Practice Exam Scrum.org Flashcards
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.
A)
True
B)
False
B)
False
True or False: A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?
A)
True
B)
False
B)
False
Who creates the definition of “Done”?
A)
The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization)
B)
The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the Development Team’s productivity
C)
The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members’ definitions
D)
The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product’s success
A)
The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization)
The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog items?
A)
The PMO. They have all the history on projects delivered, and this enables the IT department to make delivery commitments.
B)
The Product Owner. The Product Owner is required to commit on delivery to the users and the stakeholders.
C)
The Development Team. As a collective, they have a complete view of the work needed to transform Product Backlog items into Increments of product.
C)
The Development Team. As a collective, they have a complete view of the work needed to transform Product Backlog items into Increments of product.
In order to make investment decisions, the Product Owner is likely to look at the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the product being built. What costs will a Product Owner take into account?
A)
The money spent on development of the product, often a fixed cost per Sprint multiplied by the Sprints required
B)
All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product
C)
The accumulated cost over the earned value of the product
B)
All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product Backlog by using which method?
A) A Product or Release burn-down chart B) A Value burn-up chart C) A Gantt chart D) Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work E) A Sprint Review acceptance report
D)
Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work
What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?
A)
The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to process into the Product Backlog.
B)
The Product Owner writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.
C)
The Product Owner provides the stakeholders with acceptance forms at the Sprint Review to record their formal agreement over the delivered software.
D)
The Product Owner has the final call over the requirements and should involve the stakeholders as little as possible.
A)
The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to process into the Product Backlog.
True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
A)
True
B)
False
B)
False
What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?
A)
The Product Owner should be with the Development Team full-time to grow a deep understanding of the technology being used.
B)
They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.
C)
They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the concerns of business and technology separated.
D)
They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.
E)
They should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting.
B)
They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.
D)
They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.
The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren’t likely to build everything they forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
A)
Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
B)
Cancel the Sprint.
C)
Change the Sprint Goal.
D)
Inform management that more resources are needed.
E)
Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.
A)
Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
How can a Product Owner use time-boxed Sprints to obtain feedback from users and the market?
A)
Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market.
B)
A business analyst represents the Product Owner to make decisions on his behalf during the Sprint. This way the Product Owner can accept the work at the Sprint Review without further involvement.
C)
Through the assurance that a Development Team finishes all work on the Sprint Backlog.
D)
By making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is done, and the work is verified by the Product Owner.
E)
At the end of each Sprint, a detailed report with all test cases and test results is available.
A)
Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market.
What are two typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?
A)
Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Development Team.
B)
Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.
C)
Update the work plan for the Development Team on a daily basis.
D)
Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement.
E)
Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog items.
B)
Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.
D)
Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement.
Must the Product Owner be present at the Sprint Retrospective?
A)
It is optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets invited by the Scrum Master.
B)
It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess its performance and improve itself.
C)
It is not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Development Team to inspect itself.
B)
It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess its performance and improve itself.
Learning turns into ‘validated learning’ when assumptions and goals can be assessed through results. What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply validated learning?
A)
Accept an Increment at the Sprint review to learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed.
B)
Set the Sprint Goal before selecting Product Backlog items at Sprint Planning to learn about a Development Team’s productivity.
C)
Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product.
C)
Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product.
How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by value points?
A)
Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that the product will provide.
B)
It is a good practice, keeping in mind that market reception is the best measure of value.
C)
Calculating value points is an upfront approach that conflicts with the empiricism of Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable.
B)
It is a good practice, keeping in mind that market reception is the best measure of value.
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?
(choose the best answer)
A) 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. B) 4 hours. C) Whenever it is done. D) Monthly.
A)
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time-box) is:
(choose the best answer)
A) 1 day. B) 4 hours and longer as needed. C) 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. D) As long as needed. E) 2 hours.
C)
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
When does the next Sprint begin?
(choose the best answer)
A) Next Monday. B) Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint. C) Immediately following the next Sprint Planning. D) When the Product Owner is ready.
B)
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
(choose the best answer)
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.
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
(choose the best answer)
A)
When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.
B)
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
C)
When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard.
D)
When the sales department has an important new opportunity.
B)
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
