Sample CSM Test Questions and Answers Graded A+

Sample CSM Test Questions and Answers Graded A+ 1. During the Sprint, what Scrum Value must the team demonstrate to achieve the goal? - Completion. - Commitment. - Agreement. - Alignment. Commitment 2. Which one is true for Sprint Planning? - The work to be performed in the Sprint is planned. - Demo of the previous increment is done. - Customers will share the feedback. - The Product Backlog is refined. The work to be performed in the Sprint is planned. 3. A member of the Scrum Team does not want to participate in the Sprint Planning event and considers it a waste of time. What should the Scrum Master do first? - Ask for management's assistance. - Mandate attendance. - Discuss the importance of team work. - Meet individually to address concerns. Discuss the importance of team work. 4. What is a characteristic of a done Increment: - Prescriptive. - Estimable. - Usable. - Released. Usable. 5. As a true leader the Scrum Master serves: - The Scrum Team only. - The management. - No one. - The Scrum Team and the larger organization. The Scrum Team and the larger organization. 6. Which of the following is an activity of Product Backlog management? - Clearly expressing Product Backlog items. - Creating Sprint tasks. - Facilitating the Daily Scrum. - Planning the Sprint Backlog. Clearly expressing Product Backlog items. 7. If Scrum Teams become too large, they should: - Split into sub-teams based on function. - Reorganize into multiple cohesive Scrum Teams and share the same Product Goal and Product Backlog. - Divide into separate teams each with their own Product Owner. - Do nothing and focus on delivering a usable product Increment. Reorganize into multiple cohesive Scrum Teams and share the same Product Goal and Product Backlog. 8. A lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems is known as: - Kanban. - Scrum. - Agile. - Waterfall. Scrum. 9. Which activity seeks to build consensus in a group setting? - Coaching. - Teaching. - Mentoring. - Facilitating Facilitating 10. What is one accountability of a Scrum Master? - Set the budget. - Provide estimates. - Improve the Scrum Team's effectiveness. - Decide when to release the product. Improve the Scrum Team's effectiveness. 11. Product Backlog refinement is: - A recurring event in the middle of each Sprint. - The act of breaking down and further defining Product Backlog items. - An opportunity for the Developers to estimate Product Backlog items. - A pre-planning meeting to shorten the length of Sprint Planning. The act of breaking down and further defining Product Backlog items. 12. How does the Scrum Master help ensure the Scrum Team is working effectively? - Plan Scrum implementations within the organization. - Facilitate Scrum events. - Report all user stories in management meetings. - Coach the Scrum Team in self-management and cross-functionality. Coach the Scrum Team in self-management and cross-functionality. 13. When Scrum Team members meet and collaborate with each other to find the best way to build and deliver the software to the customer, which of the following Agile Values is being practiced? - Individuals and Interactions over Working Software. - Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools. - Individuals and Interactions over Contract Negotiation. - Individuals and Interactions over Customer Collaboration. Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools. 14. What should the Scrum Master do if the Developers complain that the Daily Scrum is just a "status update" meeting? - Explain that the intent of the Daily Scrum is to inspect progress towards the Sprint Goal. - Cancel the Daily Scrum and have status update meetings instead. - Reduce the occurrence for this meeting to once a week. - Make Daily Scrum an optional meeting for the Developers to attend. Explain that the intent of the Daily Scrum is to inspect progress towards the Sprint Goal. 15. How should Scrum teams plan work to be performed within Sprints? - One release at a time, adjusting the number of Sprints to the prior releases' average velocity. - One Sprint at a time, adapting each Sprint Backlog according to what was learned from the last Sprint. - One project at a time, adjusting each Sprint Backlog Item to meet the release date negotiated at inception. - One Sprint at a time in the Product Backlog Refinement meeting with participation of stakeholders. One Sprint at a time, adapting each Sprint Backlog according to what was learned from the last Sprint. 16. When the goal, scope and product domain are not understood by the Scrum Team, the Scrum Master should: - Direct the Developers to stop working until the Product Owner improves the acceptance criteria. - Cancel the Sprint and schedule a new Planning meeting. - Do nothing because this is the responsibility of the Product Owner. - Facilitate a discussion between the Stakeholders, Product Owner and Developers. Facilitate a discussion between the Stakeholders, Product Owner and Developers. 17. Developers asking for help or admitting not knowing something best demonstrates which Scrum Value? - Respect. - Courage. - Commitment. - Focus. Courage 18. What is one service a Scrum Master provides to the Scrum Team? - Prioritize the Sprint Backlog. - Develop a release plan. - Manage the Product Backlog. - Impediment removal. Impediment removal. 19. Who should the Scrum Master work with to determine if artifacts are completely transparent? - End users. - Scrum Team and other involved parties. - Management team. - Project Manager. Scrum Team and other involved parties. 20. Which Agile principle is being practiced if a team chooses to focus on the highest priority product backlog items? - At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly. - Simplicity -The art of maximizing the amount of work not done is essential. - Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. - The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project. 21. A developer identified a major technical issue during a Daily Scrum. What should the team do? - Meet and discuss outside of Daily Scrum. - Interrupt the Daily Scrum and solve the problem immediately. - Escalate it to the Product Owner. - Discuss it during the Sprint Review. Meet and discuss outside of Daily Scrum. 22. What emerges from self-organizing teams? - The best process flows, user stories and requirements. - The best architecture, requirements and designs. - The best designs, user stories and Sprint backlog. - The best architecture, user stories and requirements. The best architecture, requirements and designs. 23. Who can execute the work of the Sprint Backlog? - Scrum Master. - Scrum Team. - Developers. - Product Owner. Developers.