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

What action should a Scrum Master take if the Development Team has decided that Retrospectives are no longer necessary?

• Start facilitating more productive and useful Retrospectives.
  
• Suggest reducing the frequency of the Retrospectives.
  
• Extend the Sprint time-box in order to fit the Retrospectives.
  
• Comply with the team's decision.
  

Which of these tools is mandatory for the Product Owner to use?

• Release burnup chart.
  
• Burndown chart.
  
• Version control.
  
• Project Gantt chart.
  
• None of the above.
  

Steven, the Scrum Master, observes that one of the Development Team members is not attending the Daily Scrum. The Development Team feels this is ok as they all sit in the same area and already have constant communication throughout the day.Which is the best action for Steven to take?

• Start running the Daily Scrum and require all members to be in attendance.
  
• Talk to the Development Team member privately and tell him that he needs to be a team player.
  
• Ask the Development Team, what value will result from having all team members present at the Daily Scrum and what are the risks if members don't attend.
  
• The Daily Scrum is owned by the Development Team and it is their responsibility to decide which team members must participate.
  

Doing your best and helping other Scrum Team members demonstrates which of the following?

• Value of Commitment
  
• Increased Revenue
  
• Increased Profit
  
• Maximizing utilization
  
• High Performance
  

Which statement best describes Scrum?

• A clearly defined methodology that defines the software development process.
  
• A manual for defining best practices for software development.
  
• A clearly defined and predictable process that follows the principles of Computer Science.
  
• A framework to address complex products in complex environments.
  

According to the Scrum Guide, where should the Daily Scrum be held?

• Wherever the Development Team decides is most suitable.
  
• In a room where management can attend.
  
• In the same location where the Development Team is seated.
  
• In front of the Scrum board.
  
• Wherever the Scrum Master decides is best.
  

The Sprint length should be:

• Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.
  
• Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.
  
• No more than one month.
  
• All of these answers are correct.
  

Steven is a Scrum Master of a Development Team that has members working in different cities and time zones. Organizing the Scrum events is time consuming and requires a lot of effort to set up and run. The Development Team proposes to only hold the Daily Scrum on Mondays.Which two responses would be most appropriate from Steven? (Choose two.)

• Coach the team on why having a Daily Scrum every day is an important opportunity to update the Sprint plan and how it helps the team self-organize work toward achieving the Sprint Goal.
  
• Ensure that there is an overall consensus by having the Development Team members vote.
  
• Help the Development Team understand that lowering the frequency of communication will only increase the feeling of disconnect between the team members.
  
• Acknowledge and support their decision.
  

A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments.Which would be the LEAST helpful technique in this situation?

• Consulting with the Development Team
  
• Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
  
• Arranging a triage meeting with all project managers.
  
• Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.
  

Which role is responsible for determining when it is most appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog?

• The Product Owner
  
• The Development Team
  
• The Scrum Team
  
• The Scrum Master