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Question 1
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their Increments be integrated every Sprint?
- A: Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies.
- B: Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
- C: No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
- D: No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint.
Question 2
Who can cancel a Sprint?
- A: The Scrum Team.
- B: The Scrum Master.
- C: The Product Owner.
- D: The Stakeholders.
Question 3
The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.
- A: True
- B: False
Question 4
Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose two.)
- A: Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint.
- B: The order of items in the Product Backlog.
- C: How the team collaborates.
- D: Documenting acceptance criteria for items in the next Sprint.
Question 5
When should a Sprint Goal be created?
- A: It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement.
- B: It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning.
- C: A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.
- D: At any time during the Sprint.
- E: During Sprint Planning.
Question 6
During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (Choose two.)
- A: Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur.
- B: Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.
- C: Have the developers vote
- D: Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.
- E: Acknowledge and support the self-organizing team's decision.
Question 7
As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do?
- A: Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration.
- B: Find another Scrum Team to give the excess work to.
- C: As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.
- D: Reduce the definition of ג€Doneג€ and get all of the Product Backlog items ג€Doneג€ by the new definition.
Question 8
In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?
- A: Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.
- B: It doesn't really matter because you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge.
- C: Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams.
- D: Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams.
Question 9
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?
- A: The hiring manager is responsible, because they hired the Developer.
- B: The Product Owner is responsible, because they control the return on investment (ROI).
- C: The Scrum Master is responsible, because they remove Impediments.
- D: The Scrum Team is responsible.
Question 10
Which three purposes does the definition of Done serve? (Choose three.)
- A: Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.
- B: Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
- C: Describe the purpose, objective, and time-box of each Scrum event.
- D: Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.
- E: Increase transparency.
Question 11
True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the Developers select enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.
- A: True
- B: False
Question 12
Which of the following is required by Scrum?
- A: Sprint Retrospective.
- B: Members must be stand up at the Daily Scrum.
- C: Sprint Burndown Chart.
- D: Release planning.
- E: All of the above.
Question 13
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
- A: It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it forecast, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its forecast.
- B: It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.
- C: It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint.
- D: It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
Question 14
Who owns the Sprint Backlog?
- A: The Scrum Team.
- B: The Product Owner.
- C: The Scrum Master.
- D: The Development Team.
Question 15
When might a Sprint be cancelled?
- A: When the Developers determine the product plan is infeasible.
- B: When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
- C: When the sales department has an important new opportunity.
- D: When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.
Question 16
Every Development Team should have:
- A: At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline; such as, Quality Assurance, Development, and User Experience.
- B: The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.
- C: One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.
Question 17
Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of Done?
- A: To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
- B: To be able to reprimand the team when they don't meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.
- C: To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.
- D: To predict the team's productivity over time.
Question 18
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:
- A: Turn Product Backlog items into a valuable, useful Increment.
- B: Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.
- C: Complete the project within the date and cost as calculated by the Product Owner.
Question 19
The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
- A: Suggest the Product Owner extend the Sprint, so he can have more time to order the Product Backlog.
- B: Suggest that the Development Team does the ordering to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work.
- C: Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.
- D: Present the Product Owner with an ordered Product Backlog to use.
- E: Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Development Team to see which items technically are fastest to implement.
Question 20
Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Scrum Team doesn't have the tools and environment to completely finish each selected Product
Backlog item? (Choose two.)
- A: Coach the ScrumTeam to improve its skills, tools, and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of ג€Doneג€ accordingly.
- B: Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially ג€Doneג€ increments until the situation improves.
- C: Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Scrum Team's environment instead of delivering an Increment.
- D: Declare the Scrum Team not ready for Scrum.
- E: Have the Scrum Team establish a Definition of ג€Doneג€ that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances.
Question 21
When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?
- A: At the end of the Sprint.
- B: When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.
- C: When Quality Assurance reports that the item passes all acceptance criteria.
- D: When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished.
Question 22
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
- A: To take time to judge the validity of the project.
- B: To inspect the product Increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
- C: To review the Scrum Team's activities and processes during the Sprint.
- D: To build team sprint.
Question 23
Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (Choose two.)
- A: Reorder the Product Backlog.
- B: Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint.
- C: Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog.
- D: Increase velocity.
- E: Report daily progress to stakeholders.
Question 24
If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team? (Choose the best answer.)
- A: Its productivity is likely to decrease.
- B: Its productivity is likely to stay the same.
- C: Its productivity is likely to increase.
- D: We do not know until a Sprint has run.
Question 25
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?
- A: Call a meeting between the Scrum Team and senior management.
- B: Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.
- C: Consult with the Product Owner to see how they feels about the situation.
- D: Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.
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