Scrum

What's the largest allowable number of Developers on a Scrum team?

10

What is the time box for the Daily Scrum?

15 minutes

What is the size of a development team in Scrum?

3-9 but can be 10

What's the longest a Sprint Planning event can be?

8 hours

What is the output of the Sprint Planning Event?

A Sprint Backlog

Which of the following BEST describes Scrum?

A framework for developing products in complex environments

What is the output of the Sprint Review Event?

A modified product backlog

What is the essence of scrum?

A small team of people who are highly adaptive and flexible

Which of the following BEST represents what a sprint is:

A time box during which a working piece of the product is created

Product Owner

Accountable for • Develop and Communicate the Product Goal • Create and Communicate Product Backlog Items (including business valu • Ordering the Product Backlog • Ensuring that the Product Backlog is Understood

The Scrum Master listens intently to a developer and doesn't provide a single answer to the problems they are discussing! The Scrum Master just keeps asking "tell me more" or "what happened next?" What coaching technique is the Scrum Master using?

Active listening

How many Sprint Backlog items does a single development team member completely own?

All items are owned by all development team members

What should be the definition of done?

All teams will have the same definition of done

What information is shown by the Burn Down chart?

Amount of work left on the project

Scrum is_____

An agile framework for addressing complex problems and delivering valuable products.

If you notice that a certain process is outside acceptable limits, when should you make an adjustment?

As soon as possible

How does the Scrum Master help the product owner?

By helping the product owner organize the product backlog

What does the word development refer to, choose the best answer

Complex work

Which of the following is MOST true about the Product Backlog:

Constantly changes

Why is it so important to avoid/reduce technical debt?

Cost more later on

Which of the following allows us develop a shared understanding of completed work? Choose the best answer according to Scrum:

Definition of Done

Which role determines the solutions to be built during the Sprint?

Developers

Which role is accountable for determining the content of a Sprint?

Developers

Who MUST attend the Daily Scrum?

Developers

Who determines the actual content of the Sprint?

Developers

Who owns the Sprint Backlog?

Developers

Who provides the size estimate for a product backlog item?

Developers

Developers

Developers are committed to creating the Increment each Sprint. • The specific skills needed depend on the work • Developers are always accountable for: • Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog; • Instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done; • Adapting their plan each day toward the Sprint Goal; and, • Holding each other accountable as professionals.

_____is responsible for all the estimates

Development team

What are my options as a Developer if the Product Owner requests a very small change to my work during the Sprint?

Do it if it doesn't threaten achieving the Sprint Goal.

Scrum was founded on the theory of:

Empiricism

A sprint produces a done and partially usable product

False

Different development teams working on the project should use different product backlogs based on the features they're developing.

False

Different people in the development team are responsible and accountable for only their part of the work.

False

Every Product increment produced during the sprint should be released.

False

In the sprint planning meeting, no one is allowed to attend apart from the scrum team.

False

It is not allowed to add more work to the sprint backlog

False

The Definition of Done always remains the same during all the sprints.

False

The Scrum team identifies a high priority process improvement during the sprint retrospective and includes it in sprint backlog of the current sprint to instantly improve performance

False

With regard to the previous question, what is the Scrum Master trying to accomplish behaving the way they are?

Getting the person to realize the answer on their own.

You're on the development team, working on a new multiplayer game. Your customer requests you to add some great new features he wants to implement, what is your response?

Inform the product owner to work with the customer

Which of the following is true about the Product Backlog:

Is dynamic

Do my Developers have to use the three questions in the Daily Scrum as defined by the Scrum Guide?

No

When it comes to the daily scrum, the scrum master ensures that:

No one disrupts the meeting

Product backlog refinement consumes_______of the capacity of the development team

Not more than 10%

What is the maximum timebox of a Sprint?

One month

The product owner is mainly responsible for:

Optimizing the value of the product

Why is it important that a Scrum team be self-managing?

Ownership of the work

What does the Sprint Backlog contain?

Product Backlog Items shortlisted for the current sprint + the plan for delivering them

The Product Backlog is made up of which of the following components?

Product Goal Product Backlog Items

Which role is accountable for determining the value of a Product Backlog Item?

Product Owner

Which role is accountable for the ordering of the Product Backlog?

Product Owner

Who provides the value estimate for a product backlog item?

Product Owner

Who determines the Sprint Goal?

Product Owners

Who determines the business value of a Product Backlog Item?

Product Owners

Which of the following is the ultimate authority for how the product backlog has been organized?

Product owner

_______has the authority to cancel the sprint:

Product owner

At what point does the Scrum team start the next sprint?

Right after the previous sprint

Which role is considered a leader of the team?

Scrum Master

Which role is responsible for supporting the Scrum team through coaching and facilitation?

Scrum Master

Who works to remove impediments during the Sprint?

Scrum Master

Who are the members of the scrum team?

Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team

Which of the following is responsible for drafting the sprint goal?

Scrum team

Scrum is the most used agile framework in the world. What properties of Scrum most likely supports this outcome (i.e., why is it so popular)?

Simplicity, available guidance

Which Scrum event runs as a fixed timebox (cannot be lengthened or shortened) as compared to a maximum timebox (could be shortened if the event goal is met)?

Sprint

Which Scrum artifact details the content of the Sprint?

Sprint Backlog

The Sprint Backlog is made up of which of the following components?

Sprint Goal Sprint Plan Product Backlog Items

Which of the following has a maximum 3 hour time box for a 1 month sprint

Sprint Retrospective

Which Scrum event occurs immediately when a Sprint is cancelled?

Sprint Review

People from outside the Scrum team are allowed to participate in which of the following two meetings?

Sprint Review and Sprint Planning

Which of the following provides guidance to the development team on building the increment?

Sprint goal

The Increment is:

Sum of all product backlog items completed during this sprint plus the value of increments from previous sprint

It is compulsory for which of the following to attend the Daily Scrum:

The Development Team

Who creates the definition of done?

The Development Team

While the development team has been working on a sprint, it realizes it will not be able to complete the work. What can be done in this situation?

The Product owner and development team will renegotiate the (Correct) scope

What does the team do in the Sprint retrospective?

The team inspects itself and creates a plan for improvements

A Scrum Team should definitely possess the following feature:

They should have all the competencies to accomplish the work themselves without outside help

It is NOT alright to have multiple product owners for a Scrum project.

True

Scrum does not have a title named "project manager".

True

The Scrum Master is involved in Sprint Planning

True

The product owner delegates work on the product backlog to the development team

True

What is the criteria for the arrangement of the Product Backlog?

Value

Under what scenario would the sprint be cancelled?

When the sprint goal becomes obsolete

If a Product Owner asks for minor changes during a Sprint what are the possible options for handling the change?

Yes, as long as the Sprint Goal is not affected.

Why would a sprint be cancelled

if a sprint goal becomes obsolete