PSM 1 SCRUM TEST BANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS VERIFIED
●● A scrum master is introducing scrum to a new development team.
The development team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary.
What action should the scrum master take?
Answer: Begin facilitating productive and useful retrospectives.
●● A scrum master is working with a development team that has
members in different physical locations. The development team meets in
a variety of meetings rooms and has much to do logistically (for
example, set up the conference calls) before the daily scrum. What
action should the scrum master take?
Answer: Allow the development team to self-manage and determine for
itself what to do.
●● A scrum master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is
growing and she/he has been able to resolve only a small portion of the
impediments. Which three (3) techniques would be most helpful in this
situation?
Answer: Alert management to the impediments and their impact.
Consult with the development team.
, Prioritize the list and work on them in order.
●● An abnormal termination of a sprint is called when?
Answer: When the product owner determines that it makes no sense to
finish it.
●● An organization has decided to adopt scrum, but management wants
to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What
will likely happen if this is done?
Answer: Management may feel less anxious.
The organization may not understand what has changed within scrum
and the benefits of scrum may be lost.
Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little
change may actually happen.
●● As scrum teams mature it is expected that the following decision is
likely to be taken:
Answer: They will improve their definition of done to include more
stringent criteria.
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS VERIFIED
●● A scrum master is introducing scrum to a new development team.
The development team has decided that a retrospective is unnecessary.
What action should the scrum master take?
Answer: Begin facilitating productive and useful retrospectives.
●● A scrum master is working with a development team that has
members in different physical locations. The development team meets in
a variety of meetings rooms and has much to do logistically (for
example, set up the conference calls) before the daily scrum. What
action should the scrum master take?
Answer: Allow the development team to self-manage and determine for
itself what to do.
●● A scrum master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is
growing and she/he has been able to resolve only a small portion of the
impediments. Which three (3) techniques would be most helpful in this
situation?
Answer: Alert management to the impediments and their impact.
Consult with the development team.
, Prioritize the list and work on them in order.
●● An abnormal termination of a sprint is called when?
Answer: When the product owner determines that it makes no sense to
finish it.
●● An organization has decided to adopt scrum, but management wants
to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What
will likely happen if this is done?
Answer: Management may feel less anxious.
The organization may not understand what has changed within scrum
and the benefits of scrum may be lost.
Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little
change may actually happen.
●● As scrum teams mature it is expected that the following decision is
likely to be taken:
Answer: They will improve their definition of done to include more
stringent criteria.
