Pre-test Agile Scrum Foundation

What is the primary responsibility of a Scrum Master in order to keep a Scrum team working at its peak level of productivity?

• Helping stakeholders understand the Scrum framework and its practices
• Keeping high priority features at the top of the product backlog
• Preventing changes to the sprint backlog items once the sprint begins

During a sprint, a Developer is working on a task. Who is accountable for this task?

• This Developer
• The Developers
• The Product Owner
• The Scrum Master

All Scrum events are time-boxed events. What is the advantage of time-boxing?

• It ensures commitment of the Scrum team.
• It facilitates osmotic communication.
• It minimizes the waste of time.

A team is transitioning to Scrum. They already had a role called project coordinator, who helps creating a smooth working environment for all project members. What is accountable for this after the transition? creating a smooth working environment for all project members.

• Developer
• Product Owner
• Project manager
• Scrum Master

A Product Owner wants a product backlog item to be completed in two days. The Developers working on the item think it will take five days to complete it. The Scrum Master thinks it takes three days. A subject matter expert, who has worked on similar items in the past, thinks it should be at most a one-day effort. Whose estimate should be used for planning?

• The Developers'
• The Product Owner's
• The Scrum Master's
• The subject matter expert's

Halfway through a sprint, a team has finished all sprint backlog items. What is the best action to take?

• Cancel the rest of the sprint and start a new sprint with new items
• Extend the length of the sprint and see if done items can be perfectioned
• Pick the next item from the top of the product backlog and add it to the sprint backlog
• Shorten the length of the current sprint and shorten the next sprints as well

A virtual team with people from two different time zones is working on a project. The team members do not have overlapping office hours, which causes them to be less effective than they hoped for. How can the effectiveness of this virtual team best be improved?

• Ensure that all Scrum team members receive all information
• Hold the daily scrum together even if office hours do not overlap
• Use the osmotic communication technique for disputes

When does product backlog refinement take place?

• Only at the start of a sprint
• Only during the sprint retrospective
• Only during the sprint review
• Throughout the sprint

A Scrum team uses a Kanban board. The work-in-progress limit (WiP-limit) of a column on the Kanban board is reached. What should be done when this happens?

• Assign work to Developers in the next column to free up capacity
• Enlarge the WiP-limit and keep working
• Help the Developers in the column with the bottleneck
• Wait until work is pulled to the next column to free capacity

What is the most efficient and effective method of transferring information to and between the Developers?

• E-mail
• Face-to-face
• Social media
• Telephone