1. What belongs solely to the Development Team ?

Options:

1. The Definition of Done
2. The Sprint Backlog
3. The Product Backlog
4. The Increment

Ans: 2

Only the Development Team can change its Sprint Backlog during a Sprint. The Sprint Backlog is a highly visible, real-time picture of the work that the Development Team plans to accomplish during the Sprint, and it belongs solely to the Development Team.

2. The Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. It is prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later by the Development Team.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges during the Sprint. This emergence occurs as the Development Team works through the plan and learns more about the work needed to achieve the Sprint Goal. As new work is required, the Development Team adds it to the Sprint Backlog.

3. What happens during the Sprint ? Select three answers.

Options:

1. No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
2. Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned
3. Quality goals do not decrease
4. Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed
5. The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work

Ans: 1, 2 & 3

4. If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, when must an adjustment be made ?

Options:

1. As soon as possible to minimize further deviation.
2. The deviations should be discussed at the Daily Scrum and then an adjustment must be made.
3. After clarifying all the details with the Product Owner.
4. After Scrum Master approval.

Ans: 1

If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, and that the resulting product will be unacceptable, the process or the material being processed must be adjusted. An adjustment must be made as soon as possible to minimize further deviation.

5. The structure of the Daily Scrum is well-defined and constant. Every team member should answer the three main questions:

• What did I do yesterday?
• What will I do today?
• Do I see any impediment?

Options:

1. False
2. True

Ans: 1

There is no any prescribed structure. The structure of the Daily Scrum is set by the Development Team and can be conducted in different ways if it focuses on progress toward the Sprint Goal. Some Development Teams will use questions, some will be more discussion based. It is still perfectly fine to use the questions, but other ways of conducting the meeting are also possible.

6. Scrum is not a process or technique.

Options:

1. False
2. True

Ans: 2

Scrum is not a process, technique, or definitive method. Rather, it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.

7. Scrum is founded on

Options:

1. Empirical criticism
2. Empiricism
3. Common sense
4. Kanban system

Ans: 2

Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known

8. Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal ?

Options:

1. The Product Owner
2. The Development Team
3. The Scrum Master
4. The Scrum Team
5. The Product Owner and the Development Team

Ans: 2

At any point in time in a Sprint, the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog can be summed. The Development Team tracks this total work remaining at least for every Daily Scrum to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal. By tracking the remaining work throughout the Sprint, the Development Team can manage its progress.

9. Is it a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects ?

Options:

1. False
2. True

Ans: 1

The Product Owner is one person, not a committee, but the Product Owner may represent the desires of a committee in the Product Backlog.

10. Only the Product Owner and the Development Team participate in the Sprint Planning. There is nothing to do for the Scrum Master.

Options:

1. False
2. True

Ans: 1

The work to be performed in the Sprint is planned at the Sprint Planning. This plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team.

11. Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice.

Options:

1. The Product Owner
2. The Scrum Master
3. The Scrum Master and the Product Owner
4. The Scrum Team
5. The Development Team

Ans: 2

The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. Scrum Masters do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.

12. What does Cone of Uncertainty show ?

Options:

1. Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project
2. Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks
3. How much is known about the Product over time
4. How much work remains till the end of the Sprint

Ans: 3

The Cone of Uncertainty describes the evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project.

13. What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum ?

Options:

1. Inspection
2. Self-organization
3. Transparency
4. Adaptation
5. Agility
6. Cross-functionality

Ans: 1, 3 & 4

Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

14. What is the essence of Scrum ? Select the most appropriate option.

Options:

1. A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
2. The Scrum Master and the Product Owner
3. The Scrum Guide
4. The Development Team

Ans: 1

The essence of Scrum is a small team of people. The individual team is highly flexible and adaptive. These strengths continue operating in single, several, many, and networks of teams that develop, release, operate and sustain the work and work products of thousands of people. They collaborate and interoperate through sophisticated development architectures and target release environments.

15. If an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the end of the Sprint (it turned out there is a lot more work to do than was estimated), the Sprint is cancelled.

Options:

1. False
2. True

Ans: 1

The Sprint is cancelled only in the case if the Sprint Goal became obsolete. If some work could not be done, the Sprint Backlog should be re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team.

16. The Development Team should be able to explain to the Product Owner and Scrum Master how it intends to work as a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment.

Options:

1. False
2. True

Ans: 2

By the end of the Sprint Planning, the Development Team should be able to explain to the Product Owner and Scrum Master how it intends to work as a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment.

17. Who’s responsible for Gantt Charts in Scrum ?

Options:

1. No one
2. The Scrum Master
3. The Development Team
4. The project manager

Ans: 1

Gantt Chart is not a Scrum artifact and not compatible with the framework.

18. Which statements are correct about Product Backlog refinement ? (Choose 2 answers)

Options:

1. It should be done right before the Sprint Planning
2. The Scrum Master should facilitate it
3. It shouldn’t take more than 10% of the Development Team’s time
4. Multiple teams may participate

Ans: 3 & 4

If multiple teams are working on the project, they will participate in the refinement as well. Refinement can take any amount of time from the Product Owner but not more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team.Refinement is a continuous activity not limited to a certain time during the Sprint. The Scrum Master only facilitates the meetings as requested or required; not by default.

19. The Product Owner has doubts about the quality of the definition of “Done”. What should she / he do ?

Options:

1. Adjust the definition of “Done” immediately
2. Adjust the definition of “Done” at the end of the Sprint
3. Ask the company QA department to investigate the issue
4. Point it out in the next Sprint Retrospective

Ans: 4

The Development Team is responsible for the definition of “Done” rather than the Product Owner. So, if the Product Owner doubts the quality of the definition of “Done”, he/she can discuss it with the team on the next Sprint Retrospective, so that if they agree, it would be adjusted for the next Sprint.

20. Which Scrum artifacts are ordered ?

Options:

1. Only the Product Backlog
2. None
3. Both the Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog
4. Only the Sprint Backlog

Ans: 3

The Product Backlog is ordered (prioritized) based on the business value.The items in the Sprint Backlog follow the same order they had in the Product Backlog, therefore, are prioritized.

21. Which of the following describe the definition of “Done” ? (choose 2 answers)

Options:

1. Helps increase velocity
2. Increases transparency
3. Ensures everything is documented
4. Helps ensure the Increment is releasable

Ans: 2 & 4

Definition of “Done” increases transparency because everyone knows what it means by “Done”. It includes everything required for creating something usable by the end users (potentially releasable).

22. Pick 4 activities that are the responsibility of the Development Team.

Options:

1. Using Story Point estimations
2. Provide estimates
3. Break down epic user stories into smaller ones
4. Design software
5. Make technical decisions
6. Volunteer for tasks

Ans: 1, 2, 3 & 6

Designing the software is part of the development and should be done by the developers. They are self-organized and make technical decisions and volunteer for tasks (assign them to themselves). Estimation is the responsibility of the developers because they are the people who will develop the item.

23. Which of the following is a valid service from the Scrum Master to the Product Owner?

Options:

1. Helping the Product Owner find techniques for managing the Product Backlog
2. Act as a proxy when the Product Owner is not available to the team
3. Helping the Product Owner order the Product Backlog items in order to maximize value
4. Act as the middleman between the Product Owner and the Development Team, as requested or required

Ans: 1

The following are the Scrum Master services to the Product Owner as described in the Scrum Guide:-Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management;-Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items;Understanding product planning in an empirical environment;-Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value;-Understanding and practicing agility;-Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed. These are mainly focused on coaching/training, rather than getting involved and helping someone do something.

24. When does inspection occur ?

Options:

1. When the Product Owner finds necessary
2. Frequently, but not so often that gets in the way of work
3. All the time
4. At the Sprint Review

Ans: 2

25. When is it time for integrating the solution ?

Options:

1. Before releasing the Increment
2. At the end of the Sprint
3. During the Sprint
4. At the end of the project

Ans: 3

Integration is part of the development of each item and a step in a normal definition of “Done”. Agile projects use continuous integration to make the output potentially releasable.

26. Which role is responsible for managing the Development Team ?

Options:

1. Team leader
2. Development Team
3. Product Owner
4. Scrum Master
5. Scrum Team

Ans: 2

The Development Team is self-organized and manages itself instead of receiving orders.

27. The Sprint Backlog makes visible all of the work the …. identifies as necessary to meet the Sprint Goal. (Fill in the blank)

Options:

1. Development Team
2. Scrum Team
3. Product Owner
4. Scrum Master

Ans: 1

This is up to the developers to identify how to accomplish the goal. After all, they are the technical people in the project.The question is about the Sprint Backlog tasks, rather than items.

28. Who monitors the remaining work of the Product Backlog ?

Options:

1. The Development Team
2. ​The Scrum Master
3. ​The Product Owner
4. ​The Scrum Team

Ans: 3

The Product Owner is responsible for measuring the progress of the project and tracking the remaining work in the Product Backlog.The Development Team is responsible for measuring the progress of the Sprint and tracking the remaining work in the Sprint Backlog.

29. Who can change the Sprint Backlog in the middle of the Sprint ? ​ Options:

1. Only the Scrum Master​
2. Only the Development Team
3. ​Only the Product Owner
4. ​The Scrum Team

Ans: 2

The Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint do not change but the Sprint Backlog also contains tasks and tasks evolve through the Sprint. The Development Team owns the Sprint Backlog and only they can change the Sprint Backlog. This is sometimes done based on the input from the Product Owner.

30. What type of process control is Scrum ?

Options:

1. Traditional
2. ​Adaptive
3. ​Empirical
4. ​Modern

Ans: 3

Scrum is empirical; based on the real-world experiences.

31. Who assigns tasks to the developers ?

Options:

1. The Product Owner​
2. The Scrum Master​
3. The project manager​
4. Developers themselves

Ans: 4

The developers take responsibility for doing the tasks themselves and the Development Team ensures that all tasks are done properly. Remember that they are self-organized. When items are “Done”, the Product Owner checked them but this is focused on the item rather than individuals; all developers are accountable for the team’s outputs.

32. How should developers deal with non-functional features ?

Options:

1. Incorporate them into every Increment​
2. Incorporate them before the release​
3. Incorporate them in the hardening Sprint​
4. Incorporate them in the integration Sprint

Ans: 1

Non-functional features are usually part of the Definition of Done and should be considered for every Product Backlog item and every Increment. Sometime, some non-functional features that address a very particular part of the software can be added as separate items in the Product Backlog.All Sprints are the same. There’s no Sprint zero, hardening Sprint, release Sprint, integration Sprint, etc

33. Which of the following is a prerequisite for starting the Sprint Planning meeting ?

Options:

1. Having the Product Backlog items cleared and assigned to developers​
2. Having the items at the top of the Product Backlog small enough to fit in one Sprint​
3. Having the requirements specified and completely reflected in the Product Backlog​
4. None

Ans: 4

We prefer to have “ready” items at the top of the Product Backlog before Sprint Planning, which is done through Product Backlog refinement. However, nothing stops our flow of Sprints. For example, we do not delay the Sprint because the items are not ready. In such cases, the “unready” items would be selected for the Sprint and refined during the Sprint.”Ready” items are those that are clear and small enough to fit into one Sprint.

34. Which of the following refers to the average amount of work done per Sprint ?

Options:

1. Capacity​
2. Velocity​
3. Burn-down rate​
4. Performance

Ans: 2

Velocity is the amount of work (usually in “story points”) done per Sprint. For example, 200 story points per Sprint.

35. A company has three products. Which two of the following are acceptable way of forming Scrum teams ?

Options:

1. There can be one Product Owner for each product​
2. There should be one Product Owner for each product​
3. There can be a single Product Owner for all products​
4. There should be a single Product Owner for all products

Ans: 1 & 3

When there’s one product, there should be only one Product Owner, even if the product is large and there are many Development Teams. However, when there are multiple products, there are two options:a) considering them separate and have a Product Owner for each of them) have only one Product Owner for all of them and develop them like a larger project to ensure compatibility.

36. When forming multiple Scrum teams, which two of the following are the most important considerations ?

Options:

1. Having proper size in each team​
2. Having an effective mixture of skill in each team to avoid dependencies​
3. Having a mixture of senior and junior developers in each team​
4. Having enough skills for the technical layer designated to the each team

Ans: 1 & 2

All teams should be cross-functional with 3 to 9 members.

37. If it’s not possible to complete the Sprint Backlog, who would try to resolve it ?

Options:

1. The Development Team​
2. The Scrum Master​
3. The Development Team and the Product Owner
4. The Product Owner​
5. The Scrum Team

Ans: 3

First of all, it’s OK of the Sprint Backlog is not complete until the end of the Sprint. However, we would try to complete it if it’s possible. When the developers find out they are behind schedule they will ask the Product Owner for help and the two roles together will adjust the work (tasks), or reorder the times to make sure the highest value will be created at the end of the Sprint.

38. Teams A and B work on two different projects. Team A has 8 members, and a velocity of 600. Team B has 6 members, and a velocity of 500. Which team has a higher performance ?

Options:

1. Team B​
2. Team A​
3. It depends

Ans: 3

The provided information is not enough. Velocity is defined locally and it’s not possible to compare one team’s velocity with the other.

39. Which of the following does NOT apply to/suit Scrum ?

Options:

1. Static requirements​
2. Based on empirical process control​
3. Difficult to master​
4. Process framework used to address complex product

Ans: 1

Agile is all about depending on adaptation, instead of predictive (static, upfront) plan and design.

40. The Product Owner is using burn-up charts instead of burn-down charts. What would be your response as the Scrum Master ?

Options:

1. There’s nothing wrong with it.​
2. Burn-up charts are used in traditional methods, and should be replaced by burn-down charts.

Ans: 1

Burn-down charts are very common for tracking and representing progress, but they are not mandatory and the Product Owner can use other tools/techniques as well.

41. Which element helps when working inside timeboxes ?

Options:

1. Limiting work-in-progress​
2. Using Sprint Review​
3. Using Product Backlogs​
4. Using Sprint Retrospective

Ans: 1

When working inside timeboxes, it’s better to limit work-in-progress and get items done before going to the next ones; otherwise chances would be high that the team ends up with many in-progress items and not enough “Done” items at the end of the Sprint.Limiting workin-progress is a lean concept that avoids waste.

42. Which statement is least accurate about the definition of “Done” ?

Options:

1. It may evolve during the project​
2. It’s created by the Product Owner​
3. It may vary depending on the project​
4. It may be defined by the development organization

Ans: 2

The definition of “Done” can be prepared in the development organization and used in all projects as a minimum. If additional content is required for the definition or it’s not prepared in the organization level, the Development Team would be responsible for preparing it.The definition of “Done” can evolve during the project as more is learned. It’s also dependent on the project and its environment.

43. The Product Backlog is reordered by the stakeholders at the Sprint Review meeting.

Options:

1. True
2. ​False

Ans: 2

Only the Product Owner can order the Product Backlog. This can be influenced by other stakeholders but the Product Owner always has the final say.

44. When multiple teams are working on the same product, who should make sure that their outputs can be integrated into one Increment ?

Options:

1. The developers​
2. The developers and the Product Owner​
3. The Product Owner​
4. The Scrum Master

Ans: 1

It’s up to the developers to find their way and ensure that their outputs will create an integrated Increment that is potentially releasable.

45. Which of the following is a way of decreasing technical debt ?

Options:

1. Hiring an external auditor​
2. Improving the definition of “Done”​
3. Having hardening Sprints

Ans: 2

There’s usually room for improving the definition of “Done”. A good definition will let less technical debt pass on to the next Sprints.Technical debt is minor shortcomings in the code that makes it less than “good enough” and therefore creates risks in the future. It usually decreases velocity in the future (because the team has to fix the shortcomings) and as some of the debt might remain in the final product, the maintenance cost will increase as well.Another Agile way of reducing technical debt is continuous refactoring.

46. Which of the following is the shortest timebox in a two-week Sprint ?

Options:

1. Sprint Retrospective​
2. Sprint Planning​
3. Sprint Review

Ans: 1

These are the durations in a two-week Sprint:- Sprint Planning: 4 hours- Sprint Review: 2 hours- Sprint Retrospective: 1.5 hours.

47. What’s the optimal length of a Sprint ?

Options:

1. Short enough to minimize risk​
2. One week​
3. Two weeks​
4. One month

Ans: 1

We prefer shorter Sprints as long as we can produce enough output. Shorter Sprints reduce the risk to the business.

48. The Product Owner is responsible for preparing the Sprint Goal before the Sprint Planning.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

The Sprint Goal is prepared during the Sprint Planning by the whole Scrum Team.

49. The Scrum Master is a participant in Sprint Retrospective.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 1

All team members participate and try to find ways for improvement.

50. All interactions between the stakeholders and the Development Team should be through the Product Owner.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

The interactions can be through the Product Owner or during the Sprint Review. Other interactions are discouraged as they distract the developers.

51. Which of the following is not allowed in Scrum ?

Options:

1. Refactoring
2. Hardening Sprints​
3. Velocity tracking​
4. Release planning

Ans: 2

Hardening Sprints are not allowed because the subject of hardening should be continuously address throughout normal Sprints. All Sprints are the same in Scrum. Other options are not described in the framework but are good practices recommended for Scrum projects.

52. All work that the developers should do originate from the Product Backlog

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 1

Everything they do is identified by decomposing the Product Backlog items.

53. It is OK for the items at the bottom of the Product Backlog not to be as clear as those at the top.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 1

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Items at the bottom of the Product Backlog won’t be developed soon, so, there’s no need to spend too much time making them clear and add details; that would be some kind of upfront planning. Not that the items do not go to the bottom of the backlog because they are not clear or do not have enough detail; the only basis for order of items is the business value. When the item does not have enough detail and starts to go to the top of the Product Backlog, it should be refined by adding more detail.

54. Scrum should be tailored for the project.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

Unlike methodologies, the Scrum “framework” is not tailored because it’s already limited to the essentials. Even the terms should not change let along adding or removing elements such as roles and events. However, you need to add many practices and techniques to the framework.

55. Our velocity was 250 at the end of the 6th Sprint. It has become 275 at the end of the 11th Sprint. Therefore, we’re creating more value now, compared to the past.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

Velocity and value are not related directly. Value is the benefit to cost ratio. Since we start with the most important items first, those remained for the 11th Sprint are expected to have less value compared to those delivered at the 6th Sprint.

56. Which of the following roles can set the definition of “Done” ?

Options:

1. The Scrum Team​
2. The Scrum Master​
3. The Development Team
4. The Product Owner

Ans: 3

The development organization may have a definition of “Done” composed for all projects in which case the team will use it as a minimum. Otherwise, the Development Team would be responsible for composing the definition of “Done”. When multiple teams are working on the same product, there can be more than one definition of “Done”, as long as they all have the minimums required by the development organization and can create an integrated Increment.

57. When should the Product Backlog items be refined ? (choose 2 answers)

Options:

1. Before the Sprint in which the item is supposed to be developed​
2. The business analysts do it before it is time to develop the item
3. ​During the Sprint, if they have not been refined in the previous Sprints

Ans: 1 & 3

Product Backlog refinement is a continuous activity. When an item is at the top of the backlog, which means it will be developed in the near future, more refinements are usually needed to make sure it is clear and contains just enough details (not all possible details). It’s preferred to have the items that will be selected in the Sprint Backlog completely refined before Sprint Planning; however, it’s OK to have more refinement done during the development. Remember that there’s no such thing as Sprint 0 and there’s no time between two Sprints that can be spent on something such as refinement. The team is also cross-functional and does the a-z of the work needed for each item, including refinement; they don’t use people from other parts of the company.

58. Which of the following is designed to synchronize multiple teams working on the same product ?

Options:

1. Daily Scrum​
2. Sprint Planning​
3. Weekly status report​
4. Scrum-of-scrums

Ans: 4

Daily Scrum is for synchronizing inside a team and Scrum-of-Scrums is for synchronizing multiple teams working on the same product. When the Daily Scrum is over, one representative from each team goes to a higher level daily stand-up to discuss the issues among teams. Note: scrum.org has recently introduced its scaled Scrum framework called Nexus. It doesn’t have a scrum-of-scrum as described here, while there might still be some questions about it in the exam.

59. Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint. However, the Development Team is trying to convince the Product Owner that the Sprint should be cancelled. What’s the right response from the Scrum Master ?

Options:

1. It is OK​
2. The Scrum Master should stop this, because the Development Team does not have the authority to influence Sprint cancellation​
3. The Scrum Master should encourage the Product Owner to discuss it with the customer first​
4. The Scrum Master should be involved in making this decision

Ans: 1

Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint and the final decision belongs to him/her. However, this decision can be influenced by the customer, developers and Scrum Master.

60. Which statement is correct when the developers are working in the middle of the Sprint ?

Options:

1. The Sprint Backlog would be frozen​
2. No user acceptance tests will be conducted until the end of the Sprint​
3. The scope may be clarified as more is learned

Ans: 3

During the Sprint, the Product Backlog items in the Sprint Backlog would not be added or removed but as more is learned, the scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team. This is mainly focused on the interpretation of the Product Backlog items and the tasks created by decomposing them.

61. The Sprint Review is the only time when stakeholder feedback is captured. ​ Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

The Sprint Review is probably the most important opportunity for capturing feedback but adaptation is not limited to that. The Product Owner is constantly in contact with the stakeholders to identify new Product Backlog items or to refine them.

62. Which of the following is the most important opportunity for capturing lessons learned ?

Options:

1. Sprint Retrospective​
2. Sprint Planning​
3. Sprint Review​
4. Daily Scrum

Ans: 1

Lessons learned are always captured but the main purpose of Sprint Retrospective is capturing and planning for lessons learned.

63. Which of the following best describes transparency ? ​ Options:

1. The whole process should be visible to everyone.​
2. The process should be visible, and understood by key stakeholders.​
3. The whole process should be visible to stakeholders.​
4. Significant aspects of the process must be visible to those responsible for the outcome.

Ans: 4

Transparency is about visibility and doesn’t contain understanding; even though we’d better try our best to create the right understanding too but that’s another story. The “whole process” might be too much for some stakeholders; “significant aspects” is enough, as we treat most things in Agile environments.

64. It’s up to the Development Team to decide which Scrum events are needed during the Sprint.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

All Scrum events are necessary; they should never be removed.

65. The purpose of the Daily Scrum is for the developers to inform the Product Owner of the progress. ​ Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

The main purpose of Daily Scrum is synchronization of the developers.

66. The Product Owner doesn’t spend enough time on the project. Which of the following options is the best response from the Scrum Master ? ​ Options:

1. Nominate a proxy Product Owner​
2. Train the Product Owner why it’s important for her/him to spend enough time on the project​
3. Bring up the issue in the Sprint Retrospective​
4. Send the Product Owner to a proper training​
5. Inform the Product Owner’s functional manager

Ans: 2

The Scrum Master is responsible to train and coach team members on a proactive way and convince them to do the right thing. All other options are either reactive or not self-organized.

67. It’s allowed to have team leaders when there are many developers working on a complex project.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 2

No extra roles and titles are recognized in Scrum because it blocks self-organization, collaboration and accountability.

68. How can we ensure that the performance requirements are addressed in the solution ? (Choose 2 answers)

Options:

1. Add them to the definition of “Done”
2. Add them as items to the Product Backlog​
3. Add a performance tester to the team​
4. Use hardening Sprints to improve performance

Ans: 1 & 2

Performance, like security, scalability and maintainability is a non-functional feature. Non-functional features are normally added to the definition of “Done” because they apply to all functional features. For some non-functional features, such as performance, it’s possible to create non-technical, independent items in the Product Backlog. This is usually done when we have to make an improvement in the previously done features.

69. How complete should the Sprint Backlog be at the end of the Sprint Planning meeting ?

Options:

1. Complete enough to show the work for the next few days.​
2. It depends on the preference of the Product Owner.​
3. The Sprint Backlog should be complete at the end of the Sprint Planning.

Ans: 1

Not all tasks are identified in the Sprint Planning; just enough to show what the development team is going to do in the next few days. The rest of the tasks will be created during the Sprint.

70. What happens when the Product Backlog is not clear enough at Sprint Planning ?

Options:

1. Nothing; the Sprint would be planned anyway.​
2. The Sprint would be cancelled, and the next one will start as soon as enough items at the top of the Product Backlog are clear.​
3. The Sprint Planning would be delayed, until enough refinement is done on the items at the top of the Product Backlog.​
4. The Sprint Planning would be extended, to have the items refined before adding them to the Sprint Backlog.

Ans: 1

We prefer to have “ready” items at the top of the Product Backlog before Sprint Planning, which is done through Product Backlog refinement. However, nothing stops our flow of Sprints, for example, we do not delay the Sprint because the items are not ready. In such cases, the “unready” items would be selected for the Sprint anyway and refined during the Sprint. “Ready” items are those that are clear and small enough to fit into one Sprint.

71. What is management’s role in Scrum ?

Options:

1. To provide the necessary environment and support needed as defined by the Scrum
2. Guide by providing insights and resources that help the Scrum Teams improve.​
3. Identifying and removing people that are performing poorly.​
4. Monitoring skill levels of the Development Team.​
5. Monitoring the Development Team’s velocity.

Ans: 1

Getting the support from the business side helps facilitates the changes that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.

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

Options:

1. Very little change will happen as the vocabulary in Scrum is specifically defined for implementing Scrum.​
2. The organization may not realize the real benefits of Scrum as there would be no real change on the way the teams work.​
3. Organizations may feel less stressed as the vocabulary would remain familiar to management.​
4. All answers apply.

Ans: 4

The the defined terminology in Scrum was selected, designed, and defined specifically for supporting the Scrum Framework. Understanding the differences between traditional methods and the Scrum Framework will help move teams in the right direction in Scrum adoption.

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

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 1

In complex domains, you are only able to know the outcomes in hindsight. Empiricism, from which Scrum was founded on, asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. New knowledge will emerge as work is being done.

74. Which Scrum Value is impacted by trust ?

Options:

1. Respect​
2. Courage​
3. Commitment​
4. Openness​
5. Focus​
6. All of the above

Ans: 6

Without trust, team members will have difficulties acting and behaving in the ways that reflect the Scrum values and how effective they apply empiricism.

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

Options:

1. Value of Commitment​
2. Increased Revenue​
3. Increased Profit​
4. Maximizing utilization​
5. High Performance

Ans: 1

People personally commit to achieving the goals of the Scrum Team by doing their best and helping others.

76. Peter, a Project Manager, has raised concerns about your Scrum Team’s productivity and progress towards the objectives. Which is the best way to respond to Peter’s concerns ?

Options:

1. Share the Product Backlog, the projections towards the release dates and ensure that Peter has access.​
2. Show the Profit & Loss (P&L) report.​
3. Share the current impediments.​
4. Share the last stakeholder status report prepared by the Scrum Master.

Ans: 1

One of the key pillars that support the empirical process control is Transparency. Transparency will help manage stakeholder expectations and allow the teams to effectively adapt if and when needed.

77. If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trendline through a release burndown chart indicate ?

Options:

1. When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can start work on a new Product Backlog.​
2. When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.​
3. When the work remaining is projected to be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or Development Team.​
4. The evolution of the return of investment on the project.

Ans: 3

The trendline is based on the team’s average velocity and the projective completion to zero is based on the team’s velocity. The burndown chart is a helpful tool for Development Teams to self-manage BUT it is not mandatory as the teams will decide the best way to manage their own progress and promote transparency.

78. What is a good way for a Scrum Team to ensure that security concerns are addressed and transparent ?

Options:

1. Add Security Sprints to resolve security concerns when needed.​
2. Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern and/or add security concerns to the definition of “Done”.​
3. Create a separate backlog for security items and only work on the items when a specialist becomes available.​
4. Delegate the work to an external team.

Ans: 2

79. Technical Debt can lead to false assumptions about the current state of the system and the Increment reviewed at the end of the Sprint.

Options:

1. True
2. False

Ans: 1

When technical debt occurs, the system will become more unstable as development progresses and code is added resulting in future work being slowed down. So it’s important to understand how technical debt can impact transparency.

80. At the eighth Sprint Review, the stakeholders are upset that the product being built is not what they expected and will incur additional costs that was not planned for. What may have led to this ?

Options:

1. The Scrum Master has not been reporting on the progress of the Scrum Team. The Product Owner has not been managing the Development Team’s tasks effectively. The Development Team has not been improving their velocity.​
2. The Scrum Master has not ensured that the project is transparent. The Product Owner has not made the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project. The stakeholders have not been attending the Sprint Reviews.​
3. The Scrum Master has not been attending the Daily Standup. The Product Owner has not been using the Gantt chart correctly. The Stakeholders has not been invited to the Sprint Retrospectives.

Ans: 2

Scrum requires significant aspects of the process to be visible to those responsible for the outcome. This includes transparency with internal and external stakeholders.

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