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NEW QUESTION 40
George is a Scrum Master on a project to develop a Course Management System and Leave Management System for Greyward University. He is maintaining an Impediment Log. Which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding Impediment Logs?
- A. Impediments should be formally recorded by the Scrum Master in an Impediment Log.
- B. Impediments can be internal or external to the team.
- C. An impediment is any hindrance or hurdle that reduces the productivity of the Scrum Team.
- D. The Impediment Log must be shared with the stakeholders.
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 41
A User Story is considered complete only when the which of the following is/are satisfied?
A) Acceptance Criteria
B) Done criteria
C) Demo to the product owner
D) Non-functional criteria
- A. D and A
- B. C and A
- C. A, B and C
- D. A and B
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference:
https://apple-brook.com/definition-of-done-user-stories/
NEW QUESTION 42
A Scrum Team is estimating the prioritized User Stories. Each team member has been assigned a deck of numbered cards, in which each card is numbered in a sequence. The team members use these cards to assess a particular User Story by picking and showing a card from the deck that represents their estimate for the User Story. Which estimation tool is the Scrum Team using?
- A. Fist of Five.
- B. Planning Poker.
- C. Affinity Estimation.
- D. Wideband Delphi.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Planning Poker is an agile estimating and planning technique that is consensus based. To start a poker planning session, the product owner or customer reads an agile user story or describes a feature to the estimators.
Each estimator is holding a deck of Planning Poker cards with values like 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40 and
100, which is the sequence we recommend. The values represent the number of story points, ideal days, or other units in which the team estimates.
Reference: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/planning-poker
NEW QUESTION 43
Which of the following about User Story Acceptance Criteria is true?
- A. It is the Scrum Master who has to ensure that the Acceptance Criteria for a User Story are not changed by the Product Owner in the middle of a Sprint.
- B. User Stories are objective, and the Acceptance Criteria provides the subjectivity required for the User Story to be considered as Done.
- C. It is the Scrum Team's responsibility to keep track of what changes are being made to the Acceptance Criteria even during the Sprint.
- D. In the Sprint Review Meetings, the Acceptance Criteria provides the context for the Scrum Master to decide if a User Story has been completed satisfactorily.
Answer: A
Explanation:
User Story is Done according to the agreed upon Acceptance CriteriA. Thus, the role of Acceptance Criteria in maintaining quality is critical and needs to be clearly understood by the team. It is the responsibility of the Scrum Master to ensure that the Acceptance Criteria for a User Story are not changed by the Product Owner in the middle of a Sprint. Partially completed User Stories are rejected as not Done and moved back into the Prioritized Product Backlog.
Reference:
backlog/
NEW QUESTION 44
The Scrum Master can help the Product Owner deploy Product Releases and coordinate deployment with the customer by helping him/her adopt Organizational Deployment methods. Which of the following statements about the deployment mechanisms of an organization is true?
- A. Deployment mechanisms are static, and cannot vary across organizations.
- B. Deployment mechanisms are not well-defined in most cases.
- C. Deployment mechanisms do not provide any guidelines regarding minimum functionality.
- D. Deployment mechanisms can take place remotely.
Answer: D
Explanation:
The deployment mechanisms of each organization tend to be different based on industry, target users, and positioning. Depending on the product being delivered, deployment can take place remotely or may involve the physical shipping or transition of an item.
NEW QUESTION 45
Maria is one of the Scrum Master for a rail-road reservation system program. She facilitates the Daily Standup Meetings to enable the Scrum Team to discuss issues faced by individual members, and seek solutions to motivate the team. Which of the following represents the mandatory outputs of Conduct Daily Standup process?
- A. Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Motivated Scrum Team.
- B. Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Impediment log.
- C. Updated Scrumboard and Dependencies.
- D. Updated Scrumboard and Unapproved Change Requests.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 46
Which of the following is true about Scrum?
- A. Deliverables are improved progressively by time-boxing non-essential work
- B. Continuous feedback is provided through the Groom Prioritized Product Backlog process
- C. The Conduct Daily Standup process leads to greater levels of motivation among team members.
- D. Emphasis on risk mitigation and detailed planning ensures a customer-oriented framework.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: http://blog.scrumstudy.com/advantages-of-using-scrum-listed-down-by-scrumstudy/
NEW QUESTION 47
During a Scrum of Scrums Meeting certain Question:s are answered. Which of the following are the answered?
A) What has my team been working on since the last meeting?
B) What will my team do until the next meeting?
C) What were other teams counting on our team to finish that remains undone?
D) What is our team planning on doing that might affect other teams?
- A. All of the above.
- B. A, B, and D.
- C. C and D.
- D. A and B
Answer: B
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.cs.vsu.ru/~svv/spm/SBOK_Guide_3rd_edition_English_Sample.pdf (59)
NEW QUESTION 48
Maria is one of the Scrum Master for a rail-road reservation system program. She facilitates the Daily Standup Meetings to enable the Scrum Team to discuss issues faced by individual members, and seek solutions to motivate the team. Which of the following represents the mandatory outputs of Conduct Daily Standup process?
- A. Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Motivated Scrum Team.
- B. Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Impediment log.
- C. Updated Scrumboard and Dependencies.
- D. Updated Scrumboard and Unapproved Change Requests.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: http://www.cs.vsu.ru/~svv/spm/SBOK_Guide_3rd_edition_English_Sample.pdf (62)
NEW QUESTION 49
It is not allowed to change the members of the Development Team.
- A. False
- B. True
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 50
Which one of the following is an output of Sprint Planning and is used to give the Development Team a Sprint target?
- A. Team charter
- B. Roles and Responsibilities
- C. Sprint Goal
- D. Product Backlog
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 51
To enable the Product Owner to successfully deploy the product release as a part of the Ship Deliverables process, the Scrum Master should ensure that:
- A. The Release Plan and Prioritized Product Backlog are updated
- B. The Scrum Team creates the Release Planning Schedule
- C. The Scrum Team creates Deliverables as agreed upon
- D. The Scrum team Accepts/Rejects the deliverables during Demonstrate and Validate Sprint process
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 52
The Chief Scrum Master is a part of the Scrum Core Team that assembles to retrospect the project and to identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned. There are various tools to Retrospect Project during the Retrospect Project Meeting. Which of the following tools can be used in this process?
- A. Speed Boat.
- B. SWOT analysis.
- C. Gap analysis.
- D. Proof of Concept.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/retrospect-scrum-project-the-lessons-to-be-learnt/
NEW QUESTION 53
Which of the following are important selection criteria while choosing a Scrum Master?
- A. Leadership style, problem-solving, availability, commitment
- B. Responsiveness, problem-solving, facilitator, negotiation
- C. Stress management, people management, communication, loyalty
- D. Intuitiveness, people management, reliability, facilitator
Answer: A
Explanation:
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/selecting-appropriate-scrum-masters-and-identifying-relevantstakeholders/
NEW QUESTION 54
You are hosting a Sprint Retrospective for the Scrum Team and you want to set some ground rules for the meeting. All of following are appropriate topics for the Sprint Retrospective meeting except for which one?
- A. Why the user stories weren't completed as planned.
- B. Items that should be in the next Sprint's Backlog.
- C. What's working well in the project.
- D. What's not working well with a team member.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 55
A project on developing quality testing equipment for an agro-based industry will start with the Create Deliverables process. Which of the following are NOT inputs to the current process?
A) Scrum Core Team
B) Acceptance Criteria
C) Impediment log
D) Length of Sprint
- A. A and C
- B. B and D
- C. B and C
- D. A and B
Answer: A
Explanation:
Reference:
https://katherinemichel.gitbooks.io/agile-sprint-playbook/project-management/scrum-body-ofknowledge- phases.html
NEW QUESTION 56
You are the Scrum Master of a project to construct an IT Tech Park. This project requires adhering to stringent quality standards at every stage of development. A Scrum Core Team is formed for this project in which the Scrum Master is supposed to facilitate a "team first" mentality when it comes to quality. You must ensure all of the following to maintain quality in Scrum, EXCEPT:
- A. The changing needs of the customers must be incorporated during the increments.
- B. Iterative Product development, repetitive testing, and documentation help ensure quality is inherent in each Done deliverable.
- C. Any quality requirement must consider the capacity and willingness of the organization to meet the business need.
- D. Anyquality related error must be fixed only at the end to ensure that the deliverable is Done.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 57
The Chief Scrum Master plays an important role during the Retrospect Project process. By being a part of the Retrospect Project Meeting, he/she provides valuable inputs mainly to identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned during the process. What is an output of this process?
- A. Agreed Actionable Schedule.
- B. Agreed Actionable Objectives.
- C. Agreed Actionable Improvements.
- D. Agreed Actionable Lessons.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 58
The Scrum Team along with the Scrum Master adopted the Fist of Five technique to arrive at accurate estimations for the prioritized User Stories. The results of the vote of each team member are as follows: three members: 2 fingers; four members: 3 fingers; and two members: 5 fingers. Which of the following options is in plurality?
- A. I wholeheartedly agree with the group's conclusion.
- B. I agree with the group's conclusion and would like to discuss some minor issues.
- C. I disagree with the group's conclusion and have major concerns.
- D. I am not sure and would like to go with the group's consensus conclusion.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Reference:
https://ryanripley.com/5-reasons-a-scrum-master-should-use-fist-of-five-voting/
NEW QUESTION 59
The Chief Scrum Master facilitates the Scrum of Scrums Meeting. Which of the following statements about a Scrum of Scrums Meeting is true?
- A. This meeting can be conducted at any time without any pre-determined intervals.
- B. This meeting is relevant only for high-investment projects.
- C. This meeting can be scaled up.
- D. This meeting is always time-boxed.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.smartsheet.com/blog/5-stages-creating-successful-scrum-scrums#the-importance-ofproject- management-soft-skills-in-scrum-of-scrums
NEW QUESTION 60
The Scrum Team along with the Scrum Master adopted the Fist of Five technique to arrive at accurate estimations for the prioritized User Stories. The results of the vote of each team member are as follows:
three members: 2 fingers; four members: 3 fingers; and two members: 5 fingers. Which of the following options is in plurality?
- A. I wholeheartedly agree with the group's conclusion.
- B. I agree with the group's conclusion and would like to discuss some minor issues.
- C. I disagree with the group's conclusion and have major concerns.
- D. I am not sure and would like to go with the group's consensus conclusion.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: https://ryanripley.com/5-reasons-a-scrum-master-should-use-fist-of-five-voting/
NEW QUESTION 61
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