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Question 1

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. Choose 2

A. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
B. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a Chief Product Owner.
C. The product has one Product Backlog.
D. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.
E. There should be only one Product Owner.

Answer 1

C. The product has one Product Backlog.

E. There should be only one Product Owner.

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

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

B. Interacting with stakeholders.

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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 two.)

A. The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
B. The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.
C. The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.
D. The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.

Answer 4

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

D. The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.

Question 5

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

A. The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.
B. Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom.
C. Items are randomly arranged.
D. Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom.

Answer 5

A. The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

B. The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns

Question 7

Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?

A. The Scrum process, and how it was used during the Sprint.
B. Coding and engineering practices.
C. Sprint results.
D. All of the above.

Answer 7

C. Sprint results.

Question 8

A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?

A. Add security to the definition of “Done”.
B. Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the issues are fixed.
C. Create a Product Backlog item for security.
D. Go check with the testers.
E. Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible.

Answer 8

E. Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible.

Question 9

What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?

A. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.
B. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
C. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts, architects, developers and testers who are not on the team.
D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers and testers.

Answer 9

B. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.

Question 10

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:

A. An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.
B. How much effort has gone into a Sprint.
C. How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.
D. How many Product Backlog items remain.

Answer 10

A. An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.

Question 11

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”.

Answer 11

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”.

Question 12

Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?

A. It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.
B. Every item has a designated owner.
C. Each task is estimated in hours.
D. It is the Development Team’s plan for the Sprint.
E. It is ordered by the Product Owner.

Answer 12

A. It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.

Question 13

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

A. The evolution of the cost spent on the project.
B. When all work will be completed to the Scrum Team can be released for other work.
C. When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.
D. When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders? (Choose the best answer.)

A. The Business Analyst.
B. The Development Team.
C. The Team Manager.
D. The Project Manager.
E. The Product Owner.

Answer 14

E. The Product Owner.

Question 15

At the end of a Sprint Product, A Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of “Done”. What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item? (Choose the best two answers.)

A. If the stakeholders agree, the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users.
B. Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
C. Review the item, add the “Done” part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work.
D. Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint.

Answer 15

B. Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.

D. Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint.

Question 16

Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose the best two answers.)

A. At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what has been “done” and what has not been “done”.
B. The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box.
C. The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.
D. The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Development Team members when they need work.
E. The Scrum Master is responsible for updating the Sprint Burndown.

Answer 16

B. The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box.
C. The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.

Question 17

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

A. Increased creativity.
B. Increased rule compliance.
C. Increased accuracy of estimates.
D. Increased self-accountability
E. Increased commitment.

Answer 17

A. Increased creativity.
D. Increased self-accountability
E. Increased commitment.

Question 18

Which three of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

A. Release Testing.
B. Release Retrospective.
C. Sprint Retrospective.
D. Sprint Planning.
E. Sprint Testing.
F. Sprint 0.
G. Daily Scrum.

Answer 18

C. Sprint Retrospective.
D. Sprint Planning.
G. Daily Scrum.

Question 19

Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items? (Choose the best answer.)

A. The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Development Team do it.
B. The Scrum Master.
C. The Product Owner.
D. The business analyst who represents the Product Owner in the Development Team.

Answer 19

C. The Product Owner

Question 20

What is the best suited structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated Increments? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Each Development Team works only one technical layer of the system (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).

B. Each Development Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers.

Answer 20

B. Each Development Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers.

Question 21

Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer.)

A. He/She doesn’t need to be there.
B. To hear about impediments in functionality.
C. To represent the stakeholder’s point of view.
D. To participate as a Scrum Team member.

Answer 21

A. He/She doesn’t need to be there.

Question 22

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.)

A. Involve the complete Development Team.
B. Use coaching techniques; such as open questions and active listening.
C. Ask an external technical specialist to make the decision.
D. Send every team member to the company’s Human Resources department to express their concerns.

Answer 22

A. Involve the complete Development Team.

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

Question 23

What enhances the transparency of an increment? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Doing all work needed to meet the definition of “Done”
B. Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily
C. Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a separate Sprint.
D. Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool.

Answer 23

A. Doing all work needed to meet the definition of “Done”

Question 24

Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Architects.
B. The Development Team.
C. The Scrum Master.
D. Subject matter experts.
E. Development Team managers.

Answer 24

B. The Development Team.

Question 25

When does the second Sprint start? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Once the architectural changes for the second Sprint have been approved by the senior architect.
B. After the Product Backlog for the second Sprint has been selected.
C. Immediately after the first Sprint.
D. After the customer completes acceptance testing of the first Sprint.

Answer 25

C. Immediately after the first Sprint.

Question 26

What is included in the Sprint Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)

A. User Stories.
B. Tasks.
C. Use Cases.
D. Tests.
E. Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.

Answer 26

E. Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.

Question 27

Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? (Choose the best two answers.)

A. The Product Owner is one person.
B. The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.
C. Multiple people can share the Product Owner role on a Scrum Team.
D. The Product Owner role can be played by a committee or a team of people.

Answer 27

A. The Product Owner is one person.

B. The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

Question 28

True or False: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

A. True
B. False

Answer 28

B. False

Question 29

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? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Its productivity is likely to decrease.
B. Its productivity is likely to stay the same.
C. Its productivity is likely to increase.

Answer 29

A. Its productivity is likely to decrease.

Question 29

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.)

A. Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management.
B. Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.
C. Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.
D. Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

Answer 29

D. Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

Question 30

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.)

A. Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools, and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of “Done” accordingly.
B. Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially “Done” increments until the situation improves.
C. Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team’s infrastructure instead of delivering an increment.
D. Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum.
E. Have the Development Team establish a Definition of “Done” that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.

Answer 30

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

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

Question 31

When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete? (Choose the best answer)

A. At the end of the Sprint.
B. When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.
C. When QA reports that the item passes all acceptance criteria.
D. When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished.

Answer 31

B. When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.

Question 32

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

A. Reorder the Product Backlog.
B. Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.
C. Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.
D. Increase velocity.
E. Report daily progress to stakeholders.

Answer 32

B. Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.

C. Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.

Question 33

Every Development Team should have: (Choose the best answer.)

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.

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of “Done”? (Choose the best answer.)

A. To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
B. To be able to reprimand the team when they don’t meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.
C. To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.
D. To predict the team’s productivity over time.

Answer 34

A. To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.

Question 35

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Prioritizing the resulting action items.
B. Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.
C. Acting as a scribe to capture the Development Team’s answers.
D. Summarizing and reporting the discussions to management.

Answer 35

Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.

Question 36

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: (Choose the best answer.)

A. Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
B. Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.
C. Complete the project within the date and cost as calculated by the Product Owner.

Answer 36

A. Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.

Question 37

The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
(Choose the best answer.)

A. Suggest the Product Owner extend the Sprint, so he can have more time to order the Product Backlog.
B. Suggest that the Development Team does the ordering to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work.
C. Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
D. Present the Product Owner with an ordered Product Backlog to use.
E. Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Development Team to see which items technically are fastest to implement.

Answer 37

C. Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.

Question 38

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

A. Yes
B. False

Answer 38

B. False

Question 39

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? (Choose the best answer.)

A. It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it forecast, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its forecast.
B. It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.
C. It is a mechanism to control the Development Team’s activities during a Sprint.
D. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

Answer 39

D. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

Question 40

Who owns the Sprint Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)

A. The Scrum Team.
B. The Product Owner.
C. The Scrum Master.
D. The Development Team.

Answer 40

D. The Development Team.

Question 41

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled? (Choose the best answer.)

A. When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard.
B. When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
C. When the sales department has an important new opportunity.
D. When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.

Answer 41

B. When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

Question 42

In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams? (Choose the best answer.)

A. Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.
B. It doesn’t really matter because you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge.
C. Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams.
D. Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams.

Answer 42

A. Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.

Question 43

A Sprint Retrospective should be held: (Choose the best answer.)

A. At the end of each Sprint.
B. At the beginning of each Sprint.
C. Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one.
D. At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release.

Answer 43

A. At the end of each Sprint.

Question 44

A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating the hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the team member? (Choose the best answer.)

A. The hiring manager is responsible, because he/she hired the developer.
B. The Scrum Manager is responsible, because he/she removes Impediments.
C. The Development Team is responsible, and may need help from the Scrum Master.
D. The Product Owner is responsible, because he/she controls the return on investment (ROI).

Answer 44

C. The Development Team is responsible, and may need help from the Scrum Master.

Question 45

(REVIEW THIS) Which three purposes does the definition of “Done” serve? (Choose the best three answers.)

A. Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.
B. Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
C. Describe the purpose, objective, and time-box of each Scrum event.
D. Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.
E. Increase transparency.

Answer 45

A. Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.

B. Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.

E. Increase transparency.

Question 46

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 the best two answers.)

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.

Answer 46

B. Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity

D. Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.

Question 47

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.)

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.

Answer 47

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

Question 48

When should a Sprint Goal be created? (Choose the best answer.)

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.

Answer 48

E. During Sprint Planning.

Question 49

Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best two answers.)

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.

Answer 49

C. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

F. Its location and time remain constant.