Quiz PSM 1 #2 (scrum.org)

You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation ?

Choose 2 answers

The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.
The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.
The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.

True or False: A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint

True
False

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 ?

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

True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date

True
False

Who must attend the Daily Scrum? (choose the best answer)

The Development Team
The Scrum Team
The Development Team and Scrum Master
The Development Team and Product Owner
The Scrum Master and Product Owner

The IT manager asks a Development Team for a status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The Development Team asks the Scrum Master for advice. The Scrum Master should: (choose the best answer)

Tell the Development Team to fit the report into the Sprint Backlog
Create and deliver the report to the manager herself
Tell the Development Team to figure it out themselves
Ask the Product Owner to send the manager the report
Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review

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

A cookbook that defines best practices for software development
A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed
A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management
A complete methodology that defines how to develop software

True or False: Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally

True
False

A 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 ?
(choose the best answer)

Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team
Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points. Scrum forbids estimating
Estimates are made by the Development Team
Estimates must be in relative units

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release ? (choose the best answer)

The Scrum Master
The Development Team
The Product Owner
The Project Manager

What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization ? (choose the best three answers)

By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room.
By being a lightweight framework.
By removing titles for Development Team members.
By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
By not allowing documentation.

A 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
Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points
Scrum forbids estimating
Estimates are made by the Development Team
Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team

True or False: To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process

True
False

What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0 ? (choose the best answer)

Make sure enough Product Backlog items are refined to fill the first 3 Sprints
Gathering, eliciting, and analyzing the requirements that will be inserted into the Product Backlog
Make the complete project plan to commit date, budget and scope to the stakeholders
Determine the composition of the Development Teams so they have the capacity to deliver the completed forecast
There is no such thing as Sprint 0

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

The hiring manager is responsible, because he/she hired the developer
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 Master is responsible, because he/she removes Impediments

True or False: A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during Sprint Review

True
False

How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog ? (choose the best answer)

The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first
Each Scrum Team takes an equal number of items
The Product Owner decides
The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog
The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner

When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint ? (choose the best answer)

Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies
Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done
No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint
No, each Scrum Team stands alone

Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of “Done ?” (choose the best answer)

The Development Team
QA Specialists
The Scrum Master
The Scrum Team
The Product Owner

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled ? (choose the best answer)

When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard
When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
When the sales department has an important new opportunity

True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product

True
False

Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint

Choose the two best answers

Work with the stakeholders
Prioritize the Development Team’s work on the Sprint Backlog
Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint
Update the Sprint burndown chart
Run the Daily Scrum

Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of The Sprint

The Development Team
The Scrum Master
The Project Manager
The Development Team in consultation with the Product Owner
The Product Owner

What enhances the transparency of an Increment ?

Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool
Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a separate
Doing all work needed to meet the definition of Done
Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily

How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog Item it selects for a Sprint ?

As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog Item it selects In conformance with the definition of Done
All development work and at least same testing
As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint
A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing, and documentation

Who creates a Product Backlog item’s estimate ?

The Product Owner with input from the Development Team
The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts. e) The Development Team, alone

As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, It realizes It has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should It do ?

As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog Items
Find another Scrum team to give the excess work to
Reduce the definition of Done, and get all of the Product Backlog items ‘Done’ by the new definition
Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration.

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:

How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member
How many Product Backlog Items remain
An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint
How much effort has gone into a Sprint

User documentation is part of your definition of “Done”.
However, there aren’t enough technical writers for all teams. Your Development Team doesn’t have a technical writer. What should you do ?

Wait until you have a technical writer on your Development Team to take care of this
Form a separate team of technical writers that will work on an on-demand basis for the various Product Owners. Work order order will be first in, first out
Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it
Let the user documentation remain undone and accumulate until after the last development Sprint. It will then be done by any available technical writers

Which three of the following are feedback loops In Scrum ?

Choose 3 answers

Refinement Meeting
Sprint Retrospective
Release Planning
Sprint Review
Daily Scrum

During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog ?

When the Product Owner Identifies new work
When the Scrum Master has time to enter them
During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them
As soon as possible after they are identified

A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do ?

Add security to the definition of done
Go check with the testers
Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible
Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the issues are fixed
Create a Product Backlog item for security

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

Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management
Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the
Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives
Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team

During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master ?

Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan
Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum
Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur
Have the developers vote
Acknowledge and support the self-organizing team’s decision

One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum ?

An updated Scrum board to make Sprint progress transparent for the stakeholders. A status report for the upper management indicating what each individual has done, will be doing, and what is impeding him/her
A status report for the upper management indicating what each individual has done, will be doing, and what is impeding him/her. A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal
A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal. New impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of
An updated Scrum board to make Sprint progress transparent for the stakeholders. New impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of

The time-box for a Daily Scrum is ? (choose the best answer)

Two minutes per person
15 minutes for a 4 week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
The same time of day every day
4 hours
15 minutes

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (choose the best two answers)

Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concerns.
Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.
Add security concerns to the definition of “Done”.
Delegate the work to the concerned department.
Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items.

At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of “Done”. What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item?

(choose the best two answers)

If the stakeholders agree, the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users.
Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint.
Review the item, add the”Done” part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work

What are two good answers a Scrum Master might give their manager and Product Owner when they say they have allocated budget for a first Sprint to figure out architecture and infrastructure issues?

(choose the best two answers)

Explain that the best architecture and infrastructure emerge alongside the development of functionality.
Encourage the Product Owner to include some business functionality in the Sprint
Explain that the developers will reach out to the system architect when needed during each Sprint Planning meeting
Agree that architecture and infrastructure are best handled before starting Scrum
Explain that Sprints are time-boxed and that one Sprint may not be enough to fully determine architecture.

What is good answers a Scrum Master might give their manager and Product Owner when they say they have allocated budget for a first Sprint to figure out architecture and infrastructure issues ?

Encourage the Product Owner to include some business functionality in the Sprint
Explain that the developers will reach out to the system architect when needed during each Sprint Planning meeting
Agree that architecture and infrastructure are best handled before starting Scrum
Explain that Sprints are time-boxed and that one Sprint may not be enough to fully determine architecture

In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn’t figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however.

Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support?

(choose the best two answers)

Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time-box until an adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint
Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint
Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint
Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting
Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn’t figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however.
Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support ?

Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time-box until an adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint
Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint
Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur
Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting
Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario.
(choose the best two answers)

The product has one Product Backlog. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team
The product has one Product Backlog. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog
The product has one Product Backlog. There should be only one Product Owner
The product has one Product Backlog. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner

Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams. What should the Scrum Master do ?

Collect the Sprint tasks from the teams at the end of their Sprint Planning and merge that into a consolidated plan for the entire Sprint
Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much technical and development overlap during a Sprint
Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment
Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned

Which is thing is 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 ?

Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially
Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done
Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team’s infrastructure instead of delivering an Increment
Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum

Which is thing is 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 ?

Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially
Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team’s infrastructure instead of delivering an Increment
Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum
Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of

True or False: A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager)

True
False

A Sprint Retrospective should be held: (choose the best answer)

At the end of each Sprint
At the beginning of each Sprint
At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release
Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one

Which best describes the Product Backlog ? (choose the best answer)

It is baselined to follow change management processes
It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum team can develop and maintain a complete project plan
It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to start the design phase of a product
It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible ? (choose the best answer)

Summarizing and reporting the discussions to the stakeholders that he/she represents in the Scrum Team
Capturing requirements for the Product Backlog
Participating as a Scrum Team member
The Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospectives

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 ?

What is the right mixture of senior and junior people on each team ?
Who are the subject matter experts on each team ?
How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise ?
Who are going to be the team leads ?

What is the recommended size for a Development Team ? (choose the best answer)

At least 7
3 to 9
7 plus or minus 3
9

What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint ?

Refine the Product Backlog
Update the project plan with stakeholders
Work with the QA departments on the Increment of the current Sprint
There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint

Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team

Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. Increase velocity
Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog
Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint. Report daily progress to stakeholders
Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog. Reorder the Product Backlog

Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint ?

The Product Owner
The Development Team or its members
The Scrum Master
The Stakeholders

The IT manager asks a Development Team for a status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The Development Team asks the Scrum Master for advice. The Scrum Master should:

Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review
Tell the Development Team to fit the report into the Sprint Backlog
Create and deliver the report to the manager herself
Ask the Product Owner to send the manager the re
Tell the Development Team to figure it out themselves

Which are properties of the Daily Scrum ?

Its location and time should remain constant. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration
Its location and time should remain constant. It is facilitated by the team lead
It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. It is held first thing in the morning
It is held first thing in the morning. It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions
It is held first thing in the morning. It is free form and designed to promote conversation

Of the following choices, what is the most effective way a Scrum Master can keep a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity ?

Ensure the meetings start and end at the proper time
Keep high value features high in the Product Backlog
Prevent changes to the backlogs once the Sprint begins
Facilitate Development Team decisions and remove impediments

Which of the following is true about the Scrum Master role ?

The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Development Team members when they need work
The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team
The Scrum Master is responsible for updating the Sprint Burndown

Which of the following is true about the Scrum Master role ?

The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their timebox
At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what has been done and what has not been done
The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Development Team members when they need work

Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog Items ?

The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Development Team do it
The business analyst who represents the Product Owner in the Development Team
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner

When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don’t understand a functional requirement, what should they do ?

Defer the work to a more appropriate Sprint
Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable
Partially complete the functionality, and discuss the remaining work at the Sprint Review
Add a specialist to the Development Team

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product

True
False

Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of “Done ?”

The Scrum Master
The Development Team
The Scrum Team
The Product Owner
QA Specialists

What are the benefits of self-organization ?

Increased accuracy of estimates. Increased self-accountability. Increased commitment
Increased self-accountability. Increased commitment. Increased creativity
Increased accuracy of estimates. Increased rule compliance. Increased creativity

When should a Sprint Goal be created ?

It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning
During Sprint Planning
It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement
A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum
At any time during the Sprint

What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams ?

Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, UI, etc.)
Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams
Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams

When might a Sprint be abnormally terminated ?

When the sales department has an important new opportunity
When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint
When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete

The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take ?

Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective. Inform the Product Owner’s functional manager
Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective. Nominate a proxy Product Owner
Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery
Nominate a proxy Product Owner. Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course and restart

When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog

True
False

Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders ?

The Development Team
The Product Owner
The business analyst
The team manager
The project manager

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

True
False

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 into account a short term reduction in productivity

What are the responsibilities of testers in a Development Team ?

Choose 2 answers

Finding bugs
Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality
Verifying the work of programmers
Scrum has no “tester” role
Tracking quality metrics

What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible ?

Add them to the definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint. Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint
Add them to the definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint. Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort
Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see. Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort

Every Development Team should have

At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline (like QA, Dev, UX)
The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint
One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members

Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner ?

Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during the Sprints
Teach the Development Team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives
Act as a go-between for them
Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration

The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group ?

The Product Owner and Development Team
The Development Team and stakeholders
The Scrum Team and stakeholders
The Product Owner and management
The Development Team and management
The Product Owner and stakeholders

What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint ?

The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again
The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration
The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length

A Development Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what ‘done’ means

All work the Development Team is willing to do. Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality
All work the Development Team is willing to do. ) Ready for integration
No work left from the definition of Done. All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users
Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality. All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users

Quiz PSM 1 #2 (scrum.org)

Quiz PSM 1 #2 (scrum.org)

January 27, 2022

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