PSM 1 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
During Sprint Planning, every task must be estimated so the Developers can be sure
they have the capacity to complete them in the Sprint - ANSWER-False
Who can change the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint? - ANSWER-The Developers
The Product Owner must attend the Sprint Retrospective - ANSWER-True - the scrum
team attends the sprint retrospective
During Sprint Planning, all Product Backlog Items must be decomposed to a definitive
set of tasks for the Developers to complete - ANSWER-False
Developers should be setting sprint goals by the Product Owner as part of Sprint
Planning - ANSWER-False - A realistic forecast should be created in Sprint Planning.
An Increment is... - ANSWER-The sum of the Done work during a Sprint, plus the work
Done in earlier Sprints
The Scrum Master manages the Scrum Team - ANSWER-False - The Scrum Master
manages the Scrum framework, not the Scrum Team.
Who may be best positioned to decide who will be the Scrum Master for a new Scrum
Team? - ANSWER-The Developers and the Product Owner
A Scrum Team has how many specific accountabilities? - ANSWER-3 - A Scrum Team
includes 3 accountabilities. Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developers.
Management need to monitor progress on a daily basis and decide to do so by
attending the Daily Scrum. What are the likely results?Select the best 3 options -
ANSWER-Additional facilitation may be required to keep to the time-box, Developers
may end up with less time in the Daily Scrum to re-plan their work, Developers may be
less open and transparent during the Daily Scrum
The Definition of Done is a mandatory part of Scrum - ANSWER-True
The Scrum Master is a management role. - ANSWER-TRUE - The Scrum Master is a
manager, but for the Scrum framework, rather than for the people in the Scrum Team.
The Sprint Backlog must be detailed enough that... - ANSWER-Changes in progress
can be understood in the Daily Scrum
,The Scrum Master is a leader and servant in service to which of the following? -
ANSWER-The organisation and Scrum Team
Who is accountable for ensuring that the burn-down chart and gantt chart exist? -
ANSWER-No one - Burn-down and Gannt chart are not mandatory in Scrum
The Scrum Master can be removed once Scrum is adopted - ANSWER-False - A Scrum
Master is always required
The Scrum Master and Product Owner accountabilities can both be held by 1 person -
ANSWER-True - Scrum does not forbid people holding more than 1 accountability
By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should have identified and
planned improvements to increase its effectiveness - ANSWER-True
The Daily Scrum is consistently taking longer than 15 minutes. Which statement best
describes what should be done? - ANSWER-The Scrum Master should help the
Developers understand why the 15 minute time-box should be respected and help them
find ways to do it as required
A Scrum Team must only work on a single Product Goal at any time - ANSWER-True -
A Scrum Team must only work on a single Product Goal at any time in order to maintain
focus.
The Sprint Planning event is comprised of 2 parts and the Product Owner is not needed
at the 2nd part - ANSWER-In past versions of the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Planning
event was described as having 2 parts. This is no longer true.
The Scrum Master must facilitate the Daily Scrum - ANSWER-False
The result of the Sprint Review is... - ANSWER-A revised Product Backlog that defines
the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
Select the correct timebox for each Scrum event - ANSWER-Sprint Planning - 8 hours,
Daily Scrum - 15 minutes, Sprint Review - 4 hours, Sprint Retrospective - 3 hours.
Developers include which role(s)?Pick all that apply - ANSWER-No other roles.
Developers is one of the 3 accountabilities in Scrum (Within a Scrum Team, there are
no sub-teams or hierarchies. - The Scrum Guide)
The Product Owner manages... - ANSWER-The Product Backlog
The Scrum Master is accountable for the Product Backlog - ANSWER-False
, The Scrum Master is responsible for? - ANSWER-Ensuring Scrum is understood - They
do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice, both within the
Scrum Team and the organization
Who is responsible for monitoring the progress of work during a Sprint? - ANSWER-
Developers
A Scrum Team must be 10 or fewer people - ANSWER-False - Team size is
recommended, rather than mandated by Scrum - 10 is a recommendation.
A new Developer joins the Scrum Team taking the total number to 11 people.
As a Scrum Master, What should you do? - ANSWER-Raise the increased team size as
a potential issue and help the Developers decide what to do about it
Which statement best describes a cross-functional team? - ANSWER-The team has all
competencies needed to accomplish the work - Scrum Teams are cross-functional,
meaning the members have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint
Among the Developers, there is nobody with significant testing expertise. They should...
- ANSWER-Quality is the responsibility of the Developers and they should undertake
testing themselves to the best of their abilities AND Raise this as an impediment which
may require the assistance of the Scrum Master to resolve
A Product Backlog is never complete - ANSWER-True - As long as a product exists, its
Product Backlog also exists. there will be a Product Backlog containing work that may
be carried out in future.
Product Backlog refinement is... - ANSWER-An ongoing process in which the Product
Owner and the Developers collaborate
Who assigns tasks to the developers? - ANSWER-The Developers themselves
Why does the agile manifesto de-emphasize documentation in the project? - ANSWER-
Rapidly changing requirements would make documents quickly outdated
Which three of the following are the developers accountable for - ANSWER-Create a
plan for the spring backlog, Sizing product backlog items, Pulling product backlog items
for the sprint
What does the Sprint burn-down chart show? - ANSWER-How much work remains until
the end of the Sprint - in other words its a chart which shows the amount of work which
is thought to remain in a backlog. Time is shown on the horizontal axis and work
remaining on the vertical axis
The Increment must be released at the end of every Sprint - ANSWER-False
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
During Sprint Planning, every task must be estimated so the Developers can be sure
they have the capacity to complete them in the Sprint - ANSWER-False
Who can change the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint? - ANSWER-The Developers
The Product Owner must attend the Sprint Retrospective - ANSWER-True - the scrum
team attends the sprint retrospective
During Sprint Planning, all Product Backlog Items must be decomposed to a definitive
set of tasks for the Developers to complete - ANSWER-False
Developers should be setting sprint goals by the Product Owner as part of Sprint
Planning - ANSWER-False - A realistic forecast should be created in Sprint Planning.
An Increment is... - ANSWER-The sum of the Done work during a Sprint, plus the work
Done in earlier Sprints
The Scrum Master manages the Scrum Team - ANSWER-False - The Scrum Master
manages the Scrum framework, not the Scrum Team.
Who may be best positioned to decide who will be the Scrum Master for a new Scrum
Team? - ANSWER-The Developers and the Product Owner
A Scrum Team has how many specific accountabilities? - ANSWER-3 - A Scrum Team
includes 3 accountabilities. Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developers.
Management need to monitor progress on a daily basis and decide to do so by
attending the Daily Scrum. What are the likely results?Select the best 3 options -
ANSWER-Additional facilitation may be required to keep to the time-box, Developers
may end up with less time in the Daily Scrum to re-plan their work, Developers may be
less open and transparent during the Daily Scrum
The Definition of Done is a mandatory part of Scrum - ANSWER-True
The Scrum Master is a management role. - ANSWER-TRUE - The Scrum Master is a
manager, but for the Scrum framework, rather than for the people in the Scrum Team.
The Sprint Backlog must be detailed enough that... - ANSWER-Changes in progress
can be understood in the Daily Scrum
,The Scrum Master is a leader and servant in service to which of the following? -
ANSWER-The organisation and Scrum Team
Who is accountable for ensuring that the burn-down chart and gantt chart exist? -
ANSWER-No one - Burn-down and Gannt chart are not mandatory in Scrum
The Scrum Master can be removed once Scrum is adopted - ANSWER-False - A Scrum
Master is always required
The Scrum Master and Product Owner accountabilities can both be held by 1 person -
ANSWER-True - Scrum does not forbid people holding more than 1 accountability
By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should have identified and
planned improvements to increase its effectiveness - ANSWER-True
The Daily Scrum is consistently taking longer than 15 minutes. Which statement best
describes what should be done? - ANSWER-The Scrum Master should help the
Developers understand why the 15 minute time-box should be respected and help them
find ways to do it as required
A Scrum Team must only work on a single Product Goal at any time - ANSWER-True -
A Scrum Team must only work on a single Product Goal at any time in order to maintain
focus.
The Sprint Planning event is comprised of 2 parts and the Product Owner is not needed
at the 2nd part - ANSWER-In past versions of the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Planning
event was described as having 2 parts. This is no longer true.
The Scrum Master must facilitate the Daily Scrum - ANSWER-False
The result of the Sprint Review is... - ANSWER-A revised Product Backlog that defines
the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
Select the correct timebox for each Scrum event - ANSWER-Sprint Planning - 8 hours,
Daily Scrum - 15 minutes, Sprint Review - 4 hours, Sprint Retrospective - 3 hours.
Developers include which role(s)?Pick all that apply - ANSWER-No other roles.
Developers is one of the 3 accountabilities in Scrum (Within a Scrum Team, there are
no sub-teams or hierarchies. - The Scrum Guide)
The Product Owner manages... - ANSWER-The Product Backlog
The Scrum Master is accountable for the Product Backlog - ANSWER-False
, The Scrum Master is responsible for? - ANSWER-Ensuring Scrum is understood - They
do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice, both within the
Scrum Team and the organization
Who is responsible for monitoring the progress of work during a Sprint? - ANSWER-
Developers
A Scrum Team must be 10 or fewer people - ANSWER-False - Team size is
recommended, rather than mandated by Scrum - 10 is a recommendation.
A new Developer joins the Scrum Team taking the total number to 11 people.
As a Scrum Master, What should you do? - ANSWER-Raise the increased team size as
a potential issue and help the Developers decide what to do about it
Which statement best describes a cross-functional team? - ANSWER-The team has all
competencies needed to accomplish the work - Scrum Teams are cross-functional,
meaning the members have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint
Among the Developers, there is nobody with significant testing expertise. They should...
- ANSWER-Quality is the responsibility of the Developers and they should undertake
testing themselves to the best of their abilities AND Raise this as an impediment which
may require the assistance of the Scrum Master to resolve
A Product Backlog is never complete - ANSWER-True - As long as a product exists, its
Product Backlog also exists. there will be a Product Backlog containing work that may
be carried out in future.
Product Backlog refinement is... - ANSWER-An ongoing process in which the Product
Owner and the Developers collaborate
Who assigns tasks to the developers? - ANSWER-The Developers themselves
Why does the agile manifesto de-emphasize documentation in the project? - ANSWER-
Rapidly changing requirements would make documents quickly outdated
Which three of the following are the developers accountable for - ANSWER-Create a
plan for the spring backlog, Sizing product backlog items, Pulling product backlog items
for the sprint
What does the Sprint burn-down chart show? - ANSWER-How much work remains until
the end of the Sprint - in other words its a chart which shows the amount of work which
is thought to remain in a backlog. Time is shown on the horizontal axis and work
remaining on the vertical axis
The Increment must be released at the end of every Sprint - ANSWER-False
