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You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned
you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one
product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario.(Choose two.)
A. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
B. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.
C. The product has one Product Backlog.
D. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.
E. There should be only one Product Owner. ** Answ** CE
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner
comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog.However, he is
unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role
according to Scrum? (Choose two.)
A. Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
B. Interacting with stakeholders.
C. Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.
D. Describing features as Use Cases.
E. Creating detailed functional test cases. ** Answ** AB
User documentation is part of your definition of "Done". However, there aren't enough
technical writers for all teams. Your Development Team doesn't have a technical writer.
What should you do?
A. Form a separate team of technical writers that will work on an on-demand basis for
the various Product Owners. Work order will be first in, first out.
B. Let the user documentation remain undone and accumulate until after the last
development Sprint. It will then be done by any available technical writers.
C. Wait until you have a technical writer on your Development Team to take care of this.
D. Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this
case, the Development Team members will write it. ** Answ** D
You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product
Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the
upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is
external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into
account in this situation? (Choose two.)
A. The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
B. The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.
C. The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.
D. The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments. ** Answ**
BD
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, The Product Backlog is ordered by:
A. The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.
B. Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom.
C. Items are randomly arranged.
D. Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom. ** Answ**
A
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the
Sprint?
A. The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
B. The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is
actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.
C. The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen
again ** Answ** B
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
A. The Scrum process, and how it was used during the Sprint.
B. Coding and engineering practices.
C. Sprint results.
D. All of the above. ** Answ** C
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his
concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
A. Add security to the definition of "Done".
B. Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the issues are
fixed.
C. Create a Product Backlog item for security.
D. Go check with the testers.
E. Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible ** Answ** E
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
A. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts,
architects, and testers.
B. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute
to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
C. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts,
architects, developers and testers who are not on the team.
D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business
analysts, architects, developers and testers. ** Answ** B
Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:
A. An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.
B. How much effort has gone into a Sprint.
C. How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.
D. How many Product Backlog items remain. ** Answ** A
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Answers 2024
You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned
you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one
product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario.(Choose two.)
A. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
B. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.
C. The product has one Product Backlog.
D. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.
E. There should be only one Product Owner. ** Answ** CE
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner
comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog.However, he is
unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role
according to Scrum? (Choose two.)
A. Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
B. Interacting with stakeholders.
C. Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.
D. Describing features as Use Cases.
E. Creating detailed functional test cases. ** Answ** AB
User documentation is part of your definition of "Done". However, there aren't enough
technical writers for all teams. Your Development Team doesn't have a technical writer.
What should you do?
A. Form a separate team of technical writers that will work on an on-demand basis for
the various Product Owners. Work order will be first in, first out.
B. Let the user documentation remain undone and accumulate until after the last
development Sprint. It will then be done by any available technical writers.
C. Wait until you have a technical writer on your Development Team to take care of this.
D. Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this
case, the Development Team members will write it. ** Answ** D
You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product
Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the
upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is
external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into
account in this situation? (Choose two.)
A. The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
B. The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.
C. The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.
D. The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments. ** Answ**
BD
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, The Product Backlog is ordered by:
A. The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.
B. Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom.
C. Items are randomly arranged.
D. Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom. ** Answ**
A
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the
Sprint?
A. The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
B. The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is
actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.
C. The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen
again ** Answ** B
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
A. The Scrum process, and how it was used during the Sprint.
B. Coding and engineering practices.
C. Sprint results.
D. All of the above. ** Answ** C
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his
concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
A. Add security to the definition of "Done".
B. Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the issues are
fixed.
C. Create a Product Backlog item for security.
D. Go check with the testers.
E. Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible ** Answ** E
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
A. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts,
architects, and testers.
B. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute
to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
C. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts,
architects, developers and testers who are not on the team.
D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business
analysts, architects, developers and testers. ** Answ** B
Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:
A. An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.
B. How much effort has gone into a Sprint.
C. How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.
D. How many Product Backlog items remain. ** Answ** A
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