CSM - CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE 2025/2026.
Difference between SCRUM and Agile - ANS Agile is using sprintgs. SCRUM is agile for
Software dev
Scrum employs an xx, yy approach to optimize zz and zz. - ANS Iterative Incremental
predictablity control risk
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control - ANS transparency,
inspection, and adaptation
Pillar of empirical process control : Transparency. What and how? - ANS Important elements
of process must be visible to relevant people. Must also be defined with a common standard
Pillar of empirical process control: Inspection. What and how - ANS Inspect artifacts to
identify variances by skilled inspectors at point of work without clogging work itself
Pillar of empirical process control: Adaptation. What and how - ANS If inspector finds
variance is beyond accepted limits, the process or artifact must be adjusted
4 formal meetings of SCRUM? - ANS Sprint planning
Daily SCRUM
Sprint review
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, Sprint retrospective
SCRUM Values? - ANS CCFOR - Commitment Courage Focus Openness Respect
Scrum teams are (2) - ANS Self Organizing - No leader. They pick how to do
Cross Functional - Not depend on other out of the team
Main goal of Product Owner? How? - ANS Maximizing the value of the project developed by
the development team. How? By managing the product backlog!
What does Product Backlog management includes?(5) - ANS 1. Clearly expressing PBIs
2. Ordering PBIs
3. Optimizing work done by DevTeam
4. Visibility and transparency of of PB
5. Ensuring DevTeam understands PBIs to the level needed.
The PB is basically the constitution to the republic that is a SCRUM team. And the powers of the
president (PO) are expressed through the PB - ANS
Perfect team size? Are PO and SM part of this count? - ANS 3 - 9. Less makes the empirical
process useless. More makes it hard to manage. PO/SM only if they work towards deliverables
Function of Scrum Master? Leader? Major task? - ANS Promoting and supporting SCRUM.
Servant Leader. Ensure meetings between outsiders and scrum team are useful.
SM service to PO - ANS DT understands PO and PBI
Product planning in an empirical environment
Facilitating SCRUM events
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS. A+ GRADE 2025/2026.
Difference between SCRUM and Agile - ANS Agile is using sprintgs. SCRUM is agile for
Software dev
Scrum employs an xx, yy approach to optimize zz and zz. - ANS Iterative Incremental
predictablity control risk
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control - ANS transparency,
inspection, and adaptation
Pillar of empirical process control : Transparency. What and how? - ANS Important elements
of process must be visible to relevant people. Must also be defined with a common standard
Pillar of empirical process control: Inspection. What and how - ANS Inspect artifacts to
identify variances by skilled inspectors at point of work without clogging work itself
Pillar of empirical process control: Adaptation. What and how - ANS If inspector finds
variance is beyond accepted limits, the process or artifact must be adjusted
4 formal meetings of SCRUM? - ANS Sprint planning
Daily SCRUM
Sprint review
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, Sprint retrospective
SCRUM Values? - ANS CCFOR - Commitment Courage Focus Openness Respect
Scrum teams are (2) - ANS Self Organizing - No leader. They pick how to do
Cross Functional - Not depend on other out of the team
Main goal of Product Owner? How? - ANS Maximizing the value of the project developed by
the development team. How? By managing the product backlog!
What does Product Backlog management includes?(5) - ANS 1. Clearly expressing PBIs
2. Ordering PBIs
3. Optimizing work done by DevTeam
4. Visibility and transparency of of PB
5. Ensuring DevTeam understands PBIs to the level needed.
The PB is basically the constitution to the republic that is a SCRUM team. And the powers of the
president (PO) are expressed through the PB - ANS
Perfect team size? Are PO and SM part of this count? - ANS 3 - 9. Less makes the empirical
process useless. More makes it hard to manage. PO/SM only if they work towards deliverables
Function of Scrum Master? Leader? Major task? - ANS Promoting and supporting SCRUM.
Servant Leader. Ensure meetings between outsiders and scrum team are useful.
SM service to PO - ANS DT understands PO and PBI
Product planning in an empirical environment
Facilitating SCRUM events
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