PSM I ACTUAL CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will
not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be
present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected?
A. The Developers
B. The Product Owner and the Developers
C. The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
D. The Scrum Master, the project manager, and the Developers..
Answer: B. The Product Owner and the Developers
During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between
the Product Owner and the Developers as more is learned. It is
important to be transparent when challenges arise since ultimately
the entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful
Increment.
◉ The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
A. Two minutes per person.
B. 15 minutes.
,C. 4 hours.
D. The same time of day, every day.
E. 15 minutes for a 4-week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually
shorter.. Answer: B. 15 minutes
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum
Team. The Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team by ensuring that all
Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within
the timebox.
◉ The three pillars of empiricism are:
A. Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste
B. Planning, Inspection, Adaptation
C. Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective
D. Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen
E. Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation. Answer: E. Inspection,
Transparency, Adaptation
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.
, ◉ Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
A. The Developers
B. The Product Owner
C. The Scrum Master
D. The Stakeholders
E. The CEO. Answer: B. The Product Owner
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for ordering the
Product Backlog.
◉ True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and
useful Increment of working product.. Answer: True. The heart of
Scrum is a Sprint, a timebox of one month or less during which a
done, useful, and valuable working product Increment is created.
◉ Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
A. Empirical
B. Complex
C. Hybrid
D. Defined. Answer: A. Empirical
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will
not be able to complete the items in their forecast. Who should be
present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items selected?
A. The Developers
B. The Product Owner and the Developers
C. The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
D. The Scrum Master, the project manager, and the Developers..
Answer: B. The Product Owner and the Developers
During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between
the Product Owner and the Developers as more is learned. It is
important to be transparent when challenges arise since ultimately
the entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful
Increment.
◉ The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
A. Two minutes per person.
B. 15 minutes.
,C. 4 hours.
D. The same time of day, every day.
E. 15 minutes for a 4-week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually
shorter.. Answer: B. 15 minutes
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum
Team. The Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team by ensuring that all
Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within
the timebox.
◉ The three pillars of empiricism are:
A. Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste
B. Planning, Inspection, Adaptation
C. Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective
D. Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen
E. Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation. Answer: E. Inspection,
Transparency, Adaptation
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.
, ◉ Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?
A. The Developers
B. The Product Owner
C. The Scrum Master
D. The Stakeholders
E. The CEO. Answer: B. The Product Owner
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for ordering the
Product Backlog.
◉ True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and
useful Increment of working product.. Answer: True. The heart of
Scrum is a Sprint, a timebox of one month or less during which a
done, useful, and valuable working product Increment is created.
◉ Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
A. Empirical
B. Complex
C. Hybrid
D. Defined. Answer: A. Empirical
