Scrum Master Preparation Questions
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1.st1 Which best describes the Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum Team can develop and maintain a complete project plan.
B) It is baselined to follow change management processes.
C) It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
D) It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum Team to start the design phase of a product.
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C) It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
2.st1 When might a Sprint be cancelled?
(choose the best answer)
A) When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.
B) When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
C) When the Developers determine the product plan is infeasible.
D) When the sales department has an important new opportunity.
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B) When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
3.st1 The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
(choose the best answer)
A) Two minutes per person.
B) 15 minutes.
C) 4 hours.
D) The same time of day every day.
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B) 15 minutes.
4.st1 What does it mean for a Scrum Team to be cross-functional?
(choose the best answer)
A) Developers on the Scrum Team work closely with business analysts, architects, developers, and testers who are not on the team.
B) The Scrum Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an Increment.
C) The Scrum Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers.
D) The Scrum Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.
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D) The Scrum Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.
5.st1 Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
(choose the best answer)
A) Methods of communication.
B) The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning.
C) Skills needed to improve the Developers ability to deliver.
D) The Definition of Done.
E) All of the above.
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E) All of the above.
6.st1 What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down.
B) To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
C) To gather status and progress information to report to management.
D) He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum.
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D) He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum.
7.st1 What is the Scrum Master responsible for during the Sprint Retrospective?
(choose the best answer)
A) Summarizing and reporting the discussions to management.
B) Participating as a Scrum Team member and facilitating as requested or needed.
C) Prioritizing the resulting action items.
D) Acting as a scribe to capture the Scrum Team's answers.
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B) Participating as a Scrum Team member and facilitating as requested or needed.
8.st1 Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Scrum Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The release plan.
B) The Sprint Backlog.
C) Sprint Review minutes.
D) The Sprint Goal.
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D) The Sprint Goal.
9.st1 True or False: Scrum has a role called "Project Manager".
A) True
B) False
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B) False
10.st1 Who creates the Definition of Done?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Team
B) The Developers
C) The Product Owner
D) The Scrum Master
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A) The Scrum Team
11.st1 A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding she is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, she is unsure about her responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Interacting with stakeholders.
B) Creating detailed functional test cases.
C) Providing the Developers with detailed specifications.
D) Describing features as Use Cases.
E) Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
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A) Interacting with stakeholders.
E) Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
12.st1 What enhances the transparency of an Increment?
(choose the best answer)
A) Doing all work needed to meet the Definition of Done.
B) Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool.
C) Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a “hardening” Sprint.
D) Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily.
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A) Doing all work needed to meet the Definition of Done.
13.st1 What factor should be considered when establishing the Sprint length?
(choose the best answer)
A) The frequency at which team formation can be changed.
B) The need for the team to learn based on doing work and measuring results.
C) The organization's release schedule.
D) The organization has mandated similar length sprints.
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B) The need for the team to learn based on doing work and measuring results.
14.st1 Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the Developers on one of the Scrum Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams. What should the Scrum Master do?
(choose the best answer)
A) Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment that is inclusive of all five team’s work.
B) 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.
C) Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned.
D) Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much overlap during a Sprint.
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A) Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment that is inclusive of all five team’s work.
15.st1 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 the best three answers)
A) The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly.
B) Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting.
C) Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
D) The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders.
E) Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
F) The Sprint Backlog may become inaccurate.
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C) Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
E) Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
F) The Sprint Backlog may become inaccurate.
16.st1 True or False: Developers do not meet with stakeholders; only the Product Owner meets with stakeholders.
A) True
B) False
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B) False
17.st1 Who is part of the discussion about which Product Backlog items are selected for a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Master.
B) The Developers.
C) The Scrum Team.
D) The Product Owner.
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D) The Product Owner.
18.st1 A Scrum Team is experiencing a growing list of impediments. Which techniques would be most helpful in this situation?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Arrange a triage meeting with management.
B) The Scrum Master discusses the impediments with the Scrum Team.
C) As a Scrum Team, prioritize the list and work on them in order.
D) The Product Owner should add the open impediments to the Product Backlog.
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B) The Scrum Master discusses the impediments with the Scrum Team.
C) As a Scrum Team, prioritize the list and work on them in order.
19.st1 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)
A) Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.
B) The product has one Product Backlog.
C) There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
D) There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a Chief Product Owner.
E) There should be only one Product Owner.
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B) The product has one Product Backlog.
E) There should be only one Product Owner.
20.st1 How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first.
B) The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog.
C) Each Scrum Team takes an equal number of items.
D) The Product Owner decides.
E) The Developers pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
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E) The Developers pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
21.st1 A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. What guidance should a Scrum Master give?
(choose the best answer)
A) Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Developers.
B) Scrum forbids estimating.
C) Estimates must be in relative units.
D) Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
E) Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.
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D) Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
22.st1 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 specialist who is external to the teams.
What should the Scrum Master consider in this situation?
(choose the best two answers)
A) The benefit of Developers figuring out a solution for themselves.
B) The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
C) The ability of the Scrum Teams to produce integrated Increments.
D) The need to have enough work to keep all Developers busy.
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A) The benefit of Developers figuring out a solution for themselves.
C) The ability of the Scrum Teams to produce integrated Increments.
23.st1 Which are characteristics of the Daily Scrum?
(choose the best two answers)
A) It consists of the Scrum Master asking the team for status.
B) It is held first thing in the morning.
C) It is facilitated by the team lead.
D) Its purpose is to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog.
E) It is free form and designed to promote conversation.
F) Its location and time remain constant.
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D) Its purpose is to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog.
F) Its location and time remain constant.
24.st1 What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
(choose the best answer)
A) At least 7.
B) 9.
C) 10 or fewer.
D) 7 plus or minus 3.
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C) 10 or fewer.
25.st1 True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
26.st1 The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
(choose the best answer)
A) Suggest the Product Owner extend the Sprint, so he can have more time to order the Product Backlog.
B) Present the Product Owner with an ordered Product Backlog to use.
C) Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
D) Suggest that the Developers order the Product Backlog to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work.
E) Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Developers to see which items technically are fastest to implement.
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C) Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
27.st1 What is the timebox for the Sprint Planning event?
(choose the best answer)
A) Monthly.
B) Whenever it is done.
C) 8 hours for a one-month Sprint.
D) 4 hours for a one-month Sprint.
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C) 8 hours for a one-month Sprint.
29.st1 Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do, if the Scrum Team does not have the tools and environment to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Scrum Team's environment instead of delivering an Increment.
B) Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially done Increments until the situation improves.
C) Declare the Scrum Team not ready for Scrum.
D) Coach the Scrum Team to improve its skills, tools and environment over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly.
E) Have the Scrum Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
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D) Coach the Scrum Team to improve its skills, tools and environment over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly.
E) Have the Scrum Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
31.st1 Who is accountable for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The most junior member of the team.
B) The Scrum Master.
C) The Product Owner.
D) The Developers.
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D) The Developers.
32.st1 Which of the following is an example of an Increment?
(choose the best answer)
A) A plan for the overall product release.
B) A mock-up of the product marketing materials.
C) A design for the product.
D) A product roll-out plan.
E) A valuable, useful set of product features.
F) All of the above.
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E) A valuable, useful set of product features.
33.st1 True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable, useful Increment.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
34.st1 Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Master.
B) The Scrum Team.
C) Team manager.
D) Subject matter experts.
E) The Developers
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E) The Developers
35.st1 The Developers select 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 the best three answers)
A) It tracks the percentage complete of a Product Backlog item.
B) It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the documentation.
C) It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks.
D) It guides the Developers in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.
E) It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.
F) It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review.
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D) It guides the Developers in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.
E) It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.
F) It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review.
36.st1 Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
(choose the best answer)
A) Ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.
B) Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.
C) Keep stakeholders from distracting the Developers.
D) Directing the Developers.
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B) Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.
37.st1 How often should Scrum Team membership change?
(choose the best answer)
A) As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.
B) As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.
C) Never, it reduces productivity.
D) Every Sprint to promote shared learning.
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B) As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.
38.st1 What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master helps a Scrum Team work at its highest level of productivity?
(choose the best two answers)
A) By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time.
B) By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog.
C) By facilitating Scrum Team decisions.
D) By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.
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C) By facilitating Scrum Team decisions.
D) By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.
39.st1 Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
B) The Product Owner with input from the Developers.
C) The Developers, alone.
D) The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts.
E) The Scrum Master.
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A) The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
40.st1 When does the second Sprint start?
(choose the best answer)
A) Immediately after the first Sprint.
B) After the customer completes acceptance testing of the first Sprint.
C) After the Product Backlog items for the second Sprint have been selected.
D) Once the architectural changes for the second Sprint are approved by the senior architect.
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A) Immediately after the first Sprint.
41.st1 A Scrum Team is a cohesive unit of professionals that consists of which of the following?
(choose all that apply)
A) One Product Owner.
B) One Scrum Master.
C) Users.
D) Customers.
E) Developers.
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A) One Product Owner.
B) One Scrum Master.
E) Developers.
42.st1 The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Team and stakeholders.
B) The Product Owner and the Developers.
C) The Product Owner and management.
D) The Developers and stakeholders.
E) The Developers and management.
F) The Product Owner and stakeholders.
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A) The Scrum Team and stakeholders.
43.st1 Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints.
B) Make up a plan for the rest of the project.
C) Develop at least one piece of functionality.
D) Create an Increment of potentially releasable software.
E) Define the major product features and a release plan architecture.
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C) Develop at least one piece of functionality.
D) Create an Increment of potentially releasable software.
44.st1 Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum?
(choose the best three answers)
A) Sprint Testing
B) Sprint 0
C) Sprint Planning
D) Release Planning
E) Release Retrospective
F) Daily Scrum
G) Sprint Retrospective
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C) Sprint Planning
F) Daily Scrum
G) Sprint Retrospective
46.st1 Developers are self-managing, which of the following do they manage?
(choose the best answer)
A) When to release, based on its progress.
B) Stakeholders for the Sprint Review.
C) Sprint Backlog.
D) Sprint length.
E) Product Backlog ordering.
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C) Sprint Backlog.
47.st1 When must a Scrum Team release each Increment?
(choose the best answer)
A) When the Scrum Team finishes their work.
B) Whenever the product is free of defects.
C) When it makes sense to release it.
D) After every Sprint, without exception.
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C) When it makes sense to release it.
48.st1 The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Developers during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Nominate a proxy Product Owner.
B) Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.
C) Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course and restart.
D) Inform the Product Owner's functional manager.
E) Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
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B) Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.
E) Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
49.st1 When does the next Sprint begin?
(choose the best answer)
A) When the Product Owner is ready.
B) The Monday following the Sprint Review.
C) Immediately following the next Sprint Planning.
D) Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
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D) Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
50.st1 As the Sprint Planning progresses, the Developers realize that the workload may be greater than their capacity to complete the work. Which two are valid actions?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Recruit additional Developers before the work can begin.
B) The Developers ensure that the Scrum Team is aware, start the Sprint, and monitor progress.
C) The Developers work overtime during this Sprint.
D) Cancel the Sprint.
E) Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.
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B) The Developers ensure that the Scrum Team is aware, start the Sprint, and monitor progress.
E) Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.
51.st1 When do Developers take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item?
(choose the best answer)
A) During the Daily Scrum.
B) Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the entire Scrum Team.
C) Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
D) At the Sprint Planning Event.
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B) Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the entire Scrum Team.
52.st1 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?
(choose the best answer)
A) How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise?
B) What is the right mixture of senior and junior people on each team?
C) Who are the subject matter experts on each team?
D) Who are going to be the team leads?
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A) How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise?
53.st1 During a Sprint Retrospective, the Developers propose moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master to recommend?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Learn why the Developers want this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.
B) Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur.
C) Acknowledge and support the self-managing team’s decision.
D) Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
E) Have the Developers vote.
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A) Learn why the Developers want this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.
D) Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
54.st1 How much work is required of the Developers to complete a Product Backlog item selected during the Sprint Planning?
(choose the best answer)
A) As much as is required to meet the Scrum Team's Definition of Done.
B) A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, development, and testing.
C) As much as they can fit into the Sprint, with remaining work deferred to the next Sprint.
D) All development work and at least some testing.
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A) As much as is required to meet the Scrum Team's Definition of Done.
55.st1 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, Developers to implement those ideas, and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
56.st1 Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?
(choose the best answer)
A) What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint.
B) What to do and who will do it.
C) What can be done, how to do it, and why to do it.
D) How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve.
E) Who is on the team and what team member roles will be.
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C) What can be done, how to do it, and why to do it.
57.st1 What tactic should a Scrum Master use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Scrum Teams?
(choose the best answer)
A) Ask the people to divide themselves into teams.
B) Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams.
C) Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, Ul, etc.).
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A) Ask the people to divide themselves into teams.
58.st1 Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master?
(choose the best two answers)
A) The Scrum Master teaches the Scrum Team to use timeboxes.
B) The Scrum Master is responsible for updating the Sprint Burndown.
C) The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Developers when they need work.
D) The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.
E) At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what work is done and not done.
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A) The Scrum Master teaches the Scrum Team to use timeboxes.
D) The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.
59.st1 What are three ways Scrum promotes self-management?
(choose the best three answers)
A) By having the Scrum Master protect the Scrum Team from interruptions.
B) By being a lightweight framework.
C) By removing titles for Scrum Team members.
D) By the Scrum Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
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B) By being a lightweight framework.
C) By removing titles for Scrum Team members.
D) By the Scrum Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
60.st1 For which of the following is the Scrum Master responsible?
(choose the best answer)
A) Properly adopting and using the Scrum framework.
B) The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself.
C) Managing the performance of the Scrum Team.
D) Keeping track of resource allocation.
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A) Properly adopting and using the Scrum framework.
61.st1 Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Developers communicate effectively with the Product Owner?
(choose the best answer)
A) Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during the Sprints.
B) Function as a go-between for them.
C) Teach the Developers to talk in terms of business needs and objectives.
D) Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration.
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D) Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration.
62.st1 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)
A) Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen.
B) The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost.
C) Management may feel less anxious.
D) All answers apply.
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D) All answers apply.
63.st1 If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?
(choose the best answer)
A) Work remaining across time.
B) Individual worker productivity.
C) Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.
D) Accumulated cost.
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A) Work remaining across time.
64.st1 Who is accountable for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Product Owner.
B) The business analyst who represents the Product Owner.
C) The Scrum Master.
D) The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Developers do it.
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A) The Product Owner.
65.st1 When is a Product Backlog item considered complete?
(choose the best answer)
A) When the item passes all acceptance criteria.
B) When the item has gained product sponsor approval.
C) At the end of the Sprint.
D) When the item meets the Definition of Done.
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D) When the item meets the Definition of Done.
66.st1 Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?
(choose the best answer)
A) Focus
B) Respect
C) Openness
D) Courage
E) Commitment
F) All of the above
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F) All of the above
67.st1 What are two responsibilities of testers in a Scrum Team?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Tracking quality metrics.
B) The Developers are responsible for quality.
C) Verifying the work of programmers.
D) Finding bugs.
E) Scrum has no “tester” role.
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B) The Developers are responsible for quality.
E) Scrum has no “tester” role.
68.st1 During Sprint Planning the Product Owner and the Developers are unable to reach an understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Developers are unable to determine how many Product Backlog items they can forecast for the upcoming Sprint. However, the Product Owner and the Developers are able to agree on a Sprint Goal.
Which of the following actions should the Scrum Master support?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Continue the Sprint Planning event past its timebox until an adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Developers to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint.
B) Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint.
C) Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting.
D) Forecast the Product Backlog items that are most likely to meet the Sprint Goal and create the Sprint Backlog. Conclude Sprint Planning and start the development work. Continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.
E) During the next Sprint Retrospective discuss why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.
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D) Forecast the Product Backlog items that are most likely to meet the Sprint Goal and create the Sprint Backlog. Conclude Sprint Planning and start the development work. Continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.
E) During the next Sprint Retrospective discuss why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.
69.st1 For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a valuable and useful Increment must be available?
(choose the best answer)
A) At the end of every Sprint.
B) Before the Release Sprint.
C) After the Acceptance Testing phase.
D) When the Product Owner asks to create one.
E) Every 3 Sprints.
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A) At the end of every Sprint.
70.st1 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)
A) If the stakeholders agree, the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users.
B) Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
C) Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint.
D) Review the item, add the done part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work.
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B) Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
C) Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint.
71.st1 True or False: The Sprint Backlog is a result of Sprint Planning, and it includes the Sprint Goal.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
72.st1 What may be included in the Sprint Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) User Stories.
B) Tasks.
C) Use Cases.
D) Tests.
E) Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.
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E) Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.
73.st1 Which approach is best for Scrum Teams in order to produce valuable Increments?
(choose the best answer)
A) Each Scrum Team is accountable for developing functionality from beginning to end.
B) Each Developer works on the component where they feel that they can contribute.
C) Each Scrum Team works on an independent set of components.
D) Each Scrum Member works only as an independent layer of the system.
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A) Each Scrum Team is accountable for developing functionality from beginning to end.
74.st1 As the Developers start work during the Sprint, they realize they have selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should they do?
(choose the best answer)
A) Reduce the Definition of Done and get all of the Product Backlog items done by the new definition.
B) Find another Scrum Team to give the excess work to.
C) Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration.
D) As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
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D) As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
75.st1 Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as the output of the Sprint Planning?
(choose the best answer)
A) Every item has a designated owner.
B) It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.
C) It is the Scrum Team's plan for the Sprint.
D) It is ordered by the Product Owner.
E) Each task is estimated in hours.
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C) It is the Scrum Team's plan for the Sprint.
76.st1 A Sprint Retrospective should be held:
(choose the best answer)
A) Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one.
B) At the end of each Sprint.
C) At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release.
D) At the beginning of each Sprint.
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B) At the end of each Sprint.
77.st1 True or False: Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.
A) False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Scrum Team.
B) True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.
C) False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a subject matter expert in the Scrum Team.
D) True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.
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D) True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability.
78.st1 True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product must have the same Sprint start date.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
79.st1 Which of these may a Scrum Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) A single document, if that is what management asked for.
B) A valuable, useful Increment that meets the Definition of Done.
C) An Increment of software with minor known bugs in it.
D) Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint.
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B) A valuable, useful Increment that meets the Definition of Done.
80.st1 During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog
B) The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are running smoothly.
C) The Scrum Team may add the items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
D) The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog.
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C) The Scrum Team may add the items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
2.st2 True or False: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
A) True
B) False
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B) False
4.st2 In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Scrum Teams?
(choose the best answer)
A) Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams.
B) It does not really matter since you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge.
C) Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the people divide themselves into teams.
D) Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams.
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C) Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the people divide themselves into teams.
5.st2 The Scrum Team should have all the skills needed to:
(choose the best answer)
A) Turn Product Backlog items into a valuable, useful Increment
B) Complete the project within the date and cost as calculated by the Product Owner.
C) Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.
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A) Turn Product Backlog items into a valuable, useful Increment
7.st2 Who does the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the Definition of Done?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Developers.
B) The Scrum Master
C) The Scrum Team
D) The Product Owner.
E) The Quality Assurance Team.
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A) The Developers.
8.st2 Commitment is essential to achieve the benefits of Scrum. What actions demonstrate the commitment of Scrum Team members?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Help your fellow Scrum Team members.
B) Work late.
C) Always deliver the items in the Sprint forecast.
D) Do your best work
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A) Help your fellow Scrum Team members.
D) Do your best work
13.st2 Who can cancel a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Stakeholders.
B) The Scrum Team
C) The Scrum Master
D) The Product Owner
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D) The Product Owner
16.st2 What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?
(choose the best answer)
A) The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.
B) The event must happen at a set time
C) The event must happen by a given time.
D) The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
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D) The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
17.st2 A Scrum Master is working with a Scrum Team that has members in different physical locations. The Scrum 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?
(choose the best answer)
A) Inform management and ask them to solve it.
B) Ask the Developers to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup.
C) Allow the Scrum Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
D) Set up the meeting and tell the Scrum Team that is how it will be done.
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C) Allow the Scrum Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.
18.st2 When is a Sprint over?
(choose the best answer)
A) When the timebox expires
B) When the Product Owner says it is done.
C) When all the tasks are completed
D) When all Product Backlog items meet their Definition of Done.
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A) When the timebox expires
21.st2 When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) At the Sprint Planning Event.
B) During the Daily Scrum.
C) Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.
D) Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
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C) Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.
23.st2 A new Developer is having continuing conflicts with existing members of the Scrum Team, which is impacting the delivery of the Increment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the Developer from the Scrum Team?
(choose the best answer)
A) The hiring manager is responsible, they hired the Developer.
B) The Product Owner is responsible, they control the return on investment (ROI).
C) The Scrum Team is responsible
D) The Scrum Master is responsible, they remove impediments.
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C) The Scrum Team is responsible
24.st2 Which three of the following are true about Scrum?
(choose the best three answers)
A) Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.
B) Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum'’s success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.
C) Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products
D) Scrum implements self-management by replacing Project Managers with Scrum Masters.
E) Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment
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A) Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.
B) Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum'’s success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.
C) Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products
26.st2 At the seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders are disappointed and angry. They have determined that the product or system being built will not meet their needs and will cost more than they are willing to spend. What factors likely led to this?
(choose the best two answers)
A) The Project Management Office (PMO) has not been engaged adequately.
B) The Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project.
C) The stakeholders have not been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate progress.
D) The stakeholders were not allowed to prioritize Product Backlog items.
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B) The Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project.
C) The stakeholders have not been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate progress.
27.st2 Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) Lead the discussions.
B) Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered by each member of the team.
C) Keep track of whether each Developer has a chance to speak.
D) Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within 15 minutes.
E) All of the above.
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D) Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within 15 minutes.
28.st2 The length of a Sprint should be:
(choose the best answer)
A) Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner
B) Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.
C) No more than one calendar month.
D) All of the above.
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D) All of the above.
31.st2 The Definition of Done serves which three purposes?
(choose the best three answers)
A) Increase transparency.
B) Describe the purpose, objective, and timebox of each Scrum event.
C) Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
D) Guide the Developers on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.
E) Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.
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A) Increase transparency.
C) Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
D) Guide the Developers on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.
34.st2 Which of the following are true about the Product Owner?
(choose the best two answers)
A) The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog
B) The Product Owner can be represented by a committee or a team of people.
C) The Product Owner is one person.
D) The Scrum Team can have multiple Product Owners.
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A) The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog
C) The Product Owner is one person.
35.st2 What are two effective ways for the Scrum Team to make non-functional requirements visible?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see
B) 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.
C) Add them to the Product Backlog to ensure transparency.
D) Add them to the Definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint.
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C) Add them to the Product Backlog to ensure transparency.
D) Add them to the Definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint.
36.st2 True or False: An Increment must be released to customers or users at the end of each Sprint
A) True
B) False
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B) False
37.st2 True or False: Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one component or layer of a system only.
A) True
B) False
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B) False
38.st2 What are three benefits of self-management?
(choose the best three answers)
A) Increased rule compliance.
B) Increased accuracy of estimates
C) Increased self-accountability.
D) Increased creativity
E) Increased commitment
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C) Increased self-accountability.
D) Increased creativity
E) Increased commitment
39.st2 What is the role of management in Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) To continually monitor staffing levels of the Scrum Team.
B) To identify and remove people that are not working hard enough
C) To monitor the productivity of the Developers
D) To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them Improve
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D) To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them Improve
40.st2 Why does the Product Owner want the Developers to adhere to its Definition of Done?
(choose the best answer)
A) To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.
B) To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
C) To be able to reprimand the team when they do not meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.
D) To predict the team's productivity over time.
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B) To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
41.st2 During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) As soon as possible after it is identified.
B) When the Scrum Master has time to enter it
C) During the Daily Scrum after the Developers approve it
D) When the Product Owner identifies new work
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A) As soon as possible after it is identified.
44.st2 When the Developers determine that they will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Master and the Developers.
B) The Product Owner and all stakeholders
C) The Product Owner and the Developers.
D) The Scrum Master, project manager and the Developers
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C) The Product Owner and the Developers.
46.st2 Every Scrum Team should have:
(choose the best answer)
A) One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members
B) The competencies and skills needed to deliver an Increment in a Sprint
C) At least one representative from each major department, such as, Quality Assurance, Development, and Marketing.
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B) The competencies and skills needed to deliver an Increment in a Sprint
47.st2 What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0?
(choose the best answer)
A) Determine the composition of the Scrum Team to meet the release plan.
B) Gathering, eliciting, and analyzing the requirements to build the Product Backlog.
C) Make sure enough Product Backlog items are refined to fill the first 3 Sprints.
D) Create the overall release plan to ensure that organizational goals are met
E) There is no such thing as Sprint 0.
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E) There is no such thing as Sprint 0.
48.st2 Who is accountable for tracking the remaining work toward the Sprint Goal?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Developers.
B) The Project Manager
C) The Product Owner.
D) The Scrum Master
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A) The Developers.
49.st2 How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The break between Sprints is timeboxed to one-week for a one-month Sprint, and usually less for shorter Sprints.
B) Enough time for the requirements for the next Sprint to be determined and documented.
C) Enough time for the Developers to finish the testing from the last Sprint.
D) None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.
E) All of the above are allowed depending on the situation.
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D) None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.
53.st2 When can Developers cancel a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) When a technical dependency cannot be resolved.
B) They cannot. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints
C) When the Product Owner is absent too often.
D) When the selected Product Backlog items for the Sprint become unachievable.
E) When functional expectations are not well understood.
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B) They cannot. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints
56.st2 When Developers are having trouble delivering an Increment because they do not understand a functional requirement, what should they do?
(choose the best answer)
A) Add a specialist to the Development Team.
B) Defer the work to a more appropriate Sprint.
C) Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.
D) Partially complete the functionality, and discuss the remaining work at the Sprint Review.
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C) Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.
57.st2 Which outcome is expected as a Scrum Team matures?
(choose the best answer)
A) There will be no need for a timeboxed Sprint
B) Sprint Reviews will no longer be needed.
C) A Scrum Master is no longer needed since they are a mature team now.
D) The Sprint Retrospectives will grow to be longer than 4 hours.
E) They will improve their Definition of Done to include more stringent criteria.
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E) They will improve their Definition of Done to include more stringent criteria.
58.st2 Who is responsible for engaging stakeholders?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Developers.
B) The Scrum Team
C) The Business Analyst
D) The Project Manager.
E) The Team Manager.
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B) The Scrum Team
61.st2 Several Sprints into a project, the Product Owner tells the Scrum Master that a key stakeholder just started using the product. The stakeholder is unhappy with the quality of the product. What are two good options for the Scrum Master?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Coach the Product Owner on how to talk with the Developers about this concern.
B) Wait to bring this up until the Sprint Retrospective.
C) Explain to the Product Owner that it is up to the Developers to decide on acceptable quality standards.
D) Encourage the Product Owner to put quality specifications on the Product Backlog and express the stakeholder’s concern to the Developers.
E) Bring the concern to the testers to improve how the Product is verified.
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B) Wait to bring this up until the Sprint Retrospective.
D) Encourage the Product Owner to put quality specifications on the Product Backlog and express the stakeholder’s concern to the Developers.
62.st2 How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event?
(choose the best answer)
A) Enough so the Developers can create their forecast of what work they can do
B) Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Developers’ understanding of the Sprint.
C) The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of Sprint Planning.
D) Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.
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A) Enough so the Developers can create their forecast of what work they can do
66.st2 What are two effective ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Add security concerns to the Definition of Done.
B) Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.
C) Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concems.
D) Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items.
E) Delegate the work to the security department.
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A) Add security concerns to the Definition of Done.
B) Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.
68.st2 Who is on the Scrum Team?
(choose all that apply)
A) Scrum Master
B) Product Owner.
C) Developers.
D) Project Manager.
E) None of the above.
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A) Scrum Master
B) Product Owner.
C) Developers.
73.st2 True or False: A high-performance Scrum Team ensures that each Increment is complete by running a Release Sprint,
A) True
B) False
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B) False
74.st2 Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Developers and Product Owner.
B) The Scrum Master and Product Owner.
C) The Developers and Scrum Master.
D) The Scrum Team.
E) The Developers.
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E) The Developers.
76.st2 How Is management that is external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Product Owner represents their opinions.
B) The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf
C) Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum
D) Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum
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D) Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum
77.st2 The Developers ask their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a component. Without that component there will not be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. As the Scrum Master, what advice would you give the Product Owner?
(choose the best answer)
A) Remind the Product Owner that their primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.
B) Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize utilization of the Developers.
C) Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving the external component can be planned in a separate sprint.
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A) Remind the Product Owner that their primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.
80.st2 The IT manager asks a Scrum Team for a status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The Scrum Team asks the Scrum Master for advice. The Scrum Master should:
(choose the best answer)
A) Create and deliver the report to the manager herself.
B) Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review.
C) Tell the Developers to fit the report into the Sprint Backlog.
D) Ask the Product Owner to send the manager the report.
E) Tell the Scrum Team to figure it out themselves.
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B) Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review.
51b. True or False: The Sprit Backlog is result of Sprint Planning, and it includes the Sprint Goal.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
69b. A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Team. The Team has decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?
(choose the best answer)
A) Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.
B) Consult with the Product Owner to see how they feel about the situation.
C) Call a meeting between the Scrum Team and senior management.
D) Comply with the decision of the self-managing team.
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A) Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.
1c. 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
True or False
A) True
B) False
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B) False
3c. The timebox for the Sprint Review is:
(choose the best answer)
A) 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
B) 1 day
C) As long as needed.
D) 2 hours
E) 4 hours and longer as needed.
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A) 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
4c. It is mandatory that the product Increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
True or False
A) True
B) False
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B) False
8c. Which Scrum events are timeboxed?
(choose the best three answers)
A) Sprint Planning.
B) Refinement.
C) Sprint Review
D) Every Sprint to promote shared learning.
E) Release Testing.
F) Release Retrospective.
G) Sprint Retrospective.
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A) Sprint Planning.
C) Sprint Review
G) Sprint Retrospective.
11c. Who creates the Definition of Done?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Master since they are responsible for the productivity of the Developers.
B) The Scrum Team, in collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members ideations.
C) The Product Owner since they are responsible for the product’s success.
D) If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
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D) If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
13c. 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)
A) Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.
B) Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.
C) Add the item to the next Sprint.
D) Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments
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B) Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.
14c. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
(choose the best answer)
A) It is a mechanism to control Developer activity during a Sprint.
B) It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
C) 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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B) It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
15c. What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog.
B) By facilitating Developer decision-making.
C) By starting and ending the meetings at the proper time.
D) By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.
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B) By facilitating Developer decision-making.
D) By removing impediments that hinder the Scrum Team.
16c. 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 if the following answers is false?)
A) As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges.
B) The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Developers.
C) The Developers may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if they finds they have more or less capacity than expected.
D) The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint.
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D) The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change during the Sprint.
17c. The three pillars of empiricism are:
(choose the best answer)
A) Planning, Inspection, Adaptation.
B) Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen.
C) Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.
D) Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective.
E) Respect for People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste.
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C) Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.
19c. Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
(choose the best answer)
A) Defined.
B) Empirical.
C) Hybrid.
D) Complex.
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B) Empirical.
20c. 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)
A) The Product Owner and the Developers.
B) The Scrum Master, the project manager and the Developers.
C) The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
D) The Developers.
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A) The Product Owner and the Developers.
21c. How much work must the Developers complete for each Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) Analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation.
B) As much as it can fit into the Sprint.
C) All development work and at least some testing.
D) Enough so that each Program Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done.
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D) Enough so that each Program Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done.
25c. 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)
A) The Project Manager.
B) The Product Owner.
C) The Scrum Master.
D) Developers.
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B) The Product Owner.
26c. The Product Backlog is ordered by:
(choose the best answer)
A) Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
B) Least valuable items at the top to most valuable at the bottom.
C) Items are randomly arranged.
D) Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom.
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A) Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
28c. Which statement best describes Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.
B) A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management.
C) A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.
D) A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
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A) A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.
34c. When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?
(choose the best answer)
A) All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.
B) It depends.
C) Each Scrum Team uses its own but must make sure their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
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A) All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.
37c. Select three incorrect, untrue, or misleading statements about Scrum:
(Choose the best three answers)
A) Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.
B) Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to your ability to use Scrum to develop complex products.
C) Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment.
D) Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity.
E) Scrum is based on empirical process control theory.
F) Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers.
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C) Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment.
D) Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity.
F) Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers.
39c. When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
41c. The Developers should have all the skills needed to:
(choose the best answer)
A) Turn the Product Backlog Items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product functionality.
B) Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.
C) Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner.
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A) Turn the Product Backlog Items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product functionality.
42c. Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
(choose the best answer)
A) Rooms are hard to book and this lets it be booked in advance.
B) The consistency reduces complexity.
C) The Product Owner demands it.
D) The place can be named.
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B) The consistency reduces complexity.
43c. What is the role of Management in Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) Continually monitor staffing levels of the Scrum Team.
B) Identify and remove people that are not working hard enough.
C) Monitor the progress of the Developers on the Scrum Team.
D) Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
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D) Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
45c. 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)
A) 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.
B) The Developers have all the skills they need to create a valuable, useful Increment.
C) The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is required to meet the Definition of Done.
D) The Developers are collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint
E) 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.
F) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team’s progress.
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A) 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.
E) 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.
F) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team’s progress.
1d. What’s the main responsibility of testers?
(choose the best answer)
A) Verifying the programmers’ output
B) There’s no tester role in Scrum
C) Find bugs
D) Help the team incorporate the test-driven development practice
E) Proactively verify the programmers’ output
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B) There’s no tester role in Scrum
2d. When should Increments be shipped?
(choose the best answer)
A) When the Increment is free of defects
B) When it makes sense
C) After each Sprint
D) When the Increment is shippable
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B) When it makes sense
3d. It’s better to have longer Sprints when the project is riskier.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
4d. The Sprint Review is:
(choose the best answer)
A) An opportunity for inspection and adaptation
B) An opportunity for improving the Scrum processes
C) An opportunity for reviewing the viability of the project
D) An opportunity for receiving approval for the work done
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A) An opportunity for inspection and adaptation
5d. Who should know the most about the project performance?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Scrum Master
B) The Product Owner
C) The Development Team
D) The Scrum Team
E) The Project Manager
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B) The Product Owner
6d. Scrum Teams should normalize their estimations, so that management can measure and compare their performance.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
7d. Which two of the following is true about Scrum?
(choose the best two answers)
A) Scrum is a methodology for managing complex projects
B) Scrum is based on empirical process control theory
C) Scrum is a framework for developing and maintaining complex products
D) Scrum is like a traditional process but with Sprints and related artifacts
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B) Scrum is based on empirical process control theory
C) Scrum is a framework for developing and maintaining complex products
8d. The Sprint Goal is a part of Sprint Backlog.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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A) True
9d. When should a Sprint Goal be created?
(choose the best answer)
A) Any time during the Sprint
B) In the beginning of the project
C) In the previous Sprint Retrospective
D) It’s not mandatory
E) In the Sprint Planning meeting
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E) In the Sprint Planning meeting
10d. Scrum is a detailed software development methodology.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
11d. Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Assigns tasks to the developers
B) Is responsible for updating the burn-down chart
C) Helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team
D) It’s a management position
E) Identifies what has been done prior to the Sprint Review meeting
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C) Helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team
D) It’s a management position
12d. Who adds new work to the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Development Team
B) The Product Owner
C) The Scrum Master
D) The whole Scrum Team together
E) The Product Owner and the Development Team together
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A) The Development Team
13d. The Development Team has realized that they have over committed themselves for the Sprint. Who should be present when they review and adjust the work?
(choose the best answer)
A) Only the Product Owner
B) The whole Scrum Team and other key stakeholders
C) The Product Owner and the Development Team
D) The whole Scrum Team
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C) The Product Owner and the Development Team
14d. The customer wants the Development Team to add a very important item to the current Sprint. What should they do?
(choose the best answer)
A) Reject the request
B) Refer the customer to the Product Owner
C) Add the item to the current Sprint Backlog
D) Add the item to the Product Backlog
E) Replace an item in the current Sprint Backlog with the new one
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B) Refer the customer to the Product Owner
15d. Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The solution architect
B) The Development Team
C) The business analyst
D) The Scrum Team
E) The Product Owner
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B) The Development Team
16d. When can a development team cancel a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) They can’t cancel Sprints
B) Not enough information is available for the development
C) The Sprint doesn’t make sense any more
D) There’s an unsolved technical dependency
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A) They can’t cancel Sprints
17d. How should multiple teams be composed for a single project?
(choose the best answer)
A) Management will form the teams
B) The Product Owner decides on how to form the teams
C) Developers themselves will decide on how to form the teams
D) Everyone together will decide on how to form the teams
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C) Developers themselves will decide on how to form the teams
18d. Which of the following is most essential to Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) Continuous improvement
B) Prediction
C) Adaptation
D) Planning
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C) Adaptation
19d. While the Sprint Planning is progressing, the Development Team has realized that they don’t have enough resources to complete all the selected Sprint Backlog items. Which two of the following is usually the best action?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Adjust the Sprint Backlog to match the capacity
B) Inform the Product Owner and start the development
C) Hire more developers
D) Work overtime
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A) Adjust the Sprint Backlog to match the capacity
B) Inform the Product Owner and start the development
20d. What’s the vertical axis in a typical burn-down chart?
(choose the best answer)
A) The progress
B) The technical debt
C) The capacity of the team
D) The amount of remaining work
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D) The amount of remaining work
21d. Which two of the following are true about Product Owners?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Can be influenced by a committee
B) The role can be played by a committee
C) Is accountable for prioritizing the Product Backlog items
D) Should be dedicated to one project
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A) Can be influenced by a committee
C) Is accountable for prioritizing the Product Backlog items
24d. Each Sprint Backlog item is owned by one, or a pair of developers.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
25d. The Scrum Master should cancel the Sprint Planning, if the Sprint Goal is not composed beforehand.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
26d. How budgeting is done in Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) Usually every day
B) Budgeting is very simple and limited to the run cost (time and material)
C) Ideally revised each Sprint to ensure value is being delivered
D) Scrum doesn’t need the traditional budgeting system
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C) Ideally revised each Sprint to ensure value is being delivered
27d. What’s the timebox for a complete Sprint Planning meeting?
(choose the best answer)
A) 6 hours for a one-month Sprint
B) 8 hours for a one-month Sprint
C) 8 hours for a two-week Sprint
D) 6 hours for a two-week Sprint
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B) 8 hours for a one-month Sprint
28d. How many hours per day should a Development Team member work?
(choose the best answer)
A) As much as needed for realizing the Sprint Backlog items until the end of the Sprint
B) At least 6 ideal man-hours
C) At a sustainable pace
D) Between 6 and 16 hours, depending on the situation
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C) At a sustainable pace
29d. What should the Product Owner do during Sprint zero?
(choose the best answer)
A) Prepare the Product Backlog for the next few Sprints
B) Prepare the Product Backlog for the whole project
C) There’s no such thing as Sprint zero
D) Communicate with the customer and understand the requirements
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C) There’s no such thing as Sprint zero
30d. What are the benefits of having tests in the Definition of Done?
(Choose the best three answers)
A) Reporting would be easier for the project manager
B) Increments would be closer to being potentially shippable
C) Increments would be more complete
D) Increased transparency of the Increment
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B) Increments would be closer to being potentially shippable
C) Increments would be more complete
D) Increased transparency of the Increment
31d. How can security be addressed in Scrum?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) They can be added to the Product Backlog
B) They can be added to the Definition of Done
C) They can be outsourced to a department responsible for security
D) They can be handled in a separate Sprint dedicated to security
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A) They can be added to the Product Backlog
B) They can be added to the Definition of Done
32d. All Increments should be potentially releasable.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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A) True
33d. The Sprint Backlog would not change after the Sprint Planning.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
34d. When the Scrum Team becomes mature enough, it doesn’t need a Scrum Master anymore.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
35d. The customer has the final say on the order of Product Backlog items.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
36d. When should the Sprint Retrospective be held?
(choose the best answer)
A) When asked by the Product Owner
B) When asked by the Scrum Master
C) Each Sprint
D) When needed, based on lessons learned
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C) Each Sprint
37d. There should be a hardening Sprint every few Sprints, to resolve dependencies and fix open bugs.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
38d. Who can replace Sprint Backlog items during the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Product Owner
B) The Development Team
C) No one
D) The Product Owner and the Development Team together
E) The Scrum Master
F) The Scrum Team
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C) No one
39d. The Scrum Master has a lot of unresolved issues. Which three of the following actions can be taken to facilitate it?
(Choose the best three answers)
A) Inform management of the impediments and their impact
B) Consult the Development Team
C) Escalate the issues to the right person
D) Prioritize the issues and work on them in order
E) Ask the senior management for help
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A) Inform management of the impediments and their impact
B) Consult the Development Team
D) Prioritize the issues and work on them in order
40d. Which three of the following are responsibilities of a self-organizing team?
(Choose the best three answers)
A) Pull Product Backlog items for the upcoming Sprint
B) Estimate the amount of work of the newly created Product Backlog items
C) Create tasks for Sprint Backlog items
D) Reorder the Product Backlog
E) Report progress to the stakeholders
F) Create new Product Backlog items
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A) Pull Product Backlog items for the upcoming Sprint
B) Estimate the amount of work of the newly created Product Backlog items
C) Create tasks for Sprint Backlog items
42d. Which of the following is the best way a Scrum Master can increase the team productivity?
(choose the best answer)
A) Ordering the Product Backlog items properly
B) Facilitating meetings and removing impediments
C) Assigning tasks to developers and following up on them
D) Preventing changes to the Sprint Backlog once the Sprint begins
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B) Facilitating meetings and removing impediments
43d. Which of the following best describes Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A) A practical project management methodology
B) A framework for the development of complex products
C) A practical and modern project management standard
D) A methodology for software development
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B) A framework for the development of complex products
44d. Which of the following can be delivered as the output of a Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) A document that shows the solution design and helps the team develop the product
B) An Increment of Done software
C) A set of tests designed to be used in the next Sprint
D) A user interface layout designed to be used for the solution
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B) An Increment of Done software
45d. Which of the following best describes the Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) It grows and changes as more is learned about the project
B) It provides information required for the design phase of the project
C) It contains all the tasks required for the project
D) It’s a baseline for the change management process
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A) It grows and changes as more is learned about the project
46d. What should be done between a Sprint Retrospective and the next Sprint Planning?
(choose the best answer)
A) Nothing; there’s no time between the two
B) Prepare for the Sprint Planning
C) Refactor the developed items
D) Release the Increment
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A) Nothing; there’s no time between the two
47d. Which of the following are common Product Owner activities during the Sprint?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Work with the stakeholders
B) Answer questions from the Development Team about the items in the Sprint Backlog
C) Prioritize the Development Team’s tasks
D) Run the Daily Scrums
E) Measure the Sprint progress
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A) Work with the stakeholders
B) Answer questions from the Development Team about the items in the Sprint Backlog
48d. Items in the Product Backlog are usually larger than items in the Sprint Backlogs.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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A) True
49d. Who must do all the work required for Product Backlog items, to make sure they are potentially releasable?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Product Owner
B) The Development Team
C) The Scrum Team
D) The Scrum Master
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B) The Development Team
50d. Nine (9) Scrum Teams are working on a single product. Which of the following is the best way of planning Sprints?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Product Owner meets with representative from each team to compose the Sprint Goal and select items from the Release Product Backlog. Then each representative works with his/her team to create their Sprint Backlog.
B) Everyone meets the same time to check the Product Backlog and to receive information from the Product Owner. Then they coordinate dependencies, shift team members as needed, and create their Sprint Backlogs.
C) The Product Owner and all team members meet and create one Sprint Backlog for the project. All teams will share that Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
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B) Everyone meets the same time to check the Product Backlog and to receive information from the Product Owner. Then they coordinate dependencies, shift team members as needed, and create their Sprint Backlogs.
51d. Who estimates the work during the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Product Owner
B) The Scrum Master
C) The Development Team and the Product Owner together
D) The Development Team
E) The whole Scrum Team
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D) The Development Team
52d. Which of the following is the subject of Sprint Retrospective?
(choose the best answer)
A) Scrum process
B) Increment
C) Technical approach
D) Product Backlog order
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A) Scrum process
53d. Which three of the following are feedback loops?
(Choose the best three answers)
A) Daily Scrum
B) Sprint Review
C) Product Backlog refinement
D) Sprint Retrospective
E) Release planning
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A) Daily Scrum
B) Sprint Review
D) Sprint Retrospective
54d. When a new Increment of working software must be available?
(choose the best answer)
A) Every 3 Sprints
B) Before each planned release
C) At the end of each Sprint
D) Whenever the user acceptance testing is done
E) When the Product Owner asks for it
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C) At the end of each Sprint
55d. How is a Product Backlog ordered?
(choose the best answer)
A) Based on the size of the items
B) Based on the value of items
C) Based on the criticality of items
D) Based on the amount of risk related to each item
E) Based on dependencies among items
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B) Based on the value of items
56d. Which is NOT a Development Team responsibility?
(choose the best answer)
A) Resolving internal team conflicts
B) Selecting the Product Owner
C) Optimizing the work required for Sprint Backlog items
D) Measuring the performance of the Sprint
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B) Selecting the Product Owner
57d. When is a Sprint Backlog item considered complete?
(choose the best answer)
A) When all of its tasks are complete
B) When everything is done based on the Definition of Done
C) When the user acceptance tests are done
D) When the Sprint is over
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B) When everything is done based on the Definition of Done
58d. Which two of the following are the best ways a Scrum Master can teach teams to help them self-organize?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Maintain and increase velocity
B) Create a releasable Increment at the end of each Sprint
C) Time-box events to manage risk
D) Use pair-programming
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B) Create a releasable Increment at the end of each Sprint
C) Time-box events to manage risk
59d. A developer does not work properly and is blocking the team activity. Who should decide on removing that person?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Development Team
B) The Product Owner
C) The Scrum Master
D) The resource manager
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A) The Development Team
60d. Which two of the following is not done during the first Sprint?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Prepare a complete infrastructure and set of tools for the project
B) Deliver a piece of working software
C) Plan a small improvement for the next Sprint
D) Develop a plan for the whole project
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A) Prepare a complete infrastructure and set of tools for the project
D) Develop a plan for the whole project
61d. The Definition of Done is used to…
(Choose the best two answers)
A. Create a shared understanding of what has to be done for each item
B. Describe the purpose of each Sprint
C. Increase transparency
D. Describe the work that should be done during the Sprint
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A. Create a shared understanding of what has to be done for each item
C. Increase transparency
62d. Which of the following is common when the Scrum Team becomes mature enough during the project?
(choose the best answer)
A) They won’t need Sprint Retrospectives any more
B) They will improve the Definition of Done
C) They won’t need a Scrum Master any more
D) They can release every Increment
E) They won’t need Sprint Reviews any more
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B) They will improve the Definition of Done
63d. Which of the following should be done during the Sprint Review?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Demonstration of the Increment
B) Communication of the project progress
C) The Scrum process, and how it was used during the Sprint
D) Technical practices
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A) Demonstration of the Increment
B) Communication of the project progress
64d. What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A) Nothing
B) The Sprint should be cancelled
C) The Sprint time should be extended
D) They should continue to the next Sprint without Sprint Review
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A) Nothing
66d. When does the Development Team prepare the tools and infrastructure for the development?
(choose the best answer)
A) In the Sprint zero
B) Throughout the project
C) Before the first Sprint
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B) Throughout the project
67d. A comprehensive branching and merging model in shared version control reduces the coordination problems when multiple teams are working on the same code.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
68d. Which three of the following are Scrum Master responsibilities during the Sprint?
(choose the best three answers)
A) Facilitate meetings as requested or needed
B) Solve problems
C) Ensure the Development Team stays self-organized
D) Assign tasks to team members
E) Approve the Increment
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A) Facilitate meetings as requested or needed
B) Solve problems
C) Ensure the Development Team stays self-organized
69d. When multiple teams are working on the same product, how many Definitions of Done should they use?
(choose the best answer)
A) There should be only one Definition of Done for all teams
B) There can be multiple definitions, as long as they are well communicated and understood among teams and with the customer
C) Each team defines its own Definition of Done independently of others
D) There can be multiple definitions, as long as they are capable of creating a potentially releasable Increment
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A) There should be only one Definition of Done for all teams
70d. When is a Sprint cancelled?
(choose the best answer)
A) When the Product Owner determines it makes no sense to finish it
B) When the infrastructure and tools are not ready for the whole project
C) When the Development Team finds it necessary
D) When the Scrum Master decides to
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A) When the Product Owner determines it makes no sense to finish it
71d. The Product Owner determines the number of items that should be selected for each Sprint.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
72d. What are two common benefits of self-organization?
(Choose the best two answers)
A) Increase predictability
B) Increase self-accountability
C) Increase rule compliance
D) Increase commitment
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B) Increase self-accountability
D) Increase commitment
73d. Who’s responsible for engaging the stakeholders?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Development Team
B) The Scrum Master
C) The Product Owner
D) The project manager
E) The team leader
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C) The Product Owner
74d. Items at the bottom of the Product Backlog are usually larger than those on the top.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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A) True
75d. The purpose of all Sprints is to release a piece of working software.
(True or False)
A) True
B) False
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B) False
76d. When can the composition of the Development Team change?
(choose the best answer)
A) Not during the Sprints
B) Whenever needed
C) The composition of the team should not change
D) After each release
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A) Not during the Sprints
77d. How much of the Sprint Backlog should be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
(choose the best answer)
A) Just enough to understand the design and architecture.
B) Just enough for the Scrum Master to be able to assign tasks to developers
C) Just enough, so the Development Team can forecast what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.
D) All of the potential work.
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C) Just enough, so the Development Team can forecast what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.
78d. What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
(choose the best answer)
A) The team should collaborate with all functional units
B) The team includes not only programmer, but also testers, architects, UI designers, etc.
C) The developers should work closely with business analysts, architects, and testers external to the team.
D) All the Development Team members should be cross-functional individuals.
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B) The team includes not only programmer, but also testers, architects, UI designers, etc.
79d. Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?
(choose the best answer)
A) Product Backlog ordering
B) How to best accomplish its work
C) Sprint Length
D) When to release
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B) How to best accomplish its work
80d. Which of the following is a right action from the Scrum Master in response to a Product Owner who has problems managing the Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) Help the Product Owner order the items
B) Extend the Sprint, so that the Product Owner has more time ordering items
C) Ask the Development Team help the Product Owner understand the dependencies among items to be used in ordering them
D) Ask the customer to order the items instead of the Product Owner
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A) Help the Product Owner order the items
81d. Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A) The Stakeholders.
B) The Product Owner.
C) The Developers.
D) The CEO.
E) The Scrum Master.
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B) The Product Owner.