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PSM I – Practice Assessment 1
PSM I – Practice Assessment 1
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This is the first PSM I practice assessment with the following characteristics:
- Passing score: 85%
- Time limit: 60 minutes
- Number of questions: 80
- Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer and True/False
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Language: English only
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Question 1 of 80
1. Question
Scrum is a development process methodology.
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A methodology is a set of principles, tools, and practices, which can be used to guide processes to achieve a particular goal. Usually, there is a prescriptive approach in a methodology and tends to replace the creativity, autonomy, and thinking of people.
A framework is a boundary, which leaves room for other practices and tools to be included but provides much of the process required. Usually, a framework is an abstract process with a freedom of selecting and using other concrete processes and practices in it.
Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems. The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining the parts required to implement Scrum theory. So, the Scrum Team on its own defines how it wants to create value through a variety of practices and tools.
Therefore, Scrum is a framework not a methodology, technique, tool, or practice.
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A methodology is a set of principles, tools, and practices, which can be used to guide processes to achieve a particular goal. Usually, there is a prescriptive approach in a methodology and tends to replace the creativity, autonomy, and thinking of people.
A framework is a boundary, which leaves room for other practices and tools to be included but provides much of the process required. Usually, a framework is an abstract process with a freedom of selecting and using other concrete processes and practices in it.
Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems. The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining the parts required to implement Scrum theory. So, the Scrum Team on its own defines how it wants to create value through a variety of practices and tools.
Therefore, Scrum is a framework not a methodology, technique, tool, or practice.
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Question 2 of 80
2. Question
How does Scrum use the main concept of Agile?
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Scrum is an implementation of the agile mindset and is based on an adaptive approach that fundamentally comes from empirical process control and lean thinking against the predictive or plan-driven approach that waterfall and other traditional methods are based on.
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Scrum is an implementation of the agile mindset and is based on an adaptive approach that fundamentally comes from empirical process control and lean thinking against the predictive or plan-driven approach that waterfall and other traditional methods are based on.
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Question 3 of 80
3. Question
When a Scrum Team becomes mature, it does not need the Scrum Master.
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The Scrum Master has two main accountabilities. First, establishing Scrum properly and helping the Team to be mature and effective about using Scrum. Second, causing the removal of impediments. It may seem when a Team becomes mature, they will not need a Scrum Master. Indeed, it is not true. According to the second accountability that impediments can always occur, even when the Team becomes mature, the Team always needs a Scrum Master. In fact, a Scrum Team is always encountering challenges, while the challenges’ difficulty, level, and shape may differ. Being more mature, having higher level challenges.
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The Scrum Master has two main accountabilities. First, establishing Scrum properly and helping the Team to be mature and effective about using Scrum. Second, causing the removal of impediments. It may seem when a Team becomes mature, they will not need a Scrum Master. Indeed, it is not true. According to the second accountability that impediments can always occur, even when the Team becomes mature, the Team always needs a Scrum Master. In fact, a Scrum Team is always encountering challenges, while the challenges’ difficulty, level, and shape may differ. Being more mature, having higher level challenges.
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Question 4 of 80
4. Question
Who is responsible for ordering the Product Backlog?
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The Product Owner’s main accountability is maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Developers. Furthermore, the Product Owner is the sole person accountable for managing the Product Backlog. Therefore, (s)he has the final say and decides about Product Backlog Items order.
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The Product Owner’s main accountability is maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Developers. Furthermore, the Product Owner is the sole person accountable for managing the Product Backlog. Therefore, (s)he has the final say and decides about Product Backlog Items order.
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Question 5 of 80
5. Question
What are the activities of the Product Owner during the Sprints?
Pick all that applyCorrect
During the Sprint, the Product Owner works with the Developers to clarify requirements and answer developers’ questions. (S)he manages Product Backlog through ordering, breaking down PBIs, creating new Items, and sometimes assigning value to the Items. Refines the Product Backlog continuously with the Developers’ collaboration. Participates actively in the Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective events. In addition, measures project performance, collaborates and engages with customers and stakeholders. Furthermore, developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal is one of their important activities.
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During the Sprint, the Product Owner works with the Developers to clarify requirements and answer developers’ questions. (S)he manages Product Backlog through ordering, breaking down PBIs, creating new Items, and sometimes assigning value to the Items. Refines the Product Backlog continuously with the Developers’ collaboration. Participates actively in the Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective events. In addition, measures project performance, collaborates and engages with customers and stakeholders. Furthermore, developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal is one of their important activities.
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Question 6 of 80
6. Question
Who is responsible for monitoring the progress over the Project and Sprint?
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The Product Owner is responsible to monitor the progress of the project toward a business goal or high-level goals at least for every Sprint Review and the Developers are responsible to monitor the progress of the work toward the Sprint Goal at least for every Daily Scrum. You should consider that they are not mandatory while are good practices that support the inspection and adaptation.
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The Product Owner is responsible to monitor the progress of the project toward a business goal or high-level goals at least for every Sprint Review and the Developers are responsible to monitor the progress of the work toward the Sprint Goal at least for every Daily Scrum. You should consider that they are not mandatory while are good practices that support the inspection and adaptation.
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Question 7 of 80
7. Question
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner for the Product Backlog management?
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According to the Scrum Guide, one of the Scrum Master’s services to the Product Owner is finding techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management, so (s)he can suggest these techniques to the Product Owner. In addition, (s)he should help the Product Owner to understand the product planning in an empirical environment. Doing ordering instead of the Product Owner prevents self-organization fostering. The Scrum Master’s tools are just coaching, mentoring, facilitating, training, and teaching others to work properly in the Scrum framework and in this case Product Backlog management.
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According to the Scrum Guide, one of the Scrum Master’s services to the Product Owner is finding techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management, so (s)he can suggest these techniques to the Product Owner. In addition, (s)he should help the Product Owner to understand the product planning in an empirical environment. Doing ordering instead of the Product Owner prevents self-organization fostering. The Scrum Master’s tools are just coaching, mentoring, facilitating, training, and teaching others to work properly in the Scrum framework and in this case Product Backlog management.
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Question 8 of 80
8. Question
Who is responsible to select enough Product Backlog Items for the Sprint?
Pick 1Correct
The Product Owner or Scrum Master should not determine or force the Developers to select enough items from the Product Backlog because this manner decreases their commitment, as they may not believe they can finish all the selected items until the end of the Sprint. It is up to the Developers to select enough items for the Sprint without any worry about blame or outside force, as they know the best how to do the work. Therefore, the authority of selecting enough amount of PBIs for the Sprint belongs to the Developers.
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The Product Owner or Scrum Master should not determine or force the Developers to select enough items from the Product Backlog because this manner decreases their commitment, as they may not believe they can finish all the selected items until the end of the Sprint. It is up to the Developers to select enough items for the Sprint without any worry about blame or outside force, as they know the best how to do the work. Therefore, the authority of selecting enough amount of PBIs for the Sprint belongs to the Developers.
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Question 9 of 80
9. Question
What does cross-functionality mean in a Scrum Team?
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Cross-functionality means the Scrum Team as a whole should have all required skills to create potentially releasable Increments without any dependency on others outside the Team. Each individual Developer may have some specialized skills or some focused areas of expertise but they do not need to be cross-functional one by one.
Although in all situations, all Team members should collaborate with all other organizational functional units or departments, it does not mean cross-functionality.
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Cross-functionality means the Scrum Team as a whole should have all required skills to create potentially releasable Increments without any dependency on others outside the Team. Each individual Developer may have some specialized skills or some focused areas of expertise but they do not need to be cross-functional one by one.
Although in all situations, all Team members should collaborate with all other organizational functional units or departments, it does not mean cross-functionality.
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Question 10 of 80
10. Question
Which one is True?
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The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining the parts required to implement Scrum theory. Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it. Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions.
However, Scrum does not define required practices and techniques because they are context-sensitive. For example, if a technique works perfectly for a team, it does not mean it works well for another team.Incorrect
The Scrum framework is purposefully incomplete, only defining the parts required to implement Scrum theory. Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it. Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions.
However, Scrum does not define required practices and techniques because they are context-sensitive. For example, if a technique works perfectly for a team, it does not mean it works well for another team. -
Question 11 of 80
11. Question
What are the responsibilities of the Scrum Master in a Scrum Team?
Pick all that applyCorrect
The Scrum Master has many responsibilities as following:
Establishing the Scrum framework, ensuring Scrum is understood by everyone, ensuring Scrum is enacted, helping others to find techniques, may facilitate the events if required or requested, facilitating the Team’s decision making, removing or causing the removal of impediments, working with other Scrum Masters, helping the organization to adopt Scrum, planning and advising Scrum implementations within the organization, teaching time-boxing to the Team members, ensuring the Product Owner spends enough time with the Developers and stakeholders, promoting self-organization, self-management, cross-functionality, etc.
On the other hand, decomposing Product Backlog Items into tasks is the Developers’ responsibility.
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The Scrum Master has many responsibilities as following:
Establishing the Scrum framework, ensuring Scrum is understood by everyone, ensuring Scrum is enacted, helping others to find techniques, may facilitate the events if required or requested, facilitating the Team’s decision making, removing or causing the removal of impediments, working with other Scrum Masters, helping the organization to adopt Scrum, planning and advising Scrum implementations within the organization, teaching time-boxing to the Team members, ensuring the Product Owner spends enough time with the Developers and stakeholders, promoting self-organization, self-management, cross-functionality, etc.
On the other hand, decomposing Product Backlog Items into tasks is the Developers’ responsibility.
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Question 12 of 80
12. Question
A top manager always interrupts the Team’s focus. Who is responsible for solving this issue?
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One of the main responsibilities of the Scrum Master is removing impediments. Impediments are issues that the Developers cannot resolve by themselves. Therefore, the Scrum Master is responsible to resolve the issue.
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One of the main responsibilities of the Scrum Master is removing impediments. Impediments are issues that the Developers cannot resolve by themselves. Therefore, the Scrum Master is responsible to resolve the issue.
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Question 13 of 80
13. Question
Which one is NOT a characteristic of the Product Owner?
Pick 1Correct
The Product Owner has many characteristics as following:
Owns the Product Backlog, Is always one and just one person, Can be influenced by others, Is respected by everyone, Can delegate some of their responsibilities, Full-time or part-time, Can be the Scrum Master or a Developer at the same time, etc.Incorrect
The Product Owner has many characteristics as following:
Owns the Product Backlog, Is always one and just one person, Can be influenced by others, Is respected by everyone, Can delegate some of their responsibilities, Full-time or part-time, Can be the Scrum Master or a Developer at the same time, etc. -
Question 14 of 80
14. Question
Who is responsible for the Product Backlog Items and tasks estimation in Scrum?
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The Developers do PBIs estimation after clarifying with the Product Owner. In addition, the Developers estimate tasks because they know best how to convert the Product Backlog into releasable Increments.
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The Developers do PBIs estimation after clarifying with the Product Owner. In addition, the Developers estimate tasks because they know best how to convert the Product Backlog into releasable Increments.
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Question 15 of 80
15. Question
How does adding a new member affect the Team’s productivity?
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Adding new members to the Team will lead to a temporary reduction in productivity because new member needs time to be familiar with the Team’s environment, culture, and the product and old members need to collaborate on new member’s onboarding. Furthermore, a bigger Team does not mean that it can create more value. It is recommended to change Team composition at the beginning of the Sprints.
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Question 16 of 80
16. Question
In an impediment case, the Scrum Master can intervene to help the Team to remove a member of the Team.
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The Scrum Team is self-managing so it could make decisions about adding or removing members. In fact, they are the start point of making decisions for adding or removing members. However, each organization has its own process for adding or removing the Team members that is triggered by the Scrum Team. In addition, sometimes removing a member could be converted into an impediment. In such a case, the Scrum Master can intervene to help the Team removing that person.
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The Scrum Team is self-managing so it could make decisions about adding or removing members. In fact, they are the start point of making decisions for adding or removing members. However, each organization has its own process for adding or removing the Team members that is triggered by the Scrum Team. In addition, sometimes removing a member could be converted into an impediment. In such a case, the Scrum Master can intervene to help the Team removing that person.
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Question 17 of 80
17. Question
Who could the Scrum Master get their help to remove impediments?
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The Scrum Team is self-managing and cross-functional that should try not to ask for outside help if possible. All Team members are accountable for the Team’s productivity and they should help their teammates if needed. Therefore, if the Scrum Master could not remove some impediments, she or he can ask her (his) teammates i.e. the Product Owner or the Developers for help.
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The Scrum Team is self-managing and cross-functional that should try not to ask for outside help if possible. All Team members are accountable for the Team’s productivity and they should help their teammates if needed. Therefore, if the Scrum Master could not remove some impediments, she or he can ask her (his) teammates i.e. the Product Owner or the Developers for help.
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Question 18 of 80
18. Question
What should the Developers do when the CEO assigns them unplanned work in the middle of the Sprint?
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The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the Developers’ work and changing the Sprint Backlog items in the middle of the Sprint may endanger the Sprint Goal and interrupt the Team’s focus. So, in this case, the Developers should inform the Product Owner so that s/he can work with the ones who have ordered unplanned work.
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The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the Developers’ work and changing the Sprint Backlog items in the middle of the Sprint may endanger the Sprint Goal and interrupt the Team’s focus. So, in this case, the Developers should inform the Product Owner so that s/he can work with the ones who have ordered unplanned work.
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Question 19 of 80
19. Question
What is the purpose of each Sprint?
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The Team tries to produce a done usable and potentially shippable and releasable Increment and a piece of working software at the end of each Sprint. Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum, where ideas are turned into value.
On the other hand, finishing their tasks does not necessarily mean they create a releasable Increment because they may miss some tasks for converting the selected Product Backlog Items into a done Increment.
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The Team tries to produce a done usable and potentially shippable and releasable Increment and a piece of working software at the end of each Sprint. Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum, where ideas are turned into value.
On the other hand, finishing their tasks does not necessarily mean they create a releasable Increment because they may miss some tasks for converting the selected Product Backlog Items into a done Increment.
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Question 20 of 80
20. Question
Which method is NOT acceptable for ordering the Product Backlog?
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Although there are a lot of methods and guides for ordering Product Backlog such as importance, value, ROI, cost, new knowledge, risk, etc., the final say is the Product Owner’s opinion. Therefore, she can order Product Backlog Items based on whatever she deems as most important from her perspective.
On the other hand, using size for ordering the Product Backlog does not necessarily mean that you are creating the highest value for the customer.Incorrect
Although there are a lot of methods and guides for ordering Product Backlog such as importance, value, ROI, cost, new knowledge, risk, etc., the final say is the Product Owner’s opinion. Therefore, she can order Product Backlog Items based on whatever she deems as most important from her perspective.
On the other hand, using size for ordering the Product Backlog does not necessarily mean that you are creating the highest value for the customer. -
Question 21 of 80
21. Question
Why is a person less productive when she switches between two or more teams?
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When a person works in two or more teams, she will pay the context-switching cost. It means she should pay warm-up and preparation time and resource for each switch. Therefore, she will be less productive rather than when she just works on one team.
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When a person works in two or more teams, she will pay the context-switching cost. It means she should pay warm-up and preparation time and resource for each switch. Therefore, she will be less productive rather than when she just works on one team.
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Question 22 of 80
22. Question
What are the most important things for increasing transparency?
Pick 2Correct
Scrum is based on agile mindset so collaboration is the most important thing that can help the Team to increase transparency. Also, effective collaboration needs a common language. In addition, having a Definition of Done is another important thing that can increase transparency. Furthermore, there are other things for increasing transparency but these are most important.
On the other hand, the best shape of communication is face-to-face communication. Other tools just can help and are not a replacement.
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Scrum is based on agile mindset so collaboration is the most important thing that can help the Team to increase transparency. Also, effective collaboration needs a common language. In addition, having a Definition of Done is another important thing that can increase transparency. Furthermore, there are other things for increasing transparency but these are most important.
On the other hand, the best shape of communication is face-to-face communication. Other tools just can help and are not a replacement.
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Question 23 of 80
23. Question
How can undone Sprint Backlog Items in the current Sprint go to the next Sprint?
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If the Developers do not complete all Sprint Backlog Items at the end of the Sprint, the Sprint will be over with the completed Items. There is no blame or other same things. However, it is a valuable fact as an input for the Sprint Retrospective to inspect if there is any problem in the development process or anything else.
Extending or shortening a special Sprint duration is forbidden. Undone Items should not be included in the Increment. Instead, all undone Items should be re-estimated and move back to the Product Backlog and if through Product Backlog ordering, these Items remain on the top of the Product Backlog, can be selected for the next Sprint.Incorrect
If the Developers do not complete all Sprint Backlog Items at the end of the Sprint, the Sprint will be over with the completed Items. There is no blame or other same things. However, it is a valuable fact as an input for the Sprint Retrospective to inspect if there is any problem in the development process or anything else.
Extending or shortening a special Sprint duration is forbidden. Undone Items should not be included in the Increment. Instead, all undone Items should be re-estimated and move back to the Product Backlog and if through Product Backlog ordering, these Items remain on the top of the Product Backlog, can be selected for the next Sprint. -
Question 24 of 80
24. Question
How many events are there in the Scrum framework?
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There are totally 5 events in the Scrum framework as Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective among which Sprint is a container for other events.
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There are totally 5 events in the Scrum framework as Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective among which Sprint is a container for other events.
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Question 25 of 80
25. Question
What is the Sprint Planning time-box for two-week Sprints?
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The Sprint Planning time-box is 8 hours for a one-month Sprint and usually proportionally shorter for the shorter Sprints.
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The Sprint Planning time-box is 8 hours for a one-month Sprint and usually proportionally shorter for the shorter Sprints.
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Question 26 of 80
26. Question
Which Scrum event can NOT be terminated before its time-box?
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Except for the Sprint, all other Scrum events can be terminated before their time-box if the Team achieves the event’s goal.
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Except for the Sprint, all other Scrum events can be terminated before their time-box if the Team achieves the event’s goal.
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Question 27 of 80
27. Question
Attendance and participation in the Scrum events are the same.
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There is a difference between participation and attendance in Scrum events in which participation means actively talking during the event while attendance means just listening and observing.
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There is a difference between participation and attendance in Scrum events in which participation means actively talking during the event while attendance means just listening and observing.
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Question 28 of 80
28. Question
Who are the participants of the Daily Scrum?
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Participants of the Daily Scrum are all Developers. Others can attend for listening and observing but cannot participate actively.
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Participants of the Daily Scrum are all Developers. Others can attend for listening and observing but cannot participate actively.
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Question 29 of 80
29. Question
Why should the Scrum Master be in the Daily Scrum?
Pick 1Correct
Participants of the Daily Scrum are all Developers. Others can attend for listening and observing but cannot participate actively.
On the other hand, the Daily Scrum is not a bringing report or status meeting. Also, the Scrum Master continuously tries to empower Team members, not control them, so they can choose the Daily Scrum opportunity to empower the Team members through teaching them to do their work in the related time-box.Incorrect
Participants of the Daily Scrum are all Developers. Others can attend for listening and observing but cannot participate actively.
On the other hand, the Daily Scrum is not a bringing report or status meeting. Also, the Scrum Master continuously tries to empower Team members, not control them, so they can choose the Daily Scrum opportunity to empower the Team members through teaching them to do their work in the related time-box. -
Question 30 of 80
30. Question
Which Sprint type is acceptable in Scrum?
Pick 1Correct
There is just regular Sprint in Scrum within which the Scrum Team tries to create releasable Increment. Therefore, there are no such things as Sprint Zero, Hardening Sprint, Stabilization Sprint, Integration Sprint, etc.
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There is just regular Sprint in Scrum within which the Scrum Team tries to create releasable Increment. Therefore, there are no such things as Sprint Zero, Hardening Sprint, Stabilization Sprint, Integration Sprint, etc.
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Question 31 of 80
31. Question
Which work can be done between two Sprints?
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Nothing. There is no special time between two Sprints and the new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
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Nothing. There is no special time between two Sprints and the new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
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Question 32 of 80
32. Question
What things can cause a Sprint to be canceled?
Pick 3Correct
A Sprint is canceled when the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete or if it no longer makes sense. This might occur if the company changes direction or because the market or technology conditions change. Just the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint. Although others can affect her, she has the final say.
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A Sprint is canceled when the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete or if it no longer makes sense. This might occur if the company changes direction or because the market or technology conditions change. Just the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint. Although others can affect her, she has the final say.
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Question 33 of 80
33. Question
What does self-managing mean in the Scrum context?
Pick 1Correct
Based on the Scrum Guide 2020, Scrum Teams are self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.
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Based on the Scrum Guide 2020, Scrum Teams are self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.
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Question 34 of 80
34. Question
What can the Developers do if during the Sprint Planning they find that they have selected too many items for the Sprint?
Pick 2Correct
The Developers have not closed their planning yet, so can change their Sprint Backlog even selected PBIs. Therefore, they can remove some Items from the bottom of the Sprint Backlog, or inform the Product Owner and at the end of the Sprint adjust the work with the Product Owner’s collaboration. As a tip, adding more developers to the Team based on the more selected PBIs during the Sprint Planning is not acceptable because adding new members to the Team leads to a temporary reduction in productivity. In addition, adding new members should be based on long-term needs.
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The Developers have not closed their planning yet, so can change their Sprint Backlog even selected PBIs. Therefore, they can remove some Items from the bottom of the Sprint Backlog, or inform the Product Owner and at the end of the Sprint adjust the work with the Product Owner’s collaboration. As a tip, adding more developers to the Team based on the more selected PBIs during the Sprint Planning is not acceptable because adding new members to the Team leads to a temporary reduction in productivity. In addition, adding new members should be based on long-term needs.
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Question 35 of 80
35. Question
Sprint Planning is a mandatory event of Scrum.
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Sprint Planning is a mandatory event of Scrum and is a feedback loop that Team members can inspect the Product Backlog and select enough work to develop during the Sprint. It should be conducted at the beginning of each Sprint.
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Sprint Planning is a mandatory event of Scrum and is a feedback loop that Team members can inspect the Product Backlog and select enough work to develop during the Sprint. It should be conducted at the beginning of each Sprint.
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Question 36 of 80
36. Question
In Scrum, which one is responsible for all product-related activities?
Pick 1Correct
The Scrum Team is responsible for all product-related activities from stakeholder collaboration, verification, maintenance, operation, experimentation, research and development, and anything else that might be required.
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The Scrum Team is responsible for all product-related activities from stakeholder collaboration, verification, maintenance, operation, experimentation, research and development, and anything else that might be required.
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Question 37 of 80
37. Question
How often should the Sprint Review be conducted?
Pick 1Correct
Sprint Review is a mandatory event of Scrum and is a feedback loop that Team members demonstrate the Increment to the stakeholders, elicit feedback, and determine likely PBIs for the next Sprint. Also, the latest forecasted project end date, budget, market status, new capabilities, and insights about the project could be discussed. It should be conducted at the end of each Sprint before the Sprint Retrospective.
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Sprint Review is a mandatory event of Scrum and is a feedback loop that Team members demonstrate the Increment to the stakeholders, elicit feedback, and determine likely PBIs for the next Sprint. Also, the latest forecasted project end date, budget, market status, new capabilities, and insights about the project could be discussed. It should be conducted at the end of each Sprint before the Sprint Retrospective.
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Question 38 of 80
38. Question
Which one is accountable for creating the Increment every Sprint?
Pick 1Correct
Based on the Scrum Guide 2020, the entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint.
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Based on the Scrum Guide 2020, the entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint.
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Question 39 of 80
39. Question
What will happen if a Sprint length is too long?
Pick 3Correct
Sprints are limited to one calendar month. When a Sprint horizon is too long the Sprint Goal may become invalid, complexity may rise, and risk may increase. Sprints enable predictability by ensuring inspection and adaptation of progress toward a Product Goal at least every calendar month. Sprints also limit risk to one calendar month of cost.
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Sprints are limited to one calendar month. When a Sprint horizon is too long the Sprint Goal may become invalid, complexity may rise, and risk may increase. Sprints enable predictability by ensuring inspection and adaptation of progress toward a Product Goal at least every calendar month. Sprints also limit risk to one calendar month of cost.
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Question 40 of 80
40. Question
What kind of activity can be done in the Product Backlog Refinement?
Pick 3Correct
There are many activities in Product Backlog Refinement as follows:
• Breaking down the huge items (Epic)
• Creating new items
• Removing items
• Adding detail to the items
• Analysis
• Design
• Estimation
• Valuation
• OrderingIncorrect
There are many activities in Product Backlog Refinement as follows:
• Breaking down the huge items (Epic)
• Creating new items
• Removing items
• Adding detail to the items
• Analysis
• Design
• Estimation
• Valuation
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Question 41 of 80
41. Question
Which one is True?
Pick 1Correct
Scrum defines three specific accountabilities within the Scrum Team: the Developers, the Product Owner, and the Scrum Master.
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Scrum defines three specific accountabilities within the Scrum Team: the Developers, the Product Owner, and the Scrum Master.
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Question 42 of 80
42. Question
Determining the high probable Product Backlog Items for the next Sprint through customer collaboration is one of the valuable outcomes of the Sprint Review?
Pick 1Correct
In the Sprint Review, the Team and stakeholders collaborate on adapting the Product Backlog to nominate things that can be done during the next Sprint.
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In the Sprint Review, the Team and stakeholders collaborate on adapting the Product Backlog to nominate things that can be done during the next Sprint.
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Question 43 of 80
43. Question
What would be the reaction of the Developers in the middle of the Sprint when they find they have overcommitted?
Pick 1Correct
When the Developers are in the middle of the Sprint, they could not change the Sprint Backlog items by themselves. If they find they have overcommitted, they should inform the Product Owner to review the Items together and negotiate the scope if necessary or they might leave the Sprint Backlog intact that may lead to some undone Items at the end of the Sprint, which naturally will move back to the Product Backlog.
In addition, extending the Sprint duration in the middle of it is forbidden. Also, it is not an acceptable reason for the Product Owner to cancel the Sprint. Finally, adding new members makes a short time reduction in Team performance so cannot be a proper policy.
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When the Developers are in the middle of the Sprint, they could not change the Sprint Backlog items by themselves. If they find they have overcommitted, they should inform the Product Owner to review the Items together and negotiate the scope if necessary or they might leave the Sprint Backlog intact that may lead to some undone Items at the end of the Sprint, which naturally will move back to the Product Backlog.
In addition, extending the Sprint duration in the middle of it is forbidden. Also, it is not an acceptable reason for the Product Owner to cancel the Sprint. Finally, adding new members makes a short time reduction in Team performance so cannot be a proper policy.
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Question 44 of 80
44. Question
How can the Developers change the Sprint Backlog?
Pick 1Correct
In Scrum, task and work are two keywords with the same meaning that are used to break down the PBIs. Tasks are the activities that need to be done by the Developers in order to create usable and releasable Increments. As explained, Scrum is founded on an adaptive approach and the Developers should inspect and adapt the work continuously. Therefore, each time they find a new task or work for each PBI in the Sprint Backlog, they can add that task to the Sprint Backlog and even they can remove some tasks.
The Developers own the Sprint Backlog so the Scrum Master and the Product Owner should not change it.
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In Scrum, task and work are two keywords with the same meaning that are used to break down the PBIs. Tasks are the activities that need to be done by the Developers in order to create usable and releasable Increments. As explained, Scrum is founded on an adaptive approach and the Developers should inspect and adapt the work continuously. Therefore, each time they find a new task or work for each PBI in the Sprint Backlog, they can add that task to the Sprint Backlog and even they can remove some tasks.
The Developers own the Sprint Backlog so the Scrum Master and the Product Owner should not change it.
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Question 45 of 80
45. Question
Which one is a Sprint-level risk?
Pick all that applyCorrect
There are many potential risks at the Sprint level. The main tool for these risks’ identification is inspecting and observing all risk points through all Team members’ collaboration. In addition, Sprint Planning is a suitable meeting to identify risks and make a plan to manage and control them. Sprint level risks can be as the following list:
- Selected Product Backlog Items for the Sprint do not present maximum value
- Selected PBIs were not refined properly
- There is not a strong Sprint Goal
- The Product Owner may not have enough time for the Developers
- The Sprint Goal might be obsoleted in the middle of the Sprint
- The Team members do not collaborate with each other
- Top management may force the Team to do emergency work and interrupt their focus
- The Team does not participate actively in the Scrum events
- Stakeholders do not collaborate actively in the Sprint Review
- The Increment is not actually releasable
- The Team does not care about process improvements
- The Team does not care about the budget for each Sprint
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There are many potential risks at the Sprint level. The main tool for these risks’ identification is inspecting and observing all risk points through all Team members’ collaboration. In addition, Sprint Planning is a suitable meeting to identify risks and make a plan to manage and control them. Sprint level risks can be as the following list:
- Selected Product Backlog Items for the Sprint do not present maximum value
- Selected PBIs were not refined properly
- There is not a strong Sprint Goal
- The Product Owner may not have enough time for the Developers
- The Sprint Goal might be obsoleted in the middle of the Sprint
- The Team members do not collaborate with each other
- Top management may force the Team to do emergency work and interrupt their focus
- The Team does not participate actively in the Scrum events
- Stakeholders do not collaborate actively in the Sprint Review
- The Increment is not actually releasable
- The Team does not care about process improvements
- The Team does not care about the budget for each Sprint
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Question 46 of 80
46. Question
When does the Team create the Sprint Backlog?
Pick 1Correct
The Sprint Backlog is composed of the Sprint Goal (why), the set of Product Backlog Items selected for the Sprint (what), as well as an actionable plan for delivering the Increment (how) and is created during the Sprint Planning. The Sprint Backlog is a plan by and for the Developers.
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The Sprint Backlog is composed of the Sprint Goal (why), the set of Product Backlog Items selected for the Sprint (what), as well as an actionable plan for delivering the Increment (how) and is created during the Sprint Planning. The Sprint Backlog is a plan by and for the Developers.
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Question 47 of 80
47. Question
Which one is true?
Pick 1Correct
There are three elements in the Sprint Backlog: Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog Items, and Tasks. The ownership of all three elements is shared and belongs to the Scrum Team not individual members in order to distribute the same level of accountability over all members.
There is no assignment for the Sprint Goal. In addition, there is no assignment for a Sprint Backlog Item because it contains some tasks when are done, the result will be a done Sprint Backlog Item. Tasks are assigned to the individual Developers with an agreement by all teammates.
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There are three elements in the Sprint Backlog: Sprint Goal, Sprint Backlog Items, and Tasks. The ownership of all three elements is shared and belongs to the Scrum Team not individual members in order to distribute the same level of accountability over all members.
There is no assignment for the Sprint Goal. In addition, there is no assignment for a Sprint Backlog Item because it contains some tasks when are done, the result will be a done Sprint Backlog Item. Tasks are assigned to the individual Developers with an agreement by all teammates.
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Question 48 of 80
48. Question
All impediments should be directly removed by the Scrum Master.
Pick 1Correct
The Scrum Master empowers the Team to resolve the impediments on their own. If resolving an impediment exceeds the authority level of the Team, Scrum Master intervenes to resolve it. But, based on the definition, Scrum Masters serve the Team by causing the removal of impediments to the Scrum Team’s progress. It means they should be the start point of the resolution process. So, it is obvious that they can ask for help from other Team members or even people outside the Team. Therefore, they do not need to resolve all impediments directly on their own.
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The Scrum Master empowers the Team to resolve the impediments on their own. If resolving an impediment exceeds the authority level of the Team, Scrum Master intervenes to resolve it. But, based on the definition, Scrum Masters serve the Team by causing the removal of impediments to the Scrum Team’s progress. It means they should be the start point of the resolution process. So, it is obvious that they can ask for help from other Team members or even people outside the Team. Therefore, they do not need to resolve all impediments directly on their own.
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Question 49 of 80
49. Question
How much tasks should be defined in the Sprint Planning?
Pick 1Correct
In the Sprint Planning, usually, enough tasks are defined for the early days of the Sprint and other tasks emerge during the Sprint when the Developers learn more about the work.
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In the Sprint Planning, usually, enough tasks are defined for the early days of the Sprint and other tasks emerge during the Sprint when the Developers learn more about the work.
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Question 50 of 80
50. Question
Items on top of the Product Backlog are usually larger than the Items in the bottom of the Product Backlog.
Pick 1Correct
During the Product Backlog refinement, Items are expressed with more details and broken down to the smaller Items that can be finished in a Sprint. In addition, more effort will pay to refine Items on top of the Product Backlog because they have more probability to be implemented in the upcoming Sprints so usually PBIs on top of the Product Backlog are smaller than PBIs in the bottom.
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During the Product Backlog refinement, Items are expressed with more details and broken down to the smaller Items that can be finished in a Sprint. In addition, more effort will pay to refine Items on top of the Product Backlog because they have more probability to be implemented in the upcoming Sprints so usually PBIs on top of the Product Backlog are smaller than PBIs in the bottom.
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Question 51 of 80
51. Question
Which one is True about Product Backlog?
Pick 1Correct
All upfront effort to create a complete and comprehensive plan is a type of waste because during the project when members learn more about the project and new things emerge, changes in the requirements and direction are inevitable. So, some of the planned work should be thrown away. On the other hand, Scrum is an adaptive approach, not predictive, and uses empiricism. Furthermore, there are not any phases such as requirement specification phase or special Sprints such as Sprint Zero in Scrum for project upfront planning. Finally, it is not a baseline plan with a purpose to maintain it intact.
Briefly, Product Backlog provides just enough information to enable the Developers to select and develop PBIs for the next few Sprints. Also, it evolves throughout the project and is never complete.
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All upfront effort to create a complete and comprehensive plan is a type of waste because during the project when members learn more about the project and new things emerge, changes in the requirements and direction are inevitable. So, some of the planned work should be thrown away. On the other hand, Scrum is an adaptive approach, not predictive, and uses empiricism. Furthermore, there are not any phases such as requirement specification phase or special Sprints such as Sprint Zero in Scrum for project upfront planning. Finally, it is not a baseline plan with a purpose to maintain it intact.
Briefly, Product Backlog provides just enough information to enable the Developers to select and develop PBIs for the next few Sprints. Also, it evolves throughout the project and is never complete.
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Question 52 of 80
52. Question
Which is true about a done feature or PBI?
Pick all that applyCorrect
Done or completeness of a PBI can be explained through the following statements:
– When everything is done based on the Definition of Done
– When there is nothing more to do before it can be used by the end users
– When it is potentially releasable and shippable
– The Item is usable by the end userIncorrect
Done or completeness of a PBI can be explained through the following statements:
– When everything is done based on the Definition of Done
– When there is nothing more to do before it can be used by the end users
– When it is potentially releasable and shippable
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Question 53 of 80
53. Question
Which is true about the Definition of Done?
Pick all that applyCorrect
Definition of Done is a fundamental concept of Scrum which creates a common understanding of when work is complete, helps Developers understand how many Product Backlog Items they can select for each Sprint, and increases transparency. In addition, it can be considered as a development process and contains many things such as quality criteria, metrics, non-functional requirements, etc.
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Definition of Done is a fundamental concept of Scrum which creates a common understanding of when work is complete, helps Developers understand how many Product Backlog Items they can select for each Sprint, and increases transparency. In addition, it can be considered as a development process and contains many things such as quality criteria, metrics, non-functional requirements, etc.
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Question 54 of 80
54. Question
Which one is a concept contains a list of scenarios that should be passed to ensure that the feature is working as expected?
Pick 1Correct
Definition of Done is a concept with a set of requirements that should be applied to a feature in order to be called complete. On the other hand, Acceptance Criteria or Conditions of Satisfaction contains a list of scenarios that should be passed to ensure that the feature is working as expected. The difference is that there is one Definition of Done for the product and is common for all features while there is separate and specific Acceptance Criteria for each feature. Passing Acceptance Criteria would be an item of the Definition of Done.
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Definition of Done is a concept with a set of requirements that should be applied to a feature in order to be called complete. On the other hand, Acceptance Criteria or Conditions of Satisfaction contains a list of scenarios that should be passed to ensure that the feature is working as expected. The difference is that there is one Definition of Done for the product and is common for all features while there is separate and specific Acceptance Criteria for each feature. Passing Acceptance Criteria would be an item of the Definition of Done.
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Question 55 of 80
55. Question
What do the Developers do when a Product Backlog Item is not in the Ready state?
Pick 1Correct
There is no “Definition of Ready” concept in Scrum so the Developers cannot refuse PBIs because they are not ready. Through Product Backlog refinement, the Product Owner and the Developers collaborate to clarify all aspects of the PBIs but if they did not do so, they would select PBIs from the top of the Product Backlog, start the Sprint, and add more details to the selected PBIs during the Sprint.
On the other hand, the Developers cannot postpone the Sprint. In addition, they cannot change the Product Backlog order. It is the Product Owner’s responsibility.Incorrect
There is no “Definition of Ready” concept in Scrum so the Developers cannot refuse PBIs because they are not ready. Through Product Backlog refinement, the Product Owner and the Developers collaborate to clarify all aspects of the PBIs but if they did not do so, they would select PBIs from the top of the Product Backlog, start the Sprint, and add more details to the selected PBIs during the Sprint.
On the other hand, the Developers cannot postpone the Sprint. In addition, they cannot change the Product Backlog order. It is the Product Owner’s responsibility. -
Question 56 of 80
56. Question
Which one is true about scaled Scrum?
Pick 2Correct
Scaled Scrum is based on the Scrum framework and uses Scrum parts as its building blocks with some additions or changes within which multiple Teams work on the same product for one or more Sprints in order to produce a releasable integrated Increment at the end of each Sprint.
Scrum.org has introduced the Nexus framework for this purpose with some differences with scaled Scrum, which contains 3-9 Scrum Teams and a Nexus Integration Team.Incorrect
Scaled Scrum is based on the Scrum framework and uses Scrum parts as its building blocks with some additions or changes within which multiple Teams work on the same product for one or more Sprints in order to produce a releasable integrated Increment at the end of each Sprint.
Scrum.org has introduced the Nexus framework for this purpose with some differences with scaled Scrum, which contains 3-9 Scrum Teams and a Nexus Integration Team. -
Question 57 of 80
57. Question
How do the Teams in scaled Scrum demonstrate their work to the customer?
Pick 1Correct
In scaled Scrum, each Team creates their done Increment and they integrate their work on a daily basis. However, the integrated Increment as a whole, which contains all Teams’ outputs is used to be demonstrated in the Sprint Review.
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In scaled Scrum, each Team creates their done Increment and they integrate their work on a daily basis. However, the integrated Increment as a whole, which contains all Teams’ outputs is used to be demonstrated in the Sprint Review.
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Question 58 of 80
58. Question
How many Definition of Done should be used in scaled Scrum?
Pick 2Correct
When multiple Teams are working on the same product they can (not should) have one Definition of Done for all Teams or each Team can have its own one or something between these two extremes. The rule here is that their outputs should be combined and integrated continuously and at the end of the Sprint they should deliver just one integrated Increment as all Teams’ output so all Definition of Done should not violate each other.
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When multiple Teams are working on the same product they can (not should) have one Definition of Done for all Teams or each Team can have its own one or something between these two extremes. The rule here is that their outputs should be combined and integrated continuously and at the end of the Sprint they should deliver just one integrated Increment as all Teams’ output so all Definition of Done should not violate each other.
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Question 59 of 80
59. Question
How do the Developers divide into multiple Teams in scaled Scrum?
Pick 1Correct
The Developers in Scrum are self-organizing and self-managing, so based on knowing the product and its vision, they should decide how to divide themselves into multiple Teams. Moreover, nobody else such as the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, or top management should make this decision.
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The Developers in Scrum are self-organizing and self-managing, so based on knowing the product and its vision, they should decide how to divide themselves into multiple Teams. Moreover, nobody else such as the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, or top management should make this decision.
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Question 60 of 80
60. Question
In scaled Scrum, Teams’ compositions can be changed after each Sprint.
Pick 1Correct
In scaled Scrum, based on the situations, Teams’ compositions can be changed after each Sprint if needed in order to maximize the opportunity of creating integrated releasable Increment.
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In scaled Scrum, based on the situations, Teams’ compositions can be changed after each Sprint if needed in order to maximize the opportunity of creating integrated releasable Increment.
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Question 61 of 80
61. Question
Which one is true about velocity in scaled Scrum?
Pick 2Correct
Velocity is the average amount of work that a Team can complete in a single Sprint. Its main use is helping Teams during the Sprint Planning as a guide to the Teams’ capacity. It means how much work they could pick to complete until the end of the Sprint. In addition, velocity is a relative concept, which cannot be used for comparing other projects and other Teams. Different Teams have different characteristics, skills, experiences, and different goals. Using velocity as a comparison tool is wrong that can lead Teams to focus on increasing their velocity through unacceptable ways like inflation in estimation or cutting quality corners instead of delivering high value and quality software continuously.
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Velocity is the average amount of work that a Team can complete in a single Sprint. Its main use is helping Teams during the Sprint Planning as a guide to the Teams’ capacity. It means how much work they could pick to complete until the end of the Sprint. In addition, velocity is a relative concept, which cannot be used for comparing other projects and other Teams. Different Teams have different characteristics, skills, experiences, and different goals. Using velocity as a comparison tool is wrong that can lead Teams to focus on increasing their velocity through unacceptable ways like inflation in estimation or cutting quality corners instead of delivering high value and quality software continuously.
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Question 62 of 80
62. Question
Which is true about starting a project in Scrum?
Pick 2Correct
At the start of a project, Scrum Master should try to establish a trust foundation in the Team. It could happen by introducing Team members by themselves. By this policy, individuals will know more about each other’s capabilities, strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. On the other hand, knowing about the product is important so the Product Owner should explain the project, its business need, history, goals, and vision. Also, it is a good idea that the Developers know about the Definition of Done concept and the importance of creating done Increments continuously. All these things make a common understanding among the Team and align all Team members so it will decrease the probability of occurring conflicts.
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At the start of a project, Scrum Master should try to establish a trust foundation in the Team. It could happen by introducing Team members by themselves. By this policy, individuals will know more about each other’s capabilities, strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. On the other hand, knowing about the product is important so the Product Owner should explain the project, its business need, history, goals, and vision. Also, it is a good idea that the Developers know about the Definition of Done concept and the importance of creating done Increments continuously. All these things make a common understanding among the Team and align all Team members so it will decrease the probability of occurring conflicts.
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Question 63 of 80
63. Question
What will happen if creating done features gets postponed to the end of the release plan?
Pick 3Correct
The main purpose of the Sprint time-box is developing releasable features and getting feedback from the market, customers, and stakeholders based on done features frequently. Postponing feature completion will lead to miss gathering feedback and lose inspect and adapt opportunities and limit the Product Owner to be as nimble as possible about releasing features. In addition, each release usually contains outputs of several Sprints, and postponing feature completion to the end of the release, increases integration risks and related issues.
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The main purpose of the Sprint time-box is developing releasable features and getting feedback from the market, customers, and stakeholders based on done features frequently. Postponing feature completion will lead to miss gathering feedback and lose inspect and adapt opportunities and limit the Product Owner to be as nimble as possible about releasing features. In addition, each release usually contains outputs of several Sprints, and postponing feature completion to the end of the release, increases integration risks and related issues.
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Question 64 of 80
64. Question
What do a typical burn-down chart x-axis and y-axis show?
Pick 1Correct
Burn-down chart Y-axis usually shows total remaining work and X-axis shows a type of time i.e. Sprint days in the Sprint burn-down chart and Sprint numbers in the Project burn-down chart.
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Burn-down chart Y-axis usually shows total remaining work and X-axis shows a type of time i.e. Sprint days in the Sprint burn-down chart and Sprint numbers in the Project burn-down chart.
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Question 65 of 80
65. Question
Sprint burn-down chart trend line can be used to compare the Sprint actual and plan progress on a daily basis.
Pick 1Correct
Sprint burn-down chart indicates the remaining work of each day during the Sprint. Its Y-axis shows the total remaining work and the X-axis shows Sprint days. If you draw a trend line from the Sprint beginning remaining work to the last day of the Sprint on the X-axis, you will have the plan trend line and you can compare actual and plan progress daily in order to resolve deviation as soon as possible if needed. Increasing the remaining work during the Sprint is natural because new tasks can emerge when the Team learns more about the work.
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Sprint burn-down chart indicates the remaining work of each day during the Sprint. Its Y-axis shows the total remaining work and the X-axis shows Sprint days. If you draw a trend line from the Sprint beginning remaining work to the last day of the Sprint on the X-axis, you will have the plan trend line and you can compare actual and plan progress daily in order to resolve deviation as soon as possible if needed. Increasing the remaining work during the Sprint is natural because new tasks can emerge when the Team learns more about the work.
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Question 66 of 80
66. Question
What is an Increment?
Pick 1Correct
An Increment is a concrete stepping stone toward the Product Goal. Each Increment is additive to all prior Increments and thoroughly verified, ensuring that all Increments work together. In order to provide value, the Increment must be usable. Each Increment can be seemed as a different version of the product and includes all previous Increments.
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An Increment is a concrete stepping stone toward the Product Goal. Each Increment is additive to all prior Increments and thoroughly verified, ensuring that all Increments work together. In order to provide value, the Increment must be usable. Each Increment can be seemed as a different version of the product and includes all previous Increments.
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Question 67 of 80
67. Question
Which is NOT a mandatory part of Scrum?
Pick 1Correct
According to the Scrum Guide, mandatory elements of Scrum are Scrum Accountabilities, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts with their commitments plus the rules that bind them. Changing the core design or ideas of Scrum, leaving out elements, or not following the rules of Scrum, covers up problems and limits the benefits of Scrum, potentially even rendering it useless.
Other things are practices that can be employed in the Scrum framework and are up to the Team and project and are not mandatory.
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According to the Scrum Guide, mandatory elements of Scrum are Scrum Accountabilities, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts with their commitments plus the rules that bind them. Changing the core design or ideas of Scrum, leaving out elements, or not following the rules of Scrum, covers up problems and limits the benefits of Scrum, potentially even rendering it useless.
Other things are practices that can be employed in the Scrum framework and are up to the Team and project and are not mandatory.
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Question 68 of 80
68. Question
Which one is a Scrum Value?
Pick all that applyCorrect
Scrum is based upon five core values: Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, Courage.
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Scrum is based upon five core values: Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, Courage.
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Question 69 of 80
69. Question
The CEO comes to the Developers and asks them to do an emergency task right now. The Developers don’t accept and refers him to the Product Owner. Which Scrum Values do they adhere to?
Pick 1Correct
According to Focus one of the Scrum Values, the time-boxing of Scrum encourages the Scrum players to focus on what’s most important now without being bothered by considerations of what might stand a chance of becoming important at some point in the future. They focus on what they know now. YAGNI (‘You Ain’t Gonna Need It’), a principle from eXtreme Programming, helps in retaining that focus. The players focus on what’s imminent as the future is highly uncertain and they want to learn from the present in order to gain experience for future work. They focus on the work needed to get things done. They focus on the simplest thing that might possibly work. The Sprint Goal gives focus to a period of 4 weeks or less. Within that period, the Daily Scrum helps people collaboratively focus on the immediate daily work needed to make the best possible progress towards the Sprint Goal.
On the other hand, accountability and responsibility are not parts of the Scrum Values.Incorrect
According to Focus one of the Scrum Values, the time-boxing of Scrum encourages the Scrum players to focus on what’s most important now without being bothered by considerations of what might stand a chance of becoming important at some point in the future. They focus on what they know now. YAGNI (‘You Ain’t Gonna Need It’), a principle from eXtreme Programming, helps in retaining that focus. The players focus on what’s imminent as the future is highly uncertain and they want to learn from the present in order to gain experience for future work. They focus on the work needed to get things done. They focus on the simplest thing that might possibly work. The Sprint Goal gives focus to a period of 4 weeks or less. Within that period, the Daily Scrum helps people collaboratively focus on the immediate daily work needed to make the best possible progress towards the Sprint Goal.
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Question 70 of 80
70. Question
Which topics are discussed in the Sprint Planning?
Pick all that applyCorrect
Three topics are discussed in the Sprint Planning:
Topic One: Why is this Sprint valuable?
Topic Two: What can be Done this Sprint?
Topic Three: How will the chosen work get done?
However who topic is discussed during the implementation throughout the Sprint and is done by the DevelopersIncorrect
Three topics are discussed in the Sprint Planning:
Topic One: Why is this Sprint valuable?
Topic Two: What can be Done this Sprint?
Topic Three: How will the chosen work get done?
However who topic is discussed during the implementation throughout the Sprint and is done by the Developers -
Question 71 of 80
71. Question
Who makes the decision for the architecture in a Scrum Team?
Pick 1Correct
Among Developers, there is no title. All members are a developer. Therefore, the Tech Lead, Software Architect, Senior Architect, and Chief Architect are wrong if they were in a Scrum Team. Furthermore, the Team is cross-functional means it is not dependent on external resources (e.g. CTO, Chief Architect, Tech Lead …) and the Team has all the required skills for development in itself. In addition, the Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint such as architecture.
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Among Developers, there is no title. All members are a developer. Therefore, the Tech Lead, Software Architect, Senior Architect, and Chief Architect are wrong if they were in a Scrum Team. Furthermore, the Team is cross-functional means it is not dependent on external resources (e.g. CTO, Chief Architect, Tech Lead …) and the Team has all the required skills for development in itself. In addition, the Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint such as architecture.
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Question 72 of 80
72. Question
When can the Developers change their practices, tools or techniques?
Pick 1Correct
Scrum is based on an adaptive approach and the Team inspects and adapts itself continuously as they learn more about the product and development process. During the project, the Team may encounter many problems, issues, or improvements so they could adapt, change and improve themselves whenever needed about everything such as practices, tools, or techniques.
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Scrum is based on an adaptive approach and the Team inspects and adapts itself continuously as they learn more about the product and development process. During the project, the Team may encounter many problems, issues, or improvements so they could adapt, change and improve themselves whenever needed about everything such as practices, tools, or techniques.
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Question 73 of 80
73. Question
When should tests be added in the development process?
Pick 1Correct
All the Scrum Team members are accountable for the product’s quality. In Scrum, as an adaptive approach, quality and test should be considered from the beginning of the project. It leads to more transparency in Increments, ensures to have releasable Increments, decreases the risk of reworks and as it helps to produce reliable Increments, customer feedback will be around business expectations not about bugs or wrong implementation so it improves customer feedback’s level. In addition, there is no special Sprint in Scrum such as Hardening Sprint, Stabilization Sprint, or Test Sprint …
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All the Scrum Team members are accountable for the product’s quality. In Scrum, as an adaptive approach, quality and test should be considered from the beginning of the project. It leads to more transparency in Increments, ensures to have releasable Increments, decreases the risk of reworks and as it helps to produce reliable Increments, customer feedback will be around business expectations not about bugs or wrong implementation so it improves customer feedback’s level. In addition, there is no special Sprint in Scrum such as Hardening Sprint, Stabilization Sprint, or Test Sprint …
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Question 74 of 80
74. Question
How many pillars does each empirical process control have?
Pick 1Correct
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
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Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
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Question 75 of 80
75. Question
What is included in the Sprint Backlog?
Pick 3Correct
The Sprint Goal, the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus the plan for delivering them are together referred to as the Sprint Backlog.
Product Goal resides in the Product Backlog.Incorrect
The Sprint Goal, the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus the plan for delivering them are together referred to as the Sprint Backlog.
Product Goal resides in the Product Backlog. -
Question 76 of 80
76. Question
What are the inputs to the Sprint Planning?
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Inputs to the Sprint Planning are the last Increment, capacity of the Developers for current Sprint, Team’s last velocity or performance, the Product Backlog, the Definition of Done, and even a list of improvements resulted in the past Sprint Retrospectives. Of course, identified improvements can come through the Product Backlog or from a separate backlog.
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Inputs to the Sprint Planning are the last Increment, capacity of the Developers for current Sprint, Team’s last velocity or performance, the Product Backlog, the Definition of Done, and even a list of improvements resulted in the past Sprint Retrospectives. Of course, identified improvements can come through the Product Backlog or from a separate backlog.
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Question 77 of 80
77. Question
When does the Product Backlog get revised?
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The result of the Daily Scrum is a revised Sprint Backlog and at the end of the Sprint Retrospective, there will be a list of improvements. Just the outputs of the Product Backlog Refinement and the Sprint Review is a revised Product Backlog. In addition, during the Sprint Planning, the Sprint Backlog is created.
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The result of the Daily Scrum is a revised Sprint Backlog and at the end of the Sprint Retrospective, there will be a list of improvements. Just the outputs of the Product Backlog Refinement and the Sprint Review is a revised Product Backlog. In addition, during the Sprint Planning, the Sprint Backlog is created.
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Question 78 of 80
78. Question
Which is true about the Cone of Uncertainty?
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The cone of uncertainty is a concept that shows the amount of uncertainty during the project. It is in its highest amount at the beginning of the project and decreases throughout the project when the Team learns more about the project.
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The cone of uncertainty is a concept that shows the amount of uncertainty during the project. It is in its highest amount at the beginning of the project and decreases throughout the project when the Team learns more about the project.
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Question 79 of 80
79. Question
Who invites the stakeholders to the Sprint Review?
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In the Sprint Review, key stakeholders are invited by the Product Owner.
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In the Sprint Review, key stakeholders are invited by the Product Owner.
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Question 80 of 80
80. Question
Which is NOT an ingredient of the Scrum framework?
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According to the Scrum Guide, the Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated accountabilities, events, artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum’s success and usage.
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According to the Scrum Guide, the Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated accountabilities, events, artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum’s success and usage.