PSM-II Free Practice Test

The Sprint length should be:

1. A. Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.
2. B. Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.
3. C. No more than one month.
4. D. All of these answers are correct.

Correct Answer: D

During the Sprint Review, the Product Owner decides to release the current Increment to production. The stakeholders suggest temporarily delaying the next Sprint in order to respond more quickly to user feedback after the release. The Product Owner prefers to continue to the next Sprint and make progress towards the next release. Steven, the Scrum Master, begins facilitating the discussion. What would be two acceptable outcomes of the discussion? (Choose two.)

1. A. Continue with the Sprints and include the customer feedback in the Product Backlog.
2. B. Delay the next Sprint to allow the Development Team to work on new customer feedback.
3. C. Continue with the Sprints but shorten the Sprint time-boxes to allow for shorter feedback loops.
4. D. Continue with the Sprints but allow the Sprint Goal within the Sprint to change according to the customer feedback.

Correct Answer: AC
A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint. Delaying the start of the next Sprint interrupts progress and can reduce the Time-to-Market. Shortening the Sprint length allows the team to respond quicker to changes outside of the Sprint plan and while still allowing delivery of business value. Adding user feedback to the Product Backlog helps the Product Owner with ordering the backlog to maximize the flow of value.
During the Sprint no changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal.

What could be a reason for a Product Owner to delay the start of a new Sprint after the conclusion of the previous Sprint?

1. A. The QA team has not finished testing the previous Increment before declaring it ready to ship.
2. B. The stakeholders were disappointed with the Increment produced in the previous Sprint.
3. C. There is no acceptable reaso
4. D. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
5. E. The Product Owner needs additional time to identify the next initiatives.
6. F. There’s not enough work in the Product Backlog to work on in the upcoming Sprint.

Correct Answer: C

Peter, the Product Owner, has been giving positive recognition to individual Development Team members who have moved their work to ‘done’ during the Daily Scrum. Peter wants to ensure the team is adhering to the ideal guideline on the burndown chart.
What would be two valid actions for Steven, the Scrum Master, to take? (Choose two.)

1. A. Steven talks with Peter about concerns of how his behavior might impact the team members and request that he stop attending for now.
2. B. Steven coaches Peter on best practices for updating the burndown chart as it provides accurate information on how well the team is performing.
3. C. Nothin
4. D. Steven is optional at the Daily Scrum and it is the responsibility of the team to decide how tobest run it.
5. E. Steven coaches the Scrum Team about the purpose of the Daily Scrum.

Correct Answer: AD
The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. Scrum Masters do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.
The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master helps the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions are helpful and which aren’t.
The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.

During the Sprint Review, one of the stakeholders announces that due to recent market changes, there is risk that funding might be reduced for the project. This triggers tensions to rise and arguments to break out between members.
As a Scrum Master, what would be the best two actions to take? (Choose two.)

1. A. Defend the original budget and request the stakeholders to adhere to the original agreed funding for the product.
2. B. Encourage the stakeholders and Product Owner to focus on delivering the highest value items for the next Sprint.
3. C. Be objective and request for a short break for people to calm down.
4. D. Avoid getting involved as it is the Product Owner’s responsibility to manage stakeholder expectations.
5. E. Inform everyone that the team needs to stay busy until the information is formally announced.

Correct Answer: BC
The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum by helping everyone embody the values of commitment, courage, focus, openness and respect.