Question 1

Peter is a new Product Owner on a newly formed Scrum Team. Peter has projected a product completion date

based on an estimated velocity of 21 completed points per Sprint. After the first 3 Sprints, the team has

determined that their maximum velocity is 15 points and they are unable to create shippable increments at the

end of each Sprint.

What is the best way to proceed?

Options :

A : The Sprints have failed to produce shippable Increments there for opportunities to inspect and adapt is lost. The Scrum Master would encourage the organization to add more team members in order to increase the team’s capacity.

B : The Scrum Master would coach the team on improving their estimations and commitment to completing the Sprint Backlog.

C : Extend the Sprint in order to complete the Sprint Backlog items.

D : Inform Peter that the projected completion date is not correct. The Development team would estimate the remaining work to produce a shippable Increment and suggest making it “Done” before working on new features. Based on empirical data, Peter can adjust the completion date and decide how to continue.

Answer: D

Question 2

How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?

Options :

A : An equal amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation.

B : As much as it has informed the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of “Done”.

C : All development work and at least some testing.

D : As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be moved to a subsequent Sprint.

Answer: B

Question 3

A Scrum Team selected a Product Backlog item during Sprint Planning. However, at the end of the Sprint the work does not meet the Definition of Done. What two things should happen with this incomplete Product Backlog item? (Choose two.)

Options :

A : Review the item, add the done part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work.

B : The item is not included in the Increment for this Sprint.

C : Only the stakeholders decide over acceptance of undone work and whether to release it.

D : It is put on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.

Answer: B,D

Question 4

Steven, the Scrum Master, observes that one of the Development Team members is not attending the Daily

Scrum. The Development Team feels this is ok as they all sit in the same area and already have constant

communication throughout the day.

Which is the best action for Steven to take?

Options :

A : Start running the Daily Scrum and require all members to be in attendance.

B : Talk to the Development Team member privately and tell him that he needs to be a team player.

C : Ask the Development Team, what value will result from having all team members present at the Daily Scrum and what are the risks if members don’t attend.

D : The Daily Scrum is owned by the Development Team and it is their responsibility to decide which team members must participate.

Answer: C

Question 5

At the eighth Sprint Review, the stakeholders are upset that the product being built is not what they expected

and will incur additional costs that was not planned for.

What may have led to this?

Options :

A : The Scrum Master has not been reporting on the progress of the Scrum Team. The Product Owner has not been managing the Development Team’s tasks effectively. The Development Team has not been improving their velocity.

B : The Scrum Master has not ensured that the project is transparent. The Product Owner has not made the stakeholders aware of the progress of the project. The stakeholders have not been attending the Sprint Reviews.

C : The Scrum Master has not been attending the Daily Standup. The Product Owner has not been using the Gantt chart correctly. The Stakeholders has not been invited to the Sprint Retrospectives.

Answer: B

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