ASF Online Practice Questions and Answers

What is meant by the velocity of the team?

A. The rate a team puts in a normal work day.

B. The rate at which features are released to the customer.

C. The rate at which the team completes the work.

D. The rate at which the team renews itself.

Under what circumstances would a team use Affinity Estimation Technique instead of Planning Poker?

A. If more details are needed during Sprint Planning

B. If there is a large number of stories to estimate

C. If there is a small number of stories to estimate

How should 'done' be defined when multiple teams are working on a single product?

A. All teams must have the same definition of 'done'.

B. Each team must define and use their own definition of 'done'.

C. The Scrum Master defines when the item is 'done'.

The Product Owner is going on a three-week vacation. The team should be closing the current Sprint and starting a new Sprint at the end of the first week of the Product Owner's vacation.

What is the best way to continue the Scrum rituals in this situation?

A. Each Scrum team should ideally have two Product Owners to provide cover.

B. The Product Owner should be requested to delay his vacation by a week.

C. The Scrum Master should take over and cover for the Product Owner.

What is a characteristic of a well-designed Agile work space?

A. It has a silent zone to facilitate concentration.

B. There is enough space for information radiators.

C. Work stations are personalized for team members.

Why is planning poker an effective estimation technique?

A. It generates a lot of useful discussion and gets team buy-in.

B. It results in lower estimates as team members will estimate individually.

C. It triggers a more detailed and task oriented break-up of the story.

During the Daily Scrum three questions are answered. Which question is one of these questions?

A. What has been accomplished since the last meeting?

B. Who should take on the next task?

C. Which requests of the customer did we receive?

Senior management plays a role in implementing Scrum in the organization. What role does management play?

A. They coach the Scrum Team to start using Scrum.

B. They decide where the Scrum Team works.

C. They empower the Scrum Team to do a new thing.

Why is the "Time and means or fixed unit" contract type of contract preferred in Scrum?

A. This contract type is predictive.

B. This contract type is adaptive.

C. The contract type defines the scope upfront.

Higher management wants to know who will be the Project Manager of the Scrum project. Which role is the same as the Project Manager role?

A. The Product Owner

B. The Scrum Master

C. The Development Team

D. There is no such role in Scrum