SCRUM PMP
The time-box for a daily scrum is? A) 15 Minutes B) 15 minutes for a 4 week spring. For shorter sprints it is usually shorter C) Two minutes per person D) 4 Hours E) The same time of day every day
A) 15 Minutes
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is? A) 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. B) Monthly. C) Whenever it is done. D) 4 hours.
A) 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
Which statement best describes Scrum? A) A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. B) A complete methodology that defines how to develop software. C) A cookbook that defines best practices for software development. D) A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management.
A) A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "Done"? A) All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable. B) Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint. C) It depends. D) Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
A) All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.
Development team membership should change: A) As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity B) Every sprint to promote shared learning C) Never, because it reduces productivity D) As need, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.
A) As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity
When should the Developers on a Scrum Team should be replaced? A) As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity. B) Every Sprint to promote shared learning. C) Never, it reduces productivity. D) As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.
A) As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.
What are two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? A) By facilitating Development Team decisions B) By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog C) By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team D) By starting and ending the meetings at the proper time
A) By facilitating Development Team decisions C) By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team
Which two things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint? A) Deliver an increment of potentially releasable software. B) Develop a plan for the rest of the release. C) Determine the complete architecture and infrastructure for the product. D) Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. E) Create the complete Product Backlog to be developed in subsequent Sprints.
A) Deliver an increment of potentially releasable software. D) Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.
Which of the below are roles on Scrum Team? A) Development Team B) Product Owner C) Users D) Customers E) Scrum Master
A) Development Team B) Product Owner E) Scrum Master
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum? A) He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum. B) To gather status and progress information to report to management. C) To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down. D) To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
A) He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
Who creates the definition of "Done"? A) If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product. B) The Scrum Master since they are responsible for the productivity of the Developers. C) The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members' definitions. D) The Product Owner since they are responsible for the product's success.
A) If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
When does the next Sprint begin? A) Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint. B) When the Product Owner is ready. C) Immediately following the next Sprint Planning. D) Next Monday
A) Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Which statement best describe the Sprint Review? A) It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next. B) It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint. C) It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.
A) It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? A) Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does. B) Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team. C) Directing the Development Team. D) Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.
A) Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
Select three innocent, untrue, or misleading statements about Scrum? A) Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers. B) Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. C) Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment. D) Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products. E) Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity. F) Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.
A) Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers. C) Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment. E) Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: A) Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner. B) Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality. C) Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.
B) Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint? A) Determine the complete architecture and infrastructure for the product. B) Develop a plan for the rest of the release. C) Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. D) Deliver an Increment of useful and valuable product. E) Create the complete Product Backlog to be developed in subsequent Sprints.
C) Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. D) Deliver an Increment of useful and valuable product.
When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item? A) At the Sprint planning meeting. B) During the Daily Scrum. C) Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member. D) Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
C) Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member.
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly? A) The Scrum Master B) The Project Manager C) The Product Owner D) The Development Team
C) The Product Owner
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled? A) When the sales department has an important new opportunity. B) When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint. C) When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. D) When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard.
C) When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)? A) 7 plus or minus 2 B) 9 C) Min 7 D) 3 to 9
D) 3 to 9
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is? A) Whenever it is done. B) 4 hrs C) Monthly D) 8 hrs for a monthly sprint. For shorter sprints it is usually shorter.
D) 8 hrs for a monthly sprint. For shorter sprints it is usually shorter.
The length of a Sprint should be: A) Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. B) Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. C) No more than one month. D) All of these answers are correct.
D) All of these answers are correct.
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? A) Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. B) The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. C) Management may feel less anxious. D) All of the above.
D) All the Above
Upon what type of processes control in Scrum based? A) Complex B) Hybrid C) Defined D) Empirical
D) Empirical
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a sprint? A) The most junior member of the Team B) The Product Owner C) The Scrum Master D) The Development Team
D) 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? A) The Product Owner and all stakeholders. B) The Development Team. C) The Scrum Master, the project manager and the Development Team. D) The Product Owner and the Development Team.
D) The Product Owner and the Development Team.
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place? A) The Product Owner demands it. B) Rooms are hard to book and this lets it be booked in advance. C) The place can be named. D) The consistency reduces complexity.
D) The consistency reduces complexity.
What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team? A) 7 plus or minus 2. B) 9. C) Minimum of 7. D) Typically 10 or fewer people.
D) Typically 10 or fewer people.
What is the role of Management in Scrum? A) Continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team. B)Identify and remove people that aren't working hard enough. C)Monitor the Development Team's productivity. Correct answer D)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.
D)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.
The timebox for the Sprint Review is: A) 1 day. B) 2 hours. C) As long as needed. D) 4 hours and longer as needed. E) 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
E) 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog? A) The Scrum Master B) The Stakeholders C) The Development Team D) The CEO E) The Product Owner
E) The Product Owner
The Product Backlog is ordered by: A) Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom. B) Items are randomly arranged. C) Least valuable items at the top to most valuable at the bottom. D) Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom. E) Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
E) Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
True or False: It is mandatory that the product increment to be released to production at the end of each sprint.
False
True or False: The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog.
False
True or False: When multiple teams work together on the same product. each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product.
True
When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done? A) It depends. B) All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful. C) Each Scrum Team uses its own, but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
B) All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint? A) All development work and at least some testing. B) Enough so that each Product Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done. C) Analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation. D) As much as it can fit into the Sprint.
B) Enough so that each Product Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done.
The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do? A) Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments. B) Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO. C) Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size. D) Add the item to the next Sprint.
B) Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO.
The three pillars of emperical process control are: A) Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen B) Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation C) Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste D) Planning, Inspection, Adaptation E) Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective
B) Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation
What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box? A) The event must take at least a minimum amount of time. B) The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time. C) The event must happen at a set time. D) The event must happen by a given time.
B) The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is NOT self-organizing and are NOT following the Scrum Guide? A) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint. B) The Development Team invites external people 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 Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment. D) The Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration. E) Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. F) The Development Team creates their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done".
A) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint. B) The Development Team invites external people 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 Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.
Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum? A) Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box. B) All answers apply. C) Facilitate in a way that ensures each team member has a chance to speak. D) Ensure that all 3 questions have been answered. E) Lead the discussions of the Development Team.
A) Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum? A) The Development Team. B) The Development Team and Product Owner. C) The Scrum team. D) The Scrum Master and Product Owner. E) The Development Team and Scrum Master.
A) The Development Team.
Who is on the Scrum Team? (Pick 3) A) The Scrum Master B) The Product Owner C) The Development Team D) Project Manager E) None of the above
A) The Scrum Master B) The Product Owner C) The Development Team
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. A) The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint. B) The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development Team. C) As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges. D) The Development Team may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it has more or less capacity than it expected.
A) The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
When is the Sprint over? A) When the time-box expires. B) When all Product Backlog items meet their definition of done. C) When all the tasks are completed. D) When the Product Owner says it is done.
A) When the time-box expires.
