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scrum.assessment.role.b

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren't likely to build everything they forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
a)
Cancel the Sprint.
b)
Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
c)
Inform management that more resources are needed.
d)
Change the Sprint Goal.
e)
Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.
2.
In order to make investment decisions, the Product Owner is likely to look at the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the product being built. What costs will a Product Owner take into account?
a)
The money spent on development of the product, often a fixed cost per Sprint multiplied by the Sprints required
b)
All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product
c)
The accumulated cost over the earned value of the product
3.
Who is on the Scrum Team?
a)
The Scrum Master
b)
The Product Owner
c)
The Development Team
d)
Project Manager
e)
None of the above
4.
Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is NOT self-organizing and are NOT following the Scrum Guide?
a)
Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint.
b)
The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment.
c)
Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint.
d)
The Development Team invites external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.
e)
The Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.
5.
Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?
a)
The Product Owner
b)
The Development Team
c)
The Scrum Master
d)
The Project Manager
6.
When does a Development Team member become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
a)
At the Sprint planning meeting.
b)
Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team, even though each one may be implemented by an individual development team member.
c)
Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
d)
During the Daily Scrum.
7.
Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?
a)
Project Manager 2.0
b)
Value Maximizer
c)
Requirements Collector
d)
Scope Protector
e)
Chief Analyst
8.
What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
a)
Describing an Increment at the Sprint Planning and make sure that the Development Team delivers it by the end of the Sprint
b)
Clearly expressing a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the needs of the stakeholders
c)
Refining the top level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be handed over to the Development Team
d)
Writing the User Stories so they are understandable to stakeholders
9.

What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?

a)

Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker

b)

Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value

c)

The order of the Product Backlog

d)

Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases

10.
How can a Product Owner use time-boxed Sprints to obtain feedback from users and the market?
a)
Through the assurance that a Development Team finishes all work on the Sprint Backlog.
b)
Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market.
c)
By making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is done, and the work is verified by the Product Owner.
d)
At the end of each Sprint, a detailed report with all test cases and test results is available.
e)
A business analyst represents the Product Owner to make decisions on his behalf during the Sprint. This way the Product Owner can accept the work at the Sprint Review without further involvement.
11.
A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?
a)
True
b)
False
12.

What are the two primary ways a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

a)

By facilitating Development Team decisions

b)

By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team

c)

By starting and ending the meetings at the proper time

d)

By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog

13.

What two things should be done if the Product Owner is unavailable?

a)

Within the Sprint, the Development Team makes the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once he/she is available again.

b)

There should be a Product Owner team to allow a different person from that team to instantly take over the role of Product Owner.

c)

In a permanent state of unavailability, a new Product Owner needs to be appointed. Development efforts without a Product Owner are not employing Scrum.

d)

Development of functional requirements stops until the Product Owner is available again.

14.
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
a)
As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of "Done".
b)
As much as it can fit into the Sprint.
c)
All development work and at least some testing.
d)
Analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation.
15.
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
a)
The Development Team
b)
The Scrum Master
c)
The Product Owner
d)
The most junior member of the Team
16.
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
a)
To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
b)
He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
c)
To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking  progress on the burn-down.
d)
To gather status and progress information to report to management.