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In the Daily Scrum the Scrum Master does which of the following? Select all that apply:
Teaches the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box
(Correct)
Ensures the Team has the meeting
(Correct)
Is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum
(Incorrect)
If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting
(Correct) - Answers -The Scrum Master ensures that the Developers have the meeting,
but the Developers are responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. Teaches the team
to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box. If others are present at the Daily
Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.
What is the Developers' source of requirements for the product?
The Key Stakeholders
The CEO of the Organization
The Product Backlog
(Correct) - Answers -The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is
needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum
Team.
What does Product Backlog management include? Select the three most applicable
items:
Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items
(Correct)
Moving Product Backlog items into the Sprint Backlog
Ordering the items
(Correct)
Presenting Product Backlog items to the Key Stakeholders
Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood
(Correct) - Answers -Product Backlog management includes:
Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
Ordering Product Backlog items; and,
Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.
The time-box for the Daily Scrum is how long?
15 minutes
,(Correct)
Not limited. Every Scrum Team member should have enough time to answer the three
Main Questions.
20 minutes
25 minutes - Answers -The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event.
Scrum is founded on:
Kanban system
Empiricism
(Correct)
Common sense
Empirical criticism - Answers -Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking.
Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based
on what is observed. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects so there is
coverage if one Product Owner is off ill. True or false?
True
False
(Correct) - Answers -The Product Owner is one person, not a committee, but the
Product Owner may represent the desires of a committee in the Product Backlog.
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length.
True or false?
False
(Correct)
True
(Incorrect) - Answers -False. Scrum does not require having aligned Sprints for multiple
teams.
What makes up Scrum (select four)?
Burn-down charts
Roles (Correct)
Events (Correct)
Artifacts (Correct)
Rules(Correct)
Reports - Answers -The Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their
associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework
serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and usage. The rules of
Scrum bind together the events, roles, and artifacts, governing the relationships and
interaction between them.
Does the Daily Scrum help to eliminate the need for additional meetings?
Yes
(Correct)
,No - Answers -Daily Scrums improve communications, identify impediments, promote
quick decision-making, and consequently eliminate the need for other meetings.
The Daily Scrum is not the only time Developers are allowed to adjust their plan. They
often meet throughout the day for more detailed discussions about adapting or re-
planning the rest of the Sprint's work.
How long should the Sprint Planning be?
Not more than 4 hours
Until all the Items in the Sprint Backlog are decomposed to units of one day or less
Not more than 10% of the capacity of the Scrum Team
(Incorrect)
Not more than 8 hours
(Correct) - Answers -Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a
one-month Sprint. There is no need to decompose all the Items in the Sprint Backlog. It
can be done only for the first days of the Sprint.
What provides guidance to the Developers on why they are building the Increment?
The Scrum Master
The Sprint Goal
(Correct)
The Product Owner
The Sprint Backlog
(Incorrect) - Answers -The Sprint Goal is the single objective for the Sprint. Although the
Sprint Goal is a commitment by the Developers, it provides flexibility in terms of the
exact work needed to achieve it. The Sprint Goal also creates coherence and focus,
encouraging the Scrum Team to work together rather than on separate initiatives.
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable.
The Product Owner
(Correct)
The Developers
(Correct)
The Organization Senior Managers
The Scrum Master
(Correct)
Stakeholders
(Correct) - Answers -During the event, the Scrum Team and stakeholders review what
was accomplished in the Sprint and what has changed in their environment.
What is Product Backlog Refinement? Select
The act of adding more detail to the items in the Product Backlog. With more detail the
item is ready for the Sprint Backlog
(Incorrect)
Adding details, such as a description, order, and size.
(Correct)
Adding User Stories and Story Points to the Product Backlog Items
, (Incorrect)
The act of breaking down and further defining Product Backlog items into smaller more
precise items
(Correct) - Answers -Product Backlog refinement is the act of breaking down and further
defining Product Backlog items into smaller more precise items. This is an ongoing
activity to add details, such as a description, order, and size. Attributes often vary with
the domain of work.
Please note more detail is not necessarily better if that detail is confusing and offputting.
Also, note the Scrum Guide does not mention the use of User Stories and Story Points.
If they come up in the exam you can be sure it is an incorrect answer.
Is Scrum a process, technique, framework or method?
Method
Framework
(Correct)
Technique
Process - Answers -Scrum is not a process, technique, or definitive method. Rather, it is
a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.
What are three purposes for the Daily Scrum?
To explain all the discovered issues found yesterday to the Product Owner
To discuss solutions to problems in detail
To adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary
(Correct)
To inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal
(Correct)
To adjust the upcoming planned work
(Correct) - Answers -The purpose of the Daily Scrum is to inspect progress toward the
Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned
work.
What are the three pillars that uphold every implementation of empirical process
control?
Transparency
(Correct)
Adaptation
(Correct)
Agility
Self-organization
Inspection
(Correct)
Cross-functionality - Answers -Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or
empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making
decisions based on what is known. Three pillars uphold every implementation of
empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
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