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The items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint Backlog must allways be “ready”. True. False.

The Product Owner should have the final say over the definition of “Done”. True. False.

Which of the following is a prerequisite for starting the Sprint Planning meeting?. Having the items at the top of the Product Backlog small enough to fit in one Sprint. Having the requirements specified and completely reflected in the Product Backlog. None. Having the Product Backlog items cleared and assigned to developers.

When forming multiple Scrum Teams, which two of the following are the most important considerations?. Having an effective mixture of skill in each team to avoid dependencies. Having proper size in each team. Having a mixture of senior and junior developers in each team. Having enough skills for the technical layer designated to the each team.

Which statement is least accurate about the definition of “Done”?. It may vary depending on the project. It may evolve during the project. It’s created by the Product Owner. It may be defined by the development organization.

Which statements are correct about Sprint Retrospective meeting? (Choose 2 answers). It’s three hours in a one-month Sprint. The Product Owner doesn’t have to be at the meeting. It’s an opportunity for inspection and adaptation. It’s the only time improvement are planned for the project. It happens before the Sprint Review.

Which of the following is a way of decreasing technical debt?. Improving the definition of “Done”. Having hardening Sprints. Hiring an external auditor.

How should developers deal with non-functional features?. Incorporate them into every increment. Incorporate them in the hardening Sprint. Incorporate them before the release.

Does Scrum have a role called "Project Manager"?. Yes. No.

What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint. Whenever it is done. Monthly.

When is a Sprint over?. When all Product Backlog items meet their definition of "Done.". When the Product Owner says it is done. When all the tasks are completed. When the time-box expires.

Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?. Sprint Goals are not valuable. Everything is known from the Product Backlog. The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal. A Sprint Goal only gives purpose to Sprint 0. A Sprint Goal ensures that all of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are implemented.

For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?. Before the release Sprint. After the acceptance testing phase. At the end of every Sprint. Every 3 Sprints. When the Product Owner asks to create one.

Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose 2 answers). Update the Sprint burndown chart.. Prioritize the Development Team's work on the Sprint Backlog. Run the Daily Scrum. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint. Work with the stakeholders.

A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a definition of "Done"? (Choose 3 answers). It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks. It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review. It guides the Development Team in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning. It tracks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item. It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release. It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the technical documentation.

A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give?. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points. Estimates must be in relative units. Estimates are made by the Development Team. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team. Scrum forbids estimating.

When do Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item?. At the Sprint planning meeting. Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be done by an individual Development Team member. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work. During the Daily Scrum.

A Development Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what ‘done’ means. (choose 2 answers). No work left from the definition of “Done”. Ready for integration. All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users. Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality. All work the Development Team is willing to do.

What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?. The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen again. The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration. The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.

Who creates a Product Backlog item's estimate?. The Product Owner with input from the Development Team. The Development Team, alone. The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner. The Scrum Master. The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts.

Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?. A Scrum Master is no longer needed since they are a mature team now. There is no need for a time-boxed Sprint, since time-boxes are only for new Scrum Teams. The Sprint Retrospectives will grow to be longer than 4 hours. They will improve their definition of "Done" to include more stringent criteria. Sprint Reviews will no longer be needed.

Who monitors the remaining work of the Product Backlog?. The Product Owner. The Scrum Team. The Scrum Master. The Development Team.

When multiple teams are working on the same product, their Sprints should be synchronized, and their outputs should be integrated into one integrated increment. True. False.

The Product Owner should track the performance of the project at least…. After each Daily Scrum. Once per release. Once per Sprint. Once a week.

When can the Product Backlog be refined?. At the end of the Sprint Planning. Right before the Sprint Planning. During the Sprint Planning. Anytime needed.

A key measure of success for the Product Owner is velocity. False. True.

How can we ensure that the performance requirements are addressed in the solution? (Choose 2 answers). Add them to the definition of “Done”. Add them as items to the Product Backlog. Add a performance tester to the team. Use hardening Sprints to improve performance.

A done Increment is valuable if: (Choose 2 answers). It is likely to increase customer satisfaction. It meets the business analyst’s specifications. It is delivered when the Product Owner expected it. It reduces long-term operational costs. It has all the features that the Product Owner wanted in that Sprint.

When multiple teams are working on the same product, each team should have their own definition of “Done”. True. False.

Which of the following is not improved by using timeboxed Sprints?. Establishing work-in-progress limit. Technical debt. Demonstrating incremental progress. Prioritization of all aspects of work.

What happens when the Product Backlog is not clear enough at Sprint Planning?. The Sprint would be cancelled, and the next one will start as soon as enough items at the top of the Product Backlog are clear. Nothing; the Sprint would be planned anyway. The Sprint Planning would be delayed, until enough refinement is done on the items at the top of the Product Backlog. The Sprint Planning would be extended, to have the items refined before adding them to the Sprint Backlog.

If there are 60 developers for a Scrum project, how should they be divided into teams?. The developers should decide. The Scrum Masters decide. The senior management decides. The Product Owner decides. They don’t have be divided.

To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product? (Select 2 answers). Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, because technical debt is only an issue for the Development Team. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product. Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.

How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf. Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum. The Product Owner represents their opinions. The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.

Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum? (select 3 answers). Release Testing. Daily Scrum. Sprint 0. Release Retrospective. Sprint Planning. Sprint Retrospective.

Who is on the Scrum Team?. Scrum Master. Product Owner. Development Team. Project Manager. None of the above.

When does the second Sprint start?. After the customer completes acceptance testing of the first Sprint. Immediately after the first Sprint. After the Product Backlog for the second Sprint has been selected. Once the architectural changes for the second Sprint have been approved by the senior architect.

Why would you expect a Product Owner to care about the Development Team adhering to its definition of "Done?" (Choose 2 answers). He doesn't have to care. Other systems aren't very good either. To predict the team's productivity over time. To control the Total Cost of Ownership of the product. To be able to reprimand the team when they don't meet their velocity goal for the Sprint. To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.

What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose 2 answers). Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal. Reporting productivity. Resolving internal team conflicts. Selecting the Product Owner.

What sources may a Product Owner use when considering the value of a product? (Choose all that apply). VP of Sales. CEO. Customers and Prospects. Market research results and analyst reports. Development Team.

Which statement best describes Scrum?. A complete methodology that defines how to develop software. A cookbook that defines best practices for software development. A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed. A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management.

Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Select two ways to maintain the Product Backlog to maximize its transparency? (Choose 2 answers). Product Backlog items are sized appropriately, i.e. not bigger than a Sprint and with a preference for several do-able items in a Sprint. Product Backlog is only updated at the Sprint Review, when both the Scrum Team and the stakeholders are available. Product Backlog is only updated at a release planning meeting with the stakeholders and the release train engineers present. The Product Backlog always has the most actual insights. 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.

Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint?. Create an Increment of potentially releasable software. Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints. Develop at least one piece of functionality. Make up a plan for the rest of the project. Analyze, design, and describe the complete architecture and infrastructure.

If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?. Accumulated cost. Work remaining across time. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer. Individual worker productivity.

For which is the Scrum Master responsible?. The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself. The Scrum process being adopted and used properly. Managing the performance of the Scrum Team. Keeping track of resource allocation.

How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?. Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Development Team's understanding of the Sprint. Just enough to understand design and architectural implications. The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting. Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.

To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough solid ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process. True. False.

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for 9 Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about the purpose of the Product Backlog. He’s read that the Product Backlog should be a list of all user features for the product. He goes to the Scrum Master asking where to put the other types of requirements that are going to be taken into account. Are all of the following types of requirements acceptable on a Product Backlog? - Stability requirements - Performance requirements - Product Functionality - Documentation - Fixes. Yes, they all belong on the Product Backlog. Product Backlog is supposed to be the ‘single source of truth’ for all the work for the product. No. Product Backlog is a tool for the Product Owner. The Product Owner represents the users and stakeholders. Other types of requirements should be managed separately by the Development Team. They are not the Product Owner’s concern.

When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog. True. False.

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?. The Stakeholders. The Development Team. The Scrum Master. The Product Owner. The CEO.

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? (Choose 2 answers). Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times. Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications. Describing features as Use Cases. Interacting with stakeholders. Creating detailed functional test cases.

You are a product manager with a proven track record in your company. Your management has asked you to take the lead in the development of a new product. Six teams new to Scrum will build this product. You have gathered a number of requirements and ideas into an early form of a Product Backlog. How would you minimize dependencies between the Scrum Teams?. You create an independent Product Backlog per Scrum Team. You identify the dependencies and re-order the Product Backlog for them. You work with the Development Teams on how to best parse the work. You divide Product Backlog items among the six Product Owners. You raise this as an impediment with the Scrum Master.

Which three questions are answered by all Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose 3 answers). How is the Sprint proceeding?. What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal?. Why were you late?. What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal?. What impediments are in my way or in the way of the team?. How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday?.

A Project Manager working with your Scrum Team has raised concerns about progress and money spent. What are the two best responses? (Choose 2 answers). Scrum doesn't have Project Managers so disregard. Share the Product Backlog and the forecast for the Sprint. Show the Earned Value Analysis for the last 3 Sprints. Share the current impediments. Share the last stakeholder briefing document prepared by the Product Owner.

The Development Team is accountable for releasing the most valuable product possible. True. False.

Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?. The Scrum process, and how it was used during the Sprint. Coding and engineering practices. Sprint results. All of the above.

How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?. Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint. Ensure every Increment meets them. Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Development Team’s responsibility. Assign them to the lead developers on the team.

Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Which two measures ensure that the Product Backlog is transparent? (Choose 2 answers). The Product Backlog is ordered. Each Product Backlog item has a MoSCoW priority. The Product Backlog is managed using a web-based tool. The Product Backlog is available to all stakeholders. The Product Backlog only has work for the next 2 Sprints.

The top priority items of the Product Backlog should be analyzed, estimated, and prioritized adequately to begin a Sprint. This is referred to as an actionable, or “Ready”, Product Backlog. At the start of the Sprint Planning meeting, select the best description of the Product Backlog items that the Product Owner wants to have done. They are stated as User Stories and cannot be epics. They are stated as User Stories or use cases and test cases must have been identified for acceptance. They are clearly stated, refined, and understood by the Product Owner and the Development Team such that a forecast of items can be made to implement the Sprint Goal. They are fully described as User Stories or use cases already decomposed into tasks that will require no more than one-person day to complete by the Development Team.

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does. Directing the Development Team. Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders. Keeping stakeholders at bay.

What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? (Choose 2 answers). Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort. Add them to the definition of "Done" so the work is taken care of every Sprint. Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see. Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint.

Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose 3 answers). Focus. Respect. Courage. Earned Value. Economic Value Added.

Which of the following practices might help the Product Owner minimize waste in developing and sustaining the Product Backlog? (Choose 2 answers). Let others manage the Product Backlog. Only fully describe Product Backlog items when it seems sure that they are likely to be implemented. Write or cause Product Backlog items to be written clearly, and with as little ambiguity as possible. Always write the Product Backlog items as computer code that will later just be tested by developers.

You are a product manager with a proven track record in your company. Your management has asked you to take the lead in the development of a new product. Six teams new to Scrum will build this product. What would you strive for? (Choose 2 answers). The product has one Product Backlog. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog. There should be only one Product Owner. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.

A Sprint Retrospective should be held: At the end of each Sprint. At the beginning of each Sprint. Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one. At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release.

During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to: Lead the discussions of the Development Team. Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered. Manage the meeting in a way that each team member has a chance to speak. Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box. All answers apply.

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?. Methods of communication. The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning. Skills needed to improve the Development Team's ability to deliver. Its Definition of "done.". All of the above.

When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of “Done”?. During the Sprint Retrospective. During Sprint Planning. Prior to starting a new Sprint. Prior to starting a new project.

A done Increment is valuable if: (Choose 2 answers). It is likely to increase customer satisfaction. It meets the business analyst’s specifications. It is delivered when the Product Owner expected it. It reduces long-term operational costs. It has all the features that the Product Owner wanted in that Sprint.

Items on the Product Backlog tend to be: The same size as the items in the Sprint Backlog. It depends. Larger than the items in the Sprint Backlog. Smaller than the items in the Sprint Backlog.

Who creates a Product Backlog Item's estimate?. The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner. The Product Owner with input from the Development Team. The Scrum Master. The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts. The Development Team alone.

A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one release Sprint and may well have several. True. False.

Which three activities will a Product Owner likely engage in during a Sprint? (Choose 3 answers). Run the Daily Scrum. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint. Update the Sprint Burndown chart. Work with the stakeholders. Prioritize the Development Team's activities. Provide feedback.

Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?. The Sprint Backlog. Sprint Review minutes. The Sprint Goal. The release plan.

Which best describes the Product Backlog?. It is baselined to follow change management processes. It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum Team to start the design phase of a product. 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 as more is learned about the product and its customers.

Which answer best describes the topics covered in the Sprint Planning meeting?. What to do & how to do it. What to do & who will do. Who are in the team & what team member roles are. What condition have changed & how Product Backlog should evolve. What went wrong in the last Sprint & what to do differently now.

During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?. When the Product Owner identifies a new work. As soon as possible after they are identified. During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them. When the Scrum Master has time to enter them.

One of the Srcum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two outcomes of Daily Srcum? (Choose 2 answers). An updated list of impediments for Scrum Master to take care of. A shared understanding of the most important to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible progress toward Sprint Goal. A status report indicating what each individual has done, will be doing, what impediment are open. A check list of completed tasks and an update of the estimates of the remaining tasks that Scrum Master can use to admister the dev work. A updated task board to show the Sprint progress to stakeholders when they visit the dev room.

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum values? (Choose 2 answers). Bring all developers together and let them self-organize into Developement Teams. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure. Managers collaborate to assign indiciduals to specific teams. Manager personnaly re-assign current subordonates to new teams. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.

What two things improve the transparency of an Increment? (Choose 2 answers). Fully meeting the definition of “Done”. Updating Sprint tasks properly in the tracking tool. Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily. Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a separate Sprint. Having the skills and tools to build a complete, "Done" increment within a Sprint.