AGILE SCRUM MASTER 2026 FINAL
ASSESSMENT PAPER AGILE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ What is Scrum founded on?
a. Empirical Critique & Systems Thinking
b. Empiricism & Lean Thinking
c. Empirical Realisn & Critical Thinking Answer: b. Empiricism &
Lean Thinking
◉ True or False: Experienced Scrum Teams decide which Scrum
Events to do and which to skip. Answer: False
◉ What are the three Scrum Pillars? Answer: Transparency,
Inspection, and Adaptation
◉ True or False: The duration of the Daily Scrum Event does not
depend on the number of developers. Answer: True
◉ What are the five Scrum values? Answer: Commitment, Focus,
Openness, Respect, and Courage
,◉ What does the term "Cross-functionality" mean?
a. Cross-functional teams consist of designers, copywriters, front-
end developers, back-end developers, DevOps specialists, and a team
leader
b. Cross-functional teams do not rely on help outside the team. They
have all the expertise to create a usable increment.
c. Cross-functional teams choose how to best accomplish their work.
Answer: b. Cross-functional teams do not rely on help outside the
team. They have all the expertise to create a usable increment.
◉ True or False: Self-Management increases creativity and
commitment to the goals ahead. Answer: True
◉ How does Scrum control risk?
a. By using external experts who consult the Scrum Team every 3
sprints or so.
b. By being a lightweight method.
c. By using an iterative and incremental approach to development.
Answer: c. By using an iterative and incremental approach to
development.
◉ True or False: Scrum Teams are allowed to use whatever
practices, charts, and techniques they want. Answer: True
,◉ True or False: In complex environments, we do not know what
will happen. Empiricism is an effective approach to help Scrum
Teams deal with complexity and unknowns. Answer: True
◉ True or False: Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from
experience and making decisions based on what is observed.
Answer: True
◉ The three pillars that uphold Scrum are Transparency, Inspection,
and Adaptation. When do we do inspection and adaptation?
a. During Sprint Planning
b. During the Scrum Events
c. During Daily Scrum
d. During Sprint Retrospective Answer: b. During the Scrum Events
◉ Who is responsible for all product-related activities?
a. The Product Owner
b. The Scrum Team
c. The CEO
d. The Product Owner and the Developers
e. The Product Owner and the Stakeholders Answer: b. The Scrum
Team
, ◉ Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
a. A Sprint cannot be canceled.
b. The Customer
c. The Product Owner
d. The CTO Answer: c. The Product Owner
◉ Who determines how many items to select for the Sprint Backlog?
a. The Product Owners
b. The Scrum Master
c. The Developers
d. The Customer Answer: c. The Developers
◉ True or False: Scrum Teams can have Project Managers. Answer:
False
◉ Who is accountable for managing the Product Backlog?
a. The Customer
b. The Scrum Master
c. The Product Owner
d. The Developers Answer: c. The Product Owner
ASSESSMENT PAPER AGILE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ What is Scrum founded on?
a. Empirical Critique & Systems Thinking
b. Empiricism & Lean Thinking
c. Empirical Realisn & Critical Thinking Answer: b. Empiricism &
Lean Thinking
◉ True or False: Experienced Scrum Teams decide which Scrum
Events to do and which to skip. Answer: False
◉ What are the three Scrum Pillars? Answer: Transparency,
Inspection, and Adaptation
◉ True or False: The duration of the Daily Scrum Event does not
depend on the number of developers. Answer: True
◉ What are the five Scrum values? Answer: Commitment, Focus,
Openness, Respect, and Courage
,◉ What does the term "Cross-functionality" mean?
a. Cross-functional teams consist of designers, copywriters, front-
end developers, back-end developers, DevOps specialists, and a team
leader
b. Cross-functional teams do not rely on help outside the team. They
have all the expertise to create a usable increment.
c. Cross-functional teams choose how to best accomplish their work.
Answer: b. Cross-functional teams do not rely on help outside the
team. They have all the expertise to create a usable increment.
◉ True or False: Self-Management increases creativity and
commitment to the goals ahead. Answer: True
◉ How does Scrum control risk?
a. By using external experts who consult the Scrum Team every 3
sprints or so.
b. By being a lightweight method.
c. By using an iterative and incremental approach to development.
Answer: c. By using an iterative and incremental approach to
development.
◉ True or False: Scrum Teams are allowed to use whatever
practices, charts, and techniques they want. Answer: True
,◉ True or False: In complex environments, we do not know what
will happen. Empiricism is an effective approach to help Scrum
Teams deal with complexity and unknowns. Answer: True
◉ True or False: Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from
experience and making decisions based on what is observed.
Answer: True
◉ The three pillars that uphold Scrum are Transparency, Inspection,
and Adaptation. When do we do inspection and adaptation?
a. During Sprint Planning
b. During the Scrum Events
c. During Daily Scrum
d. During Sprint Retrospective Answer: b. During the Scrum Events
◉ Who is responsible for all product-related activities?
a. The Product Owner
b. The Scrum Team
c. The CEO
d. The Product Owner and the Developers
e. The Product Owner and the Stakeholders Answer: b. The Scrum
Team
, ◉ Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
a. A Sprint cannot be canceled.
b. The Customer
c. The Product Owner
d. The CTO Answer: c. The Product Owner
◉ Who determines how many items to select for the Sprint Backlog?
a. The Product Owners
b. The Scrum Master
c. The Developers
d. The Customer Answer: c. The Developers
◉ True or False: Scrum Teams can have Project Managers. Answer:
False
◉ Who is accountable for managing the Product Backlog?
a. The Customer
b. The Scrum Master
c. The Product Owner
d. The Developers Answer: c. The Product Owner
