Question 1

A Scrum team is using a bum-down chart to track their progress. During the sprint, the graph looks like this.

What is certain about this sprint?

AThe Developers are doing less than they anticipated

BThe Developers are on track to finish the sprint goal

CThe Developers have pulled too many items into the sprint

DThe Developers have run into a roadblock and are stuck

Answer : B

Question 2

Red Industries has been creating products for their customers tor years using traditional ways of working up until recently, they have been doing very well However they are currently losing customers to small competitors working in an Agile manner

What is the most likely reason that the smaller competitors are doing better?

AThat the competitors have better trained personnel that creates superior products

BThat the competitors have customer feedback moments built into the development

CThat the competitors have developers that have fresh ideas and can innovate better

DThat the competitors have lower personnel costs and thus a higher profit margin

Answer : B

Question 3

A Product Owner is refining the product backlog She has provided more details to stones that nave a higher priority after speaking with several customers She has also grouped several user stories with a lower priority into epics

Is this the right way to refine the product backlog?

AYes because customer requirements that are very clear lead to detailed stories

BYes because stories with high priority should be pulled into a sprint backlog soon

CNo. because any story in the product backlog can be either detailed or coarse-grained

DNo. because grouping the user stories into epics leads to losing important details

Answer : B

Question 4

A head office of a chain of department stores has commissioned updates to a software package to improve stock management tor its warehouse and customer services.

The Scrum team is implementing notifications on the time of day an out-of-stock item arrives at a nominated store. The team does not have access to the inventory data which is managed by the information management team. This forms a major roadblock Since this feature has high external value it is important that the roadblock is removed.

What is the best way for the Scrum Master to help the team in this situation?

AAsk the Product Owner to move the backlog item to the product backlog

BCoach the information management team to speak with the team members

CLet the team solve this problem because they are all trained professionals

DNegotiate with the information management team for access to the data

Answer : C

Question 5

A team needs a new Scrum Master. The team has been experiencing some problems in creating a good flow of their work. The task board is not used as it should be Some of the team members find it difficult to speak to coworkers outside of their team although they are very open with each other. The team is very experienced in their job

What is the most important characteristic for this new Scrum Master?

ABeing new to the organization and having a fresh look at things

BBeing very assertive when communicating and making decisions

CHaving experience in different projects and with new technologies

DHaving the ability to remove impediments to the team's progress

Answer : A

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