PSM-II Free Practice Test

An organization wants to apply Scrum to build a new product and has hired Steven to be the Scrum Master of three new teams that will build the first release. The organization is new to Scrum and asks Steven for advice on how to start.
Which two things should Steven first advise? (Choose two.)

1. A. Each Scrum Team has its own Product Backlog with items only their team will be working on.
2. B. One Product Backlog to represent all of the known work needed to be done for the product.
3. C. Three Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
4. D. Having one Product Owner to be accountable for maximizing the flow of value throughout the development process and provide transparency on the overall progress.

Correct Answer: BD
The Scrum Master serves the organization in several ways, including: Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption; Planning Scrum implementations within the organization; Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development.

Successful use of Scrum depends on how well people behave and act in ways that reflect the Scrum values. What can the value of openness affect?

1. A. Collaboration efforts.
2. B. Level of product quality.
3. C. Team member happiness.
4. D. Time to market.
5. E. Trust from stakeholders.
6. F. All of the above.

Correct Answer: F
The Scrum Team and its stakeholders agree to be open about all the work and the challenges with performing the work.

How should a Scrum Master respond if the Product Owner plans the first Sprint to only focus on setting up the infrastructure and architecture in order to work on functionality in a subsequent Sprint?

1. A. Help the Product Owner understand the value of including business functionality into every Sprint and explain to him/her that the best architecture and infrastructure emerge alongside the development of the functionality.
2. B. Support the Product Owner’s decision as he/she is accountable for maximizing the value of the work that the Development Team does.
3. C. Explain that one Sprint may be too short to finish the architecture and he should pre-allocate subsequent Sprints just in case.
4. D. Add at least one technical architect to the Development Team to ensure the architecture can be completed in the first Sprint.

Correct Answer: A
Getting feedback from the Users and Stakeholders is a crucial activity in Scrum. It reduces waste from building items that add no value. Saying that, the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self- organizing teams.

You have a Scrum Team that has been working together for over a year. The Development Team consists of eleven members who rarely collaborate and work within their functional boundaries. There are no Sprint Goals and most of the items in the Sprint Backlog are unrelated. The Scrum Team has concluded that it is not possible to create Sprint Goals based on the items in the Product Backlog.
What might explain why the Scrum Team is finding it difficult to craft Sprint Goals? (Choose all that apply.)

1. A. The Sprints are too long.
2. B. The Product Owner is not empowered to make decisions about items in the Product Backlog nor how they are ordered.
3. C. The Product Owner doesn’t set objectives that he/she wants to achieve with upcoming Sprints.
4. D. Scrum might not be the best framework for this team.
5. E. The Development Team is too big.

Correct Answer: BCD
Many people misinterpret the Scrum Guide as stating the Development Team size is limited to 3-9 members. In reality, it only states that there is inherent risk attached to having less than 3 members and more than 9 members. As the number of members increases, the lines of communication also increase. This can be calculated using the Group intercommunication formula: n(n 1) / 2 where n is the number of members. Some teams are able to handle the risk and “synergize” whereas others might struggle. Saying that, the relationship between defining a Sprint Goal and Development Team size is unclear.
But the relationship between the ordering of the Product Backlog, the PO having clear objectives, and the Sprint Goal are direct. The Product Owner typically comes to the Sprint Planning with a business objective in mind and Product Backlog items related to the business objective. After deciding what can be done for the upcoming Sprint, the Scrum Team will craft a Sprint Goal that would be met through the implementation of the items. This is not dependent on the size of the team nor length of the Sprint.
Scrum is also a framework that’s fit for purpose. Some projects/products are not fit for Scrum... or, better stated, Scrum is not suitable for all projects/products.

When does a Sprint end?

1. A. When there is no work remaining in the Sprint Backlog.
2. B. When the time-box expires.
3. C. It depends on the Product Owner.
4. D. Immediately after the conclusion of the Sprint Review.

Correct Answer: B