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Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins
How are security non-functional requirements (NFRs) catered in Scrum? (Choose 2)
Add security needs to DOD
Add a Sprint specifically for NFRs
Delegate security NFRs to InfoSec Team
Add security needs to the Product Backlog
Select three ways in which Scrum promotes self-management? Choose 3 answers
By removing titles for Developers
By the Developers deciding what work to do in a Sprint
By not allowing documentation
By being a lightweight framework
By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room
Which of the following is an example of an Increment
A plan for the overall product release
A design for the product
A product roll-out plan
A valuable, useful set of product feature
Which measures can help to determine the product success? (Choose the best 3 answers)
The product's impact on cost
The Scrum Team's velocity
How much of the planned scope is delivered by the end of the Sprint
The product's impact on revenue
The product's impact on customer satisfaction
Who is accountable for clearly expressing the Product Backlog items?
Product Owner
Scrum Master, along with the Developers
Developers
Stakeholders
What happens during a Sprint?
The scope may be clarified and renegotiated with the Product Owner as more is learned
Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed
The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work
Quality goals do not decrease
No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
When many people are working on the same Definition of Done (DoD), what best describes the DoD?
Each Scrum Team has their own DoD
All Scrum Teams have a common DoD that makes their combined increment releasable
Scrum Masters define their respective team's DoD
Each Scrum Team makes the differences in the DoD transparent
Who should provide the estimate of the work
Developers
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Project Manager
When can a Sprint be cancelled?
When the Sprint Goal is not achieved
When all items from the Sprint Backlog is not complete
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
When the Scrum Team is not able to proceed
As the Sprint progresses, the Developers realize the workload is greater than their capacity. What are the TWO actions they can take?
Have additional developers onboarded
Discuss with the Product Owner and monitor progress
Cancel the Sprint
Remove or change agreed Product Backlog Items
Developers work overtime during the Sprint
When does the second Sprint start?
After the Product Backlog for the next Sprint is ready
Immediately after the previous Sprint ends
After the customer testing is complete
After the Release Retrospective
The Scrum Team feels the Sprint Retrospective event is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master (SM) take?
Agree with the Scrum Team's decision
Escalate it with the senior management
Enquire for reason and facilitate an effective Sprint Retrospective
Consult with Product Owner (PO) and Agile Coach to find out the next step
A product is a vehicle to deliver value. It has NO boundaries, NO known stakeholders and undefined users or customers.
True
False
Which statements best describe the Definition of Done?
It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review
It provides an entry criteria for Sprint work
It controls whether Developers have performed their tasks
It guides the Developers in forecasting during Sprint Planning
All work that the Developers plan to deliver in a Sprint originates from the Product Backlog.
True
False
Which TWO things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?
Make up a plan for the rest of the project
Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints
Develop at least one piece of functionality
Define the major product features and release plan architecture
Create an increment of potentially releasable software
Who is accountable for the Product Goal definition
Product Owner
Stakeholders
CEO
Scrum Team
What topics are discussed in the Sprint Retrospective (Choose all answers that apply)
Arranging Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint
Team relationships
Technical analysis for next Sprint
How the Scrum Team does its work
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
It is a demo at the end of the Sprint to check what work was done
It is a way to monitor work done by a Scrum Team
It is a forum to celebrate or punish the Developer's commitment toward delivery
It is a forum where the Scrum Team and Stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and figure out what to do next
Revenue is the only measure of a product's value?
True
False
What enhances transparency of an Increment?
Reporting sprint progress regularly
Doing all work necessary to meet the DoD
Updating the Sprint task board regularly
Keeping track of incomplete work in a Sprint
What is the maximum duration of a Sprint Planning?
3 hours
6 hours
8 hours
4 hours
A first Sprint can start only when the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog in place
True
False
How should the Developers deal with non-functional requirements?
Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Developer's responsibility
Assign them to the lead Developers on the team
Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint
Ensure every Increment meets them
During the Sprint Planning the Product Owner crafts a Sprint Goal.
False
True
When multiple Scrum Teams are working on the same product, their Sprints should start and end at the same time.
False
True
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
During the Sprint
During the Sprint Planning meeting
Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting
At the beginning of the project
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend through a release burndown chart indicates
When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Scrum Team
The evolution of the cost spent on the project
When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added
The Scrum Master is accountable for...
Coordinating the work of the Developers
Delivering the Product on budget and to the agreed schedule
Ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted
Solving all impediments
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A clearly defined methodology that defines the product development process
A manual for defining best practices for product development
A framework to address complex products in complex environments
A clearly defined and predictable process that follows the principles of Computer Science
What is the best approach for Scrum Teams to produce valuable increments?
Each Scrum Team works on an independent set of components
Each member of the Scrum Team works only as an independent layer of the system
Each developer works on the component to which they feel they can contribute
Each Scrum Team is accountable for building complete and functional increments from beginning to end
What are two responsibilities of testers among the Developers? Choose 2 answers
Every Developer is responsible for quality
Verifying the work of programmers
Finding bugs
Tracking quality metrics
Scrum has no "Tester" role
Ideally, the practice of Product Backlog refinement focuses on items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress.
True
False
Who assigns tasks to the Developers?
The Project Manager
The Developers themselves
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
Which best describes the Product Backlog?
It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum Team can develop and maintain a complete project plan
It is baselined to follow change management process
It is allowed to grow and change anytime as more is learned about the product and its customers
It provides just enough information to enable the Scrum Team to start the design phase of a product
The result of the Sprint Review is…
The Increment has been demonstrated to Stakeholders
Acceptance (or rejection) of all Product Backlog Items
Incomplete Product Backlog Items have been reviewed and returned to the top of the Product Backlog
A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
When does the second Sprint start?
Immediately after the first Sprint
Once the architectural changes for the second Sprint have been approved by the senior architect
After the customer completes acceptance testing of the first Sprint
After the Product Backlog for the second Sprint has been selected
Management needs to monitor progress on a daily basis and decides to do so by attending the Daily Scrum. What are the likely outcomes?
The Scrum Master may need to enforce the rule that only Developers participate in the Daily Scrum
The Developers may end up with less time in the Daily Scrum to re-plan their work
Additional facilitation may be required to keep to the time box
Management will be able to better direct the work of the Developers
The Developers may be less open and transparent during the Daily Scrum
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting
Enough so the Developers can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint
Just enough to understand design and architectural implications
Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Developer's understanding of the Sprint
Every Scrum Team should have:
The competencies and skills need to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint
At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline (like QA, Dev, UX)
One lead Developer and no more than 8 other members
There can be multiple Definitions of Done when multiple teams are working on the same product.
False
True
Which are considered Scrum Values. (choose all that apply)
Focus
Openness
Respect
Courage
Commitment
The Scrum Team is empowered by the organization to manage their own work.
True
False
Who participate in the Sprint Planning? (choose the best three answers)
The Key Stakeholders
The Developers
The Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The Technical Architect
How does the Scrum Master serve the Product Owner?
By planning scrum implementations within the organization
By helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management
By coaching the Developers in self-organization
All answers are correct
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? Choose 2 answers.
It is held first thing in the morning
It is facilitated by the team lead
It is fifteen minutes in duration
Its location and time should remain constant
A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master on estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that the Scrum Master should give?
Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Developers
Estimates are made by the Developers
Scrum forbids estimating
Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points
Estimates must be in relative units
What does a self-managed Scrum Team choose?
Product Backlog ordering
When to release, based on its progress
How to best accomplish its work
Stakeholders for the Sprint Review
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
Architects
Subject Matter Experts
The Product Owner
The Developers
The Scrum Master
Which commitment from the Sprint Planning provides the Developers with an overall goal and direction for the Sprint?
The Release Plan
The Sprint Backlog
Sprint Review minutes
The Sprint Goal
The Product Backlog is ordered by:
Risk where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom
Items are randomly arranged
Importance and priority according to the Product Owner, where the most important items are at the top at all times
Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottm
At the Sprint Retrospective meeting the Scrum Team identified some improvements that can be done. What could the Scrum Team do? (choose the best answer)
Put the improvements to the Product Backlog and might choose some to the Sprint Backlog
Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes all the improvements
Assign responsible team members for every improvement. Check progress at the next Retrospective
Assign a responsible team member for at least one improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective
Which of the following refers to the average amount of work done per Sprint?
Capacity
Burn-down Rate
Velocity
Performance
The Increment must be released at the end of every Sprint
True
False
No one but the Scrum Team is allowed to attend the Sprint Planning
False
True
Scrum is an iterative and incremental Agile framework.
False
True
What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
10 or more people
10 or fewer people
At least 9
6 or fewer people
When is it time to integrate the code?
At the end of each Sprint
At the end of the project
Before each release
Frequently, during the Sprint
The Developers are required to deliver a done increment by the end of a Sprint. Select TWO statements that explain what "done" means.
Ready for integration
All work to create an increment that is ready to be released to end users
All work the Developers are willing to do
No work left from the Definition of Done
Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality
What are three benefits of self-management?
Increase rule compliance
Increased accuracy of estimates
Increased creativity
Increased self-accountability
Increased commitment
The Sprint Backlog is crafted via the answers of these 3 questions : Why, What and How
True
False
What type of process control is Scrum?
Adaptive
Modern
Traditional
Empirical
Complex
Who monitors the remaining work of the Product Backlog?
The Developers
The Scrum Team
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's accountability is to help the Scrum Team with which two of the following:
Choose 2 answers
Monitor the progress of the Developers
Assign tasks with the Scrum Team
Facilitate inspection and adaptation of opportunities as requested or needed
Ensure the Product Owner attends all Scrum events
Causing the removal of impediments
During the Sprint:
Scope doesn't change
No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
The Scrum Master may choose to change the scope
Quality does not decrease
The Product Backlog is refined as needed
Which of the following is required by Scrum?
Sprint Burndown Chart
Release Planning
Sprint Retrospective
All of the above
Members must stand up at the Daily Scrum
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
The Developers
The Project Manager
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
The Developers in consultation with the Product Owner
Which of the following may change during the Sprint?
Product Backlog
Sprint Goal
Minimum level of quality
The Sprint Backlog must be detailed enough so that…
Changes in progress can be understood in the Daily Scrum
Every task is identified when the Sprint Backlog is first created
The Product Owner can understand what everyone is working on
Stakeholders can monitor progress at the task level
Which three statements about Scrum are true? Choose 3 answers.
Scrum is based on empirical process control theory
Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers
Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products
Scrum is a methodology, where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment
Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose, and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products
Once the Definition of Done is defined, it can never change.
True
False
Who can change the Sprint Backlog in the middle of the Sprint?
Only the Developers
The Scrum Team
Only the Scrum Master
Only the Product Owner
How much work must the Developers do to a Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?
A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation
All development work and at least some testing
As much as they have informed the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item they select in conformance with the Definition of Done
As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint
A Scrum Team uses 2-week Sprints and time box their Sprint Planning to 6 hours. Does this break the rules of Scrum?
Yes
No
Which statements about the Sprint Retrospective meeting are correct? (Choose 2 answers)
It's three hours maximum
It's the only time improvement are planned for the project
The Product Owner doesn't have to be at the meeting
It happens before the Sprint Review
It's an opportunity for inspection and adaptation
Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
The Developers
The Developers and Scrum Master
The Developers and Product Owner
The Scrum Team
The Scrum Master and Product Owner
The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint
True
False
Which of the following is required by Scrum?
Having timeboxed events
Test-Driven Development
Story Points
Release Planning
For a one-month Sprint, select the best timeboxes for each Scrum event.
Sprint Planning: 8 hours or less, Daily Scrum: 15 minutes ore less, Sprint Review: 4 hours or less, Sprint Retrospective: 3 hours or less
Sprint Planning: 4 hours or less, Daily Scrum: 15 minutes ore less, Sprint Review: 4 hours or less, Sprint Retrospective: 4 hours or less
Sprint Planning: 4 hours or less, Daily Scrum: 15 minutes ore less, Sprint Review: 8 hours or less, Sprint Retrospective: 4 hours or less
Sprint Planning: 8 hours or less, Daily Scrum: 30 minutes ore less, Sprint Review: 4 hours or less, Sprint Retrospective: 3 hours or less
The purpose of the Sprint Review is…
To review the status of the Project
To show Stakeholders work that is done and work that is near to completion
To check what was done and not done during the Sprint
To inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog
