PSM II Block 03 - Certifica2IT

Professional Scrum Master II

Questions Block 03

What is management's role in Scrum?

To provide the necessary environment and support needed as defined by the Scrum Guide by providing insights and resources that help the Scrum Teams continue moving forward.

Identifying and removing people that are performing poorly.

Monitoring skill levels of the Development Team.

Monitoring the Development Teamג€™s velocity.

What would likely happen if management only changed the organization's current terminology to fit Scrum without the proper understanding and support of Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide?

Very little change will happen as the vocabulary in Scrum is specifically defined for implementing Scrum.

The organization may not realize the real benefits of Scrum as there would be no real change on the way the teams work.

Organizations may feel less stressed as the behaviors would remain familiar to management.

All answers apply.

Which statement best describes Scrum?

A clearly defined methodology that defines the software development process.

A manual for defining best practices for software development.

A clearly defined and predictable process that follows the principles of Computer Science.

A framework to address complex products in complex environments.

4. In order to start the first Sprint, Scrum only requires a Product Owner with enough ideas, a Development Team to execute on those ideas, and a Scrum Master to guide the process.

True

False

Scrum is based on which of the following?

Defined process.

Complex process.

Empiricism.

Hybrid model

6. Stakeholders are only allowed to meet with the Scrum Team at Sprint Review.

True

False

7. Which Scrum Value is impacted by trust?

Respect

Courage

Commitment

Openness

Focus

All of the above

8. Doing your best and helping other Scrum Team members demonstrates which of the following?

Value of Commitment

Increased Revenue

Increased Profit

Maximizing utilization

High Performance

9. Peter, a Project Manager, has raised concerns about your Scrum Team’s productivity and progress towards the objectives.
Which is the best way to respond to Peter’s concerns?

Share the Product Backlog, the projections towards the release dates and ensure that Peter has access.

Show the Profit & Loss (P&L) report.

Share the current impediments.

Share the last stakeholder status report prepared by the Scrum Master.

10. The three pillars of empirical process control consist of:

Planning, Inspection, Adaptation

Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation

Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective

Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste