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EXIN Agile Scrum Master Questions and Answers

Question 1

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?

Options:

A.

Agreed Actionable Improvements.

B.

Agreed Actionable Schedule.

C.

Agreed Actionable Lessons.

D.

Agreed Actionable Objectives.

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Question 2

A Scrum team is dividing their work Azis is the Product Owner and has refined the product backlog He wants to assign the tasks to the Developers The Developers want to choose their own tasks The Scrum Master agrees with the Product Owner

Is it a good idea it the Product Owner divides the tasks'?

Options:

A.

Yes, because the Product Owner both understands the ordering and knows the Developers skills

B.

Yes, because the Scrum Master and the Product Owner agree on who assigns work to the Developers

C.

No, because the Scrum Master is accountable tor dividing product backlog items over the Developers

D.

No, because this conflicts with the principle of self-management and the Developers do not agree

Question 3

At the end of each Sprint the Scrumboard is _________.

Options:

A.

Updated with new tasks and completed tasks.

B.

Placed besides the new one to compare team velocities in Sprints.

C.

Analyzed by the Scrum master to understand the project progress in that particular sprint.

D.

Reset or wiped off.

Question 4

You are the Scrum Master for the USB Project for your organization. The Development Team has completed three iterations and they want to know when Kim, the Product Owner, will release the completed increments into production. What's the best answer?

Options:

A.

Increments are released to production when the customer requires the increments.

B.

Increments are released to production when the Scrum Master approves the release.

C.

Increments are released to production when the Development Team believes the increment meets the definition of done.

D.

Increments are released to production when it makes sense to do so.

Question 5

Company ABC always works in the following way: The business chooses a set of requirements that it believes will add business value. It communicates the requirements to the IT organization. The IT organization responds back with a plan and estimates of cost and schedule. The business agrees to that plan. The IT organization executes the plan and delivers a product to the business.

What type of framework is company ABC following?

Options:

A.

DevOps

B.

DSDM

C.

Lean

D.

Waterfall

Question 6

A Product Owner is refining the product backlog She has provided more details to stones that nave a higher priority after speaking with several customers She has also grouped several user stories with a lower priority into epics

Is this the right way to refine the product backlog?

Options:

A.

Yes because customer requirements that are very clear lead to detailed stories

B.

Yes because stories with high priority should be pulled into a sprint backlog soon

C.

No. because any story in the product backlog can be either detailed or coarse-grained

D.

No. because grouping the user stories into epics leads to losing important details

Question 7

A new Sprint has just started in your project. Some of the Development Team members need help determining when team members will actually take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item. What should you tell the Development Team?

Options:

A.

Sprint Backlog items are owned by the entire Development Team, not individuals.

B.

Ownership happens once the Scrum Master assigns a task to a Development Team member.

C.

The team should slice the Sprint Backlog into assignments as soon as the Sprint begins.

D.

The Development Team should elect a team leader that will assign tasks to the other Development Team members.

Question 8

All of the following statements about Risk Communications are true, EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

The Stakeholders should be continuously informed about risks, including the potential impact of these risks

and the plans for responding to each risk.

B.

The Scrum Team may also discuss specific risks related to their Tasks with the Product Owner during

Daily Standup Meetings.

C.

The Product Owner is responsible for the prioritization of risks and for communicating the prioritized list to

the Scrum Team.

D.

Information related to risks is maintained and updated through the Risk Burndown Chart.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is NOT true of an Impediment Log?

Options:

A.

Impediment Log can be discussed during Daily Standup.

B.

Internal impediments from within the team are never recorded in the Impediment Log, and only brought up

during the Daily Standups.

C.

Transparency in Scrum ensures swift and easy identification of impediments.

D.

Scrum Master maintains and updates the Impediment Log.

Question 10

Sprint planning should result in a commitment on what will be delivered at the end of the Sprint. Who makes this commitment?

Options:

A.

The Product Owner

B.

The Scrum Master

C.

The team

Question 11

Which of the following is true about a Prioritized Product Backlog?

Options:

A.

A Prioritized Product Backlog should not have the most valuable User Story on top, because it could be

risky.

B.

Greater value items, although potentially riskier, are given higher priority in a Prioritized Product Backlog.

C.

Uncertainty should be ruled out of the Risk-adjusted Prioritized Product Backlog.

D.

For a Sprint to succeed, User Stories picked for a Sprint should be interlinked with those selected for

subsequent Sprints.

Question 12

Which information Radiator can the team use best during the Sprint to track the work?

Options:

A.

Gantt chart

B.

Product Backlog

C.

Release Burn Up

D.

Task board

Question 13

A team has problems keeping track of the work they do The Product Owner has no idea what work the team is currently doing The Scrum Master thinks the team needs more transparency to see who is working on what The customer would like an estimation of the team's velocity In addition the team wants to improve the flow of the work and identify constraints

Which tool will help the team most?

Options:

A.

A burn-down or a burn-up chart that tracks the work-in-progress (WiP) and the teams velocity

B.

A Kanban board or Scrum board with work-in-progress limits (WiP-limits) and blocker tickets

C.

A visualization of the product backlog or the sprint backlog with a way to pull work into a sprint

Question 14

As a Scrum Master, it is important that you assess skill gaps and training requirements for the team members,

and map the skills, capabilities, and interest level of team members in using those skills and capabilities on a

project. Which one of the following tools can help you do this?

Options:

A.

Skills Requirement Matrix.

B.

Organizational Deployment Method.

C.

Daily Standup.

D.

Organizational Resource Matrix.

Question 15

During the Form Scrum Team process, the Scrum Master must collaborate with the Product Owner to enable

him or her to select the team members. Which of following sets of Traits is desirable of a Scrum Team

member?

Options:

A.

Scrum Expert, Business Domain knowledge, Highly motivated.

B.

Collaborative, Self-organizing, Negotiation skills.

C.

Business Domain knowledge, Collaborative, Cross-functional outlook.

D.

Collaborative, Highly motivated, Independent.

Question 16

A company that builds propellers for ships has incurred heavy losses while implementing the product at the end of the project. This is because a large number of customer requirements which changed during the project were not incorporated into the deliverables. The company could have avoided this situation if it had applied the Scrum Methodology, as it would have ensured that any change requested by the customer was included as part of the project, and that the team produced deliverables that were better suited to the final business environment. Which Scrum aspect is being emphasized here?

Options:

A.

Value-based prioritization

B.

Appropriation

C.

Iterative development

D.

Transparency

Question 17

Emily has taken on the role of Scrum Master on a new project. Training the team is one of her major

responsibilities. As Scrum Master, which aspects will Emily need to address in this respect?

A) Gaps in technical knowledge in any of the team members.

B) Shortcomings in the Scrum Team's understanding of business value of features.

C) Increasing the team's capability to articulate their challenges to find solutions.

D) Lack of understanding of the Scrum processes and principles.

Options:

A.

B and C

B.

A, B, and C

C.

C only

D.

C and D

Question 18

What is the difference between NPV and IRR?

Options:

A.

NPV is a measure of how much money a project can be expected to return in future value.

IRR is a measure of how quickly the money invested in the project will decrease in value.

B.

NPV is a measure of how much money a project can be expected to return in today’s present value.

IRR is a measure of how quickly the money invested in the project will increase in value.

C.

IRR is a measure of how much money a project can be expected to return in future value.

NPV is a measure of how quickly the money invested in the project will decrease in value.

D.

IRR is a measure of how much money a project can be expected to return in today’s present value.

NPV is a measure of how quickly the money invested in the project will increase in value.

Question 19

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?

Options:

A.

Deployment mechanisms do not provide any guidelines regarding minimum functionality.

B.

Deployment mechanisms are not well-defined in most cases.

C.

Deployment mechanisms are static, and cannot vary across organizations.

D.

Deployment mechanisms can take place remotely.

Question 20

The senior management of a multi-national company undertakes turnkey projects. To provide better value to

customers, the senior management wants to implement Scrum in the organization. Which of the following is

NOT a Scrum principle that can be used as a selling point to illustrate the benefits of Scrum to customers?

Options:

A.

Self-organization.

B.

Collaboration.

C.

Value-based Prioritization.

D.

Theoretical process control.

Question 21

A team has problems with product backlog management. The Developers do not always understand the ordering of the product backlog items. They sometimes find it difficult to understand the product backlog items and select the right items for the current sprint backlog

In this scenario which is a primary accountability of the Scrum Master?

Options:

A.

Coach the customer to help them create clearer user stories

B.

Find ways to improve the management of the product backlog

C.

Help the Developers with ordering product backlog items

D.

Train the Developers to use the voice of the customer (VoC)

Question 22

Beth is a Scrum Master over a newly formed team. What can Beth expect as the team matures in the project?

Options:

A.

The team will, over time, improve upon their definition of done.

B.

The team will create a feasible plan for all product backlog requirements in the Product Backlog.

C.

The team will become projectized.

D.

Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing will occur.

Question 23

The Product Owner on a project, on which you are the Scrum Master, has identified disaster situations, such

as earthquakes and tsunamis, as potential risks to the underwater transnational communication sea link. The

Stakeholders have suggested that steps to safeguard the foundations of the ocean infrastructure be taken at

the earliest, and also have recommended that a contingency reserve be created, which could be used in case

of disaster situations. This is an example of:

Options:

A.

Risk Mitigation.

B.

Risk Prioritization.

C.

Risk Avoidance.

D.

Risk Assessment.

Question 24

To ensure that there is no gap between the customer's expectation from the project, and the deliverables

produced, the Scrum Master has to eliminate environmental obstructions that the team may face, that may

affect the quality of the deliverables. To do so, apart from Quality Planning, the team has to ensure Quality

Control, and Quality Assurance. Which of the following statements is true regarding Quality Assurance and

Quality Control?

Options:

A.

Quality Control involves execution of planned quality activities; Quality Assurance involves carrying out

integration-type activities.

B.

Quality Control lessons are learned during the Sprint Retrospect meeting; Quality Assurance is

demonstrated during the Sprint Review Meeting.

C.

Quality Control activities are carried out during the process of Creating Deliverables that are potentially

shippable; Quality Assurance activities are usually standalone activities, not carried out as part of the work.

D.

Specific skills are not required to perform Quality Control activities; Quality Assurance is a significant factor

of the definition of Done.

Question 25

Which of the following Scrum Master's responsibilities are correct?

A) Define the strategic objectives and priorities for projects.

B) Ensure that Scrum processes are correctly followed by all team members including the Product Owner.

C) Ensure transparency and clarity of Prioritized Product Backlog Items.

D) Oversee Release Planning Meeting and schedule other meetings.

Options:

A.

В

B.

В, С, and D

C.

В and D

D.

A and В

Question 26

A Scrum team is using a bum-down chart to track their progress. During the sprint, the graph looks like this.

What is certain about this sprint?

Options:

A.

The Developers are doing less than they anticipated

B.

The Developers are on track to finish the sprint goal

C.

The Developers have pulled too many items into the sprint

D.

The Developers have run into a roadblock and are stuck

Question 27

You are the Scrum Master and you're coaching the Development Team on creating a Sprint Goal. The team doesn't understand why they need to create a Sprint Goal. What should you tell the Development Team?

Options:

A.

The Development Team needs a Sprint Goal to create a communications plan of who does what and when.

B.

The Development Team needs a Sprint Goal to communicate exactly who'll do what in the Sprint.

C.

The Development Team needs a Sprint Goal to create synergy among the Development Team members.

D.

The Development Team needs a Sprint Goal so they'll see the value and importance of completing all of the user stories selected for the Sprint meet the definition of done.

Question 28

Large Scrum projects can be scaled using a Nexus approach. The Nexus approach has a Nexus integration team to coordinate the project. How is the sprint scaled for the multiple Scrum teams working in a Nexus?

Options:

A.

A single sprint is planned for all teams simultaneously. The teams each have their own Scrum Master to help remove roadblocks

B.

Each team works on a single epic in multiple sprints. The Nexus integration team acts like a Product Owner team

C.

Several sequential sprints that form a release are planned ahead. The work of the teams may depend on each other

D.

The sprint goals are determined and the teams choose their items. The Nexus integration team has members of each team

Question 29

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?

Options:

A.

Gap analysis.

B.

SWOT analysis.

C.

Proof of Concept.

D.

Speed Boat.

Question 30

A team finds a non-critical bug. They create a task on their Scrum board to solve that bug. If they decide to solve the bug right now, they will need to drop a task that is essential to the sprint goal.

What is the best action to take next?

Options:

A.

Pull the task into the sprint backlog to solve it immediately and track ii on the Scrum board

B.

Pull the task to the doing column and have the entire team swarm the problem like a roadblock

C.

Put the task on the product backlog for ordering by the Product Owner and fix the bug later

D.

Put the task on the sprint backlog and address it only when there is room left in the sprint

Question 31

While creating the Sprint Backlog, the Scrum Team along with the Scrum Master and Product Owner must

consider which of the following as inputs?

Options:

A.

Length of Sprint, Agreed Actionable Improvements, Done Criteria, Team Calendar.

B.

Assigned Action Items, Business Improvements, Dependencies, Team Calendar.

C.

Length of Sprint, Previous Sprint Velocity, Dependencies, Team Calendar.

D.

Proof of Concept, Previous Sprint Velocity, Done Criteria, Team Calendar.

Question 32

Your organization found that the Product Owner is consistently under more pressure than the developments and other participants in the project.

What is common solution for that?

Options:

A.

Compiling a list with Product Owner tasks

B.

Rotating the Scrum Master role

C.

Using a Product Owner team

Question 33

One of the responsibilities of the Scrum Master is to facilitate timely identification of all risks faced by the

Scrum Team. As the Scrum Master for a team working on a banking application project, which of the following

techniques would you suggest for comprehensive risk identification?

Options:

A.

Risk Appetite.

B.

Probability Impact Grid.

C.

Risk Checklists.

D.

Risk Meeting.

Question 34

Which of the following meetings is not usually Time-boxed?

Options:

A.

Daily Standup.

B.

Scrum of Scrums.

C.

Sprint Planning Meeting.

D.

Sprint Review.

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