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QUESTION: After the Product Backlog has
been created by the Product Owner at thebeginning of a project, items cannot be added to
it or removed from itANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Product Owner can
change the Product Backlog at any time. (What
they cannot add to is the Teams target in thecurrent Sprint.)
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QUESTION: All communication between theTeam and Product Owner is required to go
through the ScrumMasterANSWER: False
EXPLANATION: Direct, open communication
between the Team and the Product Owner is
encouraged, as long as it doesnt disrupt the
Team
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QUESTION: Product Backlog Items the Teamdoes not complete in a Sprint automatically get
added into the next SprintANSWER: False
EXPLANATION: Product Backlog Items the
Team does not complete in a Sprint
automatically get put back to the Product
Backlog, and prioritized by the Product Owner
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QUESTION: During the Sprint, Team members
are permitted to switch tasks with each otherANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The Team is free to organize
the work of the Sprint in any way it chooses.
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QUESTION: Every single person on the Team isrequired to have all the development skills
necessary to produce done Product Backlog
Items design, coding, testing, etc.ANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Team as a whole must
have those skills, but each individual member is
not required to have all of them.
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QUESTION: The Sprint Review should be
attended by the Team, Product Owner,
ScrumMaster, as well as other stakeholders (likecustomers or end users)ANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The Sprint Review should beattended by anyone whose opinion or input
would be useful to the Product Owner in the
inspection of whats been produced, or theadaptation of the Product Backlog.
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QUESTION: In Scrum, most of the testing is
completed at the end of the project, just beforethe releaseANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: Leaving important testing until
the end of a project creates significant risk. In
Scrum, we do as much testing as possible each
Sprint, in order to minimize or eliminate thetesting that is left until the end of the project.
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QUESTION: In Scrum, as much testing as
possible is done during each Sprint, to ensurethat defects are found and fixed as early as
possibleANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: In Scrum, we try to do as
much testing as possible each Sprint, in order to
minimize the testing that is left until the end ofthe project
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QUESTION: In Scrum, the system architectureis finalized at the beginning of the projectANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: In Scrum, the systemarchitecture is started at the beginning of a
project, but it continues to evolve during the
project, as new requirements emerge, and as the
Team discovers improvements
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QUESTION: In the Sprint Planning meeting, the
Product Owner tells the Team how much theyneed to target in the SprintANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: In the Sprint Planning meeting,the Team decides how much they can target in
the Sprint, free of pressure from the Product
Owner.
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QUESTION: In the Sprint Retrospective the
Team, ScrumMaster and Product Owner discusshow to improve their process, practices and
way of workingANSWER: True
EXPLANATION: The purpose of the Sprint
Retrospective is for the Team, ScrumMaster and
Product Owner to collaborate and find ways to
improve their process, practices, and way of
working, within the Scrum framework.
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QUESTION: It is recommended that customers,
end users, and other stakeholders be invited tothe Sprint ReviewANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The purpose of the Sprint
Review is to inspect and adapt the product
thats being built, and inviting customers, end
users, and other stakeholders to join will givemore and better insights.
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QUESTION: It is recommended that
management should attend the Daily ScrumMeetingANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The purpose of the DailyScrum Meeting is for the Team to update each
other on progress, and make blocks visible to
everyone, inside a 15-minute timebox. If
management attends, it may disrupt this.
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QUESTION: Items at the top of the Product Backlog
are typically smaller in size and have more detail than
those at the bottomANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: On a regular basis, the Product
Owner and Team collaborate to groom the ProductBacklog. Product Backlog Grooming involves looking
at the next 2-3 Sprints worth of Product Backlog,
breaking the larger Product Backlog Items into smaller
pieces, and getting a more detailed understanding ofthe requirements.
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QUESTION: It is recommended that the Sprint
Review be limited just to the Product Owner,Team and ScrumMasterANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The purpose of the SprintReview is to inspect and adapt the product
thats being built, and inviting customers, end
users, and other stakeholders to participate will
give more and better insights
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QUESTION: The Definition of Done is
different for every single Product Backlog Item.
ANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Definition of Done
should be relevant to most of the items on theProduct Backlog. (There may however be a
small number of Product Backlog Items which
because of their unique characteristics require a
one-off Definition of Done.)
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QUESTION: The Definition of Done isdecided solely by the Product Owner.ANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Definition of Done isdecided by the Team in collaboration with the
Product Owner, based on the needs of the
release, and the capabilities of the Team.
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QUESTION: Team members are only required
to go to the Daily Scrum Meeting if they have
blocks to reportANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Daily Scrum Meeting is
mandatory for all members of the Team who
are not on leave that day.
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QUESTION: The purpose of the Sprint Review
is to see working product, find improvements tomake to the product, and know where we are
relative to the goals of the releaseANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The main purpose of the
Sprint Review is to see working product, find
improvements to make to the product, and
know where we are relative to the goals of the
release
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QUESTION: The Product Backlog is a list of
tasks to be completed in the current SprintANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The list of tasks to be
completed in the current Sprint is the SprintBacklog. The Product Backlog is an ordered list
of features, functionality, and other work that
needs to be completed in the future.
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QUESTION: The Product Owner can change
the future Product Backlog based on what theyobserve or feedback they receive in the Sprint
ReviewANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The Product Owner can
change the future Product Backlog at any time.
What they cannot change is the Teams target inthe current Sprint
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QUESTION: The Product Owner decides the
Product Backlog content and prioritization, and
the Team decides how much to target in theSprintANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The Product Owner decides
the Product Backlog content and prioritization,
and the Team decides how much to target in the
Sprint. The Team should provide input to theProduct Owner on the content and
prioritization of the Product Backlog
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QUESTION: The Product Owner is allowed to
make a change to the target of the Sprint, butonly if the Team agreesANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Product Owner is not
allowed to change the target of the Sprint; their
only options are to terminate the current Sprint
and start a new one, or wait until the nextSprint
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QUESTION: The Product Owner must remaincompletely silent in the Sprint Planning MeetingANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Product Owner is allowed
to speak freely during the Sprint Planning
Meeting (unless they are doing so in a way that
is harmful or disruptive.)
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QUESTION: Product Backlog Grooming is for
getting a better understanding of features in the
current Sprint
ANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: Product Backlog Grooming
involves looking ahead to the next 2-3 Sprintsworth of Product Backlog, breaking the larger
Product Backlog Items into smaller pieces, and
getting a more details understanding of therequirements.
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QUESTION: The Product Owner should create
the Product Backlog with input from any and all
of the following: customers, end users,stakeholders, and the TeamANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: To create and prioritize the
Product Backlog effectively, the Product Owner
will need lots of input and advice from
customers and end users, stakeholders, andespecially from the Team. A great ScrumMaster
will help facilitate this.
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QUESTION: The purpose of the Daily Scrum
Meeting is for the Team to update the ProductOwner and Management on progress and
blocksANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The purpose of the Daily
Scrum Meeting is for the Team to update each
other on progress and blocks. After the
meeting, the ScrumMaster will help with
removing the blocks.
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QUESTION: The purpose of the Sprint Backlog
and Burndown Chart is to enable theScrumMaster to monitor the TeamANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Team is responsible forself-organizing to achieve the target they set for
the Sprint, and the purpose of the Sprint
Backlog and Burndown Chart is to enable the
Team to self-organize and give them continuous
visibility during the Sprint.
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QUESTION: The ScrumMaster offers theirassistance only when a Team member asks for
help.ANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The ScrumMaster should offer
assistance any time they see an opportunity to
serve the Team
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QUESTION: The Team works together in theSprint Planning Meeting to decide how much to
target in the SprintANSWER: True
EXPLANATION: The Team works together in
the Sprint Planning Meeting to decide how
much to target in the Sprint, and that target is
shared among the members of the Team.
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QUESTION: The ScrumMaster is responsiblefor assigning tasks to the TeamANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Team is responsible forself-organizing, and this includes together
deciding who should work on which tasks
during the Sprint
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QUESTION: The Product Backlog is an ordered
list of features, functionality, and other workthat needs to be completed in the futureANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The Product Backlog is anordered list of features, functionality, and other
work that needs to be completed in the future,
to maximize ROI
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QUESTION: The ScrumMaster is responsible
for making sure everyone knows and followsthe practices of ScrumANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: One of the first things aScrumMaster will do is teach Scrum to the
Team, Product Owner, and stakeholders.
Everyone needs to understand the principlesand practices of Scrum, for it to be successful.
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QUESTION: The ScrumMaster is responsible
for managing the Team to hit its target at theend of the SprintANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The ScrumMaster does notmanage the Team the Team is responsible for
self-organizing during the Sprint. If they fail to
do this effectively, it will be visible, and theScrumMaster should help them learn how.
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QUESTION: The ScrumMaster is responsiblefor protecting the Team from outside
distractions, disruption, or interferenceANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The ScrumMaster is
responsible for serving as a bodyguard for the
Team, protecting them from outside
distractions, disruption, or interference
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QUESTION: The Sprint Backlog tracks howlong each Team member has spent so far on
each taskANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: The Sprint Backlog tracks how
much work remains for each task being worked
on or planned for in the Sprint.
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QUESTION: The Sprint Planning Meeting istimeboxed to 8 hours for a 1 month Sprint, and
4 hours for a 2 week SprintANSWER: TrueEXPLANATION: The Sprint Planning Meeting is
timeboxed to these lengths to ensure that
planning is completed in a reasonable amount of
time, and to help the Team learn to do this.
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QUESTION: The Sprint Retrospective is only
required if the Team is having difficulties;otherwise, it is optionalANSWER: FalseEXPLANATION: No Sprint is perfect, and aSprint Retrospective is mandatory for every
Sprint, to enable the Team, Product Owner, and
ScrumMaster to identify improvements to ourway of working in future Sprints.
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