When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their Increments be integrated every Sprint?
- A . No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
- B . Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies.
- C . Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
- D . No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint
When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?
- A . When a technical dependency cannot be resolved.
- B . When the selected Product Backlog items for the Sprint become unachievable.
- C . When the Product Owner is absent too often.
- D . It cannot. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
- E . When functional expectations are not well understood.
Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
- A . The Sprint Goal
- B . Sprint Review minutes.
- C . The Sprint Backlog.
- D . The release plan.
How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?
- A . Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Development Team’s responsibility.
- B . Assign them to the lead developers on the team.
- C . Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint.
- D . Ensure every Increment meets them.
In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are two new features she wants. The Product Owner could: (choose the best two answers)
- A . Introduce these features at the next Daily Scrum.
- B . Add these features to the Product Backlog.
- C . Have the Scrum Master add these features to the current Sprint.
- D . Ask the Developers to consider whether they can add these features to the current Sprint without endangering the Sprint Goal.
Scrum requires that the Product Owner must use which of the following items? (Choose all that apply)
- A . Burndown chart.
- B . Feature bum-up.
- C . Critical Path Analysis.
- D . Project Gantt chart.
- E . None of the above.
When must the Product Owner participate in the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
- A . When there are impediments to discuss.
- B . When the Product Owner is actively working on items on the Sprint Backlog; however, they participate as a Developer.
- C . When the Scrum Master asks the Product Owner to attend.
- D . When the Product Owner needs to represent the stakeholders’ point of view to the Developers.
Which metrics will help a Product Owner determine if a product is delivering value? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Productivity.
- B . Time to market.
- C . Velocity.
- D . Percentage of scope implemented.
- E . Customer satisfaction
Every Scrum Team should have: (Choose the best answer)
- A . One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.
- B . The competencies and skills needed to deliver an Increment in a Sprint.
- C . At least one representative from each major department, such as, Quality Assurance, Development, and Marketing.
A product’s success is measured by: (Choose the best three answers)
- A . The impact on my performance rating.
- B . The impact on revenue.
- C . The impact on customer satisfaction.
- D . The impact on cost.
- E . The impact on my boss’s mood.
- F . The delivery of upfront defined scope compared to the upfront planned time.
Why would you expect a Product Owner to care that the Scrum Team adheres to its Definition of Done? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . The Product Owner should not concern themselves with meeting the Definition of Done, it is the Developer’s responsibility.
- B . To be able to punish the team when they do not meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.
- C . To forecast the team’s productivity over time.
- D . To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
- E . The Definition of Done can affect the product’s total cost of ownership.
What does it mean for a Scrum Team to be cross-functional? (Choose the best answer)
- A . The Scrum Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers.
- B . The Scrum Team includes skilled individuals who together have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint.
- C . The Scrum Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.
- D . Developers on the Scrum Team work closely with business analysts, architects, developers, and testers who are not on the team.
The Product Owner is the person who will be held accountable if a product does not achieve its goals or deliver value.
Does this mean that the Product Owner has final say over the Definition of Done? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Yes, the Product Owner decides the Definition of Done. The Developers may be consulted
- B . No, the Scrum Team decides the Definition of Done, if it is not a standard of the organization. The Product Owner is just one member of the Scrum Team.
How much time must a Product Owner spend with the Developers? (Choose the best answer)
- A . 40%, or more if the stakeholders agree.
- B . Enough so that the Product Owner is confident the Increment will meet the intended value.
- C . As much time as the Developers tell the Product Owner to be present.
- D . 100%
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? (Choose the best answer)
- A . It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.
- B . It is used to congratulate the Developers if they complete their forecast or to punish the Developers if they fail to meet their forecast.
- C . It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the Work done.
- D . It is a mechanism to control the Developers activities during a Sprint.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner’s responsibility? (choose the best answer)
- A . Keep stakeholders from distracting the Developers.
- B . Ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.
- C . Directing the Developers.
- D . Maximizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.
When should the Product Owner update the project plan? (Choose the best answer)
- A . The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights emerge.
- B . The project plan must be updated prior to the Sprint Retrospective.
- C . Before the Sprint Planning to know how much work will have to be done in the Sprint.
- D . After the Daily Scrum to ensure an accurate daily overview of project progress.
Which outcome is expected as a Scrum Team matures?
(choose the best answer)
- A . There will be no need for a time boxed Sprint.
- B . They will improve their Definition of Done to include more stringent criteria.
- C . The Sprint Retrospectives will grow to be longer than 4 hours.
- D . A Scrum Master is no longer needed since they are a mature team now.
- E . Sprint Reviews will no longer be needed.
True or False: Product Owners must create clear and unambiguous acceptance criteria for each Product Backlog item before it may be selected in Sprint Planning,
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
The job of a Product Owner focuses on the following: (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Writing clear, transparent User Stories.
- B . Clearly communicating project or release status and strategies to customers and stakeholders.
- C . Working with customers and stakeholders to identify the most valuable product requirements.
- D . Being with the Scrum Team all the time, just in case they need me to clarify a requirement.
True or False: Sprint Reviews are an opportunity to collect stakeholder feedback.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Who is accountable for managing the progress of work during a Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
- A . The Product Owner.
- B . The Developers.
- C . The Scrum Master.
- D . The most junior member of the team.
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Enough so the Developers can create their forecast of what work they can do.
- B . Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Developers’ understanding of the Sprint.
- C . The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of Sprint Planning.
- D . Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.
What three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure the product delivers value? (Choose the best three answers)
- A . Velocity is increasing over time.
- B . Minimizing changes to project scope.
- C . How quickly or easily the product can be absorbed and used by its customers.
- D . How much of the functionality of the product is being used.
- E . Direct customer feedback.
Which of the following are the Developers accountable for? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Selecting the Product Owner.
- B . Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
- C . Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog,
- D . Reporting productivity.
Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the Developers on One of the Scrum Teams ask the Scrum Master How to coordinate their work with the other teams.
What should the Scrum Master do? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much overlap during a Sprint.
- B . Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment that is inclusive of all five team’s work.
- C . Collect the Sprint tasks from the teams at the end of their Sprint Planning and merge that into a consolidated plan for the entire Sprint.
- D . Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned.
What typically happens if the Product Backlog is not sufficiently clear at Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Sprint Planning is canceled so refinement can be done first.
- B . The Scrum Master should not allow this to happen. Look for a new Scrum Master and re-start the Sprint.
- C . Nothing in particular.
- D . The Product Owner should select the Sprint Goal for the Scrum Team so that work can begin
- E . The Developers will find it difficult to create a Sprint forecast they are confident they can meet.
What might indicate to a Product Owner that she needs to work more with the Scrum Team? (Choose the best answer)
- A . The acceptance criteria do not appear to be complete.
- B . People leave the Scrum Team.
- C . The Increment presented at the Sprint Review does not reflect what she thought she had asked for.
- D . She is not working full time with the Scrum team.
What enhances the transparency of an Increment? (choose the best answer)
- A . Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool.
- B . Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a “hardening” Sprint.
- C . Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily.
- D . Doing all work needed to meet the Definition of Done.