Scrum

1. Burndown chart tracks?. A. Work remaining across time. B. Accumulated cost on a Project. C. Individual worker productivity. D. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.

2. When a Development team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?. A. The Product Owner and the Development Team. B. Only the Product Owner. C. The Product Owner and the Scrum Master.

3. While under development the environment in which a product will be used changed. What is the effect on the product backlog?. A. It is archived and a new Product Backlog is created to take its place. B. There is no effect, because it has to stay the same until the end of the project. C. It evolves to reflect what the product needs to be most valuable. D. It is converted into a requirements specification to ensure stability.

4. Every scrum team must have a product owner and scrum master. A. Yes, and each Scrum team's performance may be affected by their degree of participation as influenced by any other responsibilities (eg other teams for which they are also the Scrum Master or PO). B. No. C. Yes, and it must be 100% dedicated to each team.

5. Which of the following is not a Time-box in Scrum?. A. Release Testing. B. Sprint Retrospective. C. Sprint. D. Release Retrospective. E. Daily Scrum. F. Sprint Planning meeting. G. Sprint Testing.

6. During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?. A. When the Product Owner identifies a new work. B. As soon as possible after they are identified. C. When the Scrum Master has time to enter them. D. During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.

7. A properly functioning Scrum team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several. A. True. B. False.

8. What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?. A. The event must take at least a minimum amount of time. B. The event must happen by a given time. C. The event must happen at a set time. D. The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

9. Scrum Master is a "management" position?. A. True. B. False.

10. How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?. A. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf. B. The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum. All others cannot attend. C. Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum. D. The Product Owner represents their options.

11. What are some consequences if a Development Team does not have a consistent definition of done from Sprint to Sprint?. A. The Development team may not know how many Product Backlog items it can do in a Sprint. B. The Product Owner may not know what he / she is inspecting at the Sprint Review. C. The Product Owner may be unable to get gauge the progress toward his / her goals. D. The Development Team may not know what work is entailed in completing selected Product Backlog items. E. All of above.

12. Scrum does not have a role called "Project Manager". A. True. B. False.

13. Which two are properties of the Daily Scrum. A. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration. B. Its location and time remain constant.

14. Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?. A. The product Owner. B. The stakeholders. C. The CEO. D. The Development Team. E. The Scrum Master.

15. What is included in the Sprint Backlog?. A. User stories. B. Tasks. C. Use Cases. D. Tests. E. Any of the above (or others) which is a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items.

16. Which TWO things does a Scrum Master do if the Development Team does not have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog Items? (Choose 2). A. Declares the Development Team not ready for Scrum. B. Ask the development Team to spend as many Sprints as necessary to prepare the engineering tools and infrastructure so any Product Backlog item it selects is potentially shippable at Sprint end. C. Asks the Development Team to do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects. D. Has the Development Team Define "Done" and do the same work for all Product Backlog items it selects. E. Has the Development Team improves its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the definition of "Done" accordingly.

17. Development Team membership should change: A. Never, because it reduces productivity. B. As needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity. C. Every Sprint to promote shared learning. D. Just as it would on any development Team, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.

18. Which of the following is an example of an increment of working software?. A. UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations. B. A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations. C. A decomposition of all Product Backlog into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists. D. An automated test suit to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations. E. Additional features that complement those delivered in previous iterations.

19. Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team?. A. Development Team. B. Scrum Master. C. Customers. D. Product Owner. E. Users.

20. Which three activities will a product owner likely engage in during a Sprint?. A. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint. B. Update the Sprint burndown chart. C. Prioritize the Development Team's activities. D. Provide feedback. E. Run the Daily Scrum. F. Work with the stakeholders.

21. Which of these may a Development team delivery at the end of a Sprint (choose 2)?. A. An increment of working software that is "Done". B. Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint. C. A single document, if that is what the Product Owner asked for. D. An increment of software with minor known bugs in it.

22. Who is responsible for updating the work estimate during a Sprint?. A. The Development Team. B. The most junior member of the team. C. The Scrum Master. D. The Product Owner.

23. When does a Development Team make adjustments to its engineering practices?. A. Whenever needed. B. During Sprint Planning. C. Prior to starting a project. D. Before a Sprint begins. E. After they have been discussed and agreed to at the Sprint Retrospective.

24. Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?. A. The Development Team, alone. B. The Scrum Master. C. The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner. D. The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts. E. The Product Owner with input from the Development Team.

25. The timebox for the complete Sprint Planning meeting is?. A. 4 hours. B. Monthly. C. Whenever it is done. D. 8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints.

26. Which of the following is the Development Team not responsible for?. A. Planning how to meet a Sprint goal. B. Monitoring and increasing productivity. C. Monitoring and optimizing the work required to meet the Sprint goal at least daily. D. Selecting the Product Owner. E. Resolving internal conflicts.

27. The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: A. Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially shippable product functionality. B. Do all of the development work, but not the types of testing that require specialized testing, tools, and environment. C. Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner.

28. The Product Owner determines how much of the Product Backlog the Development Team selects for a Sprint. A. True. B. False.

29. An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?. A. When it's clear at the end of a Sprint that everything will not be finished. B. When sales has an important opportunity. C. When the team feels that the work is too hard. D. When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.

30. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?. A. It's a review of the team's activities during the Sprint. B. It's a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to provide feedback on the work done. C. It's used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it committed to doing, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet it's commitments. D. It's when the Scrum team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint.

31. The Product Backlog is ordered by: A. Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner. B. Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Scrum Master. C. Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Stakeholders. D. All of the above.

32. Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?. A. The Product Owner. B. The Scrum Master. C. The Development Team.

33. Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at the Daily Scrum?. A. What impediments are in the way of my accomplishing my work?. B. What work did I do yesterday?. C. What work am I going to do today?. D. What work is most important in this Sprint?. E. When are the Sprint supposed to be finished?.

34. Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?. A. Methods of communication. B. The way the Scrum team does Sprint Planning. C. Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to deliver. D. It's Definition of Done. E. All of the Above.

35. The primary reason one might choose a four-week Sprint is when the work is too large for a twoweek Sprint and cannot be decomposed further. A. False. B. True.

36. Which statement best describes Scrum?. A. A process in which set requirements will be fulfilled. B. A way of work where products are developed incrementally. C. A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. D. Scrum is a guideline of how to work agile.

37. Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?. A. To reduce the work of the Scrum Master. B. The consistency reduces complexity and overhead. C. Because you only should have meetings on specific days.

38. When multiple Scrum teams are working on the same project, you should make sure that each team has different Sprint start dates. A. False. B. True.

39. The Development team has forecast an amount of Product Backlog items it thinks it can accomplish and a Sprint goal. Who determines how the development team accomplishes this work?. A. The Scrum Master. B. The Development Team. C. The Product Owner.

40. The reason the Scrum Master is at the Daily Scrum is: A. He or she leads the meeting. B. He or she should decide what to do for the day. C. He/she does not have to be there. He/she only has to ensure the development Team has a Daily Scrum.

41. Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?. A. The Development Team. B. The Scrum Master. C. The Product Owner. D. All of the above.

42. The Sprit Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created. A. True. B. False.

43. The Development Team should not be interrupted during the sprint. The work it selects for the Sprint should not be changed. The Sprint Goal should remain intact, all of these attributes of a Sprint foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is false?. A. The Sprint Backlog and its contents are fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and do not change during the Sprint. B. The Development Team may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it has more or less capacity than it expected. C. The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development Team. D. As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges.

44. How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?. A. Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint. B. Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Development Team's understanding of the Sprint.

45. Which output from a Sprint Planning Meeting provides the Development Team with a target and overarching directions for the Sprint?. A. The Sprint Retrospective. B. The Sprint Goal. C. The Sprint Documentation.

6. Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?. A. Optimizing the Return on Investment (ROI) and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the work the Development team does. B. Facilitate the best Daily Stand-Up meetings possible. C. Remove impediments and make sure that the Development Team have their Daily Stand-Ups.

47. How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?. A. As much as the Stakeholders want that Sprint. B. As much as the Scrum Master decides before the Sprint. C. As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of done.

48. Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?. A. Physical. B. Empirical. C. None of the above.

49. As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the workload is getting to be greater than the Development Team's capacity. Which TWO actions make the most sense for the Scrum Team to do?. A. Potentially remove or change items. B. Cancel the Sprint. C. The Development Team should ensure that the Product Owner is aware. Then, start the Sprint and monitor burndown rates. D. Ask the Development team to work overtime for this Sprint and promise that it will not happen again. E. Start the Sprint and recruit additional Development Team members.

50. The Product Owner must ship or implement each Sprint increment. A. Without exception. B. Whenever the increment is free of defects. C. To make sure the Development Team is done every Sprint. D. When it makes sense.

51. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?. A. It gives stakeholders an opportunity to inspect the product increment and progress and provide feedback on next steps. B. It gives the Development Team an opportunity to review their own work during the Sprint. C. It gives the Product Owner a better view of what has been accomplished during the Sprint.

52. What is the primary way a Scrum master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?. A. By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments. B. By keeping the Stakeholders informed of the progress. C. By doing some of their work and thereby reducing the workload.

53. What best describes the Product Backlog?. A. It's allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers. B. It’s set during the project. No changes can be made. C. It’s the Development Team that are responsible for the Product Backlog.

54. When should the Sprint retrospectives be held?. A. Before each Sprint. B. In the middle of each Sprint. C. At the end of each Sprint.

55. When many Scrum teams are working on the same product, should all their increments be integrated every Sprint?. A. No, each Scrum team stands alone. B. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners may not be able to accurately inspect what is done. C. Yes, but only for Scrum teams whose work has dependencies. D. No, that is far too hard.

56. A Scrum master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments, which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation?. A. Prioritize the list and work on them in order. B. Arrange a triage meeting with all other project managers. C. Alert management to the impediments and their impact. D. Tell the Product Owner that Scrum is not working. E. Consult with the Development Team. F. Discuss the absence of management support with the Development Team.

57. A new developer has joined an existing Scrum team. He/she is having continuing conflicts with existing members and is making the environment hostile. If necessary, who isresponsible for removing the new team member, and why?. A. The manager to whom he/she reports is responsible because he/she has authority for hiring and firing. B. The Scrum Master is responsible because he/she needs to remove impediments. C. The Product Owner is responsible because he/she needs to make sure that the requirements are fulfilled.

58. Which TWO things does the Development Team not do during the first Sprint?. A. Development a plan for the rest of the project. B. Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. C. Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure. D. Deliver and increment of potentially shippable functionality.

59. It's important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customers at the end of each Sprint. A. True. B. False.

60. A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?. A. Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management. B. Comply with the decision of the self-organizing Team. C. Begin facilitating productive, useful retrospectives. D. Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.

61. The Maximum length of the Sprint Review is: A. 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. B. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionally less for shorter Sprints. C. As long as required. D. All of the above.

62. Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chat indicates?. A. How much work that already has been spent. B. When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Development Team. C. How much the project is costing/month.

63. The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?. A. 30 minutes. B. As long as required. C. 1 hour. D. 15 minutes.

64. Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternative most clearly?. A. The Development Team. B. The Scrum Master. C. The Product Owner.

65. When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of done?. A. All Development Teams must have a definition of "done" that when their work integratesresults in a definition of "done" that is potentially shippable. B. It is only required that one of the teams have a definition of “done” that indicates when the work is done.

66. During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?. A. Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed. fanns inte mer options.

67. How many hours per day should a person on a Scrum team work?. A. An ideal day measuring only when he or she is productive. B. However many hours are needed to get the work done. C. 14hours. D. A sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.

68. The only person who can abnormally terminate a Sprint is?. A. The Development Team. B. The Product Owner. C. The Scrum Master. D. The Project Manager.

69. Items on the Product Backlog tend to be: A. Larger than the items in the Sprint Backlog. B. Usually much smaller than related Sprint Backlog items, but it depends. C. Smaller than the items in the Sprint Backlog. D. The same size as the items in the Sprint Backlog.

70. Sprint retrospectives should be held: A. At the end of each Sprint. B. In the beginning of each Sprint. C. In the middle of each Sprint. D. All of the above.

71. Who is on the Scrum Team?. A. The Scrum Master. B. The Product Owner. C. The Development Team. D. The Project Manager. E. All of the above.

72. A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. The Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up conference calls) before beginning the Daily Scrum. What action should the Scrum Master take?. A. Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that this is how it will be done. B. Ask the Development Team members to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup. C. Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.

73. What is the recommended size for a Development Team?. A. 12. B. 6 plus or minus 3. C. 4. D. As many as necessary.

74. What TWO main topics does the Sprint Planning meeting cover?. A. What to do and How to do it. B. What to do and Who to do it. C. What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint. D. Who is on the team and what team member roles there will be. E. How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve.

75. What is the role of Management in Scrum?. A. Management supports the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. B. Management supports the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.

76. For which is the Scrum Master responsible?. A. Have contact with the stakeholders and update them of the progress. B. That the Scrum process is being adopted and used properly. C. Make sure the project requirements are fulfilled. D. Prioritize the product backlog.

77. Which technique is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?. A. Monitor communications between them. B. Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during the Sprints. C. Act as a go-between for them. D. Teach the team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives.

78. When is the Sprint Backlog created?. A. During the Sprint. B. Before the Sprint. C. During the Sprint Retrospective. D. During the Sprint Planning meeting.

79. When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog. A. False. B. True.

80. What is the maximum length of a Sprint?. A. Not so long that the risk is unacceptable to the product owner. B. Not so long that other business events cannot be readily synchronized with the development work. C. No more than one calendar month. D. All of these answers are correct.