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Title: Scrum Open

Percentage: 93.3%

Duration: 00:14:21

Date started: Sun 10 Jan 2021 11:55

Date finished: Sun 10 Jan 2021 12:09

Feedback
Congratulations! Your score on the Open assessment demonstrates you know some Scrum basics.

Scrum on,
Ken Schwaber

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All Questions 28 Correct 2 Incorrect

Question 1 of 30

What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
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A) The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.

B) The event must happen by a given time.

C) The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.

D) The event must happen at a set time.

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Timeboxed events are events that have a maximum duration.

Question 2 of 30

When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)
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A) When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.

B) When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

C) When the Developers feel that the work is too hard.

D) When the sales department has an important new opportunity.

Feedback
A Sprint could be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Only the Product Owner has the authority
to cancel the Sprint.

Question 3 of 30

What is the role of Management in Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
Note: This question displayed answers in random order during the test.

A) Monitor the progress of the Developers on the Scrum Team.

B) Identify and remove people that are not working hard enough.

C) Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system
capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters
empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.

D) Continually monitor staffing levels of the Scrum Team.

Feedback

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Management has no active role in the actual product development through Scrum. However, management
external to the Scrum Team is relevant in setting the vision and strategy to guide the overall direction of the
organization.

Question 4 of 30

True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product, each team
should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

A) True

B) False

Feedback
Products have one Product Backlog, regardless of how many Scrum Teams are used. Any other setup
makes it difficult for the Developers to determine what they should work on.

Question 5 of 30

Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)
Note: This question displayed answers in random order during the test.

A) The most junior member of the team.

B) The Developers.

C) The Product Owner.

D) The Scrum Master.

Feedback
The Developers use the Daily Scrum to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and to inspect how progress
is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog.

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Question 6 of 30

What are two ways a Scrum Master serves to enable effective Scrum Teams?

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: B) D)
You chose: B) D)
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A) By starting and ending the meetings at the proper time.

Feedback
The Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team in several ways. Facilitation and removing impediments are
examples of ways a Scrum Master helps a team become more effective.

Question 7 of 30

The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal should remain
intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity.

(Which one the following answers is FALSE?)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) The Developers may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it has
more or less capacity than it expected.

B) As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items, the Sprint Backlog changes and
may grow as the work emerges.

C) The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change
during the Sprint.

D) The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Developers.

Feedback
The Sprint Backlog makes visible all of the work that the Developers identify as necessary to meet the Sprint
Goal. The Developers modify the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges

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during the Sprint.

Question 8 of 30

Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is NOT self-managing and is NOT following the
Scrum Guide?

(choose the best three answers)

Correct answer: B) E) F)
You chose: B) E) F)
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A) The Developers have all the skills they need to create a valuable, useful Increment.
B) Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team’s progress.
C) The Developers create their own Sprint Backlog, reflecting all work that is required to meet
the Definition of Done.
D) Developers collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint.
E) The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a
Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.
F) The Developers are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely
handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.

Feedback
1. The Daily Scrum is for the Developers. It should not be used by external stakeholders to check
progress.
2. During Sprint Planning the Scrum Team should be crafting the Sprint Goal based on the set of
Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint. The Developers identify the necessary work to
meet the Sprint Goal.
3. Scrum Team members do not have titles, and no sub-teams; such as testing, architecture, or
operations are recognized. Accountability belongs with the Scrum Team as a whole, regardless
of whether team members have specialized skills.

Question 9 of 30

When is a Sprint over?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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A) When all the tasks are completed.

B) When all Product Backlog items meet their Definition of Done.

C) When the Product Owner says it is done.

D) When the timebox expires.

Feedback
Sprints are fixed length events of one month or less to create consistency. A new Sprint starts immediately
after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

Question 10 of 30

The Product Backlog is ordered by:

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)
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A) Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom.

B) Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.

C) Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom.

D) Least valuable items at the top to most valuable at the bottom.

E) Items are randomly arranged.

Feedback
The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management. The Product Backlog is an
emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken
by the Scrum Team.

Question 11 of 30

True or False: It is mandatory that the product Increment be released to production at the end of
each Sprint.

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

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A) True

B) False

Feedback
The product Increment should be usable and releasable at the end of every Sprint, but it does not have to be
released.

Question 12 of 30

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)
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A) It is a mechanism to control Developer activity during a Sprint.

B) It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and figure out
what to do next.

C) It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the work
done.

Feedback
Every event in Scrum, besides the Sprint, which is a container for the other events, is an opportunity to
Inspect and Adapt.

Question 13 of 30

When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of
Done?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: C)
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A) All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined Increment
valuable and useful.

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B) It depends.

C) Each Scrum Team uses its own, but must make their definition clear to all other teams so
the differences are known.

Feedback
The Increment must be valuable and useful. This means that when many Scrum Teams are working on a
single product, they are expected to adhere to a single Definition of Done for the Increment.

Question 14 of 30

The length of a Sprint should be:

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: B)

A) Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.

B) Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.

C) One month or less.

D) All of the above.

Feedback
All of these choices are appropriate considerations in determining the length of a Sprint.

Question 15 of 30

Who is on the Scrum Team?

(choose the best three answers)

Correct answer: B) C) D)
You chose: B) C) D)
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A) Project Manager.
B) The Scrum Master.
C) Developers.

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D) The Product Owner.

Feedback
The Scrum Team consists of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner and Developers. The Scrum Team is a
cohesive unit of professionals focused on one objective at a time, the Product Goal.

Question 16 of 30

The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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A) Whenever it is done.

B) 4 hours.

C) Monthly.

D) 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

Feedback
Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the
event is usually shorter.

Question 17 of 30

The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
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A) 15 minutes.

B) 15 minutes for a 4-week sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

C) 4 hours.

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D) Two minutes per person.

E) The same time of day every day.

Feedback
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master serves the
Scrum Team by ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the
timebox.

Question 18 of 30

During a Sprint, a Developer determines that the Scrum Team will not be able to complete the
items in their forecast. Who should be present to review and adjust the Product Backlog items
selected?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
Note: This question displayed answers in random order during the test.

A) The Product Owner and all stakeholders.

B) The Developers.

C) The Scrum Master, the project manager, and the Developers

D) The Product Owner and the Developers.

Feedback
During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and the Developers
as more is learned. It is important to be transparent when challenges arise since ultimately the entire Scrum
Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment.

Question 19 of 30

The CEO asks the Developers to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What
should the Developers do?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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A) Add the item to the next Sprint.

B) Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments.

C) Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.

D) Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.

Feedback
The items selected for a Sprint have been selected as most valuable with the Product Owner. The items
serve the Sprint's goal. No changes should be made that endanger the Sprint Goal. No one external to the
Scrum Team can force changes on the Developers.

Question 20 of 30

When does a Developer become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
Note: This question displayed answers in random order during the test.

A) Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the Scrum Team even
though each item may be implemented by an individual Developer.

B) At the Sprint Planning event.

C) Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.

D) During the Daily Scrum.

Feedback
Sprint Backlog and all of its items are collectively owned by the Developers. No individual Developer can
claim ownership over an item as this would block communication and collaboration.

Question 21 of 30

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

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)

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A) The Project Manager

B) The Developers

C) The Scrum Master

D) The Product Owner

Feedback
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for ordering the Product Backlog. Their responsibilities
include making the Product Backlog visible, transparent, and clear to all.

Question 22 of 30

Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
Note: This question displayed answers in random order during the test.

A) Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.

B) Keep stakeholders from distracting the Developers.

C) Directing the Developers.

D) Managing the project and ensuring that the work meets the commitments to the
stakeholders.

Feedback
The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Team.

Question 23 of 30

The three pillars of empiricism are:

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) Planning, Demonstration, Retrospective.

B) Planning, Inspection, Adaptation.

C) Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.

D) Respect For People, Kaizen, Eliminating Waste.

E) Transparency, Eliminating Waste, Kaizen.

Feedback
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.
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and
adaptation.

Question 24 of 30

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) The place can be named.

B) Rooms are hard to book and this lets it be booked in advance.

C) The consistency reduces complexity.

D) The Product Owner demands it.

Feedback
The Daily Scrum is held at the same time and place each day to reduce complexity.

Question 25 of 30

A Scrum Team consists of the following:

(choose the best three answers)

Correct answer: A) B) D)
You chose: A) B) D)

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A) Product Owner
B) Developers
C) Customers
D) Scrum Master
E) Users

Feedback
The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers.

Question 26 of 30

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
Note: This question displayed answers in random order during the test.

A) The CEO.

B) The Scrum Master.

C) The Stakeholders.

D) The Product Owner.

E) The Developers.

Feedback
The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for ordering the Product Backlog.

Question 27 of 30

Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)

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A) Complex

B) Defined

C) Hybrid

D) Empirical

Feedback
Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge
comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed.

Question 28 of 30

Who creates the Definition of Done?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) The Product Owner since they are responsible for the product's success.

B) The Scrum Master since they are responsible for the productivity of the Developers.

C) If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done
appropriate for the product.

D) The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all
members' definitions.

Feedback
If the Definition of Done for an Increment is part of the standards of the organization, all Scrum Teams must
follow it as a minimum. If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of
Done appropriate for the product.

Question 29 of 30

What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

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Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking
progress on the burn-down.

B) To make sure every team member answers the three questions.

C) He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Developers have a
Daily Scrum.

D) To gather status and progress information to report to management.

Feedback
The Scrum Master only ensures that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept
within the timebox.

Question 30 of 30

The Developers should have all the skills needed to:

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools
and environments.

B) Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the Product
Owner.

C) Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product
functionality.

Feedback
The Developers are a group of professionals who do the work of delivering an Increment of done product at
the end of each Sprint. As a team, Developers have all of the skills necessary to create a product Increment.

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