Free Professional Scrum with Kanban Exam PSK-I Exam Practice Test

When using Kanban in a Scrum environment, some resistance toward introducing Work in Progress (WIP) Limits may be encountered. What is an alternative to introducing WIP Limits in Kanban?

• Using Kanban boards that improve visualization and enhance communication.
• None, Professional Scrum with Kanban cannot be used without explicit WIP Limits.
• Building a strong team identity using Squads and tribes.
• Conducting Daily Stand-Up meetings that control not having too much work.

True or False: The Scrum Framework contains elements that can be treated as explicit policies.

• True
• False

How do Work in Progress (WIP) Limits relate to self-management?(choose the best two answers)

• WIP Limits inhibit self-management since they limit the team's autonomy to pull work.
• WIP Limits provide a boundary/container in which the Scrum Team self- manages.
• A Scrum Master defines a WIP Limit to help the Scrum Team self-manage.
• As part of self-managing, Scrum Teams figure out their own WIP Limits.

Upon which of the five Scrum Values does Professional Scrum with Kanban build?(choose the best three answers)

• Courage.
• Transparency.
• Focus.
• Openness.
• Professionalism.

You still need a Scrum Master when applying Kanban practices in the Scrum framework.(choose the best answer)

• It Depends.
• Never.
• Always.

In the context of Scrum, which of the following statements about Cycle Time are true?(Choose the best two answers)

• Cycle Time should be exactly the length of a Sprint.
• Cycle Time for some Product Backlog items might be longer than a length of Sprint.
• Average Cycle Time should be shorter than a length of Sprint.

A Scrum Team's service level expectation (SLE) is an input into the various Scrum events. In which event will SLE provide the most benefit towards maintaining good flow?(choose the best answer)

• Sprint Review.
• Sprint Planning.
• Sprint Retrospective.
• Daily Scrum.

When the Developers limit Work in Progress (WIP) inside a Sprint, what would you expect to observe?(choose the best three answers)

• The Developers would stop beginning work, and instead, start finishing work.
• The amount of work done by the end of the Sprint would be reduced.
• Self-management would be strengthened as a result of increased transparency.
• Increased collaboration/swarming between the Developers.

The Cycle Time metric for a certain Work Item cannot be used:(choose the best two answers)

• As a leading indicator to the length of the feedback loop for that Work Item.
• To help the Scrum Team inspect and adapt their process.
• As a lagging indicator to the length of the feedback loop for that Work Item.
• To help the Developers inspect and adapt their Sprint in the Daily Scrum.
• To influence the team's SLE.

True or False: Work Item Age is a leading indicator for the length of the Scrum Team'sfeedback loop for that (in progress) item.

• True
• False