SCRUM - EVENTS

Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (choose all that apply)

• Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.

• The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog.

• How the team does it work.

• Definition of "Done".

• Team relations.

A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product Backlog in place.

• True

• False

What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?

• A fully refined Product Backlog

• Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint

• A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal

• A clear but negotiable business objective for the Sprint

• There are no such pre-conditions

A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint after the conclusion of a previous Sprint for the following reason:

• Not enough Product Backlog items are "Ready".

• The Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.

• There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

• The QA department needs more time to make the previous Increment "Done".

• The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint.

During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• The Scrum Team should decline to add a process improvement to the Sprint Backlog when things are running smoothly

• The Scrum Master selects the most important process improvement and places it in the Sprint Backlog

• The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Sprint Backlog

• The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement to place in the Product Backlog

Which 3 of the following are true about Scrum?

• Scrum is based on empirical process control theory

• Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum’s success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products

• Scrum is like traditional processes but with self-organization to replace Project Managers

• Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products

• Scrum is a methodology, where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment

What 2 factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length?

• The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders

• The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used

• The organization has mandated similar length sprints

• The frequency at which team formation can be changed

How is management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum?

• The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum

• The Product Owner represents their opinions

• The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf

• Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum

Who starts the Daily Scrum?

• The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to stay within the time-box

• The person who last broke the build

• Whoever the Development Team decides should start

• The person who has the token

• The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box

Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum?

• He/she doesn´t need to be there.

• To participate as a Scrum Team member.

• To hear about impediments in functionality.

• To represent the stakeholders´ point of view.