CEN 4010 MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How do you manage work in Scrum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅With the Product backlog and Sprint
backlog
What does the Product Owner do during the Sprint Planning meeting? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Identifies stories in priority order that they would like the Team to accomplish in the Sprint
Scrum is best applied to which type of work? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Complex
What is the purpose of the Product Backlog? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅For the Product Owner to collect
stories for the product that may be done in later Sprints
Who guides the Team during a Sprint? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Team is self-organized and product-
focused
Which role is responsible for the business value of the product delivered? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
Product Owner
Which role is most likely to bring up impediments during the Daily Standup? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The Team
What is the main purpose of the Sprint Backlog? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅For the Team to manage the
work in the current Sprint
Which role creates releasable functionality from the items in the Product Backlog? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The Team
What does the Agile Manifesto say about customer collaboration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Team
should solicit feedback from customers often
, In a 4-week Sprint, how long should the Spring Review meeting be? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 Hours
What is Velocity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Add up story points after a sprint is completed
What does Sprint Velocity measure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measures output (size) of the sprint, not
necessarily the value.
Velocity does not have to provide worthwhile value to the customer.
Should a team be rewarded based on Velocity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No. Velocity does not measure
value to the customer. The team can game the system (Story values will be inflated), if reward is
provided.
Who grooms the product backlog? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Product Owner
The product own own's the ______ which is a list of potential value yet to be implemented in the
product. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Product Backlog
With a User Story title, we typically want to describe the user role, the goal, and the ______? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Benefit
When working with the items in the product backlog, What is the largest item that can span multiple
sprints and needs to be further refined? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Epic
In Scrum, who provides the estimates to the user stories? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Team
Using the team's velocity as a way to measure progress is... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Never a
constructive way to measure the value being delivered.
Technical debt should NOT be repaid for a product that... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is nearing end of life
ANSWERS
How do you manage work in Scrum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅With the Product backlog and Sprint
backlog
What does the Product Owner do during the Sprint Planning meeting? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Identifies stories in priority order that they would like the Team to accomplish in the Sprint
Scrum is best applied to which type of work? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Complex
What is the purpose of the Product Backlog? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅For the Product Owner to collect
stories for the product that may be done in later Sprints
Who guides the Team during a Sprint? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Team is self-organized and product-
focused
Which role is responsible for the business value of the product delivered? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
Product Owner
Which role is most likely to bring up impediments during the Daily Standup? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The Team
What is the main purpose of the Sprint Backlog? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅For the Team to manage the
work in the current Sprint
Which role creates releasable functionality from the items in the Product Backlog? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The Team
What does the Agile Manifesto say about customer collaboration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Team
should solicit feedback from customers often
, In a 4-week Sprint, how long should the Spring Review meeting be? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 Hours
What is Velocity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Add up story points after a sprint is completed
What does Sprint Velocity measure? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Measures output (size) of the sprint, not
necessarily the value.
Velocity does not have to provide worthwhile value to the customer.
Should a team be rewarded based on Velocity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No. Velocity does not measure
value to the customer. The team can game the system (Story values will be inflated), if reward is
provided.
Who grooms the product backlog? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Product Owner
The product own own's the ______ which is a list of potential value yet to be implemented in the
product. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Product Backlog
With a User Story title, we typically want to describe the user role, the goal, and the ______? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Benefit
When working with the items in the product backlog, What is the largest item that can span multiple
sprints and needs to be further refined? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Epic
In Scrum, who provides the estimates to the user stories? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Team
Using the team's velocity as a way to measure progress is... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Never a
constructive way to measure the value being delivered.
Technical debt should NOT be repaid for a product that... - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is nearing end of life
