PSM I Block 05 - Certifica2IT

Professional Scrum Master I

Questions Block 05

1. Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally.

True

False

2. 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.

3. The Developers ask their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a component. Without that component there will not be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full team. As the Scrum Master, what advice would you 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.

4. As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? (Choose two)

Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin.

The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress.

Cancel the Sprint.

Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.

The Development Team works overtime during this Sprint.

5. Currently, your Development Teams are organized to address a single layer only (for example, front end, middle tier, back end, and interfaces). What are three things to consider when deciding to move away from such component teams toward feature teams? (Choose three)

You cannot do Scrum without feature teams.

Productivity may suffer when making this kind of move.

Getting support from the business side first helps.

Feature teams have less communication overhead.

With feature teams, it is easier to calculate the productivity per team.

6. During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?

When the Product Owner identifies new work.

As soon as possible after they are identified.

When the Scrum Master has time to enter them.

During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.

7. What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

To gather status and progress information to report to management.

To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down.

They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.

To make sure every team member answers the three questions.

8. You have six teams using a traditional method to deliver a product. Your management has asked you to start using Scrum. In the initial project there were separate plans and teams for the layers of a software system, i.e. one for the front-end, one for the middle tier, one for the back-end, and one for the interfaces and services. This resembles what is known as component teams. But you have read that it's a good idea to have teams organized by feature.
What are the advantages of keeping component teams while starting Scrum?

There's less initial disruption than organizing into new teams. As they start, they will discover what works best, and how to potentially re-organize towards this.

Component teams generally have the skills needed to create a working Increment of software that provides business value.

Because they have worked together for some time, they are likely able to start producing shippable Increments faster that new feature teams would.

There are fewer cross-team dependencies than working in feature teams.

9. How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?

The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first.

The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.

The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog.

Each Scrum Team takes an equal numbers of items.

The Product Owner decides.

10. How often should Scrum 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.