PSM-I Online Practice Questions and Answers

The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product.

A. True

B. False

Which Scrum Values are violated by building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose three.)

A. Economic Value Added.

B. Respect.

C. Focus.

D. Earned Value.

E. Courage.

Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?

A. Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint.

B. An increment of software with minor known bugs in it.

C. An increment of working software that is "done".

D. A single document, if that is what the Scrum Master asked for.

What two factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (Choose two.)

A. The organization has mandated similar length sprints.

B. The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used.

C. The frequency at which team formation can be changed.

D. The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders.

A product Increment must be released to production at the end of each Sprint.

A. True

B. False

You are the Scrum Master of a new, to be developed product. Development is going to require 45 people. What is a good first question for you to suggest the group thinks about when forming into teams?

A. How will we make sure all teams have the right amount of expertise?

B. What is the right mixture of senior and junior people on each team?

C. Who are going to be the team leads?

D. Who are the subject matter experts on each team?

Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.

A. True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.

B. False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a business analyst in the Development Team.

C. False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Development Team.

D. True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.

A Sprint Retrospective should be held:

A. At the end of each Sprint.

B. At the beginning of each Sprint.

C. Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one.

D. At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release.

Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role? (Choose two.)

A. The Product Owner is one person.

B. The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

C. Multiple people can share the Product Owner role on a Scrum Team.

D. The Product Owner role can be played by a committee or a team of people.

What are three ways Scrum promotes self-management? (Choose three.)

A. By the Scrum Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.

B. By being a lightweight framework.

C. By having the Scrum Master protect the Scrum Team from interruptions.

D. By removing titles for Scrum Team members.

What happens if the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?

A. The Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.

B. The Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts.

C. The Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario. (Choose two.)

A. There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.

B. There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner.

C. The product has one Product Backlog.

D. Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.

E. There should be only one Product Owner.

What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?

A. There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.

B. Refine the Product Backlog.

C. Work with the Quality Assurance departments on the Increment of the current Sprint.

D. Update the project plan with stakeholders.

Which three behaviors demonstrate that a team is self-organizing? (Choose three.)

A. Stakeholders walking in at the Daily Scrum to check progress and work with the Scrum Master to optimize the functional scope for the Sprint.

B. The Development Team members are working within the boundaries of their functional description and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.

C. The Product Owner doesn't need to be at Sprint Retrospectives.

D. The Development Team creating their own sprint backlog, reflecting all work that is part of the definition of "Done".

E. The Development Team has all the skills needed to create a releasable Increment.

F. Development Team members collaboratively selecting their own work during the Sprint.

G. The Development Team inviting external people to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.

H. The Scrum Master is no longer needed.

Which are appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best three answers.)

A. Arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.

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

C. Team relations

D. Definition of Done.

E. How the Scrum Team does its work.