1. Scrum is based on empirical process control theory.

All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure

sufficient accuracy of inspection. Select two ways to maintain the Product Backlog to maximize its
transparency?
A) Product backlog items are sized appropriately, not bigger than a sprint and a preference for several do-
able items in a sprint.
B) Product Backlog is only updated at the Sprint Review, when both the scrum team and the stakeholders
are available. – Product Backlog can be updated any time
C) Product backlog is only updated at a release planning meeting with stakeholders and the release train
engineers present. – Product Backlog can be updated any time
D) The Product Backlog always has the most actual insights.
E) Product backlog items should hold no more than 8 points of work, which is the average in the range of
acceptable sizes of 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 13 - There is no limit of points in product backlog

2. What are advantages of a Product Owner with a solid product vision? (Choose 3 answers)
Choose 3 answers.                 
A) It gives a good overall direction so Sprints will feel less like isolated pieces of work.                       
B) It is easier to inspect incremental progress at the Sprint Review.                      
C) It's not mandatory in Scrum. There's no real advantage. – There is obvious advantages                     
D) It helps the Scrum Team keep focus and they can check any decision against it, even within a Sprint.-
within sprint there is no decision to make.                            
E) It helps the Scrum Team to keep focus on when the complete Product Backlog should be finished
 
3. A product’s success is measured by: (Choose 3 answers)
A) The impact on customer satisfaction
B) The delivery of upfront defined scope compared to the upfront planned time
C) The impact on revenue
D) The impact on cost
E) The impact on my performance rating

4. A Product Backlog is: (Choose 3 answers)

A) An inventory of things to be done for the Product.
B) Ordered based on priority, value, dependencies, and risk.
C) An exhaustive list of upfront approved requirements to be implemented for the system.
D) Managed by the Product Owner. – Any one can manage if delegated by Product Owner
E) Only visible to the Product Owner and stakeholders. – visible to sprint team

5. A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is
the guideline that a Scrum Master should give?
A) Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.
B) Estimates must be in relative units.
C) Estimates are made by the Development Team.
D) Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team. – Product
Owner does not estimate any development tasks
 
6. During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. 
Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A) The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are
running smoothly.  
B) The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint
Backlog.  – it is selected by scrum team               
C) The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Sprint
Backlog.    – there is no mandate                         
D) The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product
Backlog. – it should go to sprint backlog.

7. Which is the most important stakeholder Product Owners must satisfy?

A) The company owners and the shareholders.
B) Executive staff.
C) The chief Product Owner.
 D) The Product Users.

8. The Product Owner is accountable for the functionality included in each Increment.  Does he or she have
the final say over the definition of "Done"?
A) Yes, the Product Owner is responsible for the definition of “Done”. The Development Team may be
consulted
B) No, the Development Team is responsible for the definition of “Done”. The Product Owner may be
consulted – Product Owner has final say

9. The Product Owner make sure the team select enough from the product backlog for a Sprint do satisfy the
stakeholders. 
A) True. – Product owner may not be able to judge
B) False.

10. The top priority items of the Product Backlog should be analysed, estimated, and prioritized adequately to
begin a Sprint. This is referred to as an actionable, or “Ready”, Product Backlog. At the start of the Sprint
Planning meeting, select the best description of the Product Backlog items that the Product Owner wants to
have done.
A) They are stated as user stories and cannot be epic.
B) They are stated as user stories or use cases and test cases must have been identified for acceptance.
C) They are clearly stated, refined and understood by Product Owner and the Development Team such
that a forecast of items can be made to implement the Sprint Goal.
D) They are fully described as User Stories or use cases already decomposed into tasks that will require no
more than one-person day to complete by Development Team.
 
11. Why would you expect a Product Owner to care about the Development Team adhering to its definition of
"Done?" (Choose two answers) Choose 2 answers.                 
A) He doesn't have to care. Other systems aren't very good either.                         
B) To forecast the team's productivity over time.                     
C) The definition of "Done” can affect the product’s total cost of ownership.                       
D) To be able to punish the team when they don't meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.                     
E) To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
 
12. One of the Scrum events is the Daily Scrum. What are two intended outcomes of the Daily Scrum?
A) New impediments for the Scrum Master to take care of.
B) An updated Scrum board to make Sprint progress transparent for the stakeholders.
C) A status report for the upper management indicating what each individual has done, will be doing, and
what is impeding him/her.
D) A shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken next to achieve the best possible
progress toward the Sprint goal.
E) An update of completed tasks and of the remaining work so the Scrum Master can plan the next day.

13. What typically happens if the Product Backlog is not sufficiently clear at Sprint Planning?
A) The Development Team has difficulties creating a forecast of work for the Sprint.                             
B) Nothing in particular.                             
C) It is compensated if the Product Owner gives the team a clear Sprint Goal instead.                           
D) The meeting is cancelled so refinement can be done first.                   
E) The Scrum Master shouldn't allow this to happen. Look for a new Scrum Master and re-start the Sprint.

14. The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency
were to be lowered to every two or three days? 
Choose 3 answers.   
A) Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.   
B) The Sprint plan may become inaccurate.       
 C) The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders.     
D) The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly.     
E) Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.         
F) Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting.

15. A Development Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements
that explain what ‘done’ means. 
Choose 2 answers.                
A) No work left from the definition of “Done”               
B) Ready for integration            
C) All work to create software that is ready to be released to end users            
D) Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality            
E) All work the Development Team is willing to do

16. In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are 2 new features she wants. The Product
Owner could:  
Choose two answers.              
A) Ask the Development Team to consider whether they can add these features to the current Sprint.          
B) Have the Scrum Master add these features to the current Sprint.          
C) Add it to the Product Backlog.           
D) Introduce these features at the next Daily Scrum
17. The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What
should the Development Team do? 
Choose one answer.               
A) Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments.              
B) Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.               
C) Add the item to the next Sprint.                 
D) Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO.

18. The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a
Sprint. 
Choose one answer.               
A) True, accordingly to what was committed to the stakeholders.             
B) True, but only after confirmation by the resource manager that the Team has enough capacity.             
C) True.            
D) False, the Scrum Master does that.               
E) False.           
F) False, capacity and commitment are the Project manager's responsibility.

19. A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the
selected items "Done" by the end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a
definition of "Done"? 
Choose 3 answers.
A) It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks.           
B) It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint Review.            
C) It guides the Development Team in creating a forecast at the Sprint Planning.            
D) It tracks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item.            
E) It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.               
F) It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the technical documentation.

20. A Project Manager working with your Scrum Team has raised concerns about progress and money spent.
What are the two best responses? 
Choose 2 answers.                
A) Scrum doesn't have Project Managers so disregard their concerns.                 
B) Share the Product Backlog and the forecast for the Sprint.               
C) Show the Earned Value Analysis (EVA) report.             
D) Share the current impediments.           
E) Share the last stakeholder briefing document prepared by the Product Owner.
21. Which three of the following are true about Scrum? 
Choose 3 answers.                
A) Scrum is a methodology, where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for
you             
B) Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers.              
C) Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.             
D) Scrum is based on empirical process control theory.              
E) Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose, and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage
of Scrum to develop complex products.

22. You are a product manager with a proven track record in your company. Your management has asked you
to take the lead in the development of a new product. Six teams new to Scrum will build this product. You
have gathered a number of requirements and ideas into an early form of a Product Backlog. How would you
minimize dependencies between the Scrum Teams? 
A) You create an independent Product Backlog per Scrum Team.                
B) You identify the dependencies and re-order the Product Backlog for them.                 
C) You work with the Development Teams on how to best analyze and break apart the work.             
D) You divide Product Backlog items among the six Product Owners.           
E) You raise this as an impediment with the Scrum Master.

23. Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? 
Choose 2 answers.                
A) Update the Sprint burndown chart. 
B) Prioritize the Development Team's work on the Sprint Backlog.            
C) Run the Daily Scrum.             
D) Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.            
E) Work with the stakeholders.

24. What enhances the transparency of an Increment? 

Choose one answer.               
A) Doing all work needed to meet the definition of “Done”           
B) Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a separate Sprint             
C) Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily              
D) Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool

25. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? 

Choose one answer.               
A) It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint.          
B) It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do
next.               
C) It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.             
D) It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it forecast, or to punish the Development
Team if it failed to meet its forecast.

26. Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum’s values?  
Choose 2 answers.                
A) Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams.             
B) Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.                
C) Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams.            
D) Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams.                 
E) The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.