PSM 1 – Advance Questions – TheScrumExperts.com

Scrum Master (PSM 1) - Full Practice Assessment 1 - Advance

1 / 80

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.

It is a mechanism to control the Development Team’s activities during a Sprint.

It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it forecast , or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its forecast.

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

45 minutes

15 minutes, proportionally less for shorter Sprints

As long as it takes

1 hour

15 minutes

3 / 80

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

The development team must be able to limit the Product Owner authority

A Sprint cycle is not enough time for senior management review and approve changes

The development team cannot meet their Sprint commitment to complete work if requirements are changing

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

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A Sprint Retrospective should be held:

Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one.

At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release.

At the beginning of each Sprint.

At the end of each Sprint.

5 / 80

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

Tasks

Features

Use Cases

User Stories

6 / 80

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum’s values? (Choose two.)

A) Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.

B. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams.
C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams.
D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.

E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.

B and D

A, B and C

A and D

A, B and E

7 / 80

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

False

True

8 / 80

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

Assigning tasks to team members

Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features

Maintaining the Product Backlog with current information

Prioritizing the Product Backlog

9 / 80

Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose two.)

A. Run the Daily Scrum.
B. Prioritize the Development Team’s work on the Sprint Backlog.
C. Update the Sprint burndown chart.
D. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.

E. Work with the stakeholders.

B and E

D and E

A and B

A and C

10 / 80

Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of “Done”?

To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.

To be able to reprimand the team when they don’t meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.

To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.

To predict the team’s productivity over time.

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Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?

The Project Manager.

The Development Team is consultation with the Product Owner.

The Development Team.

The Product Owner.

The Scrum Master.

12 / 80

What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?

As long as needed

2 hours for a monthly Sprint.

4 hours and longer as needed

1 day

4 hours for a monthly Sprint

13 / 80

Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint? (Choose two.)

A) The length of the Sprint should be proportional to the work that is done in between Sprints.

B) It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort.

C) Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should hold the time it will take to code the planned features in the upcoming Sprint, but does not include time for any testing.

D) Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should be long enough to make sure the Development Team can deliver what is to be accomplished in the upcoming Sprint.

E) All Sprints must be 1 month or less.

A, B and D

C, D and E

A and E

B and E

14 / 80

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.

Complete the project within the date and cost as calculated by the Product Owner.

Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.

15 / 80

Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?

A single document, if that is what the Scrum Master asked for.

An increment of software with minor known bugs in it.

An increment of working software that is “done”.

Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint.

16 / 80

Please select which of the following statements are true

A) The Product Owner itemizes which Product Backlog items are done and which Product Backlog items are not done during Sprint Review

B) The Product Owner demonstrates potentially-shippable product features and/or components during the Sprint Review

C) The Scrum Master provides a report of what happened during the Sprint

D) The Development Team demonstrates potentially-shippable product features and/or components during the Sprint Review

E) Feedback from stakeholders during the Sprint Review may result in additional Product Backlog items

A, B and C

A, D and E

A, B and E

B, D and E

17 / 80

A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items “Done” by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of “Done”? (Choose three.)

A. It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks.
B.It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the technical documentation.

C. It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review.
D. It trucks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item.
E. It guides the Development Team is creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.
F. It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.

B, D and F

C, D and F

A, E and F

A, C and E

18 / 80

The CEO asks the Development Team to add a “very important” item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do?

Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO.

Add the item to the current Sprint with out any adjustments.

Add the item to the next Sprint.

Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.

19 / 80

The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog

True

False

20 / 80

The time-box for a Daily Scrum?

The same time of day every day.

Two minutes per person.

15 minutes

15 minutes for a 4 week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

21 / 80

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

The Scrum Master, Sprint

The Team, Product

The Product Owner(s), Sprint

The Product Owner(s), Product

22 / 80

Every Scrum team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.

True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.

False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Development Team.

False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a business analyst in the Development Team.

True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.

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How often should Development Team membership change?

Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

As needed, while taking in to account a short term reduction in productivity.

Never, because it reduces productivity.

As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.

24 / 80

Under what circumstances should separate Product Backlogs be maintained?

There are multiple teams working on the components of the same product. Each team should an independent Product Backlog

There are several Product Owners for one product. Each Product Owner should have their own Product Backlog

There are multiple product features being developed by the same team.

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

25 / 80

Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose three.)

A. Sprint Review.
B. Release Planning.
C. Sprint Retrospective.

D. Refinement Meeting.

E. Daily Scrum.

A, B and C

A, B and E

B, C and E

A, C and E

26 / 80

A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. The Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up conference calls) before the Daily Scrum. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.

Inform management and ask them to solve it.

Ask the Development Team members to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup.

Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that is how it will be done.

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During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?

The Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospectives.

Capturing requirements for the Product Backlog.

Participating as a Scrum Team member.

Summarizing and reporting the discussions to the stakeholders that he/she represents in the Scrum Team.

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The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint.

True, but only after confirmation by the resource manager that the Team has enough capacity.

True, accordingly to what was committed to the stakeholders.

False

False, the Scrum Master does that

False, capacity and commitment are the Project manager’s responsibility.

True

29 / 80

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

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

A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to test and resolve any issues prior to product release or shipment

A sprint is an agreed upon period of time for team members to select individual items from the product backlog to work on.

A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to work as many hours as needed to finish assigned work

30 / 80

The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

False

True

31 / 80

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team gas decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management.

Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.

32 / 80

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

A product that is ready for QA and/or QC testing

A completed Sprint Backlog

A product increment that is potentially-ready for customer delivery

A product that is ready for customer delivery

33 / 80

Which of the following activities do not occur at the end of the Sprint?

A) Software development

B) Release deployment

C. Sprint review meeting
D. Quality assurance testing

A, B and D

B and D

A and B

A and D

34 / 80

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

QA Tester

Senior Developer

Development Team

Database Admin

35 / 80

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?

Focus

Courage

Respect

Openness

Commitment

All of the above

36 / 80

Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose three.)

A. How is the Sprint proceeding?
B. What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
C. Why were you late?
D. What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
E. How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday?
F. What will I be working on tomorrow?
G. Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

A, F and G

A, E and G

B, D and G

A, C and E

37 / 80

The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? (Choose three.)

A. Opportunities to insect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
B. Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
C. The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders.

D. Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting.
E. The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly.
F. The Sprint plan may become inaccurate.

A, B and D

A and B

D, B and E

A, B and F

38 / 80

When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of “Done”?

Prior to starting a new project

Prior to starting a new Sprint

During Sprint Planning

During the Sprint Retrospective

39 / 80

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (Choose two.)

A. Reorder the Product Backlog.
B. Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.

C. Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.

D. Increase velocity.
E. Report daily progress to stakeholders.

C and E

B and C

B, C and E

A, B and D

40 / 80

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event?

Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what is can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.

The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting.

Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Development Team’s understanding of the Sprint.

Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.

41 / 80

Which of the following statements best describes Product Backlog items?

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

Undefined or poorly defined Product Backlog items should be placed on the Product Backlog with a low priority

All Product Backlog items are the result of a(n) analysis, requirements and/or design phase(s).

Every Product Backlog item, whether low priority or high priority, should possess sufficient detail for the Team to complete in a Sprint.

42 / 80

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose two.)

A. Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items.

B. Add security concerns to the definition of “Done”.
C. Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concerns.
D. Delegate the work to the concerned department.

E. Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

B and E

D and E

A and D

C and D

43 / 80

Select two ways in which technical debt impacts transparency. (Choose two.)

A When calculated and estimated, the total amount of technical debt shows exactly how long until the Product Owner can release the Increment.

B It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system, specifically of an Increment being releasable at the end of a Sprint.

C) As development progresses and code is added, the system becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways.

D) It enhances transparency for the Product Owner as a Development Team is not allowed to do additional feature development in a Sprint as long as there is technical debt.

A and C

C and D

B and C

A and B

44 / 80

You are the Scrum Master of a new, to be developed product. Development is going to require 45 people. What is a good first question for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams?

Who are going to be the team leads?

How will we make sure all teams have the right amount or expertise?

Who are the subject matter experts on each team?

What is the right mixture of senior and junior people on each team?

45 / 80

Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose three.)

A. Economic Value Added.

B. Respect.
C. Focus.
D. Earned Value.

E. Courage

A, B and E

B, C and D

B, C and E

C, D and E

46 / 80

Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?

Keep track of whether each team member has a chance to speak.

Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.

Lead the discussions of the Development Team.

Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered by each member of the team.

All of the above.

47 / 80

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

The Product Owner

The Development Team

The Scrum Master

The Product Owner and the Scrum Master

48 / 80

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

Running the daily scrum meeting

Gathering requirements for Product Backlog items

Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features

Inspecting work at Sprint Review

49 / 80

A Development Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what “Done” means. (Choose two.)

A. All work the Development Team is willing to do.

B. Ready for integration.
C. No work left from the definition of “Done”.

D. Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality.
E. All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users.

C, D and E

A, C and E

A and B

C and E

50 / 80

What two factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (Choose two.)

A. The organization has mandated similar length sprints.
B. The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used.

C. The frequency at which team formation can be changed.

D. The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders.

A, B and D

B and D

A, B and C

C and E

51 / 80

For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?

When the Product Owner asks to create one.

After the acceptance testing phase.

Before the release Sprint.

At the end of every Sprint.

Every 3 Sprints.

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

Line Items

User Stories

Use Cases

Tasks

53 / 80

The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for documentation?

False

True

54 / 80

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?

Product Backlog, collection of tasks

Sprint Backlog, collection of tasks

Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog

Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog

55 / 80

Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?

Value optimizer

Go-between development team and customers.

Requirements engineer

Team manager

56 / 80

Marian is the Product Owner envisioning a project for a new release of her product. She made a projection of a release date based upon a sustained velocity of 17 completed units of work per Sprint. Over the first 3 Sprints, the average velocity was 13 for work that the Development Team estimated as 90% done. The Development Teams, feeling the need to meet the plan, figured that a velocity of 17 was within their reach.

Add enough people to the Development Team for the deadline to be made.

The opportunity to inspect and adapt is lost. Opaqueness has replaced transparency. Predictability has dropped below zero. The produced software is not usable. As the rules of Scrum have not been respected, it is the Scrum Master’s duty to assess whether repair is possible, or a restart with a more reliable team. If not, the Scrum Master should cancel the project.

The Development Team should remind Marian to find funding for enough Release Sprints in which the remaining work can be done.

The Development Team makes sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as “Done” as possible. The undone work is estimated and added to the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint, so it doesn’t mess up the Product Backlog.

57 / 80

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 fixed amount of weeks, excluding holidays

A fixed amount of days

A fixed amount of hours

A fixed amount of months

58 / 80

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

All of the above.

The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning.

Skills needed to improve the Development Team’s ability to deliver.

Its Definition of “Done”.

Methods of communication.

59 / 80

Please select which statement is the most accurate:

Agile Development is an implementation of Scrum

Agile Development and Scrum are synonyms for the same methodology

Agile Development and Scrum are contrasting methodologies

Scrum is an implementation of Agile Development

60 / 80

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

A. It is facilitated by the team lead.
B. It is held first thing in the morning.
C. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.
D. It is free from and designed to promote conversation.
E. It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions.

F. Its location and time remain constant.

A and F

B and E

E and F

C and F

61 / 80

Every Development Team should have:

The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.

At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline (like QA, Dev, UX).

One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.

62 / 80

A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team members and creating the hostile environment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the team member?

The Product Owner is responsible, because he/she controls the return on investment (ROI).

The Development Team is responsible, and may need help from the Scrum Master.

The Scrum Manager is responsible, because he/she removes Impediments.

The hiring manager is responsible, because he/she hired the developer.

63 / 80

Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?

A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Back log lists

An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations.

UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations.

A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations.

Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations

64 / 80

Which of the following is not a Scrum artifact?

Product Backlog

User Stories

Sprint Backlog

Increment of Software

65 / 80

When does the second Sprint start?

Immediately after the first Sprint.

Once the architectural changes for the second Sprint have been approved by the senior architect.

After the customer completes acceptance testing of the first Sprint.

After the Product Backlog for the second Sprint has been selected.

66 / 80

What is included in the Sprint Backlog?

User Stories.

Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.

Tasks

Tests

Use Cases

67 / 80

The Sprint planning meeting is comprised of how many sections?

1

2

3

4

68 / 80

When should a Sprint Goal be created?

It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement.

A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.

It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning.

At any time during the Sprint.

During Sprint Planning.

69 / 80

Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?

The Development Team

The Project Manager

The Product Owner

Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team

The Scrum Master

70 / 80

Which statement best describes Scrum?

framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.

A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.

cookbook that defines best practices for software development.

A defined and predictive process that confirms to the principles of Scientific Management.

71 / 80

Which of the following is not a Scrum cycle activity?

Sprint retrospective

Daily Scrum

Weekly Inspection

Sprint Planning

72 / 80

When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?

At the end of the Sprint.

When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.

When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished.

When QA reports that the item passes all acceptance criteria.

73 / 80

Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).

True

False

74 / 80

How should items in the Product Backlog be ordered?

Chronologically by date of original business request first and then by list order in the Product Backlog

Grouped by business features first and then chronologically by date of original business request

Alphabetically first and then by list order in the Product Backlog

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

75 / 80

Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn’t have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item? (Choose two.)

A. Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools, and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of “Done” accordingly.

B. Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially “Done” increments until the situation improves.
C. Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team’s infrastructure instead of delivering an increment.
D. Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum.

E. Have the Development Team establish a Definition of “Done” that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.

A and E

A, B and E

A and C

B, C and D

76 / 80

Who owns the Sprint Backlog?

The Development Team

The Scrum Master

The Scrum Team.

The Product Owner.

77 / 80

In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?

Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams.

It doesn’t really matter because you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge.

Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.

Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams.

78 / 80

How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?

The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.

The Product Owner represents their opinions.

Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum.

The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.

79 / 80

Who starts the Daily Scrum?

The person coming in last. This encourages people be on time and help stay with in the time-box.

The Scrum Master. This ensure that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within time-box

Whoever the Development Team decides should start.

The person who has access to open the phone bridge.

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Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give?

Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points

Scrum forbids estimating.

Estimates must be in relative units.

Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

Estimates are made by the Development Team

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