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Question 1 of 30

The reason the Scrum Master is at the Daily Scrum is:To make sure everyone answers the three questions in order of seniority.So he or she knows what to report to management.

To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking

progress on the burn down.He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the evelopment Team has a

aily Scrum.

Question 2 of 30

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 theseattributes of a Sprint foster creativity !uality and productivity. "ased on this which of thefollowing is false#The evelopment Team may work with the !roduct "wner to remove or add work if it finds it has

more or less capacity than it e#pected.The !roduct "wner can help clarify or optimi$e the Sprint when asked by the evelopment Team

%s a decomposition of the selected !roduct Backlog &tems, the Sprint Backlog changes and maygrow as the work emerges.The Sprint Backlog and its contents are fully formulated in the Sprint !lanning meeting and do not

change during the Sprint.

Question 3 of 30

$hich statement best describes a %roduct &wner's responsibility#"ptimi$ing the 'eturn on &nvestment ('"&) and the Total *ost of "wnership (T*") of the work

the evelopment Team does.irecting the evelopment Team.

+anaging the proect and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.

-eeping stakeholders at bay.

Question 4 of 30

The time bo( for the complete Sprint %lanning meeting is# hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints./henever it is done.

+onthly.

0 hours.

Question 5 of 30

$hich of the below are roles on a Scrum Team#*ustomers!roduct "wner

evelopment Team

1sersScrum +aster

Question 6 of 30

$hen is a Sprint over#/hen the !roduct "wner says it is done.

/hen all the tasks are completed.



/hen all !roduct Backlog items meet their definition of done.

/hen the time bo# e#pires.

Question 7 of 30

The time bo( for a Daily Scrum is#Two minutes per person.

0 hours.23 minutes.

The same time of day every day.

23 minutes for a 0 week sprint, proportionally less for shorter sprints.

Question 8 of 30

$hat is the role of Management in Scrum#To monitor the evelopment Team4s productivity.To identify and remove people that aren4t working hard enough.

To continually monitor staffing levels of the evelopment Team.

+anagement supports the !roduct "wner with insights and information into high value productand system capabilities. +anagement supports the Scrum +aster to cause organi$ational change

that fosters empiricism, self5organi$ation, bottom5up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.

Question 9 of 30

$hen multiple teams are working together each team should maintain a separate %roduct"acklog.

A) True

B) 6alse

Question 10 of 30

Scrum Master is a )management) position#

A) True

B) 6alse

Question 11 of 30

$hen many Development Teams are working on a single product what best describes thedefinition of )done#)%ll evelopment Teams must have a definition of 7done7 that when their work integrates results in

a definition of 7done7 that is potentially releasable.8ach evelopment Team uses its own but must make it clear to all other Teams if there are

differences.

8ach evelopment Team defines and uses its own. The various differences are discussed andreconciled during the stabili$ation phase.

&t depends.

Question 12 of 30

$hat is the ma(imum length of a Sprint#

A) 9ot so long that the risk is unacceptable to the !roduct "wner.

B) 9ot so long that other business events can4t be readily synchroni$ed with the development

work.



C) 9o more than one calendar month.

D) %ll of these answers are correct.

Question 13 of 30

An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when#/hen Sales has an important opportunity.

/hen the Team feels that the work is too hard./hen the !roduct "wner determines that it makes no sense to finish it./hen it is clear at the end of a Sprint that everything won4t be finished.

Question 14 of 30

$hich statement best describes the Sprint *eview#&t is used to congratulate the evelopment Team if it did what it committed to doing, or to punish

the evelopment Team if it failed to meet its commitments.

&t is a review of the team4s activities during the Sprint.&t is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what

to do in the upcoming Sprint.

&t is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organi$ation to provide feedback on thework done.

Question 15 of 30

$hich statement best describes Scrum#% complete methodology that defines how to develop software.

% framework within which comple# products in comple# environments are developed.

% defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific +anagement.% cookbook that defines best practices for software development.

Question 16 of 30

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. $hich three techni!ues would bemost helpful in this situation#%lert management to the impediments and their impact.iscuss the absence of management support with the evelopment Team.

Tell the !roduct "wner that Scrum isn4t working.

*onsult with the evelopment Team.%rrange a triage meeting with all other proect managers.

!rioriti$e the list and work on them in order.

Question 17 of 30

The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:

*omplete the proect as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the !roduct "wner.Turn the !roduct Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially shippable productfunctionality.

o all of the development work, but not the types of testing that require speciali$ed testing, tools,

and environments.

Question 18 of 30

Development Team membership should change: 9ever, because it reduces productivity.



:ust as it would on any development team, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.

8very Sprint to promote shared learning.

%s needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity.

Question 19 of 30

$ho should know the most about the progress toward a business ob,ective or a releaseand be able to e(plain the alternatives most clearly#The Scrum +aster.

The evelopment Team.

The !roect +anager.The !roduct "wner.

Question 20 of 30

The ma(imum length of the Sprint *eview -its time bo( is:2 day

%s long as needed

0 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionally less for shorter Sprints hours

Question 21 of 30

$ho is on the Scrum Team#

A) The Scrum +aster

B) The !roduct "wner

C) The evelopment Team

D) !roect +anager

E) 9one of the above

Question 22 of 30

/t is important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customersat the end of each Sprint.

A) True

B) 6alse

Question 23 of 30

$hich two -0 things does the Development Team not do during the first Sprint#evelop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.

9ail down the complete architecture and infrastructure.evelop a plan for the rest of the proect.

eliver an increment of potentially shippable functionality.

Question 24 of 30

The %roduct "acklog is ordered by:&tems are randomly arranged.

<east valuable items at the top to most valuable at the bottom./hatever is deemed most appropriate by the !roduct "wner.

Small items at the top to large items at the bottom.

Safer items at the top to riskier items at the bottom.



T8ST

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Question 1 of 14

%n organi$ation has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology

to fit with terminology already used. /hat will likely happen if this is done?

%) /ithout a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actuallyhappen.

B) The organi$ation may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of

Scrum may be lost.*) +anagement may feel less an#ious.

) %ll answers apply.

Question 2 of 14

/hen a evelopment Team determines that it has over5committed itself for a Sprint, who has to

be present when reviewing and adusting the Sprint work selected?.

%) The Scrum +aster, proect manager and evelopment Team.B) The !roduct "wner and evelopment Team.

*) The !roduct "wner and all stakeholders.

) The evelopment Team.

Question 3 of 14

The *8" asks the evelopment Team to add a 7very important7 item to the current Sprint. /hatshould the evelopment Team do?

%) %dd the item to the current Sprint without any adustments.

B) %dd the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal si$e.

*) %dd the item to the ne#t Sprint.) &nform the !roduct "wner so he@she can work with the *8".

Question 4 of 14

/ho has the last say on the order of the !roduct Backlog?

%) The StakeholdersB) The evelopment Team

*) The Scrum +aster

) The !roduct "wner

8) The *8"

Question 5 of 14

/hat does it mean to say that an event has a time bo#?%) The event must happen at a set time.

B) The event must happen by a given time.*) The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.) The event can take no more than a ma#imum amount of time.

Question 6 of 14

/hat is the recommended si$e for a evelopment Team (within the Scrum Team)?%) A plus or minus 2

B) plus or minus

*) C plus or minus



) 23 plus or minus A

Question 7 of 14

Team members volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog itemD

a) %t the sprint planning meeting

b) 9ever. %ll sprint backlog items are EownedF by the entire Team, even though each one may be done by an individual team member

c) /henever a team member can accommodate more work

d) uring the daily scrum

Question 8 of 14

/hich technique is the <8%ST productive way for the Scrum +aster to ensure that the Team

communicates effectively with the !roduct "wner?a) +onitor communications between them.

b) %ct as a go5between for them.

c) Teach the Team to talk in terms of business needs and obectives.d) Teach the !roduct "wner about the technologies employed during the Sprints.

Question 9 of 14

% burn down chart tracks?

a) %ccumulated cost on a proect.

b) /ork remaining across time.

c) %ccumulated business value delivered to the customer.d) &ndividual worker productivity.

Question 10 of 14

%t a minimum, what is necessary to start a Sprint using Scrum?

a) 'elease plan and budget. b) 8#ecutive sponsor and technical lead

c) Team space and team rulesd) Gision and !roduct Backloge) %ll are important but none is essential

Question 11 of 14

line in the %gile +anifesto reads, 7 over following a plan7. !lease select which option

best completes the statement.

%. *ommunicating frequently

B. *ompleting requirements*. %sking the customer

. 'esponding to change

Question 12 of 14

constitute the Sprint Backlog and are often estimated in hours.

%. Stories

B. 1se *ases

*. 6eatures. Tasks



Question 13 of 14

is an agile development methodology which is intended to improve software

quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements by e#ecuting frequent 7releases7 in short

development cycles (time bo#ing), by programming in pairs or conducting e#tensive code reviews, byunit testing all code, and by maintaining a flattened management structure.

%. Scrum

B. <ean*. %gile +odelling. I!

Question 14 of 14

% is created during the first half of the Sprint planning meeting and a is created during the second half of the Sprint planning meeting?

%. Sprint Backlog, collection of tasks

B. !roduct Backlog, collection of tasks

*. Sprint Joal, Sprint Backlog. !roduct Backlog, Sprint Backlog

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