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1 / 80

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?

Just enough to finish the design and architectural work required for the Sprint

Just enough so the Developers can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first few days of the Sprint

Just enough for the Product Owner to be confident in the Developers' commitment of the Sprint Backlog

The entire Sprint backlog must be identified by the end of the Sprint planning meeting

2 / 80

Which statements are true?(Choose the best 2 options)

Only the Product Owner should update the Product Backlog without delegating to anyone

Only the Developers should be responsible for estimating the Product Backlog Items

Only the Product Owner can change the Sprint Backlog

Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint. Others can only Influence the decision to cancel

3 / 80

How can Product Backlog Items be represented?

As Acceptance Tests Cases

As User Stories

As Use Cases

Any technique, even a mix of several techniques

As Test Cases

4 / 80

The best way to keep the customer satisfied is?

Through focused execution and not doing any documentation

Through continuous delivery of a valuable product

Through a proper project management plan and executing the plan in delivering a valuable product

Through delivering a valuable product only at the end of the project

5 / 80

What factors might a Product Owner consider to ensure the product delivers value? (Choose the best 2 options)

How much of the functionality of the product is being utilized

How much of the functionality of the product is being delivered

Minimizing changes to project scope

How easily the product can be absorbed and used by the customers

6 / 80

How should multiple Scrum Teams, working on the same product, manage their Definition of Done?

All Scrum Teams must have a definition of "Done" that allows all of their completed work to be integrated into a single product

Each Scrum Team creates a separate definition and must highlight the differences between each team

The Product Owner and Scrum Master will create a definition for each Scrum Team

Each Scrum Team must have their own Definition of Done aligning to their product requirement and skillset

7 / 80

Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?

Scope Negotiator

Requirements Collector

Project Manager 2.0

Value Maximizer

Chief Analyst

Domain Specialist

8 / 80

What practice would help the Product owner minimize the waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog?

Consider only fully described Product Backlog items when they will likely be implemented.

Remove items from the Product Backlog that have not been addressed in a long time

Create a fresh Product Backlog whenever you learn more about the Product so that the Developers are not distracted from the current work

9 / 80

A Project Manager working with the Product Owner has raised concerns about progress and money spent. What are the two best responses appropriate for a Product Owner?(Choose the best 2 options)

Share the Product Backlog and the forecast for the Sprint

Share the last stakeholder briefing document prepared by the Product Owner

Show the Earned Value Analysis (EVA) report

Share the current impediments slowing the progress

Scrum doesn't have Project Managers so disregard their concerns

10 / 80

During the Sprint Planning, who defines the Sprint Goal?

The Scrum Team

The Scrum Master

The Product Owner

The Developers

11 / 80

What activities are typically performed by a Product Owner between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?

Engage with the stakeholders on new requirements

Refine the Product Backlog along with developers

The next Sprint starts immediatelyafter completion ofthe current Sprint

Work with the operations department to release the Increment to the customers

12 / 80

What happens when all Product Backlog items for the Sprint are completed early?

The Sprint is considered done

The Developers may pull more items from the Product Backlog

The team takes a break until the next Sprint

The next Sprint is started with a Sprint Planning

13 / 80

What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Developers? (Choose the best 2 options)

The Product Owner should work with the developers full-time to develop a deep understanding of the technology being used

The Product Owner collaborates often, so the Developers build Increments, keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind

The Product Owner should work apart as much as possible to separate business and technology concerns

The Product Owner collaborates often, so the PO can make informed decisions in balancing the effort and value of Product Backlog items

The Product Owner should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting

14 / 80

What are the attributes of a cross-functional Scrum Team?

The Scrum Team includes programmers, business analysts, and testers

The Scrum Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of product

The Scrum Team has all the skills needed to produce a software, except for specialized testing for which there is a separate team

The Scrum Team has all the skills to work on one component of the product

15 / 80

How often should the Developers change within the Scrum Team?

Never, because it reduces productivity

Every Sprint to promote shared learning

As needed while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity

As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity

16 / 80

How should the Product Owner respond to a customer who wants new features to considered in the middle of an ongoing Sprint? (Choose the best 2 options)

Discuss with the Developers on possibility to consider the new features within the current Sprint without impacting the Sprint Goal

Have the Scrum Master add these features to the current Sprint

Add the new features to the Product Backlog

Add these features to the Sprint Backlog

17 / 80

Which three of the following statements are true about Scrum? (Choose the best 2 options)

Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products

Scrum is a methodology which determines in detail how software must be developed

Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers

Scrum is based on empirical process control

18 / 80

Which of the following statements is false?

Only the Product Owner can change the Sprint Backlog

Only the Product Owner should update the Product Backlog without delegating to anyone

Only the Developers should estimate the Product Backlog Items

Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint

19 / 80

At the end of the Sprint, what should be done with the item which is not complete?

It can be added to the Increment if the customer accepts it

It is not included it in the Increment

It is demoed in the Sprint Review meeting in a presentable form

It can be added to the Increment if the user acceptance tests are done.

20 / 80

What are two ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process? (Choose the best 2 options)

At the end of Sprint Planning, the Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness before starting the Sprint

At the Daily Scrum, the Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down for progress towards a complete Increment and re-planning the team's work

At the Sprint Review, the Product Owner shares the current state of the Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog

At the Sprint Review, the Product Owner invites stakeholders to learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most valuable thing to do next

21 / 80

During the ongoing Sprint, Developers find out that they may not be able to complete everything they forecasted, and discussed this with their Product Owner. What would be the Product Owner’s response?

Change the Sprint Goal.

Explore alternative options with the Developers to meet the Sprint Goal.

Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.

Cancel the Sprint.

Inform management that more resources are needed.

22 / 80

What needs to be in place for the Sprint Planning meeting to begin?

A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal

Nothing; the Sprint Planning meeting is conducted anyway

A fully refined Product Backlog

Enough "Ready" Product Backlog to fill the Sprint

23 / 80

How does a Scrum team effectively ensure that security concerns are satisfied? (Choose the best two answers)

By adding the security concerns in the Definition of Done

Security concerns are taken care of by Info Sec team and not Scrum Team

By creating Product Backlog Items for each concern for the Product Owner to order

By adding additional Sprints to address the security concerns

24 / 80

What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?

Maximizing Product value by creating and sustaining a Product Backlog that represents the needs of the stakeholders

Defining the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning and make sure that the Developers deliver it by the end of the Sprint

Refining the top-level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be handed over to the Developers

Writing the User Stories so they are understandable to Developers

25 / 80

What should the Product Owner do when the Product Backlog is not refined enough before the Sprint Planning?

Nothing; the Sprint Planning would be planned anyway.

The PO extends the Sprint Planning to have the items refined before adding them to the Sprint Backlog

The PO delays the start ofthe Sprint Planning until enough refinement is done on the items at the top of the Product Backlog.

The PO cancels the Sprint Planning, and the next one will start as soon as enough items at the top of the Product Backlog are clear.

26 / 80

Is it mandatory to release a product increment to production at the end of each Sprint?

True

False

27 / 80

Which statement is true about a Product Backlog?

It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum Team can develop and maintain a complete project plan

It is allowed to grow and change anytime as more is learned about the product and its customers

It is baselined to follow change management process

It provides just enough information to enable Scrum Team to start the design phase of a product

28 / 80

How much work must the Developers do to a Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?

All development work and at least some testing

A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation

As much as they have informed the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item they select in conformance with the Definition of Done

As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint

29 / 80

How detailed should a Sprint Backlog be? Detailed enough for …

Developers to start working toward the Sprint Goal for the first few days and continue planning

Product Owner to understand what everyone is working on

Scrum Master to track in progress in the Daily Scrum

Stakeholders to monitor progress at task level

30 / 80

When is the Scrum Team allowed to interact with the Key Stakeholders (select the most applicable option)?

The Sprint Planning

The Daily Scrum

Any time where Stakeholder input adds value

The Sprint Review

The Sprint Retrospective

31 / 80

What are the accountabilities within a Scrum Team?

Scrum Master, Product Owner, Developers

Scrum Master, Product Owner, Developers, Testers

Scrum Master, Project Manager, Developers

Scrum Master, Product Owner, Business Analysts, Testers

32 / 80

What does a trendline through a release burndown chart indicate?

When will all work complete so that Increment can be released and Scrum Team can be moved to their respective departments

When will all work for the Product be completed so the Product Backlog can be decommissioned

When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Scrum Team

33 / 80

Scrum Teams working on the same product must have their Sprints start and end at the same time.

True

False

34 / 80

Which two ways of creating Developers are consistent with Scrum’s values?(Choose the best 2 options)

Scrum Master defines he boundary of self-management and let Developers come together and self-organize into teams

Developers propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure which will help in value maximization

Line Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams based on resource utilization

Product Owner assigns current members to new teams based on value maximization

Scrum Master determines the new team structures base on skill set required to deliver value

35 / 80

Which statements are valid for a Scrum Teams working on three different product?

There can be a single Product Owner for all products, and who delegates the responsibilities, while holding accountable for product backlog management

There can be as many Product Owners as needed by the Scrum Team

There must be a single Product Owner for all products, and who does not delegate any product backlog management responsibilities

There must be a three Product Owners, one for each product

36 / 80

A product's success is measured by: (choose the best three answers)

The impact on cost.

The impact on my performance rating.

The delivery of upfront defined scope compared to the upfront planned time

The impact on revenue.

The impact on my boss's mood.

The impact on customer satisfaction.

37 / 80

The Scrum Master can cancel the Sprint Planning if the PO is not ready with a Sprint Goal. Is this true or false?

False

True

38 / 80

In order to start the first Sprint, Scrum only requires a Product Owner with enough ideas, Developers to execute on those ideas, and a Scrum Master to guide the process.

True

False

39 / 80

Who identifies the Key Stakeholders for the Product?

The Scrum Master

The Scrum Team

The Developers

The Product Owner

The Project Manager

40 / 80

Why should the Product Owner need to care about Developers adhering to the Definition of Done? (Choose the best two answers)

Because the Definition of Done can affect the Product's total cost of ownership

Need not as the Definition of Done is the Developer’s and Scrum Master’s responsibility

Because the definition of Done forecasts the productivity of the Scrum team, and hence, the Scrum Master should take care of this

Because the Definition of Done creates transparency into what done means by the end of each Sprint

41 / 80

Who should do the legwork of gathering the marketplace data for the Product Owner?

The Scrum Team

Anyone whom the Product Owner delegates the responsibility

The Product Owner cannot delegate marketplace data gathering

The Key Stakeholders

42 / 80

What is the role of the Product Owner in crafting a Sprint Goal?

The Product Owner works with the stakeholders to craft a Sprint's Goal

The Product Owner defines a Sprint's scope and, therefore, the Sprint Goal

The Product Owner should come to the Sprint Planning with a business objective in mind and work with the Developers to craft the Sprint Goal based on the forecast

The Product Owner has no role in crafting a Sprint Goal as it is the Developer's responsibility

The Product Owner shouldn't come to the Sprint Planning without a clearly defined Sprint Goal

43 / 80

What presents the Scrum team as self-managing? (Choose the best three answers)

Scrum Master is no longer needed for the team

The Scrum Master attend the Daily Scrum to optimize the functional scope

The Scrum team resolves their own conflict

The Developers create the Sprint Backlog that reflects the work that is part of the functionality and Definition of Done

The Developer collaborate and selects the work during the Sprint

44 / 80

What should the developers do when a Customer Delivery Manager put pressure on the developers to pick up an urgent work in the middle of an ongoing Sprint?

As the Sprint Backlog is already formed for the ongoing Sprint and cannot change, politely decline the request

Include it in the current Sprint Backlog and come up with a plan to complete it before the end of Sprint

Ask the manager to speak to the Product Owner directly. Also, notify the Product Owner about the request so that they can collaborate.

Add it to the Product Backlog so that it can be worked on in the next sprint

45 / 80

What factors should a Product Owner consider when ordering items in the Product Backlog? (Choose all that apply)

The dependencies to other products

The availability of the Scrum Master

The dependencies between Product Backlog items

The value of Product Backlog items

The tools used for Product Backlog

46 / 80

If the Developers determine they cannot finish the complete forecast, who all should discuss and renegotiate the scope to meet the Sprint Goal?

Scrum Master and Product Owner

Stakeholders and Product Owner

Product Owner and Developers

Developers and Scrum Master

47 / 80

Which two statements are correct about non-functional requirements?

Scrum does not deal with non-functional requirements

They are captured in a separate backlog outside of a Product Backlog

They will be considered in Release Sprint

They can be added to the Definition of Done

They can be added to the Product Backlog

48 / 80

Which factors are considered by a Product Owner while ordering the Product Backlog?

Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom

Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom

Items are randomly arranged

Any factor which puts the most valuable items at the top

49 / 80

When should User Acceptance Testing be done?

In testing Sprint

In hardening Sprint

During the Sprint

During release Sprint

50 / 80

Who is accountable for estimating the size of the Product Backlog items?

The Developers and Scrum Master

The Product Owner

The Developers

The Scrum Team

51 / 80

Which metrics will help a Product Owner establish that value is being delivered?(Choose all that applies)

Budget

Velocity

Customer satisfaction

Productivity

Time to market

52 / 80

Which technique is mandatory for a Product owner to use within Scrum: (Choose all that apply)

Gantt Chart plan

Burndown chart

Feature burn-up

Critical Path Analysis

Earn Value Management

None of the above

53 / 80

Who can do the work to ensure the Product Backlog is refined to a state that it is useful?

The Product Owner

Stakeholders

The Developers, with support from the Product Owner who is still accountable for it

The Business Analyst

The Developers

54 / 80

Who is responsible for collaborating with the Stakeholders?

The Product Owner

The Scrum Master

The Developers

The Scrum Team

The Product Owner and The Scrum Master

55 / 80

Which metrics will help a Product Owner establish that value is being delivered? (Choose the best 2 options)

Time to market

Customer satisfaction

Velocity

Productivity

Budget Spent

56 / 80

Which event is the most appropriate for reviewing or updating the Definition of Done?

During Sprint Planning

During Daily Scrum

During the Backlog Refinement

During Sprint Review

During the Sprint Retrospective

57 / 80

Why does Scrum recommend only one Product Owner per product? (Choose the best two answers)

It helps rapid decision making on priorities of the Product Backlog.

It helps making decision on who stays within the Scrum Team.

The Scrum Master knows who will be his back-up whenever he goes on vacation.

It helps establish who defines the Sprint Goal.

It establishes clear accountability for the Product Backlog management

58 / 80

What are two responsibilities of testers within a Scrum Team?(Choose 2 answers)

Developers are responsible for quality

Finding bugs

Tracking quality metrics

Scrum has no "tester" role

Testing the work on programmers

59 / 80

Should all interactions between the stakeholders and the Developers be through the Product Owner only?

False

True

60 / 80

Who can bypass the Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog?

Chief enterprise architect who decides which technical and architectural work needs to be done first

Decisions of the Change Advisory Board

No one. The entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions

Scrum Master who decides which work need to be done first to resolve impediments

Decisions by the Chief Program Manager

Decisions by the CEO

61 / 80

All work that the Developers plan to deliver in a Sprint originates from the Product Backlog.

True

False

62 / 80

What helps maximize transparency of the Product Backlog? (Choose the best option)

Product backlog items are sized appropriately, not bigger than a sprint and a preference for several do-able items in a sprint.

Product backlog items should hold no more than 8 points of work, which is the average in the range of acceptable sizes of 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 13

Product Backlog is only updated at a Sprint Review, when both the scrum team and the stakeholders are available.

Product backlog is only updated at a Release Planning meeting with stakeholders

63 / 80

What happens during the Sprint? (Select three answers)

Scope may be clarified and renegotiated with the Product Owner as more is learned

Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed

The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work

Quality goals do not decrease

No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal

64 / 80

Who creates the Definition of Done?

The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product's success

The Scrum Team (if none is available from the organization)

The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the product delivery

The Developers as they are responsible for the product increment

65 / 80

What should the Scrum Master do in case the Product Owner does not spend sufficient time with the Scrum Team?(Choose the best two answers)

Nominate a proxy Product Owner

Inform the Product Owner's functional manager

Bring up the issue in the Sprint Retrospect

Coach the Product Owner on importance of spending enough time on the project

Send the Product Owner to a proper training

66 / 80

What does the "cone of uncertainty" signify?

Determine the cost of a project before it is begun.

Illustrate that, as a forecast lengthens, it is increasingly less certain.

Project what will be complete by a given Sprint.

Determine whether to cut quality, similar to the "Iron Triangle" of software development.

67 / 80

Which two of the following practices are mandatory in Scrum?

Pair-Programming

Sprint Backlog

Relative Estimation

User Stories

Sprint Retrospectives

68 / 80

When multiple Scrum Teams are working on same project, what best describes the Definition of Done?

Each Team defines and uses its own

All the Scrum Teams must mutually define a common and shared Definition of Done

Each Team uses its own but must make it clear to all other Teams

It depends on the skillset of each Scrum Team

69 / 80

What purpose does the Definition of Done serve for the Scrum Team? (Choose the best three answers).

Helps decide the timebox for the Sprint

Guide the Developers to forecast the Product Backlog Items during the Sprint planning

Create a shared understanding of when the work concluded as potentially releasable

Increase the transparency over what Done means

It serves as a list of work that must be finished before the Sprint is allowed to end

70 / 80

Who must get feedback from the Key Stakeholders at the Sprint Review?

The Product Owner

The Scrum Master

The Scrum Team

The Developers

71 / 80

What could the likely causes when the Sprint Planning meetings are always going beyond the time-box?(Choose the best two answers)

The Scrum Master did not moderate and control the Scrum Team’s engagement

The Scrum Team is aspiring for a perfect, detailed and complete Sprint Backlog

The Scrum Team didn't invest enough in Product Backlog Refinement

The Product Backlog size is huge

72 / 80

If three Scrum teams are working on the same Product, is it mandatory to have all of their Increments be integrated every Sprint?

No, this can be addressed during the hardening Sprint.

Yes, this needs to be done to inspect accurately that what is Done.

No, each scrum team releases their Increment separately.

Yes, but only for those scrum teams that have got the dependencies.

73 / 80

When multiple Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should they integrate all their work into a single functional increment every Sprint?

No, because every Scrum Team is self-managed and independent and works on their own.

Yes, so that the whole Scrum Team and the Stakeholders can inspect a full piece of functionality at the Sprint Review.

No, because it's not mandatory that the increment is fully integrated at each Sprint. The integration can be done during "Integration Sprints".

Yes, but only for the Scrum Teams whose work have dependencies. between each others.

74 / 80

Which statement is true for five Scrum Teams working on one product?

There should be five Product Backlogs and five Product Owners.

The product has one Product Backlog and one Product Owner.

There should be five Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.

There should be five Product Backlogs and one Product Owner to manage them.

75 / 80

What are Product Backlog characteristics? (Choose the best three answers)

A Product Backlog could be closed when it contains no items to include into the next Sprint

It is dynamic

As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists

It is never complete

When the final version of a product is rolled out, its Product Backlog is dismissed

76 / 80

What should happen to the "Done" Product Backlog items when the Sprint is cancelled?

The Product Owner reviews them. And if they are potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts them

They should be moved to the next Sprint Backlog

They should be cancelled as the Sprint itself has been cancelled and all the work becomes useless

It is the decision that Stakeholders make during the Sprint Review meeting

77 / 80

Is it a bad idea to change Product Vision before the next Product Release?

True

False

78 / 80

What should the Scrum Master do in case the Product Owner does not spend sufficient time with the Scrum Team?(Choose the best two answers)

Nominate a proxy Product Owner

Inform the Product Owner's functional manager

Bring up the issue in the Sprint Retrospective

Coach the Product Owner on importance of spending enough time on the project

Send the Product Owner to a proper training

79 / 80

What activities does a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint?(Choose the best two answers)

Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement

Attend Daily Scrum to get progress update on Sprint

Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Developers

Collaborate with stakeholders, and other product managers

Update the Sprint Backlog for the Developers to work on next

80 / 80

What best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Developers? (Select two options)

The Product Owner collaborates often so that he/she can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items

The Product Owner should be with the Developers full-time to grow a deep understanding of the business and technology being used

The Product Owner must work toward keeping the concerns of business and technology separated

The Product Owner collaborates often so the Developers builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind

The Product Owner should be present during the Sprint Planning and then directly during Sprint Review meeting to accept the work of Developers

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