PSM-I Free Practice Test

What is the function or purpose of management in Scrum? (choose the best answer)

1. A. To identify and remove people that are not working hard enough.
2. B. To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.
3. C. To monitor the productivity of the Developers.
4. D. To continually monitor staffing levels of the Scrum Team.

Correct Answer: B
The correct answer is B. To present the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve. According to the Scrum Guide1, “The role of management in Scrum is to support the Product Owner with insights and information into high-value product and system capabilities.” Management also helps the Scrum Team by providing an environment that fosters agility, learning, and collaboration2. Management does not directly control or monitor the work of the Developers, nor does it interfere with the self-organization and autonomy of the Scrum Team3. Management’s function in Scrum is to enable and empower the Scrum Team to deliver value and continuously improve.

A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum. Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give? (Choose the best answer.)

1. A. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.
2. B. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
3. C. Estimates must be in relative units.
4. D. Scrum forbids estimating.
5. E. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

Correct Answer: B
According to the Scrum Guide, estimates are made by the people doing the work, which is the Development Team. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog and the Sprint Backlog. The other options are not valid guidelines for estimating work in Scrum, as they are either too prescriptive (such as requiring story points or relative units), incorrect (such as forbidding estimating or having the Product Owner make estimates), or unnecessary (such as checking estimates with the Development Team).

What may be included in the Sprint Backlog? (choose the best answer)

1. A. User Stones
2. B. Tasks
3. C. Use Cases
4. D. Tests
5. E. Any of the above (or others) which ate a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items

Correct Answer: E
According to the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Backlog may include any items that are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items, such as user stories, tasks, use cases, tests, or others. The Sprint Backlog is the Developers’ plan for the Sprint, and it contains all the work that they forecast they can do to achieve the Sprint Goal and create a “Done” Increment. The other options are not valid, as they are either too specific (such as user stories or tasks) or too vague (such as tests).

When many Development Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the definition of “Done”? (Choose the best answer.)

1. A. Each Development Team defines and uses its ow
2. B. The differences are discussed and reconciled duringa hardening Sprint.
3. C. It depends.
4. D. Each Development Team uses its own but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
5. E. All Development Teams must have a definition of “Done” that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

Correct Answer: D

Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?

1. A. The Development Team.
2. B. The Scrum Master.
3. C. The Project Manager.
4. D. The Development Team is consultation with the Product Owner.
5. E. The Product Owner.

Correct Answer: A