Test certification Scrum n°11 (21) : 15 questions and answers
Scrum Test (15 questions)
1) The product owner has to attend …….. of the stand-up meetings.
A- Some
B- All
C- None
D- When needed, parts
Answer : C
Explanation: The Stand-up meeting is mainly for the team to status each other. The Product owner can attend upon his wish, but has no right to intervene. There’s no obligation at all that the product owner attend any of the stand-up meetings.
2) Which of the following concept is NOT defined in the Scrum Framework?
A- Scrum Master
B- Project Coordinator
C- Scrum Product Owner
D- Daily Scrum
E- Burndown chart
Answer : B
Explanation: The Scrum framework defines 3 main roles: 1. The Development team 2. The Scrum Master 3. The Scrum Product owner Those 3 roles are called the Scrum team. The Scrum framework doesn’t mention anything about the Project manager role.
3) The advantages of the Scrum Framework are:
A- Fine-grained requirements are only defined when they are really needed.
B- All activities to design, build and test a certain functionality are kept together in one phase.
C- Changes are expected and welcomed by Scrum team.
D- All of the given answers.
E- None of the given answers
Answer : D
Explanation: All the mentioned Pros are advantages of the Scrum framework where those are the same cons in the waterfall (traditional) software development methods that Scrum addresses & resolves.
4) The customer requirements are stored in ……
A- In the Product (Scrum) Backlog
B- In the Sprint Backlog
C- In a database
D- In a Scrum Product Requirement Specification
E- Nowhere. The Scrum Product Owner knows them
Answer : A
Explanation: The product (scrum) backlog is the ultimate storage for the customer requirements, those requirements are mainly stored in the form of user stories, or in case of indirect requirements, and functional requirements they are stored in the form of technical tasks
5) Which is one of the most popular product backlog prioritization techniques?
A- Kano modelling
B- Canoe modelling
C- Wedding cake model
D- Planning Poker
Answer : A
Explanation: The Kano modelling is one of the most popular backlog prioritization techniques where in this method, the requirements are prioritized based on the customer preferences.
– Attractive
– One-Dimensional
– Multi-Dimensional
– Must-Be
– Indifferent
– Reverse
6) What does ‘S’ in MoSCoW a popular prioritization technique stand for?
A- Sound
B- Scrum
C- Should Have
D- Stand-up
Answer : C
Explanation: The MoSCoW prioritization technique is one of the most used & popular prioritization technique where the letters mean:
M: Must Have
S: Should Have
C: Could Have
W: Would Have
7) From the options below, what all are defined by the Scrum Framework?
A) Rules & Roles
B) Document guidelines
C) Artifacts and events
A- A
B- B
C- C
D- A, B, C
E- A,C
Answers : A, C
Explanation: The Scrum framework defines the Rules that the Roles should follow, the roles in the framework are defined as well. The framework defines also the Artifacts that are evidences for the activities, and the events where such artifacts are produced.
8) What is important in all Scrum projects?
A) Self-organization
B) Clear hierarchies in the company
C) Continuous improvement
D) Communcation
A- A,B,C,D
B- A,C,D
C- A,D
D- A
E- A,B
Answer : B
Explanation: The company’s hierarchies are not important for Scrum framework at all, as the teams in Scrum are cross-functional teams, and no matter they come from which organization. They have to work as a team more than a hierarchy function.
9) Which of the following main roles are defined by the Scrum Framework?
A) Scrum Tester
B) The Scrum Team
C) Scrum Manager
D) Scrum Master
E) Scrum Product Owner
A- A, B, C, D, E
B- B, C, D, E
C- B, D, E
D- A, B, D, E
E- A, B, C, D
Answer : C
Explanation: The Scrum framework defines 3 main roles: 1. The Development team 2. The Scrum Master 3. The Scrum Product owner These 3 roles are together called the Scrum team.
10) Developing a product vision is the primary responsibility for:
A- Scrum Team
B- The Customer
C- Scrum Master
D- Product Owner
Answer : D
Explanation: The product owner is the one who is responsible to deliver the product vision complete & neat to the Scrum team, so that the whole team & the top management knows what the team is doing & why, and for whom. This is mainly the product owner’s responsibility with the feedback from other stakeholders.
11) Which of the following main events are defined by the Scrum Framework?
A) Sprint Planning Meeting
B) Sprint Retrospective Meeting
C) Sprint Review Meeting
D) Mid-Sprint Status Review Meeting
E) Daily Scrum Meeting
A- A, B, C, D, E
B- A, B, C, D
C- A, C, D, E
D- A, B, C, E
E- A, C, E
Answer : D
Explanation: Scrum defines 5 main events in the whole framework, 2 before starting the Sprint, 2 after finishing the Sprint, and 1 during the Sprint. The events during the different stages are: [1] Before the Sprint: Release Planning, and Sprint Planning [2] During the Sprint: Daily Stand-up (Scrum) [3] After the Sprint: Sprint review, and Sprint Retrospective
12) When is a Sprint review held?
A- Just after the sprint planning meeting
B- Just before the sprint retrospective meeting
C- Just before the sprint planning meeting
D- Just after the daily stand up meetings
Answer : B
Explanation: Scrum defines 5 main events in the whole framework, 2 before starting the Sprint, 2 after finishing the Sprint, and 1 during the Sprint. The flow of events are as follows: [1] Before the Sprint: Release Planning, and Sprint Planning respectively [2] During the Sprint: Daily Stand-up (Scrum) [3] After the Sprint: Sprint review, and Sprint Retrospective respectively
13) The product Owner is the one person responsible for the project success?
A- True
B- False
Answer : A
Explanation: In Scrum, the Product Owner is the one person responsible for a project
14) Which part of the Sprint planning meeting, the product owner has to attend?
A- Part 1 meeting
B- Part 2 meeting
C- Both Parts
D- None of them
Answer : A
Explanation: The product owner has to attend part 1 of the Sprint planning meeting to answer any questions that the team might have regarding the stories, and to elaborate more on vague points. For part 2 meeting it’s more about the team to select the work they’ll do, the product owner can attend this part, or can’t. If he decided not to attend part 2 of the meeting, he has to stay reachable via any communication mean, in case the team needs his feedback.
15) The process of clearing the product backlog re-prioritizing after each Sprint is called:
A- Product Backlog Grooming
B- Product BacklogClean-up
C- Portfolio Sweep
D- Speed cleaning
A
Explanation: The Product Backlog Grooming activity is done by the product owner after every change, and after each Sprint to make the product backlog clean of all finished stories, and up to date with all new stories need to be prioritized, or re-prioritized.
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