SAFE SCRUM MASTER EXAM 2026 EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Which best describe the Product Backlog?
a. It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the
product and its customers.
b. It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to
start the design phase of a product.
c. It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the
Scrum team can develop and maintain and complete project plan
d.It is baselined to follow the change management processes.
Answer: a. It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about
the product and its customers.
◉ A development Team asks their Product Owner to re-order the
Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to
deliver a specific software component. Without the component there
won't be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. The
product Owner asks the Scrum Master for help. What would be good
advice to give the Product Owner?
,a. Tell the Product Owner that this primary concern is the flow of
value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog
b. Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the
work involving the external component can be planned in a separate
sprint.
c. Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be
ordered to maximize utilization of the Development Team.. Answer:
a. Tell the Product Owner that this primary concern is the flow of
value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog
◉ During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner
responsible?
a. Capturing requirements for the Product Backlog
b. Participating as a Scrum team member.
c. Summarizing and reporting the discussion to the stakeholders
that she/he represents in the Scrum Team.
d. The Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospectives..
Answer: b. Participating as a Scrum team member.
◉ When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change
the definition of "Done"?
a. During Sprint Planning
b. Prior to starting a new Sprint
c. During the Sprint Retrospective
,d. Prior to starting a new Project. Answer: c. During the Sprint
Retrospective
◉ A scrum master is introducing Scrum to a new Development team.
The Development Team has decided that a Sprint Retrospective is
unnecessary. What action should be Scrum master take?
a. Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about
this situation.
b. Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior
management
c. Comply with decision of the self organizing team
d. Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospective..
Answer: d.Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint
Retrospective.
◉ NEED TO CHECK: An important pillar of Scrum is the
management principle of self organization. Select two ways that
time- boxing promotes the self-organization.
(Choose the best two answers)
a. Time-boxes help everyone focus on the same problem at the same
time.
b. Time-boxes eliminate politics and bureaucracy.
, c. Teams can determine on their own how much overtime is
acceptable for a time-box, generally expressed as a percentage of
time-box.
d. Time-boxes do not allow enough time for stringent process or
meeting overhead.
e. Time-boxes encourage the people who are closest to the problem
to create the best possible result in the time allotted given the
current context.
f. Time-boxing protects the Development team from Product Owner
so developer can actually focus. Answer: a. Time-boxes help
everyone focus on the same problem at the same time.
e. Time-boxes encourage the people who are closest to the problem
to create the best possible result in the time allotted given the
current context.
◉ Every Development Team should have:
(choose the best answer)
a. The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment
in a Sprint.
b. At least one representative from each major software engineering
discipline; such as, Quality Assurance, Development, and User
Experience.
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Which best describe the Product Backlog?
a. It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the
product and its customers.
b. It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to
start the design phase of a product.
c. It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the
Scrum team can develop and maintain and complete project plan
d.It is baselined to follow the change management processes.
Answer: a. It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about
the product and its customers.
◉ A development Team asks their Product Owner to re-order the
Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to
deliver a specific software component. Without the component there
won't be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. The
product Owner asks the Scrum Master for help. What would be good
advice to give the Product Owner?
,a. Tell the Product Owner that this primary concern is the flow of
value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog
b. Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the
work involving the external component can be planned in a separate
sprint.
c. Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be
ordered to maximize utilization of the Development Team.. Answer:
a. Tell the Product Owner that this primary concern is the flow of
value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog
◉ During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner
responsible?
a. Capturing requirements for the Product Backlog
b. Participating as a Scrum team member.
c. Summarizing and reporting the discussion to the stakeholders
that she/he represents in the Scrum Team.
d. The Product Owner should not take part in Sprint Retrospectives..
Answer: b. Participating as a Scrum team member.
◉ When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change
the definition of "Done"?
a. During Sprint Planning
b. Prior to starting a new Sprint
c. During the Sprint Retrospective
,d. Prior to starting a new Project. Answer: c. During the Sprint
Retrospective
◉ A scrum master is introducing Scrum to a new Development team.
The Development Team has decided that a Sprint Retrospective is
unnecessary. What action should be Scrum master take?
a. Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about
this situation.
b. Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior
management
c. Comply with decision of the self organizing team
d. Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospective..
Answer: d.Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint
Retrospective.
◉ NEED TO CHECK: An important pillar of Scrum is the
management principle of self organization. Select two ways that
time- boxing promotes the self-organization.
(Choose the best two answers)
a. Time-boxes help everyone focus on the same problem at the same
time.
b. Time-boxes eliminate politics and bureaucracy.
, c. Teams can determine on their own how much overtime is
acceptable for a time-box, generally expressed as a percentage of
time-box.
d. Time-boxes do not allow enough time for stringent process or
meeting overhead.
e. Time-boxes encourage the people who are closest to the problem
to create the best possible result in the time allotted given the
current context.
f. Time-boxing protects the Development team from Product Owner
so developer can actually focus. Answer: a. Time-boxes help
everyone focus on the same problem at the same time.
e. Time-boxes encourage the people who are closest to the problem
to create the best possible result in the time allotted given the
current context.
◉ Every Development Team should have:
(choose the best answer)
a. The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment
in a Sprint.
b. At least one representative from each major software engineering
discipline; such as, Quality Assurance, Development, and User
Experience.
