Scrum Master Certification Exam

During Sprint Planning, the Development Team realizes they have too much work to complete in the upcoming Sprint. What action should the Scrum Master take?

• Extend the Sprint duration

• Remove items from the Sprint Backlog

• Let the Development Team decide how to handle it

• Ask the Product Owner to reprioritize the items

The Product Owner insists on adding more items to the Sprint Backlog during Sprint Planning. What should the Scrum Master do?

• Allow the addition since the Product Owner owns the backlog

• Encourage the Product Owner to wait until the next Sprint

• Include the items but extend the Sprint duration

• Facilitate a discussion with the Development Team to evaluate the impact

During the Daily Scrum, a team member reports being blocked by a technical issue. What is the Scrum Master's role?

• Solve the technical issue immediately

• Assign another team member to help

• Encourage the team to address it after the meeting

• Escalate the issue to senior management

In the Daily Scrum, one team member consistently dominates the conversation and others struggle to provide updates. What should the Scrum Master do?

• Allow the dominant team member to continue

• Interrupt the dominant member and redirect the focus

• Extend the Daily Scrum to accommodate everyone

• Cancel the Daily Scrum for that day

During the Sprint Review, stakeholders express concerns about the quality of the increment. What should the Scrum Master do?

• Defend the team and their work

• Acknowledge the concerns and work with the team to address them

• Ask the stakeholders to provide more detailed feedback later

• Interrupt the stakeholders and steer the discussion to other topics

In the Sprint Review, the Product Owner is not present to provide feedback on the increment. What should the Scrum Master do?

• Proceed with the review without the Product Owner

• Delay the Sprint Review until the Product Owner is available

• Ask another team member to act as a proxy for the Product Owner

• 5.    Continue with the review and inform the Product Owner later

During the Sprint Retrospective, team members are hesitant to voice their concerns openly. What should the Scrum Master do?

• Encourage team members to express themselves honestly

• Facilitate the retrospective without addressing the hesitancy

• Cancel the retrospective and reschedule it for another time

• Provide feedback on behalf of the team to maintain transparency

In the Sprint Retrospective, the team identifies several improvement areas, but they are overwhelmed with potential changes. What should the Scrum Master recommend?

• Prioritize the improvements based on their impact

• Implement all identified improvements immediately

• Disregard the improvements and focus on the next Sprint

• Extend the duration of the Sprint Retrospective to address all concerns

The Development Team faces a recurring impediment that they cannot resolve themselves. What is the Scrum Master's responsibility?

• Solve the impediment personally to maintain team progress

• Wait for the Development Team to request assistanc

• Collaborate with the Development Team to remove the impediment

• Document the impediment and report it to senior management

During a Sprint, a critical external dependency unexpectedly changes, affecting the team's progress. What should the Scrum Master do?

• Communicate the issue to stakeholders but let the team handle it

• Adjust the Sprint Goal without discussing it with the team

• Cancel the Sprint and start a new one immediately

• Collaborate with the team to adapt to the changes and minimize impact