Scrum PSM-II Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Scrum PSM-II Online Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  What is one way to determine if the Product Owner is interacting with the Developers enough throughout a Sprint?

  A. Product Owners and Developers are satisfied with the increment.
  B. Check the Daily Scrum reports to see whether the Product Owner was present at the majority of the Daily Scrum meetings.
  C. The Developers should determine the percentage of time the Product Owner is required to be present and monitor whether the Product Owner's average presence is around this figure.
  D. Observe whether the Developers need to ask the Product Owner questions at times other than during the Daily Scrum.
  D. Observe whether the Developers need to ask the Product Owner questions at times other than during the Daily Scrum.

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• Question 132:

  Your organization has formed a new Scrum Team and has assigned you as the Scrum Master. In what ways would you help the team start?

  A. Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities, have the tech leads clarify the expectations and responsibilities of each role, and propose a performance rewards system.
  B. Have the Scrum Team members introduce their background experience with each other, ask the Product Owner to discuss the product and answer questions, and ensure the team understands the need for a Definition of "Done."
  B. Have the Scrum Team members introduce their background experience with each other, ask the Product Owner to discuss the product and answer questions, and ensure the team understands the need for a Definition of "Done."

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Scrum Teams should have all of the competencies and skills to do the work in the Product Backlog which includes understanding the goals and history of the product and ensuring that they all know what "done" means.

• Question 133:

  An organization is using Scrum to build five new products.

  What would be the best two options for the number of Product Owners the organization should have? (Choose two.)

  A. There is one Product Owner for each product (so five in total). Each Product Owner may delegate, share and align work within their individual Product Backlog.
  B. Enough Product Owners to delegate as much work needed to maximize utilization of all Development Team members.
  C. There is one Product Owner responsible for all five products. This person is not allowed to delegate any of the Product Owner responsibilities as he/she is accountable for the success of each product.
  D. There is one Product Owner responsible for all five products. In order to scale his/her role, he/she can delegate some of the individual Product Owner responsibilities to others within each product but would still remain accountable for the value of the work produced.
  A. There is one Product Owner for each product (so five in total). Each Product Owner may delegate, share and align work within their individual Product Backlog.
  D. There is one Product Owner responsible for all five products. In order to scale his/her role, he/she can delegate some of the individual Product Owner responsibilities to others within each product but would still remain accountable for the value of the work produced.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for maximizing the value of the product through the ordering and management of the Product Backlog. This reduces complexity in communication and understanding who to go to when there are questions about the product. The Product Owner may delegate his/her responsibilities but still remains accountable for the outcome of those responsibilities.

• Question 134:

  A PO (Product Owner) is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 135:

  Steven is a Scrum Master of a Scrum Team that is new to Scrum. At the halfway point of the Sprint, the Product Owner comes to Steven telling him that he is concerned the Development Team will not be able to complete the entire Sprint Backlog by the end of the Sprint.

  What should Steven do in this situation?

  A. Motivate the Development Team to meet their commitment to the Product Owner.
  B. Coach the Product Owner that with complex software development, you cannot promise the entire scope that was forecast during Sprint Planning. As more is learned during the Sprint, work may emerge that affects the Sprint Backlog.
  C. Advise the Product Owner that the Development Team owns the Sprint Backlog and it is up to them to meet their commitments. No one tells the Development Team how to turn Product Backlog into Increments of potentially releasable functionality.
  D. Add more people to the Development Team to meet the Product Owner's expectations.
  B. Coach the Product Owner that with complex software development, you cannot promise the entire scope that was forecast during Sprint Planning. As more is learned during the Sprint, work may emerge that affects the Sprint Backlog.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. The Sprint Backlog is a forecast by the Development Team

  about what functionality will be in the next Increment and the work needed to deliver that functionality into a `Done' Increment. The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges during

  the Sprint. This emergence occurs as the Development Team works through the plan and learns more about the work needed to achieve the Sprint Goal.

  Why C is incorrect:

  a) The Dev Team does not commit to finishing all items in the Sprint Backlog. Committing to completing all items would be fixed scope and fixed time leaving no room to adapt. They commit to the Sprint Goal and doing the right thing. b) It's

  also incorrect for the PO to focus on completing the entire Sprint Backlog. Finishing everything should not be his main focus. Having a shippable increment that meets the Sprint Goal is more important than trying to finish everything. The

  advice in option C is equivalent to "Don't worry, they'll get everything done." but because of the complex domain, you cannot guarantee everything will get done.

• Question 136:

  If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product, all of the Scrum Teams must mutually define a Definition of Ready (DoR). The DoR is a checklist that the Product Owner must fulfill before a Product Backlog item can be presented at the Sprint Planning. This protects the Development Team from interruptions and disruptions during the Sprint.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Product Backlog items should be clear enough and have enough information for the Product Owner and Development to understand the work that needs to be done and to create a forecast of Product Backlog items to implement the Sprint Goal. Nothing stops the flow of Sprints, for example, we do not delay the Sprint because the items are not ready. In such cases, the "unready" items would be selected for the Sprint anyway and refined during the Sprint.

  In the case that the Product Backlog items are not clear enough, the Development Team forecasts the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyze, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint. At the end of the Sprint, the Scrum Team can discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

• Question 137:

  Peter, the Product Owner, has been giving positive recognition to individual Development Team members who have moved their work to `done' during the Daily Scrum. Peter wants to ensure the team is adhering to the ideal guideline on the burndown chart.

  What would be two valid actions for Steven, the Scrum Master, to take? (Choose two.)

  A. Steven talks with Peter about concerns of how his behavior might impact the team members and request that he stop attending for now.
  B. Steven coaches Peter on best practices for updating the burndown chart as it provides accurate information on how well the team is performing.
  C. Nothing. Steven is optional at the Daily Scrum and it is the responsibility of the team to decide how to best run it.
  D. Steven coaches the Scrum Team about the purpose of the Daily Scrum.
  A. Steven talks with Peter about concerns of how his behavior might impact the team members and request that he stop attending for now.
  D. Steven coaches the Scrum Team about the purpose of the Daily Scrum.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. Scrum Masters do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.

  The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master helps the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions are helpful and which aren't. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.

• Question 138:

  Paul is a Product Owner for multiple products. Each product is allocated a dedicated Scrum Team and a set budget. Based on the average velocity of a previous product release, Paul had estimated a new product to take 9 Sprints to complete. The average velocity of the previous product release was 50 completed units of work per Sprint. Over the first 3 Sprints, the Development Team reported an average velocity of 40 completed units per Sprint, while not fully completing the required integration tests. The Development Team estimates that integration testing would require additional effort to make the increments shippable. The Development Team is unsure if the required velocity is achievable.

  What is the most effective way to recover?

  A. In the next Sprints, the Development Team strives to make the selected work as close to `done' as possible and at the minimum 90% completed. Any undone work is divided into new Product Backlog Items that will be deferred to the last Sprint in order to maintain stable velocity.
  B. The Development Team informs Paul that the progress he has perceived to date is not correct. The Increment is not releasable. They give Paul their estimate of the effort it would take to get the previous work `done', and suggest doing that work first before proceeding with new features. The team also re-estimates the effort to make the remaining Product Backlog items `done', including all integration effort. In the end, it is Paul's call to continue the project or to cancel.
  C. The Scrum Master will manage the Sprint Backlog and assign work to the Development Team members to ensure maximum utilization of each member. He/she will keep track of unused resources so that it does not impact the budget. Unused budget can be allocated for additional Sprints if needed.
  D. The Scrum Master sets the open work aside to be performed in one or more release Sprints. They remind Paul to find funding for enough Release Sprints in which this remaining work can be done. Up to one release Sprint per three development Sprints may be required. It is Paul's role to inform users and stakeholders of the impact on the release date.
  B. The Development Team informs Paul that the progress he has perceived to date is not correct. The Increment is not releasable. They give Paul their estimate of the effort it would take to get the previous work `done', and suggest doing that work first before proceeding with new features. The team also re-estimates the effort to make the remaining Product Backlog items `done', including all integration effort. In the end, it is Paul's call to continue the project or to cancel.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  Scrum is founded on empirical process control and asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and control risk. At the end of every Sprint, an increment of `done' work must be available in order to inspect and adapt accordingly.

• Question 139:

  Steven is a Scrum Master that was hired to help an organization, that is new to Scrum, understands and enacts Scrum effectively. Which three activities would be acceptable? (Choose three.)

  A. Require all teams in the organization to start using Scrum as soon as possible.
  B. Arrange 1:1 coaching sessions to discuss any identified concerns Steven may have.
  C. Schedule formal trainings.
  D. Penalize any Scrum Team members who are not staying within the Scrum Framework.
  E. Educate stakeholders and clients about Scrum.
  F. Extend Retrospectives to include formal training.
  B. Arrange 1:1 coaching sessions to discuss any identified concerns Steven may have.
  C. Schedule formal trainings.
  E. Educate stakeholders and clients about Scrum.

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  Explanation/Reference:

  The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways, including: Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption; Planning Scrum implementations within the organization; Helping employees and stakeholders understand

  and enact Scrum and empirical product development.

• Question 140:

  Which way of creating Scrum Teams is consistent with the Scrum values?

  A. Providing boundaries that help the team members organize themselves into Scrum Teams.
  B. The Chief Product Owner determines the team structures and assigns who is needed in which Scrum Team based on skills, seniority and the business area.
  C. Managers collaborating across their respective areas of responsibility to assign individuals to specific teams.
  A. Providing boundaries that help the team members organize themselves into Scrum Teams.

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