PSM II practice questions 171–180

1. Question 171 · 192 in bank

   What must the Development Team do during the first Sprint?

   • ACreate a potentially shippable product Increment that includes at least one piece of functionality.
   • BAnalyze and estimate the requirements for the subsequent Sprints.
   • CCreate a project plan in order to map functional development to Sprint dates.
   • DOnly design and develop the architecture and infrastructure.

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   Answer: A

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2. Question 172 · 192 in bank

   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?

   • AHelp 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.
   • BSupport the Product Owner's decision as he/she is accountable for maximizing the value of the work that the Development Team does.
   • CExplain that one Sprint may be too short to finish the architecture and he should pre-allocate subsequent Sprints just in case.
   • DAdd at least one technical architect to the Development Team to ensure the architecture can be completed in the first Sprint.

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   Answer: A

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3. Question 173 · 192 in bank

   The Sprint length should be:

   • AShort enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner.
   • BShort enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events.
   • CNo more than one month.
   • DAll of these answers are correct.

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   Answer: D

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4. Question 174 · 192 in bank

   A time-box is:

   • AAn event that starts at a specific time.
   • BAn event with a minimum set time.
   • CAn event that cannot take more than a maximum amount of time.
   • DAn event that must happen by a specific time.

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   Answer: C

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5. Question 175 · 192 in bank

   When does a new Sprint begin?

   • AImmediately after the next Sprint Planning.
   • BImmediately after the end of the previous Sprint.
   • CIt depends on the Product Owner.
   • DEvery Monday.

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   Answer: B

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6. Question 176 · 192 in bank

   What might be a valid reason for abnormally cancelling a Sprint?

   • AWhen the Development Team discovers it cannot meet their Sprint commitments.
   • BWhen the work becomes too difficult for the Development Team.
   • CWhen the sales department discovers features that add more value than the current work being done.
   • DWhen the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

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   Answer: D

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7. Question 177 · 192 in bank

   When does a Sprint end?

   • AWhen there is no work remaining in the Sprint Backlog.
   • BWhen the time-box expires.
   • CIt depends on the Product Owner.
   • DImmediately after the conclusion of the Sprint Review.

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   Answer: B

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8. Question 178 · 192 in bank

   The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a potentially releasable product Increment.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse

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   Answer: A

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9. Question 179 · 192 in bank

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   You are the Scrum Master of a Scrum Team that has one Developer who disagrees with team decisions. Their disagreements are becoming disruptive and slowing progress. The Developer often returns to earlier team decisions and re-opens the issue. What are two ways to go about this problem? (Choose two.)

   • AYou go to the Human Resources department and ask them to have a conversation with the Developer based on the issues the team has raised.
   • BYou organize an offsite team building activity to establish a foundation of trust. You observe whether the problem persists after the offsite activity.
   • CYou take the Developer aside to express your concern over their disagreements and tell them to act as a team player and to comply with the team's decision.
   • DTo every team member expressing this concern you suggest raising this with the full team. You offer to help initiate the conversation but not to resolve the concern yourself.
   • EAt the Sprint Retrospective you observe whether the topic is raised. If it does not happen, you check on how comfortable everybody is with the way team decisions are made.

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   Answer: CD

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10. Question 180 · 192 in bank

    Marian is a Product Owner working on a Scrum Team on a new release for her product. Based on the average velocity of the previous release Marian estimated the project to take seven Sprints. Average velocity in the previous release was thirteen completed units of work per Sprint. Development is three Sprints underway, with four more Sprints to go until the release. Product Backlog has been stable. Over the first three Sprints, the Developers report their average velocity is nine, while not having fully tested all the delivered functionality. The Developers estimate that the unfinished testing would have required 10% of a Sprint's time. The Developers believe that the required velocity of thirteen is within their reach. What is the most effective way to recover?

    • AIn the next Sprints, the Developers keep making sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as done as possible, at least at the past level of 90%. In every Sprint the undone work of the previous Sprint is estimated and added to the Sprint Backlog. It comes on top of the expected forecast of 13 units, so it does not mess up progress on the Product Backlog.
    • BTransparency needs to be restored by adding the undone work to the Product Backlog. The Developers must figure out a way to deliver in the upcoming Sprints a velocity of not only 13 units of new work, but also two additional points to catch up undone work. It is the Scrum Master's duty to assess whether such repair is possible. If not, the Scrum Master initiates a restart with a more reliable team or cancels the project. The Scrum Master will have to inform the Product Owner and the stakeholders.
    • CThe Developers set the open work aside to be performed in one or more release Sprints. They remind Marian to find funding for enough Release Sprints in which this remaining work can be done. Up to one release Sprint per three development Sprints may be required. It is Marian's responsibility to inform users and stakeholders of the impact on the release date.
    • DThe Developers inform Marian that the progress she has perceived to date is not correct. The Increment is not releasable. They give Marian their estimate of the effort it would take to get the past work done, and suggest doing that work first before proceeding with new features. The Developers also re-estimate the effort to complete the remaining backlog, including all testing. In the end, it is Marian's call to continue the project or to cancel.

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    Answer: B

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