ACING PSM I EXAMS: A COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS BLUEPRINT FOR A+ ACHIEVEMENT.
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the
Sprint?
Never, the entire scrum team is accountable for creating value every sprint
Who creates the Definition of Done?
The scrum team must create an appropriate definition
True or False: Scrum has a role called "project manager."
True
False
A Scrum Team consists of the following:
Product owner, developers and scrum master
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
They dont have to be there but they could ensure the developers have a daily scrum
Which statement best describes Scrum?
a framework for creating complex products in complex environments
What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams?
by facilitating developer decision making AND by removing impediments that hinder the scrum team
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
Empirical
When does a Sprint conclude?
When the sprint retrospective is complete - the order goes sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review
and sprint retrospective
What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?
10 or fewer
True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and useful Increment of working
product?
TRUE
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes (not shorter and not longer)
, When should the Developers on a Scrum Team be replaced?
As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity
The length of a Sprint should be:
One month or less OR short enough to be able to synchronize with other work OR short enough to keep
business risk acceptable - the answer is one month or less to an appropriate amount
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
whatever the product owner things is appropriate
The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?
8 hours for a monthly sprint, for shorter sprints usually shorter
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The developers
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
When the sprint goal becomes obsolete, but only the product owner can actually cancel it
The timebox for the Sprint Review is:
4 hours for a monthly sprint but for shorter sprints its usually shorter
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
When the scrum team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a sprint and figure out what to do next
When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a
separate Product Backlog?
FALSE
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the scrum team does
The Developers should have all the skills needed to:
turn the product backlog items they select into an increment of useful and valuable product
functionality
How much work must the Developers complete for each Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?
Enough so that each product backlog item they select meets the definition of done
When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of
Done?
ANSWERS BLUEPRINT FOR A+ ACHIEVEMENT.
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the
Sprint?
Never, the entire scrum team is accountable for creating value every sprint
Who creates the Definition of Done?
The scrum team must create an appropriate definition
True or False: Scrum has a role called "project manager."
True
False
A Scrum Team consists of the following:
Product owner, developers and scrum master
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
They dont have to be there but they could ensure the developers have a daily scrum
Which statement best describes Scrum?
a framework for creating complex products in complex environments
What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams?
by facilitating developer decision making AND by removing impediments that hinder the scrum team
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
Empirical
When does a Sprint conclude?
When the sprint retrospective is complete - the order goes sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review
and sprint retrospective
What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?
10 or fewer
True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and useful Increment of working
product?
TRUE
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
15 minutes (not shorter and not longer)
, When should the Developers on a Scrum Team be replaced?
As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity
The length of a Sprint should be:
One month or less OR short enough to be able to synchronize with other work OR short enough to keep
business risk acceptable - the answer is one month or less to an appropriate amount
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
whatever the product owner things is appropriate
The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?
8 hours for a monthly sprint, for shorter sprints usually shorter
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
The developers
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
When the sprint goal becomes obsolete, but only the product owner can actually cancel it
The timebox for the Sprint Review is:
4 hours for a monthly sprint but for shorter sprints its usually shorter
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
When the scrum team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a sprint and figure out what to do next
When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a
separate Product Backlog?
FALSE
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
Optimizing the value of the work the scrum team does
The Developers should have all the skills needed to:
turn the product backlog items they select into an increment of useful and valuable product
functionality
How much work must the Developers complete for each Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?
Enough so that each product backlog item they select meets the definition of done
When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of
Done?
