Scrum Scrum Certifications PSM-I Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  Which of the following is a Developer accountable for? (Choose the best two answers.)

  A. Selecting the Product Owner.

  B. Reporting productivity.

  C. Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog.

  D. Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.

  Correct Answer: CD

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

• Question 12:

  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 13:

  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 14:

  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 15:

  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 16:

  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 17:

  A Scrum Team is a cohesive unit of professionals that consists of which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)

  A. Users.

  B. One Scrum Master.

  C. Developers.

  D. Customers.

  E. One Product Owner.

  Correct Answer: BCE

  Reference: https://www.scruminc.com/scrum-team/#:~:text=The%20Scrum%20Team%20consists%20of,a%20time%2C%20the%20Product%20Goal

• Question 18:

  Several Sprints into a project, the Product Owner tells the Scrum Master that a key stakeholder just started using the product. The stakeholder is unhappy with the quality of the product. What are two good options for the Scrum Master? (Choose the best two answers.)

  A. Wait to bring this up until the Sprint Retrospective.

  B. Encourage the Product Owner to put quality specifications on the Product Backlog and express the stakeholder's concern to the Developers.

  C. Bring the concern to the testers to improve how the Product is verified.

  D. Explain to the Product Owner that it is up to the Developers to decide on acceptable quality standards.

  E. Coach the Product Owner on how to talk with the Developers about this concern.

  Correct Answer: AE

• Question 19:

  Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. What to do and who will do it.

  B. How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve.

  C. What can be done and how to do it, and why to do it.

  D. What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint.

  E. Who is on the team and what team member roles will be.

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference: https://plan.io/blog/sprint-planning/

• Question 20:

  How do you know that a Scrum Team is cross-functional? (Choose the best answer.)

  A. Scrum Team has all the skills to create an increment by the end of every Sprint.

  B. A few of the Development Team members pair program and do Test Driven Development.

  C. There are no conflicts within the Scrum Team.

  D. Every member of the Scrum Team is able to perform every task.

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference: https://www.blueprintsys.com/scaling-agile/step-3-organize-in-cross-functional-teams