Scrum PSM-I Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Scrum PSM-I Online Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  The Product Backlog is ordered by:

  A. Random assignment
  B. Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom
  C. The Product Owner, with the most valuable items placed at the top
  D. Risk, where safer items are at the top. and riskier items are at the bottom
  C. The Product Owner, with the most valuable items placed at the top

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  https://www.scrum.org/resources/ordering-product-backlog

• Question 142:

  How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint Planning event?

  A. Enough so the Developers can create their forecast of what work they can do
  B. The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of Sprint Planning.
  C. Just enough to understand design and architectural implications
  D. Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the Developers' understanding of the Sprint
  A. Enough so the Developers can create their forecast of what work they can do

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  https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-sprint-backlog

• Question 143:

  Which two ways of creating Scrum Teams are consistent with Scrum's values? (Choose two.)

  A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.
  B. Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams.
  C. Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams.
  D. Bring all the people together and let them organize into Scrum Teams.
  E. The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments.
  A. Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.
  D. Bring all the people together and let them organize into Scrum Teams.

• Question 144:

  Who starts the Daily Scrum?

  A. The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to stay within the time-box.
  B. Whoever the Development Team decides should start.
  C. The person who has the token.
  D. The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box.
  E. The person who last broke the build.
  B. Whoever the Development Team decides should start.

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  https://effectussoftware.com/blog/how-to-create-value-daily-scrum-meeting/#:~:text=Who%20starts%20the%20Daily%20Scrum,discussed%20during%20the%2015%20minutes

• Question 145:

  What are two effective ways for the Scrum Team to make non-functional requirements visible?

  A. Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint.
  B. Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see.
  C. Add them to the Definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint.
  D. Add them to the Product Backlog to ensure transparency.
  C. Add them to the Definition of Done so the work is taken care of every Sprint.
  D. Add them to the Product Backlog to ensure transparency.

• Question 146:

  True or False: The Product Owner makes sure the Developers select enough from the Product Backlog tor a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

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  According to the Scrum Guide, the Product Owner does not make sure that the Developers select enough from the Product Backlog for a Sprint to satisfy the stakeholders. The Developers are responsible for selecting how much work they can do in a Sprint, based on their capacity and past performance. The Product Owner may influence them by ordering and clarifying the Product Backlog items, but does not control their selection.

• Question 147:

  A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 148:

  Which three behaviors demonstrate that a Scrum Team is self-managing? (Choose three.)

  A. The Scrum Team has all the skills needed to create an increment.
  B. Developers collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint.
  C. The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the Definition of Done.
  D. The Scrum Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.
  E. The Scrum Master is no longer needed.
  F. Stakeholders are attending the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint.
  A. The Scrum Team has all the skills needed to create an increment.
  B. Developers collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint.
  C. The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the Definition of Done.

• Question 149:

  A new Developer is having continuing conflicts with existing members or the scrum Team, which is impacting the delivery of the Increment It necessary, who is responsible for removing the Developer from the Scrum Team? (Choose the best answer)

  A. The Scrum Master is responsible, they remove impediments
  B. The Product Owner is responsible, they control the return on investment (ROI)
  C. The hiring manager is responsible, they hired the Developer
  D. The Scrum Team is responsible
  D. The Scrum Team is responsible

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  According to the Scrum Guide, the Scrum Team is responsible for removing a Developer from the Scrum Team if necessary, as they are self-managing and accountable for creating valuable Increments. The other options are not valid, as they imply that someone else outside the Scrum Team has the authority to remove a Developer (such as the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, or the hiring manager), which is not consistent with Scrum values and principles.

• Question 150:

  The IT manager asks a Development Team for a status report describing the progress throughout the Sprint. The Development Team asks the Scrum Master for advice. The Scrum Master should:

  A. Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review.
  B. Tell the Development Team to figure it out themselves.
  C. Tell the Development Team to fit the report into the Sprint Backlog.
  D. Create and deliver the report to the manager herself.
  E. Ask the Product Owner to send the manager the report.
  A. Talk to the IT manager and explain that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review.