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True or False: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog. True. False.

True or False: Scrum does not have a role called "project manager.". True. False.

What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?. 9. Minimal 7. 7 plus or minus 2. 3 to 9.

Upon what type of process control is Scrum based? (choose the best answer). Defined. Empirical. Complex. Hybrid.

The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do?. Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO. Add the item to the next Sprint. Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size. Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments.

The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?. 4 hours. 15 minutes. The same time of day every day. Two minutes per person. 15 minutes for a 4 week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

The Product Backlog is ordered by: Least valuable items at the top to most valuable at the bottom. Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom. Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom. Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner. Items are randomly arranged.

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?. He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum. To make sure every team member answers the three questions. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down. To gather status and progress information to report to management.

True or False: The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog. True. False.

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?. It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next. It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.

What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?. The event must happen by a given time. The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time. The event must take at least a minimum amount of time. The event must happen at a set time.

How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?. 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". Analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation. As much as it can fit into the Sprint. All development work and at least some testing.

Who creates the definition of "Done"?. The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the Development Team's productivity. The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization). The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product's success. The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members' definitions.

What is the role of Management in Scrum?. Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software. Continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team. Identify and remove people that aren't working hard enough. Monitor the Development Team's productivity.

Who is on the Scrum Team?. The Scrum Master. The Product Owner. The Development Team. Project Manager. None of the above.

Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?. The Development Team and Scrum Master. The Development Team and Product Owner. The Development Team. The Scrum team. The Scrum Master and Product Owner.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?. Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does. Directing the Development Team. Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team.

True or False: It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint. True. False.

The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. (Which one the following answers is FALSE?). 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. The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change during the Sprint. As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may grow as the work emerges. The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development Team.

Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?. Lead the discussions of the Development Team. Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box. Ensure that all 3 questions have been answered. Facilitate in a way that ensures each team member has a chance to speak. All answers apply.

When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item? (choose the best answer). Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member. During the Daily Scrum. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work. At the Sprint planning meeting.

Development Team membership should change: (choose the best answer). Every Sprint to promote shared learning. As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity. Never, because it reduces productivity. As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? (choose the best two answers). By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog. By facilitating Development Team decisions. By starting and ending the meetings at the proper time. By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team.

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog? (choose the best answer). The CEO. The Scrum Master. The Stakeholders. The Product Owner. The Development Team.

Which two things does the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (choose the best two answers). Develop a plan for the rest of the release. Create the complete Product Backlog to be developed in subsequent Sprints. Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality. Determine the complete architecture and infrastructure for the product. Deliver an increment of potentially releasable software.

True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done increment of working product. True. False.

When is a Sprint over (choose the best answer). When all the tasks are completed. When all Product Backlog items meet their definition of done. When the Product Owner says it is done. When the time-box expires.

During a Sprint, a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Sprint work selected? (choose the best answer). The Product Owner and the Development Team. The Scrum Master, the project manager and the Development Team. The Product Owner and all stakeholders. The Development Team.

When does the next Sprint begin? (choose the best answer). Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint. Immediately following the next Sprint Planning. When the Product Owner is ready. Next Monday.

Which statement best describes Scrum? (choose the best answer). A complete methodology that defines how to develop software. A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management. A cookbook that defines best practices for software development. A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint? (choose the best answer). The Scrum Master. The Development Team. The Product Owner. The most junior member of the Team.

Which of the below are roles on a Scrum Team? (choose the best three answers). Product Owner. Scrum Master. Users. Customers. Development Team.

When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of "Done?" (choose the best answer). Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint. It depends. Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known. All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

The length of a Sprint should be: (choose the best answer). Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. No more than one month. All of these answers are correct.

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly? (choose the best answer). The Development Team. The Project Manager. The Scrum Master. The Product Owner.

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place? (choose the best answer). The Product Owner demands it. The place can be named. The consistency reduces complexity. Rooms are hard to book and this lets it be booked in advance.

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: (choose the best answer). Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable product functionality. Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product Owner. Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments.

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? (choose the best answer). Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen. The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost. Management may feel less anxious. All of the above.

Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is NOT self-organizing and are NOT following the Scrum Guide? (choose the best three answers). Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint. The Development Team invites external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog. Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint. The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment. The Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration. The Development Team creates their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done".

Select three incorrect, untrue, or misleading statements about Scrum? (choose the best three answers). Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products. Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products. Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers. Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment. Scrum is a framework that eliminates complexity.

When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increment be integrated every sprint. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose works has dependence. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done. No, each Scrum Team stands alone. No, that is far too hard and must be done in handening Sprint.

When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?. It can't. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints. When functional expectations are not well understood. When the Product Owner is absent too often. When the selected Product Backlog items for the Sprint become unachievable. When a technical dependence cannot be resolved.

Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overaching direction for the Sprint?. The Sprint Backlog. The Sprint Goal. The release plan. Sprint Review minutes.

How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?. Ensure every Increment meets them. Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Development Team's responsibility. Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint. Assign them to the lead developers on the team.

When is a Sprint over?. When the Product Owner says it is done. When all Product Backlog items meet their definition of Done. When all the tasks are completed. When the time-box expires.

Scrum has a role called 'Project Manager'. True. False.

Where two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirement visible? (choose two). Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see. Add them to Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort. Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint. Run the integration and regression test before the end of the Sprint, and Capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint. Add them to the definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint.

How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?. The break between Sprint is time-boxed to 1 week for 30 days Sprints, and usually less for shorter sprints. Enough time for the requirements for the next Sprint to be determined and documented. Enough time for the Development team to finish the testing from the last Sprint. None. A new Sprint starts immediately for following the end of the previous Sprint. All of the above are allowed depending on the situation.

In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog item. Because of this, the Development Team couldn't figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however. Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support? (Choose two). Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and them start a new Sprint. Forecast the most likely Product Backlog item to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint. Continue the Sprint Planning meetings past its time-box until and adequate number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint. Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur. Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the Product Backlog first, and them reconvert another Sprint Planning meeting.

Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?. What to do and who will do it. How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve. What can be done and how do it. What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint. Who is on the team and what team members roles will be.

Which of the following required by Scrum? (Chose all that apply). Sprint Retrospective. Members must be stand up at the Daily Scrum. Sprint Burndown Chart. Release planning. All of the above.

What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?. To take time to judge the validity of the project. To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps. To review the Scrum Team's activities and processes during the Sprint. To build team sprint.

Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?. The Project Manager. The Development Team. The Scrum Team. The Product Owner.

Who must attend the Daily Scrum?. The Scrum Master and Product Owner. The Development Team. The Development Team and Product Owner. The Scrum Team. The Development Team and Scrum Master.

When to Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item?. At the Sprint planning meeting. During the Daily Scrum. Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are owned by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual Development Team member. Whenever a them member can accommodate more work.

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product. True. False.

Who creates the Definition of Done?. The Scrum Master he/she is responsible for the Development Team's productivity. The Scrum Team, in collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all member's definition. The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product's success. The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization).

Few new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the order teams. What should the Scrum Master do?. Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much technical and development overlap during a Sprint. Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create na integrated increment. 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. Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlog are aligned.

Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (choose two). Make up a plan for the rest of the project. Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints. Develop at least one piece of functionality. Analyze, design, and describe the complete architecture and infrastructure. Create an increment of potentially releasable software.

What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? (choose three). By not allowing documentation. By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint. By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room. By removing titles for Development Team members. By being a lightweight framework.

What is the Key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog?. Minimizing dependencies between teams. Clear definition of requirements. Meeting original scope projections. Making sure there's enough work for everyone on every team. Maximizing velocity.

What does mean to say that na event has a time-box?. The event must happen at a set time. The event must happen by a given time. The event must take at least minimum amount of time. The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?. They will improve their definition of 'Done' to include more stringent criteria. The Sprint Retrospective will grow to be longer than 4 hours. There is no need for a time-boxed Sprint, since time-boxes are only for new Scrum Teams. Sprint Reviews will not longer be needed. A scrum Master is no longer needed since they are mature team now.

The Product Owner must release each Increment to production. When it makes sense. To make sure the Development Team is done every Sprint. Whenever the product is free of defects. Without exception.

A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint And may well have several. True. False.

Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally. True. False.

For which is the Scrum Master responsible?. Managing the performance of the Scrum Team. The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Teams sets for itself. The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly. Keeping track of resource allocation.

A Development Team ask their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The team is waiting for na external supplier to deliver a specific software component. Without that component there won't be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. The Product Owner ask the Scrum Master for help. What would be good advice to give the Product Owner?. Tell the Product Owner that his primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog. Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving the external component can be planned in a separate sprint. Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize of the Development Team.

As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Teams sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? (Choose two). Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin. The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, start the Sprint, and monitors progress. Cancel the Sprint. Remove or change selected Product Backlog items. The Development Team works overtime during this Sprint.

Currently, your Development Teams are organized to address a single layer only (for example, front end, middle tier, back end, and interfaces). What are three things to consider when deciding to move away from such component teams toward feature teams? (Choose Three). You cannot do Scrum without feature teams. Productivity may suffer when making this kind of move. Getting support from the business side first helps. Feature teams have less communication overhead. With features teams, it is easier to calculate the productivity per item.

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

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?. To gather status and progress information to report to management. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new item, and tracking progress on the burn-down. He or she does not have to be there; he or she has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum. To make sure every team member answer the three questions.

You have sis teams using a tradition method to deliver product. Your management has asked you to start using Scrum. In the initial project there were separate plans and teams for the layers of a software system, i.e. one for the front-end, one for the middle tier, one for the back-end, and one for the interfaces and services. This resembles what is known as component teams. But you have read that it's a good idea to have tams organized by feature. What are the advantages of keeping component teams while starting Scrum?. There's less initial disruption than organizing into new teams. As they start, they will discover what works best, and how potentially re-organize towards this. Component teams generally have the skills needed to create a working Increment of software that provides business value. Because they have worked together for some time, they are likely able to start producing shippable Increments faster that new feature teams would. There are fewer cross-team dependencies than working in feature teams.

How should Product Backlog Items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?. The Scrum Team with the highest velocity Product Backlog items first. The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner. The Product Owner should provide each teams with its own Product Backlog. Each Scrum Team takes na equal number of items. The Product Owner decides.

How often should Development Team membership change?. As needed, while taking account a short team reduction productivity. Never, because it reduces productivity. As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity. Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?. The Product Manager. The Product Owner. The Scrum Master. The Development Team. All of the above.

When is most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of 'Done'?. During Sprint Planning. Prior to starting a new Sprint. During the Sprint Retrospective. Prior to starting a new project.

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 three. Opportunities to insect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost. The impediments are raised and resolved more slowly. The Product Owner is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting. The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly.

Which statement best describes Scrum?. A defined and predictive process that confirms to the principles of Scientific Management. A complete methodology that defines how to develop software. A cookbook that defines best practices for software development. A framework within complex products in complex environments are developed.

Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (choose three). Economic Value Added. Respect. Focus. Earned Value. Courage.

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

Who starts the Daily Scrum?. The person coming in last. This encourage people to be on time and helps to stay within the timebox. The person who last broke the build. The Scrum Master. This ensure that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box. The person who has the token. Whoever the Development Team decides should start.

You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up? (choose three). Introduce a bonus system for the top performers in the team. Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history. Have the development managers for each Development Team member introduce their direct reports and go over their responsibilities on the Scrum Team. Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities. Ensure the team understands they need a definition of 'Done'. Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history, goals, and context, as well as answer questions.

A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"? (Choose three). It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks. It provides a template for element that need to be included in the technical documentation. It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. It trucks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item. It guides the Development Team is creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning. It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.

Select two ways in which technical debt impacts transparency (choose two). Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint. An increment of software with minor known bugs in it. An increment of working software that is "done". A Single document, if that is what the Scrum Master asked for.

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning Event?. Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Development Team's understanding of the Sprint. The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting. Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what is can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint. Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?. The Scrum Master. The Development Team. The Product Owner. The most junior member of the Team.

A Development Team is required to deliver a done increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what 'done' means (choose two). All work the Development Team is willing to do. Ready for integration. No work left from the definition of "Done". Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality. All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users.

What two factors best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (choose two). The organization has mandated similar length sprints. The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used. The frequency at which team formation can be changed. The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders.

Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint? (choose two). The length of the Sprint should be proportional to the work that is done in between Sprints. It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort. Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should hold the time it will take to code the plan planned features in the upcoming Sprint, but does not include time for any testing. Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning and should be long enough to make sure the Development Team can deliver what is to be accomplished in the upcoming Sprint. All Sprints must be 1 month or less.

What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? (choose two). Verifying the work of programmers. Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality. Tracking quality metrics. Finding bugs. Scrum has no "tester" role.

The CEO ask the Development Team to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do?. Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size. Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments. Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO. Add the item to the next Sprint.

What is the role of management in Scrum?. To facilitate the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve. To monitor the Development Team's productivity. To identify and remove people that aren't working hard enough. To continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team.

Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?. Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration. Teach the Development Team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives. Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during Sprints. Act as go-between for them.

The time-box for a Daily Scrum?. Two minutes per person. 15 minutes. 15 minutes for 4 week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. 4 hours. The same time of day every day.

Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?. Go-between development team and customers. Value optimizer. Requirements engineer. Team manage.

The length of a Sprint should be: Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the product Owner. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events. No more than one calendar month. All of these answers are correct.

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?. Participating as a Scrum Team member. Summarizing and reporting the discussions to the stakeholders that he/she represents in the Scrum Team. Capturing requirement for the Product Backlog. The Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospectives.

Marian is the Product Owner envisioning a project for a new release of her product. She made a projection of a release date based upon sustained velocity of 17 completed units of work per Sprint. Over the first 3 Sprints, the average velocity was 13 for work that the Development Team estimated as 90% done. The Development Teams, feeling the need to meet the plan, figured that a velocity of 17 was within their reach. A good way to continue is: The Development Team makes sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as "Done" as possible. The undone works is estimated and added to the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint, so it doesn't mess up the Product Backlog. Add enough people to the Development Team for the deadline to be made. The opportunity to inspect and adapt is lost. Opaqueness has replaced transparency. Predictability has dropped below zero. The produced software is not usable. As the rules of Scrum have not been respected, it is the Scrum Master should cancel the project. The Development Team should remind Marian to find funding for enough Release Sprints in which the remaining work can be done.

The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint. What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? (choose two). Inform the Product Owner's functional manager. Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course and restart. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum, and incremental delivery. Nominate a proxy Product Owner.

Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all selected work from the same Product Backlog. True. False.

For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working Software must be available?. After the acceptance testing phase. Before the release Sprint. Every 3 Sprints. At the end of every Sprint. When the Product Owner ask to create one.

Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date. True. False.

What is a Development Team responsible for? (choose two). Resolving internal team conflicts. Reporting productivity. Selecting the Product Owner. Organize the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two). Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organization into the new structure. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams. Bring the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structure and assignments.

A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (project Manager). True. False.

A product owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum master should give?. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points. Estimates are made by the Development Team. Estimates must be relative units. Scrum forbids estimating. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. Monthly. Whenever it is done.

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?. Focus. Respect. Openness. Courage. Commitment. All of the above.

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? (choose three). Consulting with the Development Team. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order. Arranging a triage meeting with all project managers. Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint?. True. False.

If burn down chart are used to visualize progress, what do they track?. Accumulated cost. Individual worker productivity. Work remaining across time. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.

How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf. The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum. Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum. The Product Owner represents their opinions.

To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process. True. False.

What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?. As long as needed. 2 hours for a monthly Sprint. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. 4 hours and longer as needed. 1 day.

Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?. The Development Team. The Scrum Master. The Project Manager. The Development Team is consultation with the Product Owner. The Product Owner.

What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?. Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, UI, etc). Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams. Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Teams does. Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders. Directing the Development Team. Keeping stakeholders at bay.

The Sprint Review is mainly na inspect and adapt opportunity for which group?. The Development Team and Stakeholders. The Product Owner and Development Team. The Scrum Team and stakeholders. The Product Owner and management. The Development Teams and management. The Product Owner and stakeholders.

True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue. True. False.

The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog items?. The Product Owner. The Product Owner is required to commit on delivery to the users and the stakeholders. The PMO. They have all the history on projects delivered, and this enables the IT department to make delivery commitments. The Development Team. As a collective, they have a complete view of the work needed to transform Product Backlog items into Increments of product.

True or False: The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into account. True. False.

How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by value points?. Calculating value points is an upfront approach that conflicts with the empiricism of Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable. Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that the product will provide. It is a good practice, keeping in mind that market reception is the best measure of value.

The Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog is unlimited, except for: Nothing. The entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions. High impact changes that have not been approved by the change request board. Decisions by the CFO, the CEO or the board of directors. Work for which impediments exist that the Scrum Master still needs to resolve. Decisions by the chief program manager. Technical and architectural work that needs to be done first, as indicated by the chief enterprise architect.

To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt. Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, because technical debt is only an issue for the Development Team. Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product.

The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren't likely to build everything they forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?. Cancel the Sprint. Skip Product Backlog refinement activities. Change the Sprint Goal. Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal. Inform management that more resources are needed.

True or False: The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog. True. False.

Learning turns into 'validated learning' when assumptions and goals can be assessed through results. What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply validated learning?. Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product. Accept an Increment at the Sprint review to learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed. Set the Sprint Goal before selecting Product Backlog items at Sprint Planning to learn about a Development Team's productivity.

What are two typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?. Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Development Team. Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog items. Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts. Update the work plan for the Development Team on a daily basis.

In order to make investment decisions, the Product Owner is likely to look at the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the product being built. What costs will a Product Owner take into account?. The accumulated cost over the earned value of the product. The money spent on development of the product, often a fixed cost per Sprint multiplied by the Sprints required. All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product.

What two things should be done if the Product Owner is unavailable?. Development of functional requirements stops until the Product Owner is available again. There should be a Product Owner team to allow a different person from that team to instantly take over the role of Product Owner. Within the Sprint, the Development Team makes the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once he/she is available again. In a permanent state of unavailability, a new Product Owner needs to be appointed. Development efforts without a Product Owner are not employing Scrum.

What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?. A fully refined Product Backlog. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal. A clear but negotiable business objective for the Sprint. Enough "Ready" Product Backlog to fill the Sprint. There are no such pre-conditions.

True or False: A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?. True. False.

Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?. It helps the Product Owner track the open work during a Sprint. It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the Product Owner may choose to release it. It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team. It identifies undone work that can be addressed in a separate Sprint.

How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum is successful?. By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release. By the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the Sprint Review. By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators (KPIs) on value after every release and feeding this information back into work on the Product Backlog. By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time estimated for development.

what is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?. Refining the top level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be handed over to the Development Team. Writing the User Stories so they are understandable to stakeholders. Describing an Increment at the Sprint Planning and make sure that the Development Team delivers it by the end of the Sprint. Clearly expressing a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the needs of the stakeholders.

How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by value points ?. Calculating value points is an upfront approach that conflicts with the empiricism of Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable. Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that the product will provide. It is a good practice, keeping in mind that market reception is the best measure of value.

What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?. They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items. They should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting. They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the concerns of business and technology separated. The Product Owner should be with the Development Team full-time to grow a deep understanding of the technology being used. They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.

How can a Product Owner use time-boxed Sprints to obtain feedback from users and the market?. At the end of each Sprint, a detailed report with all test cases and test results is available. A business analyst represents the Product Owner to make decisions on his behalf during the Sprint. This way the Product Owner can accept the work at the Sprint Review without further involvement. Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market. By making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is done, and the work is verified by the Product Owner. Through the assurance that a Development Team finishes all work on the Sprint Backlog.

Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?. Project Manager 2.0. Scope Protector. Value Maximize. Requirements Collector. Chief Analyst.

When can the Product Backlog be updated?. Only during Product Backlog refinement sessions if the Product Owner is present. At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product Owner's discretion. Never, unless agreed to by the change request. Only after a Sprint Review if agreed to by the stakeholders.

Must the Product Owner be present at the Sprint Retrospective?. It is not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Development Team to inspect itself. It is optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets invited by the Scrum Master. It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess its performance and improve itself.

Learning turns into 'validated learning' when assumptions and goals can be assessed through results. What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply validated learning?. Set the Sprint Goal before selecting Product Backlog items at Sprint Planning to learn about a Development Team's productivity. Accept an Increment at the Sprint review to learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed. Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product.

Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?. It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team. It identifies undone work that can be addressed in a separate Sprint. It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the Product Owner may choose to release it. It helps the Product Owner track the open work during a Sprint.