Professional Scrum Master I (PSMI) Cert Prep Latest 2024 Complete
150 Exam Questions with Correct Detailed Answers/ Graded A+
1. The Product Owner is not collaborating with the De- CD
velopment Team during the Sprint. What are two valu-
able actions for a Scrum Master to take? (Choose
two.)
A. Inform the Product Owners functional manager.
B. Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a
course and restart.
C. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
D. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum
and incremental delivery.
E. Nominate a proxy Product Owner.
2. True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the A
same product or system all select work from the same
Product Backlog.
A. True
B. False
3. For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum D
say a valuable and useful increment must be avail-
able? (Choose the best answer.)
A. After the Acceptance Testing phase.
B. Before the release Sprint.
C. Every 3 Sprints.
D. At the end of every Sprint.
E. When the Product Owner asks to create one.
4. Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project B
must have the same Sprint start date.
A. True
B. False
5. What is a Development Team responsible for? AD
(Choose two.)
A. Resolving internal team conflicts.
B. Reporting productivity.
C. Selecting the Product Owner.
D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint
Goal.
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6. Which two ways of creating Development Teams are AD
consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)
A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go
about organizing into the new structure.
B. Managers personally re-assign current subordi-
nates to new teams.
C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to spe-
cific teams.
D. Bring all the developers together and let them
self-organize into Development Teams.
E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team
structures and assignments.
7. A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a B
traditional PM (Project Manager).
A. True
B. False
8. A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Mas- B
ter about estimating work in Scrum. What guidance
should a Scrum Master give? (Choose the best an-
swer.)
A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story
points.
B. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
C. Estimates must be in relative units.
D. Scrum forbids estimating.
E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are
best checked with the Developers.
9. What is the timebox for the Sprint Planning event? B
A. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
C. Monthly.
D. Whenever it is done.
10. Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the F
Scrum Team?
A. Focus
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B. Respect
C. Openness
D. Courage
E. Commitment
F. All of the above
11. A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impedi- ABD
ments, but it is growing and he/she has been able
to resolve only a small portion of the impediments.
Which three techniques would be most helpful in this
situation? (Choose three.)
A. Consulting with the Development Team.
B. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
C. Arranging a triage meeting with all project man-
agers.
D. Alerting management to the impediments and their
impact.
12. A product Increment must be released to production B
at the end of each Sprint.
A. True
B. False
13. If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, C
what do they track?
A. Accumulated cost.
B. Individual worker productivity.
C. Work remaining across time.
D. Accumulated business value delivered to the cus-
tomer.
14. How is management external to the Scrum Team in- B
volved in the Daily Scrum?
A. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.
B. Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum.
C. Management gives an update at the start of each
Daily Scrum.
D. The Product Owner represents their opinions.
15. A
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True or False: To get started in terms of what to build,
Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with
enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team
to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help
guide the process.
A. True
B. False
16. When many Scrum Teams are working on the same B
product, should all of their Increments be integrated
every Sprint?
A. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has
dependencies.
B. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakehold-
ers) may not be able to accurately inspect what is
done.
C. No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
D. No, that is far too hard and must be done in a
hardening Sprint.
17. When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint? A
A. It cant. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
B. When functional expectations are not well under-
stood.
C. When the Product Owner is absent too often.
D. When the selected Product Backlog items for the
Sprint become unachievable.
E. When a technical dependency cannot be resolved.
18. Which output from Sprint Planning provides the De- B
velopment Team with a target and overarching direc-
tion for the Sprint?
A. The Sprint Backlog.
B. The Sprint Goal
C. The release plan.
D. Sprint Review minutes.
19. How should a Development Team deal with non-func- A
tional requirements?
A. Ensure every Increment meets them.
150 Exam Questions with Correct Detailed Answers/ Graded A+
1. The Product Owner is not collaborating with the De- CD
velopment Team during the Sprint. What are two valu-
able actions for a Scrum Master to take? (Choose
two.)
A. Inform the Product Owners functional manager.
B. Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a
course and restart.
C. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
D. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum
and incremental delivery.
E. Nominate a proxy Product Owner.
2. True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the A
same product or system all select work from the same
Product Backlog.
A. True
B. False
3. For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum D
say a valuable and useful increment must be avail-
able? (Choose the best answer.)
A. After the Acceptance Testing phase.
B. Before the release Sprint.
C. Every 3 Sprints.
D. At the end of every Sprint.
E. When the Product Owner asks to create one.
4. Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project B
must have the same Sprint start date.
A. True
B. False
5. What is a Development Team responsible for? AD
(Choose two.)
A. Resolving internal team conflicts.
B. Reporting productivity.
C. Selecting the Product Owner.
D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint
Goal.
, Professional Scrum Master I (PSMI) Cert Prep
6. Which two ways of creating Development Teams are AD
consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)
A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go
about organizing into the new structure.
B. Managers personally re-assign current subordi-
nates to new teams.
C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to spe-
cific teams.
D. Bring all the developers together and let them
self-organize into Development Teams.
E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team
structures and assignments.
7. A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a B
traditional PM (Project Manager).
A. True
B. False
8. A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Mas- B
ter about estimating work in Scrum. What guidance
should a Scrum Master give? (Choose the best an-
swer.)
A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story
points.
B. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
C. Estimates must be in relative units.
D. Scrum forbids estimating.
E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are
best checked with the Developers.
9. What is the timebox for the Sprint Planning event? B
A. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
C. Monthly.
D. Whenever it is done.
10. Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the F
Scrum Team?
A. Focus
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B. Respect
C. Openness
D. Courage
E. Commitment
F. All of the above
11. A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impedi- ABD
ments, but it is growing and he/she has been able
to resolve only a small portion of the impediments.
Which three techniques would be most helpful in this
situation? (Choose three.)
A. Consulting with the Development Team.
B. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
C. Arranging a triage meeting with all project man-
agers.
D. Alerting management to the impediments and their
impact.
12. A product Increment must be released to production B
at the end of each Sprint.
A. True
B. False
13. If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, C
what do they track?
A. Accumulated cost.
B. Individual worker productivity.
C. Work remaining across time.
D. Accumulated business value delivered to the cus-
tomer.
14. How is management external to the Scrum Team in- B
volved in the Daily Scrum?
A. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.
B. Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum.
C. Management gives an update at the start of each
Daily Scrum.
D. The Product Owner represents their opinions.
15. A
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True or False: To get started in terms of what to build,
Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with
enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team
to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help
guide the process.
A. True
B. False
16. When many Scrum Teams are working on the same B
product, should all of their Increments be integrated
every Sprint?
A. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has
dependencies.
B. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakehold-
ers) may not be able to accurately inspect what is
done.
C. No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
D. No, that is far too hard and must be done in a
hardening Sprint.
17. When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint? A
A. It cant. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
B. When functional expectations are not well under-
stood.
C. When the Product Owner is absent too often.
D. When the selected Product Backlog items for the
Sprint become unachievable.
E. When a technical dependency cannot be resolved.
18. Which output from Sprint Planning provides the De- B
velopment Team with a target and overarching direc-
tion for the Sprint?
A. The Sprint Backlog.
B. The Sprint Goal
C. The release plan.
D. Sprint Review minutes.
19. How should a Development Team deal with non-func- A
tional requirements?
A. Ensure every Increment meets them.
