SCRUM-MASTER Online Practice Questions and Answers

Why does Scrum prevent Product Owners from changing Product Backlog items that are being worked on during the Sprint?

A. The development team cannot meet their Sprint commitment to complete work if requirements are changing

B. A Sprint cycle is not enough time for senior management review and approve changes

C. This forces Product Owners to focus on what is really important for the team to develop.

D. The development team must be able to limit the Product Owner authority

You are the new Scrum Master at a company currently doing RUP in three month iterations. Your current task in switching from RUP to Scrum is to define how long the Sprint cycle should be. In what units of time should you define the sprint cycle?

A. A fixed amount of months

B. A fixed amount of weeks, excluding holidays

C. A fixed amount of days

D. A fixed amount of hours

________________ constitute the Sprint Backlog and are often estimated in hours?

A. User Stories

B. Use Cases

C. Features

D. Tasks

How could the team and other stakeholders know if a product backlog item is done?

A. They should ask to the member's development team

B. They should compare what was done, against the definition of Done established by the Scrum Team

C. Ask the Product Owner

D. Ask the Manager

What is the primary objective of the daily scrum?

A. To share with the team what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks

B. To give a status report to the Product Owner on what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks.

C. To discuss work details with the team since every team member must attend the meeting

D. To give a status report to the Scrum Master on what each member has completed in the Sprint, what each member will work on next, and to report progress roadblocks.

Which two are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose 2)

A. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.

B. It is facilitated by the team lead.

C. It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions.

D. Its location and time should remain constant.

The Sprint Goal is selected before the Sprint Backlog is created.

A. True

B. False

Which two of the following are reasons for considering Agile? (Choose two.)

A. Evaluating Data for Agile Marketing

B. Focus on Customers

C. Focus on Employees

D. Evaluating Data based on Current trends

True or False: Story Points are for sizing, not for time estimation?

A. True

B. False

A line in the Agile Manifesto reads, "____________ over following a plan". Please select which option best completes the statement.

A. Soliciting input

B. Asking the customer

C. Responding to change

D. Completing requirements