PSM #1

As the Sprint Planning progresses, the Developers realize that the workload may be greater than their capacity to complete the work. Which two are valid actions?

(Choose the best two answers)

• Cancel the Sprint.

• The Developers work overtime during this Sprint.

• Recruit additional Developers before the work can begin.

• The Developers ensure that the Scrum Team is aware, start the Sprint, and

  monitor progress.

• Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.

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

(Choose the best answer)

• Suggest that the Developers order the Product Backlog to be sure that it is a

  feasible ordering of work

• Suggest the Product Owner extend the Sprint, so he can have more time to

  order the Product Backlog.

• Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Developers to see which items

  technically are fastest to implement.

•  Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the

  Product Backlog is to maximize value.

The Developers ask their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a component. Without that component there will not be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. As the Scrum Master, what advice would you give the Product Owner?

• Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving

  the external component can be planned in a separate sprint.

• Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize

  utilization of the Developers.

• Remind the Product Owner that their primary concern is the flow of value

  reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.

One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum?

• Identification of impediments that may prevent the Developers from achieving

  the Sprint Goal.

• An update of completed tasks and of the remaining work so the Scrum Master

  can plan the next day.

• A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to

  achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint goal.

• A status report for the upper management indicating what each individual has

  done, will be doing, and what is impeding him/her.

Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as the output of the Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer)

• It is the Scrum Team's plan for the Sprint.

• Every item has a designated owner.

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

• Each task is estimated in hours.

• It is ordered by the Product Owner.

Which three of the following are true about Scrum?

(Choose the best three answers)

• Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum

  you think will work for your environment.

• Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.

•  Scrum implements self-management by replacing Project Managers with Scrum

  Masters.

• Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to

  Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.

• Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.

A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in,

understanding she is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, she is unsure about her

responsibilities. Which of the following are responsibilities of a Product Owner on a Scrum Team?

(Choose the best two answers)

• Creating detailed functional test cases.

• Describing features as Use Cases.

• Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.

• Interacting with stakeholders.

• Providing the Developers with detailed specifications.

How is management that is external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum? (Choose the best answer)

• Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum.

• The Product Owner represents their opinions.

• Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum.

• The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.

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 specialist who is external to the teams.

What should the Scrum Master consider in this situation?

(Choose the best two answers)

• The ability of the Scrum Teams to produce integrated Increments.

• The benefit of Developers figuring out a solution for themselves.

• The need to have enough work to keep all Developers busy

• The desire to maintain a stable velocity.

  A Scrum Master is working with a Scrum Team that has Developers in different physical locations. The Developers meet in a variety of meeting rooms and have much to do logistically (for example: reserve meeting rooms and set up conference calls) before the Daily Scrum. What

action should the Scrum Master take?

(Choose the best answer)

• Ask the Developers to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup.

• Set up the meeting and tell the Scrum Team that is how it will be done.

• Inform management and ask them to solve it.

• Allow the Developers to self-manage and determine for themselves what to do.