WorksheetsPSM I 61-80
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose two.)
a)
A) Definition of “Done”.
b)
B) How the team does its work.
c)
C) Team relations.
d)
D) The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog.
e)
E) Arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
2.
A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? (Choose two.)
a)
A) Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.
b)
B) Interacting with stakeholders.
c)
C) Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.
d)
D) Describing features as Use Cases.
e)
E) Creating detailed functional test cases.
3.
What is the best suited structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated Increments?
a)
A) Each Development Team works only one technical layer of the system (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).
b)
B) Each Development Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers.
4.
What are three benefits of self-organization? (Choose three.)
a)
A) Increased creativity.
b)
B) Increased rule compliance.
c)
C) Increased accuracy of estimates.
d)
D) Increased self-accountability
e)
E) Increased commitment.
5.
At the end of a Sprint Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of “Done”. What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item? (Choose two.)
a)
A) If the stakeholders agree, the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users.
b)
B) Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.
c)
C) Review the item, add the “Done” part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work.
d)
D) Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint.
6.
Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose two.)
a)
A) At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what has been “done” and what has not been “done”.
b)
B) The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box.
c)
C) The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.
d)
D) The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Development Team members when they need work.
e)
E) The Scrum Master is responsible for updating the Sprint Burndown.
7.
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate?
a)
A) The evolution of the cost spent on the project.
b)
B) When all work will be completed to the Scrum Team can be released for other work.
c)
C) When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.
d)
D) When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.
8.
Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?
a)
A) The Business Analyst.
b)
B) The Development Team.
c)
C) The Team Manager.
d)
D) The Project Manager.
e)
E) The Product Owner.
9.
How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?
a)
A) A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing, and documentation.
b)
B) As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint.
c)
C) All development work and at least some testing.
d)
D) 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”.
10.
What two techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply? (Choose two.)
a)
A) Involve the complete Development Team.
b)
B) Use coaching techniques; such as open questions and active listening.
c)
C) Ask an external technical specialist to make the decision.
d)
D) Send every team member to the company’s Human Resources department to express their concerns.
11.
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?
a)
A) It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.
b)
B) Every item has a designated owner.
c)
C) Each task is estimated in hours.
d)
D) It is the Development Team's plan for the Sprint.
e)
E) It is ordered by the Product Owner.
12.
Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:
a)
A) An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.
b)
B) How much effort has gone into a Sprint.
c)
C) How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.
d)
D) How many Product Backlog items remain.
13.
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
a)
A) The Scrum process, and how it was used during the Sprint.
b)
B) Coding and engineering practices.
c)
C) Sprint results.
d)
D) All of the above.
14.
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
a)
A) Add security to the definition of “Done”.
b)
B) Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the issues are fixed.
c)
C) Create a Product Backlog item for security.
d)
D) Go check with the testers.
e)
E) Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible.
15.
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
a)
A) The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.
b)
B) Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom.
c)
C) Items are randomly arranged.
d)
D) Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom.
16.
What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
a)
A) The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
b)
B) The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.
c)
C) The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
17.
User documentation is part of your definition of “Done”. However, there aren't enough technical writers for all teams. Your Development Team doesn't have a technical writer. What should you do?
a)
A) Form a separate team of technical writers that will work on an on-demand basis for the various Product Owners. Work order will be first in, first out.
b)
B) Let the user documentation remain undone and accumulate until after the last development Sprint. It will then be done by any available technical writers.
c)
C) Wait until you have a technical writer on your Development Team to take care of this.
d)
D) Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it.
18.
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 technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation? (Choose two.)
a)
A) The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
b)
B) The benefit of Development Teams figuring out a solution for themselves.
c)
C) The need to have enough work to keep all Development Team members busy.
d)
D) The ability of the Development Teams to produce integrated Increments.
19.
You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. (Choose two.)
a)
A) There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
b)
B) There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.
c)
C) The product has one Product Backlog.
d)
D) Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.
e)
E) There should be only one Product Owner.
20.
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?
a)
A) The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.
b)
B) The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
c)
C) Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts, architects, developers and testers who are not on the team.
d)
D) The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers and testers.
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