Practice Exam 1

What do you know about this specific role, called "project manager" in a scrum team.

• Scrum Teams do not follow any specific roles.
• There is no project manager in a Scrum Team.
• There is always a project manager in a Scrum Team.
• The project manager is the leader of a Scrum Team.

How should a Product Backlog be ordered?

• Prioritize items based on alphabetical order
• Prioritize items based on the team's preference
• Prioritize items based on the length of the description
• Prioritize items based on value, with the most valuable items at the top of the backlog.

How much should Development Team work on a specific Product Backlog item?

• Until the Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done.
• Until the team decides to stop
• Until the end of the Sprint
• Until the Product Owner is satisfied

When is a Sprint over?

• When the team feels like it
• When all tasks are completed, regardless of time
• When the Product Owner decides
• When the time-boxed for the Sprint ends

How long is a Sprint Review in a one month Sprint?

• 4 hours
• 2 hours
• 6 hours
• 8 hours

Our Scrum Team has decided to use three week long Sprints. How long should our Daily Scrum/DSU meetings take?

• 1 hour
• 15 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 30 minutes

Answer explanation

DSU is usually 15 minutes long, regardless of the duration of the Sprint.

Which of the following should be cross-functional

• Development Team

• All of the above

• Scrum Master

• Product Owner

Answer explanation

The Development team should be cross-functional, capable of delivering a potential releasable increment of the final product of the project without external help.

A new CEO for the company that hired you as a Scrum Master, ask the Development Team to add a new item/story to the Sprint. What should the Development do in response?

• The Development Team should ignore the CEO's request and continue with the current Sprint plan.
• The Development Team should refer the CEO to the PO .

• The Development Team should ask the CEO to prioritize the new item over existing Sprint commitments.
• The Development Team should immediately add the new item to the Sprint without question.

Answer explanation

Sprint Backlog should not change during sprint on one hand, and no one is allowed to set priority of Product Backlog items except for the PO.

In a nutshell, all work should come through the PO to the team

Which of the following is the main responsibility of the Product Owner

• Manage the team's budget
• Prioritize the product backlog
• Create detailed technical specifications
• Lead the daily stand-up meetings

Answer explanation

The main responsibility of a PO is maximizing the value of the project by creating, clearing, and prioritizing the product backlog.

What is the primary role of the Scrum Master during the Sprint Retrospective?

• To provide detailed feedback on the team's performance

• To facilitate the meeting and encourage open communication

• To assign action items for the next Sprint

• To update the product backlog based on the discussion