Scrum SCRUM-SMC Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Scrum SCRUM-SMC Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Scrum Masters have to solve both internal and external impediments for the Scrum team during the Create

  Deliverables process. To do so, they record the impediments in the Impediment Log during________________________.

  A. Daily Standup Meetings.
  B. Sprint Review Meetings.
  C. Release Planning Meetings.
  D. Sprint Planning Meetings.
  A. Daily Standup Meetings.

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  Explanation

  During the Create Deliverables process in Scrum, the Scrum Master plays a critical role in identifying and addressing impediments (anything blocking or slowing down the team's progress). Here's how the options relate:

  http://www.cs.vsu.ru/~svv/spm/SBOK_Guide_3rd_edition_English_Sample.pdf (45)

• Question 2:

  Which of the following are important selection criteria while choosing a Scrum Master?

  A. Leadership style, problem-solving, availability, commitment
  B. Stress management, people management, communication, loyalty
  C. Responsiveness, problem-solving, facilitator, negotiation
  D. Intuitiveness, people management, reliability, facilitator
  A. Leadership style, problem-solving, availability, commitment

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  Explanation

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/selecting-appropriate-scrum-masters-and- identifying-relevantstakeholders/

• Question 3:

  Collaboration within a team is an important principle of Scrum. All of the following activities constitute collaboration EXCEPT:

  A. The Scrum Team decides which User Stories are important and assigns which Sprint they should be worked on.
  B. The Scrum Team discusses the best approach to creating deliverables during a Sprint.
  C. A Scrum Team member is facing difficulties in one of his tasks and another team member pitches in to help him.
  D. The Scrum Team interacts with the Product Owner to obtain clarification on User Stories.
  A. The Scrum Team decides which User Stories are important and assigns which Sprint they should be worked on.

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  Explanation

  https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-agile/9781491944684/ch04.html

• Question 4:

  The senior management of a multi-national company undertakes turnkey projects. To provide better value to customers, the senior management wants to implement Scrum in the organization. Which of the following is NOT a Scrum principle that can be used as a selling point to illustrate the benefits of Scrum to customers?

  A. Self-organization.
  B. Collaboration.
  C. Value-based Prioritization.
  D. Theoretical process control.
  D. Theoretical process control.

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  Explanation

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/6-main-principles-of-scrum-methodology/

• Question 5:

  While performing a cost-benefit analysis, the Product Owner of a project determined that the project has 45% probability of incurring a loss of $800,000 due to the latest Land Reform Bill. Which of the following techniques is being used by the Product Owner to perform cost-benefit analysis?

  A. Expected Monetary Value.
  B. Probability Impact Grid.
  C. Pareto Analysis.
  D. Risk Breakdown Structure.
  D. Risk Breakdown Structure.

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  Explanation

  https://pmstudycircle.com/2015/01/a-short-guide-to-expected-monetary-value- emv/

• Question 6:

  The Chief Scrum Master plays an important role during the Retrospect Project process. By being a part of the Retrospect Project Meeting, he/she provides valuable inputs mainly to identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned during the process. What is an output of this process?

  A. Agreed Actionable Improvements.
  B. Agreed Actionable Schedule.
  C. Agreed Actionable Lessons.
  D. Agreed Actionable Objectives.
  A. Agreed Actionable Improvements.

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  Explanation

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/retrospect-scrum-project-the-lessons-to-be-learnt/

• Question 7:

  What is Quality Assurance?

  A. The evaluation of processes and standards that govern quality management in a project to ensure that they continue to be relevant.
  B. Identification and definition of the product required from a Sprint and the project along with the Acceptance Criteria, any development methods to be followed, and the key responsibilities of Scrum Team members in regards to quality.
  C. The execution of the planned quality activities by the Scrum Team in the process of creating deliverables that are potentially shippable.
  D. A Scrum approach in which the team learns from experience and stakeholder engagement to constantly keep the Prioritized Product Backlog updated with any changes in requirements.
  A. The evaluation of processes and standards that govern quality management in a project to ensure that they continue to be relevant.

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  Explanation

  Quality is required not only in products, but also in processes. Quality assurance refers to the evaluation of processes and standards that govern quality management in a project to ensure that they continue to be relevant. Quality assurance

  activities are carried out as part of the work. In fact, quality assurance is a significant factor of the definition of Done. The deliverable isn't complete if appropriate quality assurance has not been conducted. Often, quality assurance is

  demonstrated during the Sprint Review Meeting.

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/quality-control-and-quality-assurance-in-scrum/

• Question 8:

  Peter is a Scrum Master on a software development project for a premier chain of hospitals. It is his responsibility to conduct Daily Standups. Which of the following is not a answered by the Scrum Team during the Daily Standups?

  A. What will I work on today?
  B. What did I complete yesterday?
  C. Am I facing any impediments or obstacles?
  D. How will I solve the impediments that I am facing?
  D. How will I solve the impediments that I am facing?

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  Explanation

  https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/scrum/meetings/daily-scrum

• Question 9:

  A Product Owner is prioritizing user Stories to create a Prioritized Product Backlog for a project to design a banking portal. All of the following User Stories will be evaluated while prioritizing EXCEPT:

  A. User Stories that generate value for the customer.
  B. User Stories that are dependent on others for completion.
  C. User Stories that are innovative and may or may not be successfully created.
  D. User Stories that are very difficult to determine its value, create and/or deliver.
  D. User Stories that are very difficult to determine its value, create and/or deliver.

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  Explanation

• Question 10:

  You are the Scrum Master of a project to construct an IT Tech Park. This project requires adhering to stringent quality standards at every stage of development. A Scrum Core Team is formed for this project in which the Scrum Master is supposed to facilitate a "team first" mentality when it comes to quality. You must ensure all of the following to maintain quality in Scrum, EXCEPT:

  A. Any quality related error must be fixed only at the end to ensure that the deliverable is Done.
  B. Iterative Product development, repetitive testing, and documentation help ensure quality is inherent in each Done deliverable.
  C. Any quality requirement must consider the capacity and willingness of the organization to meet the business need.
  D. The changing needs of the customers must be incorporated during the increments.
  A. Any quality related error must be fixed only at the end to ensure that the deliverable is Done.

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  Explanation