Professional Scrum
Master I (PSMI) Cert
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(2025-2026)
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,The Product Owner is not collaborating with the CD
Development Team during the Sprint. What are two
valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? (Choose
two.)
A. Inform the Product Owners functional manager.
B. Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course
and restart.
C. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
D. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and
incremental delivery.
E. Nominate a proxy Product Owner.
True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same A
product or system all select work from the same Product
Backlog.
A. True
B. False
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a D
valuable and useful increment must be available? (Choose
the best answer.)
A. After the Acceptance Testing phase.
B. Before the release Sprint.
C. Every 3 Sprints.
D. At the end of every Sprint.
E. When the Product Owner asks to create one.
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must B
have the same Sprint start date.
A. True
B. False
What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose AD
two.)
A. Resolving internal team conflicts.
B. Reporting productivity.
C. Selecting the Product Owner.
D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are AD
consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)
A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about
organizing into the new structure.
B. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to
new teams.
C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific
teams.
D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-
organize into Development Teams.
E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team
structures and assignments.
A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a B
traditional PM (Project Manager).
A. True
B. False
A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master B
about estimating work in Scrum. What guidance should a
Scrum Master give? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story
points.
B. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
C. Estimates must be in relative units.
D. Scrum forbids estimating.
E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best
checked with the Developers.
, What is the timebox for the Sprint Planning event? B
A. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
C. Monthly.
D. Whenever it is done.
Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the F
Scrum Team?
A. Focus
B. Respect
C. Openness
D. Courage
E. Commitment
F. All of the above
A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but ABD
it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a
small portion of the impediments. Which three techniques
would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose three.)
A. Consulting with the Development Team.
B. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
C. Arranging a triage meeting with all project managers.
D. Alerting management to the impediments and their
impact.
A product Increment must be released to production at the B
end of each Sprint.
A. True
B. False
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do C
they track?
A. Accumulated cost.
B. Individual worker productivity.
C. Work remaining across time.
D. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.
How is management external to the Scrum Team involved B
in the Daily Scrum?
A. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.
B. Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum.
C. Management gives an update at the start of each Daily
Scrum.
D. The Product Owner represents their opinions.
True or False: To get started in terms of what to build, A
Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with
enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to
implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide
the process.
A. True
B. False
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same B
product, should all of their Increments be integrated every
Sprint?
A. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has
dependencies.
B. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders)
may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
C. No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
D. No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening
Sprint.
Master I (PSMI) Cert
Prep Flashcards
(2025-2026)
Question and Answers
Expert Verified
(With A+ Grades Guarantee)
,The Product Owner is not collaborating with the CD
Development Team during the Sprint. What are two
valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? (Choose
two.)
A. Inform the Product Owners functional manager.
B. Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course
and restart.
C. Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
D. Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and
incremental delivery.
E. Nominate a proxy Product Owner.
True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same A
product or system all select work from the same Product
Backlog.
A. True
B. False
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a D
valuable and useful increment must be available? (Choose
the best answer.)
A. After the Acceptance Testing phase.
B. Before the release Sprint.
C. Every 3 Sprints.
D. At the end of every Sprint.
E. When the Product Owner asks to create one.
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must B
have the same Sprint start date.
A. True
B. False
What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose AD
two.)
A. Resolving internal team conflicts.
B. Reporting productivity.
C. Selecting the Product Owner.
D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are AD
consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)
A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about
organizing into the new structure.
B. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to
new teams.
C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific
teams.
D. Bring all the developers together and let them self-
organize into Development Teams.
E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team
structures and assignments.
A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a B
traditional PM (Project Manager).
A. True
B. False
A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master B
about estimating work in Scrum. What guidance should a
Scrum Master give? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story
points.
B. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
C. Estimates must be in relative units.
D. Scrum forbids estimating.
E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best
checked with the Developers.
, What is the timebox for the Sprint Planning event? B
A. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
C. Monthly.
D. Whenever it is done.
Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the F
Scrum Team?
A. Focus
B. Respect
C. Openness
D. Courage
E. Commitment
F. All of the above
A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but ABD
it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a
small portion of the impediments. Which three techniques
would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose three.)
A. Consulting with the Development Team.
B. Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
C. Arranging a triage meeting with all project managers.
D. Alerting management to the impediments and their
impact.
A product Increment must be released to production at the B
end of each Sprint.
A. True
B. False
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do C
they track?
A. Accumulated cost.
B. Individual worker productivity.
C. Work remaining across time.
D. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.
How is management external to the Scrum Team involved B
in the Daily Scrum?
A. The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf.
B. Managers are not required at the Daily Scrum.
C. Management gives an update at the start of each Daily
Scrum.
D. The Product Owner represents their opinions.
True or False: To get started in terms of what to build, A
Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with
enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to
implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide
the process.
A. True
B. False
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same B
product, should all of their Increments be integrated every
Sprint?
A. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has
dependencies.
B. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders)
may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
C. No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
D. No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening
Sprint.
