PSM 1 CERTIFICATION EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. The Developers should have all the skills needed to
A)
Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to
the Product Owner.
B)
Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and
valuable product functionality.
C)
Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires
additional tools and environments. - ANSWER ✓ B
2. Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
A. Defined
B. Empirical
C. Complex
D. Hybrid - ANSWER ✓ B
3. When does a Developer become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item.
A)During the Daily Scrum.
B)
Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
C)
, Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the
Scrum Team even though each item may be implemented by an individual
Developer.
D)
At the Sprint Planning event. - ANSWER ✓ C
4. The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?
A)
Whenever it is done.
B)
Monthly.
C)
4 hours.
D)
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. -
ANSWER ✓ D
5. Which statement best describes Scrum?
A)
A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.
B)
A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.
C)
A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
D)
A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific
Management. - ANSWER ✓ A
6. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
A)
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint
and figure out what to do next.
B)
It is a mechanism to control Developer activity during a Sprint.
C)
It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check
on the work done. - ANSWER ✓ A
7. The three pillars of empiricism are:
, A)
Planning, Inspection, Adaptation.
B)
Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen.
C)
Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective.
D)
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.
E)
Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste. - ANSWER ✓ D
8. When is a Sprint over?
A)
When the Product Owner says it is done.
B)
When all Product Backlog items meet their Definition of Done.
C)
When all the tasks are completed.
D)
When the timebox expires. - ANSWER ✓ D
9. Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum
poorly or not exhibiting traits of a self-managing Scrum Team?
A)
The Developers have all the skills they need to create a valuable, useful
Increment.
B)
Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team's progress.
C)
The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is
required to meet the Definition of Done.
D)
The Developers are collaboratively selecting their own work during the
Sprint.
E)
The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask
them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete
and detailed Sprint Backlog.
F)
, The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations
functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer
to tester to integration. - ANSWER ✓ BEF
10.True or false- The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority
process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and
place it in the Sprint Backlog. - ANSWER ✓ False
11.What is the Product Owner responsible for? - ANSWER ✓ Maximizing the
value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team.
12.What does Product Backlog management include? - ANSWER ✓ - Clearly
expressing Product Backlog items;
Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and
missions
- Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team
performs
- Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and
clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on
next
- Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the
Product Backlog to the level needed.
13.If someone wants to change a Product Backlog item's priority, who must the
address? - ANSWER ✓ The Product Owner
14.What does the Development Team consist of? - ANSWER ✓ Professionals
who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of "Done"
product at the end of each Sprint.
15.What are the characteristics of the Development Team? - ANSWER ✓ -
self-organizing
- cross-functional
- no titles
- no sub-teams
- all are accountable
16.How big should the Development Team be? - ANSWER ✓ 3-9 members
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. The Developers should have all the skills needed to
A)
Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to
the Product Owner.
B)
Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and
valuable product functionality.
C)
Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires
additional tools and environments. - ANSWER ✓ B
2. Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
A. Defined
B. Empirical
C. Complex
D. Hybrid - ANSWER ✓ B
3. When does a Developer become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item.
A)During the Daily Scrum.
B)
Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
C)
, Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the
Scrum Team even though each item may be implemented by an individual
Developer.
D)
At the Sprint Planning event. - ANSWER ✓ C
4. The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?
A)
Whenever it is done.
B)
Monthly.
C)
4 hours.
D)
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter. -
ANSWER ✓ D
5. Which statement best describes Scrum?
A)
A framework for creating complex products in complex environments.
B)
A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.
C)
A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
D)
A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific
Management. - ANSWER ✓ A
6. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
A)
It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint
and figure out what to do next.
B)
It is a mechanism to control Developer activity during a Sprint.
C)
It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check
on the work done. - ANSWER ✓ A
7. The three pillars of empiricism are:
, A)
Planning, Inspection, Adaptation.
B)
Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen.
C)
Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective.
D)
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.
E)
Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste. - ANSWER ✓ D
8. When is a Sprint over?
A)
When the Product Owner says it is done.
B)
When all Product Backlog items meet their Definition of Done.
C)
When all the tasks are completed.
D)
When the timebox expires. - ANSWER ✓ D
9. Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum
poorly or not exhibiting traits of a self-managing Scrum Team?
A)
The Developers have all the skills they need to create a valuable, useful
Increment.
B)
Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team's progress.
C)
The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is
required to meet the Definition of Done.
D)
The Developers are collaboratively selecting their own work during the
Sprint.
E)
The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask
them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete
and detailed Sprint Backlog.
F)
, The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations
functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer
to tester to integration. - ANSWER ✓ BEF
10.True or false- The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority
process improvement item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and
place it in the Sprint Backlog. - ANSWER ✓ False
11.What is the Product Owner responsible for? - ANSWER ✓ Maximizing the
value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team.
12.What does Product Backlog management include? - ANSWER ✓ - Clearly
expressing Product Backlog items;
Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and
missions
- Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team
performs
- Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and
clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on
next
- Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the
Product Backlog to the level needed.
13.If someone wants to change a Product Backlog item's priority, who must the
address? - ANSWER ✓ The Product Owner
14.What does the Development Team consist of? - ANSWER ✓ Professionals
who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of "Done"
product at the end of each Sprint.
15.What are the characteristics of the Development Team? - ANSWER ✓ -
self-organizing
- cross-functional
- no titles
- no sub-teams
- all are accountable
16.How big should the Development Team be? - ANSWER ✓ 3-9 members
