Professional Scrum Master I. Exam. 86 questions.

Question 1 of 86

1. Question

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Who creates the ‘Definition of Done’?

1. Scrum Master
2. Product Owner
3. Scrum Team
4. Development Team

Question 2 of 86

2. Question

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What are the two essential features of a Scrum Team?

1. It should have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team
2. It should choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team
3. It should use tools, processes and techniques approved by the organization
4. It should be flexible enough to complete all the work planned for the Sprint even if some team members are on vacation

Question 3 of 86

3. Question

1 points

Dependent on the size of the Development Team the Daily Scrum time-box can be changed.

1. True
2. False

Question 4 of 86

4. Question

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Who is responsible for coping with incomplete transparency?

1. Scrum Master
2. Product Owner
3. Development Team
4. Scrum Team

Question 5 of 86

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1 points

Select the five Scrum values.

1. Openness
2. Courage
3. Commitment
4. Self-organization
5. Focus
6. Respect
7. Effectiveness
8. Agility

Question 6 of 86

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In order to provide technical or domain advice other people than the Scrum Team can attend the Sprint Planning.

1. False
2. True

Question 7 of 86

7. Question

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Who has the responsibility for the Product Backlog?

1. Scrum Master
2. Product Owner
3. Product Owner and Scrum Master
4. Scrum Master and Development Team
5. Product Owner and Development Team
6. Development Team

Question 8 of 86

8. Question

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What is shown by the ‘Cone of Uncertainty’?

1. How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
2. How much is known about the product over time
3. Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project
4. Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks

Question 9 of 86

9. Question

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Regarding the Daily Scrum the Scrum Master does the following (check all possible answers):

1. Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting
2. Is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum
3. Teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box
4. If others are present at the Daily Scrum the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting

Question 10 of 86

10. Question

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Put the following Scrum events in the right order.

4. Sprint Planning
2. Daily Scrum
1. Sprint Review
3. Sprint Retrospective

Question 11 of 86

11. Question

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How does ‘Definition of Done’ help to the Scrum Team? Select three possible answers.

1. Definition of Done guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning
2. Definition of Done ensures artifact transparency
3. Definition of Done helps in inspection and adaption
4. Definition of Done is used to assess when work is complete on the product increment
5. Definition of Done helps to calculate velocity of the Scrum Team

Question 12 of 86

12. Question

1 points

Scrum is founded on:

1. Kanban system
2. Empirical criticism
3. Empiricism
4. Common sense

Question 13 of 86

13. Question

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Select three characteristics of the Product Owner?

1. Lead facilitator of key stakeholder involvement
2. Product value maximizer
3. Lead Scrum evangelist in the organization
4. Facilitator of Scrum events
5. Product marketplace expert

Question 14 of 86

14. Question

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Who can participate in the Daily Scrum? Select all possible answers.

1. Scrum Master
2. Development Team
3. Key stakeholders
4. Product Owner

Question 15 of 86

15. Question

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At the Sprint Retrospective meeting the Scrum Team identified some improvements that can be done. What should the Scrum Team do? Select the best answer.

1. Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.
2. Assign a responsible team member for at least one improvement. Check the progress at the next Sprint Retrospective.
3. Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes all the improvements.
4. Assign responsible team members for every improvement. Check the progress at the next Sprint Retrospective.

Question 16 of 86

16. Question

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Where do we use Scrum? Check all possible answers.

1. Development and sustaining of cloud and other operational environments
2. Managing the operation of an organization
3. Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies and product capabilities
4. Development of products and enhancements
5. Development of almost everything we use in our daily live as individuals and societies
6. Development of software and hardware

Question 17 of 86

17. Question

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The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize which three main qualities?

1. Agility
2. Creativity
3. Flexibility
4. Productivity
5. Responsibility
6. Competence

Question 18 of 86

18. Question

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Please select a time-box for the following Scrum events: Sprint Review, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Retrospective.

1. 3 hours or less
2. 15 minutes
3. 8 hours or less
4. 4 hours or less

Question 19 of 86

19. Question

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What are three Product Backlog features?

1. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists
2. It is dynamic
3. It is never complete
4. A Product Backlog could be closed when it contains no items to include into the next Sprint
5. When the final version of a product is rolled out, its Product Backlog is dismissed

Question 20 of 86

20. Question

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What is shown by the ‘Burn-down Chart’?

1. How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
2. Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks
3. The evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project
4. Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project

Question 21 of 86

21. Question

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Who has the responsibility for the Product Backlog management?

1. Scrum Master
2. Development Team
3. Product Owner
4. Product Owner and Development Team
5. Key stakeholders

Question 22 of 86

22. Question

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The Daily Scrum should always take exactly 15 minutes. If your team managed doing it in 10 minutes, they should spend 5 more minutes on Product Backlog refinement, but no more.

1. True
2. False

Question 23 of 86

23. Question

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The same Product Backlog should be used by all Development Teams working on the same product.

1. True
2. False

Question 24 of 86

24. Question

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What is the meaning of the word ‘development’ in the context of Scrum? Select the best answer.

1. Development of an operational environment for the product
2. Product development, its releasing and sustaining
3. Software and hardware development
4. Research and identifying of viable market, technologies and product capabilities
5. Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more

Question 25 of 86

25. Question

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Who has to promote and support Scrum?

1. Scrum Master
2. Scrum Master and Product Owner
3. Product Owner
4. Development Team
5. Scrum Team

Question 26 of 86

26. Question

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Additional meetings that are not defined in Scrum are not allowed.

1. False
2. True

Question 27 of 86

27. Question

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Who has the responsibility for all estimates in the Product Backlog?

1. Scrum Master
2. Product Owner
3. Scrum Team
4. Development Team
5. Scrum Master and Development Team
6. Product Owner and Scrum Master
7. Product Owner and Development Team

Question 28 of 86

28. Question

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What is the essence of Scrum? Select the best answer.

1. A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
2. The Scrum Guide
3. The Development Team
4. The Scrum Master and the Product Owner

Question 29 of 86

29. Question

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How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select three possible answers.

1. Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
2. Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
3. Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
4. Introducing cutting edge development practices
5. Leading and coaching the organization in the Scrum adoption

Question 30 of 86

30. Question

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In the Sprint Planning. there is nothing to do for the Scrum Master. Only the Product Owner and the Development Team can participate.

1. True
2. False

Question 31 of 86

31. Question

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Who can make changes in the Product Backlog?

1. The Development Team but with permission of the Product Owner
2. The Product Owner
3. Anyone
4. The key stakeholders

Question 32 of 86

32. Question

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‘Definition of Done’ is created in the first Sprint and cannot be changed until the final product release.

1. True
2. False

Question 33 of 86

33. Question

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What is included by Product Backlog management? Select three possible answers.

1. Moving Product Backlog items into the Sprint Backlog
2. Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs
3. Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent and clear to all and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next
4. Presenting Product Backlog items to key stakeholders
5. Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions

Question 34 of 86

34. Question

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Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.

1. Sprint Review
2. Daily Scrum
3. Sprint Planning
4. Sprint Retrospective

Question 35 of 86

35. Question

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What is the Sprint Backlog?

1. The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus a set of Development Team internal tasks
2. The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint
3. The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them

Question 36 of 86

36. Question

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It is a good practice to sometimes have a special technical Sprint that consists only of tasks removing the technical debt without implementing any new functionality.

1. True
2. False

Question 37 of 86

37. Question

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Select three characteristics of the Development Team?

1. Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members other than Developer
2. Scrum recognizes no sub-teams in the Development Team
3. Having at least one test engineer in the Development Team
4. Accountability belongs to the Development Team as a whole
5. Having the Scrum Master as a part-time Developer in the Development Team

Question 38 of 86

38. Question

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The structure of the Daily Scrum is predefined. Every team member should answer the three main questions: – What did I do yesterday? – What will I do today? – Do I see any impediment

1. False
2. True

Question 39 of 86

39. Question

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How often should Scrum users inspect Scrum artifacts and progress towards a Sprint Goal?

1. Frequently, but it should not get in the way of the work
2. As frequently as possible
3. After the Daily Scrum
4. At the Sprint Review

Question 40 of 86

40. Question

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If you are the Scrum Master and there are ten professionals (developers and testers) and the Product Owner. How do you distribute people between development teams? Choose all possible options:

1. 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (the professionals after a short meeting decided this is the best option)
2. 2 teams of 6 and 4 people (because it is good to have all the testers in a separate team)
3. 1 team of 10 people (because there is no reason to divide)
4. 3 teams of 4, 3 and 3 people (each team is cross-functional)

Question 41 of 86

41. Question

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Who crafts the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?

1. Scrum Team
2. Product Owner
3. Scrum Master
4. Development Team
5. Key stakeholders

Question 42 of 86

42. Question

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What is the order of tasks in the Product Backlog?

1. The recently added items at the top
2. Alphabetical
3. Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom
4. The less clear items at the top

Question 43 of 86

43. Question

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Is it normal to have a ‘hardening’ Sprint to remove technical debts and prepare the product for the next release.

1. True
2. False

Question 44 of 86

44. Question

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How does the Scrum Master help the Development Team? Select three answers.

1. Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality
2. Removing impediments to the Development Team`s progress
3. Helping the Development Team as the team leader
4. Helping the Development Team to create high-value products
5. Adding or removing developers from the Development Team in accordance with team velocity changes

Question 45 of 86

45. Question

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What is the result of the Sprint Review?

1. Common understanding of progress toward the Sprint Goal and how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog.
2. A revised Product Backlog that defines the probable Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
3. A list of improvements that the Scrum Team will implement in the next Sprint
4. Common understanding of what can be delivered in the increment and how will the work needed to deliver increment be achieved

Question 46 of 86

46. Question

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What are formal opportunities to inspect and adapt?

1. Daily Scrum
2. Sprint Planning
3. Sprint Retrospective
4. Sprint
5. Sprint Review

Question 47 of 86

47. Question

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What is the Increment?

1. All items in the Sprint Backlog that could be released regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually do it
2. The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint
3. The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints
4. All `done` items in the Sprint Backlog

Question 48 of 86

48. Question

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All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint duration.

1. False
2. True

Question 49 of 86

49. Question

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On big projects it is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners.

1. True
2. False

Question 50 of 86

50. Question

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What is the time-box for a Sprint Planning?

1. Not more than 8 hours
2. As much as it is necessary to make task break-down and estimations for all items in the Sprint Backlog
3. Not more than 4 hours
4. From 4 to 8 hours

Question 51 of 86

51. Question

1 points

What is the input to the Sprint Planning? Select four possible answers.

1. The latest product increment
2. Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint
3. The Product Backlog
4. Past performance of the Development Team
5. Feedback from the key stakeholders
6. Feedback from the organization CEO

Question 52 of 86

52. Question

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The Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. The Development Team is prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later.

1. True
2. False

Question 53 of 86

53. Question

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What should be taken into account for the ‘Definition of Done’? Check two possible answers.

1. Definition of Done of other Scrum Teams working on the same product
2. Conventions, standards and guidelines of the organization
3. Experience of the Product Owner
4. Definition of Done of other Scrum Teams working on other products
5. Advice of the Scrum Master

Question 54 of 86

54. Question

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Can Product Owner and Scrum Master also be a part of the Development Team?

1. No
2. Yes

Question 55 of 86

55. Question

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Who can cancel the Sprint?

1. Development Team
2. Scrum Master
3. Product Owner
4. Key stakeholders
5. Product Owner and Scrum Master

Question 56 of 86

56. Question

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‘Definition of Done’ can be adapted in each Sprint Retrospective.

1. False
2. True

Question 57 of 86

57. Question

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Who can change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?

1. Development Team
2. Product Owner
3. Scrum Team
4. Scrum Master
5. Development Team and Product Owner

Question 58 of 86

58. Question

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The Sprint is cancelled if an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the end of the Sprint.

1. True
2. False

Question 59 of 86

59. Question

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How does the Scrum Master serve the organization? Select three answers.

1. Planning Scrum implementations within the organization
2. Mixing experienced developers and junior specialists across different Development Teams in the organization to speed up Scrum adoption
3. Leading and coaching the organization in the Scrum adoption
4. Making sure the key stakeholders are invited on all Scrum Reviews within organization
5. Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization

Question 60 of 86

60. Question

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What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.

1. Quality goals do not decrease
2. No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
3. Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed
4. Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned
5. The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work

Question 61 of 86

61. Question

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What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three answers.

1. All incomplete Product Backlog items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog
2. If part of the work is potentially releasable the Product Owner typically accepts it
3. Any completed and `Done` Product Backlog items are reviewed
4. Several top Product Backlog items are taken into the Sprint Backlog to replace the obsolete items
5. At the Sprint Retrospective the Scrum Master determines who from the Development Team is responsible for cancelling the Sprint

Question 62 of 86

62. Question

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What are the three questions, provided by the Scrum Guide, that can be used at the Daily Scrum?

1. Do I see any impediment that prevents me or the Development Team from meeting the Sprint Goal?
2. What did I do yesterday that helped the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
3. Do I have complete understanding of the Sprint Backlog item I am working on?
4. What will I do today to help the Development Team meet the Sprint Goal?
5. Did I explain all the discovered issues I found yesterday to the Product Owner?

Question 63 of 86

63. Question

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What belongs solely to the Development Team?

1. Product Backlog
2. Sprint Backlog
3. 'Definition of Done'
4. Increment

Question 64 of 86

64. Question

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In Scrum only those Scrum components and rules which fit most for a particular project should be used.

1. False
2. True

Question 65 of 86

65. Question

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Usually the Scrum Master does not care about those outside the Scrum Team and is focused primarily on the Scrum Team.

1. False
2. True

Question 66 of 86

66. Question

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What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment?

1. Product Owner
2. Sprint Backlog
3. Scrum Master
4. Sprint Goal

Question 67 of 86

67. Question

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It is allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is nothing to talk about.

1. Yes
2. No

Question 68 of 86

68. Question

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In which meetings the key stakeholders are allowed to participate? Select all appropriate answers.

1. Sprint Planning
2. Sprint Review
3. Daily Scrum
4. Sprint Retrospective

Question 69 of 86

69. Question

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Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal?

1. Scrum Master
2. Scrum Team
3. Development Team
4. Product Owner
5. Product Owner and Development Team

Question 70 of 86

70. Question

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What is Scrum?

1. A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while delivering valuable products.
2. A software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality.
3. A sequential design process, uses in software development process, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards.

Question 71 of 86

71. Question

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Which questions are answered in the Sprint Planning? Select two answers.

1. Who will be responsible for each item in the Sprint Backlog?
2. What can be delivered in the Increment resulting from the upcoming Sprint?
3. How will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved?
4. What new technologies could be used to speed up the Development Team velocity?
5. What is the size of the Technical Debt and how it could be removed?

Question 72 of 86

72. Question

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What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all possible answers.

1. Increment
2. Sprint Backlog
3. Product Backlog
4. Sprint Goal
5. The list of removed impediments

Question 73 of 86

73. Question

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When must an adjustment be made if an inspector determines that one or more aspects of a process deviate outside acceptable limits?

1. As soon as possible to minimize further deviation
2. After clarifying all the details with the Product Owner
3. The deviations should be discussed at the Daily Scrum and then an adjustment must be made
4. After Scrum Master approval

Question 74 of 86

74. Question

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Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three answers.

1. Scrum Master
2. Product Owner
3. Development Team
4. Team Manager
5. Key stakeholders

Question 75 of 86

75. Question

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How many percent of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually take?

1. Not more than 5%
2. The Development Team is not authorized for Product Backlog refinement
3. Not more than 10%
4. Not more than 20%

Question 76 of 86

76. Question

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Scrum is neither a process nor technique. True or false?

1. False
2. True

Question 77 of 86

77. Question

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The Development Team should be able to explain to the Product Owner and Scrum Master how it wants to work as a self-organizing team to reach the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment.

1. False
2. True

Question 78 of 86

78. Question

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Who has the responsibility for the monitoring of the remaining work towards the project goal?

1. Product Owner and Development Team
2. Product Owner
3. Scrum Master and Development Team
4. Scrum Master
5. Scrum Team
6. Development Team

Question 79 of 86

79. Question

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What comprises Scrum? Select four possible answers.

1. Events
2. Reports
3. Burn-down Charts
4. Roles
5. Rules
6. Artifacts

Question 80 of 86

80. Question

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If only work planned for the first days of the Sprint is decomposed to units of one day or less, could the Sprint Planning be finished?

1. No, all items in the Sprint Backlog should be decomposed to units of one day or less by the end of the Sprint Planning
2. Yes, if the remaining work is also estimated, maybe in bigger units

Question 81 of 86

81. Question

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Who creates the Increment?

1. Development Team
2. Scrum Team
3. Product Owner
4. Scrum Master
5. Development Team and Product Owner

Question 82 of 86

82. Question

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What are the three Scrum pillars?

1. Transparency
2. Inspection
3. Adaption
4. Agility
5. Self-organization
6. Cross-functionality

Question 83 of 86

83. Question

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What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective? Select three answers.

1. Identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements
2. Create a plan for implementing improvements to the way the Scrum Team does its work
3. Get feedback from the key stakeholders invited by the Product Owner
4. Inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships, process and tools
5. Get technical or domain advice from specialists invited by the Development Team or the Scrum Master

Question 84 of 86

84. Question

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What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product?

1. Key stakeholders
2. CEO of the organization
3. Product Backlog

Question 85 of 86

85. Question

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Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all possible answers.

1. Development Team
2. Scrum Master
3. Key stakeholders
4. Product Owner
5. Organization CEO

Question 86 of 86

86. Question

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What is the Sprint Retrospective?

1. It is a meeting to inspect the increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed
2. It is the key inspect and adapt meeting
3. It is a meeting where the Development Team synchronizes activities and creates a plan for the next 24 hours
4. It is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint

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