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• Select all that apply. Which Scrum events facilitate inspection and adaptation?a) Sprintb) Backlog Refinementc) Retrospectived) Development Work

  Correct answer is ‘c’. Other than the "Sprint", all other four events facilitate inspection and adaptation. Backlog Refinement is called as an Act within Scrum.

• A short expression of the purpose of a Sprint which is often a business need– is called as:a) Sprint Goalb) Acceptance Criteriac) Definition of Done

  a) Sprint Goal

• A person external to the Scrum Team with a specific interest in and knowledge of a product that is required for Incremental discovery, is known as:a) Technical/Domain Expertb) Stakeholderc) Senior Management

  Correct answer is ‘b’. Though stakeholder is generally regarded as those having some interest in the product, Scrum has this specific definition of the stakeholder

• A Scrum Team has five members. Each one works on a different product. What could we infer about the team?a) The team will have higher productivity since division of work is clearb) The team implements diversity, a principle of Scrumc) The potential of team work and benefit of Scrum is lessd) All of them still will have common definition of “Done”

  Correct answer is ‘c’. Since everyone is working on a different product, there is very minimal chance of team work, collaboration and team self-organization.

• The selection of items from the Product Backlog a Development Team deems feasible for implementation in a Sprint is called as:a) Estimationb) Planning Pokerc) Forecast of functionality

  Correct answer is ‘c’.

• In a new Scrum Team, a Scrum Master notices that a Development Team member works on a task that is not contributing to the Sprint Goal or Sprint Backlog. The Scrum Master:a) Should escalate this to Product Ownerb) Should discuss with team member and educate about Scrum way of workingc) Should not interrupt since the team is self-organizing

  Correct answer is ‘b’. The Scrum Master does not manage people. They encourage the self-organization of the team to manage its work. However, the Scrum Master is the guardian of the Scrum framework and hence its rules. A Development Team member should only work on tasks related to Sprint Goal. When there is a violation, Scrum Master actively steps in to coach the team on
  Scrum.

• Select all that apply. During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master's role is to:a) Facilitate discussions of the Development Teamb) Moderate and control so that everyone gets a fair chance to speakc) Ensure that all 3 questions have been answeredd) Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time boxe) All of the above

  Correct answers are ‘a’ and ‘d’. Scrum Master facilitates the Scrum events as and when requested by others or required by their observations. Scrum Master does not take any active role in directing or controlling the Daily Scrum. It is up to the Development Team to fully leverage it for their synchronization and progress. Scrum Master is the guardian the Scrum process and time boxing is a
  cardinal rule of Scrum. So, Scrum Master coaches the team to keep the Scrum rules.

• In Scrum based software development effort, while the Sprint Goal will deliver a Product Increment, one of the Product Backlog Items is asking for production of a document.a) It is not okay. Every Product Backlog item must be about a working software requirementb) It is not okay. Documentation is not needed until Product Owner chooses to release an Increment to productionc) It is okay. A Sprint can produce a document as a sole outcome of the Sprintd) It is okay. A Sprint can produce other deliverables like document requested by Product Owneralong with working Increment.

  Correct answer is ‘d’. While the Sprint has to necessarily produce a potentially shippable and useable Increment, some of the Product Backlog items could produce other deliverables including documents if the Product Owner considers them having appropriate value. If a Product Backlog item
  is a document, it may not be subjected to definition of “Done” which is usually the standards needed for software. So, while the definition of “Done” is applicable at Increment level, it may not be applicable for some individual Product Backlog items.

• Select all that apply. A Product Owner requests Development Team to help them with some tasks related to Product Backlog maintenance.a) The Scrum Master should step in and coach Product Owner to perform their job themselvesb) It is okay but Product Owner is still accountable for the Product Backlog maintenance.c) Development Team should refer Product Owner to speak with Development Team managerd) Development Team can volunteer if this additional task does not impact their Sprint work

  Correct answers are ‘b’ and ‘d’. The Product Owner may have the Development Team help them with Product Backlog maintenance. However, the Product Owner remains accountable. There is no manager for the Development Team.

• During Daily Scrum, this plan is used as a reference to understand the changes in progress.a) Sprint Backlogb) Product Backlogc) Sprint Burn-down

  Correct answer is ‘a’. The Sprint Backlog is a plan with enough detail that changes in progress can be understood in the Daily Scrum