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1A Scrum Master is not only a servant-leader to the Scrum Team and organization, it's also considered a management position.
Which three activities describe what a Scrum Master manages as reflected by the Scrum Guide? (Choose three.)
Reporting on the performance of the Sprint.
The way Scrum is understood and enacted within the organization.
Managing the capacity and utilization of each Development Team member.
Managing the process in which Scrum is applied.
Managing the Product Backlog items and work in the Sprint Backlog.
Removing organizational impediments that limits the team's progress and productivity.
Answer: B, D, F
2Steven is a Scrum Master asked to assist in creating five new Scrum Teams that will be working to build a highly anticipated product. He talks with them about the importance of being able to integrate their Increments by the end of their Sprints. This includes the first Sprints. The product is very important to both the end users and the organization.
Of the choices raised by future team members, what would Steven encourage?
Each Scrum Team delivers Increments in its own code branch. After UAT is performed at the Sprint Review, the code branch is isolated until enough Increments are considered acceptable. All code branches will then be merged during the release phase.
Each Scrum Team delivers functionality at the end of each Sprint. New Product Backlog items will then be added to the next Sprint Backlog to integrate their functionality with the other teams to create a unified Increment.
All Scrum Teams agree on a mutual understanding of 'done' that defines all work necessary to deliver a potentially shippable Increment that includes all previous Increments delivered for the product.
Wait until enough of the infrastructure and architecture is in place before starting the first Sprints. This will increase the success of delivering integrated Increments in Sprint 1.
Answer: C
3What would be typical Scrum Master activities during the Sprint?
Monitor the progress of the Development Team and assigning tasks.
Remove impediments and facilitating inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or needed.
Avoiding conflicts and escalating to the line managers if conflicts occur.
Answer: B
4The Scrum Master is responsible for the process in which Scrum is adopted and enacted.
True
False
Answer: A
5As a Scrum Master, you observe that the Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team effectively.
What action would you take?
Send the Product Owner to training.
Nominate a proxy Product Owner.
Act as the go-between.
Coach the Product Owner.
Answer: D
6A Scrum Master teaches those who are interested in the Development Team's progress that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint
Review.
True
False
Answer: A
7What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take if the Product Owner is having difficulties managing the Product Backlog?
Have the Development Team order the work instead of the Product Owner.
Have the Product Owner order the items based on size, having the Development Team work on the smallest items first.
Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize the flow of value.
Delegate the work to the Assistant Product Owner.
Delay the Sprint in order for the Product Owner to have enough time to prioritize the Product Backlog.
Answer: C
8What 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.
Answer: A
9As a Scrum Master, what would you strive for if five new Scrum Teams were to work on one product?
There should be five Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
The product has one Product Backlog and one Product Owner.
There should be five Product Backlogs and one Product Owner to manage them.
There should be five Product Backlogs and five Product Owners.
Answer: B
10Several Sprints into a project, a client is complaining to the Product Owner about the poor performance of the product.
As a Scrum Master, how can you help the Product Owner?
Coach the Product Owner on effective ways to communicate this concern to the Development Team and encourage the Product Owner to add the performance issue to the Product Backlog.
Tell the Product Owner performance is defined by the Development Team.
Note the issue for the next Sprint Retrospective.
Notify the team responsible for system performance.