2023 SCRUM PSM I Assessment - Complete Solutions,100% Correct Which of the following has the most to do with capturing and using lessons learned? a.
... [Show More] Product Backlog Refinement b. Sprint Review c. Sprint Planning d. Sprint Retrospective Sprint Retrospective is about discussing the way work was done and finding ways to improve it next time; this is mainly about lessons learned. When multiple teams are working on the same product, their Sprints should start and end at the same time. a. True b. False It's not mandatory in Scrum.org to start and end the Sprints at the same time. That makes it much more difficult to manage the whole project. It's not mandatory, because you may need it in certain cases; maybe some teams are working on parts of the project that need longer Sprints (four-week), while others need shorter ones (two-week) for shorter feedback loops. Who decides about engineering methods? a. The Project Manager b. The customer c. The whole Scrum Team d. The Scrum Master e. The Development Team f. The Solution Architect The items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint Backlog should be "ready". a. True b. False We do have an idea of when items are ready to be selected for the Sprint, and it's considered in Product Backlog Refinement to make sure all items at the top of the Product Backlog are ready. However, a concept of Definition of Ready is not accepted in Scrum.org, because the practical implication may be that an item at the top of the Product Backlog will not be selected for the Sprint because it's not ready, while we always want to follow the order of items, and if something is not ready, we can still select it for the Sprint and then refine it during the Sprint. Which of the following is NOT a mandatory element in Scrum? a. Timeboxing the events b. Sprint Retrospectives c. Burn-down charts d. Sprint Reviews Did you notice the word "not" in the question? Only the roles, events, and artifacts (+ Definition of Done and progress measurement) are mandatory. The Development Team should have a Team Leader to improve communications and collaboration. a. True b. False It's not allowed to introduce new roles or titles in Scrum. Which of the following best describes the way a Product Owner can order the items in the Product Backlog? a. Based on size; larger items at the top b. Based on what the customer asks for c. Based on size; smaller items at the top d. Based on value; more valuable items at the top Recently, Scrum.org considered ordering based on value, priority, risks, and dependencies. However, if you don't have such a choice, the next best answer (the old-fashioned one) is "based on value". Note: priority is different from order; it's something like "high, medium, low", or "must-have, should-have, could-have". How often should the composition of the team change? a. As needed, without a need to be concerned about changes in productivity b. Every Sprint, to encourage creativity and openness c. As needed, considering that it will have a short-term reduction in productivity d. Never, because it reduces productivity Sometimes you will see questions like this in the exam. You may know that the composition of the team should not change during the Sprint, yet, the correct choice here may imply that. Well, it is up to you to interpret it in a way that it doesn't mean such a thing! So, the precise statement would be "As needed, so long as it's not in the middle of the Sprint, and we consider that it may have a short-term reduction in productivity". Which three statements best describe the Product Backlog? a. It may change anytime, and it is never complete. b. The customer's change requests are reflected in it. c. Contains only small and clear items. d. Contains all tasks identified by the developers. e. It is never baselined. Which of the following describes the relationship between the Product Backlog and changes in the project environment? a. The Product Backlog should be kept high-level enough to tolerate such changes. b. The old baselined Product Backlog would be saved, and a new one would be created for the rest of the project. c. It evolves to reflect the changes d. There's no effect on the Product Backlog. E.g. there's a new regulation, and you have to comply with it in your software. You investigate the regulation and create new items that cover it, and you may also change some of the existing items. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be used by a Scrum team? a. Digital camera, task board b. Large screen, Planning Poker cards c. WBS, Gantt Chart d. Wiki, online forum Did you notice the word "least" in the question? WBS and Gantt Chart are mainly used in planning predictive projects rather than adaptive (Agile) ones. A real self-organizing team doesn't need a Scrum Master a. False b. True A Scrum Master doesn't disrupt self-organization; e.g. they "help" by removing impediments. Which role is the equivalent of project manager in Scrum? a. Product Owner b. Team Leader c. Scrum Master d. None of them e. Development Team There's no project manager role in Scrum, and it's not allowed to add new role to the existing three. Also, none of those three roles are the equivalent of a project manager; project management activities are distributed among all of them. This is only about the project level; you can always have higher management levels (e.g. program management), and those "can" be compatible with what you do in your Scrum projects. Each Sprint Backlog contains an item about improving the way we work, instead of the features for the product. a. False b. True This is one of the statements added to the latest update of Scrum Guide: At least one high-priority process improvement item exists in each Sprint Backlog. It was a little unexpected, because it's mixing content related to the product with the content related to the process in the Sprint Backlog; but, well, that's how it is now. Which three Scrum values are demonstrated by focusing on the most valuable items first? a. Adaptation b. Courage c. Trust d. Focus e. Respect Scrum values are commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect. Which of the following actions may a Scrum Master take in starting up a project? a. Ask the Development Team to discuss and identify the way they are going to develop the product. b. Ensure that a bonus system is in place for the top performance of individuals. c. Ask the development managers to introduce their departments and capabilities. d. Ask the team to work together and prepare a complete Product Backlog. Which element is NOT an attribute of Product Backlog items? a. Owner b. Description c. Value d. Estimate Did you notice the word "not" in the question? There are 3 pieces of information in each Product Backlog item: the description (in the form of a User Story, or otherwise), value, and estimate (i.e. estimated size). The ownership of items is shared, therefore, there's no need to record it in the item. Scaled Scrum is one that conforms to Scrum and uses more than one team for all Sprints. a. False b. True 1. Scaled Scrum conforms to Scrum; i.e. it's compatible with Scrum. 2. It's called Scaled Scrum when there are more than one team; however, it's not necessary to have more than one team in all Sprints; it can be for some of them. The purpose of each Sprint is to release a piece of working software. [Show Less]