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Question 1

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

Answer 1

They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum.

Question 2

When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?

Answer 2

Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.

Question 3

What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams? (choose the best two answers)

Answer 3

By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.
By facilitating Developer decision-making.

Question 4

True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum? (choose the best answer)

Answer 5

Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox.

Question 6

Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum poorly or not exhibiting traits of a self-managing Scrum Team? (choose the best three answers)

Answer 6

Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team’s progress.
The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.
The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organization’s functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.

Question 7

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?

Answer 7

The Developers.

Question 8

When should a Developer on a Scrum Team be replaced? (choose the best answer)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place? (choose the best answer)

Answer 9

The consistency reduces complexity.

Question 10

True or False: It is mandatory that the product Increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Which statement best describes Scrum? (choose the best answer)

Answer 11

A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.

Question 12

The CEO asks the Developers to add a “very important” item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Developers do? (choose the best answer)

Answer 12

Discuss the item with the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.

Question 13

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? (choose the best answer)

Answer 13

All of the above.

Question 14

The Developers should have all the skills needed to: (choose the best answer)

Answer 14

Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of a useful and valuable product.

Question 15

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? (choose the best answer)

Answer 15

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

Question 16

When might a Sprint be cancelled?

Answer 16

When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

Question 17

When does a Developer become the sole owner of an item on the Sprint Backlog?

Answer 17

Never. All items in the Sprint Backlog are “owned” by the Developers on the Scrum Team.

Question 18

The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?

Answer 18

15 minutes.

Question 19

When does the next Sprint begin?

Answer 19

Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

Question 20

When does a Sprint conclude?

Answer 20

When the Sprint Retrospective is complete.

Question 21

Who is on the Scrum Team?

Answer 21

The Scrum Master.
The Product Owner.
Developers.

Question 22

True or False: Scrum has a role called “project manager.”

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

Answer 23

The Developers.

Question 24

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

Answer 24

The Product Owner.

Question 25

What is the function or purpose of Management in Scrum?

Answer 25

Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to encourage organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent product delivery.

Question 26

True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and useful Increment of a usable product.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?

Answer 27

10 or fewer.

Question 28

The three pillars of Scrum are:

Answer 28

Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation.

Question 29

What should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?

Answer 29

Create a valuable and useful Increment.

Question 30

Who creates the Definition of Done?

Answer 30

If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.

Question 31

True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Which Scrum events are timeboxed?

Answer 32

Sprint Review. Sprint Retrospective. Sprint Planning.

Question 33

The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. (Which one the following answers is FALSE?)

Answer 33

The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint

Question 34

During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected? (choose the best answer)

Answer 34

The Product Owner and the Developers.

Question 35

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

Answer 35

Maximizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.

Question 36

How much work must the Developers complete for each Sprint?

Answer 36

Enough so that the Increment meets the Definition of Done

Question 37

The Product Backlog is ordered by: (choose the best answer)

Answer 37

Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.

Question 38

What are three incorrect, untrue, or misleading statements about Scrum? (choose the best three answers)

Answer 38

Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment. Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers. Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity.

Question 39

When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?

Answer 39

All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.

Question 40

What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?

Answer 40

The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

Question 41

The timebox for the Sprint Review is

Answer 41

4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

Question 42

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly? (choose the best answer)

Answer 42

The Product Owner