HH SCRUM Master Exam Questions and Answers

Category: Scrum Events How much time does the Sprint Planning take? - ANSWER Not more than 8 hours Category: Scrum Events Could the Sprint Planning be finished if only work planned for the first days of the Sprint i ...

Category: Scrum Events How much time does the Sprint Planning take? - ANSWER Not more than 8 hours Category: Scrum Events Could the Sprint Planning be finished if only work planned for the first days of the Sprint is decomposed to units of one day or less? - ANSWER Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units Category: Scrum Theory What does Burn-down Chart show? - ANSWER How much work remains till the end of the Sprint [Burn-down chart shows the evolution of remaining effort against time.] Category: Scrum Events Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing interesting to tell about? - ANSWER False [Each event in Scrum is a formal opportunity to inspect and adapt something. These events are specifically designed to enable critical transparency and inspection. Failure to include any of these events results in reduced transparency and is a lost opportunity to inspect and adapt.] Category: Scrum Team The Scrum Master is focused primarily on the Scrum Team and usually does not care about those outside the Scrum Team. - ANSWER False [The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren't. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.] Category: Scrum Artifacts All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog. - ANSWER True [Multiple Scrum Teams often work together on the same product. One Product Backlog is used to describe the upcoming work on the product.] Category: Scrum Artifacts What is the order of items in the Product Backlog? - ANSWER Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom [The Product Owner is responsible for placing the most valuable and clear items at the top of the Product Backlog.] Category: Scrum Artifacts Who creates the increment? - ANSWER The Development Team [Only members of the Development Team create the Increment.] Category: Scrum Events What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment? - ANSWER The Sprint Goal [The Sprint Goal is an objective set for the Sprint that can be met through the implementation of Product Backlog. It provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment.] Category: Scrum Theory What comprises Scrum? - ANSWER * Scrum Teams * Roles * Events * Artifacts * Rules [The Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and usage.] Category: Scrum Theory If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits when an adjustment must be made? - ANSWER As soon as possible to minimize further deviation [If an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits, and that the resulting product will be unacceptable, the process or the material being processed must be adjusted. An adjustment must be made as soon as possible to minimize further deviation.] Category: Scrum Team What are three the most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner? - ANSWER * Product Value Maximizer * Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement * Product Marketplace Expert Category: Scrum Theory If an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the end of the Sprint (it turned out there is a lot more work to do than it was estimated), the Sprint is cancelled. - ANSWER False [The Sprint is cancelled only in the case if the Sprint Goal became obsolete. If some work could not be done, the Sprint Backlog should be re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team.] Category: Scrum Events What are the questions the Sprint Planning answers? Select two. - ANSWER * What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint? * How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved? Category: Scrum Artifacts What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement consume? - ANSWER Not more than 10% [Product Backlog refinement usually consumes no more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team.] Category: Scrum Events Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint? - ANSWER The Product Owner [Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel the Sprint, although he or she may do so under influence from the stakeholders, the Development Team, or the Scrum Master.] Category: Scrum Events Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal? - ANSWER The Scrum Team [After the Development Team forecasts the Product Backlog items it will deliver in the Sprint, the Scrum Team crafts a Sprint Goal.] Category: Scrum Artifacts What is the Increment? - ANSWER The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints [The Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint "and" the value of the increments of all previous Sprints.] Category: Scrum Theory it is normal to have a "hardening" Sprint to remove all technical debt and prepare the Product for upcoming release. - ANSWER False [It is not normal. Development Teams deliver an Increment of product functionality every Sprint. This Increment is usable, so a Product Owner may choose to immediately release it. So, there is nothing to prepare. Each increment contains only "Done" functionality that could be released immediately.] Category: Scrum Theory What are the three pillars that uphold Scrum? - ANSWER Inspection Adaptation Transparency [Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.] Category: Scrum Theory What are the formal Scrum events for inspection and adaptation? - ANSWER * Sprint Planning * Daily Scrum * Sprint Review * Sprint Retrospective [Scrum prescribes four formal events for inspection and adaptation:] Category: Scrum Theory All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length. - ANSWER False [False. Scrum does not require having aligned Sprints for multiple teams.] Category: Scrum Theory What does Cone of Uncertainty show? - ANSWER How much it is known about the Product over time [The Cone of Uncertainty describes the evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project.] Category: Scrum Theory Scrum is founded on - ANSWER Empiricism [Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known.] Category: Scrum Events Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants. - ANSWER * The Scrum Master * The Product Owner * The Development Team * The Key Stakeholders [During the Sprint Review, the Scrum Team and stakeholders collaborate about what was done in the Sprint. Based on that and any changes to the Product Backlog during the Sprint, attendees collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value.] Category: Scrum Team How does the Scum Master serve to the Organization? Select three most appropriate answers. - ANSWER * Planning Scrum implementations within the organization * Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization * Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption [The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways, including: * Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption; * Planning Scrum implementations within the organization; * Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development; * Causing change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team; and, * Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.] Category: Scrum Events Select the two meetings in which people outside from the Scrum Team are allowed to participate. - ANSWER * The Sprint Review * The Sprint Planning [The Development Team may invite other people to attend the Sprint Planning in order to provide technical or domain advice. The Product Owner is responsible for inviting the Key Stakeholders to the Sprint Review meeting] Category: Scrum Theory It is a good practice to have from time to time a special technical Sprint that consists only of tasks removing the technical debt without implementing any new functionality. - ANSWER False [It is prohibited. The purpose of each Sprint is to deliver Increments of potentially releasable functionality that adhere to the Scrum Team's current definition of "Done."] Category: Scrum Team How does the Scum Master serve to the Development Team? Select three most appropriate answers. - ANSWER * Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress * Helping the Development Team to create high-value products * Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality [The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways, including: * Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality; * Helping the Development Team to create high-value products; * Removing impediments to the Development Team's progress; * Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed; and, * Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.] Category: Scrum Team Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team? - ANSWER True [Yes if they are also executing the work of the Sprint Backlog.] Category: Scrum Theory What should be taken into the account for the Definition of "Done"? Select two the most appropriate items. - ANSWER * Definition of "Done" of other Scrum Teams working on the same Product * Conventions, standards and guidelines of the Organization [If the definition of "done" for an increment is part of the conventions, standards or guidelines of the development organization, all Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. If "done" for an increment is not a convention of the development organization, the Development Team of the Scrum Team must define a definition of "done" appropriate for the product. If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on the system or product release, the development teams on all of the Scrum Teams must mutually define the definition of "Done."] Category: Scrum Team What are the two essential features a Scrum Team should possess? - ANSWER * It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team * It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team [Scrum Teams are self-organizing and cross-functional. Self-organizing teams choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team. Cross-functional teams have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team.] Category: Scrum Events Please, select a time-box for each Scrum event. - ANSWER Sprint Planning............[8 hours or less] Daily Scrum .................[15 Minutes] Sprint Retrospective...[4 Hours or less] Sprint Review..............[3 Hours or less] [ * Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter. * The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event for the Development Team to synchronize activities and create a plan for the next 24 hours. * Sprint Review is a four-hour time-boxed meeting for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter. * Sprint Retrospective is a three-hour time-boxed meeting for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.] Category: Scrum Events Sort Scrum events in the right order. - ANSWER Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective [A sprint begins with Sprint Planning, then there are several Daily Scrum meetings following by Sprint Review and then Sprint Retrospective.] Category: Scrum Team What are the three main qualities the team model in Scrum is designed to optimize? - ANSWER Creativity Flexibility Productivity [The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize flexibility, creativity, and productivi