SPS Quiz #3

Is it possible to implement only parts of Nexus?
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No, it is impossible to implement only parts of Nexus.
Yes, implementing only parts of Nexus is possible.
Yes, while it is possible to implement only parts of Nexus, the result is not Nexus.

What is the recommended number of Scrum Teams for a Nexus?
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7 plus or minus 2
Minimum 4
9 or more
3 to 9

Who is for responsible for the Definition of Done that all Scrum Teams, in a Nexus, follow at a minimum?
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All the Scrum Teams.
The Nexus Integration Team.
The Scrum Team with the most experienced Developers
The Scrum Master.
The development organization.

Which best describes the Nexus Sprint Retrospective?
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Choose only ONE best answer.

It is to create a consolidated Retrospective report to management.
It ensures all Scrum Teams are working on the same improvement items.
It is to identify improvement areas and create a plan to increase effectiveness across the Nexus.
It replaces the individual Scrum Teams’ Retrospectives.

Over the past few Sprints, the team members are uncovering many cross-team dependencies during the first part of the Nexus Sprint Plannings. This is resulting in the Scrum Teams spending more time and effort needed to be performed for their own separate Sprint Plannings. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action?
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Merge Scrum Teams with the most cross-team dependencies into a single team.
Institute quarterly meetings for planning out all dependencies between teams.
Increase Product Backlog Refinement in order to create more clarity around the work in the Product Backlog.
Add additional team members to the Scrum Teams.
All of the above.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Nexus Process flow?
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Nexus Integration Sprint.
Nexus Sprint Planning.
Nexus Daily Scrum.
Nexus Sprint Review.

What best describes an Integrated Increment?
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The Integrated Increment represents the sum of all integrated work completed by a Nexus in a Sprint.
The Integrated Increment is optional as each Scrum Team creates their own Increment by the end of each Sprint.
The Integrated Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint by an individual Scrum Team.

What does it mean for a Product Backlog item to be refined enough for selection at the Nexus Planning?
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When the Product Owner is able to order the Product Backlog items during the Nexus Sprint Planning meeting.
When a Developers are able to commit to completing the items as promised in the Nexus Sprint Planning.
When it meets a Scrum Team’s Definition of Ready.
When the dependencies of the Product Backlog item are minimized and can be done by a Scrum Team within a Sprint.

Time-box for the Nexus Daily Scrum is:
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30 minutes.
It depends and is guided by the length of the Scrum events as defined in the Scrum framework.
15 minutes for each Scrum Team.
15 minutes for part 1 and 15 minutes for part 2.

How many Product Backlogs can a Nexus have?
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Two. An overarching master Product Backlog and a smaller Scrum Product Backlog which is a subset of the master Product Backlog.
It depends on how many Product Backlogs the Product Owner is able to manage.
There is a single Product Backlog for all Scrum Teams in a Nexus.
It is proportionate to the number of Scrum Teams in the Nexus.

Which statement is TRUE about the Definition of Done in a Nexus?
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The Developers must define their own individual Definition of Done within their Scrum Team.
The Nexus Integration Team is responsible for the overarching Definition of Done that the Integrated Increment adheres to.
The Product Owner is responsible for defining “Done” for each item in the Product Backlog.
The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring the Integrated Increment meets the Definition of Done.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the members of the Nexus Integration Team?
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Nexus Integration Team members can also be members of a Scrum Team, but priority must be given to the work for the Scrum Team.
Nexus Integration Team members can also be members of a Scrum Team, but priority must be given to the work for the Nexus Integration Team.
The Nexus Integration Team requires full-time membership and would not be a part of an individual Scrum Team in the Nexus.

In the context of a Nexus, when does the Sprint conclude?
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At the end of the Nexus Sprint Review.
At the end of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective.
After the Increment passes User Acceptance testing.
At the end of the last Scrum Team Retrospective.

What typically occurs after the Nexus Daily Scrum?
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The Nexus Integration Team will assign tasks to the Scrum Teams to be worked on until the next Nexus Daily Scrum.
The Nexus burn-down chart is updated.
Impediments are collected and discussed at the Nexus Sprint Review.
New information is used as input for the Daily Scrum of each Scrum Team.

How does the Nexus Daily Scrum relate to the Daily Scrum in each Scrum Team?
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New information that is identified during the Nexus Daily Scrum is taken back to individual Scrum Teams for planning in their individual Daily Scrums.
The Nexus Daily Scrum is the Scrum-of-Scrums for the Daily Scrums.
All of the above.
The Nexus Daily Scrum is focused on the work items of the Nexus Integration Team whereas the Daily Scrum is focused on the work items of the Developers.

Which of the following is an opportune time to review the Definition of Done?
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During the Nexus Sprint Review.
The Definition of Done should be discussed and agreed upon before the first Sprint can begin.
The Nexus Sprint Retrospective is an opportune time to discuss and make changes to the Definition of Done.
During the Nexus Sprint Planning.

A Nexus consists of a Nexus Integration Team and 3 Scrum Teams. Who is responsible for doing the integration work?
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The Developers within each Scrum Team collaboratively work together to create the Integrated Increment.
The Scrum Team that has been working on the product the longest.
The Nexus Integration Team.
The Scrum Team with the most expertise.

When does the Nexus Sprint Planning occur?
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After each Sprint Backlog from all Scrum Teams are completed from the prior Sprint.
After the Nexus Sprint Goal is defined.
At the start of the Sprint.
When the Scrum Teams finalize their Sprint commitments to the Product Owner.

Who is responsible for the Definition of Done in which the Integrated Increment adheres to in each Sprint?
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The Nexus Integration Team.
The Product Owner is responsible for creating the Definition of Done and may receive feedback from the Scrum Teams in the Nexus.
The Scrum Master is responsible for creating the Definition of Done and may receive feedback from the Scrum Teams in the Nexus.
Each Scrum Team in a Nexus is responsible for their own Definition of Done.

Which of the following best describes a Nexus Sprint Review for a Nexus with 3 Scrum Teams?
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Each team lead will demonstrate the work of their Scrum Team at the Nexus Sprint Review.
One Nexus Sprint Review replaces all individual Scrum Team Sprint Reviews.
The Scrum Master will demonstrate the work of each Scrum Team at the Nexus Sprint Review.
Each Scrum Team will perform a separate Nexus Sprint Review.

Nexus is a scaled framework that binds together the work from approximately how many Scrum Teams?
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3 to 9 Scrum Teams.
A maximum of 3 Scrum Teams.
At least 5 Scrum Teams
No more than 2 Scrum Teams.

Four Scrum Teams will be created to form a Nexus that will work on a scaled product initiative. How should the work be coordinated between the teams?
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The Nexus Team Integration Team will allocate the work for each Scrum Team at the Sprint Planning.
The members on each Scrum Team will work with the other teams to create an Integrated Increment.
The Product Owner will prepare a GANTT chart that will define when work should be completed.
The Scrum Master will coordinate the work between Development Teams at the Daily Scrums.

What is the benefit of a Nexus Sprint Backlog?
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To have a single view of all Product Backlog Items forecasted in a Sprint.
To make dependencies transparent.
All the answers listed
To provide a focal point of integration for the Nexus.

An organization, that has experience with single Scrum Team projects, wants to form a Nexus for an upcoming product. What should you be aware of when scaling Scrum?
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More time needed for acceptance testing.
Level of clarity in product requirements.
Dependencies that impact multiple teams.
Enough work for everyone throughout the project.

What could be a reason to delay Nexus Sprint Planning?
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The Product Owner needs additional time to identify the next initiatives.
There is no acceptable reason. The Product Backlog should be adequately refined but the Nexus Sprint Planning will continue regardless of the condition of the Product Backlog.
The QA team has not finished testing the previous Increment.
The stakeholders were disappointed with the Increment produced in the previous Sprint.

When do appropriate representatives from the Scrum Teams meet to agree and plan on ways to increase quality and effectiveness across the whole Nexus?
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During the individual Scrum Teams’ Sprint Retrospectives.
During the Nexus Sprint Review.
During the Nexus Sprint Planning.
During the Nexus Sprint Retrospective.

What is the relationship between Scrum and Nexus?
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Nexus only shares specific components of Scrum.
Nexus uses Scrum as its building block.
Nexus and Scrum are separate frameworks that address complex adaptive problems in separate ways.
Nexus is applied to larger products and Scrum is applied for smaller products.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective?
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It is an opportunity to make changes to its Definition of Done.
The Scrum Teams’ Sprint Retrospectives complement the Nexus Sprint Retrospective.
It is an opportunity to identify issues that have impacted multiple Scrum Teams.
Action items from the Nexus Sprint Retrospective are assigned to the individual Scrum Teams’ Sprint Retrospectives.

A product has four Scrum Teams. At the end of each Sprint, the Product Owner is being informed of issues that prevented one or more of the teams from integrating their work. Which of the following is most likely occurring?
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The Scrum Master has not been managing the Developers’ work.
There are too many Scrum Teams for the Product Owner to manage.
The Sprints are too short.
A Nexus Integration Team does not exist.

Who reports to the Nexus Integration Team?
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All of the above
Product Owner
Scrum Master
The Developers
None of the above

How much time is allocated for refinement of the Product Backlog at scale?
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No more than 10% of the combined capacity of the Scrum Teams.
As much time as needed to identify all dependencies and flow of work before the Sprint can begin.
Enough time such that the Product Backlog Items are sufficiently independent to be worked on by a single Scrum Team without excessive conflict.
As much time as needed to identify all User Stories for the next two Sprints.

If burn-down charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burn-down chart indicate?
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When the project will over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.
When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work.
When the work remaining will be likely completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Scrum Team.
The evolution of the cost spent on the project.

What are valid factors to consider when establishing the Sprint Length?
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The marketplace.
Risk of being disconnected from the Stakeholders.
Level of uncertainty over the technology used.
All of the Above.

In a Nexus, when does each Scrum Team hold its own Sprint Retrospective?
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After the conclusion of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective.
It does not. The Nexus Retrospective replaces the Scrum Teams’ Sprint Retrospectives.
Before the Nexus Sprint Retrospective.
Between the conclusion of the Nexus Sprint Review and before end of the Nexus Sprint Retrospective.

Seven Scrum Teams (in Nexus) are planning to work on one Product. How should these teams coordinate their daily work with the other teams?
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The Nexus Team Integration team should coordinate the work across the teams.
It is each team’s responsibility to work with the other teams to create an Integrated Increment.
Create a Project Plan (for each team) with a list of tasks committed to at the Sprint Planning. Consolidate each team’s plan into a master plan for the Sprint.
Ask the Scrum Master to work with each team lead to order the Product Backlog to eliminate any overlapping work in a Sprint.

Which of the following is true when representatives across a Nexus meet at the Nexus Sprint Retrospective?
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They continuously learn what is actually possible to do within a time-box & adjust the Sprint Backlog.
They evaluate how much of the Product Backlog must be refined before the Sprint Planning begins.
They focus on issues in regards to individuals, teams, interactions, processes, tools, and its Definition of Done that affect the Nexus as a whole.
They evaluate estimated work remaining as the Sprint progresses.

In the Nexus Sprint Retrospective:
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The Nexus creates improvement action items for each Scrum Team.
The Scrum Teams agree on a shared improvement action item.
The Nexus identifies issues that have impact across more than a single Scrum Team.
The Nexus identifies the issues that have impact within a single Scrum Team.

In a scaled development effort using the Nexus framework, who is responsible for a Definition of Done that can be applied to the Integrated Increment developed each Sprint?
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The Nexus Integration Team.
The Product Owner.
The individual Scrum Teams.
The Scrum Master.

A Nexus was not able to demonstrate an Integrated Increment at the Sprint Review. The Scrum Teams did however have individual increments completed on their separate code branches. Which of the following might have occurred?
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The Nexus Integration Team has not been ensuring that a done Integrated Increment is produced.
The Nexus Integration Team lacks the domain skills to integrate the Scrum Teams’ work.
The Nexus Integration Team is not managing the Scrum Teams’ work on a daily basis.
None of the above.

What is the primary purpose of the Nexus Integration Team?
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It is responsible for managing the Product Backlog so that maximum value is derived from the Integrated Increment created by a Nexus.
It is responsible for delivering “Done” Increments of potentially releasable products, as prescribed in Scrum.
It has overall responsibility for ensuring the Nexus framework is understood and enacted.
It is accountable for ensuring that a “Done” Integrated Increment (the combined work completed by a Nexus) is produced at least once every Sprint.

SPS Quiz #3

June 28, 2022

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