open assessment 4

Which of the following is a Scrum Master’s responsibility? (Choose the best answer):

• Updating the Sprint Backlog on a daily basis.

• Updating the Sprint Backlog on a weekly basis.

• Ensuring the Scrum framework is understood and enacted across the development organisation.

• Assigning tasks to each of the Developers.

Which of the following aspects is appropriate to be discussed during a Sprint Retrospective? Choose the best two:

• The Definition of Done.

• The user data collected after the latest product release.

• The way pair programming worked during the Sprint.

• The product feedback provided by stakeholders at the previous Sprint Review.

The Product Backlog must only contain user stories:

• True

• False

in Scrum, the Sprint Goal is (Choose the best answer):

• Recommended, but optional.

• An Artifact that creates transparency through inspection and adaption.

• An objective that provides flexibility and guidance to the Developers throughout the Sprint.

• Decided by the Scrum Master, in collaboration with the Product Owner.

The Developers realise they have selected too much work for the current Sprint. Half-way through the Sprint, they think that they will miss the Sprint Goal if they continue working at the current pace. Several Developers ask you, the Scrum Master, about what to do. What would your advice be? Choose the best answer:

• You would encourage them to discuss the situation with the Product Owner as soon as possible and adjust the scope of the Sprint.

• You would ask them to work overtime if needed, since all the tasks must be complete at the end of the Sprint.

• You would work with the Developers to change the Sprint Goal as necessary.

• You would discuss the situation with the Product Owner and remove the least important items from the Sprint Backlog by yourself.

How does the Scrum Master serve the Scrum Team? Choose the best answer:

• Removing all blockers reported by members of the Developers as soon as possible.

• Removing impediments to the Team’s effectiveness.

• Leading the Daily stand-up.

• Doing their performance review and handling any HR aspects.

The Product Owner is struggling to maintain the Product Backlog. The Backlog is extensive and has many old items. How would you help this Product Owner as Scrum Master? Choose the best two:

• Explaining techniques to effectively manage the Product Backlog; for instance, removing items that have not been implemented in a long time.

• You would recommend hiring a supporting Product Owner to divide the work between the two.

• Encouraging the Product Owner to keep the old items and spend additional time on them to make sure they are finally delivered.

• Coaching the Product Owner and the Developers on the importance of Product Backlog refinement.

True or false? When multiple teams are working on the same product, there should be one common Definition of Done that they all follow.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Teams don't create isolated Increments for themselves, but they integrate their work into the rest, and the Increments are always integrated and combined. In other words, Increments show the work of all teams. As a result, there should be a single Definition of Done for the product that all teams comply with, to make sure they can generate integrated Increments. If a team wants, they can have extra constraints in their Definition of Done (e.g., more tests), and that's fine, because when something complies with their definition, it will also comply with the overall definition.

True or false? Besides the normal items that are about the features of the product, each Sprint Backlog may contain an item about improving the way we work.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In the 2017 update of the Scrum Guide, a statement was added, saying that at least one high-priority process improvement item should be planned in each Sprint Retrospective and added to the next Sprint Backlog. The new version of the guide doesn't say that you have to do that, but it says that you can if you want.

True or false? When multiple teams are working on the same product, their Sprints should start and end at the same time.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

According to Scrum.org, it's not mandatory to start and end the Sprints at the same time; e.g., most teams have four-week Sprints, but some of them have two-week Sprints.