ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
A product manager wants to start a new product-related project.
She wonders whether Agile methods would add value to this. You
can say that the project would be suitable for Agile methods if -
correct answer ✅Agile methods are most suitable when the
requirements are likely to change frequently during the project
duration.
A team could not agree whether the stories in a sprint were
complete or not. When can the team decide that the stories are
completed successfully? -
correct answer ✅Each scrum team should have a documented and
agreed-upon definition of done. Basis this, the team should
determine completeness of the stories and sprints.
A scrum master is new to the role. Which of the following is aligned
with this role? -
correct answer ✅Scrum masters should help teams when product
owners act too pushy and demanding.
Which of the following extreme programming techniques helps the
most in knowledge sharing across the team? -
correct answer ✅Pair programming involves two people working
on the same task. This helps knowledge sharing across the team.
,ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
A project involves a lot of uncertainty. How should this be handled
in timeboxed projects where there is a firm commitment on
deadlines? -
correct answer ✅Features buffer means that low-priority features
can be removed from scope if the team runs out of time.
Use of information radiators is important for Agile projects. Which
of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good information
radiator? -
correct answer ✅Information radiators should not be fixed. They
should focus on a specific problem and be refreshed with new set
of targets.
Jeff wanted the team to start using a new tool to improve the
quality of their deliverables by automating some key processes.
Where should Jeff bring this up for discussion? -
correct answer ✅Sprint retrospective is an opportunity to discuss
process improvement opportunities within the team.
An Agile team received a number of suggestions on how to increase
the value proposition of a product at a trade conference. How
should these suggestions be reflected in the product backlog? -
,ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
correct answer ✅Sprint retrospective is an opportunity to discuss
process improvement opportunities within the team.
The product backlog for a particular product contains too many
stories. A product owner came across a product idea that is
valuable but may not be worked on immediately. What should be
done about this? -
correct answer ✅The product owner may often add stories at the
epic level for requirements that will be worked on in the future.
In a burndown bar chart, the bottom of the bar in a particular sprint
move downwards by 50 points. What does this indicate? -
correct answer ✅The bottom of the bar moving downwards
indicates that scope of the project was increased.
A scrum master is new to an organization. She is unable to help the
teams with a lot of the blocking issues. This means team members
don't always get the help that they need. What should be done
about this? -
correct answer ✅The scrum master's primary responsibility is to
help the team overcome obstacles. Scrum masters can be coached
about how to grow into the role, but if they are unable to do so,
they need to be replaced.
, ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
A product owner wanted to know not just the overall project status
but also epic- and story-level status. Which information radiator will
help the product owner get this information? -
correct answer ✅A parking lot chart reflects the status per epic
and user story.
The team completed 5 stories in a sprint of sizes 5, 2, 13, 8, and 1.
Simultaneously they worked on stories worth 30 points which they
partly completed but could not complete per the definition of
done. What is the velocity of the team? -
correct answer ✅Velocity considers the stories that are completed
per the definition of done. Therefore, the velocity is the sum of the
completed stories, which is 29 points.
A team decided to try pair programming as a practice. One of the
advantages of pair programming is that: -
correct answer ✅Pair programming should lead to better quality
due to online review. It may or may not lead to other benefits.
A team's workload expanded, so they moved from one scrum team
to over three scrum teams. The product owner is stressed because
of the workload from all three teams. What is the best way
Questions And Answers
A product manager wants to start a new product-related project.
She wonders whether Agile methods would add value to this. You
can say that the project would be suitable for Agile methods if -
correct answer ✅Agile methods are most suitable when the
requirements are likely to change frequently during the project
duration.
A team could not agree whether the stories in a sprint were
complete or not. When can the team decide that the stories are
completed successfully? -
correct answer ✅Each scrum team should have a documented and
agreed-upon definition of done. Basis this, the team should
determine completeness of the stories and sprints.
A scrum master is new to the role. Which of the following is aligned
with this role? -
correct answer ✅Scrum masters should help teams when product
owners act too pushy and demanding.
Which of the following extreme programming techniques helps the
most in knowledge sharing across the team? -
correct answer ✅Pair programming involves two people working
on the same task. This helps knowledge sharing across the team.
,ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
A project involves a lot of uncertainty. How should this be handled
in timeboxed projects where there is a firm commitment on
deadlines? -
correct answer ✅Features buffer means that low-priority features
can be removed from scope if the team runs out of time.
Use of information radiators is important for Agile projects. Which
of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good information
radiator? -
correct answer ✅Information radiators should not be fixed. They
should focus on a specific problem and be refreshed with new set
of targets.
Jeff wanted the team to start using a new tool to improve the
quality of their deliverables by automating some key processes.
Where should Jeff bring this up for discussion? -
correct answer ✅Sprint retrospective is an opportunity to discuss
process improvement opportunities within the team.
An Agile team received a number of suggestions on how to increase
the value proposition of a product at a trade conference. How
should these suggestions be reflected in the product backlog? -
,ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
correct answer ✅Sprint retrospective is an opportunity to discuss
process improvement opportunities within the team.
The product backlog for a particular product contains too many
stories. A product owner came across a product idea that is
valuable but may not be worked on immediately. What should be
done about this? -
correct answer ✅The product owner may often add stories at the
epic level for requirements that will be worked on in the future.
In a burndown bar chart, the bottom of the bar in a particular sprint
move downwards by 50 points. What does this indicate? -
correct answer ✅The bottom of the bar moving downwards
indicates that scope of the project was increased.
A scrum master is new to an organization. She is unable to help the
teams with a lot of the blocking issues. This means team members
don't always get the help that they need. What should be done
about this? -
correct answer ✅The scrum master's primary responsibility is to
help the team overcome obstacles. Scrum masters can be coached
about how to grow into the role, but if they are unable to do so,
they need to be replaced.
, ASM - Agile Scrum Master (EXIN) Exam
Questions And Answers
A product owner wanted to know not just the overall project status
but also epic- and story-level status. Which information radiator will
help the product owner get this information? -
correct answer ✅A parking lot chart reflects the status per epic
and user story.
The team completed 5 stories in a sprint of sizes 5, 2, 13, 8, and 1.
Simultaneously they worked on stories worth 30 points which they
partly completed but could not complete per the definition of
done. What is the velocity of the team? -
correct answer ✅Velocity considers the stories that are completed
per the definition of done. Therefore, the velocity is the sum of the
completed stories, which is 29 points.
A team decided to try pair programming as a practice. One of the
advantages of pair programming is that: -
correct answer ✅Pair programming should lead to better quality
due to online review. It may or may not lead to other benefits.
A team's workload expanded, so they moved from one scrum team
to over three scrum teams. The product owner is stressed because
of the workload from all three teams. What is the best way
