Test

Question 1

What are the Three Pillars of Empiricism?

Answer 1

Transparency
Inspection
Adaptation

Question 2

What are the scrum values?

Answer 2

Commitment
Focus
Openness
Respect
Courage

Question 3

How many teams can work under Nexus?

Answer 3

3-9

Question 4

Of what consists the Nexus integration team?

Answer 4

The Product Owner
A Scrum Master
One or more Nexus Integration Team Members

Question 5

What are the things the scrum team should respect?

Answer 5

People
diversity
experience
different points of view
accountabilities of the scrum team members

Question 6



During a Daily Scrum 2 developers disagree on a task and get into a heated argument, what Scrum Value are they not showing? (choose 1)
A. Commitment
B. Courage
C. Openness
D. Focus
E. Respect

Answer 6

Respect

Question 7



One of the new developers feels left out of discussions and that his opinions are not considered. He brings this up at the Sprint Retrospective. What values are not being displayed by the Scrum Team here? (choose 3)
A. Commitment
B. Courage
C. Openness
D. Focus
E. Respect

Answer 7

Courage
Opennes
Respect

Question 8

What is the difference between a component team and a feature team?

Answer 8

Component teams work on a specific component/area, such as frontend/backend/database. Feature teams are cross-functional.

Question 9



At the moment, the engineering branch of your company is organized in siloed teams that specialize according to function (for example, design, front-end, back-end, database, and testing). What factors do you think are important to consider while transitioning from component teams to feature teams? (choose 2)
A.
It is impossible to do Scrum without feature teams. Do not try to adopt Scrum until teams are reorganized into feature teams.
B. With feature teams, it is easier to calculate and compare the productivity per team. Incentives on productivity are likely to speed up the transition to feature teams, and therefore the adoption of Scrum.
C.
Feature teams will require time to become productive as people from the different layers and components become accustomed to working and delivering unified functionality together, as one Scrum Team.
D. Productivity, in terms of lines of code or story points, will probably suffer during the transition, although even then delivery of business value is still likely to increase.

Answer 9

C
D

Question 10



It’s important that product development teams be cross-functional and comprised of people with a wide range of expertise to succeed.
When implementing Scrum, what are the benefits of maintaining the existing component teams (for example, design, database, backend, and frontend)? (choose 1)
A. Component teams would have all the skills needed to deliver an increment of value
B.
Because their productivity is already predictable, they can deliver more valuable Increments than a newly formed team
C.
Because they have been working together for some time, there will be less initial disruption than a newly formed team. As they begin working, they will discover what works best and how to move towards cross-functional teams.
D.
There is less communication overhead than working in feature teams.

Answer 10

C

Question 11

What are the scrum artifacts and their commitments?

Answer 11

Product Backlog - Product Goal
Sprint Backlog - Sprint Goal
Increment - DoD

Question 12

What are the sprint planning topics?

Answer 12

Why is this Sprint valuable?
What can be Done this Sprint?
How will the chosen work get done?

Question 13



Once born, who in the Scrum team can update or change an increment? (choose 1)
A.
The Product Owner
B.
The Developers
C.
The Scrum Master
D.
Senior Developers
E.
Release Management

Answer 13

B

Question 14



Should the Definition of Done include testing? Choose the best answer
A.
Yes testing is mandatory to ensure the increment is ready to be released.
B.
It’s not mandatory, it’s up to the organisation and the Scrum team to decide on the Definition of Done.

Answer 14

A

Question 15



Which of these answers is a good sign the team is self-managing. (choose the 2 best answers)
A. Management is able to know which members are working on which items.
B. Creativity thrives and new possibilities are explored.
C. The Developers are cross-functional and know what they need to do to complete all tasks committed to in Sprint Planning
D.
The Developers are able to resolve internal conflicts between members in order to continue working.

Answer 15

B
D

Question 16



You are a Scrum master for a Nexus team. Some of the developers in 2 Scrum Teams come to you with a risk that will soon become an impediment. The next Sprints will require a lot of commitment from Stacey, an external specialist who is not a member of the Scrum Team and cannot dedicate all her time to this product. What would you do?
(choose the best 3 answers)
A. Developers with an interest in Stacey’s domain could volunteer to learn from Stacey and take on this work in their respective Scrum Teams.
B.
Ask Stacy to help with hiring and training additional people, and for now, work with the Product Owner and Scrum Teams to re-prioritize the work so that tasks not depending on Stacey can be done first.
C.
Create a team with Stacy and identify people from the Scrum Teams to temporarily work in Stacey’s domain to learn to better serve the existing teams.
D.
Have the Developers work with the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so Stacy can serve one team each Sprint.
E.
Investigate whether additional techniques or frameworks for scaling Scrum would be appropriate for these Scrum Teams.

Answer 16

A
D
E

Notes:
Hiring people takes time
Changes to a team creates short term disruptions

Question 17



When multiple Scrum teams are working from the same Product Backlog, how should the work be distributed between teams? (choose 1)
A.
The Scrum Team with the highest capacity will choose what to work on first.
B.
The Product Owner separates the Product Backlog items based on knowing the strengths of each team
C.
The Developers from each team pull in work from a shared Product Backlog in agreement with the Product Owner and the other teams.

Answer 17

C

Question 18


In Scaled Scrum should Scrum teams working on the same Increment have the same Start and End date? (choose 1)
A. Yes
B. No

Answer 18

B
It is recommended but not a requirement

Question 19



A highly respected and influential Developer often takes up a lot of time in the Daily Scrum by going off on tangents on things not so relative to the Sprint Goal. The Daily Scrum rarely finishes within 15 minutes. The other Developers dare not interrupt this Developer or ask him to stick to the topics in hand because the Developer is highly integral to the development of the product. As the Scrum Master has accountability to ensure the timebox is kept to 15 minutes, what should you do? (choose the best 2 answers)
A. You contact the Developer’s Manager and raise this as an impediment to the Manager, and ask that they resolve this matter.
B. You suggest coaching the Developers to help them find a way to solve the problem, bringing this up in the Sprint Retrospective at the latest and ask the team to find a solution.
C. You suggest passing a baton around. The person holding the baton can speak for 3 minutes only.
D. You suggest privately asking them what they believe the key outcomes for the Daily Scrum are. Effectively coaching them to help create focus during the Daily Scrum.

Answer 19

B
D

NOTE: C is not advised as you’d be solving the problem for them instead of coaching them to get to a solution

Question 20



You join an established Scrum team as the new Scrum Master, you notice that the Product Owner has not been attending the Sprint Retrospectives. Through some investigation, you realise that the Developers don’t want to invite him fearing that he might make the Sprint Retrospective ineffective and even provide destructive criticism. As the new Scrum Master what should you do? (choose the best answer)
A.
Work with the Developers to explore the problem and find a safe way to introduce the Product Owner to the Sprint Retrospective to enable greater transparency.
B.
Respect the Developer’s wishes as a self-managing team
C.
Facilitate a discussion in the Scrum Team and allow them to decide what is best to do.
D.
Speak to the Product Owner and see what he thinks. Do what they suggest is best.

Answer 20

A

Question 21



Which Product Backlog items can be considered ready for a Sprint? (choose 1)
A. Product Backlog items that are estimated, with a value and description
B. Product Backlog items that meet the Definition of Ready
C. It is up to the Product Owner
D. Any Product Backlog Item
E. Product Backlog items that can be done within one Sprint
F. Product Backlog items that are estimated

Answer 21

E

Question 22



During the Sprint Review, the topic of budget was brought up and the project’s budget may be cut owing to recent market developments. This causes the atmosphere to become tense, which in turn leads to disputes breaking out between people. What are the two most important things for the Scrum Master to do? (choose 2 best answers.)
A. Defend the original budget and request the stakeholders adhere to the original agreed funding for the product.
B. Be objective and request for a short break for people to calm down.
C. Avoid getting involved as it is the Product Owner’s responsibility to manage stakeholder expectations.
D. Inform everyone that the team needs to stay busy until it is confirmed the team and Product is not needed any more.
E. Encourage the stakeholders and Product Owner to focus on delivering the highest value items for the next Sprint.

Answer 22

B
E

Question 23



You are 10 Sprints in and you observe that the Developers are hardly collaborating. Instead, the Developers are working in silos on their own tasks. You also notice that the items on the Sprint Backlog are mostly unrelated. You also notice that there isn’t a clearly defined Sprint Goal. The Product Owner and Developers inform you that due to the wide variety of items on their Product Backlog, creating a single Sprint Goal is not possible.
What might explain why this Scrum Team is struggling to craft a Sprint Goal? (choose all that apply)
A. The Product Owner is not empowered to make decisions about items on the Product Backlog or their prioritisation.
B. Scrum might not be the best framework for the work done by this team.
C. The Sprints are too long.
D. The Scrum Team is too big.
E. The Product Owner is not successfully communicating the Product Goal that they want to achieve.

Answer 23

A
B
E

Question 24



What is the relationship between technical debt and delivery? (choose all that apply.)
A.
A Product with a lot of technical debt may be unstable.
B. Technical debt is allowed within certain limits.
C.
The more technical debt there is, the more difficult it is to maintain and add to the product.
D.
Technical debt should be a concern of the Scrum Team.
E.
Developers are responsible for making technical debt transparent and sharing the true product status and risk with the Scrum Team.

Answer 24

A
B
C
D
E

Question 25



A Project Manager would like to use Scrum for a new project and comes to you for advice. After explaining the Scrum Framework he expresses his intention to skip the Daily Scrums favouring weekly meetups as his employees already meet every day. What would you advise? (choose 1)
A. The Daily Scrum will keep the senior managers up to date.
B.
The Daily Scrum is necessary to update the Scrum board with the team’s progress.
C. During the Daily Scrum, the team members will discuss important technical solutions.
D.
Daily Scrums eliminate the need for other meetings.
E.
If the team members meet in other meetings, it is actually fine to skip the Daily Scrum

Answer 25

D

Question 26

What is the recommended size for a Scrum team? (Choose the best answer)
A. 7 +- 2
B. 3 to 9
C. Minimal 5
D. Typically 10 or fewer

Answer 26

From the Scrum guide:
“The Scrum Team is small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people.”

Question 27

Antonella is a Scrum Master of a 13-member Scrum team (including her). Because of the team size, it is mandatory to divide the Scrum team. (Choose the best answer)
FALSE
This is false as it is not required from Scrum to divide the
Scrum team if there are more than 10 members in the Scrum team.
TRUE
This is true as the maximum size of a Scrum team must be 10 or fewer.

Answer 27

FALSE
The word MANDATORY is key here. The Scrum Guide 2020 doesn’t state anywhere that it is mandatory to divide teams. Smaller teams do communicate better, but this isn’t a requirement. According to the Scrum Guide, a Scrum team should be small enough to be nimble while also being large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, USUALLY consisting of 10 or fewer people.

Question 28

Ali works as a Scrum Master for an organization that has hired 30 Developers. He’s working on ways to make team formation go more smoothly. What type of team structure is best for creating integrated increments? (Choose the best answer)
A. Each team specializes in one technical layer of the system (e.g. front-end, database, back-end etc.).
B. It doesn’t have to be a specific one, it depends on the product that they are delivering. They might not have to be cross-functional to deliver.
C. Every Scrum team is cross-functional, which means the Developers have the right mix of skills required to deliver end to end value without external dependencies.

Answer 28

Explanation
Each team should be able to provide value to the customer without depending on an item that another team is working on. They need to be cross-functional.

Question 29

Your organization requires all Increments to pass user acceptance testing (UAT) before it is allowed to be released to production. Is it a good idea to postpone UAT until the end of the project to prevent the Developers from being disrupted during the Sprints? (Choose the best answer)
A. Yes, because the Scrum team is a self-managing team and should not be disrupted during development.
B. It depends on the team’s Definition of Done.
C. Yes, because UAT is done in a hardening Sprint before the release Sprint.
D. No, because the state of the Product Increment won’t be transparent and the communications won’t be good enough.

Answer 29

D.

The purpose of each Sprint is to deliver Increments of potentially releasable functionality that adhere to the Developers current Definition of Done. At the end of a Sprint, the new Increment must be “Done”, which means it must be in usable condition and meet the Scrum team’s Definition of Done. An Increment is a body of inspectable, done work that supports empiricism at the end of the Sprint. If UAT is a part of the team or organizational standard, then any delay in this activity will reduce transparency and increase risk.

Question 30

Ryan, who is a Scrum Master on one of the Scrum teams, has approached you asking for advice. Their Daily Scrum takes longer than 15 minutes and the team has suggested dividing themselves into two separate teams in order to stay within the time box. As another Scrum Master, what would be the best response? (Choose the best answer)
A. Unsure – dividing a team into two separate teams cannot be decided based on this information. You offer to observe.
B. Agree – You agree that dividing the team into two separate teams is a good strategy to allow the teams to learn how to run Daily Scrums quickly and effectively. Once they’ve learned to limit the Daily Scrum to 15 minutes, you can merge the teams again.
C. Agree – this is an appropriate solution to the problem.
D. Disagree – as the problem may not be that the team is too big.

Answer 30

A
The relationship between cause and effect can become more clear when more information emerges. Based on the given information we can’t decide if splitting the team is the best solution, because we don’t know why the Daily Scrum actually takes longer, it could be many reasons behind this (e.g. someone provides too many details, and not because of the team size). Remember the Scrum Team should be able to be self-managed, but there are limits to that. Ryan might need coaching in case you are not allowed to observe by the Developers, but based on the provided options, offering to observe is the best one.

Question 31

Which two scenarios would best represent a self-managing Scrum team? (Choose the best two answers)
A. Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the Definition of Done.
B. Developers collaboratively select and re-plan their work throughout the Sprint.
C. Developers invite external people to the Sprint Planning to help them create a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.
D. Management works with the Scrum Master to optimize the Developer’s progress during the Sprint.
E. The Developers are strictly focused on the work within their functional accountability and are always handing off the work to other accountabilities in a timely matter.

Answer 31

A. Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the Definition of Done.
B. Developers collaboratively select and re-plan their work throughout the Sprint.

A self-managed team is a team that is able to self-manage and decide how best to accomplish their work.

Question 32

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trendline through a release burndown chart indicate? (Choose the best answer)
A. When all work will be completed so the Scrum team can start working on a new Product Backlog.
B. When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.
C. When the work remaining is projected to be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or Developers’.
D. The evolution of the return of investment on the project.

Answer 32

C. When the work remaining is projected to be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or Developers’.

The trendline is based on the team’s average velocity and the projective completion to zero is based on the team’s velocity. A burndown chart is a helpful tool for the Developers to self-manage, BUT it is not mandatory as the teams will decide the best way to manage their own progress and promote transparency.

Question 33

Despoina, the Product Owner, has been giving positive recognition to individual Developers who have moved their work to “Done” during the Daily Scrum. She wants to ensure the team is adhering to the ideal guideline on the burndown chart. What would be two valid actions for Ali, the Scrum Master, to take? (Choose the best two answers)
A. Ali coaches the Scrum Team on the Daily Scrum’s purpose.
B. Ali talks with Despoina about concerns of how her behavior might impact the team members.
C. Nothing. Ali is optional at the Daily Scrum and it is the responsibility of the Developers to decide how to best run it.
D. Ali instructs Despoina on how to update the burndown chart properly, as it provides accurate information on the team’s performance.

Answer 33

A
B

As defined in the Scrum Guide, the Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum. The Scrum Masters accomplish this by assisting everyone in comprehending Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values. The Scrum Master is responsible for the Scrum team and the organization. The Scrum Master assists the Scrum team in determining which interactions are beneficial and which aren’t. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum team.

Question 34

According to Scrum Theory, how should a group of fifty Developers be divided into multiple teams? (Choose the best answer)
A. Create a skills matrix for identifying their levels and years of experience to assign people into teams.
B. Allow the team leads to divide and select teams.
C. By understanding the product, the product vision and the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.
D. The teams will rotate their members every Sprint for the spread of knowledge.

Answer 34

C.

The Scrum teams need to be self-managing. The Scrum Master should coach them when needed or requested.

Question 35

What would be the best two ways to identify that a Scrum team is self-managed? (Choose the best two answers)
A. The developers are cross-functional and understand what has to be done to complete the tasks assigned to them in the Sprint Planning.
B. The Developers are able to resolve internal conflicts between members in order to continue working.
C. Creativity thrives and new possibilities are explored.
D. Management can see who is working on which tasks.

Answer 35

B
C

In self-managed teams creativity thrives, conflicts can be resolved, and new possibilities are explored. Remember, the whole Scrum team is cross-functional, not the Developers.

Question 36

Scrum is used in a way to ensure transparency. Team members work together while participating in various events to improve communications. Which of the following may improve communications in Scrum? (Choose all that apply)

A. Integration Sprints
B. Sprint Retrospective
C. Daily Scrum
D. Sprint Review
E. Release Planning

Answer 36

B
C
D

Please be careful as it is called Daily Scrum and not Standup. All Scrum events improve communications.

Release Planning and Integration Sprints are not scrum events

Question 37

At the beginning of a Sprint, the Developers don’t have the tools and infrastructure needed to complete the current Sprint Backlog Items. What two things are the LEAST appropriate for the Scrum Master to do?

A. Talk with the Product Owner in order to accept partially done Increments.
B. Help the Developers get tools and improve infrastructure while Definition of Done is adapted accordingly.
C. The Increment for the current Sprint will focus on delivering infrastructure and tool acquisition.
D. Improve communication between the Product Owner and Developers in order to establish a plausible Sprint Goal and a proper Definition of Done.

Answer 37

A
C

Infrastructure and tools are not prepared upfront because it requires a complete understanding of the whole project and product, which is usually not the case, so we need to hold on to the adaptation pillar. The required infrastructure and tools depend on the product we are going to create, so this will be prepared gradually throughout the project. Make sure you have noticed the “least appropriate” in the question.

Question 38

Developers are working from globally distributed locations. Conducting the Scrum events via a conference call is proving difficult and an impediment to the Scrum Team self-managing. As Scrum Master, you have raised this in the Sprint Retrospective

Which two are the most appropriate things for the Scrum Master to do?

Choose 2 answers

A. Introduce the tools in use elsewhere in the organisation that have helped other teams
B. Help the Developers discuss, choose and introduce suitable communication tools
C. Raise the impediment to management and challenge the distributed nature of the team
D. Wait for the Developers to choose and implement a solution

Answer 38

B C

Forcing tools on a team will not help. Helping the Developers select tools may help.
The problem has become an Impediment and as such the Scrum Master needs to act. Waiting for the Developers to act is now no longer appropriate.

Question 39

The Product Owner suggests postponing Sprint Planning as they haven’t been able to process all the feedback from the Sprint Review into the Product Backlog yet. They argue it makes no sense to plan the Sprint if the Product Backlog isn’t in a good state. As a Scrum Master, how should you respond?

Select 2 answers.

A. Delay the start of the Sprint for a short time to allow the refinement to occur. Transparency is key and it would not make sense to work on other things in the Product Backlog in the meantime.
B. Get the Product Backlog into a refined state as part of Sprint Planning and the early work in the Sprint.
D. Focus on work that is refined and work to incorporate this new feedback into the Product Backlog during the Sprint.
E. Start the Sprint, delay Sprint planning and ensure the Scrum Team spend the time needed to refine the Product Backlog.

Answer 39

B D

We rarely have complete and perfect information in complex environments. Practice the art of the possible and keep using Scrum and an empirical approach. Adapt and improve as you go.
All work including refinement happens inside Sprints.
There may be times when high-value work is not ready/refined enough and so development work must wait until this is complete. We should work on other highly ordered work instead or focus on the refinement as the priority.

Question 40

The Product Owner of a Scrum Team has been attending the Daily Scrum. During the Daily Scrum, the Developers have been reporting their daily work to the Product Owner so that he is aware of their Sprint progress and what each member is working on. What is the best action for the Scrum Master to take? (Choose the best option)

A. Ask the Product Owner to stop attending the Daily Scrum.
B. Coach the Product Owner and Developers on the purpose of the Scrum events and let them figure out what to do in this situation.
C. Allow the Product Owner to participate in the Daily Scrum as he is responsible for the success of the product.
D. Facilitate the Daily Scrums to avoid any conflicts between the Developers and the Product Owner.

Answer 40

B

The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team. Because the Developers are the ones doing the work, they are best suited to inspect and adapt the progress toward the Sprint Goal. At a minimum, this is done every 24 hours through the Daily Scrum. It is the Scrum Master’s responsibility to teach the Scrum Team the value and objective of each Scrum event in order for the team to succeed.

Therefore, the Scrum Master should coach the Product Owner and Developers on the purpose of the Daily Scrum and clarify that the Developers should only participate during the Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master can also suggest alternative ways for the Product Owner to stay informed about the progress of the Sprint, such as attending the Sprint Review or having regular check-ins with the Developers. Ultimately, it is up to the Developers and the Product Owner to find a solution that works best for them while adhering to the Scrum framework. So Product Owner should not attend the Daily Scrum just to check on the Scrum Team’s progress, it does not exhibit the traits of a self-managing Scrum Team.