PSM II – Quiz Test 1

What would be two boundaries, defined in Scrum, that give guidance for teams to effectively self-organize? (Choose two.)

A. Time boxing the events in Scrum to allow for regular inspection and adaptation creating opportunities to adjust course in any given path.

B. Clearly defined functional teams within the Development Team to define hand off phases during development.
C. Creating an integrated and potentially shippable Increment by the end of each Sprint.
D. Having a mixture of different levels of skills and experience to promote domain knowledge sharing.

Paul is a Product Owner for multiple products. Each product is allocated a dedicated Scrum Team and a set budget. Based on the average velocity of a previous product release, Paul had estimated a new product to take 9 Sprints to complete. The average velocity of the previous product release was 50 completed units of work per Sprint. Over the first 3 Sprints, the Development Team reported an average velocity of 40 completed units per Sprint, while not fully completing the required integration tests. The Development Team estimates that integration testing would require additional effort to make the increments shippable. The Development Team is unsure if the required velocity is achievable.

What is the most effective way to recover?

In order to start the first Sprint, Scrum only requires a Product Owner with enough ideas, a Development Team to execute on those ideas, and a Scrum Master to guide the process.

An organization has just hired you as a new Scrum Master to help them transition their teams from their current traditional process to Scrum. The teams are currently structured to specialize in a single function. This is also known as component teams where a team would only address a single layer (i.e. design, frontend, backend, database, testing, etc.). You’ve introduced the concept of cross-functional teams where all the skills needed to produce business functionality, from end to end, are inside of a single team.

What should you keep in mind when transitioning from siloed teams to cross-functional teams? (Choose Two)

Stakeholders are only allowed to meet with the Scrum Team at Sprint Review.

Successful use of Scrum depends on how well people behave and act in ways that reflect the Scrum values. What can the value of openness affect?

Steven is a Scrum Master asked to assist in creating five new Scrum Teams that will be working to build a highly anticipated product. He talks with them about the importance of being able to integrate their Increments by the end of their Sprints. This includes the first Sprints. The product is very important to both the end users and the organization.

Of the choices raised by future team members, what would Steven encourage?

Which Scrum Value is impacted by trust?

A Scrum Master is not only a servant-leader to the Scrum Team and organization, it’s also considered a management position. Which three activities describe what a Scrum Master manages as reflected by the Scrum Guide? (Choose three.)

A. Reporting on the performance of the Sprint.
B. The way Scrum is understood and enacted with in the organization.
C. Managing the capacity and utilization of each Development Team member.
D. Managing the process in which Scrum is applied.
E. Managing the Product Backlog items and work in the Sprint Backlog.
F. Removing organizational impediments that limits the team’s progress and productivity.

Paul, a Product Owner of one of the Scrum Teams, has been attending the Daily Scrum. During the Daily Scrum, the Development Team members have been reporting their daily work to Paul so that he is aware of their Sprint progress and what each member is working on.

What is the best action for the Scrum Master to take?

At the end of the eighth Sprint, the internal sponsors are upset and angry with the progress of the product being built. The current state of the product is not as expected and will require additional Sprints and more budget than originally anticipated at the start of the project.

What factors may have led to this? (Choose three.)

A. The Product Owner has not been engaging with sponsors frequently enough and has not been kept aware of the overall progress of the project.

B. The sponsors haven’t been using the Sprint Reviews to actively engage, and inspect and evaluate progress.
C. The scope changes have not been tracked adequately and the change request process has not been followed properly.
D. The stakeholders have not been using the Daily Scrum effectively to track the Development Team’s progress.

E. The Scrum Master has not ensured transparency.
F. The project plan proposed to the sponsors at the start of the project followed stringently.

Steven, the Scrum Master, is approached by one of the Development Team members saying that they are not completing regression tests for all of the work they are performing to the level defined in the Definition of Done. They have discussed this with the Product Owner and decided to remove regression testing from the Definition of Done.

Which two actions are the most appropriate for Steven to take? (Choose two.)

A. Reject the decision as the long term maintainability of the product will be negatively impacted by modifying the Definition of Done.
B. Accept the decision as a mutual agreement has been made between the Development Team and the Product Owner.
C. Ask the Development Team and the Product Owner what problem they are trying to solve by altering the Definition of Done and removing regression testing from it. In what ways will this decision impact transparency and quality?

D. Ask the Development Team and the Product Owner if they are still able to produce potentially shippable product increments by altering the Definition of Done?

According to the values of Scrum, which is the best way to create Development Teams?

An organization wants to apply Scrum to build a new product and has hired Steven to be the Scrum Master of three new teams that will build the first release. The organization is new to Scrum and asks Steven for advice on how to start. Which two things should Steven first advise? (Choose two.)

A. Each Scrum Team has its own Product Backlog with items only their team will be working on.
B. One Product Backlog to represent all of the known work needed to be done for the product.
C. Three Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
D. Having one Product Owner to be accountable for maximizing the flow of value throughout the development process and provide transparency on the overall progress.

When multiple Scrum Teams are working from the same Product Backlog, also known as scaled Scrum, they must still work in conformance of
the Scrum guide.

The three pillars of empirical process control consist of:

A Development Team has a total of six members, 4 members who work full time in the office and 2 members who work part time at home. The Development Team is complaining that it is too difficult to synchronize every day and has suggested having the Daily Scrum every other day instead.
What would be three key concerns if the Daily Scrum is held less frequently? (Choose three.)

A. Impedimentsareraisedandresolvedmoreslowly.
B. OpportunitiestoinspectandadapttheSprintBacklogarereduced.
C. Less information about the progress will be shared causing the Sprint plan to become inaccurate and reducing transparency over progress toward the Sprint Goal.

D. The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the burndown chart adequately.
E. The Product Owner can not accurately inspect utilization of the individual team members.

A Scrum Team has requested a hardening Sprint to integrate the work produced in previous Sprints and test before releasing. What three scenarios has likely occurred? (Choose three.)

A. The team’s Definition of Done is not being adhered to during every Sprint.
B. The team’s Definition of Done is weak or incomplete causing a buildup of technical debt.

C. The Development Team is having difficulties with the ability to regularly release during a Sprint. D. Hardening Sprints are supported by the Scrum framework so this is acceptable.
E. Scrum has been customized in a suitable manner to make the previous work releasable.

Which statement best describes Scrum?

What would likely happen if management only changed the organization’s current terminology to fit Scrum without the proper understanding and support of Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide?

Peter, the Product Owner, has been giving positive recognition to individual Development Team members who have moved their work to ‘done’ during the Daily Scrum. Peter wants to ensure the team is adhering to the ideal guideline on the burndown chart.

What would be two valid actions for Steven, the Scrum Master, to take? (Choose two.)

A. Steven talks with Peter about concerns of how his behavior might impact the team members and request that he stop attending for now.
B. Steven coaches Peter on best practices for updating the burn down chart as it provides accurate information on how well the team is performing.

C. Nothing. Steven is optional at the Daily Scrum and it is the responsibility of the team to decide how to best run it.
D. Steven coaches the Scrum Team about the purpose of the Daily Scrum.

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for several iterations and has an average velocity of 55 units of ‘done’ work per Sprint. A second team will be added to work on the same product.

What might be the impact on the original team?

Peter, a Project Manager, has raised concerns about your Scrum Team’s productivity and progress towards the objectives.

Which is the best way to respond to Peter’s concerns?

What is management’s role in Scrum?

Which three statements best describe the purpose of having a Definition of Done? (Choose three.)

A. It is a checklist to monitor the Development Team member’s progress on a task.
B. It provides guidance to the Development Team when they are forecasting their Sprint Backlog during the Sprint Planning.
C. As the Development Team is doing the work, it provides guidance on the remaining work needed to create the potentially shippable Increment by the end of the Sprint. D. It helps the Development Team defer any pending work to subsequent Sprints.
E. It creates transparency and provides a common understanding of the ‘done’ state of the Increment at the Sprint Review.
F. It helps the Scrum Team decide how much time is needed before the Sprint can end.

Steven is a Scrum Master that was hired to help an organization, that is new to Scrum, understands and enacts Scrum effectively. Which three activities would be acceptable? (Choose three.)

A. Require all teams in the organization to start using Scrum as soon as possible.
B. Arrange 1:1 coaching sessions to discuss any identified concerns Steven may have.

C. Schedule formal trainings.
D. Penalize any Scrum Team members who are not staying within the Scrum Framework.

E. Educate stakeholders and clients about Scrum.
F. Extend Retrospectives to include formal training.

Scrum is based on which of the following?

Doing your best and helping other Scrum Team members demonstrates which of the following?

In Scrum, how would budgeting and financial forecasting be performed? (Choose two.)

A. Frequently inspect the outcomes of the delivered Sprint Increments to understand how much value is being produced per investment spent.

B. A single release maybe funded with several Sprints where every Sprint is producing shippable increments.
C. Budgeting is not necessary as the only funding necessary is the operational costs of the Scrum Teams.
D. Fixed budgets are not allowed in Scrum.