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What you will practice
- The Sprint Review is no more than a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Is this stat…
- What is the most suitable structure for Scrum Teams to produce integrated increments?
- How often should the Scrum Team membership change?
- How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
- What enhances the transparency of an increment?
- What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
Answers and explanations
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Q1. The Sprint Review is no more than a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Is this statement correct?
Answer: A. No, the Sprint Review contains much more activities.
A sprint review is much more than just a demo; it includes inspecting the increment and adapting the product backlog. Stakeholders collaborate on next steps. A demo is only a small part of this adaptive event.
Q2. What is the most suitable structure for Scrum Teams to produce integrated increments?
Answer: B. Each Scrum Team develops functionality from beginning to end, across all technical layers.
Cross-functional teams that develop features across all technical layers are best suited for Scrum. Avoid component teams, as working on isolated technical layers creates hand-offs and delays the creation of a valuable, usable Increment.
Q3. How often should the Scrum Team membership change?
Answer: C. As needed while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity
Scrum Team membership should change as needed, but the team must account for a short-term reduction in productivity. Frequent changes disrupt team dynamics, so the guide warns against changing compositions without recognizing this cost.
Q4. How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning meeting?
Answer: C. Enough so the Developers can create its best forecast of what it can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint
The Developers need just enough Sprint Backlog detail to confidently forecast their work and begin the first few days. Avoid options demanding complete upfront task estimation, as the Sprint Backlog evolves throughout the Sprint.
Q5. What enhances the transparency of an increment?
Answer: C. Doing all work needed to meet the Definition of Done
Meeting the Definition of Done ensures transparency because everyone shares a clear understanding of what completed work entails. Tracking tools or estimating undone work does not inherently make the increment transparent, as only done work is truly inspectable.
Q6. What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
Answer: B. 10 or fewer people
A Scrum Team is small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work, which is typically ten or fewer people. Smaller teams communicate better and are more productive, while larger teams should reorganize into multiple cohesive teams.
Q7. The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:
Answer: A. Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal
Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal is a direct accountability of the Product Owner. Option D is a strong distractor because establishing empirical product planning is the responsibility of the Scrum Master, not the Product Owner.
Q8. Who is responsible for ensuring that all Scrum events take place, are productive, and kept within the timebox?
Answer: B. The Scrum Master
The Scrum Master ensures all Scrum events take place, are positive, and stay within the timebox. While the whole team participates, the Scrum Master acts as the facilitator and process enforcer.
Q9. Every Scrum Team should have:
Answer: C. The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint
A Scrum Team must collectively possess all the skills needed to create a Done Increment each Sprint. Cross-functionality means the team works together without needing specific departmental roles.
Q10. According to the Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into several Scrum Teams?
Answer: B. Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams.
Scrum Teams are self-managing, so the group should divide itself based on the product vision and rules. A key exam cue is that management never assigns people to teams. Self-organization is fundamental to agility.
Q11. Who is the chief product visionary? (choose the best answer)
Answer: B. The Product Owner
The Product Owner is the primary product visionary, responsible for maximizing value and communicating the vision. While executives influence strategy, the Product Owner solely owns the product direction.
Q12. Why does the Daily Scrum take place at the same time and place?
Answer: A. The consistency reduces complexity
Holding the Daily Scrum at the same time and place reduces complexity and overhead. This consistency lets the team focus entirely on planning the next day. Logistics like room bookings are logistical distractors.
Q13. When does the Sprint Retrospective occur?
Answer: B. After the Sprint Review and prior to the next Sprint Planning
The Sprint Retrospective occurs after the Sprint Review and right before the next Sprint Planning. For the exam, memorize the exact sequence of Scrum events to easily eliminate options that break the flow of the Sprint.
Q14. How much work must the Developers of the Scrum Team do on a Product Backlog item they select for a Sprint?
Answer: D. As much as they have told the Product Owner will be done for every Product backlog item they select in conformance with the Definition of Done.
Developers must complete work on a Product Backlog item so it meets the Definition of Done during the Sprint. Avoid options that suggest splitting phases like testing into separate intervals, as Scrum requires fully done increments.
Q15. Who is allowed to tell the Developers what work needs to be done?
Answer: C. The Product Owner
The Product Owner is the sole person accountable for managing the Product Backlog and directing what work is needed. Remember that while others might suggest ideas, only the Product Owner controls the backlog ordering and content.
Q16. What two things can a Scrum Master do if the Developers do not have the tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog Item?
Answer: D,F. Have the Scrum Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances || Coach the Scrum Team members to improve their skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly
The Scrum Master should help the team create a realistic Definition of Done and coach them to improve over time. Never choose exam options that suggest accepting incomplete work or temporarily stopping feature delivery to focus solely on infrastructure.
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