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What are the four stages of team development? Flashcards

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What are the four stages of team development?

  • Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
  • Low, Medium, High, Critical
  • Developing, Shaping, Finishing, Completion
  • Gathering, Building, Developing, Educating
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  • Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
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Which two levels?
In an Agile environment, planning happens at which two levels? (Choose two.)

  • release planning
  • backlog planning
  • sprint planning
  • product planning
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  • release planning

- sprint planning

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Which of the following are artifacts associated with Scrum?

  • Product specification
  • Effort chart
  • Sprint backlog
  • Product owner list
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-Sprint backlog

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Which of the following are activities found in the Scrum framework?

  • Scrum planning
  • Daily standup
  • C. Scrum review
  • Daily planning
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-Daily standup

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True or False: Story Points are for sizing, not for time estimation?

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True

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The term Agile Development was first introduced in:

  • An addendum called Project Management Principles
  • The Agile Manifesto
  • Lean Process Improvement
  • The Scrum Framework
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-The Agile Manifesto

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What is an ideal size for a Scrum team?

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7 + or minus 2

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Which option best completes the following statement: _____________ is all about response to change.

  • Change management
  • Planning
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Agile
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Agile

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________________ constitute the Sprint Backlog and are often estimated in hours.

  • Stories
  • Use Cases
  • Features
  • Tasks
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-Tasks

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True or False: The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for architecture?

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False

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The _____________ Team is responsible for delivering potentially shippable product increments at the end of each Sprint.

  • Development Team
  • Scrum Team
  • Cross-Functional Team
  • Self-Managing Team
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Development Team

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True or False: Scrum Team is self-empowered to do whatever is necessary to achieve sprint goal within organization guidelines.

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True

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Select which of the following statements is the most accurate.

  • The Scrum Master is responsible for documenting the Sprint Retrospective discussion.
  • The Scrum Master is responsible for summarizing the Sprint Retrospective discussion and reporting the discussions to Senior Management.
  • The Product Owner is responsible for summarizing the Sprint Retrospective discussion and reporting the discussions to Senior Management.
  • The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating and participating in the Sprint Retrospective
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The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating and participating in the Sprint Retrospective

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Which two of the following are reasons for considering Agile? (Choose two.)

  • Evaluating Data for Agile Marketing
  • Focus on Customers
  • Focus on Employees
  • Evaluating Data based on Current trends
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Look into this

A. Evaluating Data for Agile Marketing
B. Focus on Customers

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The _____________ control model requires that every piece of work be completely understood.

A. Defined process
B. Empirical Process
C. Incremental Process
D. Six Sigma. Process)

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Empirical Process

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During the sprint review the project is assessed against the ____________

  • Sprint goal
  • Sprint Planning
  • Sprint review
  • Sprint retrospective
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-Sprint goal

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How many principles form the foundation of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development?

  • 10
  • 9
  • 12
  • 15
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12

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How should the Product Backlog be arranged?

  • Product Backlog items should be sorted by level of effort or complexity in descending order.
  • Product Backlog items should be sorted by business priority in descending order.
  • Product Backlog items should be date sorted in ascending order.
  • Product Backlog items should be grouped by business category or feature.
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Product Backlog items should be sorted by business priority in descending order.

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What is the maximum time that Scrum recommends the team spend in the daily scrum (daily standup)?

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15 min.

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Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?

  • the process
  • coding practices
  • all of the above
  • Sprint results
A

-Sprint results

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The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created.

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True

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Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?

The Product Owner

The Scrum Master

The Project Manager

The Development Team

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The Product Owner

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What type of process control is Scrum-based?

  • Hybrid
  • Defined
  • Complex
  • Empirical
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Empirical

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Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at the Daily Scrum?

  • What work am I going to do today?
  • Why were you late
  • What impediments are in the way of my accomplishing my work?
  • What work did I do yesterday?
  • How is the Sprint proceeding?
A

What work am I going to do today?

What impediments are in the way of my accomplishing my work?

What work did I do yesterday?

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When is the Sprint Backlog created?

  • At the beginning of the project
  • Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting
  • During the Sprint
  • During the Sprint Planning meeting
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  • During the Sprint Planning meeting
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What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

  • By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time
  • By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments
  • By preventing changes to the Backlog once the Sprint begins
  • By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog
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By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments

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Which statement best describes Scrum?

  • A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed
  • A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management
  • A cookbook that defines best practices for software development
  • A complete methodology that defines how to develop software
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A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed

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Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?

  • Methods of communication
  • The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning
  • Skills needed to improve the Development Team’s ability to deliver
  • Its Definition of Done
  • All of the above
A

All of the above (double check)

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Development Team members volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog item:

  • During the Daily Scrum
    B. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work
    C. Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are “owned” by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual team member
    D. At the Sprint planning meeting
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Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are “owned” by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual team member

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Which two are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose 2)

A. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.
B. It is facilitated by the team lead.
C. It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions.
D. Its location and time should remain constant.

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  • It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

- Its location and time should remain constant.

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Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint (choose 2)?

A. A single document, if that is what the Product Owner asked for
B. An increment of software with minor known bugs in it
C. Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint
D. An increment of working software that is “done.”

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A. A single document, if that is what the Product Owner asked for

D. An increment of working software that is “done.”

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Which 3 activities will a Product Owner likely engage in during a Sprint? (Choose 3)

A. Run the daily Scrum
B. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint
C. Update the Sprint burndown chart
D. Work with the stakeholders
E. Prioritize the Development Team’s activities.
F. Provide feedback

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B. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint

D. Work with the stakeholders

F. Provide feedback

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Which objectives are covered as part of Sprint Planning?

A. Understanding what functionality the Product Owner desires within the next Sprint and figuring out how to do it.
B. Updating the scope of the release with all Sprints, end dates, and costs
C. Reviewing current functionality that binds the software solution
D. Recalculating empirical velocity, adjusting team capacity accordingly, and projecting end dates

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A. Understanding what functionality the Product Owner desires within the next Sprint and figuring out how to do it.

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The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

  • Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner.
  • Turn the Product Backlog it selects into an increment of potentially shippable product functionality.
  • . Do all of the development work, but not the types of testing that require specialized testing, tools, and environments.
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  • Turn the Product Backlog it selects into an increment of potentially shippable product functionality.
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Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?

A. The Project Manager
B. The Scrum Team
C. The Development Team
D. The Product Owner

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The Development Team

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When should the Product Owner ship or implement a Sprint increment?

A. At the end of every Sprint
B. When the Team feels is done with every Sprint
C. Whenever the increment is free of defects
D. When it makes sense

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D. When it makes sense

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The Sprint Backlog is owned by?

  • The Scrum Master
  • The Product Owner
  • The Development Team
  • The Scrum Master and Development Team
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The Development Team

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When many Scrum Teams are working on a project, what best describes the definition of “done”?

A. All teams must use the same definition
B. Each Team defines and uses its own
C. Each Team uses its own but must make it clear to all other Teams
D. It depends

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A. All teams must use the same definition

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When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?

A. No, that is far too hard
B. No, each Scrum Team stands alone
C. Yes, but only the Scrum’s Teams whose work has dependencies
D. Yes, otherwise Product Owners may not be able to inspect what is done accurately

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D. Yes, otherwise Product Owners may not be able to inspect what is done accurately

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What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master?

A. To Prioritize the Product Backlog
B. To remove any impediments the Development Team encounters during their work
C. To work with the Product Owner to develop the Product Backlog
D. To manage the Development Team

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B. To remove any impediments the Development Team encounters during their work

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Who is ultimately responsible for the Product Backlog item estimates?
A. The Development Team
B. Scrum Master
C. Stakeholders
D. Project Owner
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Project Owner (THIS NEEDS HELP)

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More than one Scrum Team is working on a single project or release. How should the Product Backlog be arranged?

  • A separate Product Backlog is constructed for each Scrum Team. All of the increments are integrated at the end in an integration Sprint
  • All Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and integrate their work every sprint
  • Only one Scrum Team should work on Scrum project
  • Scrum Teams should have their separate Product Backlogs
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All Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and integrate their work every sprint

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What is the Release Burn down?
A. A graph indicating what has been completed by the Scrum Team
B. A measure of the remaining Product Backlog across the time of a release plan
C. What has been completed by the Scrum Team to date
D. The work remaining to be completed by the Product Owner

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B. A measure of the remaining Product Backlog across the time of a release plan

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What does the Sprint Backlog consist of?

A. User Stories, only.
B. Use Cases
C. Selected Backlog Items and Tasks
D. Test cases

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C. Selected Backlog Items and Tasks

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What happens when the Sprint is canceled?

A. The Scrum Team disbands immediately
B. The complete Sprint Backlog is put back to the Product Backlog
C. The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and incomplete items are ignored.
D. The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and incomplete items are put back to the Product Backlog

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D. The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release and incomplete items are put back to the Product Backlog

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What is the major difference between Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog?

A. The Product Backlog is equal to the Sprint Backlog
B. The Product Backlog is a subset of the Sprint Backlog
C. The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog
D. The Sprint Backlog is owned by the Product Owner

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C. The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog

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As the Sprint planning progresses, the workload has grown beyond the development team’s capacity. Which action makes the most sense for the Team?

A. Work overtime for the Sprint
B. Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items
C. Cancel the Sprint
D. Star the Sprint and recruit additional team members

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B. Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items

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The correct sequence of events in using Scrum framework is as follows:

A. Sprint Planning, Sprint, Sprint Retrospective, Daily Scrum, and Sprint Review
B. Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
C. Sprint Planning, Sprint, Sprint Retrospective, Daily Scrum, and Sprint Review
D. Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective

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B. Sprint Planning, Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective

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Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?

A. The team members
B. The Scrum Master
C. The Product Owner
D. The Project Manager

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C. The Product Owner

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Who defines the Sprint Backlog scope?

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

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B. Development Team

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What is the Scrum?

A. A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest possible value
B. It’s not an Agile Framework
C. Scrum is a complete process to develop software
D. None of above

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A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest possible value

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Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

  • Scrum Master
  • Development Team
  • Development Team and Product Owner
  • Development Team and Scrum Master
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-Development Team

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On a new Scrum Team, the Development Team tell the Scrum Master that they don’t feel the need for retrospectives. Which answer is correct?

A. Discuss with product owner
B. Start doing retrospectives
C. None of above

A

WHAT DO THEY SAY ? (C)

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Is Scrum Master a “management” position?

A

Yes - manage process not people

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Who is on the Scrum Team?

A. Project Manager
B. Project Owner
C. Product Owner
D. Development Team
E. Manager
F. CEO
G. Scrum Master
A

Product Owner

Dev Team

Scrum Master

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Q

What is the recommended size for a Development Team?

A. 6, +3 or -3
B. 9
C. 6
D. 7, +2 or -2

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D. 7, +2 or -2

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What happens when all committed items (requirements) are not completed at the end of the Sprint?

A. The Sprint duration is extended
B. The tasks are determined to be unnecessary
C. They return to the product backlog
D. None of the above

A

They return to the product backlog

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The most encouraged time of day to hold a Scrum Daily Meeting is:

A. A beginning of the day
B. Immediately after lunch
C. 4:30 PM
D. 7:00 PM

A

A. A beginning of the day

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What artifact shows actual versus planned progress?

A. Work Flow
B. Burn down Chart
C. Task Breakdown
D. Stakeholders

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B. Burn down Chart

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Which of the following is NOT part of the Sprint?

A. The product is released to customers after each Sprint
B. The principal goal for a Sprint is to produce release-quality increments in functionality
C. Releases usually incorporate the result of multiple Sprints
D. Occur at times dictated by customer and business needs

A

A. The product is released to customers after each Sprint

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What is the maximum amount of time a sprint retrospective should take?

A. 1 hour
B. 1 and half hour
C. 3 hours for a 30 day Sprint
D. 8 hours for a 30 day Sprint

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C. 3 hours for a 30 day Sprint

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Which statement below best describes the primary objective of the Sprint Retrospective?

A. The primary objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to identify what went wrong or hindered the Sprint
B. The primary objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to provide feedback to the Product Owner(s).
C. The primary objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to recommend ways to work better in the Sprint
D. The primary objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to review the workcompleted by the Team during the Sprint.

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C. The primary objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to recommend ways to work better in the Sprint

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Which of the following is not reflected in a Sprint Burn down Chart?

A. Total Days in Sprint
B. Number of Tasks Remaining
C. Day of Sprint
D. Work Hours Remaining

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B. Number of Tasks Remaining

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Which statement below best describes the primary objective of the Sprint Review?

A. The primary objective of the Sprint Review is to demo the Sprint work for Senior Management
B. The primary objective of the Sprint Review is to demo the Sprint work and to receive feedback from the Product Owner(s) on the work completed in the Sprint
C. The primary objective of the Sprint Review is to demo the Sprint work and to receive feedback from the Scrum Mater on the work completed in the Sprint
D. The primary objective of the Sprint Review is to demo the Sprint work and to recommend ways to work better in the Sprint.

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The primary objective of the Sprint Review is to demo the Sprint work and to receive feedback from the Product Owner(s) on the work completed in the Sprint

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You are the Scrum Master and the very first Sprint will complete in 5 days. You are creating a meeting invite for the Sprint Review to demo the items completed in the Sprint. Who should you invite as a required attendee to the Sprint Review?

  1. Product Owner(s)
  2. Development Team
  3. Business Users
A

1 and 2 only (?)

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You are the Scrum Master. The Sprint will complete in two days. Each day of the Sprint is equivalent to 8 hours. The team has just enough time to complete all tasks in the remaining 16 hours with the exception of three tasks. Of these three tasks, two tasks (a total of 6 hours) are required to complete one Product
Backlog item and one task (an estimate of 2 hours) is required to complete another Product Backlog item. How should the development team handle the remaining three tasks?

A. The development team should negotiate with the Product Owner on the definition of “done”.
B. The development team should work the extra 8 hours to complete their commitment to the Product Owner
C. The development team should place the two Product Backlog items back onto the Product Backlog
D. The development team should keep the three tasks on the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint and complete those tasks first

A

A. The development team should negotiate with the Product Owner on the definition of “done”. (RESEARCH)

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What is the primary objective of the daily scrum?

A. To share with the team what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks
B. To give a status report to the Product Owner on what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks.
C. To discuss work details with the team since every team member must attend the meeting
D. To give a status report to the Scrum Master on what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks.

A

To share with the team what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks

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Which statement best describes what it means for an activity to be time-boxed?

A. The activity must take place on a particular date
B. The activity must start at a particular time
C. There is a maximum time limit for the activity
D. There is a recommended amount of time for the activity

A

C. There is a maximum time limit for the activity

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You are the Scrum Master and your Development Team of 6 members has completed six Sprints with the following information:
Sprint 1: 10 points
Sprint 2: 11 points
Sprint 3: 15 points
Sprint 4: 14 points
Sprint 5: 15 points
Sprint 6: 10 points
The remaining story points for product development total 42. What is the approximate number of Sprint required to complete product development?
A

5 sprints

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Under what circumstances should the Product Backlog be reprioritized?

A. The Scrum Master should reprioritize the Product Backlog only at the end of a new Sprint
B. The Scrum Master should reprioritize the Product Backlog only at the beginning of a new Sprint
C. The Team should reprioritize the Product Backlog only at the end of a new Sprint.
D. The Product Owner should reprioritize the Product Backlog whenever new information is learned

A

D. The Product Owner should reprioritize the Product Backlog whenever new information is learned

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How could the team and other stakeholders know if a product backlog item is done?

A. They should ask to the member’s development team
B. They should compare what was done, against the definition of Done established by the Scrum Team
C. Ask the Product Owner
D. Ask the Manager

A

B. They should compare what was done, against the definition of Done established by the Scrum Team

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How many hours per day should a person on a Scrum team work?

A. A sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.
B. An “ideal day” measures only when he or she is productive.
C. However many hours are needed to get the work done.
D. 14 hours.

A

A. A sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.

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Q

According to Scrum, the amount of time for a team to plan Sprint activities is expressed in what unit of time?

A. Weeks
B. Days
C. Hours
D. Minutes

A

C. Hours

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Q

From the activities given, which is the latest step in the sequence of the Scrum framework?

A. Daily scrum
B. Sprint retrospective
C. Sprint review
D. Sprint planning

A

Sprint retrospective

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Q

Which of the following is not a Scrum Master responsibility?

A. Establish priorities together with product owner for Product Backlog items
B. Preventing Senior Management from shifting team priorities
C. Empowering the team
D. Socializing scrum throughout the organization

A

B. Preventing Senior Management from shifting team priorities (LOOKS LIKE A THO)

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Q

Which of the following is reflected in a Sprint Burn down Chart?

A. Team Members Name
B. Number of Product Backlog Items Completed
C. Number of Tasks Remaining
D. Work Hours Remaining

A

D. Work Hours Remaining

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Q

The Sprint planning meeting is comprised of how many sections?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

A

2

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Q

What is the maximum duration of each Sprint planning meeting section?

A. 1 hour
B. 30 minutes
C. 4 hours
D. 2 hours
E. 15 minutes
D. 2 hours
E. 15 minutes
A

C. 4 hours / 8 hours timeboxed

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What are the two parts of the sprint planning meeting?

A
  1. In the first part the product owner shares the sprint vision with the team and presents the backlog for the sprint. In the
  2. the team meets to discuss how the PBIs should be decomposed into developable tasks.
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Q

Which of the following activities do not occur at the end of the Sprint? (Choose two)

A. Software development
B. Release deployment
C. Sprint review meeting
D. Quality assurance testing

A

A. Software development

D. Quality assurance testing

81
Q

What does the Scrum Development Team attempt to develop at every Sprint?

A. A product that is ready for customer delivery
B. A completed Sprint Backlog
C. A product that is ready for QA and/or QC testing
D. A product increment that is potentially ready for customer delivery

A

D. A product increment that is potentially ready for customer delivery

82
Q

A _____________________ is created during the first half of the Sprint planning meeting and a _________________ is created during the second half of the Sprint planning meeting?

A. Sprint Backlog, collection of tasks
B. Product Backlog, collection of tasks
C. Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog
D. Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog

A

C. Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog

83
Q

Who determines whether the development team has been assigned enough work in a Sprint?

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

A

A. The Development Team

84
Q

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

A. Maintaining the Product Backlog with current information
B. Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features
C. Assigning tasks to team members
D. Prioritizing the Product Backlog

A

C. Assigning tasks to team members

85
Q

Which of the following statements best describes Product Backlog items?

A. Undefined or poorly defined Product Backlog items should be placed on the Product Backlog with a low priority
B. All Product Backlog items are the result of a(n) analysis, requirements and/or design phase(s).
C. Undefined or poorly defined Product Backlog items should be kept out from the Product Backlog until sufficient detail is known.
D. Every Product Backlog item, whether low priority or high priority, should possess sufficient detail for the Team to complete in a Sprint.

A

C. Undefined or poorly defined Product Backlog items should be kept out from the Product Backlog until sufficient detail is known.

86
Q

________________ constitute the Sprint Backlog and are often estimated in hours?

A. User Stories
B. Use Cases
C. Features
D. Tasks

A

D. Tasks

87
Q

Under what circumstances should separate Product Backlogs be maintained?

A. There are several Product Owners for one product. Each Product Owner should have their own Product Backlog
B. There are multiple teams working on independent products. Each unique combination of team and product should have an independent Product Backlog
C. There are multiple product features being developed by the same team.
D. There are multiple teams working on the components of the same product. Each team should an independent Product Backlog

A

B. There are multiple teams working on independent products. Each unique combination of team and product should have an independent Product Backlog

88
Q

Which of the following is not a Scrum cycle activity?

A. Sprint retrospective
B. Daily scrum
C. Weekly inspection
D. Sprint planning

A

C. Weekly inspection

89
Q

You are the new Scrum Master at a company currently doing RUP in three month iterations. Your current task in switching from RUP to Scrum is to define how long the Sprint cycle should be. In what units of time should you define the sprint cycle?

A. A fixed amount of months
B. A fixed amount of weeks, excluding holidays
C. A fixed amount of days
D. A fixed amount of hours

A
90
Q

Which of the following statements best explains what the term Sprint means in Scrum?

A. A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to test and resolve any issues prior to product release or shipment
B. A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to work at a sustainable pace to finish select work.
C. A sprint is an agreed upon period of time for team members to select individual items from the product backlog to work on.
D. A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to work as many hours as needed to finish assigned work

A

B. A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to work at a sustainable pace to finish select work.

91
Q

_____________ can change the priority of items in the _________ backlog at any time.

A. The Team; Product
B. The Product Owner(s); Sprint
C. The Product Owner(s); Product
D. The Scrum Master; Sprint

A

The Product Owner(s); Product

92
Q

Why does Scrum prevent Product Owners from changing Product Backlog items that are being worked on during the Sprint?

A. The development team cannot meet their Sprint commitment to complete work if requirements are changing
B. A Sprint cycle is not enough time for senior management review and approve changes
C. This forces Product Owners to focus on what is really important for the team to develop.
D. The development team must be able to limit the Product Owner authority

A

C. This forces Product Owners to focus on what is really important for the team to develop.

93
Q

Which of the following is not a Scrum artifact?

A. User Stories
B. Sprint Backlog
C. Product Backlog
D. Software Increment

A

A. User Stories

94
Q

Which of the following is a role in the Scrum framework?

A. Database Admin
B. Development Team
C. QA Tester
D. Senior Developer

A

B. Development Team

95
Q

The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for documentation?

A. True
B. False

A

B. False

96
Q

The individual, detailed pieces of work that are needed to convert a product backlog item into a working software component or solution are called:

A. User Stories
B. Use cases
C. Line items
D. Tasks

A

D. Tasks

97
Q

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

A. Running the daily scrum meeting
B. Team communication
C. Gathering requirements for Product Backlog items
D. Inspecting work at Sprint Review

A

A. Running the daily scrum meeting

98
Q

How should items in the Product Backlog be ordered?

A. Alphabetically first and then by list order in the Product Backlog
B. Grouped by business features first and then chronologically by date of original business request
C. Prioritized by business importance first. The items that result in biggest ROI, must be priorized first
D. Chronologically by date of original business request first and then by list order in the Product Backlog

A

Prioritized by business importance first. The items that result in biggest ROI, must be priorized first

99
Q

What is the maximum amount of time that the team should spend in the daily scrum?

A. As long as it takes
B. 1 hour
C. 45 minutes
D. 15 minutes
E. 15 minutes, proportionally less for shorter Sprints
A

D. 15 minutes

100
Q

Please select which statement is the most accurate:

A. Agile Development is an implementation of Scrum
B. Scrum is an implementation of Agile Development
C. Agile Development and Scrum are synonyms for the same methodology
D. Agile Development and Scrum are contrasting methodologies

A

B. Scrum is an implementation of Agile Development

101
Q

Which type of testing defines, end-to-end testing done to ensure that nothing is broken in the integrating modules

A. Integration Testing

B. Exploratory testing

C. Regression Testing

D. User acceptance testing

A

C. Regression Testing

102
Q

The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created.

A. True

B. False

A

A. True

103
Q

It’s come to your attention that some team members feel that Carlos is a negative influence on the team. You can certainly understand why - he believes that everything is doomed. What should you do?

A. Ignore him and hope it goes away

B. Use Carlos as an asset, particularly during risk identification

C. Escalate the issue with the higher authorities

D. Remove Carlos from the team.

A

B. Use Carlos as an asset, particularly during risk identification

104
Q

Which two are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose 2)

A. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

B. It is facilitated by the team lead.

C. It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions.

D. Its location and time should remain constant.

A

A. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

D. Its location and time should remain constant.

105
Q

A _____________________ is created during the first half of the Sprint planning meeting and a
_________________ is created during the second half of the Sprint planning meeting?

A. Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog

B. Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog

C. Product Backlog, collection of tasks

D. Sprint Backlog, collection of tasks

A

B. Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog

106
Q

Which two of the following are Artifacts in Scrum? (Choose two.)

A. Product backlog

B. Story board

C. Sprint backlog

D. Shippable Product Functionality

A

A. Product backlog

C. Sprint backlog

107
Q

A __________ chart is a graphical representation of work left to do versus time.

A. burn down

B. flow

C. pie

D. gantt

A

A. burn down

108
Q

The sprint planning is a one-day time boxed meeting divided into two 4-hour sessions?

A. True

B. False

A

A. True

109
Q

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate?

A
110
Q

At the end of a Sprint Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of “Done”. What things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item?

A

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