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Scrum Open

Percentage: 56.7%

Duration: 00:12:56

Date started: Thu 27 Apr '23 17:00

Date finished: Thu 27 Apr '23 17:13

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Ken Schwaber

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Question 4 of 30

During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the
items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items
selected?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Scrum Master, the project manager, and the Developers

B. The Developers.

C. The Product Owner and the Developers.

D. The Product Owner and all stakeholders.

Feedback
During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner
and the Developers as more is learned. It is important to be transparent when challenges
arise since ultimately the entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable,
useful Increment.

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Question 5 of 30

Which Scrum events are timeboxed?

(choose the best three answers)

A. Refinement.

B. Sprint Review.

C. Sprint Retrospective.

D. Sprint Testing.

E. Sprint Planning.

F. Release Retrospective.

G. Release Testing.

You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
The Scrum Guide states that the Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, and Sprint
Reviews are timeboxed events. Sprints are fixed length events of one month or less to
create consistency, and the Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event.

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Question 9 of 30

Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the Daily Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

A. Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox.

B. All answers apply.

C. Facilitate in a way that ensures each team member has a chance to speak.

D. Ensure that all 3 questions have been answered.

E. Lead the discussions of the Developers.

Feedback
The Scrum Master ensures that the Developers have the event, but the Developers are
responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master teaches the Developers
to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute timebox. The Scrum Master enforces the
rule that only members participate in the Daily Scrum.

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Question 11 of 30

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

(choose the best answer)

A. It is a mechanism to control Developer activity 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.

Feedback
Every event in Scrum, besides the Sprint, which is a container for the other events, is an
opportunity to Inspect and Adapt.

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Question 12 of 30

Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and
be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Scrum Master

B. The Product Owner

C. The Project Manager

D. The Developers

Feedback
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for ordering the Product Backlog.
Their responsibilities include making the Product Backlog visible, transparent, and clear
to all.

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Question 14 of 30

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

A. They do not have to be there; they only need to ensure the Developers have
a Daily Scrum.

B. To make sure every team member answers the three questions.

C. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new
items, and tracking progress on the burn-down.

D. To gather status and progress information to report to management.

Feedback
The Scrum Master only ensures that all Scrum events take place and are positive,
productive, and kept within the timebox.

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Question 15 of 30

Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?

(choose the best answer)

A. Hybrid

B. Complex

C. Defined

D. Empirical

Feedback
Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts
that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is
observed.

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Question 18 of 30

The CEO asks the Developers to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress.
What should the Developers do?

(choose the best answer)

A. Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.

B. Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments.

C. Add the item to the next Sprint.

D. Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what
to do.

Feedback
The items selected for a Sprint have been selected as most valuable with the Product
Owner. The items serve the Sprint's goal. No changes should be made that endanger the
Sprint Goal. No one external to the Scrum Team can force changes on the Developers.

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Question 19 of 30

The three pillars of empiricism are:

(choose the best answer)

A. Planning, Inspection, Adaptation.

B. Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste.

C. Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.

D. Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen.

E. Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective.

Feedback
Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts
that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known.
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency,
inspection, and adaptation.

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Question 21 of 30

Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Developers and Scrum Master.

B. The Developers.

C. The Scrum Team.

D. The Scrum Master and Product Owner.

E. The Developers and Product Owner.

Feedback
Only the people doing the work described on the Sprint Backlog need to inspect and
adapt at the Daily Scrum. If the Product Owner or Scrum Master are actively working on
items in the Sprint Backlog, they participate as Developers, they will need to be at the
Daily Scrum.

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Question 22 of 30

The timebox for the Sprint Review is:

(choose the best answer)

A. 1 day.

B. 4 hours and longer as needed.

C. As long as needed.

D. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

E. 2 hours.

Feedback
Sprint Review is a maximum four-hour timeboxed event for one-month Sprints. For
shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.

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Question 25 of 30

Who creates the Definition of Done?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Product Owner since they are responsible for the product's success.

B. If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a

C. The Scrum Master since they are responsible for the productivity of the
Developers.

D. The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common
denominator of all members' definitions.

Feedback
If the Definition of Done for an Increment is part of the standards of the organization, all
Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. If it is not an organizational standard, the
Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.

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Question 28 of 30

When does a Developer become the sole owner of an item on the Sprint Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

A. At the Sprint Planning event.

B. During the Daily Scrum.

C. Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the Scrum
Team.

D. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.

Feedback
The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every
Sprint, and the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are collectively
owned by the Developers. No individual Developer can claim ownership over an item as
this would block communication and collaboration. The Sprint Backlog is updated by the
Developers throughout the Sprint as more is learned.

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