?
A measure of the remaining Product Backlog across the time of a release plan.
What is the Sprint Burndown?
A measure of the remaining Sprint Backlog across the time of the Sprint plan.
How many hours per day should a person on a Scrum team work?
A sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.
Which techniques is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
Act as a go-between for them.
What's the primary goal of Agile development?
Added value of working software.
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?
Additional features in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
Which of the following is an example of an increment of working software?
Additional features that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
More than one Scrum Team is working on a single project or release. How should the Product Backlog be arranged?
All Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and integrate their work every sprint.
What are some consequences if a Development Team does not have a consistent definition of done from Sprint to Sprint?
All of above - The Development team may not know how many Product Backlog items it can do in a Sprint. - The Product Owner may not know what he/she is inspecting at the Sprint Review. - The Product Owner may be unable to get gauge the progress toward his/her goals. - The Development Team may not know what work is entailed in completing selected Product Backlog items.
What is the maximum length of a Sprint?
All of these answers are correct. - Not so long that the risk is unacceptable to the product owner. - Not so long that other business events can't be readily synchronized with the development work. - No more than one calendar month.
When many Scrum Teams are working on a project, what best describes the definition of "done"
All teams must use the same definition.
Agile Software Development framework values:
All the above - Individuals and Interactions over processes and Tools - Working Software over comprehensive documentation - Customer collaboration over contract negotiation - Responding to Change over following a plan
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?
Allow the Development Team to self manage and determine for itself what to do.
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 delivery at the end of a Sprint? Choose 2 answers
An increment of working software that is "Done" A single document, if that is what the Product Owner asked for.
What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Add them to the definition of "Done" so the work is taken care of every Sprint. Answer 2 of 2: Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.
One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two outcomes of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: An updated list of impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of. Answer 2 of 2: A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal.
Which two (2) things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint?
Answer 1 of 2: Deliver an increment of releasable software. Answer 2 of 2: Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.
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 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Inform the Product Owner's functional manager. Answer 2 of 2: Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
What are two guidelines a Scrum Master would use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Let the Development Teams decide. Answer 2 of 2: Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items done by the end of the Sprint. Select two statements that explain what done means. Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: No work left from the definition of "Done". Answer 2 of 2: All work to create software usable by end users.
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: Remove or change selected Product Backlog items. Answer 1 of 2: Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin.
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: The value of work currently in the Product Backlog. Answer 2 of 2: Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. Choose 2 answers
Answer 1 of 2: There should be only one Product Owner. Answer 2 of 2: The product has one Product Backlog.
A Development Team pulled a Product Backlog item into the Sprint and worked on it. However, it does not meet their definition of "Done" by the end of the Sprint. What three things should happen with the incomplete Product Backlog item? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Do not include the item in the increment this Sprint. Answer 2 of 3: Do not show it in the Sprint Review. Answer 3 of 3: Re-estimate it and return it to the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Ensure the team understands they need a definition of "Done". Answer 2 of 3: Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history. Answer 3 of 3: Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history, goals, and context, as well as answer questions.
The definition of "Done" is used to: Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint. Answer 2 of 3: Create a shared understanding of when work is complete. Answer 3 of 3: Increase transparency.
What are three benefits of self-organization? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: Increased creativity Answer 2 of 3: Increased commitment Answer 3 of 3: Increased self-accountability
Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? Choose 3 answers
Answer 1 of 3: The Product Owner is one person. Answer 2 of 3: The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog. Answer 3 of 3: The Product Owner can be influenced by committee.
Which three activities will a product owner likely engage in during a Sprint? Choose 3 answers
Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint Provide feedback. Work with the stakeholders.
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?
Answer: All answers apply. - 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 Adaptation occur in Scrum?
Answer: All of the above - After each inspection event - During Sprint Planning - In the Daily Scrum
In the first part of the Sprint Planning meeting, what is accomplished?
Answer: All of the above - Items are selected from the Product Backlog - The Development Team decides how much work can be accomplished - The Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal
Why is the length of a Sprint no longer than a month?
Answer: All of the above - Risk is limited to one month of development - Project complexity increases with a longer duration - The Sprint Goal may change
Scrum is:
Answer: All of the above - Simple to understand - Lightweight - Difficult to Master
The Scrum Master as a Servant Leader is in service to which of the following?
Answer: All of the above - The Development Team - The Organization - The Product Owner
Who creates the Sprint Goal?
Answer: All of the above - The Development Team - The Scrum Master - The Product Owner
The length of a Sprint should be:
Answer: All of these answers are correct. - 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. - No more than one calendar month.
The Project Manager plays the following role in Scrum:
Answer: None of the above - Collects the status from the Scrum Master - Creates teh release plan - Updates the burndown chart
Which of the following is NOT a Scrum Event?
Answer: None of the above - Sprint - Daily Scrum - Sprint Review
Who is responsible for the Project Plan and Gantt Chart in Scrum?
Answer: None of the above - There is no Gantt Chart in 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?
Answer: Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.
What is included in the Sprint Backlog?
Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items. - User Stories. - Use Cases. - Tests. - Tasks.
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".
If a customer really wants a feature added to a Sprint, how should the Development Team respond?
Ask the Product Owner to work with the customer
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible.
Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog Items? Choose 2 answers
Asks the Development Team to do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects. Has the Development Team Define "Done" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects.
A Sprint Retrospective should be held:
At the end of each Sprint.
When should the Sprint retrospectives be held?
At the end of each Sprint.
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?
At the end of every Sprint.
When should the Product Ownership or implement a Sprint increment?
At the end of every Sprint.
If the Sprint Backlog cannot be completed in a Sprint, who resolves the issue?
Both the Product Owner and Development Team
What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
By facilitating Development Team discussions and removing impediments.
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
Empirical
Which of the following is not true about change during a Sprint?
Changes can be made that impact the Sprint Goal
Which of the following is NOT part of the Scrum Framework?
Characteristics
As the Sprint planning progresses, the workload has grown beyond the team's capacity.Which action makes most sense for the Team?
Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items.
When the Development Team is having trouble delivering a working increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do?
Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.
What is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of "Done"?
During Sprint Planning.
How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?
Ensure every increment meets them.
Who is NOT part of the Scrum Team?
Customer
How long is the Sprint Planning meeting?
Depends on the length of the Sprint
Which of the following occurs in the first Sprint?
Develop a shippable piece of functionality
The Scrum Master should cancel the Sprint Planning, if the Sprint Goal is not composed beforehand.
FALSE. The Sprint Goal is composed by the whole Scrum Team during the Sprint Planning.
f the following choices, what is the most effective ways a Scrum Master can keep a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
Facilitate Development Team decisions and remove impediments.
Which 3 of the following are Scrum Master responsibilities during the Sprint?
Facilitate meetings as requested or needed. Ensure the Development Team stays self-organized. Solve problems. The Scrum Master ensures that Scrum is understood and enacted entirely, removes impediments (solves problems), and facilitates the meetings as requested or needed.
A properly functioning Scrum team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.
False
Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of the system only (eg. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).
False
If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on a product, they each need their own definition of "Done."
False
In Scrum, the development team decides which events or ceremonies take place during a Sprint.
False
It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
False
No one but the Scrum Team attends the Sprint Planning meeting.
False
Scrum dictates the use of User Stories.
False
Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally?
False
Scrum is a software development methodology.
False
Sprint lengths can vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month.
False
The Development Team should have a Lead Developer to ensure the work is properly executed.
False
The Product Backlog is baselined at the start of the project and not changed for at least three Sprints.
False
The Product Owner does not have to be a single person, but may be a committee or a shared responsibility between multiple individuals.
False
The Scrum Team and Development Team are the same thing.
False
The primary reason one might choose a four-week Sprint is when the work is too large for a two-week Sprint and cannot be decomposed further.
False
There must be a release every Sprint.
False
To truly adopt Scrum, you must pick and choose what roles, artifacts, events, and rules are right for your organization.
False
When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
With multiple Scrum Teams, you should have a separate product backlog.
False
When multiple Scrum teams are working on the same project, they should make sure that each team has different Sprint start dates.
False, it's better that all teams have the same start and en date of sprint to avoid integration burden and facilitate planning of the next sprint
A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during the Sprint Review?
False.
The Product Owner and Scrum Master should not be part of the Development Team.
False. It's OK for one person to have more than one of the three Scrum roles, even though it's not recommended.
One of the Scrum Teams chose to have a Development Team member also playing the role of Scrum Master. A Development Team member cannot also play Scrum Master's role
False. Scrum Master or even Product Owner may be the same time the member of the Development Team
When does Inspection occur?
Frequently, but not so often that it gets in the way of the work
If the Development Team does not have all the skills to accomplish the Sprint Goal, the Scrum Master should:
Have the development team determine the definition of "Done" and work through the Sprint backlog
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at 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.
What is a time-boxed event?
It has a maximum duration
At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog items worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of "Done". What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog items?
If there is undone Product Backlog items in Sprint the team must:-Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.- Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint
When does the second Sprint start?
Immediately after the first Sprint.
The Product Backlog is ordered by?
Importance, where the most important items are at the top at all times.
When was Scrum first introduced?
In 1995 at a conference presentation
What are some of the characteristics of good Product Backlog Items?
Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimatable, Small, and Testable.
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 he/she can work with the CEO.
What is the unit of measure that is used by the Scrum Team in estimating ProductBacklog items?
Initial estimating is relative to each item in the Product Backlog.
The three pillars of empirical process control are:
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation
When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?
It can't. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
How long is a Sprint Review?
It depends on the length of the Sprint
While under development the environment in which a product will be used changed. What is the effect on the product backlog?
It evolves to reflect what the product needs to be most valuable
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It gives stakeholders an opportunity to inspect the product increment and progress and provide feedback on next steps.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It gives stakeholders an opportunity to inspect the product increments and progress to date, and to provide feedback.
The Development Team cannot forecast how much work they can do in the upcoming Sprint, because of the uncertainties in the Product Backlog which the Product Owner is not able to overcome. What two actions should the Scrum Master recommend?
It is a problem that the items are not clear and it will certainly create more issues through the Sprint. Therefore, it's a very important topic for the next Sprint Retrospective, when everyone should try to fix it. The Sprint Planning is timeboxed; never extended. It's also not possible to cancel the meeting and hold it another time (it's almost like extending the duration).
Which best describes the Product Backlog?
It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?
It is the Development Team's plan for the Sprint.
Which two are properties of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers
It's location and time should remain constant. It's fifteen minutes or less in duration
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It's when the Scrum team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint.
Items on the Product Backlog tend to be:
Larger than the items in the Sprint Backlog.
The maximum duration of the Sprint is highly recommended to be.
Less than a month.
If the Development Team doesn't like the time of the Daily Scrum, what should the Scrum Master do?
Let the Development Team come up with a new time
Development Team members volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog item:
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual development team member.
A cross-functional team in Scrum consists of which types of team members
None of the above (A specialist in QA, An architect, A release manager)
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.
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
Which item is NOT an attribute of the Product Backlog?
Owner
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?
Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested and needed.
The following artifacts are critical to the success of Agile Development:
Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and BurnDown Chart.
If two Scrum Teams are added to a project that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the first Scrum Team's productivity?
Productivity will stay the same.
Who tracks work remaining in the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
The correct sequence of events in using Scrum framework is as follows:
Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
How does the Scrum Master provide the most value to the Team?
Removing impediments to the Development Team
Who defines the Sprint Backlog scope?
Scrum Team
Which is NOT a Development Team responsibility?
Selecting the Product Owner.
What is the best term to define the function of the ScrumMaster?
Servant Leader
The Development Team decides to divide the Sprint Backlog and assign ownership of every Sprint Backlog Item to separate individuals on the team. The Scrum Master
Should coach the Team to collectively take ownership of the Sprint Backlog Items even though an individual works on a specific team
The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective.
True
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-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
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.
How can a Scrum Master help multiple teams keep their output aligned in a single product?
Teach them that it's their responsibility to work with the other teams to create aligned outputs and an integrated Increment. The answer should be compatible with the self-organization concept; the Scrum Master or the Product Owner is not supposed to do anything directly in this regard; it's only the responsibility of the Development Team(s) to find their way.
Who can change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team
Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who updates work remaining during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?
The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
Who supports the Scrum Master in removing impediments?
The Development Team can help the Scrum Master because of their understanding of how the work is done. Some impediments are rooted in external causes, and that's why the Scrum Master might need to have the senior management's support in removing them
Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who is responsible for forecasting the work estimates during a Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
The Development Team.
Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
The Development Team.
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who can cancel a Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who has the authority to change or cancel a Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for maximizing the value of the product?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for ordering the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is the most important member of the Scrum Team?
The Product Owner
Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of "Done"?
The Product Owner
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternative most clearly?
The Product Owner
Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Product Owner?
The Product Owner plays a dual role, Product Owner and Scrum Master.
The Scrum Team consist of the following:
The Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Team.
The responsibility to remove impediments that will prevent the team from accomplishing the over all objective of the sprint is?
The Scrum Master
Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Scrum Master?
The Scrum Master manages the Team.
The Sprint Backlog is owned by?
The Scrum Team
Who is ultimate responsible for the Product Backlog item estimates?
The Scrum Team
Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Scrum Team?
The Scrum Team is made up of fifteen members of various set of skills.
For which is the Scrum Master responsible?
The Scrum process being adopted and used properly.
What is the major difference between Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog?
The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog.
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. Based on this, which of the following is FALSE?
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible todo within a Sprint of ~s length.
The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog
True
The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created.
True
The feedback from the Sprint Review impacts the next Sprint Planning.
True
What happens when the Sprint is cancelled?
The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and incomplete items are put back to the Product Backlog.
What is the best definition of "Done"?
The definition of "Done" is one that would allow the development work to be ready for a release
What does it mean to say that an event is timebox?
The event must be completed in a certain time.
The backlog is ordered by:
The needs of the Product Owner
What does Scrum mean by Transparency?
The process is undertandable by all stakeholders
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 is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0?
There is no such thing as Sprint 0.
The purpose of a Sprint is to have a working increment of product done before the Sprint Review.
True
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product.
True
Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master?
True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.
What is the role of scrum master during Sprint Review:
This is an informal meeting, not a status meeting, and the presentation of the Increment is intended to elicit feedback and foster collaboration. The Scrum Master ensures that the event takes place and that attendees understand its purpose. The Scrum Master teaches everyone involved to keep it within the time-box.
It is forecasted that the project will be over in 3 Sprints. The Product Owner wants to design acceptance tests for all items. What's the best response from the Scrum Master?
This is not necessary. The items should be discussed in more detail before development, rather than upfront.Scrum doesn't use upfront planning and design, and what described in this question is a form of upfront preparation.
What is the ultimate goal of the Scrum Team?
To complete the Sprint Backlog into a releasable piece of the product.
What is the ultimate goal of the Scrum Team?
To deliver increments of product functionality every Sprint.
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
The Product Owner doesn't spend enough time on the project. Which of the following options is the best response from the Scrum Master?
Train the Product Owner why it's important for her/him to spend enough time on the project. The Scrum Master is responsible to train and coach team members in a proactive way, and convince them to do the right thing.All other options are either reactive or not self-organized.
A new Sprint starts immediately following the previous Sprint.
True
Backlog Grooming and Backlog Refinement are the same thing.
True
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.
True
No one, not even the Scrum Master, tells the Development Team how to build the product.
True
Scrum Master is a "management" position
True
Scrum does not have a role called "project manager"
True
Scrum is a container for other techniques and methodologies.
True
Scrum is both an iterative and incremental Agile process.
True
Sprints are never longer than a calendar month.
True
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
True
The Scrum Master is a management role?
True
The Scrum Master is a participant in Sprint Retrospective.
True. The Scrum Master ensures that the meeting is positive and productive. The Scrum Master teaches all to keep it within the time-box. The Scrum Master participates as a peer team member in the meeting from the accountability over the Scrum process. But anyway it doesn't mean that he is not a participant in the Retrospective meeting
What does the Sprint Backlog consist of?
User Stories
Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?
Value optimizer.
Which of the following processes reflects Agile Development?
Vision, Release Planning, Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Backlog,Daily Scrum Meeting, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective.
Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?
What can be done and how to do it.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
What's the Scrum Team definition of "Done"?
Whatever the Scrum Team defines "done" to be.
When is a Product Backlog item considered complete?
When it adheres to the definition of "done".
The Product Owner must release each increment to production.
When it makes sense.
An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?
When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it
When is a Sprint cancelled?
When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.
When does a Sprint get cancelled or end early?
When the Sprint Goal cannot be met
When is a Sprint over?
When the time-box expires.
When is a Sprint done?
When the time-boxed duration is met
Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chat indicates?
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Development Team.
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 within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost; Management may feel less anxious
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?
Work remaining across time.
What does the BurnDown Chart represent?
Work remaining to be completed in the Sprint Backlog.
Every scrum team must have a product owner and scrum master
Yes, and each Scrum team's performance may be affected by their degree of participation as influenced by any other responsibilities ( e.g. other teams for which they are also the Scrum Master or PO)
When many Scrum teams are working on the same product, should all their increments be integrated every Sprint?
Yes, but only for Scrum teams whose work has dependencies.
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, Should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?
Yes, otherwise Product Owners may not be able to inspect what is done accurately.