Scrum Questions
Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?
- Deliver an Increment of useful and valuable product. - Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality
The length of a Sprint should be:
- Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. - Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. - No more than one calendar month.
Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum poorly or not exhibiting trains of a self-managing Scrum Team?
- Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team's progress. - The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration. - The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.
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 with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost - Management may feel less anxious
What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?
10 or fewer
When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?
All Scrum Teams must have a DoD that makes their combined increment valuable and useful
Who is on the Scrum Team?
Developers, Scrum Master, Product Owner
How much work must the Developers complete for each Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?
Enough so that each Product Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done
True or False: It is mandatory that the product Increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint
False
True or False: Scrum has a role called "project manager"
False
True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one hight priority process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.
False
True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False
Who creates the definition of "done"?
If it is an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create the Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
When does the next Sprint begin?
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
The CEO asks the Developers to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Developers do?
Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do
The three pillars of empiricism are:
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation
When is the function or purpose of Management in Scrum?
Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to encourage organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent product delivery.
Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?
Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Developers
The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality, and productivity. Which of the following answers is FALSE?
The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint.
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
The consistency reduces complexity
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The developers
What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum
Developers should have all the skills needed to:
Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product functionality.
The Product Backlog is ordered by
Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
When does a Sprint conclude?
When the Sprint Retrospective is complete
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes
The timebox for a Sprint Review is:
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A framework for creating complex products in complex environments
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
When does a Developer become the sole owner of an item on the Sprint Backlog?
Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the Scrum Team
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?
Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsility?
Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives move clearly?
The Product Owner
During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected?
The Product Owner and the Developers
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
