Certified Scrum Master – Exam 1

A _______________ orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog. 

The process to frequently and diligently detect potentially undesirable variances or problems is called _______________.

Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from_____________ and ____________  based on what is observed.

Scrum is a ________________ that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems. 

The emergent process and work must be visible to those performing the work as well as those receiving the work. This is called ___________________.

____________  without transparency is misleading and wasteful. 

Scrum combines ________  formal events for inspection and adaptation within a containing event, the Sprint. 

The _____________ turns a selection of the work into an Increment of value during a Sprint. 

Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for _______________.

What provokes change?

_____________  without adaptation is considered pointless. 

These events work because they implement the empirical Scrum pillars of

A) transparency

B) inspection

C) collaboration

D) adaptation

Transparency enables _______________.

Scrum combines four formal events for inspection and adaptation within a containing event, called ___________. 

The Scrum Team and its stakeholders inspect the results and adjust for the ____________. 

These events  of transparency, inspection, and adaptation are called __________________.

To help with inspection, Scrum provides___________  in the form of its five events. 

The Scrum Team turns a selection of the work into an Increment of value during a_______________. 

____________ asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed. 

Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their__________  and _____________. 

Scrum engages groups of people who collectively have all the skills and expertise to do the work and share or acquire such skills as needed. 

What is Empricism?

Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through ______________ for complex problems. 

The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining the parts required to implement Scrum theory. 

Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it. 

Scrum is founded on__________  and _____________. 

A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a _________________. 

Artifacts that have _______________  can lead to decisions that diminish value and increase risk. 

______________  reduces waste and focuses on the essentials. 

Scrum makes visible the relative efficacy of current ___________________, so that improvements can be made. 

A) management

B) environment

C) work techniques

D) methodologies

Scrum is built upon by the _____________  of the people using it 

Scrum requires a Scrum Master to foster an environment where: 

What is the first step in the Scrum Process?

Various _________________ can be employed within the framework.

A) processes

B) techniques

C) methods

D) adaptations

Scrum requires a _____________  to foster an environment.

What enables inpection?

The emergent process and work must be __________  to those performing the work as well as those receiving the work.

Scrum events are designed to __________  change. 

Artifacts that have low transparency can lead to decisions that :

A) diminish value

B) cancel projects

C) increase risk

D) strategic loss

What is cadence?

Inspection enables _______________. 

The Scrum Team turns a selection of the work into an _____________ during a Sprint. 

Scrum employs an ___________________  approach to optimize predictability and to control risk. 

Who inspect the results and adjust for the next Sprint?

What is Increment of Value?

If any aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits or if the resulting product is unacceptable, the process being applied or the materials being produced must be adjusted. This process is called?

Scrum wraps around ________________  or renders them unnecessary.

The ______________  and its___________  inspect the results and adjust for the next Sprint. 

With Scrum, important decisions are based on the perceived state of its______________ formal artifacts. 

What must be inspected frequently and diligently to detect potentially undesirable variances or problems?

A) The Scrum artifacts

B) The Project list

C) The progress toward agreed goals

D) The updated product list