PSM 2 EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● What is a time-boxed event?
Answer: an event that cannot take longer than a specific amount of time
●● What are two techinques the Scrum Master could use if the
Developement team has an internal conflict?
Answer: 1. leverage active listening and open-ended questions to coach
the team through the conflict
2. Engage everyone in the Development Team
●● What is the Scrum master responsible for?
Answer: Making sure the scrum framework is adopted properly
●● What are two things the development team should accomplish after
the first sprint?
Answer: 1. create an increment of working software
2. Develop one piece of functionality
,●● How frequent should the Development Team change?
Answer: as necessary as long as short term reduction in productivity is
considered
●● During the sprint planning, the product owner and Dev Team could
not reach an understanding in regards to the highest order of Product
Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team could not
determine how many product backlog items they should forecast for the
upcoming Sprint, but they were able to determine a Sprint Goal. What
two actions should the scum master encourage?
Answer: 1. discuss why this happened and what changes can be made to
prevent it during the Sprint Retrospective
2. Forecast the product backlog items that will deliver the most value.
once the time-box expires, start the sprint and adapt as the team works
towards the goal.
●● If there is a Dev Team member who is having ongoing conflicts with
other team members, who is responsible to address this?
Answer: The Dev Team
●● What two actions could a Scrum Master take if the Product Owner is
not communicating with the Development Team during the Sprint?
Answer: 1. coach the product owner on the values of Scrum
, 2. bring this in the sprint retrospective for the team to discuss
●● What are two responsibilities of the product owner in Scrum?
Answer: 1. engaging the stakeholders
2. Prioritizing the most valuable functionality
●● How can you best describe the Product Owner?
Answer: Responsible for return on investment
●● If the dev team does not have the infrastructure to complete product
backlog items, what two things should the scrum master do?
Answer: 1. coach the dev team to improve their infrastructure over time
and adjust thier definition of "DONE" as they go.
2. have the dev team create a definition of DONE that is possible in this
situation
●● What are the three purposes of the definition of DONE?
Answer: 1. shared understanding of what work can be determined as
complete
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● What is a time-boxed event?
Answer: an event that cannot take longer than a specific amount of time
●● What are two techinques the Scrum Master could use if the
Developement team has an internal conflict?
Answer: 1. leverage active listening and open-ended questions to coach
the team through the conflict
2. Engage everyone in the Development Team
●● What is the Scrum master responsible for?
Answer: Making sure the scrum framework is adopted properly
●● What are two things the development team should accomplish after
the first sprint?
Answer: 1. create an increment of working software
2. Develop one piece of functionality
,●● How frequent should the Development Team change?
Answer: as necessary as long as short term reduction in productivity is
considered
●● During the sprint planning, the product owner and Dev Team could
not reach an understanding in regards to the highest order of Product
Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team could not
determine how many product backlog items they should forecast for the
upcoming Sprint, but they were able to determine a Sprint Goal. What
two actions should the scum master encourage?
Answer: 1. discuss why this happened and what changes can be made to
prevent it during the Sprint Retrospective
2. Forecast the product backlog items that will deliver the most value.
once the time-box expires, start the sprint and adapt as the team works
towards the goal.
●● If there is a Dev Team member who is having ongoing conflicts with
other team members, who is responsible to address this?
Answer: The Dev Team
●● What two actions could a Scrum Master take if the Product Owner is
not communicating with the Development Team during the Sprint?
Answer: 1. coach the product owner on the values of Scrum
, 2. bring this in the sprint retrospective for the team to discuss
●● What are two responsibilities of the product owner in Scrum?
Answer: 1. engaging the stakeholders
2. Prioritizing the most valuable functionality
●● How can you best describe the Product Owner?
Answer: Responsible for return on investment
●● If the dev team does not have the infrastructure to complete product
backlog items, what two things should the scrum master do?
Answer: 1. coach the dev team to improve their infrastructure over time
and adjust thier definition of "DONE" as they go.
2. have the dev team create a definition of DONE that is possible in this
situation
●● What are the three purposes of the definition of DONE?
Answer: 1. shared understanding of what work can be determined as
complete
