ASF Online Practice Questions and Answers

What is the objective of the Scrum-of-Scrums meeting?

A. To inform management about the progress of the project.

B. Bring together all team members of all teams.

C. Coordinate the work of multiple Scrum teams.

D. Kick-off an international Scrum project.

During the release planning meeting, it is difficult to agree on priorities.

Sales want to implement some new features to catch up with the competitors.

Marketing want to work on a mobile interface that can prove to be a competitive differentiator.

Customer support want better logging and auditing capabilities to improve maintainability. What should be done to set the priorities?

A. Approach Senior Management and ask for priorities.

B. Survey the existing customers and prioritize according to their views.

C. The Product Owner will set the priorities.

According to Agile principles, what should be the pace of development?

A. Fast

B. Increasing

C. Sustainable

The Product Owner is going on a three-week vacation. The team should be closing the current Sprint and starting a new Sprint at the end of the first week of the Product Owner's vacation.

What is the best way to continue the Scrum rituals in this situation?

A. Each Scrum team should ideally have two Product Owners to provide cover.

B. The Product Owner should be requested to delay his vacation by a week.

C. The Scrum Master should take over and cover for the Product Owner.

What is time-boxing?

A. A period of intense activity within a particular release.

B. Setting an upper time limit and planning the activities within that limit.

C. Tight planning focused on reducing the time required for any activity.

What is a characteristic of a well-designed Agile work space?

A. It has a silent zone to facilitate concentration.

B. There is enough space for information radiators.

C. Work stations are personalized for team members.

A large product team features six different teams having ten members each, working on a project that involves four high level features.

How many Product Backlogs should the team have?

A. 1

B. 4

C. 6

A Scrum team failed to meet the Sprint objectives. One of the key members of the team fell ill and was away for two days right at the beginning of the four week Sprint.

What is the most likely reason that the team did not meet the Sprint objectives?

A. The Product Owner is unable to prioritize.

B. The team is lacking skills.

C. The team did not plan the Sprint effectively.

D. The team is over-worked.

A team has eleven members spread over two locations across two time zones. One of the locations has six team members and the other team has five.

Where should a Scrum Master be located?

A. Alternate the Scrum Master between both locations.

B. Appoint a local Scrum Master for both teams.

C. The Scrum Master is located in one of the teams.

A team decided to install a large traffic light in the team hall to indicate whether the latest build was healthy

(green), failing a few tests (orange) or failing high priority tests (red).

What term can be used to describe the traffic light?

A. Information radiator

B. Osmotic communication

C. Triangulation

Which is a statement of value as described in the Agile manifesto?

A. We value customer collaboration over responding to changes.

B. We value project management over individuals and interactions.

C. We value processes and tools over comprehensive documentation.

D. We value responding to change to satisfy the customer.

Which of the following statements best expresses the role that the daily stand-up meeting plays in the monitoring of a Scrum project?

A. The stand-up meeting helps the Scrum Master to update the burn-down chart.

B. The stand-up meeting gives the team insight into their progress and their issues.

C. The stand-up meeting lets the Product Owner review the progress of the team.

In a Scrum project, a team member notices that not all Scrum processes are followed. Who is responsible for ensuring that the Scrum Team follows the Scrum processes?

A. The Product Owner

B. The Scrum Master

C. The Development team

Which Scrum event is meant to look back and improve upon the finished Sprint?

A. Release Sprint

B. Sprint Retrospective

C. Sprint Review

The Product Backlog is ordered from most valuable to least valuable. The benefits for the business determine how valuable a Product Backlog Item is.

What are the benefits for the business based on?

A. The stakeholders' opinion

B. The Scrum Master's opinion

C. Organizational strategies

D. The needs of the Development Team