Scrum PSM I Exam Mockup - 5b

The Scrum Team uses the information of Scrum artifacts to make ongoing decisions. The soundness of these decisions depends on the. Artifacts' Adaptability. Artifacts' Transparency. Artifacts' Agility. Artifacts' Format.

An organization decides to have small Scrum Teams with less than three Developers. The likely result could be. The team may have decreased interaction. The team may have a skills shortage. The team may have low productivity gains. All of the above.

The product development project is about delivering an internal feature for an organization. The team has good skill composition and worked on similar projects. The Sprint lengths can be. Decided after the first release. Ignored since it is an internal project. A maximum of one calendar month.

Select all that apply. Empiricism provides. Frequent opportunities to obtain information so uncertainty can be completely eliminated. Frequent opportunities to discuss different possibilities. Frequent opportunities to make informed decisions reducing risk.

The leadership model followed by Scrum Master is. Micro-management. Servant Leadership. Command and Control.

During a Sprint Review, the stakeholders notice that the product development progress is not clearly visible and lacks transparency. Moreover, they are not able to understand the next steps. Who is responsible for this?. Developers. Product Owner. Scrum Master. Scrum Team.

In the middle of the Sprint, a team member was required by another department manager to support an important task outside the Sprint work. What is recommended for the team member to do?. The team member must support since it is important task. The team member should ask the manager to speak with the Scrum Master. The team member should politely decline and explain to the manager his responsibility and accountability to the Scrum Team.

When more Scrum Teams are added to a project that works on one single product, the productivity of the original Scrum Teams mostly likely will increase. True. False.

Within just a few Sprints, Scrum increases the transparency of the following. Technical ability of team to create a Product Increment. Information of real progress. Both.

The architectural features of the product need to be. Evolved along with Sprint deliveries. Completely designed upfront before the Sprints. Decided at least at a skeleton level in Sprint zero.

A Sprint that is longer than one calendar month may result in. Too much to inspect in short meetings. Detached stakeholders. Increased complexity needing more traditional controls like documentation. All of the above.

The work left against time is shown by. Team Velocity. Burn-down graph. Story Points Burn. Release Burn-up.

In the Sprint Review, along with the review of the product Increment and progress, "what (steps) to do next" is alsodiscussed. False. True, and the scope of the next Sprint is also finalized here. True, and it may capture probable Backlog Items for the next Sprint, but the scope of the next Sprint is deferred until Sprint Planning.

In the middle of a Sprint, the Product Owner wants the Developers to participate in an important meeting with a group of customers. The Developers should strive to work on items related to current Sprint Goal. They should involve the Scrum Master who can educate the Product Owner to defer such interruptions and, if required, plan them in the next Sprint. The Developers should participate in the meeting since it is with customers. The Developers should stop the current Sprint work until that meeting to ensure they clearly understand the customer's concerns.

A Scrum Team decides that the frequency of the Daily Scrum should be reduced to once a week. The Scrum Team is self-managing and can choose their own practices. Self-management is alright, but such decisions need to be approved by the Agile Coach. So, they should involve the Agile Coach. Self-management is about how to get the Sprint work done but must follow Scrum. So, the Scrum Master should strive to coach the team on the essentials of the Daily Scrum.

Who performs inspections of the work in Scrum?. External Audit Team. Scrum Master at defined inspection points. Developers.

During the Daily Scrum, a team member says he does not know when his task will be complete. It is acceptable as the Sprint Review date is far away. Replace the team member with a new team member. The Developers should collaborate to plan alternative steps such as pairing this member with someone else, etc. to eliminate the risk of not meeting the Sprint Goal. Ask the Scrum Master to mentor the team member on how to estimate the task.

In every Sprint, the working Increment should be tested progressively from unit testing, to integration testing, and then user acceptance testing. Yes. It is the prescribed method. No. The test strategy is decided by the Quality Assurance Lead. Not necessary. While the team needs to ensure that each Increment is thoroughly tested, all Increments work together, and meets the Definition of Done, it is up to the team to find best method to achieve this. Incorrect. It should also include non-functional testing.

You are on a Scrum Team that is in the middle of a Sprint. Your team gets some additional team members. The likely result is: The team can take more stories on top of the originally forecast Sprint Backlog. The team will have to do Sprint Planning again and get buy-in from the new members on the new planning. The team may suffer in its productivity.

A Scrum Team needs to develop a web application in Increments. Some of the Sprints have Sprint Goals like: 'Develop Data layer for Functionality A'. What is your inference?. The Scrum Team follows horizontal decomposition of the Product Backlog Items. This is recommended. The Scrum Team follows vertical decomposition of the Product Backlog Items. This is recommended. The Scrum Team follows horizontal decomposition of the Product Backlog Items. This is NOT recommended. The Scrum Team follows vertical decomposition of the Product Backlog Items. This is NOT recommended. Scrum Narrative and PSM Exam Guide.

The Definition of Done is. Initially defined per product by the Scrum Team, but may change throughout the product development duration. Initially defined by the Scrum Team and does not change. Defined after the first Sprint based on the new insights obtained from the first Sprint Review.

Which of the following statements is true? Select all that apply. After Sprint Planning, a Sprint cannot proceed without complete requirement specification. After Sprint Planning, a Sprint cannot proceed without a Sprint Goal. After Sprint Planning, a Sprint can proceed without a complete Sprint Backlog. After Sprint Planning, a Sprint cannot proceed without complete architecture.

A Scrum Team is self-managing and empowered. It means it has the authority on internally deciding who does what, when, and how. True. False.

Who decides the duration of the Sprint?. Product Manager. Scrum Master. Developers. Scrum Team.

A Product Owner is not available for Scrum events and not supportive enough for the Developers. The next immediate accountability is with the. Developers who need to cancel the Sprint. Stakeholders who need to get a written commitment from the Product Owner. Product Owner's manager who needs to engage the Developers and understand their problems. Scrum Master who needs to educate the Product Owner on his role.

When is a Product Backlog retired?. When the Product Owner retires. When all the Sprints are over. When the Product retires. When the Customer provides the sign-off on completion of the project.

A Product Owner cannot send a representative (delegate) to the Sprint Review. True. False.

A Product Owner is also knowledgeable on technology. In addition to product requirements, they also impose some technical conditions that the product should meet. These conditions must be added to the. Product Backlog. Sprint Backlog. Definition of Done.

An Increment is. The sum of the value of all Increments from previous Sprints integrated with the Done Product Backlog Items in the latest Sprint. The sum of the Product Backlog Items selected into the Sprint Backlog. The sum of the Product Backlog Items Done in the latest Sprint.

Which are true statements? Select all that apply. The Scrum Team is responsible for formulating a Sprint Goal. When existing Product Backlog Items in the Sprint Backlog are modified, the Sprint Goal is bound to become invalid. The coherence between Product Backlog Items is made transparent by the Sprint Goal. Lack of coherence will lead to the Developers working individually.

Which is not a Product Backlog Management activity?. Clearly expressing and ordering Product Backlog Items. Optimizing the value of the work of the Developers. Using formal change control to manage Product Backlog when the market provides feedback from product usage. Ensuring the Developers understand items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.

Select all that apply. The Scrum Team must participate in the. Sprint Planning. Daily Scrum. Sprint Review. Sprint Retrospective.

An inspector finds that a work aspect deviates outside acceptable limits, and that the resulting product will be unacceptable. When will the team adjust this work aspect to minimize the deviation?. In the next Scrum event. As soon as possible. After the Scrum Master approves the adjustment.

A Scrum Team can identify the improvements only during the Sprint Retrospective. True. False.

For the first Sprint, the inputs are the Product Backlog and the Projected Capacity of the Developers. What are the additional inputs to the subsequent Sprints? Select all that apply. The defect list from the previous Sprint. The Sprint Plan. The past performance of the Developers. The latest Product Increment.

When a Sprint is cancelled, the Scrum Team discards all the work and refines a new Product Backlog. True. False.

At the end of Sprint Planning, the Developers could not decompose all the work into units of one day or less. It could decompose the work for only the first few days of the Sprint. The Developers should close the Sprint Planning and start the work. Since the team is self-managing, they should continue Sprint Planning in the following days before they start the work. The Scrum Master should coach the team in required skills.

What is a key inspect and adapt meeting for the Developers?. Project Status Meeting. Daily Scrum. Design Sessions.

Which are true statements? Select all that apply. Only the Product Owner should update the Product Backlog without delegating to anyone. Only the Developers should be responsible for estimates of the Product Backlog Items. Only the Product Owner should cancel the Sprint. Others can influence the decision to cancel. Only the Product Owner can change the Sprint Backlog.

10. Who defines the Definition of Done?. Developers. Technical/Domain Experts. Product Owner.