pg. 1 PSM 1 - SCRUM, SCRUM PSM I Assessment, Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM1) Actual Exam Questions and Well Elaborated Answers/ Newest Study Guide 2024 – 2025.
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants. - Correct Answer -
- The Key Stakeholders
- The Development Team
- The Product Owner
- The Scrum Master
Which statement best describes Scrum?
- A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.
- A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
- A framework within which complex products in complex environments are developed.
- A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific
Management. - Correct Answer - C Scrum is not a process or a technique for building products; rather, it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques.
The time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is?
- 4 hours.
- 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.
- Whenever it is done.
- Monthly. - Correct Answer – B
Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter. 1 / 4
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Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a Sprint?
- The Development Team
- The Scrum Master
- The Product Owner
- The most junior member of the Team - Correct Answer - A
The Development Team uses the Daily Scrum to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and to inspect how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog.
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
- To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
- He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development
- To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and
- To gather status and progress information to report to management. - Correct Answer
- B
Team has a Daily Scrum.
tracking progress on the burn-down.
The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Development Team members participate in the Daily Scrum.
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to:
- Complete the project as estimated when the date and cost are committed to the
- Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional
- Turn the Product Backlog items it selects into an increment of potentially releasable
Product Owner.
tools and environments.
product functionality. - Correct Answer - C The Development Team consists of professionals who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of "Done" product at the end of each Sprint.Development Teams are cross-functional, with all of the skills as a team necessary to create a product Increment. 2 / 4
pg. 3
An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done?
- Without a new vocabulary as a reminder of the change, very little change may
- The organization may not understand what has changed with Scrum and the benefits
- Management may feel less anxious.
- All answers apply. - Correct Answer - D
actually happen.
of Scrum may be lost.
What is the role of Management in Scrum?
- Continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team.
- Monitor the Development Team's productivity.
- Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and
- Identify and remove people that aren't working hard enough. - Correct Answer - C
system capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
Management has no active role in the actual product development through Scrum.However, management external to the Scrum team is incredibly important in setting the vision and strategy to guide the overall direction of the organization.
The CEO asks the Development Team to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do?
- Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments.
- Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size.
- Add the item to the next Sprint.
- Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO. - Correct Answer - D
The items selected for a Sprint have been selected as most valuable with the Product Owner. The items serve the Sprint's goal. No changes should be made that endanger 3 / 4
pg. 4 the Sprint Goal. No one external to the Scrum Team can force changes on the Development Team (Sprint Backlog) and the Product Owner (Product Backlog).
Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?
- It is a mechanism to control the Development Team's activities during a Sprint.
- It is when the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of a Sprint and
- It is a demo at the end of the Sprint for everyone in the organization to check on the
figure out what to do next.
work done. - Correct Answer - B Every event in Scrum, besides the Sprint which is a container for the other events, is an opportunity to Inspect AND Adapt
The performance of the Sprint should be measured at least...
- Before or after each release
- Once a week
- Once per Sprint
- Once a day - Correct Answer - D
The performance of the project is measured at least once per Sprint, and the Sprint performance is measured daily.
There can be multiple Definitions of Done when multiple teams are working on the same product.
- False
- True - Correct Answer - B
They can have different Definitions of Done, as long as they are compatible with each other and capable of creating integrated Increments. Note: it may seem that the Scrum Guide says there's only one Definition of Done for multiple teams, but this is not the case. Having this flexibility can help, because, for example, one team may want to have extra tests. There's no harm in that, and yet, it impacts their Definition of Done.
Which element is NOT an attribute of Product Backlog items?
- Value
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