SMC Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which of the following about User Story Acceptance Criteria is true?

A. User Stories are objective, and the Acceptance Criteria provides the subjectivity required for the User Story to be considered as Done.

B. In the Sprint Review Meetings, the Acceptance Criteria provides the context for the Scrum Master to decide if a User Story has been completed satisfactorily.

C. It is the Scrum Master who has to ensure that the Acceptance Criteria for a User Story are not changed by the Product Owner in the middle of a Sprint.

D. It is the Scrum Team's responsibility to keep track of what changes are being made to the Acceptance Criteria even during the Sprint.

Andy, a Scrum Master, is helping his team draft a Sprint Backlog. In which of the following phases would this Scrum process be in?

A. Initiate

B. Plan and Estimate

C. Implement

D. Review and Retrospect

Collaboration is one of the Scrum principles. Which of the following are the three dimensions of this principle?

A. Awareness, articulation, and appropriation

B. Transparency, precision, and coordination

C. Perfection, cooperation, and comprehension

D. Honesty, responsiveness, and adaptability

Which of the following methods helps estimate the value provided by projects?

A. Internal Rate of Return

B. Net Rate of Return

C. Present Rate of Return

D. Estimated Rate of Return

Which of the following Scrum Master's responsibilities are correct?

A) Define the strategic objectives and priorities for projects.

B) Ensure that Scrum processes are correctly followed by all team members including the Product Owner.

C) Ensure transparency and clarity of Prioritized Product Backlog Items.

D) Oversee Release Planning Meeting and schedule other meetings.

A. A and D

B. B and D

C. C and D

D. A and C

The Chief Scrum Master plays an important role during the Retrospect Project process. By being a part of the Retrospect Project Meeting, he/she provides valuable inputs mainly to identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned during the process. What is an output of this process?

A. Agreed Actionable Improvements.

B. Agreed Actionable Schedule.

C. Agreed Actionable Lessons.

D. Agreed Actionable Objectives.

Which of the following is NOT a core dimension of collaborative work?

A. Team members working together so that everyone is aware of each other's work.

B. Adapting technology to suit team's needs.

C. Compartmentalizing work into units, distributing the units among team members, and reintegrating it.

D. Team members working in sub groups so that a competitive environment is maintained among the groups.

While performing a cost-benefit analysis, the Product Owner of a project determined that the project has 45% probability of incurring a loss of $800,000 due to the latest Land Reform Bill. Which of the following techniques is being used by the Product Owner to perform cost-benefit analysis?

A. Expected Monetary Value.

B. Probability Impact Grid.

C. Pareto Analysis.

D. Risk Breakdown Structure.

Which of the following meetings is not usually Time-boxed?

A. Daily Standup.

B. Scrum of Scrums.

C. Sprint Planning Meeting.

D. Sprint Review.

Which of the following statements on Risk Management in a Scrum project is INCORRECT?

A. The iterative nature of Scrum with its rapid turnaround time and feedback cycles allows for early detection of failures.

B. Risks can be managed only at the project level, even if they are related to or originate in portfolios or programs.

C. Risk Burndown Charts aye an important tool for communicating information related to risks to the Stakeholders.

D. Risk is largely minimized in Scrum due to the flexibility in adding or modifying requirements at any time in the project lifecycle.