PSM 1 – SCRUM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?
A. Sprint length.
B. How to best accomplish its work
C. When to release, based on its progress
D. Stakeholders for the Sprint Review
E. Product Backlog ordering - ANSWER-A
True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the
Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A
The length of a Sprint should be:
A. Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner
B. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business
events
C. No more than one calendar month
D. All of these answers are correct - ANSWER-A
What is the best build structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated
Increments?
A. Each Development Team works only on one technical layer of the system (e.g. GUI,
database, middle tier, interfaces)
B. Each Development Team develops full functionality from beginning to end throughout
all technical layers - ANSWER-A
When a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete
forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
A. The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team
B. The Product Owner and the Development Team
C. The Development Team
D. The Product Owner and all stakeholders - ANSWER-A
Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussions during a Sprint
Retrospective? (choose the two best answers)
,A. How the team collaborates
B. Document acceptance criteria for items in the next Sprint
C. The order of items in the Product Backlog
D. Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint - ANSWER-A
Which three of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum?
A. Daily Scrum
B. Sprint 0
C. Release Testing
D. Sprint Planning
E. Sprint Retrospective
F. Sprint Testing
G. Release Retrospective - ANSWER-A
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 the two
best answers)
A. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner
B. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog
C. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team
D. The product has one Product Backlog
E. There should be only one Product Owner - ANSWER-A
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional
A. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute
to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software
B. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts,
architects, developers and testers who are not on the team
C. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts,
architects, developers and testers
D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business
analysts, architects, developers, and testers - ANSWER-A
A Development Team asks their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The
team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a specific software component.
Without that component there won't be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full
team. The Product Owner asks the Scrum Master for help. What would be good advice
to give the Product Owner?
A. Remind the Product Owner that their primary concern is the flow of value reflected in
the ordering of the Product Backlog
, B. Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize
utilization of the Development Team
C. Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving the
external component can be planned in a separate sprint - ANSWER-A
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes
the definition of "Done"
A. It depends
B. Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all
other teams so the differences are known
C. Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed
and reconciled during a hardening Sprint
D. All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined
work potentially releasable - ANSWER-A
For which is the Scrum Master responsible?
A. The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself
B. The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly
C. Keeping track of resource allocation
D. Managing the performance of the Scrum Team - ANSWER-A
A Sprint Retrospective should be held:
A. At the end of each Sprint
B. At the beginning of each Sprint
C. At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release
D. Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one - ANSWER-A
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a
release burndown chart indicate?
A. When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in
effort to any new work that is added
B. When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work
C. The evolution of the cost spent on the project
D. When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product
Backlog or the Development Team - ANSWER-A
The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint.
What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?
A. Nominate a proxy Product Owner
B. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery
C. Stop the Sprint, sent the Product Owner to a course and restart
AND ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose?
A. Sprint length.
B. How to best accomplish its work
C. When to release, based on its progress
D. Stakeholders for the Sprint Review
E. Product Backlog ordering - ANSWER-A
True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the team selects enough from the
Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-A
The length of a Sprint should be:
A. Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner
B. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business
events
C. No more than one calendar month
D. All of these answers are correct - ANSWER-A
What is the best build structure for Development Teams in order to produce integrated
Increments?
A. Each Development Team works only on one technical layer of the system (e.g. GUI,
database, middle tier, interfaces)
B. Each Development Team develops full functionality from beginning to end throughout
all technical layers - ANSWER-A
When a Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete
forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected?
A. The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team
B. The Product Owner and the Development Team
C. The Development Team
D. The Product Owner and all stakeholders - ANSWER-A
Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussions during a Sprint
Retrospective? (choose the two best answers)
,A. How the team collaborates
B. Document acceptance criteria for items in the next Sprint
C. The order of items in the Product Backlog
D. Identifying high priority process improvements for the next Sprint - ANSWER-A
Which three of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum?
A. Daily Scrum
B. Sprint 0
C. Release Testing
D. Sprint Planning
E. Sprint Retrospective
F. Sprint Testing
G. Release Retrospective - ANSWER-A
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 the two
best answers)
A. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner
B. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog
C. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team
D. The product has one Product Backlog
E. There should be only one Product Owner - ANSWER-A
What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional
A. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute
to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software
B. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts,
architects, developers and testers who are not on the team
C. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts,
architects, developers and testers
D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business
analysts, architects, developers, and testers - ANSWER-A
A Development Team asks their Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog. The
team is waiting for an external supplier to deliver a specific software component.
Without that component there won't be enough work in the next Sprint to occupy the full
team. The Product Owner asks the Scrum Master for help. What would be good advice
to give the Product Owner?
A. Remind the Product Owner that their primary concern is the flow of value reflected in
the ordering of the Product Backlog
, B. Tell the Product Owner that the Product Backlog should be ordered to maximize
utilization of the Development Team
C. Tell the Product Owner to re-order the Product Backlog so the work involving the
external component can be planned in a separate sprint - ANSWER-A
When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes
the definition of "Done"
A. It depends
B. Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all
other teams so the differences are known
C. Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed
and reconciled during a hardening Sprint
D. All Development Teams must have a definition of "Done" that makes their combined
work potentially releasable - ANSWER-A
For which is the Scrum Master responsible?
A. The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself
B. The Scrum framework being adopted and used properly
C. Keeping track of resource allocation
D. Managing the performance of the Scrum Team - ANSWER-A
A Sprint Retrospective should be held:
A. At the end of each Sprint
B. At the beginning of each Sprint
C. At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release
D. Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one - ANSWER-A
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a
release burndown chart indicate?
A. When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in
effort to any new work that is added
B. When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work
C. The evolution of the cost spent on the project
D. When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product
Backlog or the Development Team - ANSWER-A
The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint.
What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?
A. Nominate a proxy Product Owner
B. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery
C. Stop the Sprint, sent the Product Owner to a course and restart
