Free Professional Scrum Master I Exam PSM-I Exam Practice Test

During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog?

• When the Product Owner identifies new work.
• As soon as possible after they are identified.
• When the Scrum Master has time to enter them.
• During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them.

Which statement best describes Scrum? (choose the best answer)

• A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of Scientific Management
• A framework to generate value through adaptive solutions tor complex problems.
• A cookbook that defines best practices tor software development.
• A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.

What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog?

• Minimizing dependencies between teams.
• Clear definition of requirements.
• Meeting original scope projections.
• Making sure there’s enough work for everyone on every team.
• Maximizing velocity.

When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of “Done”? (Choose the best answer.)

• Each Development Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint.
• It depends.
• Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
• All Development Teams must have a definition of “Done” that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

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

• By not allowing documentation.
• By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
• By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room.
• By removing titles for Development Team members.
• By being a lightweight framework.

Which two activities will a Product Owner engage in during a Sprint? (Choose two.)

• Run the Daily Scrum.
• Prioritize the Development Team’s work on the Sprint Backlog.
• Update the Sprint burndown chart.
• Answer questions from the Development Team about items in the current Sprint.
• Work with the stakeholders.

When does the next Sprint begin?

• When the Product Owner is ready.
• Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
• The Monday following the Sprint Review.
• Immediately following the next Sprint Planning.

During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master responsible?

• Prioritizing the resulting action items.
• Participating as a Scrum team member and facilitating as requested or needed.
• Acting as a scribe to capture the Development Team’s answers.
• Summarizing and reporting the discussions to management.

As the Sprint Planning progresses, the Developers realize that the workload may be greater than their capacity to complete the work. Which two are valid actions? (choose the best two answers)

• Recruit additional Developers before the work can begim
• The Developers ensure that the Scrum Team is aware, start the Sprint, and monitor progress.
• The Developers work overtime during this Sprint
• Cancel the Sprint
• Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.

What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?

• The event must happen at a set time.
• The event must happen by a given time.
• The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.
• The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.