Scrum SCRUM-SMC Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Scrum SCRUM-SMC Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  Each Scrum role has specific responsibilities in managing a Scrum project. Below, choose the role that is correctly matched to its responsibility.

  A. Product Owner - invites to a grooming session only those stakeholders whose feedback is required and who can make final decisions about which suggested changes can be considered as Formal Change Requests.
  B. Scrum Master - ensures that the requirements and Acceptance Criteria are not altered during the Sprint Review Meeting.
  C. Stakeholders - incorporate new and modified features into the deliverables whenever possible.
  D. Scrum Team - decide whether the change can wait until the next Sprint or represents an urgent situation that may require ending the current Sprint and starting a new one.
  B. Scrum Master - ensures that the requirements and Acceptance Criteria are not altered during the Sprint Review Meeting.

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  Explanation

  Although the Stakeholder(s) and the Product Owner have the final say on Prioritized Product Backlog Items and whether to accept or reject any Change Requests presented during Demonstrate and Validate Sprint, it is the Scrum Master's

  responsibility to ensure that the requirements and Acceptance Criteria are not altered during the Sprint Review Meeting for the User Stories completed in the current Sprint. This prevents the rejection of completed User Stories based on the

  fact that they do not meet newly changed requirements. If any requirements need to be changed, any corresponding PBI needs to be revised to accommodate the modified requirements in a future Sprint.

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/change-management-in-scrum-framework/

• Question 72:

  The Scrum framework, being an Agile iterative process, inherently minimizes risk. Many Scrum practices facilitate effective management of risk. Choose the option that is NOT a correct pairing of a Scrum characteristic with its role in minimizing risk:

  A. Flexibility: Business-environment-related risk
  B. Regular feedback: Expectations-related risk
  C. Team ownership: Estimation related risk
  D. Transparency: Investment risk
  D. Transparency: Investment risk

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  Explanation

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/how-scrum-framework-minimizes-risks-threats-in- projects/

• Question 73:

  John is the Scrum Master for his organization. His current project has one Development Team, but it's been decided to add two more Development Teams. What can John expect for the immediate impact on the existing Development Team's productivity?

  A. Productivity will increase.
  B. Productivity will stay the same.
  C. Productivity will decrease.
  D. It depends on the project's velocity.
  C. Productivity will decrease.

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  Explanation

• Question 74:

  The Scrum Master can help the Product Owner update business justification in the Project Vision statement and ensure continuous value justification for projects by facilitating which of the following processes?

  A. Conduct Daily Standup
  B. Groom Prioritized Product Backlog
  C. Retrospect Project
  D. Sprint Deliverables
  B. Groom Prioritized Product Backlog
  D. Sprint Deliverables

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  Explanation

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/business-justification-in-scrum-2/

• Question 75:

  During a Retrospect Sprint Meeting, the Scrum team conducted an Explorer-Shopper- Vacationer-Prisoner exercise. One of the participants indicated that he feels like an Explorer. Which of the following best describes who an Explorer is?

  A. One who wants to listen to everything and choose what he takes away from the retrospective
  B. One who wants to participate in and learn everything discussed in the retrospective
  C. One who wants to relax and be a tourist during the retrospective
  D. One who wants to explore how other project tackled similar issues and improved processes
  B. One who wants to participate in and learn everything discussed in the retrospective

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  Explanation

  https://retromat.org/en/?id=1

• Question 76:

  At the end of each Sprint the Scrumboard is _________.

  A. Updated with new tasks and completed tasks.
  B. Placed besides the new one to compare team velocities in Sprints.
  C. Analyzed by the Scrum master to understand the project progress in that particular sprint.
  D. Reset or wiped off.
  C. Analyzed by the Scrum master to understand the project progress in that particular sprint.

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  Explanation

• Question 77:

  Between traditional Project Management and Scrum, differences exist in how quality is achieved and/or implemented. In this respect, which of the following is NOT true?

  A. In traditional project management, once the user clarifies their quality expectations, it is the Project Manager who defines those user expectations in measurable terms.
  B. In traditional project management, changes can be made only through a formal change management system.
  C. In Scrum, the Scrum Master and the Scrum Team collaborate and decide on the Acceptance Criteria for the User Stories.
  D. In Scrum, the development of the product is carried out by the Scrum Team in short iterations called Sprints.
  C. In Scrum, the Scrum Master and the Scrum Team collaborate and decide on the Acceptance Criteria for the User Stories.

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  Explanation

  https://www.scrum.org/index.php/forum/scrum-forum/29049/product-owners-define-acceptancecriteria-then-refuse-it

• Question 78:

  As a Scrum Master how will you coordinate with the Product Owner to ensure Value-Driven Delivery on Scrum projects?

  A. By ensuring that requirements are prioritized based on opportunity for investment
  B. By ensuring that customers realize the value at the end of project
  C. By ensuring that requirements are reprioritized after every Sprint
  D. By understanding what adds value to customers and ensuing that stakeholders are closely involved throughout the project
  D. By understanding what adds value to customers and ensuing that stakeholders are closely involved throughout the project

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  Explanation

  In order to provide Value-driven Delivery, it is important to meet a few requirements. First, those involved in a project should understand what adds value to customers and users, and should prioritize the high value requirements in the Prioritized Product Backlog. Second, those involved in a project should decrease uncertainty and constantly address risks that can potentially decrease value if they materialize; it is important to show product increments to project stakeholders at the end of each Sprint, enabling effective management of changes. Third, those involved in a project should create deliverables by producing potentially shippable, value-based product increments during each Sprint so that customers start realizing value early in the project.

  http://blog.scrumstudy.com/scrum-delivers-value-driven-delivery/

• Question 79:

  The Scrum Master can help the Product Owner deploy Product Releases and coordinate deployment with the customer by helping him/her adopt Organizational Deployment methods. Which of the following statements about the deployment mechanisms of an organization is true?

  A. Deployment mechanisms do not provide any guidelines regarding minimum functionality.
  B. Deployment mechanisms are not well-defined in most cases.
  C. Deployment mechanisms are static, and cannot vary across organizations.
  D. Deployment mechanisms can take place remotely.
  D. Deployment mechanisms can take place remotely.

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  Explanation

  The deployment mechanisms of each organization tend to be different based on industry, target users, and positioning. Depending on the product being delivered, deployment can take place remotely or may involve the physical shipping or transition of an item.

  https://www.scrumstudy.com/freeresources/sbok-glossary

• Question 80:

  One week passes by, and less than half of the Product Backlog (requirements) is recorded. The Product Owner believes that it's best to start the first Sprint with this information, rather than waiting for the whole backlog to be completed. What should we do?

  A. Yes it's a good time to start the first Sprint
  B. No, we should wait for the whole backlog to be completed before starting the Sprints
  A. Yes it's a good time to start the first Sprint

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  Explanation