Scrum Scrum Certifications PSM-II Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  Which role would know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain clearly the alternatives?

  A. The Product Owner

  B. The Release Manager

  C. The Development Team

  D. The Scrum Master

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 72:

  Which of the following actions is appropriate for a Scrum Master at the Daily Scrum?

  A. Making sure each member has an opportunity to answer all three questions.

  B. Leading the Daily Scrum.

  C. Teaching the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum time-boxed to 15 minutes or less.

  D. Updating the Scrum board.

  E. All of the above.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 73:

  How should a Scrum Master divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?

  A. Create teams based on their functional layer.

  B. Have the resource manager assign the people to teams.

  C. Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.

  Correct Answer: C

  A good first question for you to suggest the group thinking about when forming into teams is "How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise?"

• Question 74:

  You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working on one product. Several of the developers notify you that their teams will need full-time help of an external technical specialist in the upcoming two Sprints. What key concerns should the Scrum Master take into account?

  A. Having enough work for all Development Team members.

  B. The benefit of Development Teams solving the problem themselves and the ability to produce integrated Increments.

  C. Maintaining a consistent velocity.

  D. Hiring additional resources to fill the void in skillset.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 75:

  The Product Owner's primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.

  A. True

  B. False

  Correct Answer: A

  The Product Owner is also known as the value maximizer. He is responsible for maximizing the value of the work that the Development Team does. This is done through the ordering of the Product Backlog.

• Question 76:

  During Sprint Planning, the Development Team was not able to confidently forecast a Sprint Backlog but the Scrum Team was able to create a Sprint Goal for upcoming Sprint. What action should the Scrum Master take?

  A. Postpone the Sprint in order for the Product Owner to refine the Product Backlog to the level needed.

  B. Extend the Sprint Planning time-box until the Development Team can forecast enough items to begin the Sprint.

  C. Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.

  D. Request assistance from the technical architect.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 77:

  Several Sprints into a project, a client is complaining to the Product Owner about the poor performance of the product. As a Scrum Master, how can you help the Product Owner?

  A. Coach the Product Owner on effective ways to communicate this concern to the Development Team and encourage the Product Owner to add the performance issue to the Product Backlog.

  B. Tell the Product Owner performance is defined by the Development Team.

  C. Note the issue for the next Sprint Retrospective.

  D. Notify the team responsible for system performance.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 78:

  As a Scrum Master, what would you strive for if five new Scrum Teams were to work on one product?

  A. There should be five Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.

  B. The product has one Product Backlog and one Product Owner.

  C. There should be five Product Backlogs and one Product Owner to manage them.

  D. There should be five Product Backlogs and five Product Owners.

  Correct Answer: B

  For a single product there is one Product Backlog. For a single Product Backlog there is one Product Owner.

• Question 79:

  What action should a Scrum Master take if the Development Team has decided that Retrospectives are no longer necessary?

  A. Start facilitating more productive and useful Retrospectives.

  B. Suggest reducing the frequency of the Retrospectives.

  C. Extend the Sprint time-box in order to fit the Retrospectives.

  D. Comply with the team's decision.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 80:

  What would be typical Scrum Master activities during the Sprint?

  A. Monitor the progress of the Development Team and assigning tasks.

  B. Remove impediments and facilitating inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed.

  C. Avoiding conflicts and escalating to the line managers if conflicts occur.

  Correct Answer: B