2. Advanced Scrum

Sid works in a company’s budget approval team and is new to Scrum. Sid wants to know more about how budgeting and financial forecasting is performed in Scrum. Which statements below are true? (Choose the best two answers.)

• Budgeting in Scrum is not necessary. The only funding necessary is the operational costs of the Scrum Teams.

• Budgeting and Financial forecasting are managed outside Scrum

• Frequently inspect the outcomes of the delivered Sprint Increments to understand how much value is being produced per investment spent.

• A single development release may be funded by the sponsors. The release may contain several Sprints where every Sprint is producing a valuable increment.

A company in Texas has hired a few Scrum Team members who works in Japan. The Scrum Team has a total of nine members, seven members who work full time in the office and two members who work part time at home. The Scrum Team is complaining that it is too difficult to synchronize every day (at the same time) because of the country time differences and work schedules. The team has suggested having the Daily Scrum every other day instead. What would be three key concerns if the Daily Scrum is held less frequently? (Choose the best three answers.)

• The Scrum Master will lose the ability to update the burndown chart adequately.

• The Product Owner cannot accurately inspect utilization of the individual team members.

• Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog would be reduced.

• Impediments would be raised and resolved more slowly.

• Less information about the progress will be shared causing the Sprint plan to become inaccurate. It will also reduce transparency reflecting less of the progress made toward the

  Sprint Goal.

During the implementation of an item in the Sprint Backlog, team members argue about a Product backlog item they are trying to implement. The team members debate about the work needed to make the item ‘done’. Some say the remaining work which needs to be completed is a part of the Definition of Done and others say it isn’t. Charles, the Scrum Master, observes a debate forming and members beginning to take sides. What is the best action for Charles to take?

• Bring the Scrum Team members together and interpret the Definition of Done for them so that there are no future conflicts on interpretation.

• Facilitate a session with all members on the Scrum Team to help them resolve the conflict, refine the Definition of Done, and become effective again. Tell the team that conflicts are a natural occurrence and coach them on the value of resolving conflicts.

• Immediately end the discussion before it becomes worse. Make the decision on what work is needed to make the item ‘done’ and teach the team about the importance of avoiding conflicts.

• Bring the Product Owner to the discussion and have him/her decide the work needed to make the item ‘done.’ It is the Product Owner’s responsibility to manage the Developers.

During Sprint Planning, the Definition of Done will help the Developers to forecast the amount of work deemed feasible to make ‘done’ by the end of the Sprint. Which two items best describes what ‘done’ means? (Choose

the best two answers.)

• All the work done on the Increment should be ready for User Acceptance Testing.

• All the work done on the Increment should pass the written test cases

• All the work performed on the Increment should make the Increment meet the Definition of Done

• Having an Increment of working software that is valuable to the end users.

• All the work done on the Increment should prepare the Increment for Integration Testing.

The advantages of a Sprint Goal are: (Choose all that Apply):

• The Sprint Goal gives meaning to the tasks and motivates the Team.

• The Sprint Goal focuses and unites the Scrum Team.

• The Sprint Goal helps in dealing with risks.

• The Sprint Goal helps with decision making.

• The Sprint Goal helps manage stakeholders’ and clients’ expectations

At the tenth Sprint Review, the stakeholders seem disappointed, frustrated as well as angry. They say the product does not meet their needs. They say It will cost more than they anticipated. What factors could have led to this situation? Select two best answers

• The Product Owner has not been interacting frequently with the stakeholders. He should have kept them aware of the progress of the project.

• The stakeholders haven't been using the Sprint Reviews to actively engage, inspect and review the progress.

• The stakeholders were not allowed to enter the development area or be present at the Daily Scrum. Had they given the opportunity, the current situation could have been avoided

• Changes to the project plan were not adequately documented, planned and shared. The change request procedure was not

  diligently followed.