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.
Fiv e new Scrum Teams have been created to build one p roduct. 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.
When the Developers determine that they will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (choose the best answer)
- A . The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
- B . The Scrum Master and the Developers.
- C . The Scrum Master, project manager and the Developers
- D . The Product Owner and the Developers.
True or False: An Increment must be released to customers or users at the end of each Sprint.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
A Product Backlog is: (Choose the best three answers)
- A . Ordered based on priority, value, dependencies, and risk.
- B . Only visible to the Product Owner and stakeholders.
- C . An inventory of things to be done for the Product.
- D . An exaustive list of upfront approved requirements to be implemented.
- E . Managed by the Product Owner.
True or False: To g et started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than à Product “Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, Developers to implement those ideas, and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Why does the Product Owner want the Developers to adhere to its Definition of Done? (Choose the best answer)
- A . To be able to reprimand the team when they do not meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.
- B . To predict the team’s productivity over time.
- C . To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
- D . To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as the output of the Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Every item has a designated owner.
- B . It is ordered by the Product Owner.
- C . Each task is estimated in hours.
- D . It is the Developers plan for the Sprint.
- E . It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.
Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Importance to customers.
- B . Tools and techniques,
- C . Alignment with business strategy and goals.
- D . Risk.
- E . Dependencies on other Product Backlog items.
True or False: Product Owners must specify complete acceptance criteria for a Product Backlog item before the Developers can select the item in Sprint Planning.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
A Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product that is the result of the Work of the Scrum Team.
Which of the following can be delegated to others, while the Product Owner remains accountable for the work? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Attending the Sprint Retrospective
- B . Attending the Sprint Review.
- C . Ordering Product Backlog items.
- D . Developing and communicating the Product Goal.
True or False: All planned work for the Product done by the Scrum Team must originate from the Product Backlog.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)
- A . They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Developers have a Daily Scrum.
- B . To gather status and progress information to report to management.
- C . To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down.
- D . To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
Which of the following practices might help the Product Owner minimize waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Avoid distracting the Scrum Team by maintaining newly gathered Product Backlog items in a separate Product Backlog until they are fully understood.
- B . Remove items from the Product Backlog that have not been addressed in a longtime.
- C . Hand off ownership of the Product Backlog to someone else.
- D . Only fully describe Product Backlog items when it seems likely they will be implemented.
The Developers find out during the Sprint that they are not likely to build everything they forecast.
What would you expect a Product Owner to do? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Change the Sprint Goal
- B . Skip Product Backlog refinement activíties.
- C . Re-work the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers to meet the Sprint Goal.
- D . Cancel the Sprint.
- E . Inform management that more Developers are needed.
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day.
What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? (choose the best three answers)
- A . Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting,
- B . The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders.
- C . Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
- D . The Sprint Backlog may become inaccurate,
- E . Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
- F . The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly.
How often should customer satisfaction be measured? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Quarterly.
- B . Frequently.
- C . Daily.
- D . Annually.
True or False: Dependencies could influence how the Product Owner orders Product Backlog items.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
A Project Manager working with your Scrum Team has raised concerns about progress and money spent.
What are the two best responses? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Have a discussion with the Project Manager; share the current impediments and forecast for the Sprint.
- B . Scrum does not have Project Managers so disregard their concerns.
- C . Show the Earned Value Analysis (EVA) report.
- D . Share the last stakeholder briefing document prepared by the Product Owner.
- E . Promote transparency by sharing the Product Backlog and ensuring the Project Manager has access.
Who is accountable for creating a valuable and usable Increment each Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
- A . The CEO.
- B . The Scrum Master.
- C . The Product Owner.
- D . The Scrum Team.
- E . The Developers.
Which two ways of creating Scrum Teams are consistent with Scrum’s values? (Choose the best two answers)
- A . Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams.
- B . The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.
- C . Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams.
- D . Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.
- E . Bring all the people together and let them organize into Scrum Teams
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for 9 Sprints. A new Product Owner who is new to Scrum joins the team and understands she is accountabile for the Product Backlog. However, she is unsure about the purpose of the Product Backlog. She has read that the Product Backlog should be a list of all user features for the product. She goes to the Scrum Master asking where to put the other types of requirements that are going to be taken into account.
Are all of the following types of requirements acceptable on a Product Backlog? (choose the best answer)
– Stability requirements
– Performance requirements
– Product Functionality
– Documentation
– Fixes
- A . Yes, they all belong on the Product Backlog. The Product Backlog is supposed to be the "single source of truth” for all the work for the product.
- B . No. Product Backlog is a tool for the Product Owner. The Product Owner represents the users and stakeholders. Other types of requirements should be managed separately by the Developers. They are not the Product Owner’s concern.
True or False: A Product Owner should measure product value by the increase in the team’s velocity.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Which of these may a Scrum Team deliver at the end of a Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint.
- B . A single document, if that is what management asked for.
- C . An Increment of software with minor known bugs in it.
- D . A valuabie, useful Increment that meets the Definition of Done.
True or False: The Product Owner should have the entire Product Backlog documented in detail before the first Sprint can start?
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Scrum Teams? (Choose the best answer)
- A . It does not really matter since you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge.
- B . Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams.
- C . Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams.
- D . Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the people divide themselves into teams.
In order to maximize the value of the product, a Product Owner needs awareness of the following: (choose the best answer)
- A . Competitive research.
- B . Customer feedback.
- C . Product vision.
- D . Forecasting & feasibility.
- E . All of the above,
- F . None of the above.
True or False: During the Sprint Review the stakeholder’s role is to reorder the Product Backlog.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Why is it important that there is only one Product Owner per product? (Choose the best three answers)
- A . It would confuse the stakeholders if they had to work with more than one person.
- B . It helps avoid barriers to effective communication and rapid decision-making,
- C . It is clear who is accountable for the ultimate value of the product.
- D . The Scrum Team always knows who determines the order of the Product Backlog.
- E . The Scrum Master knows who acts as their backup while on vacation.
If Product Backlog refinement is needed, when is the ideal time for refinement to take place and who should participate? (choose the best two answers)
- A . The Product Owner must do this as essential work in Sprint O.
- B . The Scrum Team on an ongoing basis, defining Product Backlog items into smaller more precise items that are ready for selection.
- C . The Product Owner takes the time between the end of one Sprint and the start of the next Sprint to complete refinement.
- D . Business analysts in the organization should do this work for the Scrum Team 1-2 Sprints ahead of the development Sprints.
- E . The Scrum Team during the current Sprint, if they have been unable during preceding Sprints to define Product Backlog items with enough precision to begin work.
What is a Product Owner typically responsible for during a Sprint? (choose the best two answers)
- A . Updating the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis.
- B . Nothing,
- C . Creating financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Developers.
- D . Working with the Scrum Team on Product Backlog refinement.
- E . Attending every Daily Scrum to answer questions about the Sprint Backlog items.
- F . Collaborating with stakeholders, users, and customers
True or False: The Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable increment every Sprint.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
Which of the following are criteria to order Product Backlog items? (Choose all that apply)
- A . Value of Product Backlog items.
- B . Dependencies between Product Backlog items.
- C . Dependencies to other products.
- D . The availability of the Scrum Master.
- E . All of the above,
True or False: The Product Owner must write all of the Product Backlog items (e.g. user Stories, requirements, etc.) on the Product Backlog before handing them over to the Scrum Team.
- A . TRUE
- B . FALSE
The "cone of uncertainty" can be used to do what? (Choose the best answer)
- A . Determine whether to cut quality, similar to the "Iron Triangle" of project management.
- B . Illustrate that as a project forecast lengthens, it is increasingly less certain.
- C . Determine the cost of a project before it begins.
- D . Determine the length of the next Sprint.
Your management has asked you to take the lead in the development of a new product. Six teams new to Scrum will build this product.
You have gathered a number of requirements and ideas into an early form of a Product Backlog.
How would you minimize dependencies between the Scrum Teams? (choose the best answer)
- A . You create an independent Product Backlog per Scrum Team.
- B . You divide Product Backlog items among the six Product Owners.
- C . You identify the dependencies and re-order the Product Backlog for the other five Product Owners.
- D . You raise this as an impediment with the Scrum Master.
- E . You work with the Developers on how to best analyze and break apart the work.
What happens if the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint? (Choose the best answer)
- A . The Sprints extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it does not happen again
- B . The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
- C . The Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously leans and adapts.