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True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.

True

False

Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? (choose the best answer)

A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists.

An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations.

UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations.

Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.

A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations.

The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? (choose the best two answers)

Inform the Product Owner's functional manager.

Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.

Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course and restart.

Nominate a proxy Product Owner.

Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.

What is the recommended size for a Development Team? (choose the best answer)

9

3 to 9.

7 plus or minus 3.

At least 7.

True or False: The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.

True

False

As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do? (choose the best answer)

Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration.

Find another Scrum Team to give the excess work to.

As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.

Reduce the definition of "Done" and get all of the Product Backlog items "Done" by the new definition.

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release? (choose the best answer)

The Product Owner.

The Project Manager.

The Development Team.

The Scrum Master.

True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

True

False

The length of a Sprint should be: (choose the best answer)

Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.

Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.

No more than one calendar month.

All of these answers are correct.

True or False: A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).

True

False

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 other teams. What should the Scrum Master do? (choose the best answer)

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.

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.

Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment.

Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned.

True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

True

False

Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose? (choose the best answer)

Stakeholders for the Sprint Review.

How to best accomplish its work.

Product Backlog ordering.

When to release, based on its progress.

Sprint length.

Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (choose the best two answers) A) It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions. B) Its location and time remain constant. C) lt is free form and designed to promote conversation. D) It is held first thing in the morning. E) It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. F) It is facilitated by the team lead.

B E

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (choose the best two answers)

Increase velocity.

Reorder the Product Backlog.

Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.

Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.

Report daily progress to stakeholders.

What are three benefits of self-organization? (choose the best three answers)

Increased commitment.

Increased rule compliance.

Increased self-accountability

Increased creativity.

Increased accuracy of estimates.

The time-box for a Daily Scrum is? (choose the best answer)

Two minutes per person.

15 minutes.

4 hours.

The same time of day every day.

15 minutes for a 4 week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

When does the second Sprint start? (choose the best answer)

After the customer completes acceptance testing of the first Sprint.

Once the architectural changes for the second Sprint have been approved by the senior architect.

Immediately after the first Sprint.

After the Product Backlog for the second Sprint has been selected.

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event? (choose the best answer)

Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.

Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Development Team's understanding of the Sprint.

The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting.

Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.

When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do? (choose the best answer)

Add a specialist to the Development Team.

Defer the work to a more appropriate Sprint.

Partially complete the functionality, and discuss the remaining work at the Sprint Review.

Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.

The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group? (choose the best answer) A) The Product Owner and Development Team. B) The Product Owner and stakeholders. C) The Development Team and management. D) The Product Owner and management. E) The Development Team F) The Scrum Team and stakeholders.

F

Every Development Team should have: (choose the best answer)

One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.

The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.

At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline; such as, Quality Assurance, Development, and User Experience.

The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? (choose the best three answers) A) The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders. B) The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly. C) Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost. D) The Sprint plan may become inaccurate. E) impediments are raised and resolved more slowly. F) Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting.

C D E

True or False: A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during Sprint Review.

True

False

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate? (choose the best answer)

When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work.

When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.

When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.

The evolution of the cost spent on the project.

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? (choose the best two answers)

By facilitating Development Team decisions.

By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog.

By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team.

By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time.

Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item? (choose the best two answers)

Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum.

Have the Development Team establish a Definition of "Done" that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.

Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team's infrastructure instead of delivering an Increment.

Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially "Done" increments until the situation improves.

Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of "Done" accordingly.

You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation? (choose the best two answers)

The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.

The desire to maintain a stable velocity.

The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.

The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.

True or False: Scrum has a role called "Project Manager".

True

False

Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal? (choose the best answer)

A Sprint Goal only gives purpose to Sprint 0.

Sprint Goals are not valuable. Everything is known from the Product Backlog.

A Sprint Goal ensures that all of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are implemented.

The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal.

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take? (choose the best answer)

Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.

Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.

Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management.

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn't figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however.Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support? (choose the best two answers) Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time-box until an adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint.

Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint.

Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting.

Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.

Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn't figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however. Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support? (choose the best two answers)

Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time-box until an adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint.

Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint.

Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting.

Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.

Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of “Done?” (choose the best answer)

The Product Owner.

The Scrum Team.

The Development Team.

The Scrum Master.

Quality Assurance Specialists.

Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of “Done?” (choose the best answer)

The Product Owner.

The Scrum Team.

The Development Team.

The Scrum Master.

Quality Assurance Specialists.

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? (choose the best two answers)

Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.

Creating detailed functional test cases.

Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.

Describing features as Use Cases.

Interacting with stakeholders.

True or False: Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.

False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a business analyst in the Development Team.

True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.

True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.

False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Development Team.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? (choose the best answer)

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team.

Directing the Development Team.

Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team? (choose the best answer) A) Focus. B) Respect. C) Openness. D) Courage. E) Commitment. F) All of the above.

F

What two techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply? (choose the best two answers)

Send every team member to the company’s Human Resources department to express their concerns.

Ask an external technical specialist to make the decision.

Use coaching techniques; such as, open questions and active listening.

Involve the complete Development Team.

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