Scrum Professional Scrum Master PSM-I Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.

  B. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.

  C. Estimates must be in relative units.

  D. Scrum forbids estimating.

  E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 2:

  Who has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. The Stakeholders.

  B. The Product Owner.

  C. The Scrum Team.

  D. The Scrum Master.

  E. The Developers.

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference: https://www.knowledgehut.com/tutorials/scrum-tutorial/product-owner

• Question 3:

  When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. Each Scrum Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint.

  B. The Scrum Masters from each Scrum Team define a common Definition of Done.

  C. Each Scrum Team uses its own, but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.

  D. All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 4:

  Which are appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best three answers.)

  A. Arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.

  B. The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog.

  C. Team relations

  D. Definition of Done.

  E. How the Scrum Team does its work.

  Correct Answer: BCE

• Question 5:

  Which three of the following are true about Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

  A. Scrum implements self-management by replacing Project Managers with Scrum Masters.

  B. Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.

  C. Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment.

  D. Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.

  E. Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.

  Correct Answer: BDE

  Reference: https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html

• Question 6:

  During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. The Scrum Team may add items to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.

  B. The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog.

  C. The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are running smoothly.

  D. The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 7:

  Which of the following is an example of an Increment? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. A plan for the overall product release.

  B. A mock-up of the product marketing materials.

  C. A design for the product.

  D. A product roll-out plan.

  E. A valuable, useful set of products featured.

  F. All of the above.

  Correct Answer: E

  Reference: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-an-increment

• Question 8:

  What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. At least 7.

  B. 9

  C. 10 or fewer.

  D. 7 plus or minus 3.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 9:

  When must a Product Owner release each Increment? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. When it makes sense to release it.

  B. When the Scrum Team finishes their work.

  C. Whenever the product is free of defects.

  D. After every Sprint, Without exception.

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference: https://books.google.com/books?id=Opw3EAAAQBAJandpg=PA68andlpg=PA68anddq=Product+Owner+release+each+Increment+When+it+makes+senseandsource=blandots=uP3VZeUtIandsig=ACfU3U1rm965epb7jas8JytgGIp3ZwEzZgandhl=enandsa=Xandved=2ahUKEwjO1sbdstDzAhXRZc0KHX1BBkEQ6AF6BAgjEAM#v=onepageandq=Product%20Owner%20release%20each%20Increment%20When%20it%20makes% 20senseandf=false

• Question 10:

  What is the Scrum Master responsible for during the Sprint Retrospective?

  A. Summarizing and reporting the discussions to management.

  B. Prioritizing the resulting action items.

  C. Participating as a Scrum Team member and facilitating as requested or needed.

  D. Acting as a scribe to capture the Scrum Team's answers.

  Correct Answer: C