1- The Product Owner should prepare Product Backlog items as User Stories.

a. TRUE
b. FALSE

2- What happens to the Done Product Backlog items when the Sprint is cancelled?

a. They should be moved to the next Sprint Backlog.

b. They should be moved back to the Product Backlog, and will be taken care of in
future Sprints.
c. They will be reviewed, and if they are potentially releasable, the Product Owner
typically accepts them.

3- The satisfaction of the ___ is more important than the satisfaction of anyone else.
a. Internal team members

b. End-users

c. Senior managers

d. Customer

5- The Development Team is ready to start the first Sprint, but the Product Backlog is
not ready yet. What should the Product Owner do?

a. Let the Sprint begin, but only with the goal of completing the Product Backlog.
b. Ask the developers to help you refine the Product Backlog instead of starting the first
Sprint.
c. Let the team start the first Sprint, and continue refining the Product Backlog.

6- Which of the following can be included in the Sprint Backlog?

a. User Stories
b. All of these choices, and probably others!
c. Process improvement ideas
d. Use Cases
e. Tasks

7- How is the Product Backlog impacted by changes in the environment in which the
product will be used?
 a. The old baselined Product Backlog would be saved, and a new one would be
created for the rest of the project.
b. The Product Backlog should be kept high-level enough to tolerate such changes.
c. It evolves to reflect the changes
d. There's no effect on the Product Backlog.

8- On average, items on the Product Backlog tend to be _____

a. Smaller than those on the Sprint Backlog

b. Larger than those on the Sprint Backlog

c. The same size as those on the Sprint Backlog

9- Which two of the following are outcomes of Daily Scrums?

a. The impediments are discussed and possible solutions selected.

b. The Product Owner is informed of the progress.
c. The Scrum Master identifies new impediments.
d. Everyone is clear on the next steps toward the Sprint Goal.

10- Which two of the following are mandatory in Scrum?

a. Test-Driven Development
b. Product Backlog
c. Scrum Master
d. Value Points
e. Face-to-face communications

11- 11- Scrum Teams should normalize their estimations, so that management can
measure and compare their performance.

a. TRUE

b. FALSE

12- The Development Team is free to change their engineering practices whenever
they want.

a. FALSE
b. TRUE
13- The Product Owner can ask the developers to order the Product Backlog items
instead of him/her.

a. TRUE
b. FALSE

14- How is budgeting done in Scrum?

a. Scrum doesn't need a budgeting system.

b. Budgeting is done based on the initial Product Backlog.
c. Usually every day
d. Ideally revised each Sprint to ensure value is being delivered.

15- What should the developers do when they have trouble delivering an item
because they don't understand it?

a. Collaborate with the Product Owner to see what's possible and desirable.
b. Move the item back to the Product Backlog.
c. Complete as much of the item as possible, and use it in the Sprint Review meeting to
create a better understanding of what is needed.
d. Defer the item to the next Sprint.

16- What does a trend line through a release burn-down chart indicate?

a. When the project will likely finish, if the team develops with a speed equal to the last
Sprint
b. When the remaining work will likely be completed if nothing changes in the Product
Backlog or the Development Team
c. When the remaining work is supposed to be finished
d. The budgeted cost of the project

17- What are two good ways to handle performance concerns?

a. Dedicate a certain portion of the team capacity to working on those concerns.

b. Have special Sprints that ensure those concerns.
c. Add them to the Product Backlog.
d. Add them to the Definition of Done.

18- Which two of the following may be done in the Sprint Retrospective meeting?
 a. Refining the Product Backlog
b. Calculate Velocity
c. Discuss the composition of the team
d. Discuss the relationship with the customer and the way user acceptance testing is
done
e. Discuss the Product Backlog items for the next Sprint

19- Which of the following is required by Scrum?

a. Definition of Done
b. Test-Driven Development
c. Burn-down charts
d. Story Points

20- The Product Owner shouldn't allow the developers to start working without
having the tasks identified and assigned.

a. FALSE
b. TRUE

21- Which of the following can be a reason for expecting lower velocity in the future?

a. Having only low value items remaining in the Product Backlog.

b. High technical debt
c. Possibility of having more items added to the Product Backlog
d. Possibility of having extreme changes in the future.

22- At the end of the Sprint, all items are done except for one that is almost done.
What should be done with this item?

a. Demonstrate it in the Sprint Review meeting, if the item is presentable in its current
state.
b. The Sprint will be extended until we complete the item.
c. Put it in the next Sprint Backlog.
d. Move it back to the Product Backlog.

23- Which three statements are correct when four teams are working on a product?

a. There is only one Product Backlog.

b. There are multiple Sprint Backlogs each Sprint.
 c. There is only one Sprint Backlog each Sprint.
d. There can be multiple Product Owners.
e. There is only one Definition of Done.
f. There can be multiple Scrum Masters.

24- Team A and Team B are working on two projects in our company. Team A has 6
developers and a velocity of 300. Team B has 8 developers and a velocity of 400.
Which team is more productive?

a. Team B
b. The same
c. Team A
d. It depends

25- The Product Owner is not collaborating with the developers during the Sprint.
Which two of the following actions would you choose as the Scrum Master?

a. Bring up the issue in the next Sprint Retrospective.

b. Coach the Product Owner to understand why collaboration is important in Scrum and
how it can affect the value of the product.
c. Cancel the Sprint and start training the Product Owner.
d. Nominate someone else as the proxy Product Owner.
e. Talk to the functional manager of the Product Owner.
26- The items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint Backlog should be
"ready".

a. TRUE
b. FALSE

27- How does the Product Owner determine the number of items for the Sprint
Backlog?

a. Based on the feedback received from the customer in the previous Sprint Review
b. Based on what is needed for the next release
c. Based on a combination of velocity and team capacity
d. They don't do it!

28- Which three Scrum values are demonstrated by focusing on the most valuable
items first?

a. Transparency
 b. Respect

c. Focus

d. Inspection

e. Courage

29- Which of the following best describes transparency?

a. The whole process should be visible to stakeholders.

b. The process should be visible, and understood by key stakeholders.
c. Significant aspects of the process must be visible to those responsible for the
outcome.
d. The whole process should be visible to everyone.

30- Who's responsible for quality?

a. Team leaders

b. All developers

c. Testers

31- A Scrum project is supposed to have two releases: one in the middle and the
other at the end of the project. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Increments are created for investigation and adaptation; they don't have to be releasable.

b. Increments that are created before each release should be releasable.

c. Having releasable Increments depends on the operations' preference.

d. All increments should be releasable.

32- Sprint Review is a formal meeting.

a. FALSE
b. TRUE

33- Our velocity was 250 at the end of the 6th Sprint. It has become 275 at the end of
the 8th Sprint. Therefore, we're creating more value now, compared to the past.
 a. TRUE
b. FALSE

34- Which of the following is a formal opportunity for inspecting and adapting?

a. Product Backlog Refinement

b. Release Planning
c. Burn-down chart
d. Sprint Planning

35- The Product Owner should handle all the responsibilities of a traditional Project
Manager.

a. FALSE
b. TRUE

36- How much time should a Product Owner spend with the developers?

a. 100% of their time

b. About 10% of their time.
c. At least 30%
d. Enough so that the Product Owner is not surprised by the result of the Sprint

37- The Definition of Ready can be the same for all projects in the organization.

a. FALSE

b. TRUE

38- Which of the following may be done when the team becomes mature enough
during the project?

a. They can release every Sprint.

b. They may not need a Scrum Master anymore.
c. They will need longer Sprint Retrospectives.
d. They may improve their Definition of Done.

39 - Which two of the following are benefits of self-organization?

 a. Increased creativity

b. Increased cross-functionality

c. Increased respect

d. Increased predictability

e. Increased buy-in

40- Which two statements are correct about an item that is in-progress at the end of
the Sprint?

a. The Sprint will be extended until we complete the item.

b. Move it back to the Product Backlog.

c. Consider the complete part of the item in velocity calculation and then create a new
item in the Product Backlog for the remaining work.

d. Demonstrate it in the Sprint Review meeting, if the item is presentable in its current
state.

e. Do not include it in the Increment.

41- Which three of the following are NOT acceptable in Scrum?

a. Using User Stories

b. Integration Sprints

c. Using Planning Poker

d. Hardening Sprints

e. Refactoring

f. Sprint Zero

42- Besides the normal items that are about the features of the product, each Sprint
Backlog contains at least one item about improving the way we work.

a. FALSE
 b. TRUE

43- What's the main responsibility of a tester in Scrum?

a. Verifying the work of programmers

b. Writing the test scripts as soon as the programmers start working on the code
c. Tracking quality metrics
d. There are no testers in Scrum

44- In the middle of a Sprint, the customer asks for two important new features. Which
two of the following are appropriate actions the Product Owner can take?

a. Add the items to the Product Backlog.

b. Ask the developers if they can add them to the current Sprint Backlog.
c. Ask the Scrum Master to add the items to the Sprint Backlog.
d. Assign those items to developers in the next Daily Scrum.
e. Reject the request, because it's in the middle of the Sprint.

45- Which three of the following describe benefits of having a Product Vision?

a. It helps the team stay focused and make better decisions.

b. It gives an overall direction to all Sprints.
c. It helps identify when the complete Product Backlog should be finished.
d. It helps identify the best time for releasing the product.
e. It makes it easier to inspect the incremental progress of the product.
f. It's a traditional concept, and there are no benefits in having it.

46- Which two of the following may be done when the team becomes mature enough
during the project?

a. They will need longer Sprint Retrospectives.

b. They may improve their Definition of Done.

c. Their velocity may increase.

d. They won't need a Product Owner anymore.

e. They may not need Sprint Retrospectives anymore.

47- The Product Owner believes that the current velocity won't be sustainable. What
could be the reason?

a. High technical debt

b. Possibility of having more items added to the Product Backlog

c. Possibility of having extreme changes in the future.

d. Having only low value items remaining in the Product Backlog.

48- At the beginning of the Sprint, the Development Team has neither the tools nor infrastructure
needed to complete the current Sprint Backlog Items. What two things the Scrum Master should do?

A. Help the Development Team to get tools and improve infrastructure while Definition of Done is
adapted accordingly.
B. Facilitate communication between the Product Owner and Development Team in order to
establish a plausible Sprint Goal and a proper Definition of Done.
C. Talk with the Product Owner in order to accept partially done Increments.
D. The Increment for current Sprint will focus on delivering infrastructure and tool acquisition.

49- What is the level of definition needed for the Sprint Backlog through the Sprint Planning?

E. Enough to understand infrastructure requirements.

F. The entire Sprint Backlog work must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Backlog
meeting.
G. Enough to allow the Development Team creates its best forecast abaout what it can do as result
of the incoming Sprint, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.
H. Enough to desaggrete tasks for the Scrum Team to stablish the whole Sprint effort.

50- Which are three responsibilities of a self-organizing team?

I. Clearly, express Product Backlog items.

J. Estimate the amount of work needed to complete Product Backlog items.
K. Facilitate all Scrum events as requested.
L. Set the necessary tasks for the Sprint Backlog elements.
M. Create the Product Backlog items.
N. Pull the Product Backlog items for the next Sprint.

51- During the Sprint Planning that is moving ahead, the Development Team has become aware they
won’t be able to finish the work for all selected Sprint Backlog items. Which two of the following are
usually the best actions?

A. Work every weekend.

B. Negotiate with Product Owner to remove or adjust some of the pulled Product BackLog items.
C. Hire extra developers.
D. Inform to Product Owner as soon as possible and start the Sprint.
 E. Cancel the Sprint.

52- What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three.

A. All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog
B. At the Sprint Retrospective the Scrum Master determines who from the Development Team is
responsible for cancelling the Sprint
C. If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it
D. Any completed and “Done” Product Backlog items are reviewed
E. Several top Product Backlog Items are taken into the Sprint Backlog to replace the obsolete
items

53- Imagine the following situation. At the Sprint Retrospective meeting the Scrum Team identified some
improvements that can be done. What should the Scrum Team do? Select the best option.

A. Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes all the improvements.
B. Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process
improvement.
C. Assign a responsible team member for at least one improvement. Check the progress at the next
Retrospective.
D. Assign responsible team members for every improvement. Check the progress at the next
Retrospective.

54- How does the Scrum Master serve the Organization? Select the three most appropriate answers.

A. Mixing experienced developers and junior specialists across different Development Teams in the
organization to speed up Scrum adoption
B. Making sure the key stakeholders are invited on all Scrum Reviews within organization
C. Working with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in
the organization
D. Planning Scrum implementations within the organization
E. Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption

55 – What is the primary concern when multiple development teams work from the same product
backlog with goal of creating an integrated, releasable increment by the end of their sprint?

A. Making sure there’s enough work for everyone on every team

B. Maximizing velocity
C. Clearly defining all requirements three sprints ahead
D. Minimizing dependencies between teams

56- One of the development team members is always missing the daily scrum. He feels that as long as he
is doing his job well it doesn’t matter whether he attends or not. The development team is not doing
anything about it. You are the scrum master of this team, how would you respond to this situation

A. You do not intervene. The development team owns the daily scrum, so they should handle any
issues with the development team member’s attendance.
B. Ask the development team, what value they will achieve by having the daily scrum with all team
members present and what might go wrong if development team members don’t attend
 C. Teach the development team how to deal with the situation by attending the daily scrum
D. Talk to the development team member who is missing daily scrum and ask him to be present
without deal

57 - Relationships between the Product Owner and Development team have been tense for many
Sprints. The Product Owner has lost trust and respect for the Development Team as they consistently fail
to achieve the Sprint Goal to her satisfaction by the end of each Sprint. The Development Team blame
the Product Owner for increasing scope each Sprint making the Sprint Goal unachievable.

A. Speak to the line managers of the various Development Team members about their lack of
productivity and ask them to take corrective action.
B. Talk to the Product Owner and tell them not to increase scope mid Sprint
C. Discuss the situation with the Scrum Team. Help them find improved ways to clarify and set a
more realistic Sprint Goal
D. Take no action. Allow the Development Team to self organise to address the issue

58- The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The Sprint Goal should remain
intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and productivity. Based on this, which of the
following is FALSE?

A. As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog changes and may
grow as the work emerges.
B. The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the Development
Team.
C. The Development Team may work with the Product Owner to remove or add work if it finds it
has more or less capacity than it expected.
D. The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning meeting and does not change
during the Sprint.

59- Which two of the following are correct about the Scrum Master role?

a. Facilitates the meetings as required or requested

b. Is accountable for all changes to the Product Backlog

c. Removes impediments

d. Owns the Product Backlog

e. Prioritizes the Product Backlog items

60- Which two of the following are correct about the length of Sprints?
 a. Sprint length is set during Sprint Planning, and is long enough for programming and
testing all items, but not for integrating them.

b. It's preferred to have Sprints with the same length.

c. Sprint length is set during Sprint Planning, and is long enough to develop all items in
the Sprint Backlog.

d. Depends on the position of the stars ;)

e. All Sprints must be one month or less.

61- The Development Team realizes that they have over-committed themselves for the
Sprint. How should they review and adjust the work?

a. They can get help from the Product Owner to adjust the Sprint Backlog.

b. They can make any adjustments by themselves, because they own the Sprint
Backlog.

c. They should ask the Product Owner to cancel the Sprint.

d. They shouldn't make any changes to the Sprint Backlog.

62- Which of the following is needed for starting a new Sprint Planning?

a. Having the Product Backlog items clearly described and assigned to developers

b. Having the items at the top of the Product Backlog small enough to fit in one Sprint

c. Having the requirements specified and completely reflected in the Product Backlog

d. None

63- Which two of the following describe when a Product Backlog item is ready to be
developed.

a. When all tasks required for its completion are identified

b. When it's a real User Story, not an Epic

c. When it doesn't take more than one day to be developed

d. When it's small enough to fit in one Sprint

 e. When the item is refined, and has a clear meaning
64- Which two statements are correct about technical debt?

a. When measured properly, the Product Owner can estimate when the product will be
ready for release.

b. It creates uncertainty, because when more code is added, more problems will occur
and the development will slow down.

c. The Development Team should not start working on a new item unless they remove
all existing technical debt.

d. It creates false assumptions about the current state of the system.

65- How many hours per day should a Development Team member work?

a. At least 6 ideal man-hours

b. Between 6 and 16 hours, depending on the situation

c. At a constant pace

d. As much as needed for realizing the Sprint Backlog items by the end of the Sprint

66- When should the product be shipped?

a. When the Increment is releasable

b. When the Increment is free of defects

c. At the end of each Sprint

d. When needed

67- Which three statements are correct when four teams are working on a product?

a. There is only one Product Owner.

b. There can be multiple Product Backlogs.

c. There is only one Definition of Done.

d. There is only one Product Backlog.

e. There can be multiple Product Owners.

f. There can be multiple Definitions of Done.

68- The Product Owner is not collaborating with the developers during the Sprint.
What would you do as the Scrum Master?

a. Talk to the functional manager of the Product Owner.

b. Nominate someone else as the proxy Product Owner.

c. Cancel the Sprint and start training the Product Owner.

d. Coach the Product Owner to understand why collaboration is important in Scrum and
how it can affect the value of the product.

69- Which three statements show the result of changing Scrum terminology while
implementing it in the organization?

a. Management may feel less enthusiastic about the change.

b. It's necessary to tailor Scrum to suit the project.

c. They will get better results adopting Scrum this way.

d. The change might not be obvious to everyone, and therefore very little change
actually happens.

e. The change might not be obvious to everyone, and some benefits may be lost.

70- It's the end of the Sprint, and an item doesn't meet what is defined in the
Definition of Done. What are the two things we can do about this item?

a. Demonstrate it in the Sprint Review meeting, if the item is presentable in its current
state.

b. Do not include it in the Increment.

c. Move it back to the Product Backlog.

d. It can be added to the Increment if the user acceptance tests are done.

e. It can be added to the Increment if the customer accepts it.

71- Which of the following describes the relationship between the Product Backlog
and changes in the project environment?

a. It evolves to reflect the changes

b. The old baselined Product Backlog would be saved, and a new one would be created
for the rest of the project.

c. There's no effect on the Product Backlog.

d. The Product Backlog should be kept high-level enough to tolerate such changes.

72- The Product Owner has some concerns about the Definition of Done. What should
they do?

a. Have the Development Team adjust it at the end of the Sprint

b. Adjust the Definition of Done immediately

c. Have the QA person check it

d. Discuss it with the Development Team

73- Which of the following should NOT change during the Sprint?

a. Product Backlog

b. Definition of Done

c. Sprint Backlog

74- What's the role of a Product Owner during Sprint Retrospectives?

a. Summarizing and report the results of the meeting to stakeholders

b. Participating as a Scrum Team member

c. Capturing process improvement ideas for the next Sprint Backlog

d. They should not participate in this meeting

75 - What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the
product? (choose the best option)

 The Product Backlog

 The CEO of the Organization

 The Key Stakeholders

 Business Sponsor

76 - In order to maximize the value of the product, a Product Owner needs awareness
of the following: (choose the best option)

 Competitive research

 Customer feedback

 Product vision

 Forecasting & feasibility

 All of the above

77- How can a Product Owner use time-boxed Sprints to obtain feedback from users
and the market? (choose the best option)

 Through the assurance that a Development Team finishes all work on the Sprint
Backlog.

 Through frequent delivery of Increments of the product into the market.

 By making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is done, and the work is
verified by the Product Owner.

 At the end of each Sprint, a detailed report with all test cases and test results is
available.

 A business analyst represents the Product Owner to make decisions on his

behalf during the Sprint. This way the Product Owner can accept the work at the
Sprint Review without further involvement.
78 - Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a Product Backlog? (choose
the best option)

 Alignment with business strategy and goals.

 Risk

 Importance to customers.

 Development Team tools and techniques.

 Dependencies on other Product Backlog items.

79 - Agile Principle – “Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early
and continuous delivery of valuable software.” Which scrum practice helps the most
in achieving this objective? (choose the best option)

 Daily Scrum

 Sprint : Short Sprint Cycles

 Release Planning

 Sprint Planning

80 - What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between
the current Sprint Review meeting and the next Sprint’ Sprint Planning? (choose the
best option)

 Refining the Product Backlog.

 Updating the project plan with stakeholders.

 There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current
Sprint.

 Working with the QA departments on the Increment of the current Sprint.

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Bonus :

What might indicate to a Product Owner that he/she needs to work more with the
Scrum Team? (choose the best option)

 He/She isn’t working full time with the Scrum team.

 The increment presented at the Sprint Review does not reflect what he/she
thought she had asked for.

 Developers leave the Team.

 The acceptance tests don’t appear to be complete.

True or False, Once the Product Owner gained his Product Vision and defined
the tactics of bringing this vision to life, it is a bad idea to change them before the
next Product Release.

 True

 False

The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs knowledgeable and

skilled inspectors. What are the ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead
in the inspection process? (choose the best two options)

 At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of Product
Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an
updated Product Backlog.

 At the Daily Scrum the Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down for
progress towards a complete Increment and re-planning the team's work.

 At the end of Sprint Planning the Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog
for completeness in order to allow the Sprint to start.
  The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to learn how
the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most valuable thing
to do next.

Select the best options to finish the sentence below. Technical debt … (choose the
best three options)

 is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred

 belongs entirely to the Development Team. No one else should know about
it.

 compromises long-term quality of the Product

 reflects some extra development work

 is a lack of technical supplies

Learning turns into ‘validated learning’ when assumptions and goals can be
assessed through results. What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply
validated learning? (choose the best option)

 Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions

built into the product.

 Accept an Increment at the Sprint review to learn about the forecast of

functionality that was developed.

 Set the Sprint Goal before selecting Product Backlog items at Sprint
Planning to learn about a Development Team's productivity.

 The Scrum Team plans a Sprint 0 at the beginning of sprint with the
objective of turning learning to validated learning as per previous sprints.

What are the benefits of including testing within the Sprint’s development
activities? (choose the best three options)

 The Increment is likely to be more complete.

 Transparency of the Increment is increased.

 The Increment is closer to being potentially releasable.

 The PO can more effectively report progress.

 Helps The Product Owner tracks total work remaining at every Sprint
Review.