Professional Scrum Master I Exam Dumps Updated PSM I Questions V12.02

1. For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?

After the acceptance testing phase.

Before the release Sprint.

Every 3 Sprints.

At the end of every Sprint.

When the Product Owner asks to create one.

2. What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?

The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.

The Sprint length holds and the Development Team continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length.

The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

3. Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose two.)

Run the Daily Scrum.

Prioritize the Development Team’s work on the Sprint Backlog.

Update management on what is being worked on.

Answer QUESTION NO:s from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.

4. When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?

At the end of the Sprint.

When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released.

When QA reports that the item passes all acceptance criteria.

When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished.

5. A Development Team asks their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a specific software component. Without that component there won’t be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. The Product Owner asks the Scrum Master for help.

What would be good advice to give the Product Owner?

Remind the Product Owner that his primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.

Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving the external component can be planned in a separate sprint.

Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize utilization of the Development Team.

6. How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?

A proportional amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing, and documentation.

As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequent Sprint.

All development work and at least some testing.

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”.

7. For which is the Scrum Master responsible?

Managing the performance of the Scrum Team.

The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself.

The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly.

Keeping track of resource allocation.

8. Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?

A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists.

Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.

A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations.

An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations.

UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations.

9. Which statement best describes a Product Owner’s responsibility?

Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team does.

Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders.

Directing the Development Team.

Keep stakeholders from distracting the Development Team.

10. If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?

Its productivity is likely to decrease.

Its productivity is likely to stay the same.

Its productivity is likely to increase.

11. When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?

(Choose the best answer.)

Each Scrum Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint.

The Scrum Masters from each Scrum Team define a common Definition of Done.

Each Scrum Team uses its own, but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.

All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

12. How do you know that a Development Team is cross-functional?

Development Team has all the skills to create a potentially releasable increment by the end of every Sprint.

A few of the Development Team members pair program and do Test Driven Development.

There are no conflicts within the Development Team.

Every member of the Development Team is able to perform every task.

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

True

False

14. How often should Development Team membership change?

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

Never, because it reduces productivity.

As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.

Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

15. When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their increments be integrated every Sprint?

Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies.

Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.

No, each Scrum Team stands alone.

No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint.

16. 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?

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.

Let the user documentation remain undone and accumulate until after the last development Sprint. It will then be done by any available technical writers.

Wait until you have a technical writer on your Development Team to take care of this.

Your Development Team is still responsible for creating user documentation. In this case, the Development Team members will write it.

17. 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.)

Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times.

Interacting with stakeholders.

Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications.

Describing features as Use Cases.

Creating detailed functional test cases.

18. Who is accountable for tracking the remaining work toward the Sprint Goal? (Choose the best answer.)

The Developers.

The Scrum Master.

The Product Owner.

The Project Manager.

19. A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. The Development 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?

Allow the Development Team to self-manage and determine for itself what to do.

Set up the meeting and tell the Development Team that is how it will be done.

Ask the Development Team members to alternate who is responsible for meeting setup.

Inform management and ask them to solve it.

20. What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (Choose two.)

Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items.

Add security concerns to the definition of “Done”.

Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concerns.

Delegate the work to the concerned department.

Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

21. When must a Product Owner release each Increment? (Choose the best answer.)

When it makes sense.

When the Scrum Team finishes their work.

Whenever the product is free of defects.

After every Sprint, Without exception.

22. What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0? (Choose the best answer.)

There is no such thing as Sprint 0.

Gathering, eliciting, and analyzing the requirements that will be inserted into the Product Backlog.

Make the complete project plan to commit date, budget, and scope to the stakeholders.

Determine the composition of the Development Teams so they have the capacity to deliver the completed forecast.

Make sure enough Product Backlog items are refined to fill the first 3 Sprints.

23. As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint.

What should it do?

Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration.

Find another Scrum Team to give the excess work to.

As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items.

Reduce the definition of “Done” and get all of the Product Backlog items “Done” by the new definition.

24. What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose two.)

Resolving internal team conflicts.

Reporting productivity.

Selecting the Product Owner.

Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

25. At the seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders are disappointed and angry. They have determined that the product or system being built will not meet their needs and will cost more than they are willing to spend.

What factors likely led to this? (Choose two.)

The Project Management Office (PMO) has not been engaged adequately.

The Product Owner has not been keeping the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project.

The stakeholders haven’t been using the Sprint Reviews to inspect and evaluate progress.

The stakeholders were not allowed to enter the development area.

26. Every Development Team should have:

At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline (like QA, Dev, UX).

The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.

One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members.

27. Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum’s values? (Choose two.)

Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.

Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams.

Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams.

Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.

The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.

28. How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?

The break between Sprints is time-boxed to 1 week for 30 day Sprints, and usually less for shorter sprints.

Enough time for the requirements for the next Sprint to be determined and documented.

Enough time for the Development team to finish the testing from the last Sprint.

None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint.

All of the above are allowed depending on the situation.

29. Which three questions might be answered by Development Team members at the Daily Scrum? (Choose three.)

How is the Sprint proceeding?

What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

Why were you late?

What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?

How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday?

What will I be working on tomorrow?

Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?

30. What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?

To take time to judge the validity of the project.

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

To review the Scrum Team’s activities and processes during the Sprint.

To build team sprint.

31. Who creates a Product Backlog Item’s estimate?

The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.

The Product Owner with input from the Development Team.

The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts.

The Scrum Master.

The Development Team, alone.

32. Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? (Choose two.)

The Product Owner is one person.

The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

Multiple people can share the Product Owner role on a Scrum Team.

The Product Owner role can be played by a committee or a team of people.

33. What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? (Choose two.)

Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see.

Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.

Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint.

Add them to the definition of “Done” so the work is taken care of every Sprint.

34. How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?

The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.

The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum.

Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum.

The Product Owner represents their opinions.

35. Which best describes the Product Backlog?

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

It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to start the design phase of a product.

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 processes.

36. Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose two.)

It is facilitated by the team lead.

It is held first thing in the morning.

It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

It is free from and designed to promote conversation.

It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions.

Its location and time remain constant.

37. A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to a new Development Team. The Development Team gas decided that a Sprint Retrospective is unnecessary.

What action should the Scrum Master take?

Call a meeting between the Development Team and senior management.

Comply with the decision of the self-organizing team.

Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation.

Begin facilitating productive and useful Sprint Retrospectives.

38. What techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which agile practices to apply? (Choose the best two answers.)

Involve the complete Scrum Team in making a decision.

Use coaching techniques; such as open QUESTION NO:s and active listening.

Ask an external agile coach what they recommend.

Ask team members to take the issue up with to the company’s Human Resources department.

39. A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.

True

False

40. Which of the following services are appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?

Lead the discussions of the Development Team.

Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered by each member of the team.

Keep track of whether each team member has a chance to speak.

Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box.

All of the above.

41. Which of the following are roles on a Scrum Team? (Choose all that apply.)

Users

Scrum Master

Product Owner

Development Team

Customers

42. Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose three.)

Economic Value Added.

Respect.

Focus.

Earned Value.

Courage.

43. Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?

The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Development Team do it.

The Scrum Master.

The Product Owner.

The business analyst who represents the Product Owner in the Development Team.

44. 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?

There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.

Refine the Product Backlog.

Work with the Quality Assurance departments on the Increment of the current Sprint.

Update the project plan with stakeholders.

45. The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product.

True

False

46. The length of a Sprint should be:

Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.

Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.

No more than one calendar month.

All of these answers are correct.

47. When is the Sprint Backlog created?

At the beginning of the project.

During the Sprint Planning meeting.

Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting.

During the Sprint.

48. During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements.

Which of the following statements is most accurate? (Choose the best answer.)

The Scrum Team may add items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.

The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog.

The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are running smoothly.

The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog

49. What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog?

Minimizing dependencies between teams.

Clear definition of requirements.

Meeting original scope projections.

Making sure there’s enough work for everyone on every team.

Maximizing velocity.

50. When should a Sprint Goal be created?

It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement.

It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning.

A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.

At any time during the Sprint.

During Sprint Planning.

51. When a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (Choose the best answer.)

The Development Team.

The Product Owner and all stakeholders.

The Product Owner and the Development Team.

The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team.

52. In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams?

Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.

It doesn’t really matter because you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge.

Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams.

Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams.

53. During a Sprint Retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the Daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master? (Choose two.)

Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur.

Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to update the plan.

Have the developers vote.

Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum.

Acknowledge and support the self-organizing team’s decision.

54. Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as outcome of the Sprint Planning?

It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.

Every item has a designated owner.

Each task is estimated in hours.

It is the Development Team's plan for the Sprint.

It is ordered by the Product Owner.

55. Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?

The Project Manager.

The Development Team.

The Scrum Team.

The Product Owner.

56. Who has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)

The Stakeholders.

The Product Owner.

The Scrum Team.

The Scrum Master.

The Developers.

57. When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of “Done”? (Choose the best answer.)

Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint.

It depends.

Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.

All Development Teams must have a definition of “Done” that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

58. What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team? (Choose the best answer.)

At least 7.

9

10 or fewer.

7 plus or minus 3.

59. Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master. (Choose the best answer.)

True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.

False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a subject matter expert in the Scrum Team.

False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Scrum Team.

True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.

60. Who is accountable for clearly expressing Product Backlog items? (Choose the best answer.)

The business analyst who represents the Product Owner.

The Product Owner.

The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Developers do it.

The Scrum Master.

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