SCRUM PSM1
What comprises Scrum (select four)? Artifacts Events Reports Roles Rules Burn-down charts
Artifacts Events Roles Rules
What are Product Backlog features? Select three. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists It is dynamic When the final version of a product is rolled out, its Product Backlog is dismissed A Product Backlog could be closed when it contains no items to include into the next Sprint It is never complete
As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists It is dynamic it is never complete
If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, when must an adjustment be made? After clarifying all the details with the Product Owner After Scrum Master approval As soon as possible to minimize further deviation The deviations should be discussed at the Daily Scrum and then an adjustment must be made
As soon as possible to minimize further deviation
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length. False True
False
Definition of "Done" is created during the first Sprint and remains unchanged until the Product release. True False
False
What does Cone of Uncertainty show? Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project How much work remains till the end of the Sprint How much is known about the Product over time Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks
How much is known about the Product over time
What does Burn-down Chart show? Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks How much work remains till the end of the Sprint The evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project
How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to (select three): Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools Get feedback from the Key Stakeholders invited by the Product Owner Get technical or domain advice from specialists invited by The Development Team or The Scrum Master
Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process, and tools
What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum? Inspection Self-organization Adaptation Transparency Cross-functionality Agility
Inspection Adaption Transparency
What is the order of items in the Product Backlog? Alphabetical Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom The recently added items at the top The less clear items at the top
Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom
Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum? The Product Owner The Scrum Master The Key Stakeholders The Development Team
The development team
All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog. False True
True
Definition of Done can be reviewed and adapted during each Sprint Retrospective. True or False? False True
True
The Development Team should be able to explain to the Product Owner and Scrum Master how it intends to work as a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment. T/F
True
Scrum is not a process or technique. True or False?
True It is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers. Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption Understanding product planning in an empirical environment Introducing cutting edge development practices Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
Understanding product planning in an empirical environment Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers? Select two. What is the size of the Technical Debt and how it could be removed? What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint? How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved? Who will be responsible for each item in the Sprint Backlog? What new technologies could be used to speed up the Development Team velocity?
What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint? How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved?
Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team? Yes No
Yes
Imagine you are a Scrum Master in a small Organization that tries to adopt Scrum. There are 10 developers and the Product Owner. How can they be divided into teams? Choose all applicable options 1 team of 10 people (because there is no reason to divide) 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (after a short meeting the developers decided this is the best option) 3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional) 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (because it is good to have a separate QA team)
2 teams of 6 and 4 people (after a short meeting the developers decided this is the best option) 3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional)
What is Scrum? A software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality. A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products. A sequential design process, used in software development processes, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards.
A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products.
What is the result of the Sprint Review? A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint A list of improvements that the Scrum Team will implement in the next Sprint Common understanding of progress toward the Sprint Goal and how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog Common understanding of what can be delivered in the Increment and how will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved
A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option. A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive The Development Team The Scrum Master and the Product Owner The Scrum Guide
A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
Where can Scrum be used? Check all the applicable items. Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities Managing the operation of an organization Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies Development of products and enhancements Development of software and hardware
ALL THE ABOVE
What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three. All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog Several top Product Backlog Items are taken into the Sprint Backlog to replace the obsolete items At the Sprint Retrospective the Scrum Master determines who from the Development Team is responsible for cancelling the Sprint If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed
All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog If part of the work is potentially releasable, the product owner typically accepts it Any completed and "Done" product backlog items are reviewed
How does the Scrum Master serve the Development Team? Select the three most appropriate answers. Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality Helping the Development Team as the team leader Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress Adding or removing developers from the Development Team in accordance with team velocity changes Helping the Development Team to create high-value products
Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality; Helping the Development Team to create high-value products; Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress;
What does the word "development" mean in the context of Scrum? Select the best option. Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and Product capabilities Product development, its releasing and sustaining Software and hardware development Development of an operational environment for the Product Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more
Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more
What should be taken into account for the Definition of "Done"? Select the two most appropriate items. Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on other products Experience of the Product Owner Advice of the Scrum Master Conventions, standards and guidelines of the Organization Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product
Conventions, standards and guidelines of the Organization Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product
How does Definition of "Done" help the Scrum Team? Select three most applicable items. DoD ensures artifact transparency DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning DoD helps to calculate velocity of the Scrum Team DoD helps in inspection and adaptation
DoD ensures artifact transparency DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning
Scrum is founded on Kanban system Common sense Empirical criticism Empiricism
Empiricism
The Scrum Master does the following regarding the Daily Scrum (select all applicable variants) Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box Is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting
Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box. If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
If an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the end of the Sprint (it turned out there is a lot more work to do than was estimated), the Sprint is cancelled. T/F
False
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects. False True
False
It is a good practice to have from time to time a special technical Sprint that consists only of tasks removing the technical debt without implementing any new functionality. False True
False
It is normal to have a "hardening" Sprint to remove all technical debt and prepare the Product for upcoming release. T/F
False
Scrum does not allow additional meetings that are not defined in Scrum. T/F
False
Scrum recommends using only those Scrum components and rules which suit most for a particular project. False True
False
The Daily Scrum always should take exactly 15 minutes. For example, if your team managed doing it in 5 minutes, you should spend 10 more minutes on some useful team activity like Product Backlog refinement, but not more. T/F
False
The Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. It is prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later by the Development Team. True False
False
The Scrum Master is focused primarily on the Scrum Team and usually does not care about those outside the Scrum Team. T/F
False The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren't. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.
The daily scrum time-box depends on the size of the development team. True or False
False The daily scrum is 15 minute time boxed event for any size
The structure of the Daily Scrum is well-defined and constant. Every team member should answer the three main questions: What did I do yesterday? What will I do today? Do I see any impediment? True False
False There is no any prescribed structure. The structure of the Daily Scrum is set by the Development Team and can be conducted in different ways if it focuses on progress toward the Sprint Goal. Some Development Teams will use questions, some will be more discussion based. It is still perfectly fine to use the questions, but other ways of conducting the meeting are also possible.
Only the Product Owner and the Development Team participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for the Scrum Master. True/False
False - this plan is created by the entire scrum team
What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize? Agility Flexibility Creativity Competence Productivity Responsibility
Flexibility Creativity Productivity
How frequently should scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts and progress toward a Sprint Goal? At the Sprint Review After the Daily Scrum Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work As frequently as possible
Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work
What is the Sprint Retrospective? It is a meeting to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed It is a meeting where the Development Team synchronizes activities and creates a plan for the next 24 hours It is the key inspect and adapt meeting It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint
It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint
What are the two essential features a Scrum Team should possess? It should use tools, processes and techniques approved by the Organization It should be flexible enough to complete all the work planned for the Sprint even if some team members are on vacation It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team
It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team
How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization? Select the three most appropriate answers. Mixing experienced developers and junior specialists across different Development Teams in the organization to speed up Scrum adoption Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption Planning Scrum implementations within the organization Making sure the key stakeholders are invited on all Scrum Reviews within organization Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
Leading and coaching the organization in its scrum adoption planning scrum implementations within the organization working with other scrum masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of scrum in the organization
Imagine the following situation. At the Sprint Retrospective meeting the Scrum Team identified some improvements that can be done. What should the Scrum Team do? Select the best option. Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement. Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes all the improvements. Assign responsible team members for every improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective. Assign a responsible team member for at least one improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective.
Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.
Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing interesting to talk about? No Yes
No
What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume? The Development Team is not authorized for Product Backlog refinement Not more than 5% Not more than 20% Not more than 10%
Not more than 10%
How much time does the Sprint Planning take? As much as it is necessary to make task break-down and estimations for all items in the Sprint Backlog Not more than 8 hours From 4 to 8 hours Not more than 4 hours
Not more than 8 hours
Select the five Scrum Values. Self-organization Effectiveness Openness Focus Courage Respect Commitment Agility
Openness Focus Courage Respect Commitment
What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs Moving Product Backlog items into the Sprint Backlog Presenting Product Backlog items to the Key Stakeholders Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions
Optimizing the value of the work the development team performs Ensuring that the product backlog is visible, transparent and clear to all, and shows what the scrum team will work on next Ordering the items in the product backlog to best achieve goals and misison
What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product? The Product Backlog The CEO of the Organization The Key Stakeholders
Product Backlog
What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner? Product Value Maximizer Lead Scrum evangelist in the Organization Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement Product Marketplace Expert Facilitator of Scrum events
Product Value Maximizer Product Marketplace Expert Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers. Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work Quality goals do not decrease
Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal Quality goals do no decrease
What are the characteristics of a Development Team? Select three most appropriate choices. Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team Having the Scrum Master as a part-time Developer in the Development Team Having at least one test engineer in the Development Team Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members
Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development team Accountability belongs to the Development team as a whole Scrum recognizes no titles for Development team member
What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items. The Sprint Goal The list of removed impediments Sprint Backlog Increment Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog Increment Product Backlog
Sort Scrum events in the right order. Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective
Please, select a time-box for each Scrum event. Sprint Retrospective Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review
Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter. The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team to synchronize activities and create a plan for the next 24 hours. Sprint Review is a four-hour time-boxed meeting for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter. Sprint Retrospective is a three-hour time-boxed meeting for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate. The Daily Scrum The Sprint Planning The Sprint Review The Sprint Retrospective
Sprint planning Sprint review
Other people than the Scrum Team can attend the Sprint Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice. T/F
T
Who creates the increment? The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Scrum Team The Development Team The Development Team and The Product Owner
The Development Team
Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint? The Scrum Master The Development Team and the Product Owner The Scrum Team The Development Team The Product Owner
The Development Team
Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of "Done"? The Product Owner The Scrum Master The Scrum Team The Development Team
The Development Team
The Scrum Team consists of The Key Stakeholders The Development Team The Product Owner The Scrum Master
The Development Team The Product Owner The Scrum Master
Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal? The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team The Product Owner and the Development Team The Scrum Team
The Development team
Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three. The Development Team The Product Owner The Team Manager The Key Stakeholders The Scrum Master
The Development team The product Owner The Scrum Master
In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate? The Daily Scrum The Sprint Review The Sprint Retrospective The Sprint Planning
The Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate only in the Sprint Review meeting. However, any member of the Scrum Team can interact with them any time.
What is the input to the Sprint Planning? Select four. The Product Backlog The latest product Increment Feedback from the Organization CEO Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint Past performance of the Development Team Feedback from the Key Stakeholders
The Product Backlog The latest product increment Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Spring Past performance of the Development Team
What is the Sprint Backlog? The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint The plan for delivering Product Backlog items The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the Team Backlog items
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint? The Key Stakeholders The Product Owner The Development Team The Scrum Master The Product Owner and the Scrum Master
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for monitoring progress toward high-level goals? The Product Owner and The Development Team The Scrum Master and The Development Team The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Scrum Team The Development Team
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the Product Backlog? The Scrum Master and The Development Team The Scrum Master The Product Owner and The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team The Product Owner and The Development Team
The Product Owner
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants. The Product Owner The Scrum Master The Organization CEO The Key Stakeholders The Development Team
The Product Owner The Scrum Master The Key Stakeholders The Development Team
Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog? The Key Stakeholders The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog.
Who is responsible for coping with incomplete artifact transparency? The Scrum Team The Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team
The Scrum Master
Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice. The Product Owner The Scrum Team The Scrum Master The Scrum Master and the Product Owner The Development Team
The Scrum Master
Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning? The Product Owner The Scrum Team The Scrum Master The Key Stakeholders The Development Team
The Scrum Team
What belongs solely to the Development Team? The Sprint Backlog The Product Backlog The Definition of Done The Increment
The Sprint Backlog
What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment? The Sprint Backlog The Product Owner The Scrum Master The Sprint Goal
The Sprint Goal
Check all the formal opportunities to inspect and adapt. The Sprint Review The Sprint Retrospective The Sprint The Daily Scrum The Sprint Planning
The Sprint Review The Sprint Retrospective The Daily Scrum The Sprint Planning
Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog? The Product owner and the Development Team The Scrum Team The Scrum Master The Product owner and the Scrum Master The Product Owner The Development Team The Scrum Master and the Development Team
The development team
Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlog? Select two options. The Key Stakeholders Anyone The Product Owner The Scrum Master The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner
The product owner The development team, but with permission of the product owner
What is the Increment? The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints All items in the Sprint Backlog that could be released regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually do it The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint All "Done" items in the Sprint Backlog
The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints
What are the three questions the Scrum Guide gives as an example that can be used at the Daily Scrum? What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? Do I have complete understanding of the Sprint Backlog item I am working on? Did I explain all the discovered issues I found yesterday to the Product Owner? Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?
What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal? Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?
Could the Sprint Planning be finished if only work planned for the first days of the Sprint is decomposed to units of one day or less? No, all items in the Sprint Backlog should be decomposed to units of one day or less by the end of the Sprint Planning Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units
Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units
