PSM I Block 15 - Certifica2IT

Professional Scrum Master I

Questions Block 15

1. 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.

2. What are three benefits of self-organization? (Choose three.)

Increased creativity.

Increased rule compliance.

Increased accuracy of estimates.

Increased self-accountability

Increased commitment.

3. If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate?

The evolution of the cost spent on the project.

When all work will be completed to the Scrum Team can be released for other work.

When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog or the Development Team.

When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added.

4. Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders?

The Business Analyst.

The Development Team.

The Team Manager.

The Project Manager.

The Product Owner.

5. 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”.

6. 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.

7. Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool, because they show:

An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint.

How much effort has gone into a Sprint.

How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member.

How many Product Backlog items remain.

8. 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.

9. You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. (Choose two.)

There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.

There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.

The product has one Product Backlog.

Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.

There should be only one Product Owner.

10. 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.