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

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

Participating as a Scrum Team member.

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

Capturing requirements for the Product Backlog.

The Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospectives.

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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?

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

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

Add the item to the next Sprint.

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

A and B

B and E

D and E

A and C

5 / 80

What is included in the Sprint Backlog?

Use Cases

Tasks

Tests

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

User Stories.

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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.

B and C

A and B

A and C

C and D

7 / 80

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

Prioritizing the Product Backlog

Maintaining the Product Backlog with current information

Assigning tasks to team members

Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features

8 / 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?

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

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.

Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management.

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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 E

A, B and C

B, C and E

A, C and E

10 / 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 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.

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

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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 and E

B and E

A, B and D

C, D and E

12 / 80

Which of the following is not a Scrum cycle activity?

Weekly Inspection

Daily Scrum

Sprint Planning

Sprint retrospective

13 / 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

14 / 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, C and E

B, D and G

A, E and G

A, F and G

15 / 80

Please select which statement is the most accurate:

Agile Development and Scrum are contrasting methodologies

Agile Development and Scrum are synonyms for the same methodology

Scrum is an implementation of Agile Development

Agile Development is an implementation of Scrum

16 / 80

When does the second Sprint start?

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.

Immediately after the first Sprint.

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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 C

C and E

A, B and D

B and D

18 / 80

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

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

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

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.

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

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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.

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

Lead the discussions of the Development Team.

All of the above.

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

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

An increment of working software that is “done”.

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

An increment of software with minor known bugs in it.

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

21 / 80

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?

Estimates must be in relative units.

Scrum forbids estimating.

Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points

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

Estimates are made by the Development Team

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

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

23 / 80

How should items in the Product Backlog be ordered?

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

Alphabetically first and then by list order in the Product Backlog

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

24 / 80

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

False

True

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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.

C and D

A and D

D and E

B and E

26 / 80

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

True

False

27 / 80

Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?

Requirements engineer

Team manager

Go-between development team and customers.

Value optimizer

28 / 80

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

Prior to starting a new project

During the Sprint Retrospective

Prior to starting a new Sprint

During Sprint Planning

29 / 80

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

The Scrum Master

The Project Manager

The Development Team

The Product Owner

Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team

30 / 80

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

False

True

31 / 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 and D

A, B and D

A and B

B and D

32 / 80

What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?

1 day

4 hours for a monthly Sprint

4 hours and longer as needed

2 hours for a monthly Sprint.

As long as needed

33 / 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.

A, C and E

C, D and E

A and B

C and E

34 / 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.

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

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

35 / 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.

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

Inform management and ask them to solve it.

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

36 / 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 person who has access to open the phone bridge.

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

Whoever the Development Team decides should start.

37 / 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.

A, E and F

C, D and F

B, D and F

A, C and E

38 / 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

B, D and E

A, B and E

A, D and E

39 / 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?

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

Who are the subject matter experts on each team?

40 / 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 months

A fixed amount of hours

A fixed amount of days

41 / 80

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

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

The Product Owner represents their opinions.

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

The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.

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Every Development Team should have:

One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.

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).

43 / 80

Which of the following is not a Scrum artifact?

Sprint Backlog

Increment of Software

User Stories

Product Backlog

44 / 80

Which statement best describes Scrum?

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

A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.

cookbook that defines best practices for software development.

framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.

45 / 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

46 / 80

Under what circumstances should separate Product Backlogs be maintained?

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

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

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

47 / 80

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

Gathering requirements for Product Backlog items

Working with stakeholders to determine and detail product features

Running the daily scrum meeting

Inspecting work at Sprint Review

48 / 80

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

User Stories

Line Items

Tasks

Use Cases

49 / 80

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

Courage

Focus

Openness

All of the above

Respect

Commitment

50 / 80

The time-box for a Daily Scrum?

Two minutes per person.

The same time of day every day.

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

15 minutes

51 / 80

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

A completed Sprint Backlog

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

A product increment that is potentially-ready for customer delivery

A product that is ready for customer delivery

52 / 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.

A and D

A, B and E

B and D

A, B and C

53 / 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

B, C and D

B, C and E

A, B and E

C, D and E

54 / 80

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

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 test and resolve any issues prior to product release or shipment

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

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

55 / 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

A, B and D

B and C

B, C and E

56 / 80

When should a Sprint Goal be created?

A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.

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

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

During Sprint Planning.

At any time during the Sprint.

57 / 80

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

Database Admin

Development Team

QA Tester

Senior Developer

58 / 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, B and E

A and E

A and C

B, C and D

59 / 80

Which of the following statements best describes Product Backlog items?

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

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

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

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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 QA reports that the item passes all acceptance criteria.

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

61 / 80

A Sprint Retrospective should be held:

At the end of each Sprint.

Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one.

At the beginning of each Sprint.

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

62 / 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

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

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

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

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

63 / 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.

C and F

A and F

B and E

E and F

64 / 80

The Sprint planning meeting is comprised of how many sections?

2

1

3

4

65 / 80

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

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

To predict the team’s productivity over time.

66 / 80

Who owns the Sprint Backlog?

The Development Team

The Product Owner.

The Scrum Master

The Scrum Team.

67 / 80

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

Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.

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

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.

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

After the acceptance testing phase.

Every 3 Sprints.

At the end of every Sprint.

Before the release Sprint.

When the Product Owner asks to create one.

69 / 80

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

The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning.

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

Methods of communication.

All of the above.

Its Definition of “Done”.

70 / 80

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

The Development Team is consultation with the Product Owner.

The Product Owner.

The Development Team.

The Project Manager.

The Scrum Master.

71 / 80

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

The Product Owner(s), Product

The Team, Product

The Scrum Master, Sprint

The Product Owner(s), Sprint

72 / 80

How often should Development Team membership change?

Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

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

Never, because it reduces productivity.

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

73 / 80

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

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

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

False

False, the Scrum Master does that

True, accordingly to what was committed to the stakeholders.

True

74 / 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?

Sprint Backlog, collection of tasks

Product Backlog, collection of tasks

Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog

Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog

75 / 80

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

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

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

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

76 / 80

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

The Scrum Master

The Product Owner and the Scrum Master

The Development Team

The Product Owner

77 / 80

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

As long as it takes

1 hour

45 minutes

15 minutes, proportionally less for shorter Sprints

15 minutes

78 / 80

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

Use Cases

Features

User Stories

Tasks

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

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

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

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

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

80 / 80

The Scrum Framework encompasses rules or guidelines for documentation?

True

False

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