PSM1 P2 Flashcards

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The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product.
A . True
B . False

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A . True

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How do you know that a Development Team is cross-functional?
A . Development Team has all the skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint.
B . A few of the Development Team members pair program and do Test Driven Development.
C . There are no conflicts within the Development Team.
D . Every member of the Development Team is able to perform every task.

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A . Development Team has all the skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint.

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How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
A . The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.
B . The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.
C . Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum.
D . The Product Owner represents their opinions.

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B . The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.

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Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose three.)
A . Economic Value Added.
B . Respect.
C . Focus.
D . Earned Value.
E . Courage.
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B . Respect.
C . Focus.
E . Courage.

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How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
A . A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing, and documentation.
B . As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint.
C . All development work and at least some testing.
D . As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of “Done”.

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D . As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of “Done”.

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Which statement best describes a Product Owner’s responsibility?
A . Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
B . Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.
C . Directing the Development Team.
D . Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team.

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A . Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

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Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?
A . Lead the discussions of the Development Team.
B . Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered by each member of the team.
C . Keep track of whether each team member has a chance to speak.
D . Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.
E . All of the above.

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D . Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.

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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 calendar month.
D . All of these answers are correct.

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D . All of these answers are correct.

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The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.
A . True
B . False

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A . True

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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 two.)
A . Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
B . Interacting with stakeholders.
C . Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.
D . Describing features as Use Cases.
E . Creating detailed functional test cases.

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A . Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
B . Interacting with stakeholders.

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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 two.)
A . Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
B . Interacting with stakeholders.
C . Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.
D . Describing features as Use Cases.
E . Creating detailed functional test cases.

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A . Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
B . Interacting with stakeholders.

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When must a Product Owner release each Increment? (Choose the best answer.)
A . When it makes sense.
B . When the Scrum Team finishes their work.
C . Whenever the product is free of defects.
D . After every Sprint, Without exception.

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A . When it makes sense.

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During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (Choose two.)
A . Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur.
B . Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
C . Have the developers vote.
D . Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.
E . Acknowledge and support the self-organizing team’s decision.

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B . Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
D . Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.

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Every Development Team should have:
A . At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline (like QA, Dev, UX).
B . The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.
C . One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.

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

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What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
A . To take time to judge the validity of the project.
B . To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
C . To review the Scrum Team’s activities and processes during the Sprint.
D . To build team sprint.

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B . To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.

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Who creates a Product Backlog Item’s estimate?
A . The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
B . The Product Owner with input from the Development Team.
C . The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts.
D . The Scrum Master.
E . The Development Team, alone.

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A . The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.

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How often should Development Team membership change?
A . As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
B . Never, because it reduces productivity.
C . As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.
D . Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

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A . As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.

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What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? (Choose two.)
A . Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see.
B . Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.
C . Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint.
D . Add them to the definition of “Done” so the work is taken care of every Sprint.

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B . Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.
D . Add them to the definition of “Done” so the work is taken care of every Sprint.

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The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product.
A . True
B . False

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A . True

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Which best describes the Product Backlog?
A . It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
B . It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to start the design phase of a product.
C . It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum team can develop and maintain a complete project plan.
D . It is baselined to follow change management processes.

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A . It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.

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Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose three.)
A . How is the Sprint proceeding?
B . What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
C . Why were you late?
D . What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
E . How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday?
F . What will I be working on tomorrow?
G . Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

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B . What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
D . What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
G . Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

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A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.
A . True
B . False

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A . True

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What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose two.)
A . Resolving internal team conflicts.
B . Reporting productivity.
C . Selecting the Product Owner.
D . Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

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A . Resolving internal team conflicts.

D . Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

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What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog?
A . Minimizing dependencies between teams.
B . Clear definition of requirements.
C . Meeting original scope projections.
D . Making sure there’s enough work for everyone on every team.
E . Maximizing velocity.

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A . Minimizing dependencies between teams.

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Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?
A . A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists.
B . Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
C . A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations.
D . An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations.
E . UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations.

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

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How do you know that a Development Team is cross-functional?
A . Development Team has all the skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint.
B . A few of the Development Team members pair program and do Test Driven Development.
C . There are no conflicts within the Development Team.
D . Every member of the Development Team is able to perform every task.

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A . Development Team has all the skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint.

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When a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (Choose the best answer.)
A . The Development Team.
B . The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
C . The Product Owner and the Development Team.
D . The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team.

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C . The Product Owner and the Development Team.

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When is the Sprint Backlog created?
A . At the beginning of the project.
B . During the Sprint Planning meeting.
C . Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting.
D . During the Sprint.
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B . During the Sprint Planning meeting.

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How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
A . The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.
B . The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.
C . Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum.
D . The Product Owner represents their opinions.

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B . The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.

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

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C . It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

F . Its location and time remain constant.

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User documentation is part of your definition of “Done”. However, there aren’t enough technical writers for all teams. Your Development Team doesn’t have a technical writer.

What should you do?
A . Form a separate team of technical writers that will work on an on-demand basis for the various Product Owners. Work order will be first in, first out.
B . Let the user documentation remain undone and accumulate until after the last development Sprint. It will then be done by any available technical writers.
C . Wait until you have a technical writer on your Development Team to take care of this.
D . Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it.

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D . Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it.

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What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose two.)
A . Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items.
B . Add security concerns to the definition of “Done”.
C . Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concerns.
D . Delegate the work to the concerned department.
E . Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

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B . Add security concerns to the definition of “Done”.

E . Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

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When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?
A . Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies.
B . Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
C . No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
D . No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint.

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B . Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.

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A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. The Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up conference calls) before the Daily Scrum.

What action should the Scrum Master take?
A . Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
B . Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that is how it will be done.
C . Ask the Development Team members to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup.
D . Inform management and ask them to solve it.

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A . Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.

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What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0? (Choose the best answer.)
A . There is no such thing as Sprint 0.
B . Gathering, eliciting, and analyzing the requirements that will be inserted into the Product Backlog.
C . Make the complete project plan to commit date, budget, and scope to the stakeholders.
D . Determine the composition of the Development Teams so they have the capacity to deliver the completed forecast.
E . Make sure enough Product Backlog items are refined to fill the first 3 Sprints.

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A . There is no such thing as Sprint 0.

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What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
A . The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
B . The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.
C . The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

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B . The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.

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For which is the Scrum Master responsible?
A . Managing the performance of the Scrum Team.
B . The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself.
C . The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly.
D . Keeping track of resource allocation.

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C . The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly.

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Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose two.)
A . Run the Daily Scrum.
B . Prioritize the Development Team’s work on the Sprint Backlog.
C . Update management on what is being worked on.
D . Answer QUESTION NO:s from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.

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C . Update management on what is being worked on.

D . Answer QUESTION NO:s from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.

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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 calendar month.
D . All of these answers are correct.

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D . All of these answers are correct.

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Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master. (Choose the best answer.)
A . True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.
B . False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a subject matter expert in the Scrum Team.
C . False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Scrum Team.
D . True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.

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A . True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.

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Which statement best describes a Product Owner’s responsibility?
A . Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
B . Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.
C . Directing the Development Team.
D . Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team.

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A . Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

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If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?
A . Its productivity is likely to decrease.
B . Its productivity is likely to stay the same.
C . Its productivity is likely to increase.

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A . Its productivity is likely to decrease.

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The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.
A . True
B . False

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A . True

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What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team? (Choose the best answer.)
A . At least 7.
B . 9
C . 10 or fewer.
D . 7 plus or minus 3.
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C . 10 or fewer.

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During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements.

Which of the following statements is most accurate? (Choose the best answer.)
A . The Scrum Team may add items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
B . The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog.
C . The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are
running smoothly.
D . The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog

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A . The Scrum Team may add items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.

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When should a Sprint Goal be created?
A . It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement.
B . It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning.
C . A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.
D . At any time during the Sprint.
E . During Sprint Planning.

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E . During Sprint Planning.

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Who has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)
A . The Stakeholders.
B . The Product Owner.
C . The Scrum Team.
D . The Scrum Master.
E . The Developers.
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B . The Product Owner.

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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?
A . Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration.
B . Find another Scrum Team to give the excess work to.
C . As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
D . Reduce the definition of “Done” and get all of the Product Backlog items “Done” by the new definition.

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

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When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of “Done”? (Choose the best answer.)
A . Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint.
B . It depends.
C . Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
D . All Development Teams must have a definition of “Done” that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

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D . All Development Teams must have a definition of “Done” that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

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What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?
A . There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.
B . Refine the Product Backlog.
C . Work with the Quality Assurance departments on the Increment of the current Sprint.
D . Update the project plan with stakeholders.

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A . There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.