PSM-II Free Practice Test

As a Scrum Master, what would you strive for if five new Scrum Teams were to work on one product?

1. A. There should be five Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
2. B. The product has one Product Backlog and one Product Owner.
3. C. There should be five Product Backlogs and one Product Owner to manage them.
4. D. There should be five Product Backlogs and five Product Owners.

Correct Answer: B
For a single product there is one Product Backlog. For a single Product Backlog there is one Product Owner.

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.

In order to start the first Sprint, Scrum only requires a Product Owner with enough ideas, a Development Team to execute on those ideas, and a Scrum Master to guide the process.

1. A. True

Correct Answer: A
In complex domains, you are only able to know the outcomes in hindsight. Empiricism, from which Scrum was founded on, asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. New knowledge will emerge as work is being done.

Who should be present to review and adjust the selected Sprint work if the Development Team determines that it will not be able to finish the complete forecast?

1. A. The stakeholders and Scrum Master.
2. B. The Product Owner and the Development Team.
3. C. The Development Team and Project Manager.
4. D. The Scrum Master, the Business Analyst and the Development Team.

Correct Answer: B

Which two statements best describe a Sprint Goal? (Choose two.)

1. A. Sprint Goals are defined when the completed work is reviewed at the end of a Sprint.
2. B. Sprint Goals give the Development Teams flexibility and creativity on how to implement functionality during the Sprint.
3. C. During the Sprint Planning, the entire Scrum Team collaboratively crafts a Sprint Goal based on a business objective that the Product Owner would like to achieve that Sprint.
4. D. Sprint Goals can change as new insights emerge during the Sprint.

Correct Answer: BC
The number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is solely up to the Development Team. Only the Development Team can assess what it can accomplish over the upcoming Sprint.
The Sprint Goal is an objective set for the Sprint that can be met through the implementation of Product Backlog. It provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment. It is created during the Sprint Planning meeting. The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team some flexibility regarding the functionality implemented within the Sprint. The selected Product Backlog items deliver one coherent function, which can be the Sprint Goal. The Sprint Goal can be any other coherence that causes the Development Team to work together rather than on separate initiatives.