Question bank

Which statement best describes Scrum?

Which are pillars of empirical process control in Scrum? Select all that apply.

Which are Scrum values? Select all that apply.

Which accountabilities exist on a Scrum Team? Select all that apply.

What is the Product Owner accountable for?

What are Developers accountable for each Sprint?

What is the Scrum Master accountable for?

What is the maximum length of a Sprint?

What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum?

What is created during Sprint Planning?

What is the primary purpose of the Sprint Review?

What is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?

What is the Product Backlog?

What does the Sprint Backlog contain? Select all that apply.

When can work be considered part of an Increment?

Which artifact has the Product Goal as its commitment?

Which artifact has the Sprint Goal as its commitment?

Which artifact has the Definition of Done as its commitment?

True or false: Stakeholders approve the Increment during the Sprint Review.

True or false: Product Backlog refinement is a formal Scrum event.

A Product Owner asks a business analyst to write Product Backlog items and prepare ordering options. What remains true?

Which are Product Backlog management activities? Select all that apply.

During Sprint Planning, who selects how much Product Backlog work can be completed in the Sprint?

The Scrum Master is unavailable during the Daily Scrum timebox. What should happen?

Mid-Sprint, Developers learn that one selected Product Backlog item is larger than expected. What is the best Scrum-aligned response?

Which Scrum events provide formal opportunities to inspect and adapt? Select all that apply.

Which are Scrum artifact commitments? Select all that apply.

A usable Increment that meets the Definition of Done is completed before the Sprint Review. When may it be released?

Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?

How does the Scrum Master serve the organization? Select all that apply.

True or false: Velocity is required by Scrum to forecast Sprint scope.

Developers want to use a Kanban board to make Sprint work visible. What does Scrum say?

Which statements about Product Backlog refinement fit Scrum Guide 2020? Select all that apply.

True or false: The Sprint Review is a working session rather than a presentation-only meeting.

What may happen to the most impactful improvements identified in the Sprint Retrospective?

Which statements about Scrum Team size and structure are accurate? Select all that apply.

True or false: The Scrum Master may cause impediments to be removed but is not the only person who can remove them.

A senior stakeholder demands that a new item be added to the active Sprint immediately. What is the best Scrum response?

Which conditions improve transparency in Scrum? Select all that apply.

What does empiricism mean in Scrum?

Which topics are addressed in Sprint Planning? Select all that apply.

True or false: The Sprint Goal can be changed freely whenever new work appears.

Which statements about the Definition of Done are accurate? Select all that apply.

Several Scrum Teams work on the same product. How many Product Backlogs should they use?

True or false: The Scrum Master ensures everyone is busy throughout the Sprint.

A product council wants three people to share final Product Backlog ordering authority for one product. What is the best Scrum answer?

A department manager assigns individual tasks to Developers during the Sprint to improve control. What Scrum concern is most direct?

Which statements about an Increment are accurate? Select all that apply.

At Sprint Review, a feature is useful but does not meet the Definition of Done. How should it be treated?

Which Scrum events are contained within the Sprint? Select all that apply.

A team schedules Product Backlog refinement for two hours every Thursday and treats it as mandatory for their context. What is the Scrum Guide concern?

A Scrum Team creates a Done Increment but does not meet the Sprint Goal. What is the best interpretation?

How do Scrum values support empiricism? Select all that apply.

During Sprint Review, market conditions have shifted. What should the Scrum Team and stakeholders do?

No organizational Definition of Done exists. What should happen?

Who is accountable for instilling quality by adhering to the Definition of Done?

When may a Scrum Team take on a new Product Goal for the same product?

A team wants six-month Sprints because their product is complex. What is the best Scrum response?

Which statements about the Scrum Master are accurate? Select all that apply.

Developers want to stop using the three-question Daily Scrum format and instead inspect their board against the Sprint Goal. What does Scrum require?

What happens during a Sprint Review? Select all that apply.

When does the Sprint Retrospective occur?

Five Scrum Teams work on one product, each serving a different customer segment. Which setup best preserves Scrum transparency?

True or false: Scrum requires a project manager to coordinate work between the Product Owner and Developers.

What does cross-functional mean for a Scrum Team?

After Product Backlog items are selected for the Sprint, who plans how to turn them into a Done Increment?

Stakeholders strongly disagree with Product Backlog ordering. What is true in Scrum?

A company says it uses Scrum but omits Sprint Retrospectives because delivery speed matters more. What is the best Scrum Guide interpretation?

A stakeholder gives feedback at Sprint Review that changes what would be most valuable next. What should this most likely influence?

Which Product Backlog item should be selected first for refinement or Sprint Planning?

The Sprint Goal becomes obsolete after a regulatory change. The Product Owner wants to continue to protect team metrics. What is the best Scrum answer?

Which artifact and commitment pairings are correct? Select all that apply.

A Scrum Master is blamed for a Sprint producing no Done Increment because they did not personally direct Developers. What is the most accurate Scrum distinction?

How should the Sprint Goal relate to the Product Goal?

After Sprint Review, the team discovers that a released capability did not actually meet the Definition of Done. What is the best empirical response?

True or false: A mature Scrum Team may skip formal Scrum events if it already communicates frequently.

A Product Backlog is opaque: stakeholders cannot tell what is ordered, and Developers cannot tell what is ready for discussion. What is the main empirical risk?

Sprint Planning starts and Product Backlog items are poorly understood. Which responses fit Scrum? Select all that apply.

Multiple Scrum Teams work together on one product. What is required regarding the Definition of Done?

Stakeholders vote for a low-value compliance report because it is familiar, while evidence suggests a different item better advances the Product Goal. What is the Product Owner's Scrum accountability?

What is Scrum intentionally incomplete about?

Which Scrum pillar makes inspection meaningful?

A team hides blocked work because it worries stakeholders will be upset. Which Scrum value is most directly lacking?

True or false: A Scrum Team is focused on one objective at a time, the Product Goal.

When does a new Sprint begin?

Which event initiates the Sprint?

True or false: The Daily Scrum is timeboxed to 15 minutes.

What is the maximum Sprint Review timebox for a one-month Sprint?

What is the maximum Sprint Retrospective timebox for a one-month Sprint?

True or false: Multiple Increments may be created within a Sprint.

Where is the Product Goal contained?

When must the Sprint Goal be finalized?

What does the Definition of Done describe?

Which are Developer accountabilities? Select all that apply.

True or false: The Product Owner is one person, not a committee.

What does the Scrum Master help everyone understand?

What is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team?

True or false: The Sprint Backlog is a plan by and for the Developers.

Where do stakeholders formally inspect Sprint outcomes with the Scrum Team?

True or false: Story points are required by Scrum.

At Sprint Planning, what should help attendees discuss the most important Product Backlog items?

Why can shorter Sprints be useful in highly uncertain work?

The Product Owner is actively working on Sprint Backlog items. What is true about the Daily Scrum?

Who is responsible for Product Backlog item sizing?

Which outcomes may happen at Sprint Review? Select all that apply.

What may the Scrum Team inspect during Sprint Retrospective? Select all that apply.

How can a Scrum Master serve the Product Owner? Select all that apply.

A team adds a testing specialist because it lacks quality skills. How should this be viewed in Scrum?

During a Sprint, Developers learn a task plan is wrong. What should happen?

A stakeholder wants to change the Product Backlog. What does Scrum say they should do?

A Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done halfway through the Sprint. What has happened?

Which inputs help Developers select how much can be completed in a Sprint? Select all that apply.

True or false: In complex environments, only what has already happened may be used for forward-looking decision making.

Which are true during the Sprint? Select all that apply.

What does the rest of the Product Backlog emerge to define?

The Scrum Team often skips events because meetings feel uncomfortable. What is a Scrum Master service response?

A Scrum Team grows to 18 people and coordination becomes difficult. What should it consider?

True or false: A Product Backlog item that does not meet the Definition of Done returns to the Product Backlog for future consideration.

For Product Owners to succeed, what must the organization respect?

A training deck says the Scrum Master assigns work to keep Developers accountable. What is the best response?

True or false: The Scrum Team may invite other people to Sprint Planning to provide advice.

Developers need deeper technical replanning after Daily Scrum. What does Scrum allow?

True or false: The Scrum Team should avoid limiting the Sprint Review to a presentation.

When are Product Backlog items deemed ready for Sprint Planning selection?

What is presented at the Sprint Review when multiple Increments were created during the Sprint?

A Product Backlog looks ordered, but nobody understands why items are ordered that way. What is the main risk?

Developers complete selected items but those items do not support the Sprint Goal. What should this reveal?

A Product Owner delegates Product Backlog item creation to Developers. Who remains accountable for Product Backlog transparency?

A Sprint Goal becomes obsolete, but Developers are close to finishing all selected items. What is true?

An organization has a minimum Definition of Done standard. A Scrum Team wants a weaker one for speed. What does Scrum require?

Which statements support Scrum Team self-management? Select all that apply.

An organization keeps asking for predictive status reports instead of using Sprint Reviews. How can the Scrum Master serve the organization?

A Done Increment is released before Sprint Review. What should happen at Sprint Review?

Which Daily Scrum outcomes are Scrum-aligned? Select all that apply.

A stakeholder request conflicts with the current Product Goal. What is the strongest Scrum-aligned response?

Developers estimate an item as large; the Product Owner wants it smaller for reporting. What fits Scrum?

A Scrum Team identifies the same quality issue every Retrospective but never changes anything. What Scrum pillar is most clearly missing?

A team produces technical components that cannot yet be used. Which statement is strongest?

A mock answer says the Development Team owns the Sprint Backlog. What is the best 2020 terminology correction?

Which statements align with Scrum's purposefully incomplete nature? Select all that apply.

Mid-Sprint, a manager asks the team to skip quality checks to hit scope. What Scrum rule is most relevant?

Stakeholders rarely attend Sprint Review because communication with teams is difficult. What can the Scrum Master do organizationally?

A Product Backlog item is selected for Sprint Planning but is too vague for Developers to forecast. What is the best interpretation?

Developers disagree strongly about the best technical approach but openly inspect options and choose a path. Which value is especially visible?

Which statements about unfinished work are accurate? Select all that apply.

At Sprint Review, stakeholders learn a competitor changed the market. What should be adapted?

If multiple Scrum Teams work on one product, what should they share? Select all that apply.

A Product Owner is also coding selected Sprint Backlog items. How should they participate in Daily Scrum?

A team holds perfect Retrospectives but refuses to discuss uncomfortable causes. What is harmed first?

True or false: Self-organizing is the current Scrum Guide 2020 term for how Scrum Teams manage their work.

During Sprint Planning, the Product Owner proposes value, Developers know capacity, and they disagree on the Sprint Goal. What is the best Scrum framing?

Three Scrum Teams share one product but use different Done standards. Integration defects keep appearing. What is the most Scrum-aligned correction?

The Product Goal is abandoned because the market shifted. What should happen before taking on the next Product Goal?

A team has five Done Increments before Sprint Review. Which statements are correct? Select all that apply.

A Scrum Master notices Developers wait for permission before adapting the Sprint Backlog. What coaching direction best fits Scrum?

Stakeholders demand a six-month commitment for all Product Backlog items. The market is volatile. Which Scrum idea best challenges this?

A governance board says Product Owner decisions are valid only after committee approval. What is the deepest Scrum risk?

Developers discover a better path to the Sprint Goal that changes many tasks. What should they do?

Which consequences can come from not operating Scrum events as prescribed? Select all that apply.

An answer choice says a Sprint Review can present unfinished work if stakeholders understand it is not Done. How should you treat it?