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The number of developers has D
increased from 7 to 14. Now the Daily
Scrums do not fit in 15 minutes. What's Explanation
the best response to this problem? The maximum suggested number of Development
a Increase the timebox of Daily Team members is 9. If more is needed, it's possible to
Scrums to 30 minutes. use scaled Scrum (more than one team working on
b Finish the Daily Scrums in 15 minutes the same product).
and let as many developers talk as
possible.
c Help the team self-organize and
finish the Daily Scrums in 15 minutes.
d Help the team understand the
importance of smaller group sizes and
let them self-organize into separate
teams with minimum dependency.
A baselined Product Backlog is called: D
a Release plan
b Product vision Explanation
c "Ready" Product Backlog "Baselining" is a term used in traditional environments
d Product Backlog is not baselined in for referring to a finalized upfront plan that would be
Scrum followed in the future and used for evaluating the
e Sprint Backlog actual performance. There's no upfront planning and
no baselines in Scrum.
,The Sprint Backlog emerges during True
the Sprint.
• FALSE Explanation
• TRUE While the Product Backlog items selected for the
Sprint Backlog stay the same, the tasks created by
decomposing them always change and emerge
during the Sprint.
Question 4: Skipped
Which two statements best describe A
the Product Backlog?
a. It changes as we learn more about
the project.
b. Contains all tasks identified by the
developers.
c. It's used to create the project plan.
d. It is never baselined.
Who has the final say on the order of D
the Product Backlog? The Product Owner is the sole person responsible
A)The Stakeholders for managing the Product Backlog.
B)The Development Team
C)The Scrum Master
D)The Product Owner
E)The CEO
Development Team membership C
should change: Teams typically go through some steps before
A)Every Sprint to promote shared achieving a state of increased performance.
learning. Changing membership typically reduces cohesion,
B) Never, because it reduces affecting performance and productivity in the short
productivity. term.
C) As needed, while taking into
account a short term reduction in
productivity.
D) As needed, with no special
allowance for changes in productivity.
,When does the next Sprint begin? D
A) Next Monday. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion
B) Immediately following the next of the previous Sprint.
Sprint Planning.
C) When the Product Owner is ready.
D) Immediately after the conclusion of
the previous Sprint.
The three pillars of empirical process C
control are: Scrum is founded on empirical process control
theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that
A) Respect For People, Kaizen, knowledge comes from experience and making
Eliminating Waste decisions based on what is known. Three pillars
B) Planning, Demonstration, uphold every implementation of empirical process
Retrospective control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
C) Inspection, Transparency,
Adaptation
D) Planning, Inspection, Adaptation
E) Transparency, Eliminating Waste,
Kaizen
Which two things does the A, C
Development Team do during the first The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one
Sprint? month or less during which a "Done", useable, and
A) Deliver an increment of potentially potentially releasable product Increment is created.
releasable software. This applies to every Sprint
B) Determine the complete
architecture and infrastructure for the
product.
C) Develop and deliver at least one
piece of functionality.
D) Develop a plan for the rest of the
release.
E) Create the complete Product
Backlog to be developed in
subsequent Sprints
, When multiple teams work together B
on the same product, each team Products have one Product Backlog, regardless of
should maintain a separate Product how many teams are used. Any other setup makes it
Backlog. difficult for the Development Team to determine
A) True what it should work on.
B) False
When might a Sprint be abnormally D
cancelled? A Sprint can be cancelled before the Sprint time-box
A) When it becomes clear that not is over. A Sprint would be cancelled if the Sprint Goal
everything will be finished by the end becomes obsolete. This might occur if the company
of the Sprint. changes direction or if market or technology
B) When the Development Team feels conditions change.
that the work is too hard.
C) When the sales department has an
important new opportunity.
D) When the Sprint Goal becomes
obsolete.
Which of the below are roles on a A, D, E
Scrum Team? The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the
A) Development Team Development Team, and a Scrum Master.
B) Users
C) Customer
D) Product Owner
E) Scrum Master
Who should know the most about the A
progress toward a business objective The Product Owner is the sole person responsible
or a release, and be able to explain for managing the Product Backlog, which includes
the alternatives most clearly? that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and
A) The Product Owner clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will
B) The Development Team work on next.
C) The Scrum Master
D) The Project Manager
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Terms in this set (433)
The number of developers has D
increased from 7 to 14. Now the Daily
Scrums do not fit in 15 minutes. What's Explanation
the best response to this problem? The maximum suggested number of Development
a Increase the timebox of Daily Team members is 9. If more is needed, it's possible to
Scrums to 30 minutes. use scaled Scrum (more than one team working on
b Finish the Daily Scrums in 15 minutes the same product).
and let as many developers talk as
possible.
c Help the team self-organize and
finish the Daily Scrums in 15 minutes.
d Help the team understand the
importance of smaller group sizes and
let them self-organize into separate
teams with minimum dependency.
A baselined Product Backlog is called: D
a Release plan
b Product vision Explanation
c "Ready" Product Backlog "Baselining" is a term used in traditional environments
d Product Backlog is not baselined in for referring to a finalized upfront plan that would be
Scrum followed in the future and used for evaluating the
e Sprint Backlog actual performance. There's no upfront planning and
no baselines in Scrum.
,The Sprint Backlog emerges during True
the Sprint.
• FALSE Explanation
• TRUE While the Product Backlog items selected for the
Sprint Backlog stay the same, the tasks created by
decomposing them always change and emerge
during the Sprint.
Question 4: Skipped
Which two statements best describe A
the Product Backlog?
a. It changes as we learn more about
the project.
b. Contains all tasks identified by the
developers.
c. It's used to create the project plan.
d. It is never baselined.
Who has the final say on the order of D
the Product Backlog? The Product Owner is the sole person responsible
A)The Stakeholders for managing the Product Backlog.
B)The Development Team
C)The Scrum Master
D)The Product Owner
E)The CEO
Development Team membership C
should change: Teams typically go through some steps before
A)Every Sprint to promote shared achieving a state of increased performance.
learning. Changing membership typically reduces cohesion,
B) Never, because it reduces affecting performance and productivity in the short
productivity. term.
C) As needed, while taking into
account a short term reduction in
productivity.
D) As needed, with no special
allowance for changes in productivity.
,When does the next Sprint begin? D
A) Next Monday. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion
B) Immediately following the next of the previous Sprint.
Sprint Planning.
C) When the Product Owner is ready.
D) Immediately after the conclusion of
the previous Sprint.
The three pillars of empirical process C
control are: Scrum is founded on empirical process control
theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that
A) Respect For People, Kaizen, knowledge comes from experience and making
Eliminating Waste decisions based on what is known. Three pillars
B) Planning, Demonstration, uphold every implementation of empirical process
Retrospective control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
C) Inspection, Transparency,
Adaptation
D) Planning, Inspection, Adaptation
E) Transparency, Eliminating Waste,
Kaizen
Which two things does the A, C
Development Team do during the first The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one
Sprint? month or less during which a "Done", useable, and
A) Deliver an increment of potentially potentially releasable product Increment is created.
releasable software. This applies to every Sprint
B) Determine the complete
architecture and infrastructure for the
product.
C) Develop and deliver at least one
piece of functionality.
D) Develop a plan for the rest of the
release.
E) Create the complete Product
Backlog to be developed in
subsequent Sprints
, When multiple teams work together B
on the same product, each team Products have one Product Backlog, regardless of
should maintain a separate Product how many teams are used. Any other setup makes it
Backlog. difficult for the Development Team to determine
A) True what it should work on.
B) False
When might a Sprint be abnormally D
cancelled? A Sprint can be cancelled before the Sprint time-box
A) When it becomes clear that not is over. A Sprint would be cancelled if the Sprint Goal
everything will be finished by the end becomes obsolete. This might occur if the company
of the Sprint. changes direction or if market or technology
B) When the Development Team feels conditions change.
that the work is too hard.
C) When the sales department has an
important new opportunity.
D) When the Sprint Goal becomes
obsolete.
Which of the below are roles on a A, D, E
Scrum Team? The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the
A) Development Team Development Team, and a Scrum Master.
B) Users
C) Customer
D) Product Owner
E) Scrum Master
Who should know the most about the A
progress toward a business objective The Product Owner is the sole person responsible
or a release, and be able to explain for managing the Product Backlog, which includes
the alternatives most clearly? that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and
A) The Product Owner clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will
B) The Development Team work on next.
C) The Scrum Master
D) The Project Manager
