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PSM-I Professional Scrum Master I Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

The length of the Sprint should be proportional to the work that is done in between Sprints.

B.

It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort.

C.

Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should hold the time it will take to code the planned features in the upcoming Sprint, but does not include time for any testing.

D.

Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should be long enough to make sure the Development Team can deliver what is to be accomplished in the upcoming Sprint.

E.

All Sprints must be 1 month or less.

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Questions 5

Who can cancel a Sprint?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master

B.

The Scrum Team.

C.

The Stakeholders.

D.

The Product Owner.

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Questions 6

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?

Options:

A.

Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.

B.

Estimates are made by the Development Team.

C.

Estimates must be in relative units.

D.

Scrum forbids estimating.

E.

Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

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Questions 7

Who has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)

Options:

A.

The Stakeholders.

B.

The Product Owner.

C.

The Scrum Team.

D.

The Scrum Master.

E.

The Developers.

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Questions 8

The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What is an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?

Options:

A.

Suggest the Product Owner extend the Sprint, so he can have more time to order the Product Backlog.

B.

Suggest that the Development Team does the ordering to be sure that it is a feasible ordering of work.

C.

Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value.

D.

Present the Product Owner with an ordered Product Backlog to use.

E.

Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Development Team to see which items technically are fastest to implement.

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Questions 9

Which approach is best for Scrum Teams in order to produce valuable Increments? (Choose the best answer.)

Options:

A.

Each Developer works on the component where they feel that they can contribute.

B.

Each Scrum Team is accountable for developing functionality from beginning to end.

C.

Each Scrum Team works on an independent set of components.

D.

Each Scrum Member works only as an independent layer of the system.

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Questions 10

Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?

Options:

A.

It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.

B.

Every item has a designated owner.

C.

Each task is estimated in hours.

D.

It is the Development Team's plan for the Sprint.

E.

It is ordered by the Product Owner.

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Questions 11

Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?

Options:

A.

Architects.

B.

The Development Team.

C.

The Scrum Master.

D.

Subject matter experts.

E.

Development Team managers.

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Questions 12

What does it mean for a Scrum Team to be cross-functional?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

The Scrum Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.

B.

The Scrum Team includes skilled individuals who together have all the skills

necessary to create value each Sprint.

C.

Developers on the Scrum Team work closely with business analysts, architects,

developers, and testers who are not on the team.

D.

The Scrum Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers.

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Questions 13

What is the function or purpose of management in Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

To identify and remove people that are not working hard enough.

B.

To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.

C.

To monitor the productivity of the Developers.

D.

To continually monitor staffing levels of the Scrum Team.

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Questions 14

When a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be

present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (Choose the best answer.)

Options:

A.

The Development Team.

B.

The Product Owner and all stakeholders.

C.

The Product Owner and the Development Team.

D.

The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team.

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Questions 15

A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team gas decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Options:

A.

Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management.

B.

Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.

C.

Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.

D.

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

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Questions 16

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? (Choose the best answer.)

Options:

A.

Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen.

B.

The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost.

C.

Management may feel less anxious.

D.

All answers apply.

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Questions 17

When multiple Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the

Definition of Done?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

When multiple Scrum Teams are working together on a product, they must mutually

define and comply with the same Definition of Done.

B.

Each Scrum Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and

reconciled during a hardening Sprint.

C.

Each Scrum Team uses its own, but must make their definition clear to all other

teams so the differences are known.

D.

The Scrum Masters from each Scrum Team define a common Definition of Done.

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Questions 18

What is the timebox for the sprint Review? (choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

1 day

B.

4 hours for a one-month Sprint.

C.

As long as needed

D.

2 hours for a one-month Sprint.

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Questions 19

The Product Owner must release each Increment to production.

Options:

A.

When it makes sense.

B.

To make sure the Development Team is done every Sprint.

C.

Whenever the product is free of defects.

D.

Without exception.

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Questions 20

How much work Is required of the Developers to complete a Product Backlog Item selected during the Sprint Planning?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

All development work and at least some testing.

B.

as much as is required to meet the Scrum Team's Definition of Done.

C.

A proportional amount of time on analysis, design development and testing

D.

As much as they can fit into the Sprint, with remaining work deferred to the next Sprint

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Questions 21

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

Options:

A.

It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it forecast, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its forecast.

B.

It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.

C.

It is a mechanism to control the Development Team’s activities during a Sprint.

D.

It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

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Questions 22

Who must attend the Daily Scrum?

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master and Product Owner.

B.

The Development Team.

C.

The Development Team and Product Owner.

D.

The Scrum Team.

E.

The Development Team and Scrum Master.

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Questions 23

What is the function or purpose of management in Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

To identify and remove people that are not working hard enough.

B.

To monitor the productivity of the Developers.

C.

To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.

D.

To continually monitor staffing levels of the Scrum Team.

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Questions 24

Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?

Options:

A.

The Sprint Backlog.

B.

The Sprint Goal

C.

The release plan.

D.

Sprint Review minutes.

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Questions 25

Which three purposes does the definition of “Done” serve? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint.

B.

Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.

C.

Describe the purpose, objecti ve, and time-box of each Scrum event.

D.

Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end.

E.

Increase transparency.

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Questions 26

What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?

Options:

A.

There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.

B.

Refine the Product Backlog.

C.

Work with the Quality Assurance departments on the Increment of the current Sprint.

D.

Update the project plan with stakeholders.

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Questions 27

You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

Introduce a bonus system for the top performers in the team.

B.

Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history.

C.

Have the development managers for each Development Team member introduce their direct reports and go over their responsibilities on the Scrum Team.

D.

Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities.

E.

Ensure the team understands they need a definition of “Done”.

F.

Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history, goals, and context, as well as answer questions.

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Questions 28

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master.

B.

The Development Team.

C.

The Product Owner.

D.

The most junior member of the Team.

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Questions 29

What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?

Options:

A.

To take time to judge the validity of the project.

B.

To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.

C.

To review the Scrum Team’s activities and processes during the Sprint.

D.

To build team sprint.

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Questions 30

If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?

Options:

A.

Its productivity is likely to decrease.

B.

Its productivity is likely to stay the same.

C.

Its productivity is likely to increase.

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Questions 31

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?

Options:

A.

When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard.

B.

When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

C.

When the sales department has an important new opportunity.

D.

When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.

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Questions 32

How often should Development Team membership change?

Options:

A.

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

B.

Never, because it reduces productivity.

C.

As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.

D.

Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

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Questions 33

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:

Options:

A.

An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.

B.

How much effort has gone into a Sprint.

C.

How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.

D.

How many Product Backlog items remain.

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Questions 34

When should a Sprint Goal be created?

Options:

A.

It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement.

B.

It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning.

C.

A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.

D.

At any time during the Sprint.

E.

During Sprint Planning.

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Questions 35

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 36

The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 37

Currently, your Development Teams are organized to address a single layer only (for example, front end, middle tier, back end, and interfaces). What are three things to consider when deciding to move away from such component teams toward feature teams? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

You cannot do Scrum without feature teams.

B.

Productivity may suffer when making this kind of move.

C.

Getting support from the business side first helps.

D.

Feature teams have less communication overhead.

E.

With feature teams, it is easier to calculate the productivity per team.

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Questions 38

Who is accountable for tracking the remaining work toward the Sprint Goal? (Choose the best answer.)

Options:

A.

The Developers.

B.

The Scrum Master.

C.

The Product Owner.

D.

The Project Manager.

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Questions 39

When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?

Options:

A.

Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies.

B.

Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.

C.

No, each Scrum Team stands alone.

D.

No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint.

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Questions 40

Who is accountable for managing the progress ot work during a Sprint?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

The Product Owner.

B.

The Developers.

C.

The Scrum Master.

D.

The most junior member ot the team.

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Questions 41

When does a Sprint conclude?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

When the Product Owner decides enough has been delivered to meet the Sprint

Goal.

B.

When the Sprint Retrospective is complete.

C.

When all the tasks are completed by the Developers.

D.

When all Product Backlog items meet their Definition of Done.

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Questions 42

A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during Sprint Review.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 43

True or False Developers do not meet with stakeholders: only the Product Owner meets with stakeholders

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 44

A Scrum Team is a cohesive unit of professionals that consists of which of the following? (Choose all that

apply.)

Options:

A.

Users.

B.

One Scrum Master.

C.

Developers.

D.

Customers.

E.

One Product Owner.

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Questions 45

What techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement

about which agile practices to apply? (Choose the best two answers.)

Options:

A.

Involve the complete Scrum Team in making a decision.

B.

Use coaching techniques; such as open QUESTION NO:s and active listening.

C.

Ask an external agile coach what they recommend.

D.

Ask team members to take the issue up with to the company’s Human Resources department.

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Questions 46

Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of “Done”?

Options:

A.

To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.

B.

To be able to reprimand the team when they don’t meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.

C.

To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.

D.

To predict the team’s productivity over time.

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Questions 47

Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer.)

Options:

A.

What to do and who will do it.

B.

How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve.

C.

What can be done and how to do it, and why to do it.

D.

What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint.

E.

Who is on the team and what team member roles will be.

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Questions 48

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team?

Options:

A.

Focus

B.

Respect

C.

Openness

D.

Courage

E.

Commitment.

F.

All of the above

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Questions 49

Who should make sure everyone on the scrum Team does their tasks for the sprint? (choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

The Project Manager

B.

The Product Owner

C.

The Scrum Master

D.

The Scrum Team

E.

All of the above

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Questions 50

What factor should be considered when establishing the Sprint length?

(choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

The organization has mandated similar length sprints.

B.

The need for the team to learn based on doing work and measuring results.

C.

The frequency at which team formation can be changed.

D.

The organization's release schedule.

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Questions 51

True or False: A scrum Master Fulfills me same role as a traditional project Manager.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 52

During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur.

B.

Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.

C.

Have the developers vote.

D.

Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.

E.

Acknowledge and support the self-organizing team’s decision.

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Questions 53

Who determines how many Product Backlog items the Developers select tor a sprint? (choose the best answer)

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master

B.

The Scrum Team

C.

The Developers

D.

The stakeholders attending Sprint Planning

E.

The Product Owner

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Questions 54

Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?

Options:

A.

Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint.

B.

An increment of software with minor known bugs in it.

C.

An increment of working software that is “done”.

D.

A single document, if that is what the Scrum Master asked for.

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Questions 55

What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see.

B.

Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.

C.

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.

D.

Add them to the definition of “Done” so the work is taken care of every Sprint.

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Questions 56

You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

The desire to maintain a stable velocity.

B.

The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.

C.

The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.

D.

The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.

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Questions 57

What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?

Options:

A.

The event must happen at a set time.

B.

The event must happen by a given time.

C.

The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.

D.

The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

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Questions 58

Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?

Options:

A.

The Business Analyst.

B.

The Development Team.

C.

The Team Manager.

D.

The Project Manager.

E.

The Product Owner.

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Questions 59

Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

How is the Sprint proceeding?

B.

What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

C.

Why were you late?

D.

What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

E.

How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday?

F.

What will I be working on tomorrow?

G.

Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

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Questions 60

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time.

B.

By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team.

C.

By facilitating Development Team decisions.

D.

By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog.

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Questions 61

What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

By not allowing documentation.

B.

By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.

C.

By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room.

D.

By removing titles for Development Team members.

E.

By being a lightweight framework.

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Questions 62

Which of the following is required by Scrum? (Choose all that apply.)

Options:

A.

Sprint Retrospective.

B.

Members must be stand up at the Daily Scrum.

C.

Sprint Burndown Chart.

D.

Release planning.

E.

All of the above.

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Questions 63

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

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 64

Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

Sprint Review.

B.

Release Planning.

C.

Sprint Retrospective.

D.

Refinement Meeting.

E.

Daily Scrum.

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Questions 65

Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what has been “done” and what has not been “done”.

B.

The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box.

C.

The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.

D.

The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Development Team members when they need work.

E.

The Scrum Master is responsible for updating the Sprint Burndown.

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Questions 66

Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Make up a plan for the rest of the project.

B.

Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints.

C.

Develop at least one piece of functionality.

D.

Analyze, design, and describe the complete architecture and infrastructure.

E.

Create an increment of potentially releasable software.

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Questions 67

Who creates the definition of “Done”?

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the Development Team’s productivity.

B.

The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members’ definition.

C.

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

D.

The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization).

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Questions 68

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?

Options:

A.

Methods of communication.

B.

The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning.

C.

Skills needed to improve the Development Team’s ability to deliver.

D.

Its Definition of “Done”.

E.

All of the above.

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Questions 69

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

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

B.

There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.

C.

The product has one Product Backlog.

D.

Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.

E.

There should be only one Product Owner.

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Questions 70

For which is the Scrum Master responsible?

Options:

A.

Managing the performance of the Scrum Team.

B.

The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself.

C.

The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly.

D.

Keeping track of resource allocation.

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Questions 71

How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?

Options:

A.

Ensure every Increment meets them.

B.

Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Development Team’s responsibility.

C.

Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint.

D.

Assign them to the lead developers on the team.

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Questions 72

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 three.)

Options:

A.

It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks.

B.

It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the technical documentation.

C.

It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review.

D.

It trucks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item.

E.

It guides the Development Team is creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.

F.

It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.

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Questions 73

Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Development Team do it.

B.

The Scrum Master.

C.

The Product Owner.

D.

The business analyst who represents the Product Owner in the Development Team.

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Questions 74

True or False A scrum Master fulfills the same role as a traditional Project Manager

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Exam Code: PSM-I
Exam Name: Professional Scrum Master I
Last Update: Dec 8, 2024
Questions: 250

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