Scrum Master Role Flashcards

1
Q

A scrum master is servent leader and ______ for an agile team.

A

coach

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2
Q

True or False: A Scrum Master spends much of their time helping other team members communicate, coordinate and cooperate.

A

True

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3
Q

A Scrum Master exhibits _____ -______ leadership

A

Lean -Agile

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4
Q

A Scrum Master supports _______ rules.

A

team

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5
Q

A Scrum Master _______ the team’s progress toward team goals.

A

facilitates

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6
Q

The Scrum Master works with the _______ to ensure the train meets its overall PI Objectives.

A

RTE

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7
Q

The Scrum Master _______ with the other Scrum Masters, the System team and Shared Services in the ART PI Planning events.

A

coordinates

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8
Q

The Scrum Master fosters normalized _______ estimating within the team.

A

Story

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9
Q

The Scrum Master helps the team operate under architectural and portfolio governance, system integration and System ______

A

Demos

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10
Q

True or False: A servant leader knows that their growth comes from facilitating the growth of the others who deliver the results.

A

True

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11
Q

Traits of a Scum Master:

Listens to and supports team members in _______ identification

A

decision

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12
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Traits of a Scrum Master

________ and empathizes with others.

A

Understands

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13
Q

True or False: A Scrum Master:
Encourages everyone to express their opinions
Is attentive to hesitant behavior and body language
Helps the team identify positive and negative changes during retrospective

A

True

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14
Q

True or False: A Scrum Master shares in celebrating every successful demo and feels bad about iteration failures.

A

True

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15
Q

The Scrum Master encourages and supports the ______ development of each individual.

A

personal

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16
Q

True or False: A scrum master:

1) Encourages team learning
2) Fosters collaborative practices like side by side programming, continuous integration, code ownership and short design sessions.
3) Encourages rotation in technical areas of concern like functionality, components/layers and role aspects.
4) Facilitates team decision making rather than making decisions for the team.

A

True

17
Q

Traits of s scrum master:

Persuades rather than uses _________

A

authority

18
Q

True or False: A Scrum Master asks questions that encourage the team to consider different perspectives, articulates facts, helps the team see things they may have overlooked, helps them rethink

A

True

19
Q

Traits of Scrum Master

_____ beyond day to day activities

A

Thinks

20
Q

True or False:
A scrum master;
1) sets long term operating goals for the team like Agile practices to master or new skills to acquire.
2) Examines what is missing to make the environment better for everyone.
3) Prioritizes improvement activities and makes them happen

A

True

21
Q

Traits of a Scrum Master

Seeks to help without ________ the commitment of others

A

Diminishing

22
Q

True or False a scrum master

1) Facilitates ad hoc meetings
2) helps the team find access to external resources
3) helps clarify and articulate rational behind scope commitments
4) Helps the team prepare for Iteration review and system demo
5) Helps the team find techniques to be more collaborative

A

True

23
Q

Traits of a Scrum Master

is open and appreciates ______ in others

A

openness

24
Q

True or False:
A scrum master:
1) Shows appreciation for team members who raise serious issues, even when delivery is jeopardized
2) Encourages and facilitates open communication among team members and with external colleagues
3) Encourages healthy conflict during team meetings
4) Gives open, honest opinions

A

True

25
Q

A servant leader knows that their growth comes from facilitating the ________ of others who deliver the results.

A

growth

26
Q

True or False: Good leaders must first become good servants.

A

True

27
Q

5 stages of a high performing team

A
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
28
Q

Scrum Master role in facilitating estimations:

1) Encourage ______ to participate
2) Ensure relative ______ are used
3) Focus the discussion around the ______ items
4) Identify ______ ______ ____ who need to be present
5) Keep the time spent estimating stories to a _______

A

1) Everyone
2) estimates
3) contested
4) subject matter experts
5) minimum