Q1.

Do we (X-Co) need to discuss the Scrum method with the customer and receive
its approval to use Scrum in this project?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Yes, because it changes our delivery method

Yes, because it increases our return on investment
No, because it is our internal way of managing the project
No, because it is acceptable nowadays to use Scrum

Q2. We are going to assign John (our marketing manager) to take on the role of P
roduct Owner; but we are not sure about this as John has recently joined X-CO an
d he is not an expert in software development. Should we choose another person i
nstead?
assign = atribuir
A. Yes, we need an expert who can participate fully with the specialist
is capable of communicating with the customer
B. Yes, we need an expert who can participate fully with the specialist
who can be part of the Development Team
C. No, he doesn t need to be a development expert (specialist work), as
pert help when needed
D. No, he doesn t need to be a development expert (specialist work), he
to be business oriented

work and
work and
he gets ex
just needs

Q3. We are going to choose either of Mary or Mark for the role of Scrum Master.
Mary knows Scrum very well, but she s very young and has no real world experience
. Mark doesn t know Scrum, but has eight years of experience in managing IT projec
ts. Which one is a better choice for the role of Scrum Master?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mary,
Mary,
Mark,
Mark,

because
because
because
because

she knows Scrum and doesn t have to manage the project

she knows Scrum and she will learn project management soon
he knows project management and doesn t have to know Scrum
he knows project management and will learn Scrum soon

Q4. We are going to assign a number of our developers to the Team. We have the
choice of (1) using 8 part-time developers that also work on other projects of o
ur company, or (2) change the arrangement of teams and assign only 4 of them ful
l-time and hire a new person to complete the Team. Which option is better?
A.
B.
C.
D.

First one, because it is less costly

First one, because it creates a more collaborative environment
Second one, because it increases the number of developers in the company
Second one, because it creates a more focused environment

Q5. No one in the current composition of the Team knows how to test a piece of
software professionally and we do need to test each piece of software as it s deve
loped. What should we do?
A. Add another person to the Development Team, who is a pro software tester
B. Ask the test unit, which provides services to other projects of the company,
to handle the tests of this project
C. Outsource the tests to another company
D. It is too soon to decide on a task that is due to the end of the project
Information: All roles are assigned now, and we re going to start the project. Th
e Product Owner starts communicating with the customer to create the Product Bac
klog, and others are helping him, as they have nothing else to do at the moment.
Q6. Who should estimate the volume of work of each backlog item?
A. Product Owner, because they have the full responsibility for the Product Back
log, and knows the items more than others
B. Scrum Master, because she s responsible for planning

C. Development Team members, because they are supposed to do the work and they k
now best how much work is required to complete each item
D. All roles should estimate the work of items together in a democratic way
Q7. 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 Product 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 Product Backlog to be completed before start
ing the Sprints
Q8. Who helps the Product Owner decide on the right action for the previous que
stion?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Development Team
D. There s no specific role for that, everyone should share the decision
Q9. We are going to start the first Sprint. What s the first step?
A. Finalizing the Product Backlog items estimations
B. Sprint Initiation
C. Sprint Startup
D. Sprint Planning
E. Daily Scrum
Q10. We are going to form the Sprint Backlog. The Development Team prefers to c
hoose 100 points of work for the first Sprint, but Product Owner believes that t
hey should select at least 150 points. What should we do?
A.
We should discuss it and reach a common ground
B.
It should be 100 points
C.
It should be 150 points
D.
Scrum Master should decide
Q11. We are going to decide on the length of Sprints. Some people believe it sh
ould be two weeks and some believe that it should be three weeks. What should we
do?
A. Start with either of them and change it later if needed
B. Start the first Sprint anyway, and see how long it needs
C. Scrum Master has the final saying on this
D. Product Owner has the final saying on this
Information: We ve started the first Sprint with 8 backlog items worth 100 points
of work, and we are half way through the Sprint now.
Q12. Product Owner has detected some new expectations from the customer. When i
s a good time to implement them into the Product Backlog?
A. Right after they are detected
B. After the Sprint
C. Before the next Sprint
D. In the next Sprint Planning
Q13. Some Team Members are not sure about the meaning of one of the Sprint Back
log items. What should they do?
A. They should try to understand it themselves
B. They should contact the customer and ask for more information
C. They should ask the Scrum Master to give them more information
D. They should ask the Product Owner about this

Q14. The Development Team realizes that the volume of work of one of the items
in the Sprint Backlog is estimated incorrectly, and the current volume of work o
f the whole Sprint Backlog is 130 instead of 100. What should we do?
They should return some items back to the Product Backlog to keep the Sprint Bac
klog volume to about 100 points
B. They should ask Scrum Master for more time for this current Sprint
C. They should ask Product Owner to decide on this
D. They shouldn t do anything now
Information: The Sprint time is going to end. Off the 8 items in the Sprint Bac
klog, only one is completely finished, three items are almost finished, and othe
rs are just 50% complete.
Q15. Team Members realize that if they focus on the three almost finished items
and extend the Sprint for only two days, they will be able to complete them too
. What should we do?
A. Expand the duration of Sprint and complete the three items
B. Expand the duration of Sprint, if customer accepts
C. Expand the duration of Sprint, if both Scrum Master and Product Owner accept
D. Do not expand the duration of the Sprint
Q16. Everyone is disappointed with the small number of completed items in the f
irst Sprint. The CEO asks the Scrum Master for an explanation on who is responsi
ble for this. What should the Scrum Master reply regarding who is responsible?
regarding = em relao
A. All three roles are responsible
B. The Development Team is responsible
C. Two of the Development Team members that were sick for a number of days durin
g the Sprint are responsible
D. Product Owner has the primary responsibility
Q17. It s time for Sprint Review. Team Members believe that they should only demo
nstrate the one completed item, but the Product Owner believes that they should
also demonstrate the three items that are almost finished. What s the right choice
?
A. The Team Members are right
B. The Product Owner is right as near completed products can also be shown
C. The Product Owner is right, given that they will mention in the Sprint Review
that those three items are not completed yet but will be done in the near futur
e
Information: The customer s representative is replaced by a new person. This is t
he person that communicates with the Product Owner. This new customer representa
tive is a very experienced project manager and used to work in many large and me
dium projects before.
Q18. The new representative of the customer asks X-CO for an urgent meeting wit
h the project manager of S-Proj. Who s the project manager?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Development Team
D. None
Q19. Who should attend the meeting with the company representative as mentioned
in the previous question?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Team
D. Product Owner and Scrum Master

E. All three roles

Q20. The new representative of the customer asks X-CO to formally introduce the
ir tester, and arrange a meeting with him/her to discuss some important topics.
What should we do or who should attend this meeting?
A. Formally introduce the person in the Team whose expertise is in testing and s
end the tester to the meeting
B. Formally introduce the person in the Team who s expert in testing and send all
the Team Members to the meeting as they work as a team
C. Do not introduce anyone as the tester and send all Team Members to the meetin
g
D. Do not introduce anyone as the tester, and send Product Owner to the meeting
Information: The first Sprint is done and we are almost ready for the next one.
Q21. We believe that it s a good choice to have a day off after the first Sprint
(for education, research, see what other development teams are doing ), but the co
mpany does not accept it. Who should discuss it with the company and try to get
their approval?
A.
Product Owner
B.
B. Scrum Master
C.
C. Development Team
D.
D. All three roles
Q22. Unfinished items of the previous Sprint (7 items out of 8) are returned to
the Product Backlog. Development Team members believe that these items should b
e selected for the next Sprint, so that they can keep focused on them and finish
them as soon as possible. However, the Product Owner believes that some other i
tems are more important now. What should we do?
A. Select old items so the team can stay focused and maximize the output
B. Select old items because we shouldn t start anything new, unless the current ta
sks are finished
C. Select new items because Product Owner says so
D. Select new items because it s a good idea to start the new Sprint with new and
fresh items
Information: We ve planned the second Sprint, and the Sprint has started with 6 i
tems worth 85 points. We are in the middle of the Sprint, no items are finished
yet, and we are worried that we cannot develop enough items in this Sprint eithe
r.
Q23. Team Members decided to cancel Daily Scrums for the rest of this Sprint, t
o save time and get things done faster. What do you think of this decision?
A. Acceptable, because delivery of the products is our first priority
B. Not right, but acceptable since they ve reached this decision and it s their own
responsibility to manage their own efforts
C. Not acceptable, because the Daily Scrum is required in Scrum
D. Not acceptable, because 15-minutes a day is not really that much
Q24. The Scrum Master realizes that Product Owner attends all Daily Scrums and
asks Team Members about their tasks and gives them directions for the following
day. What should the Scrum Master do?
A.
It s wrong, the Product Owner should not attend Daily Scrum
B.
B. It s wrong, the Product Owner should not speak in Daily Scrum
C.
C. It s OK, the Product Owner can do this
D.
D. It s OK, it s recommended for the Product Owner to give direction
Q25. The Product Owner realizes that the customer has made very significant cha
nges to the items that are in the current Sprint Backlog. These changes have com

pletely altered these items. What should the Product Owner do?
A. Ask Team Members to stop working on those items and focus on the remaining it
em of the Sprint Backlog
B. Change those five items in the Sprint Backlog as soon as possible
C. Cancel the Sprint
D. Do nothing, allow the Sprint to complete as normal
Information: The second Sprint is almost finished, and it s time for the Sprint Re
trospective. We could only finish two Sprint Backlog items in the previous Sprin
t.
Q26. We couldn t finish most of the Sprint Backlog items in the past two Sprints.
What should we do?
A. Reduce the capacity of Sprints
B. Increase the length of the future Sprints
C. Both of the above as we are still deciding on the correct time for each Sprin
t
D. None of the above
Information: Time passes, and the results of our work is shown in the following
burndown chart:
Q27. How many Sprints are done so far?
A. One
B. Six
C. Nine
D. Sixteen
E. It s not determines by the chart
Q28. What was our initial estimate of the number of Sprints needed for this pro
ject?
A. One
B. Six
C. Nine
D. Sixteen
E. It s not determined by the chart
Q29. How many Sprints will it probably take us to actually complete the project
?
A. About nine sprints
B. About ten sprints
C. About eleven sprints
D. About fourteen sprints
E. About sixteen sprints
Q30. Customer wants to add some new features worth 400 points to the project, a
nd expects us to provide them with an estimate on the additional time needed for
them. What s your idea? (Tip: Use the answer from Q29 to help you)
A.
About four additional sprints
B.
B. About five additional sprints
C.
C. About seven additional sprints
D.
D. About nine additional sprints
1. There is no one in a Scrum Team called
A. True
B. False
2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

project manager .

How a Product Backlog should be ordered?

Based on the size of the items
Based on the risk of the items
Based on the float of the items
Based on the value of the items

E. Based on the relationship among items

3. It is not allowed to change the members of the Development Team.
A. True
B. False
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

How much should Development Team work on a specific Product Backlog item?
As much as needs to be Done based on the definition of Done.
Until the Product Owner accepts it
Until the customer accepts it
Until the QC/QA formally accepts it
Until it is potentially releasable
As much as we have time in the Sprint

5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

Which of the following are roles in a Scrum Team (multiple answers)?

Development Team
Project Manager
Customer
Product Owner
Executive
Quality Assurance
Scrum Master

6.
A.
B.
C.
D.

When is
When the
When the
When the
When the

7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

How long is a Sprint Review in a one month Sprint?

1 hour
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
It is not time-boxed (as long as needed)

a Sprint over?
time-box expires
Product Owner says so
Scrum Master Says so
Sprint Backlog is all developed

8. The Scrum Team has decided to use three week long Sprints. How long should t
heir Daily Scrum meetings take?
A. 5 minutes
B. 11 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 20 minutes
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Which of the following should be cross-functional?

Product Owner
Scrum Master
Development Team
All of the above

10. A Scrum Master has a list of open impediments which is growing without prope
r resolutions. The Scrum Master consults with the Development Team on the proble
m. Is it right?
A. Yes
B. No
11. A CEO asks the Development Team to add a new item to the Sprint. What should
the Development do in response?
A. Add the item to the Sprint
B. Replace an item of the Sprint with the new one
C. Add the item to the Product Backlog

D. Refer it to the Product Owner

12. Each Sprint Backlog item should be owned by a member of the Development Team
.
A. True
B. False
13. Which of the following is the main responsibility of the Product Owner?
A. Directing the Development Team
B. Managing the Development Team
C. Managing the project
D. Maintaining the Product Backlog
14. What does the Development Team do in the first Sprint?
A. Deliver an Increment of potentially shippable functionality
B. Fully plan for the whole project in detail
C. Prepare a high level plan for the whole project
15. When is a Sprint cancelled?
A. When we realize that we cannot deliver all of the Sprint Backlog items
B. When priorities change in the Product Backlog, in a way that Sprint Backlog i
tems are no longer the highest ones
C. When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish the Sprint
D. When Scrum Master realizes that the Scrum framework is not followed entirely
16. A Development Team realizes that it has over committed itself for a Sprint,
and it s needed to have a meeting to review and adjust the Sprint work. Who should
attend this meeting?
A. Only the Development Team
B. Only the Product Owner
C. Only the Scrum Master
D. The Development Team and the Product Owner
E. The Development Team and the Scrum Master
F. The Product Owner and the Scrum Master
G. All three roles
17. A Product Owner has the authority to replace an item in the Sprint Backlog.
A. True
B. False
18. Who decides on the order of the items in the Product Backlog?
A. The Product Owner
B. The Scrum Master
C. The Development Team
D. All of them together
19. Which of the following is an opportunity to inspect and adapt (multiple answ
ers)?
A. Scrum Planning
B. Scrum Review
C. Scrum Retrospective
D. Daily Scrum
20. Even though the Scrum Team is following the Scrum framework entirely and the
ir project is going well, the organization as a whole does not have a good under
standing of Scrum, which makes some troubles for the Scrum Team. Who should try
to fix it?
A. The Product Owner

B. The Scrum Master

C. The Development Team
D. A subset of the Development Team assigned to this task
1. A representative of the customer has asked the Development Team to add a ver
y important item to an ongoing Sprint. What should they do?
A. Refer the representative to the Product Owner to discuss it
B. Refer the representative to the Scrum Master to discuss it
C. Refuse it, because they are in the middle of the Sprint
D. Accept it only if they are willing to ask for it formally
2.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

How a Product Backlog should be ordered?

Based on the size of the items
Based on the risk of the items
Based on the float of the items
Based on the relationship among items
Based on any factor that the Product Owner find most appropriate

3.
A.
B.
C.
D.

What should we consider in setting the time-box for Sprints?

The amount of risk that increases by longer durations
The limitations in delivery of items that increases by shorter durations
Not more than one calendar month
All of the above

amount=quantidade
4. Scrum Master is a "management" position.
A. True
B. False
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.

A
A
A
A

Which statement best describes Scrum?

management process
framework for development of complex products in complex environments
set of best practices for software development
complete project management methodology on software development

6.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

Which of the following items is not time-boxed?

Sprint
Sprint Review
Sprint Planning
Sprint Retrospective
Backlog Maintenance
Daily Scrum

7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

How long is a Sprint Retrospective in a one month Sprint?

1 hour
3 hours
4 hours
8 hours
It is not time-boxed (as long as needed)

8. A Development Team with 5 members has been using 15 minute Daily Scrums. Thr
ee new members have joined the team. How long should the Daily Scrum meetings be
after that?
A. 10 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 20 minutes
D. 25 minutes
9. The Development Team should have all the skills and competencies required to

A.
B.
C.
D.

Turn Sprint Backlogs into Increments of potentially releasable product.

Deliver Sprint Backlog items to QA/QC department
Complete the project in time and within budget
Plan the whole project and complete it according to the plan

10. Who estimates the work of items in Product Backlog?

A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Development Team
D. All of them
11. Who is required to attend the Daily Scrums?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Development Team
D. Scrum Master and Development Team
E. Product Owner and Development Team
F. The whole Scrum Team
12. The Daily Scrums should be held at the same time and same place for the enti
re duration of a Sprint.
A. True
B. False
13. What is the recommended size of a Development Team?
A. 3 to 15
B. 3 to 12
C. 3 to 9
D. 3 to 6
E. 5 to 9
F. 5 to 12
G. 5 to 15
14. Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
A. Product Owner
B. Scrum Master
C. Development Team
D. All roles together
E. Any of the roles
15. Why should the Scrum Master attend the Daily Scrum?
A. To make sure everyone answers the three standard questions
B. To make a list of the problems that Development Team is facing and try to sol
ve them
C. To gather data needed for reporting to the higher management
D. The Scrum Master does not have to attend the meeting, he/she only has to ensu
re that the Development Team has such a meeting
16. How a Scrum Master increases the productivity of the Development Team?
A. By facilitating their decision and removing impediments
B. By preventing changes to the Sprint Backlog
C. By ensuring that Product Backlog items are ordered properly
D. By ensuring that Scrum meetings start and end at the right time
17. What happens to the definition of Done when multiple Development Teams are wor
king on a single project?
A. Each team defines its own Done , and communicates it with others so that everyon
e knows what it means when a team claims that they are Done with something
B. Each team defines its own Done , in a way that the integration of their work res
ults in a definition of Done that is potentially releasable

C. They all use the same definition of Done

D. Any of the above answers, based on the nature of the project and the environm
ent of the organization
18. Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
A. It is a review of the Development Team activities during the Sprint
B. It is a review of the Scrum Team activities during the Sprint
C. It is a demo and inspection of the outcome of the Sprint
D. It is a review of what went well and what did not went well throughout the Sp
rint
19. Each Increment should be released at the end of each Sprint.
A. True
B. False
20. Which statement is true about the projects which has multiple teams?
A. It should have one Product Backlog and one Product Owner
B. It should have one Product Backlog and multiple Product Owners
C. It should have multiple Product Backlogs and one Product Owner
D. It should have multiple Product Backlogs and Multiple Product Owners

Prova2
-----1. Which of the following best describes the approach for determining the iterat
ion (timebox) length?
A. Iterations (timeboxes) should always be 30 days

B. The team determines iteration (timebox) length by dividing the total number o
f story points by the average velocity of the team
C. Iterations (timeboxes) should always be two weeks
D. The team should agree on the length of the iteration (timebox), taking the si
ze and complexity of the project into consideration
2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an Agile leader?

Task focused
Process oriented
Supportive
Disengaged

3.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Who is responsible for prioritizing the product backlog?

Product Owner
Project Manager
Lead Developer
Business Analyst

4. What are the advantages of maintaining consistent iteration (timebox) length

throughout the project?
A. It helps to establish a consistent pattern of delivery
B. It helps the team to objectively measure progress
C. It providea a consistent means of measuring team velocity
D. All of the above
5. Tracking project issues in an Agile project is the primary responsibility of
the
A. Tester
B. Project Leader
C. Functional Manager
D. Developer
6.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Why is it important to trust the team?

High trust teams do not have to be accountable to each other
High trust teams do not require a user representative
The Project Manager does not then have to keep a project schedule
The presence of trust is positively correlated with the team performance

7. An effective workshop facilitator will always ...

A. Involve the whole project team in all project workshops
B. Agree the process and participants of the workshop with the workshop owner be
fore the workshop
C. Involve only those team members who will commit to doing further work after
the workshop
D. Act as a proxy for any invited participant who is unable to attend the works
hop on the day
8.
A.
B.
d
C.
D.

Which of the following best represents the Agile approach to planning?

Planning is not part of an Agile approach, because Agile is exploratory
Planning should be done in detail at the outset of a project and not revisite

9.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Who
The
The
The
The

Planning should involve the whole team, not just the Project Manager
Planning should all be done by the Project Manager
should define the business value of a Feature within an Agile project?
individual end-users
Product Owner
Business Analyst
Business Sponsor

10. If a timebox (iteration) plan needs to be reprioritised in a hurry, who shou

ld re-prioritise?
A. The developers alone (they know what the customer wants)
B. The Product Owner (the developers would only choose the easy things as top pr
iority)
C. The Project Leader (they can give an independent, pragmatic view)
D. The whole team including Product Owner and developers (together they can cons
ider both business value and practicality)
11. What is the effect of having a large visible project plan on a wall?
A. It removes the need to create any other reports for management
B. It continuously communicates progress within the team and to other stakeholde
rs
C. It allows the Project Manager to allocate tasks to specific team members
D. It is restrictive, as it does not allow the team to innovate and change
12. How should work be allocated to the team in an Agile project?
A. The Team Leader (Scrum Master) should allocate specific tasks to individuals
B. Tasks should be randomly allocated to team members, using Planning Poker
C. Team members should self-select tasks appropriate to their skills
D. The most complex tasks should be allocated by the Team Leader (Scrum Master)
13. What should the developers do if the customer representative is repeatedly t
oo busy to be available?
A. Continue the work, record the assumptions and ask the customer later for inpu
t.
B. Send the customer a written warning that the end product will be completed on
time, but may not meet their needs
C. Allow the Business Analyst to take on the role of Proxy Customer Representati
ve
D. Draw the problem to the attention of the Scrum Master (Team Leader)
14. Which one of the following is a key feature of documentation that you would
expect to find in an Agile project?
A. System documentation created at the end of each increment, at the start of th
e deployment
B. User Stories held in a spreadsheet or specialist database, where full details
of user conversations are recorded for future purposes, like handover to mainte
nance or support
C. User Story cards containing only enough detail for planning and development,
which will need to be supplemented by further face-to-face conversations
D. No written documentation, as all good communication is face-to-face
15. When handling team dynamics, the Agile Leader should
A Empower the team members, within appropriate limits
B. Encourage an environment of competition and personal advantage
C. Give clear directives to the team about what they should do and how
D. Expect team members to be proactive and each work to their own priorities and
objectives
handling team dynamics = Manusear a dinmica de grupo
16. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding acceptance of any
deliverables on an Agile Project?
A. The team should allow only senior managers to sign off deliverables
B. The team should get acceptance of project deliverables from the appropriate s
takeholders at least at the end of every timebox / iteration
C. The team should get acceptance of project deliverables from the users during

a UAT phase at the end of the project

D. Acceptance of any particular deliverable on the project is gained from all st
akeholders at the same
time.
17. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding quality of delive
rables from an Agile Project?
A. The products produced by an Agile project should be cheaper than those produc
ed by any other approach, but quality will suffer
B. The products will be more expensive than by any other approach but will be to
p quality
C. The products will be fit for purpose, but may not do what the customer wanted
D. The products will be of appropriate quality, as guided by the customer repres
entative involved throughout the development process
regarding = em relao a
18. What is the Agile approach to doing design early in a project?
A. A big design up front is always a good idea
B. Just enough design up front gives a good foundation to start from and helps t
o mitigate risk, without wasting unnecessarily time
C. No design up front is the best approach as most of the fun of a project is in
discovery of the unexpected
D. Design has no place in an Agile project
approach = aproximao
19. An Agile approach advocates which of the following approaches?
A. Get something quick and dirty delivered, to save time
B. Get something simple released as quickly as possible
C. Get something business-valuable delivered as quickly as possible, consistent
with the right level of quality
D. Get something delivered once it has been fully documented and the documentati
on has been signed off as complete
20. Which of these best describes the Agile approach to team-working?
A. The team should plan to work a small amount of overtime regularly throughout
the project
B. The team should expect to work longer hours towards the end of the sprint (ti
mebox), in order to deliver all that was committed to
C. The team should strive for a sustainable pace and a normal working week
D. The team will burn out if they have to work overtime for more than two sprints
(timeboxes, iterations) in a row
21. Which one of the following statements about workshops is true for Agile proj
ects?
A. All project stakeholders should attend requirements workshops
B. Retrospectives are only run at the end of a project
C. It is best if the Project Manager facilitates the project s workshops
D. An independent facilitator will manage the structure of a facilitated worksho
p but not input to the content
22. Which one of the following is an important feature of the daily stand-up / w
ash up / Scrum meeting?
A. Everyone is expected to stand for the whole time, to keep the meeting short
B. The meeting must be kept short and well structured
C. The meeting should ensure that it is clear to all which team members are not
performing
D. No-one is allowed to leave the stand-up meeting until all problems raised hav
e been solved

23. Who should attend the stand-up meetings?

A. Sponsor and Executive Management only
B. Project Manager and Technical Leads only
C. Project Leader and Customer Representatives only
D. The entire team
24. One of the development stages you would expect to see a team go through is:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Storming
Warming
Cloning
Yawning

25. When estimating is done for a project, the developers should:

A. Be fully involved in the estimating process
B. Be in total control of the estimating process
C. Be consulted after the Team Leader (Scrum Master) has made the estimates for
the team s work
D. Not make estimates unless velocity is already known
26. During an iteration (sprint) (timebox) the developers should be:
A. Able to contact the customer to clarify aspects of the work
B. Completely uninterrupted by the customer
C. In twice-daily contact with the customer
D. Able to work without needing to disturb the customer
27. The end result of an Agile development is:
A. A product of a professional quality which fits the business need
B. A product of almost as good a quality as a Waterfall development
C. A product which is barely sufficient for its purpose and deliberately not mai
ntainable
D. A technically-perfect, re-factored solution
28. An Agile customer
A. Must have a thorough understanding of Agile techniques, for Agile to work
B. Will always receive lower-quality products than their non-Agile counterparts
C. Will typically get business value delivered early and often
D. Will need to understand the technical aspects of development, to contribute e
ffectively
29. An Agile team
A. Is self-organizing, with each member having the same technical skills
B. Collaborates and supports its team members
C. Ensures that weak members of the team are allocated the simpler tasks
D. Ensures blame is allocated fairly
30. The Agile process
A. Encourages the team to meet regularly
B. Has no meetings
C. Has lengthy reporting requirements
D. Has no reporting requirements
31. The Agile Leader
A. Should allocate tasks to the team members each day at the stand-up meeting
B. Should involve the team in their own work-allocation
C. Should give detailed work-plans to the team each day
D. Should direct the work of the team, if they are inexperienced
32. What is Kan Ban?
A. A list of activities banned by the team, in relation to Team Norms

B. The set of Can Have stories for a project

C. A visible chart of work to do, work in progress and work done
D. A graph of tasks partially-completed by the team
33. What is meant by Yesterday s Weather in an Agile project?
A. Teams work less well when it rains
B. Keeping metrics of earlier work to help with future estimates
C. Retrospectives should include less important topics, such as the weather, as
ice-breakers
D. Estimating is as futile as predicting the weather
34. In Agile projects, we plan to learn as we go because
A. It creates a better relationship between the developers and customer represen
tatives
B. Many projects are evolutionary, and a better solution emerges this way
C. It is time-consuming to analyse everything at the beginning of a project
D. It prevents late delivery of the project
35. The recommended approach to design in an Agile project is:
A. No design up front
B. Big design up front
C. Just enough design up front
D. Use a previous design it will be good enough
36. What is the personal risk that an Agile Leader takes in empowering the team?
A. The Agile Leader might lose their job, as the team is doing all the work
B. If the team fails, the Agile leader will not get a performance bonus
C. The Agile Leader has less direct control over the team s work, but still has th
e responsibility for their outcomes
D. The Agile Leader cannot share the glory of team success
37. The Agile approach to documentation is:
A. Do no documentation because it is a waste of time
B. Do sufficient documentation to prove you have done a good job
C. Do the necessary documentation to support the development and use of the prod
uct
D. Do more documentation than usual, because Agile is risky
38. The Agile
A. To produce
B. To produce
C. To produce
the project
D. To produce

way is:
working product of the right quality, early and incrementally
working product after documentation has been signed off
simple prototypes early, but no finished product until the end of
products without technical integrity, but re-engineer later

39. The customer in an Agile project .

A. Has no control over the prioritization of delivered features
B. Has total control over the prioritization of features
C. Collaborates with the developers over prioritization of features, but the dev
elopers have the final decision
D. Collaborates with the developers over prioritization of features, but the bus
iness has the final decision
40. In the popular prioritization technique called
A. May have
B. Major
C. Must Have
D. Mandatory

MoSCoW , the M

stands for ...

Must
Tem que ter
Should Deveria ter
Could
Poderia ter
Want Interessante ter
41. The working culture of an Agile team is
A. Collective
B. Collaborative
C. Connective
D. Contemplative
42. The leadership style of an Agile Leader is
A. Directive
B. Assertive
C. Facilitative
D. Feature-based
43. The Agile Manifesto states the following values:
A. People are more important than contracts
B. Working software should have priority over comprehensive documentation
C. Plans should have priority over ability to respond
D. Contracts should be negotiated which allow control over the people
44. Which of the following are attributes of an Agile team?
A. Courage to change and adapt
B. Trust of fellow team members to do the work
C. Responsiveness to change
D. All of these
45. A sustainable pace means
A. If the team members work long hours regularly they will get used to it, and b
e able to sustain it
B. A 40 hour week is only for the weaker members of the team. Others can do more
.
C. The team should establish a velocity which can be sustained within normal wor
king hours
D. Working long hours is the only way to deliver on time
sustainable pace means = ritmo sustentvel
46. A burn-down chart shows
A. The energy level and velocity of the team
B. The remaining work (effort, points) to complete before the iteration (timebox
) end
C. The number of hours worked by each team member during the iteration (timebox)
D. The rate of spending of the budget for a project
47. The reason for holding regular Retrospectives is:
A. It allows the team to take a necessary break from work
B. It gives management information to use in team members performance reviews
C. It allows learning which can be used to improve team performance during the p
roject
D. It prevents deviation from the process which the team has been following
48. Once
A. Plans
B. It is
C. Plans
D. Plans

a project is underway, the approach to planning is:

should never be changed
normal to need to plan and re-plan as the project progresses
should only be changed with full approval of all stakeholders
are not required as Agile is incremental

49. An Agile project

A. Should have no control over its progress
B. Should be able to demonstrate control of its progress
C. Is always out of control
D. Is controlled by the velocity of the most junior team member
50. An Agile project should have ...
A. Occasional early deliveries, if the business is prepared to accept lower qual
ity
B. A regular pattern of delivery of developer-focused products
C. A regular pattern of delivery of business-valued increments
D. An irregular and unpredictable delivery of products
51. When an Agile team is successful
A. It should be encouraged to celebrate success only when the project is over
B. It should be encouraged to celebrate even small successes immediately
C. It should not celebrate success, as this wastes project budget
D. It should not celebrate success, as this makes less successful teams feel bad
52. In order to communicate well, the Agile project should ...
A. Keep team-size large, to avoid stakeholders feeling left out
B. Break the project into small, mixed-skill, self-organising teams
C. Operate with one team of less than 10 people
D. Operate with separate customer, developer and test teams
53. If a new requirement emerges once an Agile project is running, it should be:
A. Automatically included in the work of the project
B. Automatically excluded and left until a later project or increment
C. Assessed for importance and, if sufficiently important to the business, inclu
ded in the project, displacing less important requirements
D. Put on the backlog for consideration by the wider group of stakeholders after
the project has been completed
54 . You have been engaged as the Technical Coordinator in a product development
team. The customer (Product Owner) and Team Leader (Scrum Master) are happy bec
ause the team always delivers business value on time. However, you worry that th
e technical debt is increasing. What would be your primary goal to ensure the ri
ght quality?
A. Ensure testers define their entry criteria for quality, which they impose on
the development team
B. Nothing. Prescribed roles such as technical coordinators are not part of an
Agile team
C. Make sure that the maintainability quality attribute is addressed
D. On time delivery and happy end users are the only quality measures in Agile
development
55. How could maintainability of the developing product be improved in a develop
ment team?
A. Apply standard design patterns
B. All of these
C. Make refactoring a common practice
D. Ensure unit testing is included in the done criteria
56. Agile methods are described as adaptive because
A. Agile teams have the empowerment to frequently respond to change and to lear
n on a project by changing the plan
B. The rate of development progress on an Agile project is constantly tracked t
o allow adaptation

C. Project Managers are not needed in Agile methods because teams are self-orga
nising
D. Workshops held at the beginning and the end of every iteration (timebox) all
ow the team to adapt the product specification
57.
A.
B.
C.
D.

What do all Agile approaches have in common?

A prescribed, fixed iteration (timebox) length
Iterative development and incremental delivery
A strict focus on on-time delivery
A large set of clearly defined roles

58. What is one difference in responsibility between a Project Manager and a Sc

rum Master (Team Leader) in an Agile project?
A. None. It's basically the same. Scrum Master (or Team Leader) is just a bette
r term than Project Manager in an Agile project
B. The Project Manager creates the detailed delivery plans while the Team Leade
r monitors execution within the team
C. Project Manager communicates with project governance authorities when necess
ary
D. The Project Manager monitors the realisation of benefits in the business cas
e.
59. How could you benefit from having an End User Representative in your develo
pment team?
A. End users should NOT be in the development team. Requirements are always com
municated to the developers by the Product Owner, who is part of the customer te
am
B. The End User Representative will be solely responsible for acceptance tests
within the team
C. The End User Representative assures that user stories are documented properl
y
D. The End User Representative will be able to clearly tell the developers what
will work for an end user
60. The responsibilities of a Product Owner will include
A. Business processes diagramming
B. Prioritizing requirements
C. Managing the project budget
D. All of these

Prova3
Q.1) A burndown chart is used to indicate:
A. The amount of work remaining across time
B. Cost incurred by the project
C. Productivity of the Development Team
D. Temperature of the Sprint Backlog
Q.2) Product Backlog estimates are created by:
A. A) Appropriate subject matter experts
B. B) The product owner
C. C) The Development Team in collaboration with the Product Owner
D. D) The Scrum Master
Q.3) A Product Backlog item is complete when:
A. The Sprint in which it was selected ends
B. When corresponding Sprint Backlog items are completed
C. When all acceptance criteria are met
D. When it meets the Scrum Team s definition of done.
Q.4) Scrum is based on:
A. Statistical process control
B. Empirical process control
C. Best practices from academia
D. Complex analysis Incorrect
Q.5) The part of the Sprint Backlog used to create the Sprint Burndown chart is
:
A. Remaining number of Product Backlog items.
B. Remaining time required to complete the work.
C. Budgeted cost of work performed
D. Actual cost of work performed Correct
Q.6) Which two (2) things does the Development Team not do during the first Spr
int?
A. Deliver an increment of potentially shippable functionality.
B. Nail down the complete architecture and infrastructure
C. Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.
D. Develop a plan for the rest of the project.
Q.7) A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing an
d he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which
three techniques would be most helpful in this situation?
A. Prioritize the list and work on them in order
B. Alert management to the impediments and their impact.
C. Arrange a triage meeting with all other project managers.
D. Discuss the absence of management support with the Development Team.

E. Tell the Product Owner that Scrum isn't working.

F. Consult with the Development Team
Q.8) Who has the last say on the order of the Product Backlog?
A. The Stakeholders
B. The Development Team
C. The Scrum Master
D. The Product Owner
Q.9) Which Statement best describes Scrum?
A. A framework within which complex products in complex environments are develop
ed.
B. A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientif
ic Management.
C. A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
D. A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.
Q.10) A Sprint is over:
A. At the discretion of the product owner.
B. When the timebox expires.
C. When all Product Backlog items meet the definition of
D. When all the tasks are completed

Done.

Q.11) What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?

A. The event must happen at a set 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 can take no more than a maximum amount of time
Q.12) During the Sprint Planning meeting, the Scrum Team determines that the wor
kload is reaching the point it will exceed the Development Team s capacity. What
should the Scrum team do at this point? (choose the two best options)
A. Work with the product owner to adjust the work planned for the Sprint
B. Start the Sprint, but monitor the burndown rate and keep the Product Owner a
dvised of the Development Team s progress.
C. Terminate the Sprint.
D. Commit to the Sprint Goal, working additional hours, if necessary, to achieve
it.
E. Start the Sprint and make arrangements to obtain additional resources.
Q.13) The Sprint Retrospective is held:
A. When the Development Team chooses to hold it.
B. At the end of the final sprint
C. At the end of a sprint
D. After the product demo
Q.14) New work should be added to the Sprint Backlog
A. When the Product Owner identifies it.
B. When the Scrum Master becomes aware of it.
C. At the Daily Scrum, with the Development Team s consent
D. By the Development Team, as soon as possible
Q.15) The Sprint Goal is selected:
A. After the Sprint Backlog is created.
B. Before the Sprint Backlog is created.
Q.16) Meetings for a geographically distributed team require a fair amount logis
tical coordination (e.g. setting up teleconference numbers, booking meeting room
s, etc.). Given the effort required, the Scrum Master should:

A. Allow the self-managing team to determine the best approach to conduct meetin
gs.
B. Coordinate and schedule meetings that are required for Scrum and inform the
team of how these meetings will be conducted.
C. Ask for management s assistance.
D. Establish a shared schedule among the team for hosting these meetings
Q.17) The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:
A. Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the
Product Owner.
B. Do all of the development work, but not the types of testing that require sp
ecialized testing, tools, and environments.
C. Turn the Product Backlog it selects into an increment of potentially shippabl
e product functionality.
Q.18) The Sprint Retrospective is:
A. A 4-hour time boxed event
B. Held at the end of each Sprint
C. Held after a product release
D. Held at the beginning of each Sprint
Q.19) The Development Team informs its new Scrum Master that a Daily Scrum is no
t needed. Instead, the team will hold a Weekly Scrum. The Scrum Master should
do which of the following (choose one):
A. Accept the team s decision.
B. Work with the Product Owner to convince the team to reconsider its choice.
C. Inform management that the Development Team is not cooperating.
D. Collaborate with the Development Team and coach them on how to conduct effect
ive Daily Scrums
Q.20) Who owns the Sprint Backlog?
A. The Product Owner
B. The Development Team
C. The Scrum Team
D. The Scrum Master
Q.21) An abnormal termination of a Sprint is called when?
A. When it is clear at the end of a Sprint that everything won't be finished.
B. When the Team feels that the work is too hard.
C. When Sales has an important opportunity.
D. When the Product Owner determines that it makes no sense to finish it.
Q.22) The Sprint Backlog is created:
A. During the Sprint
B. At the start of the project
C. During Sprint 0
D. During the Sprint Planning meeting
Q.23) What happens to the Product Backlog during development as changes in user
needs are discovered?
A. Nothing. The Product Backlog does not change during the life of the project.
B. The requirements specification is updated.
C. The original Product Backlog is replaced to reflect the new requirements
D. The Product Backlog evolves and is reprioritized to incorporate the changes
Q.24) Development Team membership should change:

A. Every Sprint to promote shared learning.

B. Never, because it reduces productivity.
C. As needed, while taking into account the short term reduction in productivity
D. Just as it would on any development team, with no special allowance for chang
es in productivity.
Q.25) Sprint Retrospective topics include (choose all that apply):
A. The definition of Done.
B. Potential improvements
C. The way the team estimates work
D. How well the team collaborates with stakeholders
E. Incorporating feedback from the demo
Q.26) Sprint Backlog items are usually:
A. The same size as items on the Product Backlog
B. Smaller than items on the Product Backlog
C. Significantly smaller than items on the Product Backlog
D. Larger than items on the Product Backlog
Q.27) Sprint burndown charts are an effective way to track:
A. Sprint effort in story points
B. Size of the Product Backlog
C. Estimated work remaining for the sprint
D. Earned Value metrics for the Project
Q.28) During the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Master is responsible for:
A. Capturing action items
B. Preparing an outbrief to project stakeholders
C. Assigning process improvement tasks to the team
D. Facilitating and participating in the meeting as a member of the Scrum Team.
Q.29) The Product Backlog:
A. Changes during the life of the project
B. Is static after Sprint Planning
C. Contains all requirements that will be implemented for the project
D. Is normally used as an input to Burndown Chart calculations
Q.30) What is the primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at
its highest level of productivity?
A. By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments.
B. By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time.
C. By preventing changes to the Backlog once the Sprint begins.
D. By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog.
Q.31) The Development Team is responsible for which of the following? (choose al
l that apply)
A. Selecting the Product Owner
B. Selecting the Scrum Master
C. Tracking and increasing productivity
D. Resolving internal conflicts
E. Preparing and executing the plan to meet the Sprint Goal
F. Tracking work and optimizing it to meet the Sprint Goal, at minimum, on a da
ily basis
Q.32) The timebox for the Daily Scrum is?
A. 15-30 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 15 minutes for a 4-week Sprint, proportionally less for shorter Sprints
D. 15 minutes, but may be shorter for smaller teams

Q.33) A Product Owner and Scrum Master are part of every Scrum Team
A. Yes. These are full-time roles on a Scrum Team.
B. No. There is no explicit requirement for these roles on Scrum Teams
C. Yes, but team performance may be impacted depending on the other tasking thos
e performing these roles may have
D. No. The Scrum Team is self-managing and may determine how to best perform the
tasks associated with these roles
Q.34) Once the Development has forecast its work for the current Sprint, who det
ermines how the work will be accomplished?
A. The functional managers to whom the Scrum Team reports.
B. The Scrum Master.
C. The Chief Architect and Chief Engineer, working collaboratively.
D. The Development Team
Q.35) A burndown chart s trendline indicates:
A. When all the work for the Sprint will be completed.
B. When the project is forecast to end.
C. The Estimate at Complete for the project
D. A forecast of when the remaining work will be completed if no changes are mad
e to the current Sprint Backlog or Development Team.
Q.36) On a typical day, members of a Scrum team work:
A. As much as is needed to get the job done.
B. Nine hours.
C. At a sustainable pace (normally 7-8 hours).
D. As long as the timebox permits.
Q.37) The Sprint Backlog may include:
A. Tests
B. Use Cases
C. User Stories
D. Decomposed Tasks
E. All of the above
F. None of the above
Q.38) The Product Owner is responsible for determining what items from the Produ
ct Backlog are selected for a Sprint.
A. True
B. False
Q.39) Scrum Time box events are (Choose all that apply):
A. Sprint 0
B. Sprint Testing
C. Release Retrospective
D. Daily Scrum
E. Sprint Planning Meeting
F. Sprint Testing
G. Release Testing
Q.40) The timebox for the complete Sprint Planning meeting is?
A. 4 hours.
B. 8 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionately less for shorter Sprints.
C. Whenever it is done.
D. Monthly.
Q.41) The Daily Scrum has the following characteristics (choose all that apply):

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
m

Informal
primary objective is to encourage communication
15 minutes or less in duration
Team members are asked the 3 questions by the Scrum Master
It is facilitated by the team lead
The time and place are the same each day
It is the only meeting the development team is required to attend under Scru

Q.42) Scrum does not have a role called "project manager."

A. True
B. False
Q.43) During a Sprint, the Product Owner typically:
A. Facilitates the Daily Scrum
B. Collaborates with the Development Team and other stakeholders
C. Provides clarification to the Development Team regarding backlog items
D. Tracks completed tasks
E. Tasks the Development Team
F. Gives the Development Team feedback on their progress
Q.44) The reason the Scrum Master is at the Daily Scrum is:
A. To make sure everyone answers the three questions in order of seniority.
B. He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Develo
pment Team has a Daily Scrum.
C. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items,
and tracking progress on the burndown.
D. So he or she knows what to report to management.
Q.45) Which of the following techniques would likely be the least effective way
of fostering communication between the Development Team and Product Owner
A. Assume a liaison role between both parties
B. Coach the Development Team to describe their work from a business needs contex
t
C. Coach the Product Owner so they understand, to the extent practical, the tech
nical details of the work being performed
D. Actively monitor how the two parties are communicating
Q.46) The Development Team may change or adjust its engineering practices:
A. At any time it is determined to be necessary
B. During the Sprint Planning meeting
C. Prior to the beginning of a Sprint.
D. At project startup
E. When company policy dictates it
Q.47) Which two things does a Scrum Master do if the Team doesn't have the engin
eering tools and infrastructure to completely finish any Product Backlog items?
(Choose two)
A. Ask the Team do the best it can on each Product Backlog item it selects.
B. Declare the Team not ready for Scrum.
C. Ask the Team to spend as many Sprints as necessary to prepare the engineering
tools and infrastructure so any Product Backlog item it selects is potentially
shippable at Sprint end.
D. Have the Team define "done" and do the same work for all Product Backlog item
s it selects.
E. Have the Team improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adj
ust the definition of done ; accordingly.
Q.48) Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
A. The place can be named.
B. The consistency reduces complexity and overhead

C. The Product Owner demands it.

D. Rooms are hard to book and this lets it be booked in advance. Incorrect
Q.49) A Scrum Team is currently using 3-week Sprints. A longer, up to 4-week, S
print duration may be indicated if:
A. The work, when fully decomposed, exceeds the team s capacity to complete it wit
hin the current timebox.
B. Management indicates they need more frequent status updates.
C. The Development Team observes its velocity is higher than forecast.
D. The Product Owner has expressed concerns the project is progressing too slowl
y.
Q.50) How are stakeholders external to the Scrum team represented in the daily s
crum?
A. By the Scrum Master
B. By the Product Owner
C. Management provides input during each Daily Scrum
D. The Development Team determines how to best do this. Those external to the te
am may not attend
Q.51) The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time box) is:
A. 2 hours
B. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionally less for shorter Sprints
C. As long as needed
D. 1 day
Q.52) The Development Team should not be interrupted during the Sprint. The work
it selects for the Sprint should not be changed. The Sprint Goal should remain
intact. All of these attributes of a Sprint foster creativity, quality and produ
ctivity. Based on this, which of the following is false?
A. The Product Owner can help clarify or optimize the Sprint when asked by the D
evelopment Team
B. The Sprint Backlog and its contents are fully formulated in the Sprint Plann
ing meeting and do not change during the Sprint.
C. As a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog Items, the Sprint Backlog
changes and may grow as the work emerges.
D. 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.
Q.53) How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it sele
cts for a Sprint?
A. As much as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backl
og item it selects in conformance with the definition of done.
B. As much as it can fit into the Sprint.
C. The best it can do given that it is usually impossible for QA to finish all o
f the testing that is needed to prove shippability.
D. Analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation.
Q.54) Which of the roles listed below are on a Scrum Team?
A. Development Team
B. Users
C. Customers
D. Scrum Master
E. Product Owner
Q.55) Who is on the Scrum Team?
A. The Scrum Master
B. The Product Owner
C. The Development Team

D. The Project Manager

E. All of the above
F. None of the above
Q.56) Scrum Master is a "management" position?
A. True
B. False
Q.57) By the end of the Sprint Planning meeting, the Sprint Backlog should be:
A. Defined only enough to understand the basic design and architecture.
B. Defined to describe all the potential work for that Sprint.
C. Defined enough for the Development Team to forecast what it believes it can d
o in the upcoming Sprint
D. Decomposed to units of one day or less for the first few days of the Sprint.
Q.58) The maximum length of the Sprint Review (its time box) is:
A. 2 hours
B. 4 hours for a monthly Sprint, proportionally less for shorter Sprints.
C. As long as needed
D. 1 day
Q.59) If it becomes necessary to remove a member of the Scrum Team, who is respo
nsible for doing so?
A. The Development Team
it is self-managing and responsible for its own
success or failure.
B. The Manager to whom the team member reports
Scrum Team authority to self-man
age does not include handling Human Resource issues due to potential legal liabi
lity.
C. The Scrum Master, whose role is to remove impediments that impact the Develop
ment Team.
D. The Product Owner, who is responsible for ensuring the work of the Developmen
t Team delivers a value-added product
Q.60) Who has final say on the contents of the Sprint Backlog?
A. The Product Owner
B. The Development Team
C. The Scrum Team
D. The Scrum Master
Q.61) The product increment should be released or shipped at the end of each spr
int.
A. True
B. False
Q.62) The Product Owner must deliver the product completed at the end of a Sprin
t:
A. At their discretion.
B. When there s a business need and it makes sense to do so.
Q.63) Who is responsible for updating the work estimates during a Sprint?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The Development Team.

The Scrum Master.
The Product Owner.
The most junior member of the Team.

Q.64) Cross-functional Development Teams have the following composition:

A. Developers, Business Analysts, Architects, and Testers.
B. A virtual team of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers.

C. Developers and testers who collaborate with subject matter experts who provid
e support from outside of the team.
D. Individuals who have various skills and are able to collaborate and contribut
e to delivering a working increment of software
Q.65) Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
A. It is a review of the team's activities during the Sprint.
B. It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint
and figure out what to do in the upcoming Sprint
C. It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to pro
vide feedback on the work done.
D. It is used to congratulate the Development Team if it did what it committed t
o doing, or to punish the Development Team if it failed to meet its commitments.
Correct
Q.66) Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
A. It is used to foster better team morale
B. It is a formal meeting to review the work completed during the sprint
C. It is a demonstration of functionality completed during the sprint.
D. It is an opportunity for stakeholders to inspect the completed product increm
ent, assess the team s progress, provide feedback, and plan next steps.
Q.67) What is the role of Management in Scrum?
A. To continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team.
B. To monitor the Development Team's productivity.
C. Management supports the Product Owner with insights and information into high
value product and system capabilities. Management supports the Scrum Master to
cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-u
p intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
D. To identify and remove people that aren't working hard enough. Correct
Q.68) What artifact provides the development team with a target and overarching
direction for the sprint?
A. The Sprint Charter
B. The Sprnit Plan
C. The Sprint Goal
D. The Sprint Backlog
Q.69) What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team
)?
A. 3 plus or minus 1
B. 6 plus or minus 3 (Answ er) de 9 3
C. 9 plus or minus 2
D. 15 plus or minus 3
Q.70) The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to the cu
rrent Sprint. What should the Development Team do?
A. Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments.
B. Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.
C. Add the item to the next Sprint.
D. Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO.
Q.71) When a Development Team determines that it has over-committed itself for a
Sprint, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work sele
cted?
A. The Scrum Master, project manager and Development Team.
B. The Product Owner and Development Team.
C. The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
D. The Development Team.
Q.72) When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best des
cribes the definition of "done?"

A. Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The various differences are d
iscussed and reconciled during the stabilization phase.
B. Each Development Team uses its own but must make it clear to all other Teams
if there are diferences
C. All Development Teams must have a definition of "done" that when their work i
ntegrates results in a definition of "done" that is potentially releasable.
D. It depends
Q.73) What are some of the consequences if a Development Team doesn t have a consi
stent definition of done from Sprint to Sprint?
A. The development team may not know how many product backlog items it can do in
a Sprint.
B. The Product Owner may not know what else they are inspecting a
t the Sprint Review.
C. The Product Owner may be unable to gauge the progress towards their goals.
D. The Development Team may not know what work is entailed in completing selecte
d Product Backlog items.
E. All of the above.
Q.74) Development Team members volunteer to own a Sprint Backlog item:
A. At the Sprint planning meeting.
B. Never. All Sprint Backlog Items are "owned" by the entire Development Team,
even though each one may be done by an individual team member.
C. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
D. During the Daily Scrum
Q.75) What is the maximum length of a Sprint?
A. Not so long that the risk is unacceptable to the Product Owner.
B. Not so long that other business events can't be readily synchronized with th
e development work.
C. No more than one calendar month.
D. All of these answers are correct.
Q.76) The Product Backlog is ordered by:
A. Small items at the top to large items at the bottom.
B. Safer items at the top to riskier items at the bottom.
C. Least valuable items at the top to most valuable at the bottom.
D. Items are randomly arranged.
E. Whatever is deemed most appropriate by the Product Owner.
Q.77) One or more Release Sprints are expected from a Scrum Team.
A. True
B. False
Q.78) Scrum Master responsibilities include which of the following?
A. The Scrum process being adopted and used properly.
B. Keeping track of resource allocation
C. The Daily Scrum meeting and removing impediments the development team has ide
ntified.
D. Reporting team progress to relevant stakeholders
Q.79) When multiple teams are working together, each team should maintain a sepa
rate Product Backlog.
A. True
B.
Q.80) Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or
a release, and be able to explain the alternatives most clearly?
A. The Product Owner
B. The Development Team

C. The Scrum Master

D. The Project Manager

Prova4
-----Question: Which of the following best describes a sprint?
The correct answer was:
A) A sprint is a condensed amount of time in which a development team works as m
any hours as they need to in order to finish the work assigned to them.
B) A sprint is a pre-specified amount of time in which the development team work
s at a sustainable pace to complete a chosen set of work.
C) A sprint is a fixed amount of time set aside for a team to run tests and fix
any outstanding bugs right before the product ships.
D) A sprint is a pre-specified period of time during which team members choose i
ndividual items from the product backlog to work on. as each item is completed,
a new item is brought into the sprint.

2 - Question: What is the maximum time that Scrum recommends the team spend in t
he daily scrum (daily standup)?
The correct answer was:
A) Fifteen minutes
B) Thirty minutes
C) One hour
D) Four hours
E) As long as it takes
3 Question: In Scrum, what do we call the individual, detailed pieces of work ne
eded to convert a product backlog item into working software. Hint: They make up
the sprint backlog and are often estimated in hours.
The correct answer was:
A) Tasks
B) Use cases
C) Fbis
4) Stories
5) Scrum bits
4 Question: Which of the following is NOT a typical Scrum artifact?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

Product backlog
Sprint backlog
Burndown chart
Gantt chart

5 Question: Which of the following is NOT a role in Scrum?

The correct answer was:
A)
B)
c)
D)

Team
Scrummaster
Product owner
Project manager

6 Question: Which of the following is NOT traditionally one of the Scrum activit
ies?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Sprint planning
Sprint review
Sprint retrospective
Daily scrum
Weekly inspection

7 Question: Which of the following responsibilities does NOT fall to the ScrumMa
ster
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

removing impediments
Facilitating meetings
Reminding the team of the process
Assigning tasks to team members
Pushing back against product owner requests when needed

8 Question: Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the product owner?

The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Prioritizing the product backlog

Keeping the product backlog up to date
Assigning tasks to team members during the sprint
Working with stakeholders to determine product features
Inspecting work at sprint review

9 Question: What are the two primary artifacts of a sprint planning meeting?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

A
A
A
A

sprint goal and a sprint backlog

requirements document and a gantt chart
requirements document and a test plan
test plan and a gantt chart

10 Question: Which of the following are roles in the Scrum framework? (select al
l that apply)
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Scrummaster
Product owner
Project owner
Team lead
Team

11 Question: Which of the following are activities found in the Scrum framework?
(select all that apply)
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Daily scrum or daily standup ACDE

Weekly scrum or weekly standup
Sprint planning
Sprint review
Sprint retrospective

12 Question: Which of the following are artifacts associated with Scrum? (select
all that apply)

The correct answer was:

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Product backlog
Sprint backlog
Product specification
Effort chart
Burndown chart

13 - Which of the following best summarizes what it means when Scrum says that a
sprint or activity is timeboxed?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

there is a recommended amount of time for the event.

There is a predefined time limit for the event.
The event must take place by a certain date.
There is not enough time to complete the event.
The time allocated for the event must be extended.

14 - Question: A major theme in Scrum is

best summarizes that theme?
The correct answer was:

inspect and adapt.

Which of the following

A) Scrum insists on auditors who frequently inspect the work of the team and sug
gest ways to adapt the process in order to improve quality.
B) Scrum recommends that upper management inspect the burndown charts and notes
from the daily scrums to find ways in which the team should adapt their practice
s to be more productive.
C) Scrum emphasizes taking a short step of development, inspecting both the resu
lting product and the efficacy of current practices, and then adapting the produ
ct goals and process practices.
D) Inspect and adapt refers to the scrummaster's role in inspecting the work and
writing stories designed to help the team produce higher quality software.
15 - Question: How does a team know when a backlog item is done?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

The scrummaster says it is done.

The sprint is over.
The testers say it is done.
It meets the team and product owner's negotiated definition of done.

16 - Why does Scrum make it difficult for product owners to make changes to a sp
rint that is underway?
The correct answer was:
A) Because the team needs to be able to limit the authority of the product owner
B) Because asking the team to make a real commitment comes with an associated co
st of not shifting the basis of that commitment in mid-sprint
C) Because the team and product owner want to keep upper management in the dark
about planned changes
D) Because it provides an incentive for the product owner to attend the meetings

17 - Of the following choices, which is a key reason to adopt an agile process l

ike Scrum?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

To
To
To
To

be up to date on the latest process

shake things up in the organization
hold programmers and testers accountable for their work
be better able to respond to change

18 - What is the primary purpose of the daily scrum (sometimes called a daily st
andup)?
The correct answer was:
A) To give a status report to the scrummaster
B) To give a status report to the product owner
C) To share as a team what each member is working on and uncover obstacles stand
ing in the way of completing the work
D) To give team members a chance to take a break from their tasks
19 - Question: In what order should the product backlog be kept?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

Chronological
Alphabetical
Random
Priority

20 - Question: True or false? Agile methodologies think all documentation is a w

aste of time.
The correct answer was:
A) True
B) False
21 - Question: What does Scrum advise a team do with the product backlog items i
t chooses to bring into the sprint?
The correct answer was:
A) The team should break each product backlog item into tasks and estimate each
task in terms of effort.
B) The product owner assigns each product backlog item to the specialist best su
ited to carry out the work.
C) The team doesn't do anything with the product backlog items. scrum doesn't us
e tasks or task lists.
D) The team asks the scrummaster to research the product backlog items and decid
e who should work on each one.
22 - Question: Who ultimately decides when the team has enough work for the spri
nt?
The correct answer was:
A) The scrummaster
B) The product owner
C) The team
D) The product owner, scrummaster, and team vote to determine when the sprint ba
cklog is full.
23 - Question: Who can be invited to the sprint review?
Hint: The key word in this question is can. Certain roles are required to attend

the sprint review, this question is specifically concerned with who the team is
allowed to invite.
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

Only the team

The team, scrummaster, and product owner only
The product owner and up to two invited guests
The team, scrummaster, product owner, and anyone else who's interested

24 - Question: What happens when a backlog item fails to meet the definition of
one at the end of the sprint?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
d.
D)

The team completes the product backlog item during the next sprint.
The incomplete backlog item is placed back in the product backlog.
The scrummaster points out the person to blame for the item not being finishe
The team is given 36 hours to finish the incomplete product backlog item.

25 - Question: Which of the following best describes the product backlog items t
hat are lower in priority?
The correct answer was:
A) Every product backlog item, even those very low in priority, should be define
d well enough to be completed during a sprint.
B) All product backlog items are fully defined in the requirements and design ph
ase.
C) Lower priority backlog items are coarse grained and should be progressively r
efined as their priority increases.
D) Lower priority backlog items are kept in a separate product backlog.
26 - Question: Which of the following best summarizes what is happening in the s
print, according to the burndown chart pictured here (click picture to view larg
er)?
The correct answer was:
A) The team is on track to complete all the items in the sprint.
B) The team is at risk of having items incomplete at the end of the sprint. the
team may need to consider making an adjustment.
C) The team is on track to complete all the items in the sprint early. if the tr
end continues, they may need to add scope.
D) The team is trending toward a late release. they should negotiate a new deadl
ine
27 - Question: What is the primary purpose of the sprint retrospective?
The correct answer was:
A) To uncover ways to work better as a team
B) To find the person responsible for the sprint's failure
C) To give the scrummaster the opportunity to hold employee reviews
D) To give the product owner an opportunity to complain about the team's lack of
progress

28 - Question: What is the primary purpose of the sprint review?

The correct answer was:
A) To
duct
B) To
C) To
D) To

review the completed stories and look for opportunities to improve the pro
demo the system for upper management
prove that the team worked hard during the sprint
find out who failed to complete his or her tasks

29 - Question: What is the primary purpose of the sprint burndown chart?

The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)

To
To
To
To

show,
show,
show,
show,

at
at
at
at

a
a
a
a

glance,
glance,
glance,
glance,

how many hours have been spent during the sprint

who is behind in completing their tasks
the amount of work remaining during a sprint
whether team members are working at full capacity

30 - Question: Which 3 of the following questions is each team member asked to a

nswer at the daily scrum?
The correct answer was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

What did i do yesterday?

What will i do today?
What impediments are in my way?
Who didn't pull his weight yesterday?
Is the scrummaster doing a good job?

31 - Question: True or False? Agile is all about response to change. That's why
during a sprint, if the product owner thinks of a new feature, he can add it to
the sprint backlog.
Hint: The key phrase in this question is "during a sprint."
The correct answer was:
A) True
B) False
32 - Question: True or False? Agile is all about responding quickly to change. T
hat's why a product owner can add or subtract features from the product backlog
or even change their priority at any time.
Hint: Consider the difference between a product backlog and a sprint backlog.
The correct answer was:
A) True
B) False
33 - Question: True or false? The ScrumMaster is the manager of the Scrum team.
All team members report to the ScrumMaster.
The correct answer was:
A) True
B) False
34 Question: True or False? The product owner must be present during at least th
e first half of sprint planning.

The correct answer was:

A) True
B) False

An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the t
erminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this
is done?
A) Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may
actually happen.
B) The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benef
its of Scrum may be lost
C) Management may feel less anxious.
D) All answers apply.