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PSM-1 CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ```
Question : Scrum is founded on
CORRECT ANSWER : Empiricism
Question : Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal
at the Sprint Planning?
CORRECT ANSWER : The Scrum Team
Question : After the Development Team forecasts the
Product Backlog items it will deliver in the Sprint, the Scrum Team crafts a Sprint Goal.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question : How does Definition of "Done" help to the
Scrum Team?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1) DoD ensures artifact
transparency
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2) DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment 3) DoD guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning
Question : The Daily Scrum always should take exactly
15 minutes. For example, if your team managed doing it in 5 minutes, you should spend 10 more minutes on some useful team activity like Product Backlog refinement, but not more (T/F)
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question : All events in Scrum are time-boxed. It means
that every event has a maximum duration. However, the Scrum Guide does not require a minimal duration for any event. As Scrum Teams mature, they can do some events faster (e.g. the Sprint Planning or the Sprint Retrospective).
CORRECT ANSWER : True
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Question : Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
CORRECT ANSWER : The Product Owner
Question : Only the Product Owner has the authority to
cancel the Sprint, although he or she may do so under influence from the stakeholders, the Development Team, or the Scrum Master.
Question : The Scrum Master does the following
regarding the Daily Scrum
CORRECT ANSWER : Teaches the Development Team
to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box Ensures that the Development Team has the meeting If others are present at the Daily Scrum, ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting
Question : Is it allowed to skip the Daily Scrum if there is
nothing interesting to talk about?
CORRECT ANSWER : No
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Question : Each event in Scrum is a formal opportunity to
inspect and adapt something. These events are specifically designed to enable critical transparency and inspection. Failure to include any of these events results in reduced transparency and is a lost opportunity to inspect and adapt.
Question : What is the input to the Sprint Planning?
CORRECT ANSWER : The Product Backlog
The latest product Increment Projected capacity of the Development Team during the Sprint Past performance of the Development Team
Question : How does the Scrum Master serve the
Organization?
CORRECT ANSWER : Working with other Scrum
Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption