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How should a Development Team handle non-functional requirements? - ANSWER Make sure each increment meets them.
Which two things will a Product Owner do during a Sprint? Select 2 options
Answer: - ANSWER - Collaborate with the stakeholders.
- Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.
How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint? - ANSWER None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.
Which two things may a Scrum Master do if the Development Team lacks the engineering tools and infrastructure to fully complete each selected Product Backlog item? Select 2 options - ANSWER - Coach the Development Team in skills, tools, and infrastructure to enhance over time, and then adjust the Definition of Done accordingly.
- Have the Development Team create a Definition of Done that is actually possible to attain given current circumstances.
Sprint
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of the Product. - ANSWER True
Which of the following is required by Scrum? - ANSWER - Sprint Burndown Chart.
- Members must stand up at the Daily Scrum.
- Sprint Retrospective.
- Release Planning.
When does the second Sprint start? - ANSWER Immediately after the first Sprint.
Who must attend the Daily Scrum? - ANSWER The Development Team.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible? - ANSWER Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested and needed.
The Product Backlog is ordered by? - ANSWER Importance, where the most important items are at the top at all times.
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint? - ANSWER The Development Team.
Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum Choose 3 answers - ANSWER - Sprint Retrospective.
- Sprint Planning.
- Daily Scrum.
Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum? - ANSWER He/She doesn't need to be there.
What is a Development Team responsible for? Choose 2 answers - ANSWER - Resolving internal team conflicts.
- Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
Daily Scrum The Scrum Master ensures the Development Team is taught to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.
Which two of the following is the Scrum Master's role during the Sprint? Choose 2 answers ANSWER - Remove impediments.
- Facilitate inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed.
"done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? - ANSWER Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.
What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)? - ANSWER 3 to 9
Which two (2) things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint? - ANSWER Answer 1 of 2: Deliver an increment of releasable software.
Answer 2 out of 2: Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Product Owner
What is the role of Management in Scrum? - ANSWER Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
When is a Sprint over? - ANSWER When the time-box expires.
What are the two main ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? - ANSWER Answer 1 of 2: By facilitating Development Team decisions
Answer 2 of 2: By removing impediments that obstruct the Development Team
Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place? - ANSWER The predictability reduces complexity.
What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box? - ANSWER The event can take
no more than a maximum amount of time.
Who is responsible for the progress of work during a Sprint? - ANSWER The Development Team
The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should not be changed. These conditions promote creativity, quality, and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is FALSE? - ANSWER The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint.
Development Team membership should change: - ANSWER As needed, while considering a short term reduction in productivity.
Who must be present in the Daily Scrum? - ANSWER The Development Team.
The three pillars of empirical process control are: - ANSWER Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation
When is the next Sprint started? - ANSWER Immediately after the closure of the previous Sprint.
The product increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint. - ANSWER False
What is the main reason the Scrum Master would attend the Daily Scrum? - ANSWER He or she doesn't need to be there. He or she only needs to ensure that the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
The length of a Sprint should be: - ANSWER Answer: All of these answers are correct.
- Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.
- Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business
The order of the Product Backlog is determined by: - ANSWER By whatever the Product Owner perceives as most suitable.
Who can cancel a Sprint? - ANSWER The Product Owner
Sprints are never longer than a calendar month. - ANSWER True
The Scrum Team and Development Team are the same thing. - ANSWER False
Sprints lengths can vary each Sprint as long as they don't exceed a month. - ANSWER False
A Scrum cross-functional team consists of what types of team members - ANSWER None of the above (A specialist in QA, An architect, A release manager)
The Sprint Review feedback influences the next Sprint Planning. - ANSWER True
The Scrum Master is a participant in the Sprint Retrospective. - ANSWER True
Scrum has one - and only one - person responsible for the Product Backlog. - ANSWER True
Which is true about the Sprint Review? Choose 2 answers - ANSWER - Stakeholders may attend
- The Product Owner presents what backlog items are "Done"
How often is Inspection happening? - ANSWER Frequently, but not so often that it gets in the way of the work
What happens in the first part of the Sprint Planning meeting? - ANSWER Answer: All of the above
- Items are selected from the Product Backlog
- The Development Team decides how much work can be accomplished
- The Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal
The Product Owner and Scrum Master are not part of the Development Team - ANSWER Answer: False (The Scrum Master and Product Owner can be part of the Development Team if they help create the product.)
What is a time-boxed event? - ANSWER It has a maximum duration
If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on a product, they each need their own definition of "Done." - ANSWER False
Who is responsible for ordering the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Product Owner
What does Scrum mean by Transparency? - ANSWER The process is undertandable by all stakeholders
When was Scrum first introduced? - ANSWER In 1995 at a conference presentation
What happens if all the necessary testing doesn't occur in a Sprint? - ANSWER A risk of not creating a potentially shippable product occurs
If a customer really wants a feature added to a Sprint, how should the Development Team respond? - ANSWER Ask the Product Owner to work with the customer
Scrum is both an iterative and incremental Agile process. - ANSWER True
Master do? - ANSWER Let the Development Team come up with a new time
Who tracks work remaining in the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Product Owner
Which of the following is NOT part of the Scrum Framework? - ANSWER Characteristics
Arrange the following by order of first occurrence in a Sprint. - ANSWER - Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
Scrum is: - ANSWER - A process framework used to manage the development of products
Whose responsibility is it to maximize the value of the product? - ANSWER - The Product Owner
How often should Development Team members change? - ANSWER As needed
Why is the length of a Sprint no longer than a month? - ANSWER Answer: All of the above
- Risk is limited to one month of development
- Project complexity increases with a longer duration
- The Sprint Goal may change
Pick which of the following statements is true about the Product Owner. Choose 2 answers - ANSWER - The Product Owner prioritizes the Product Backlog
- The Product Owner can clarify the backlog during the Sprint
How often does Inspection happen? - ANSWER Often, but not so frequent that it gets in the way of work
When does a Sprint get canceled or end early? - ANSWER When the Sprint Goal cannot be met
Which of the following occurs in the first Sprint? - ANSWER Develop a shippable piece of functionality
The backlog is ordered by: - ANSWER The needs of the Product Owner
Match the following - ANSWER - Scrum Event = Daily Scrum
- Scrum Artifact = Product Backlog
- Scrum Role = Product Owner
- Not Scrum = Gantt Chart
If the Development Team does not have all the skills to accomplish the Sprint Goal, the Scrum Master should: - ANSWER Have the development team determine the definition of "Done" and work through the Sprint backlog
Match the following with their related "Time-boxed" duration. - ANSWER - Sprint Review : 4 hours
- Sprint Retrospective : 3 hours
- Sprint Planning : 8 hours
- Sprint : 1 month
- Daily Scrum : 15 minutes
A new Sprint begins directly after a previous Sprint. - ANSWER True
What is the purpose of the Sprint Review Choose 3 answers - ANSWER - To inspect and adapt
- To collaborate with stakeholders
- To demonstrate what is "Done"
Who is responsible for the Project Plan and Gantt Chart in Scrum? - ANSWER Answer: None of the above
- There is no Gantt Chart in Scrum
Once several Scrum Teams exists it also needs different product backlog. - ANSWER False
Which of the following are not true for change to take place within a Sprint? - ANSWER Changes maybe made in which impact may affect the Sprint Goal.
The PO may not need to be a single individual, instead it can also be the responsibility of different committee/ multiple persons, or could be shared responsibilities among others.
How does the Scrum Master provide most value to the Team? - ANSWER Removing impediments to the Development Team
Scrum is: - ANSWER Answer: All of the above
- Simple to understand
- Lightweight
- Difficult to Master
Who is NOT part of the Scrum Team? - ANSWER Customer
Sprint lengths can vary each Sprint provided it doesn't exceed a month. - ANSWER False
Who updates work remaining during the Sprint? - ANSWER The Development Team
How long is the time-box for the Daily Scrum? - ANSWER 15 minutes
The Project Manager plays the following role in Scrum: - ANSWER Answer: None of the above
- Gathers the status from the Scrum Master
- Creates teh release plan
- Updates the burndown chart
Select all the members of the SCrum Team: - ANSWER - Development Team
- Scrum Master
- Product Owner
How long is a Sprint Review? - ANSWER It depends on the length of the Sprint
There must be a release every Sprint. - ANSWER False
The Scrum Master as a Servant Leader is in service to which of the following? - ANSWER Answer: All of the above
- The Development Team
- The Organization
- The Product Owner
Every scrum team has to have a product owner and scrum master - ANSWER Yes, and each Scrum team's performance may be affected by their degree of participation as influenced by any other responsibilities e.g. other teams for which they are also the Scrum Master or PO
Which of the following is not a Time-box in Scrum? - ANSWER - Release Testing
- Sprint 0
- Release Retrospective
- Sprint Testing
During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog? - ANSWER During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.
A properly functioning Scrum team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several. - ANSWER False
Scrum Master is a "management" position - ANSWER True
What are some consequences if a Development Team does not have a consistent definition of done from Sprint to Sprint? - ANSWER All of above
- The Development team may not know how many Product Backlog items it can do in a Sprint.
- The Product Owner may not know what he/she is inspecting at the Sprint Review.
- The Product Owner may be unable to get gauge the progress toward his/her goals.
- The Development Team may not know what work is entailed in completing selected Product Backlog items.
Which two are properties of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers - ANSWER It's location and time should remain constant.
It's fifteen minutes or less in duration
What would comprise the Sprint Backlog? - ANSWER Any of the above or others which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.
- User Stories.
- Use Cases.
- Tests.
- Tasks.
Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog Items? Choose 2 answers - ANSWER Asks the Development Team to do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects.
Has the Development Team Define "Done" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects.
Which of the following is an example of an increment of working software? - ANSWER Additional features that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team? - ANSWER - Development Team
- Scrum Master
- Product Owner
Which three activities will a product owner likely engage in during a Sprint? Choose 3 answers - ANSWER Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint
Provide feedback.
Work with the stakeholders.
Which of these may a Development team delivery at the end of a Sprint? Choose 2 answers - ANSWER An increment of working software that is "Done"
Which of the following best describes the Product Owner's responsibility? - ANSWER To optimize the Return on Investment (ROI) and the Total Cost of Ownership(TCO) of the work the Development team does.
On what type of process control is Scrum based? - ANSWER Empirical
The Product Owner must ship or implement each Sprint increment. - ANSWER When it makes sense.
Which of the following best describes the Sprint Review? - ANSWER It provides an opportunity to the stakeholders to inspect the product increment and progress and provide feedback on the next steps.
When does the Sprint retrospectives held? - ANSWER At the end of each Sprint.
When many Scrum teams are working on the same product, should all their increments be integrated every Sprint? - ANSWER Yes, but only for Scrum teams whose work has dependencies.
A Scrum master maintains a list of open impediments. The list is growing, and he/she was able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which three techniques will be most helpful in this situation? Choose 3 answers - ANSWER - Prioritize the list and work on them in order.
- Alert management to the impediments and their impact.
- Collaborate with the Development Team.
What are 2 things that the Development Team does NOT do during the first Sprint? Select 2 options - ANSWER - Development a plan for the rest of the project
- Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure.
The Maximum length of the Sprint Review is: - ANSWER 4 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionally less for shorter Sprints.
Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chat indicates? - ANSWER When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Development Team.
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternative most clearly? - ANSWER The Product Owner
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible? - ANSWER Facilitating and also participating as a Scrum team member.
How many hours per day should a person on a Scrum team work? - ANSWER A sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.
Items on the Product Backlog tend to be: - ANSWER Larger than the items in the Sprint Backlog.
Which does the Scrum Master have responsibility for? - ANSWER The Scrum process being adopted and used correctly.
Which of the following techniques is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner? - ANSWER To act as an intermediary for them.
When does the Sprint Backlog come into being? - ANSWER During the Sprint Planning meeting
If multiple teams work together on systems and products, each team maintain their own Product Backlog. - ANSWER False
