VCE PSM I

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

A

How often should Scrum Team membership change? A. As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity. B. Never, because it reduces productivity. C. As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity. D. Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

A

The Product Owner must release each Increment to production. A. When it makes sense. B. To make sure the Development Team is done every Sprint. C. Whenever the product is free of defects. D. Without exception.

A

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product. A. True B. False

A

During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog? A. When the Product Owner identifies new work. B. As soon as possible after they are identified. C. When the Scrum Master has time to enter them. D. During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.

B

How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog? A. The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first. B. The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner. C. The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog. D. Each Scrum Team takes an equal numbers of items. E. The Product Owner decides.

B

Select two ways in which technical debt impacts transparency. (Choose two.) A. When calculated and estimated, the total amount of technical debt shows exactly how long until the Product Owner can release the Increment. B. It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system, specifically of an Increment being releasable at the end of a Sprint. C. As development progresses and code is added, the system becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways. D. It enhances transparency for the Product Owner as a Development Team is not allowed to do additional feature development in a Sprint as long as there is technical debt.

BC

Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the order teams. What should the Scrum Master do? A. Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much technical and development overlap during a Sprint. B. Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment. C. Collect the Sprint tasks from the teams at the end of their Sprint Planning and merge that into a consolidated plan for the entire Sprint. D. Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned.

C

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum? A. To gather status and progress information to report to management. B. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down. C. He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum. D. To make sure every team member answers the three questions.

C

When do Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item? (Choose the best answer.) A. At the Sprint planning meeting. B. During the Daily Scrum. C. Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Scrum Team. D. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.

C

Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (Choose two.) A. Make up a plan for the rest of the project. B. Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints. C. Develop at least one piece of functionality. D. Analyze, design, and describe the complete architecture and infrastructure. E. Create an increment of potentially releasable software.

C,E

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 three.) A. It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks. B. It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the technical documentation. C. It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. D. It trucks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item. E. It guides the Development Team is creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning. F. It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.

CDF

What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? (Choose three.) A. By not allowing documentation. B. By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint. C. By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room. D. By removing titles for Development Team members. E. By being a lightweight framework.

BDE

Scrum has a role called "Project Manager". A. True B. False

B

Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning? A. What to do and who will do it. B. How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve. C. What can be done and how to do it. D. What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint. E. Who is on the team and what team member roles will be.

C

You have six teams using a traditional method to deliver a product. Your management has asked you to start using Scrum. In the initial project there were separate plans and teams for the layers of a software system, i.e. one for the front-end, one for the middle tier, one for the back-end, and one for the interfaces and services. This resembles what is known as component teams. But you have read that it's a good idea to have teams organized by feature. What are the advantages of keeping component teams while starting Scrum? A. There's less initial disruption than organizing into new teams. As they start, they will discover what works best, and how to potentially re-organize towards this. B. Component teams generally have the skills needed to create a working Increment of software that provides business value. C. Because they have worked together for some time, they are likely able to start producing shippable Increments faster that new feature teams would. D. There are fewer cross-team dependencies than working in feature teams.

A

Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally. A. True B. False

B

What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog? A. Minimizing dependencies between teams. B. Clear definition of requirements. C. Meeting original scope projections. D. Making sure there's enough work for everyone on every team. E. Maximizing velocity.

B

When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their Increments be integrated every Sprint? A. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies. B. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done. C. No, each Scrum Team stands alone. D. No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint.

B

Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint? A. The Project Manager. B. The Development Team. C. The Scrum Team. D. The Product Owner.

B

Who starts the Daily Scrum? A. The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to stay within the time-box. B. Whoever the Development Team decides should start. C. The person who has the token. D. The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box. E. The person who last broke the build.

B

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 two.) A. Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin. B. The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress. C. Cancel the Sprint. D. Remove or change selected Product Backlog items. E. The Development Team works overtime during this Sprint.

BD