PSPO 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔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 it is done?
- ✔✔All Answers Apply
-Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of change, very little change may actually
happen
-Management may feel less anxious
-The Organization may not understand what had changed within Scrum and the benefits
of Scrum may be lost
✔✔Who determines how work is performed during the sprint? - ✔✔The development
Team
✔✔A scrum master is introducing scrum a new development team. The development
team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum
Master take? - ✔✔Being facilitating productive and useful retrospectives
✔✔The definitions of "Done" is used to: (Choose three answers) - ✔✔-Create a shared
understanding of when work is complete
-Describe the work that must be done before the sprint is hallowed to end
-increase transparency
✔✔Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. Choose
Three Answers - ✔✔-DO the work planned in the Sprint Backlog
-increase Velocity
-Pull proudct backlog items for the Sprint
✔✔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 3 answers - ✔✔-Prioritize
the list and work on them in order
-Alert management to the impediments and their impact
-consult with the development team
✔✔Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show: - ✔✔An
estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint
✔✔When is a Product Backlog item considered complete? - ✔✔When all work in the
Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished
✔✔The product backlog is ordered by - ✔✔Higher priority items are at the top
, ✔✔Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally? -
✔✔False
✔✔The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product
Backlog. What would you consider an appropriate action for Scrum Master to take? -
✔✔Offer the Product Owner help in ordering the Product Backlog from an
understanding that the goal is to maximize value
✔✔Who owns the Sprint Backlog? - ✔✔The Development Team
✔✔When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment
because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do? -
✔✔Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable
✔✔Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate? - ✔✔The Development Team after
clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
✔✔What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? Choose two
answers - ✔✔-Scrum has no "tester Role"
-Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality
✔✔When do Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item? -
✔✔Never all Sprint Backlog items are owned by the entire Development Team, even
though each one way be done by an individual Development Team Member
✔✔Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? -
✔✔Additional features in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous
Iterations
✔✔Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint
Planning? - ✔✔It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint
✔✔Which three of the following are true about Scrum? - ✔✔-Scrum is a framework for
developing and maintaining complex products
-Scrum is based on empirical process control theory
-Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's and
your usage of Scrum to develop complex products
✔✔A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team
members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, responsible for removing the
team member? - ✔✔The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes
impediments
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔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 it is done?
- ✔✔All Answers Apply
-Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of change, very little change may actually
happen
-Management may feel less anxious
-The Organization may not understand what had changed within Scrum and the benefits
of Scrum may be lost
✔✔Who determines how work is performed during the sprint? - ✔✔The development
Team
✔✔A scrum master is introducing scrum a new development team. The development
team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum
Master take? - ✔✔Being facilitating productive and useful retrospectives
✔✔The definitions of "Done" is used to: (Choose three answers) - ✔✔-Create a shared
understanding of when work is complete
-Describe the work that must be done before the sprint is hallowed to end
-increase transparency
✔✔Choose three responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. Choose
Three Answers - ✔✔-DO the work planned in the Sprint Backlog
-increase Velocity
-Pull proudct backlog items for the Sprint
✔✔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 3 answers - ✔✔-Prioritize
the list and work on them in order
-Alert management to the impediments and their impact
-consult with the development team
✔✔Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show: - ✔✔An
estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint
✔✔When is a Product Backlog item considered complete? - ✔✔When all work in the
Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished
✔✔The product backlog is ordered by - ✔✔Higher priority items are at the top
, ✔✔Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally? -
✔✔False
✔✔The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product
Backlog. What would you consider an appropriate action for Scrum Master to take? -
✔✔Offer the Product Owner help in ordering the Product Backlog from an
understanding that the goal is to maximize value
✔✔Who owns the Sprint Backlog? - ✔✔The Development Team
✔✔When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment
because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do? -
✔✔Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable
✔✔Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate? - ✔✔The Development Team after
clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
✔✔What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team? Choose two
answers - ✔✔-Scrum has no "tester Role"
-Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality
✔✔When do Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item? -
✔✔Never all Sprint Backlog items are owned by the entire Development Team, even
though each one way be done by an individual Development Team Member
✔✔Which of the following best describes an increment of working software? -
✔✔Additional features in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous
Iterations
✔✔Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint
Planning? - ✔✔It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint
✔✔Which three of the following are true about Scrum? - ✔✔-Scrum is a framework for
developing and maintaining complex products
-Scrum is based on empirical process control theory
-Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's and
your usage of Scrum to develop complex products
✔✔A new developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Development Team
members and creating a hostile environment. If necessary, responsible for removing the
team member? - ✔✔The Scrum Master is responsible, because he/she removes
impediments
