Q: During the Sprint, everyone should do their tasks. Who should make sure that it happens?

A: Scrum Team

Q: What criteria should be taken into account to define the Sprint length?
A: All of these answers are correct.

Q: The Product Owner has several responsibilities. Which of the following is NOT a Product Owner’s?
responsibility?
A: Facilitate the Daily Scrum meeting.

Q: One of the key Product Owner's responsibilities is to order the Product Backlog items correctly. How should
he/she do this?
A: Prioritized by business importance first: the items that result in biggest ROI must be prioritized first.

Q: Which of the following is NOT a responsibility (or role) in the Scrum framework?
A: System Analyst

Q: A Sprint could be canceled before the Sprint timebox ends. Which of the following is an acceptable
reason for that?
A: When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

Q: There are three teams working on the same product. How many Product Backlogs should be
maintained in this scenario?
A: Just one for all Teams.

Q: Is the Product Owner required to be present at the Sprint Retrospective?

A: Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the
Scrum Team to assess and improve itself.

Q: Scrum has a few official artifacts. Which two of the following are not a Scrum artifact? (choose 2 answers)
A: User Stories. / Definition of Ready.

Q: During the Sprint, can a developer member become owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
A: No. The Sprint Backlog and all items are collectively owned by the Developers, even if they are being worked
on by a specific member.

Q: Which of the following statements best explain the purpose of Sprint in Scrum?
A: A Sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to turn the selected Product Backlog items into a product
increment, at a sustainable pace.

Q: The start of a new Sprint should be postponed when:

A: Never. A Sprint starts immediately after the end of the previous Sprint.

Q: Which of the following is a Scrum event?

A: Sprint Review. / Daily Scrum. / Sprint Planning

Q: A Product Owner needs to maintain a "healthy" product backlog. What is true about the Product
Backlog items?
A: Undefined items or with fewer details should be placed in the Product Backlog with low
priority.

Q: There are a lot of misunderstandings about official events in Scrum. Given the options below, what
is required by Scrum?
A: Sprint Review
Q: In some circumstances, it is possible to maintain more than one Product Backlog. Which of the following is
one of these?
A: When there are multiples independent teams working on several independent

Q: The Developers is responsible for pulling Product Backlog Items to the Sprint Backlog. Who decides whether
the developers pulled enough work?
A: The Developers

Q: The Product Owner has a lot of responsibilities. Given the options below, which one is not a Product
Owner's responsibility?
A: Tell what tasks each developer should do during the Sprint.

Q: Some activities happens at the end of the Sprint. Given the options below, which three do NOT happen?
A: Software development / Software deployment / QA activities

Q: At the end of the Sprint, what should be an expected output?

A: A increment usable.

Q: At the first Sprint, what should the Scrum Team do? (choose 2 answers)
A: Deliver a usable increment. / Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.

Q: What are the three topics that should be discussed during the Sprint Planning?
A: 1 - Why is this Sprint valuable? 2 - What can be Done this Sprint? 3 - How will the chosen work get done?

Q: What following statements are true about Sprint Review? (choose 3 answers)
A: The Scrum Team presents the results of their work to key stakeholders and progress toward the Product
Goal is discussed. / During the event, the Scrum Team and stakeholders review what was accomplished in the
Sprint and what has changed in their environment. / The Product Backlog may also be adjusted to meet new
opportunities

Q: The work during a Sprint needs to be managed. Who is responsible for that?
A: The Developers

Q: Given the following Scrum events, which of the following is the latest step?
A: Sprint Retrospective

Q: Which of following statements is not a Scrum Master responsability?

A: Establish Product Backlog priorities together with the Product Owner.

Q: Which of the following statements best explains what the term Sprint means in Scrum?
A: A sprint is a specific amount of days for a team to work at a sustainable pace to finish select work.

Q: What is the recommended worktime for a team member in a Scrum Team?

A: A sustainable pace, usually from 7-8 hours per day.

Q: According to Scrum, the amount of time for a team to plan Sprint activities is expressed in what unit of
time?
A: Hours
Q: The total remaining story points for a given product is 60. The developers has 7 members and 4 Spring have
been done with the following information:
A: 6

Q: The Product Owner ask you the following question: "What should be the best moment to reprioritize the
product backlog?"
A: The Product Owner should reprioritize the Product Backlog whenever new information is learned.

Q: Transparency is a key concept in Scrum. At the end of Sprint, how can the Product Owner and stakeholders
check if a specific item is really done?
A: They should compare what was done against the Definition of Done.

Q: What is the MAIN objective of the Daily Scrum?

A: To inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and to inspect how progress is trending towards completing the
work in the Sprint Backlog.

Q: What does a time-boxed activity mean?

A: There is a maximum time limit for the activity

Q: What is the MAIN objective of the Sprint Review?

A: To inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations.

Q: After adopting Scrum, the Scrum Team has been very happy. A team member express a key point of this
happiness: "We don’t need writing detailed specifications anymore".
A: False

Q: The Developers is running a Sprint that will end in two days. The team doesn't have enough time to
complete 3 tasks related to two important Product Backlog Items. But the team believes that only 14 hours
more is sufficient to complete all work. They know that the Product Owner will be disappointed in case these
two items are not delivered. How should the Developers handle the remaining three tasks?
A: The Developers should place the two Product Backlog items back to the Product Backlog.

Q: What is the main objective of the Sprint Retrospective?

A: To plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness.

Q: Which of the following is NOT shown in a Sprint Burndown Chart?

A: Number of remaining product backlog items

Q: The Developers needs to manage the actual versus planned progress. What artifact should they use for this
purpose?
A: Burndown chart

Q: Which of the following statements is false according to Scrum?

A: The product is always released to customers after each Sprint.

Q: What is the Sprint Retrospective time-box?

A: 3 hours for a 30-day Sprint. For shorter Sprints, this ceremony is usually shorter.

Q: The Developers could not complete some items during the second Sprint. What happens in this case?
A: Undone items return to the Product Backlog.

Q: You have just been hired as a Scrum Master for a company that has 10 major products. The senior
management is not confident about how many Product Owners are needed, They asked you to help them to
decide it. Which statements are the two best alternatives for how many Product Owners should exist? (choose
2 answers)
A: One specific Product Owner is responsible for each product (so ten in total), considering that the Product
Owner may delegate to others specific value, capabilities, and functionality within the product. / One specific
Product Owner is responsible for all ten products, taking into account that
the Product Owner may delegate to others for specific value, capabilities, and functionality within each
product.

Q: Two Scrum Masters are having a discussion about management in Scrum. One of them believes that Scrum
Master is a management position. Is this Scrum Master correct?
A: Yes

Q: The Scrum Team is formed by the following responsibilities (or roles): (choose 3 answers)
A: Product Owner / Developers / Scrum Master

Q: An optimal Scrum Time size is small enough to remain nimble, and large enough to complete significant
work.
A: 10 or fewer

Q: Who must attend the Daily Scrum?

A: The Developers

Q: A company has just started using Scrum. There are three Scrum teams and one of them tells the Scrum
Master that it doesn't feel the need for retrospectives.
A: Start doing retrospectives.

Q: Who is responsible for the Product Backlog maintenance?

A: The Product Owner

Q: Which of the following best defines the Scrum?

A: Scrum is a framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products.

Q: Which of the following factors could be more appropriate to order the Product Backlog?
A: The most valuable items are placed at the top.

Q: In some situations, a Sprint can be cancelled. Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
A: The Product Owner

Q: Who is responsible for defining the Sprint Backlog scope?

A: The Developers in agreement with the Product Owner

Q: Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog are two official Scrum artifacts. Jhon, a new team member, doesn’t
know the main difference between them. If you were Jhon's Scrum Master, what should you tell him?
A: The Sprint Backlog is a subset of the Product Backlog.

Q: Near the end of Sprint Planning, the Developers realizes that they pulled work beyond their capacity. Given
the following options, which one makes more sense?
A: Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items

Q: A big company has 5 Teams working on the same product. They want to deliver a done and potentially
shippable product increment. How should they do it?
A: Each Sprint, all Scrum Teams have a done increment that integrates with all of the other done increments
from all other Scrum Teams on the initiative; the sum of all of increments is the increment for that initiative or
project

Q: The Product Owner decides to cancel the current Sprint because the Sprint Goal does not make sense
anymore. What happens next?
A: The completed Sprint Backlog items are evaluated for a release while incomplete items are put back into
the Product Backlog.

Q: When does backlog refinement occur?

A: During the Sprint, in preparation for the next Sprint(s)

Q: What are two main responsibilities of the developers? (choose 2 answers)

A: Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint in agreement with the Product Owner / Do the work planned in the
Sprint Backlog

Q: A big company has 5 teams working on the same product. The Product Owner is not sure about
how to arrange the Product Backlog. You, as a Scrum Master, should support the Product Owner. What do you
suggest?
A: All Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and integrate their work every Sprint

Q: A big company has 5 Scrum Teams working on the same product. Each Scrum Team wants use
their own Definition of Done. According to Scrum, what best describes the Definition of "Done" in this
scenario?
A: All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful.

Q: You are the Scrum Master for five new teams working on the same Product Backlog. Several
Developers come to you asking if their increments should be integrated every sprint. What do you tell them?
A: Yes, the Product Owner needs an integrated increment in order to be able to inspect what was done
accurately.

Q: The Scrum Master has a lot of responsibilities. A new team member, that is new to Scrum as well, comes to
you asking about the responsibility of the Scrum Master.
A: The responsibility is to remove any impediments that the Scrum Team encounters during their work.

Q: Given the following statements, which three are true? (select three options)
A: Empirical process control theory is the Scrum foundation. / Scrum is a framework. / Scrum has few
components and each one has a specific purpose. To be successful, all components are required

Q: The Scrum defines a series of responsibilities. Who is the owner of the Sprint Backlog?
A: The Developers

Q: Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the
event is usually shorter. Given the following objectives, which ones are covered as part of the Sprint Planning?
A: The Product Owner proposes how the product could increase its value and utility in the current Sprint.

Q: The Scrum Team should be cross-functional. What does it mean?

A: It means that the members has all the skills necessary as a team to turn the selected Product Backlog into
an increment usable.

Q: Who should be accountable for managing and updating the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
A: The Developers.
Q: A new team member, that is new to Scrum as well, come to you asking about what could be a good Sprint
output. What should you tell to him?
A: An increment of product that is "done"

Q: During the Sprint, the Developers works to turn Product Backlog items into a working product
increment. The Scrum Master act as a coach and removes impediments. And how about the Product Owner?
What three activities a Product Owner will probably do during the Sprint? (choose 3 answers)
A: Answer questions from the Developers about items in the current Sprint / Work with the stakeholders /
Provide feedback

Q: Self-managing teams choose how to best accomplish their work rather than being directed by
others out of the team. Which moment a Developer volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog item?
A: Never. The Sprint backlog and all items are collectively owned by the Developers, even
if they are being worked on by a specific member.

Q: Select the two best answers about the Daily Scrum. (choose 2 answers)
A: Its duration is fifteen minutes or less. / Its location and time should remain constant.

Q: Stakeholders can interact with the Scrum Team in which two ways? (select two options)
A: At the Sprint Review / Via interactions with the Product Owner

Q: One of the Scrum Master's objective is to keep the Scrum Team working at its highest level of productivity.
How should the Scrum Master reach this objective? (choose 2 answers)
A: By removing impediments that disturb the Scrum Team / By acting as a coach facilitating Scrum Team
decisions

Q: The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for
improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint. Which of the following might be the Scrum Team discuss
during a Sprint Retrospective?
A: All of the above.

Q: When the Developers determine that they will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be
present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
A: Scrum Team / The Product Owner and all stakeholders

Q: When is the Sprint Backlog created?

A: During the Sprint Planning meeting

Q: The Sprint Goal is an objective that will be met within the Sprint through the implementation of the
Product Backlog, and it provides guidance to the Developers on why it is building the Increment. The Sprint
Goal is crafted before the Sprint Backlog is created.
A: True

Q: Who should know the most about the progress toward the Product Goal?
A: The Product Owner

Q: Scrum is based on:

A: Empirical process

Q: What is the maximum amount of time for Daily Scrum Meeting?

A: 15 minutes

Q: Given of the following topics, which should be discussed during the Sprint Review meeting?
A: Sprint results
Q: What is the time-box for the Sprint Retrospective of a Sprint with one month of duration?
A: 3 hours for a 30 days sprint

Q: Who the work must conform to the definition of done?

A: The Developers

Q: A senior manager come to you asking about what is true about Product Owner (PO). He gives to you
following statements. Which one is INCORRECT?
A: The Product Owner always plays a dual role: product Owner and Scrum Master

Q: At the end of Sprint, the Product Owner might shipping or deployment the product increment in order users
can use it. When should Product Owner do it?
A: When it makes sense

Q: In some moment, the Scrum Team membership might change. When should it occur?
A: As needed, but considering short term reduction in productivity

Q: Near the end of Sprint Planning, the Developers realize that the workload is getting higher than their
productive capacity. Which two actions make the most sense to do?
A: Remove or change selected Product Backlog items / Start the sprint and monitoring progress. Keep the
product owner aware about the situation.

Q: There should be only one Product Backlog for the same product, even if there are multiples Scrum Teams
working on it.
A: True

Q: Given the following options, which one shows the key Scrum responsibilities?
A: Developers, Product Owner, and Scrum Master

Q: What is the main Scrum Master responsibility?

A: True leader who serve the Scrum Team and the larger organization

Q: When does the Sprint end?

A: When the time-box expires

Q: If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?

A: Work remaining across time

Q: The Sprint Goal is a result of the Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.
A: True

Q: What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?

A: Within the Sprint, the Developers make the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint
Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once they are available again.

Q: When should the Sprint Retrospective be held?

A: At the end of each Sprint

Q: Assuming a 2-week Sprint, what is the time-box for the Sprint Review?
A: 4 hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.

Q: Who is ultimate responsible for the Product Backlog item estimates?

A: The Developers
Q: What is a Developers responsibility? (Choose 2 answers)
A: Instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done / Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal

Q: The Scrum Master observes the Product Owner struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What would
you consider an appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
A: Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize
value.

Q: Who must do all the work to make sure Product Backlog items conform to the definition of “done?”
A: The Developers

Q: When is it most appropriate for a Scrum Team to change the definition of “Done”?
A: During the Sprint Retrospective

Q: What´s the Scrum Team definition of "done"?

A: Whatever the Scrum Team defines "Done" to be

Q: A Scrum Team is only allowed to meet with stakeholders during the Sprint Review.
A: False

Q: A Sprint can be canceled by whom?

A: The Product Owner

Q: For a one month Sprint, how much time should be dedicated for the Sprint Planning activity?
A: 8 hours

Q: A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one release Sprint and may well have several.
A: False

Q: In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Developers were unable to reach a clear
understanding about the highest order of Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Developers couldn´t
figure out how much functionality it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a
Sprint Goal, however. Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support? (choose 2
answers)
A: Forecast the Product Backlog items that are most likely to meet the Sprint Goal and create the Sprint
Backlog. Conclude Sprint Planning and start the development work. Continue to analyze, decompose, and
create additional functionality during the Sprint. / During the next Sprint Retrospective discuss why this
happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

Q: The timebox for the Sprint Review is:

A: 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

Q: Which statement is an incorrect assessment of the Scrum Team?

A: It is made up of fifteen members of various set of skills

Q: What does it mean for a Scrum Team to be cross-functional?

A: The Scrum Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to
create value each Sprint.

Q: The best description of a Sprint Backlog is:

A: A prioritized list of requirements to be completed during the Sprint

Q: Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as an outcome of the Sprint Planning?
A: It is the Developers plan for the Sprint

Q: The maximum duration of the Sprint is highly recommended to be:

A: Less than a month

Q: As the Sprint Planning progresses, the workload has grown beyond the team´s capacity. Which action makes
most sense for the team?
A: Collaborate with the Product Owner and potentially remove or change items

Q: What does it mean to say that an event is time-boxed?

A: The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time

Q: What is the role of management in Scrum?

A: Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system capabilities.
Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-
up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.

Q: Using Scrum ensures that adding more resources to a project proportionally increases the value delivered.
A: False

Q: The Developers find out during the Sprint that they are not likely to build everything they forecast. What
would you expect a Product Owner to do?
A: Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers.

Q: Who is responsible for updating the work estimates during a Sprint?

A: The Developers

Q: How much work must the Developers 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

Q: The CEO asks the Developers to add a “very important” item to the current Sprint. What should the
Developers do?
A: Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.

Q: How do timeboxes help the Product Owner and the other members of the Scrum Team validate
assumptions, adapt, and maximize the value of their product?
A: Timeboxes help minimize risk by creating the opportunity to validate assumptions using feedback from
users and the market; allowing Scrum Teams to inspect progress toward the Product Goal and decide whether
to pivot or persevere.

Q: Which two things does the Developers not do during the first Sprint?(choose 2 answers)
A: Develop a plan for the rest of the project / Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure

Q: What three techniques should the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal
disagreement about which development techniques to apply?(choose 3 answers)
A: Use coaching techniques like open questions and active listening / Involve the complete team / Consult with
team members individually, carefully listening

Q: The time-box for the complete Sprint Planning meeting is:

A: 8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints

Q: It is important that the product increment be released to production or shipped to customers at the end of
each Sprint.
A: True

Q: The length of a Sprint should be:

A: All of these answers are correct.
Q: Scrum does not have a role called “Project Manager.”
A: True

Q: Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
A: The Product Owner

Q: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product
Backlog.
A: True

Q: What are two good ways for the Developers to make non-functional requirements visible? (choose 2
answers)
A: Add them to the definition of "Done" so the work is taken care of every Sprint. / Add them to the Product
Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.

Q: Which statement best describes a Product Owner’s responsibility?

A: Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.

Q: Who is on the Scrum Team? (choose 3 answers)

A: The Scrum Master / The Product Owner / The Developers

Q: During which meeting do the Developers synchronize their work and progress and report any impediments
to the Scrum Master for removal?
A: Daily Scrum

Q: A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve
only a small portion of them. Which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation? (choose 3
answers)
A: Alert management to the impediments and their impact / Consulting with the ScrumTeam / Prioritize the
list and work on them in order

Q: The reason the Scrum Master is at the Daily Scrum is:

A: He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Developers has a Daily Scrum

Q: Scrum Master is a “management” position.

A: True

Q: Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

A: It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

Q: The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its a timebox) is:

A: 4 hours for a monthly Sprint; proportionally less for shorter Sprints

Q: Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

A: The Developers only

Q: Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
A: The consistency reduces complexity.

Q: Which statement best describes Scrum?

A: A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.

Q: Which of the following is NOT a timebox in Scrum? (choose 4 answers)

A: Release retrospective / Release testing / Sprint 0 / Sprint testing
Q: How is management that is external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?
A: Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum.

Q: Which answer best describes the topics covered in the Sprint Planning meeting?
A: Why is this Sprint valuable, what to do and how to do it

Q: When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
A: False

Q: When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?
A: All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment valuable and useful

Q: Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show:
A: An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint

Q: Which three purposes does the definition of “Done” serve? (Choose 3 answers.)
A: Create a shared understanding of when work is complete. / Guide the Developer on how many Product
Backlog items to select for the Sprint. / Increase transparency.

Q: What are the benefits to the Scrum Team of self-managed? (choose 3 answers)
A: Increased commitment / Increased creativity / Increased feeling of accountability

Q: Who owns the Sprint Backlog?

A: The Developers

Q: A new developer has joined an existing Scrum Team. He/she is having continuing conflicts with existing
members and is making the environment hostile. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the new team
member, and why?
A: The Scrum Team is responsible because it is a self-managing team, although it may have to be advised by
the Scrum Master

Q: What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Scrum Teams?
A: Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.

Q: The Scrum Master should not allow the Product Owner to go to the Sprint Planning meeting without having
already devised the Sprint Goal.
A: False

Q: Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build a product incrementally.

A: False

Q: Which best describes the Product Backlog?

A: It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers

Q: Which of the following is not a Developers responsibility?

A: Selecting the Product Owner

Q: Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum poorly or not exhibiting traits of a
self-managing Scrum Team? (choose the best three answers)
A: Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team’s progress. /
The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog
item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog. / The Developers are working within the
boundaries of their organizations functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer
to tester to integration.
Q: The primary reason one might choose a four-week Sprint is when the work is too large for a two-week
Sprint and cannot be decomposed further.
A: False

Q: During the Sprint, the Scrum Master's responsability is to:(choose 2 answers)

A: Facilitate inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed / Remove impediments

Q: The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain intact. These are
conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the following is FALSE?
A: The Sprint Backlog and its contents are fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and do not change
during the Sprint

Q: The Product Owner remains distant. He/she has handed over the required Product Backlog for the Sprint
but is not collaborating with the Developers during the Sprint. What are valuable actions for a ScrumMaster?
(choose 2 answers)
A: Coach the Product Owner in the values of scrum and incremental delivery / Bring up the problem in the
Sprint Retrospective

Q: How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
A: Enough so the Developers can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of
the Sprint

Q: Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as an outcome of the Sprint Planning?
A: It is a decomposition of Product Backlog items such that enough work is decomposed for at least the first
days of the Sprint

Q: Which two behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-managing? (choose 2 answers)

A: Developers collaboratively select their own work during the Sprint / The Developers creates their own Sprint
Backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done"

Q: The Sprint Goal is a result of Sprint Planning, as is the Sprint Backlog.

A: True

Q: The IT manager asks a Developer for a status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The
Developer asks the Scrum Master for advice. The Scrum Master should:
A: Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint
Review.

Q: Scrum Team membership should change:

A: As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity

Q: Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
A: The Product Owner

Q: Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?

A: What is valuable, what can be done and how to do it

Q: Which of the following is the Developers NOT responsible for?

A: Selecting the Product Owner

Q: How do you know that a Scrum Team is cross-functional?

A: The Scrum Team has all the skills to create an Increment by the end of every Sprint.

Q: What are some consequences if a Scrum Team does not have a consistent definition of "Done" from Sprint
to Sprint?
A: All of the above
Q: Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team? (Choose one answer)
A: All of the above

Q: Who creates a Product Backlog Item's estimate?

A: The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner

Q: Why do the Developers need a Sprint Goal?

A: The Developers are more focused with a common yet specific goal.

Q: As Scrum Teams mature, it is expected that the following decision is likely to be taken:
A: They will improve their definition of done to include more stringent criteria

Q: What phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Developers? (choose the best
two answers)
A: They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in
mind. / They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and
value of Product Backlog items.

Q: For which is the Scrum Master responsible?

A: The Scrum process being adopted and used properl

Q: A Developer step up to own a Sprint Backlog item:

A: Never - all Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the entire group o of Developers, even though each one
may be done by an individual Developer

Q: Who is responsible for registering the work estimates during a Sprint?

A: The Developers

Q: If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?

A: Work remaining across time

Q: During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?
A: As soon as possible after they are identified

Q: What are two effective ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied?(choose 2 answers)
A: Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern / Add security concerns to the
definition of "Done"

Q: The Product Backlog is ordered by:

A: The Product Owner with the most valuable items placed at the top.

Q: The time-box for a Daily Scrum is?

A: 15 minutes.

Q: Self-managing works best when there are goals and boundaries. Select two requirements from the Scrum
framework that are key for a Scrum Master to teach teams to help them self-manage. (choose 2 answers)
A: Time-boxing events to manage risks / Creating a releasable Increment by the end of each Sprint

Q: The Product Owner must ship each Sprint increment...

A: ... when it makes sense

Q: During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's responsability is to:

A: Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box
Q: What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
A: He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Developers has a Daily Scrum

Q: Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint?
A: All Sprints must be one month or less. / It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a
development effort

Q: When does the next Sprint begin?

A: Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint

Q: A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Developer. The Developers has decided that a retrospective
is unnecessary. What action should the Scrum Master take?
A: Begin facilitating productive, useful retrospectives

Q: Who is accountable for clearly expressing Product Backlog items? (choose the best answer)
A: The Product Owner.

Q: Which two ways of creating Scrum Teams are consistent with Scrum´s values? (choose 2 answers)
A: Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Scrum Teams / Existing teams propose how
they would like to go about organizing into the new structure

Q: At the end of a Sprint a 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 2answers).
A: Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it. / Do not include the item
in the Increment this Sprint.

Q: Which of the following two items are NOT topics of discussion within a Sprint Retrospective? (choose 2
answers)
A: Functionality implemented as a result of the Sprint / Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint

Q: Which two things does the Developers NOT do during the first Sprint? (choose 2 answers)
A: Develop a plan for the rest of the project / Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure

Q: Who is responsible for tracking the work of the Sprint?

A: The Scrum Team

Q: Commitment is essential to achieve the benefits of Scrum. What actions demonstrate the commitment of
Scrum Team members? (choose the best two answers)
A: Do your bet work. / Help your fellow Scrum Team members.

Q: What is the timebox for a Daily Scrum?

A: 15 minutes

Q: Who creates the Definition of Done?

A: The organization (or the Scrum Team if none is available from the organization).

Q: Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum, where ideas are turned into value.
A: True

Q: It is mandatory that the product increment be released to production at the end of each Sprint.
A: False

Q: The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its timebox) is:

A: 4 hours for a monthly Sprint; for shorter Sprints it is usually shorter
Q: The three pillars of empirical process control are:
A: Inspection; transparency; adaptation

Q: Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
A: The Product Owner

Q: During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?

A: Participating as a Scrum Team member and facilitating as requested or needed

Q: If quality assurance work does not occur as part of the development work within a Sprint, which benefits
are lost?(Choose 3 answers)
A: The increment is probably not usable / Future Sprints will probably be interrupted with bugs that are being
found / The indication of progress on the Product Backlog is not transparent

Q: A Scrum Master is working with a Scrum Team that has members in different physical locations. The Scrum
Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up conference
calls) before the Daily Scrum. What action should the Scrum Master take?
A: Allow the Developers to self-manage and determine for itself what to do

Q: Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?

A: The Product Owner

Q: Which of the following best describes an increment of working product?

A: Additional features in a useable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations

Q: Items on the Product Backlog tend to be:

A: Larger than the items in the Sprint Backlog

Q: Which of the following are NOT time-boxed events in Scrum? (Choose 4 answers)
A: Sprint 0 / Sprint testing / Release testing / Release Retrospective

Q: What are two responsibilities of testers in a Scrum Team? (choose 2 answers)

A: All Developers are responsible for instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done / Scrum has no
"tester" role

Q: How often should Scrum Team membership change?

A: As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.

Q: Who may represent the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlogs?
A: The Product Owner

Q: Which of the following are true about the Product Owner responsability? (Choose 3 answers)
A: The Product Owner can be influenced by a committee / The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the
Product Backlog / The Product Owner is one person

Q: When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered "done"?

A: The item has no work remaining that must still be completed acording the Definition of Done

Q: Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?

A: The Developers

Q: A Sprint Retrospective should be held:

A: At the end of each Sprint
Q: When can the Developers cancel a Sprint?
A: They cannot. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.

Q: Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner (PO) and a Scrum Master (SM).
A: True; outcomes are affected by their participation and availability

Q: Which technique is the LEAST productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Developers
communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
A: Act as a go-between for them

Q: Which of the following is true about Scrum? (Choose 3 answers)

A: Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. / Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people,
teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems. / Each element of
the framework serves a specific purpose that is essential to the overall value and results realized with Scrum

Q: The definition of “Done” is used to: (Choose 3 answers)

A: Guide the Developers on how many Product Backlog Items to do in a Sprint / Create a shared understanding
of when work is complete / Increase transparency

Q: Which of these may a Scrum Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?

A: An increment of working product that is "Done"

Q: Which does the Developers can choose?

A: How to best accomplish its work

Q: An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with
terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done?
A: All answers may apply

Q: What are three benefits of self-managing? (Choose 3 answers)

A: Increased self-accountability / Increased commitment / Increased creativity

Q: Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?

A: Value optimizer

Q: Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum?

A: He/She doesn´t need to be there

Q: Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as an outcome of the Sprint Planning?
A: It is the Developers plan for the Sprint

Q: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the
stakeholders.
A: False

Q: What happens if the Developers cannot complete its work by the end of a time-box?
A: The time-box holds and the Developers continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a time-box

Q: An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?

A: When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

Q: Which of the following is true about the Scrum Master responsability? (Choose 2 answers)
A: The Scrum Master teaches the Scrum Team to keep the scrum meetings to their time-box / The Scrum
Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team
Q: Which of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best
two answers)
A: Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint. / How the team collaborates.

Q: Select two ways that time-boxing promotes self-managing. (choose 2 answers)

A: Time-boxes help everyone focus on the same problem at the same time / Time-boxes encourage the people
who are closest to the problem to create the best possible result in the time allotted, given the current context

Q: The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Developers during the Sprint. What are two valuable
actions for a Scrum Master to take? (choose 2 answers)
A: Coach the Product Owner in the values of scrum and incremental delivery / Bring up the problem in the
Sprint Retrospective

Q: What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current
Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?
A: There are no such activities - the next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint

Q: For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a valuable and useful Increment must be available?
A: At the end of every Sprint

Q: You are the Scrum Master of a new, to be developed Product. Development is going to require 45people.
What is a good first question for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams? (choose the
best answer)
A: How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise?

Q: Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database,
middle tier, interfaces).
A: False

Q: What enhances the transparency of an Increment?

A: Doing all work needed to meet the definition of “Done”

Q: When do Scrum Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item?

A: Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the entire Scrum Team.

Q: Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master responsability? (choose 2 answers)
A: The Scrum Master teaches the Scrum Team to keep the scrum meetings to their timebox / The Scrum
Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team

Q: When is a Product Backlog item considered done?

A: When the item has no work remaining in order to be "done"

Q: Which of the following is required by Scrum?

A: Sprint Retrospective

Q: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.
A: False

Q: You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to bethe Scrum
Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions youshould strive for
in this scenario. (choose 2 answers)
A: There should be only one Product Owner / The product has one Product Backlog

Q: What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?

A: 8 hours for a monthly Sprint
Q: Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Developers doesn't have the engineering
tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item? (choose 2 answers)
A: Coach the Scrum Team to improve its skills, tools and environment over time and adjust the Definition of
Done accordingly. / Have the Scrum Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve
given current circumstances.

Q: The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency
were to be lowered to every two or three days? (select 3 answers)
A: Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost / Impediments are raised and resolved more
slowly / The Sprint plan becomes inaccurate

Q: As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Developers sees that the workload is greater than they can
handle. Which two are valid actions? (choose 2 answers)
A: Remove or change selected Product Backlog items / The Developers ensures that the Product Owner is
aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress

Q: When the Developers are having trouble delivering a working increment because they don't understand a
functional requirement, what should they do?
A: Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable

Q: The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Developers selects for a Sprint.
A: False

Q: Who should make sure everyone on the Scrum Team does their tasks for the Sprint?
A: The Scrum Team

Q: Which of the following are responsabilities on a Scrum Team? (Choose 3 answers)

A: Scrum master / Developers / Product owner

Q: What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0?

A: There is no such thing as Sprint 0

Q: A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is
the guideline that a Scrum Master should give?
A: Estimates are made by the people doing the work.

Q: Which three of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (Choose 3 answers)
A: Sprint retrospective / Sprint Review / Daily scrum

Q: How should the Developers deal with non-functional requirements?

A: Assure every Increment meets them

Q: The Developers pulled a Product Backlog item into the Sprint and worked on it. However, it does not meet
their definition of "done" by the end of the Sprint. What three things should happen with the incomplete
Product Backlog item? (select 3 answers)
A: Re-estimate it and return it to the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it / Do
not include the item in the increment in this Sprint / Do not show it in the Sprint Review

Q: When does the second Sprint start?

A: Immediately after the first Sprint

Q: 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 2 answers)
A: Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times / Interacting with stakeholders
Q: During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?
A: Participating as a Scrum Team member

Q: What is the recommended number of members for a Scrum Team?

A: 10 or fewer

Q: What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?

A: The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time

Q: The Product Owner must release each increment to production...

A: When it makes sense

Q: An Increment must be released to customers or users at the end of each Sprint.

A: False

Q: Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value?
(Choose 3 answers)
A: Focus / Respect / Courage

Q: If two Scrum Teams are added to a project that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the most
likely impact on the first Scrum Team's productivity?
A: Productivity will decrease

Q: Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Developers communicates
effectively with the Product Owner?
A: Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration

Q: What three factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (select 3 answers)
A: The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used / The risk of being disconnected from the
stakeholders / The ability to go to market with a product release

Q: In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple ScrumTeams?
A: Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides
itself into teams.

Q: What the guideline a Scrum Master would use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple ScrumTeams?
A: Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams

Q: The Scrum Team informs the Scrum Master that the IT manager has asked for a status report during the
Sprint. The Scrum Master will:
A: Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in scrum comes from inspecting an increment at the Sprint
Review

Q: What are two things a group of 100 people should take into account when they are forming into multiple
Scrum Teams? (choose 2 answers)
A: The mixture of skills in each team to avoid dependencies on external experts / The effect of team size on the
team’s ability to work together

Q: How should a Scrum Team deal with non-functional requirements?

A: Ensure every Increment meets them.

Q: A member of the Scrum Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security
issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
A: Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible

Q: Every Scrum Team should have:

A: The competencies and skills needed to deliver a done increment in a Sprint

Q: How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?
A: None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.

Q: What are three ways Scrum promotes self-managing? (choose 3 answers)

A: By being a lightweight framework / By removing titles for Scrum Team members. / By the Scrum Team
deciding what work to do in a Sprint.

Q: Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Scrum Team with a target and overarching direction for the
Sprint?
A: The Sprint Goal

Q: What are two good ways to make non-functional requirements visible? (choose 2 answers)
A: Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort /
Add them to the definition of "Done" so the work is taken care of in every Sprint

Q: You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would
probably help the team in starting up? (choose 3 answers)
A: Ensure the team understands they need a definition of "Done" / Ask the Product Owner to discuss the
product or project, its history, goals, and context, as well as answer questions / Have the Scrum Team
members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history

Q: Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose 2 answers)

A: Its location and time should remain constant / It is fifteen minutes or less in duration

Q: What might cause a Scrum Team's progress to be unpredictable?

A: All of the above

Q: How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product
Backlog?
A: The Developers pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner

Q: Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint? (choose 2 answers)
A: Develop at least one piece of functionality / Create an increment usable

Q: What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?

A: To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps

Q: A Scrum Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected
items done by the end of the Sprint. Select two statements that explain what DONE means. (choose 2 answers)
A: No work left from the definition of “Done” / All work to create software usable by end users

Q: What is included in the Sprint Backlog?

A: Any of the above (or others) which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items

Q: Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the
Scrum Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams. What should the
Scrum Master do?
A: Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated increment

Q: When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?

A: When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

Q: As the Developers starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the
Sprint. What should it do?
A: As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog
items

Q: What happens if the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?
A: The Sprint length holds and the Scrum Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a
Sprint of this length

Q: When multiple Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their Increments be integrated
every Sprint?
A: Yes, in order to accurately inspect what is done.

Q: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and useful Increment of working product.
A: True

Q: Who is responsible for forecasting the work estimates during a Sprint?

A: The Developers

Q: If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart
indicate?
A: When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Scrum
Team

Q: What is the best suited structure for Scrum Teams in order to produce integrated increments?
A: Each Scrum Team develops functionality from beginning to end throughout all technical layers

Q: Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose 2 answers)
A: Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint / The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog

Q: When may a Scrum Team change its engineering practices?

A: Whenever needed

Q: Of the following choices, what is the most effective way a Scrum Master can keep a Scrum Teamworking at
its highest level of productivity?
A: Facilitate Scrum Team decisions and remove impediments

Q: Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (choose 2 answers)
A: Answer questions from the Developers about items in the current Sprint / Work with the stakeholders

Q: One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two outcomes of the Daily Scrum? (choose 2 answers)
A: A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible
progress toward the Sprint goal / New impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of

Q: What two things improve the transparency of an increment? (choose 2 answers)

A: Fully meeting the definition of “done” / Having the skills and tools to build a complete, "Done" increment
within a Sprint

Q: During a Sprint Retrospective, the Developers proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on tuesdays
and thursdays. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (choose 2 answers)
A: Learn why the Developers wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum /
Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan

Q: A senior manager come to you asking about what is true about Product Owner (PO). He gives to you
following statements. Which one is INCORRECT?
A: The Product Owner always plays a dual role: product Owner and Scrum Master
Q: The Developers select a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected
items done by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a Definition of Done?
(choose the best three answers)
A: It defines what it takes for an increment to be ready for release / It guides the Developers in creating a
forecast at the Sprint Planning / It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review

Q: A new Developer is having continuing conflicts with existing Developers on the Scrum Team, which is
impacting the delivery of the Increment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the Developer?
A: The Scrum Team is accountable.

Q: When should a Sprint Goal be created?

A: During Sprint Planning

Q: Choose three Developers responsibilities:

A: Do the work planned in the Sprint Backlog / Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint in agreement with the
Product Owner. / Set the time for the Daily Scrum

Q: The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group?
A: The Scrum Team and stakeholders

Q: Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?

A: The Scrum Team

Q: Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?

A: They will improve their definition of "Done" to include more stringent criteria

Q: What is the standard used by the Product Owner and Scrum Team to identify unfinished work in a Sprint?
A: Definition of “Done”

Q: What does the Scrum Master manage?

A: Scrum Framework

Q: Which Scrum events facilitate inspection and adaptation?

A: All four events of Scrum

Q: An important executive wants the Developer to take in a highly critical feature in the current Sprint. The
Developers ...
A: Ask the executive to talk to Product Owner

Q: During Daily Scrum, what plan is used as a reference to understand the changes in progress?
A: Sprint Backlog

Q: Sprint Planning helps in:

A: None of the above

Q: One of the Scrum Teams chose to have a Developer also playing the role of Scrum Master. A Developer
cannot also play Scrum Master’s role.
A: False

Q: The team has not completed anything by Sprint end. What is the next step?
A: End the Sprint with a retrospective, since Scrum favors time boxing

Q: The Scrum Team, based on the learning from previous Sprints, decides to revisit the length of the Sprint.
What is the appropriate Scrum event to discuss and agree on the change?
A: Sprint Retrospective
Q: To effectively track the Sprint progress, Scrum mandates:
A: Increasing the transparency by frequently updating the remaining work

Q: Only the Product Owner can come up with items that can be considered for Product Backlog. Others cannot
provide input / recommendations / ideas about new items
A: False

Q: Sprint Planning is the only occasion where the Developers estimates the Product Backlog items
A: False, estimation of Product Backlog Items is a continuous event throughout

Q: Which is true about Sprint Restrospective?

A: It focuses on development process and Sprint Review focuses on Product

Q: During a Sprint Review, the Scrum Master notices that the Product Owner does not use the Product burn-
down graph to explain the status to stakeholder. The Scrum Master:
A: Do Nothing

Q: A short expression of the purpose of a Sprint which is often a business need– is called as:
A: Sprint Goal

Q: The estimation method recommended by Scrum is:

A: None of the above

Q: It is mandatory that the definition of "Done" includes “Release to Production”.

A: False

Q: Under this part of the Sprint Planning, the Scrum Team is more active in planning and Product Owner is
mostly observing or clarifying in:
A: Topic Three: How will the chosen work get done?

Q: What is the definition of “Done”?

A: A standard used by Scrum Team to assess if a product Increment is “done”

Q: A person external to the Scrum Team with a specific interest in and knowledge of a product that is required
for Incremental discovery, is known as:
A: Stakeholder

Q: The Scrum Team tries to put together some guidelines on testing approach. Who will own these guidelines?
A: Scrum Team

Q: Who should participate of the Sprint Retrospective meeting? (choose 3 answers)

A: Product Owner / Scrum Master / Developers

Q: Sprint Backlog is modified throughout the Sprint. What does Developers need to do as soon as a new task is
identified?
A: Developers adds it to the Sprint Backlog and communicates about it to Scrum Team

Q: What is required during the Sprint Review? (choose 2 answers)

A: Stakeholders active participation / Inspection and Adaptation activities

Q: Does the application of Scrum guarantees the success of software projects?

A: Scrum is a framework to solve complex problems using team work. It does not guarantee anything / Scrum
increases the opportunity to control risk and optimizes the predictability of progress
Q: The Sprint Backlog emerges during the Sprint because the Developers modifies it throughout the Sprint. In
the middle of the Sprint, new work is added to Sprint Backlog. As a result, estimated remaining work will:
A: Increase

Q: To deliver a single product, three different Scrum Teams are formed. How many Product Owners are
needed?
A: One

Q: What are Scrum Value? (choose 3 answers)

A: Respect and courage / Commitment and Openness / Focus

Q: A Scrum Team has five members. Each one works on a different product. What could we infer about the
team?
A: The potential of team work and benefit of Scrum is less

Q: What team Velocity refers to?

A: Average of amount of Product Backlog Items turned into "Done" Items per Sprint

Q: The Scrum Framework is founded on:

A: Empiricism

Q: Scrum Master forecasts the date of release of product during Sprint Review.
A: False

Q: In the middle of the Sprint, the Developers didn’t get some technical tools that were originally promised.
This will slow down the work. What is the next best thing to do?
A: The Developers should assess the impact to meeting the Sprint Goal and the definition of “Done”, and find
alternatives to still meet the Sprint Goal without compromising definition of "Done"

Q: A Developers has created the Sprint Backlog in the form of a task board. What is your inference as Scrum
Master?
A: The team can choose to represent it any form that makes sense

Q: Velocity is an indication of team performance. Who may use it?

A: The Scrum Team an internal measure to plan and track their improvements.

Q: In a new Scrum Team, a Scrum Master notices that a Developer member works on a task that is not
contributing to the Sprint Goal or Sprint Backlog. What should the Scrum Master do?
A: Discuss with team member and educate about Scrum way of working

Q: The Scrum Team gathers for Sprint Planning meeting. The Product Owner has some Product Backlog items
but the Developers finds that they do not have enough information to understand the work involved and to
make forecast. What is the next best thing to do?
A: The Developers proceeds with starting with whatever is known

Q: In the middle of the Sprint, the Developers finds that it has more capacity to take more work. What is the
next best thing to do?
A: Make it transparent to Product Owner immediately, and collaborate to add additional work.

Q: The Developers is not having regular Daily Scrums. What do you have to do as a Scrum Master?
A: Will step in directly to guard the Scrum Framework by asking action-begetting questions to team and
positively influencing them to conduct Scrum events

Q: When a Scrum Team adds new team members for replacing some members going out, the productivity of
the team
A: Will be negatively impacted
Q: Who starts the Daily Scrum?
A: Whoever the Developers decides should start.

Q: What is the role of Scrum Master with respect to Scrum artifacts?

A: Coach the team to increase the transparency of the artifacts

Q: Three Scrum Teams are working as part of a big project to develop a product. When Sprints are in motion,
there will be:
A: One Product Backlog, and three Sprint Backlogs

Q: In empiricism, the decisions are based on:

A: Observation, experience and experimentation

Q: What is the correct statement?

A: The technical design continuously evolves over the Sprints. Hence the team should have some basic
guidelines to start with, but try to emerge the design through the Sprints.

Q: The Developers are often being interrupted in the Sprint midway and assigned to work on “other” high
priority items. Frequently, such interruptions lead to not meeting the Sprint Goal. The most likely cause could
be
A: The Product Owner authority is ineffective or influenced by another authority

Q: Select all that apply. In Sprint Planning, a Scrum Team spends lot of time in discussing and estimating
Product Backlog items. It also ensures that all the work associated with each Product Backlog item are
identified and sufficiently decomposed. The Sprint Planning meetings are always going beyond the time
boxing. What could be the possible causes? (choose 2 answers)
A: The team didn’t invest enough in Backlog Refinement / The Developers is trying to get perfect and detailed
Sprint plan before starting any work

Q: Middle of the Sprint, the Developers finds that some of the Product Backlog Items forecast for this Sprint
cannot be finished because they need significant additional effort. However, the Developers can still meet
Sprint Goal with rest of the items. What is the next thing to do?
A: Remove the Product Backlog Items that cannot progress. Collaborate with the Product

Q: For a Scrum Team that develops software, what provides the shared understanding of standards that
software should meet in order to be accepted as complete by Product Owner?
A: Definition of “Done”

Q: The Product Owner provides the transparency of their product plan to the stakeholders and the Scrum
Team through
A: Product Backlog

Q: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product
Backlog.
A: False

Q: Burn-up and Burn-down charts show evolution of progress over time. In particular,
A: Burn-up shows increase in completion, while Burn-down shows remaining effort

Q: A Scrum Team decides to have an exclusive Sprint to evolve the technical architecture. The sole outcome of
this Sprint is a finalized architecture design.
A: It is not the Scrum approach, since every Sprint must produce at least one release able functionality
Q: In Scrum based software development effort, while the Sprint Goal will deliver a Product Increment, one of
the Product Backlog Items is asking for production of a document.
A: It is okay. A Sprint can produce other deliverables like document requested by Product Owner along with
working Increment.

Q: It is essential for the Product Owner to have these skills. Usually Scrum Master serves the Product Owner by
coaching him in: (choose 2 answers)
A: Understanding and practicing agility / Product planning in empirical environments

Q: What is the role of Scrum Master in Sprint Retrospective?

A: Peer Team Member

Q: A Scrum Team is in the process of defining Product Backlog items. The Scrum Master notices that the team
is not using User Story format to capture the backlog items. What should the Scrum Master do?
A: let the team decide the format of Product Backlog items

Q: An organization decides to have very small Scrum Teams of size fewer than three. The likely result could be:
A: All of the above

Q: The leadership model followed by Scrum Master is:

A: True leader who serve the Scrum Team and the larger organization

Q: During a Sprint Review, the stakeholders notice that the product development progress is not very clearly
visible and lacked transparency. Moreover, they are not able to understand the next steps. Who is responsible
for this?
A: Product Owner

Q: When more Scrum Teams are added to a project that works on one single product, the productivity of the
original Scrum Teams mostly likely will increase.
A: False

Q: The architectural features of the product need to be:

A: Evolved along with Sprint deliveries

Q: Sprint longer than one calendar month may result in:

A: All of the above

Q: The work left against time is shown by:

A: Burn-down graph

Q: In Sprint Review, along with the review of the product Increment and progress, “what (steps) to do next” is
also discussed.
A: True, and it may capture probable backlog items for next Sprint, but the scope of the next Sprint is deferred
until Sprint Planning

Q: A Scrum Team decides that the frequency of Daily Scrum should be reduced to once per week. Is this
consideration correct?
A: No, self-management is about how to get the Sprint work done but subject to following Scrum. So, Scrum
Master should strive to coach the team on the essentials of Daily Scrum

Q: Every Sprint, the working Increment should be tested progressively from unit testing, to integration testing,
and then user acceptance testing.
A: Not necessary. While the team needs to ensure that each Increment is thoroughly tested, ensuring that all
Increments work together, and meets definition of “Done”, it is up to the team to find best method to achieve
this
Q: Definition of “Done” is:
A: Initially defined per product by Scrum Team, but may change throughout the product development duration

Q: Which of the following statements are true? (choose 2 answers)

A: After Sprint Planning, a Sprint cannot proceed without a Sprint Goal / After Sprint Planning, a Sprint can
proceed without a complete Sprint Backlog

Q: The Developers is self-managed and empowered. They are also the authority on deciding what business
needs are required to be developed
A: False

Q: A Product Owner can not send a representative (delegate) to the Sprint Review.
A: True

Q: What is an Increment?
A: The sum of the value of all increments from previous iterations integrated with the Product Backlog Items
“done” in latest Sprint

Q: What are the true statements? (choose 2 answers)

A: Scrum Team is responsible for formulating a Sprint Goal / The coherence between Product Backlog items is
made transparent by Sprint Goal. Lack of coherence will lead to Developers working individually

Q: What events the all member of Scrum Team participates? (choose 3 answers)
A: Sprint Planning / Sprint Review / Sprint Retrospective

Q: A Scrum Team can identify the improvements only during the Sprint Retrospective.
A: False

Q: When a Sprint is cancelled, the Scrum Team discards all the work and refines a new Product Backlog
A: False

Q: What is a key inspect and adapt meeting for the Developers?

A: Daily Scrum

Q: What are the true statements? (choose 2 answers)

A: Only the Developers should be responsible for estimates of Product Backlog Items / Only the Product Owner
should cancel the Sprint. Others can influence the decision to cancel

Q: At the end of Sprint Planning, the Developers could not decompose all of the work into units of one day or
less. It could decompose the work for only the first few days of the Sprint.
A: The Developers should close the Sprint Planning and start the work

Q: Which is not a Product Backlog Management activity in Scrum?

A: Using formal change control to manage Product Backlog when market provides feedback from Product
usage.