PSM-I Exam - Professional Scrum Master I

NEW QUESTION 1
Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).

• A. True
• B. False

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 2
Which of the following is an example of an Increment? (Choose the best answer.)

• A. A plan for the overall product release.
• B. A mock-up of the product marketing materials.
• C. A design for the product.
• D. A product roll-out plan.
• E. A valuable, useful set of products featured.
• F. All of the above.

Answer: F

NEW QUESTION 3
During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate? (Choose the best answer.)

• A. The Scrum Team may add items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
• B. The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog.
• C. The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are running smoothly.
• D. The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4
Which of the following is a Developer accountable for? (Choose the best two answers.)

• A. Selecting the Product Owner.
• B. Reporting productivity.
• C. Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog.
• D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

Answer: CD

NEW QUESTION 5
Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

• A. The Development Team.
• B. The Product Owner.
• C. The Scrum Master.
• D. The Stakeholders.
• E. The CEO.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 6
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 time-box expires.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 7
An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? (Choose the best answer.)

• A. Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may actually happen.
• B. The organization may not understand what has changed within Scrum and the benefits of Scrum may be lost.
• C. Management may feel less anxious.
• D. All answers apply.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 8
Which three of the following are time-boxed events in Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

• A. Release Planning.
• B. Release Retrospective.
• C. Sprint Retrospective.
• D. Sprint Planning.
• E. Sprint Testing.
• F. Sprint 0.
• G. Daily Scrum.

Answer: CDG

NEW QUESTION 9
Several Sprints into a project, the Product Owner tells the Scrum Master that a key stakeholder just started using the product. The stakeholder is unhappy with the quality of the product. What are two good options for the Scrum Master? (Choose the best two answers.)

• A. Wait to bring this up until the Sprint Retrospective.
• B. Encourage the Product Owner to put quality specifications on the Product Backlog and express the stakeholder’s concern to the Developers.
• C. Bring the concern to the testers to improve how the Product is verified.
• D. Explain to the Product Owner that it is up to the Developers to decide on acceptable quality standards.
• E. Coach the Product Owner on how to talk with the Developers about this concern.

Answer: BC

NEW QUESTION 10
What is the time-box for the Sprint Review?

• A. As long as needed.
• B. 2 hours for a monthly Sprint.
• C. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint.
• D. 4 hours and longer as needed.
• E. 1 day

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 11
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

• A. 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.
• B. It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work done.
• C. It is a mechanism to control the Development Team’s activities during a Sprint.
• D. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out what to do next.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 12
What enhances the transparency of an increment?

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

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 13
Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal?

• A. A Sprint Goal only gives purpose to Sprint 0.
• B. Sprint Goals are not valuabl
• C. Everything is known from the Product Backlog.
• D. The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal.
• E. A Sprint Goal ensures that all of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are implemented.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 14
Which two ways of creating Development Teams are 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.

Answer: AD

NEW QUESTION 15
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?

• A. Accumulated cost.
• B. Individual worker productivity.
• C. Work remaining across time.
• D. Accumulated business value delivered to the customer.

Answer: C

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