Scrum Guide questions

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You may answer these 20 questions within 30 minutes.

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1 - First of all, what is Scrum?

1. A framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products.
2. A framework for thinking, designing and building user-friendly pieces of software.
3. A framework for optimizing agile teams' KPI.
4. A framework for bringing closer the devs and the ops.

2 - What is the best size for a Scrum Team?

1. 5 to 9
2. 3 to 9
3. 3 to 11
4. 10 or less

3 - What are the 3 pillars that support Scrum's empirical process control?

1. Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
2. Negociation, Value, Testability
3. Evaluation, Planning, Execution
4. Card, Conversation, Confirmation

4 - What are the five Scrum values?

1. Agility, Sociability, Quality, Solidarity, Adaptation
2. Empowerment, Transparency, Open-Mindedness, Tolerance, Kindness
3. Commitment, Courage, Focus, Openness and Respect
4. Learning, Sharing, Expressing, Adapting, Commiting

5 - Scrum Teams are...

1. Managed by the Scrum Master
2. Self-organizing and cross-functional
3. Managed by the Product Owner
4. Managed by someone outside the Scrum team

6 - As defined by Scrum, what does the Product Backlog contain?

1. Product Backlog Items
2. User stories
3. User Stories and bugs
4. User Stories and technical tasks

7 - In which Scrum event(s) is the Product Owner mandatory?

1. All of them
2. None of them
3. All of them excepted Daily Scrums
4. All of them excepted Daily Scrums and Sprint Retrospectives

8 - In which Scrum event(s) is the Scrum Master mandatory?

1. All of them
2. None of them
3. All of them excepted Daily Scrums
4. All of them excepted Daily Scrums and Sprint Retrospectives

9 - Which statement about the Product Owner is correct?

1. A same project can have more than one Product Owner, for instance a commitee of Product Owners.
2. The Product Owner can have the Development Team express Product Backlog items.
3. The Product Owner is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide.
4. The Product Owner sets the Sprint goal.

10 - Which statement about the Development Team is correct?

1. The Development Team can be split into different sub-teams. For instance, there can be a test team and a development team, in order to ensure test impartiality.
2. Exceptionally, the Development Team can take part in the backlog refinement.
3. During the Sprint Review, it's the Product Owner that explains what Product Backlog items have been 'Done' and what has not been 'Done'.
4. During the Sprint Review, among other activities, the Scrum Team and stakeholders may collaborate on adjusting the Product Backlog.

11 - Which of the Scrum events is not time-boxed?

1. The Sprint, because the Sprint Backlog needs to be complete before starting the next Sprint. Thus, the Sprint duration may vary, but no more than 3 days.
2. The Daily Scrum, because every member of the team is free to bring their problems on the table. We don't stop until every problem is addressed.
3. The Sprint Planning, because the duration varies a lot depending on the complexity of the Product Backlog Items that the team discusses.
4. None

12 - Which of these can change during the Sprint?

1. The Sprint Goal
2. The quality goals
3. The scope
4. None of these

13 - Which of these statements about Sprint cancellation is wrong?

1. A Sprint can only be cancelled by the Product Owner.
2. A Sprint is cancelled whenever it becomes evident that the Sprint goal will not be reached whithin the Sprint timebox.
3. Whenever a Sprint is cancelled, the Scrum team gathers and a new Sprint planning takes place.
4. When a Sprint is cancelled, all incomplete Product Backlog Items a re-estimated a put back on the Product Backlog.

14 - Which of these items isn't an input for the Sprint Planning?

1. The Product Backlog
2. The latest product Increment
3. The past performance of the Development Team
4. The Sprint backlog

15 - Which of these statements about the Sprint Goal is wrong?

1. The Spring Goal is set during the Sprint Planning.
2. The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team some flexibility regarding the functionality implemented within the Sprint.
3. Having a Sprint Goal is not mandatory but very advisable.
4. The Sprint Goal can be a coherent function built thanks to the selected Product Backlog Items.

16 - Which of these statements about the Daily Scrum is correct?

1. The Daily Scrum is an event for the Scrum Team.
2. The Daily Scrum is conducted by three questions which must be answered by all the participants.
3. Stakeholders are not allowed to attend the Daily Scrum.
4. The Daily Scrum optimizes the probability that the Development Team will meet the Sprint Goal.

17 - Which of these statements about the Sprint Review is correct?

1. The Sprint Review is a status meeting.
2. The Sprint Review's duration is about 8 hours for a one-month Sprint.
3. During the Sprint Review, attendees collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value.
4. The output of the Sprint Review is a Sprint Backlog.

18 - Which of these statements about the Sprint Retrospective is correct?

1. The Sprint Retrospective's duration must not exceed 4 hours for a one-month Sprint.
2. One of the Sprint Retrospective's goals is to inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to people, relationships and process, but does not mention tools.
3. The Sprint Retrospective is a meeting that focuses on inspection and adaptation.
4. Stakeholders are welcome in this meeting.

19 - Which of these statements about the Product Backlog is wrong?

1. If several teams work on the same product, then each team has its own Product Backlog.
2. The Product Backlog is the single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product.
3. A Product backlog is never complete.
4. The Product Backlog Items have a description, an order, an estimate and a value.

20 - Which of these statements about the Scrum Artifacts is wrong?

1. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates of the Product Backlog Items.
2. Only the Development Team can change its Sprint Backlog during a Sprint.
3. The Definition of Done may evolve during the product lifecycle.
4. Scrum's roles, events, artifacts and rules are not immutable; any team is free to adapt them and call it Scrum if the 3 pillars and 5 values of Scrum are respected.

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