PSM I Practice Exam 2025
Questions & Answers
The time-box for the Daily Scrum is how long?
Not limited. Every Scrum Team member should have enough time to answer the three Main
Questions.
15 minutes
(Correct)
20 minutes
25 minutes - ANSWERSThe Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event.
Who in the Scrum team is responsible for monitoring progress toward high-level goals?
The Developers
(Incorrect)
The Scrum Team
The Scrum Master and the Developers
The Product Owner
(Correct)
The Scrum Master - ANSWERSThe Product Owner tracks total work remaining at least every
Sprint Review. The Product Owner compares this amount with work remaining at previous
Sprint Reviews to assess progress toward completing projected work by the desired time for the
goal. This information is made transparent to all stakeholders.
How long are the timeboxes for the Sprint Retrospective and the Sprint Review?
3 and 4 hours respectively
(Correct)
,3 hour time-box for each
4 and 3 hours respectively
4 hour time-box for each - ANSWERSThe Sprint Review is at most a four-hour meeting for one-
month Sprints. The Sprint Retrospective is at most a three-hour meeting for one-month Sprints.
What improves the Scrum Team's focus and consistency?
Well defined user stories
(Incorrect)
The experience of the Scrum Team
Working at a sustainable pace
(Correct)
Visible work items - ANSWERSWorking in Sprints at a sustainable pace improves the Scrum
Team's focus and consistency - Scrum 2020
Visible work items will help with focus but the question also asks for consistency.
User stories are not mentioned in the Scrum Guide
The experience of the Scrum Team will likely help with focus and consistency as they may be
able to estimate better but this may not necessarily be the case. Remember to choose the
answer that is in the Scrum Guide
Scrum recommends using and adapting the Scrum components and rules that work for a
particular project or team. Adjusting Scrum to work best for you is encouraged.
True
False
(Correct) - ANSWERSEach component within the Scrum framework serves a specific purpose
and is essential to Scrum's success and usage.
Does Scrum allow additional meetings between the Developers in addition to the Scrum Events?
,No
Yes
(Correct) - ANSWERSScrum allows additional meetings if they facilitate achieving the Sprint
Goal.
Daily Scrums improve communications, identify impediments, promote quick decision-making,
and consequently eliminate the need for other meetings.
The Daily Scrum is not the only time Developers are allowed to adjust their plan. They often
meet throughout the day for more detailed discussions about adapting or re-planning the rest
of the Sprint's work.
What is Scrum built upon?
Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it
(Correct)
Many years of refinement in practice through Software development teams since the 1990s
Built upon the knowledge of the founder's Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
Using other development methods and framework, Scrum has been built upon their successes
in practice - ANSWERSScrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it.
Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their
relationships and interactions.
Who has accountability for the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
(Correct)
The Product Owner and the Developers
The Developers
The Scrum Master and the Developers
The Product Owner and The Scrum Master
The Scrum Master - ANSWERSThe Product Owner also accountable for effective Product Backlog
management including:
, Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
Ordering Product Backlog items; and,
Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.
Why should progress towards the goals be conducted frequently?
To raise awareness to the Developers that are underperforming
To detect undesirable variances or problems
(Correct)
To frequently report back to the Key Stakeholders
To ensure the Sprint Goal will be met within the Sprint
(Incorrect) - ANSWERSThe Scrum artifacts and the progress toward agreed goals must be
inspected frequently and diligently to detect potentially undesirable variances or problems.
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
The Sprint Review
(Correct)
The Daily Scrum
The Sprint Retrospective
The Sprint Planning
(Correct) - ANSWERSThe Developers may invite other people to attend the Sprint Planning in
order to provide technical or domain advice. The Product Owner is responsible for inviting the
Key Stakeholders to the Sprint Review meeting
Is Scrum a process, technique, framework or method?
Technique
Framework
Questions & Answers
The time-box for the Daily Scrum is how long?
Not limited. Every Scrum Team member should have enough time to answer the three Main
Questions.
15 minutes
(Correct)
20 minutes
25 minutes - ANSWERSThe Daily Scrum is a 15-minute time-boxed event.
Who in the Scrum team is responsible for monitoring progress toward high-level goals?
The Developers
(Incorrect)
The Scrum Team
The Scrum Master and the Developers
The Product Owner
(Correct)
The Scrum Master - ANSWERSThe Product Owner tracks total work remaining at least every
Sprint Review. The Product Owner compares this amount with work remaining at previous
Sprint Reviews to assess progress toward completing projected work by the desired time for the
goal. This information is made transparent to all stakeholders.
How long are the timeboxes for the Sprint Retrospective and the Sprint Review?
3 and 4 hours respectively
(Correct)
,3 hour time-box for each
4 and 3 hours respectively
4 hour time-box for each - ANSWERSThe Sprint Review is at most a four-hour meeting for one-
month Sprints. The Sprint Retrospective is at most a three-hour meeting for one-month Sprints.
What improves the Scrum Team's focus and consistency?
Well defined user stories
(Incorrect)
The experience of the Scrum Team
Working at a sustainable pace
(Correct)
Visible work items - ANSWERSWorking in Sprints at a sustainable pace improves the Scrum
Team's focus and consistency - Scrum 2020
Visible work items will help with focus but the question also asks for consistency.
User stories are not mentioned in the Scrum Guide
The experience of the Scrum Team will likely help with focus and consistency as they may be
able to estimate better but this may not necessarily be the case. Remember to choose the
answer that is in the Scrum Guide
Scrum recommends using and adapting the Scrum components and rules that work for a
particular project or team. Adjusting Scrum to work best for you is encouraged.
True
False
(Correct) - ANSWERSEach component within the Scrum framework serves a specific purpose
and is essential to Scrum's success and usage.
Does Scrum allow additional meetings between the Developers in addition to the Scrum Events?
,No
Yes
(Correct) - ANSWERSScrum allows additional meetings if they facilitate achieving the Sprint
Goal.
Daily Scrums improve communications, identify impediments, promote quick decision-making,
and consequently eliminate the need for other meetings.
The Daily Scrum is not the only time Developers are allowed to adjust their plan. They often
meet throughout the day for more detailed discussions about adapting or re-planning the rest
of the Sprint's work.
What is Scrum built upon?
Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it
(Correct)
Many years of refinement in practice through Software development teams since the 1990s
Built upon the knowledge of the founder's Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
Using other development methods and framework, Scrum has been built upon their successes
in practice - ANSWERSScrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it.
Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their
relationships and interactions.
Who has accountability for the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
(Correct)
The Product Owner and the Developers
The Developers
The Scrum Master and the Developers
The Product Owner and The Scrum Master
The Scrum Master - ANSWERSThe Product Owner also accountable for effective Product Backlog
management including:
, Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
Ordering Product Backlog items; and,
Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.
Why should progress towards the goals be conducted frequently?
To raise awareness to the Developers that are underperforming
To detect undesirable variances or problems
(Correct)
To frequently report back to the Key Stakeholders
To ensure the Sprint Goal will be met within the Sprint
(Incorrect) - ANSWERSThe Scrum artifacts and the progress toward agreed goals must be
inspected frequently and diligently to detect potentially undesirable variances or problems.
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
The Sprint Review
(Correct)
The Daily Scrum
The Sprint Retrospective
The Sprint Planning
(Correct) - ANSWERSThe Developers may invite other people to attend the Sprint Planning in
order to provide technical or domain advice. The Product Owner is responsible for inviting the
Key Stakeholders to the Sprint Review meeting
Is Scrum a process, technique, framework or method?
Technique
Framework
