Scrum PSM-I Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Scrum PSM-I Online Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?

  A. 4 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
  B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.
  C. Monthly.
  D. Whenever it is done.
  B. 8 Hours for a monthly Sprint.

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  Explanation Explanation/Reference:https://www.thescrummaster.co.uk/scrum/the-sprint-planning-event-agreeing-priorities-and-planning-the-work/#:~:text=The%20Scrum%20Guide%20advises%20that,Planning%20event%20will%20be%20shorter

• Question 202:

  As the Sprint Planning progresses, the Developers realize that the workload may be greater than their capacity to complete the work. Which two are valid actions? (Choose two.)

  A. The Developers ensure that the Scrum Team is aware, start the Sprint, and monitor progress.
  B. Cancel the Sprint.
  C. The Developers work overtime during this Sprint.
  D. Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.
  E. Recruit additional Developers before the work can begin.
  A. The Developers ensure that the Scrum Team is aware, start the Sprint, and monitor progress.
  D. Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.

• Question 203:

  When should a Sprint Goal be created?

  A. It should have been created in the previous Sprint during Product Backlog refinement.
  B. It must be established before Sprint Planning in order to begin planning.
  C. A Sprint Goal is not mandatory in Scrum.
  D. At any time during the Sprint.
  E. During Sprint Planning.
  E. During Sprint Planning.

• Question 204:

  True or False: Multiple scrum Teams working on the same product must have the same Sprint start date.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 205:

  Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose two.)

  A. At the Sprint Review, the Scrum Master identifies what has been "done" and what has not been "done".
  B. The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box.
  C. The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.
  D. The Scrum Master assigns tasks to Development Team members when they need work.
  E. The Scrum Master is responsible for updating the Sprint Burndown.
  B. The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Scrum meetings to their time-box.
  C. The Scrum Master helps those outside the team interact with the Scrum Team.

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  https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/scrum-master-role-what-expect#:~:text=The%20Scrum%20Master%20is%20a%20servant%2Dleader%20for%20the%20Scrum,value%20created%20by%20the%20team

• Question 206:

  What is the recommended size for a Development Team?

  A. 7 plus or minus 3.
  B. At least 7.
  C. 9.
  D. 10 or fewer.
  D. 10 or fewer.

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  10 or fewer according to the new Scrum Guide. The Scrum Team is small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people. In general, we have found that smaller teams communicate better and are more productive

• Question 207:

  What does it mean for a Development Team to be cross-functional?

  A. The Development Team includes not only developers but also business analysts, architects, and testers.
  B. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.
  C. Developers on the Development Team work closely with business analysts, architects, developers and testers who are not on the team.
  D. The Development Team is a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers and testers.
  B. The Development Team includes cross-skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software.

• Question 208:

  Select two ways in which technical debt impacts transparency. (Choose two.)

  A. When calculated and estimated, the total amount of technical debt shows exactly how long until the Product Owner can release the Increment.
  B. It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system, specifically of an Increment being releasable at the end of a Sprint.
  C. As development progresses and code is added, the system becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways.
  D. It enhances transparency for the Product Owner as a Development Team is not allowed to do additional feature development in a Sprint as long as there is technical debt.
  B. It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system, specifically of an Increment being releasable at the end of a Sprint.
  C. As development progresses and code is added, the system becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways.

• Question 209:

  What happens if the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?

  A. The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
  B. The Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts.
  C. The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.
  B. The Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts.

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  https://www.scrum.org/forum/scrum-forum/35908/scrum-team-can-change-length-sprint

• Question 210:

  What may be included in the Sprint Backlog?

  A. User Stones
  B. Tasks
  C. Use Cases
  D. Tests
  E. Any of the above (or others) which ate a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items
  E. Any of the above (or others) which ate a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items