SCRUM PSM 1 EXAM
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
Choose the best answer
A) During the Sprint Planning meeting
B) - ANSWERS-At the beginning of the project
C) During the Sprint
D) Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting
True or false: Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical
layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces)
A) - ANSWERS-True
B) False
In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team
were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product
Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn't figure out how
many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They
were able to agree on a Sprint goal, however. Which of the following two
actions should the Scrum Master support?
Choose the best 2 answers
A) - ANSWERS-Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the
Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting
B) Discuss in the upcoming Sprint retrospective why this happened and what
changes will make it less likely to recur
,C) Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time box until an adequate
number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the
Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint
D) Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and
then start a new Sprint
E) Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a
Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time box for
the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze,
decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint
Who starts the daily Scrum?
Choose the best answer
A) - ANSWERS-Whoever the Development Team decides should start
B) The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to
stay within the time-box
C) The person who has the token
D) The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting
and stays within the time-box
E) The person who last broke the build
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express
his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
Choose the best answer
A) - ANSWERS-Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as
possible
B) Add security to the definition of "Done"
, C) Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the
issues are fixed
D) Create a Product Backlog item for security
E) Go check with the testers
During a Sprint retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the
daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most
appropriate responses for the Scrum Master?
Choose the best two answers
A) Coach the team on why the daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to
update the plan
B) - ANSWERS-Have the developers vote
C) Acknowledge and support the self-organizing teams' decision
D) Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to
improve the outcome of the daily Scrum
E) Consider the request and decide on which days the daily Scrum should occur
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
Choose the best answer
A) The Development Team
B) - ANSWERS-The project manager
C) The Product Owner
D) The Scrum Master
E) The Development Team in consultation with the Product Owner
When is the Sprint Backlog created?
Choose the best answer
A) During the Sprint Planning meeting
B) - ANSWERS-At the beginning of the project
C) During the Sprint
D) Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting
True or false: Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical
layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces)
A) - ANSWERS-True
B) False
In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team
were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product
Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn't figure out how
many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the upcoming Sprint. They
were able to agree on a Sprint goal, however. Which of the following two
actions should the Scrum Master support?
Choose the best 2 answers
A) - ANSWERS-Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyze the
Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting
B) Discuss in the upcoming Sprint retrospective why this happened and what
changes will make it less likely to recur
,C) Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time box until an adequate
number of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the
Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint
D) Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and
then start a new Sprint
E) Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a
Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time box for
the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze,
decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint
Who starts the daily Scrum?
Choose the best answer
A) - ANSWERS-Whoever the Development Team decides should start
B) The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to
stay within the time-box
C) The person who has the token
D) The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting
and stays within the time-box
E) The person who last broke the build
A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express
his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?
Choose the best answer
A) - ANSWERS-Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as
possible
B) Add security to the definition of "Done"
, C) Tell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the
issues are fixed
D) Create a Product Backlog item for security
E) Go check with the testers
During a Sprint retrospective, the Development Team proposes moving the
daily Scrum to only occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which two are the most
appropriate responses for the Scrum Master?
Choose the best two answers
A) Coach the team on why the daily Scrum is important as an opportunity to
update the plan
B) - ANSWERS-Have the developers vote
C) Acknowledge and support the self-organizing teams' decision
D) Learn why the Development Team wants this and work with them to
improve the outcome of the daily Scrum
E) Consider the request and decide on which days the daily Scrum should occur
Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?
Choose the best answer
A) The Development Team
B) - ANSWERS-The project manager
C) The Product Owner
D) The Scrum Master
E) The Development Team in consultation with the Product Owner
