CSM-001 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which of the following is not a Product Owner responsibility?

A. Running the daily scrum meeting

B. Team communication

C. Gathering requirements for Product Backlog items

D. Inspecting work at Sprint Review

Which of the following is not a Scrum cycle activity?

A. Sprint retrospective

B. Daily scrum

C. Weekly inspection

D. Sprint planning

Under what circumstances should the Product Backlog be reprioritized?

A. The Scrum Master should reprioritize the Product Backlog only at the end of a new Sprint

B. The Scrum Master should reprioritize the Product Backlog only at the beginning of a new Sprint

C. The Team should reprioritize the Product Backlog only at the end of a new Sprint.

D. The Product Owner should reprioritize the Product Backlog whenever new information is learned

You are the Scrum Master. The Sprint will complete in two days. Each day of the Sprint is equivalent to 8 hours. The team has just enough time to complete all tasks in the remaining 16 hours with the exception of three tasks. Of these three tasks, two tasks (a total of 6 hours) are required to complete one Product Backlog item and one task (an estimate of 2 hours) is required to complete another Product Backlog item. How should the development team handle the remaining three tasks?

A. The development team should negotiate with the Product Owner on the definition of "done".

B. The development team should work the extra 8 hours to complete their commitment to the Product Owner

C. The development team should place the two Product Backlog items back onto the Product Backlog

D. The development team should keep the three tasks on the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint and complete those tasks first

More than one Scrum Team is working on a single project or release. How should the Product Backlog be arranged?

A. A separate Product Backlog is constructed for each Scrum Team. All of the increments are integrated at the end in an integration Sprint

B. All Scrum Teams work from a common Product Backlog and integrate their work every sprint

C. Only one Scrum Team should work on Scrum project

D. Scrum Teams should have their separate Product Backlogs

What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master?

A. To Prioritize the Product Backlog

B. To remove any impediments the Development Team encounters during their work

C. To work with the Product Owner to develop the Product Backlog

D. To manage the Development Team

Which three activities will a Product Owner likely engage in during a Sprint? (Choose 3)

A. Run the daily Scrum

B. Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint

C. Update the Sprint burndown chart

D. Work with the stakeholders

E. Prioritize the Development Team's activities.

F. Provide feedback

What is an ideal size for a Scrum team?

A. 13

B. 4

C. 7

D. 10

It's come to your attention that some team members feel that Carlos is a negative influence on the team. You can certainly understand why -- he believes that everything is doomed. What should you do?

A. Remove Carlos from the team.

B. Use Carlos as an asset, particularly during risk identification

C. Ignore him and hope it goes away

D. Escalate the issue with the higher authorities

During the daily standup meeting, a team member states that an issue has been encountered. This leads to the team members getting into a problem-solving discussion. How would the Scrum Master respond?

A. Ask the team members to table the discussion until after the meeting is over

B. If the item is really important, allow the discussion to expedite resolution of the issue

C. Abruptly end the daily standup meeting and schedule another meeting to discuss the issue

D. Ask the team how they would like to use the daily standup meeting for that day