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NEW QUESTION 37
Suppose you are a Scrum Master or a Scrum Team that is progressing through Tuckman's model of Group Dynamics. In which of the following stages will you be most actively involved?
- A. Norming
- B. Performing
- C. Storming
- D. Forming
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference:
https://project-management.com/the-five-stages-of-project-team-development/
NEW QUESTION 38
Maria is one of the Scrum Master for a rail-road reservation system program. She facilitates the Daily Standup Meetings to enable the Scrum Team to discuss issues faced by individual members, and seek solutions to motivate the team. Which of the following represents the mandatory outputs of Conduct Daily Standup process?
- A. Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Motivated Scrum Team.
- B. Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Impediment log.
- C. Updated Scrumboard and Dependencies.
- D. Updated Scrumboard and Unapproved Change Requests.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 39
Which one of the following is NOT a type of identified dependencies in a Scrum project?
- A. Internal
- B. Discretionary
- C. Mandatory
- D. Critical
Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: http://blog.scrumstudy.com/dependency-determination-in-scrum-project/
NEW QUESTION 40
To enable collaboration, the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and the Scrum Team collaborate with each other and the stakeholders to create deliverables that provide the greatest possible value to the customer.
This ensures realization of all the following project benefits, EXCEPT:
- A. The customer can easily request changes and get things done by interacting closely with the team. Thus collaboration ensures efficientmanagement of large numbers of Change Requests.
- B. The Scrum Master can work with the team to rework and improve the processes for the next scheduled Sprint. Thus, collaboration leadsto the practice of continuous improvement.
- C. Even if a team member has missed a taskdeadline, the team members can align themselves collaboratively to meet the targets agreed to for completing the Sprint.
- D. The team will be able to identify, and assess risks. Also, due to the collaborative approach they are able to implement risk responses to high-priority risks.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 41
Joan is the Scrum Master for her organization and the Development Team wants to know why Joan is attending the Daily Scrum. Why should Joan attend the Daily Scrum?
- A. Joan should attend to hear the status of the Sprint Backlog items
- B. Joan really doesn't have to attend, she only needs to confirm that the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
- C. Joan attends to confirm that the entire Development Team and the Product Owner is present.
- D. Joan attends to confirm that the entire Development Team is present.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 42
The Product Owner on a project, on which you are the Scrum Master, has identified disaster situations, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, as potential risks to the underwater transnational communication sea link. The Stakeholders have suggested that steps to safeguard the foundations of the ocean infrastructure be taken at the earliest, and also have recommended that a contingency reserve be created, which could be used in case of disaster situations. This is an example of:
- A. Risk Assessment.
- B. Risk Prioritization.
- C. Risk Avoidance.
- D. Risk Mitigation.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/risk-management-in-scrum-2/
NEW QUESTION 43
You are the Scrum Master for the ID7 Project for your organization. Martha is serving as the Product Owner for this project. Martha meets with you and asks for your advice on how she should go about estimating the work in the Product Backlog. What should you tell Martha?
- A. The Development Team will work with you, the Scrum Master, to create time and cost estimates for all the Product Backlog items.
- B. Martha can estimate the items in the Product Backlog, but you, the Scrum Master, must be approve the estimates prior to each Sprint Planning meeting.
- C. The Development Team will work with Martha to estimate the items in the Product Backlog with story points.
- D. Martha can estimate the items in the Product Backlog, but the Development Team must approve the estimates prior to the Sprint beginning.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 44
You are the Scrum Master ofthe JKM Project and your Development Team has asked to change some rules about the duration of the Sprints. Which one of the following statements is a rule of Scrum that the team should follow when it comes to Sprint duration?
- A. The Sprint duration should not change once the project begins.
- B. Multiple Scrum teams can have sprints of different duration in one project.
- C. Multiple Scrum teams, in one project, can start their Sprints as soon as the Development Team is assembled.
- D. When possible, Sprints should start on a Tuesday rather than a Monday.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 45
How long is a Sprint Retrospective in a one month Sprint?
- A. 8 hours
- B. 4 hours
- C. It is not time-boxed (as long as needed)
- D. 1 hour
- E. 3 hours
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION 46
Which of the following is NOT a Scrum Master's responsibility?
- A. Represent the Scrum Core Team to provide lessons from the project.
- B. Facilitate Prioritized Product Backlog Review Meetings.
- C. Groom the Prioritized Product Backlog.
- D. Coordinate creation of Release Planning Schedule.
Answer: C
Explanation:
The prime responsibilities of a Scrum Master are:
* Removes the obstacles/impediments that affect productivity.
* Shields the people from external disturbance.
* Responsible if the scrum process is correctly applied.
* Facilitate daily stand-ups, other ceremonies, schedule meetings, demo and other meetings.
* Help product owner in prioritizing the backlog and any feedback from the team.
* Facilitation of Retrospective meetings
* Workshops for planning, estimation, prioritization, issue resolution, performance improvements Reference: https://www.knowledgehut.com/interview-questions/scrum
NEW QUESTION 47
What is Quality Assurance?
- A. Identification and definition of the product required from a Sprint and the project along with the Acceptance Criteria, any developmentmethods to be followed, and the key responsibilities of Scrum Team members in regards to quality.
- B. The execution of the planned quality activities by the Scrum Team in the process of creating deliverables that are potentially shippable.
- C. A Scrum approach in which the team learns from experience and stakeholder engagement to constantly keep the Prioritized Product Backlog updated with any changes in requirements.
- D. The evaluation of processes and standards that govern quality management in a project to ensure that they continue to be relevant.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation
Quality is required not only in products, but also in processes.Quality assurance refers to the evaluation of processes and standards that govern quality management in a project to ensure that they continue to be relevant. Quality assurance activities are carried out as part of the work. In fact, quality assurance is a significant factor of the definition of Done. The deliverable isn't complete if appropriate quality assurance has not been conducted. Often, quality assurance is demonstrated during the Sprint Review Meeting.
NEW QUESTION 48
The table given below presents some Scrum roles that play an important part in business justification and their responsibilities. Choose the option that correctly matches each role in the left hand column to its action in the right hand column.
- A. I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d
- B. I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
- C. I-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
- D. I-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 49
Van is theProduct Owner for the JK Project. He's asked you for help in prioritizing the items in the product backlog. How should Van ordered the user stories in the Product Backlog?
- A. You should coach Van that easiest items for the Development Team to complete are u at the top.
- B. You should coach Van that the higher cost user stories at the top of the Product Backlog.
- C. You should coach Van that the higher priority user stories at the top of the Product Backlog.
- D. You should coach Van that riskiest items are at the bottom.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 50
As a Scrum Master how will you coordinate with the Product Owner to ensure Value-Driven Delivery on Scrum projects?
- A. By ensuring that requirements are reprioritized after every Sprint
- B. By ensuring that customers realize the value at the end of project
- C. By understanding what adds value to customers and ensuing that stakeholders are closely involved throughout the project
- D. By ensuring that requirements are prioritized based on opportunity for investment
Answer: C
Explanation:
In order to provide Value-driven Delivery, it is important to meet a few requirements. First, those involved in a project should understand what adds value to customers and users, and should prioritize the high value requirements in the Prioritized Product Backlog. Second, those involved in a project should decrease uncertainty and constantly address risks that can potentially decrease value if they materialize; it is important to show product increments to project stakeholders at the end of each Sprint, enabling effective management of changes. Third, those involved in a project should create deliverables by producing potentially shippable, value-based product increments during each Sprint so that customers start realizing value early in the project.
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/scrum-delivers-value-driven-delivery/
NEW QUESTION 51
Which of the following is NOT an objective of a Retrospect Sprint Meeting?
- A. Identify best practices
- B. Identify process improvements
- C. Identify process problems and bottlenecks
- D. Identify new product features
Answer: D
Explanation:
Primary objectives of the meeting are to identify three specific things:
* Things the team needs to keep doing: best practices
* Things the team needs to begin doing: process improvements
* Things the team needs to stop doing: process problems and bottlenecks
* These areas are discussed and a list of Agreed Actionable Improvements is created.
Reference: http://blog.scrumstudy.com/all-about-retrospect-sprint-meeting/
NEW QUESTION 52
A town has begun a project that involves keeping track of the buses traveling on the roads of the town.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of this project if it is managed according to Scrum Framework?
- A. Detailed upfront planning will be done to ensure that risks are identified early on.
- B. The customer does not have to be able to define very concrete requirements early on.
- C. The team working on this project will meet every day for 15 minutes to list impediments to completing their tasks.
- D. The Product Owner will prioritize the tasks that deliver maximum business value.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 53
Which of the following statements about Release Planning Session is/are Correct?
A) Release Planning Sessions are conducted to develop a plan that defines when various sets of usable functionality or products will be delivered to the customer.
B) Release Planning Sessions enable the Scrum Team to have an overview of the releases and delivery schedule for the product they are developing.
C) Whether the releases will follow a phased deployment pattern or a continuous deployment pattern depends on the stakeholder requirements.
D) Release Planning Sessions should produce a detailed Release Plan for the entire project.
- A. B and C
- B. A and D
- C. A
- D. A and B
Answer: D
Explanation:
Release Planning Sessions are conducted to develop a Release Plan. The plan defines when various sets of usable functionality or products will be delivered to the customer. In Scrum, the major objective of a Release Planning Meeting is to enable the Scrum Team to have an overview of the releases and delivery schedule for the product they are developing so that they can align with the expectations of the Product Owner and relevant stakeholders (primarily the project sponsor).
Reference:
http://blog.scrumstudy.com/release-planning-sessions-in-scrum/
NEW QUESTION 54
The Scrum Master can help the Product Owner deploy Product Releases and coordinate deployment with the customer by helping him/her adopt Organizational Deployment methods. Which of the following statements about the deployment mechanisms of an organization is true?
- A. Deployment mechanisms are static, and cannot vary across organizations.
- B. Deployment mechanisms are notwell-defined in most cases.
- C. Deployment mechanisms do not provide any guidelines regarding minimum functionality.
- D. Deployment mechanisms can take place remotely.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation
The deployment mechanisms of each organization tend to be different based onindustry, target users, and positioning. Depending on the product being delivered, deployment can take place remotely or may involve the physical shipping or transition of an item.
NEW QUESTION 55
Kelly is the Scrum Master for her organization and she's meeting with her manager to discuss the skillsets required for the Development Team. Kelly tells her manager what fact about what the Development Team needs in every Scrum project?
- A. The Development Team will need the skills and know-how to deliver a Done Increment
- B. The Development Team will need a clear understanding of each task in the backlog
- C. The Development Team will need a clear vision of all requirements in the Product Backlog
- D. The Development Team will need a SprintGoal for the entire Scrum project
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 56
You are the Scrum Master for an organization which is new toScrum practices. The Development Team is having trouble understanding the concept of a self-organizing Development Team. Which one of the following statements best describes the concept of a self-organizing team?
- A. A self-organizing team determines the best approach to reach the definition of done.
- B. A self-organizing team hosts the Daily Scrum without help.
- C. A self-organizing team defines the items in the Product Backlog.
- D. A self-organizing team works together to prioritize the items in theProduct Backlog.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 57
A large software company has 8 Scrum teams with each team having a Scrum Master. After the Daily Standup everyday with their respective teams, all Scrum Masters meet for a Scrum of Scrums. What are they likely to do during this meeting?
- A. Discuss ways to resolve technical impediments faced by development teams, especially if two or more teams face the same issue.
- B. Discuss actions of a team that could potentially affect another team.
- C. Share a status update on all individual team member' tasks.
- D. Discuss what each individual development team member has worked on since the last time all Scrum Masters met.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 58
The Chief Scrum Master plays an important role during the Retrospect Project process. By being a part of the Retrospect Project Meeting, he/she provides valuable inputs mainly to identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned during the process. What is an output of this process?
- A. Agreed Actionable Schedule.
- B. Agreed Actionable Objectives.
- C. Agreed Actionable Improvements.
- D. Agreed Actionable Lessons.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 59
One of the core principles of Scrum is Empirical Process Control. As a Scrum Master, which ofthe following statements would you recognize as the best description of the Empirical Process Control?
- A. Empirical Process Control model helps make decisions based on a particular input that will always provide a specific output.
- B. Empirical ProcessControl model helps make decisions based on observation and experimentation rather than on detailed upfront planning.
- C. Empirical Process Control model helps make decisions based on inputs and requirements that are clearly defined and sorted out.
- D. Empirical Process Control model helps make decisions based on processes that generate unpredictable and unrepeatable outputs.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation
Transparency allows all facets of any Scrum process to be observed by anyone. This promotes an easy and transparent flow ofinformation throughout the organization and creates an open work culture. In Scrum, transparency is depicted through:
1. Artifacts
i. Project Vision Statement
ii. Prioritized Product Backlog
iii. Release Planning Schedule
2. Meetings
i. SprintReview Meetings
ii. Daily Standup Meetings
3. Information Radiators
i. Burndown Chart
ii. Scrumboard
NEW QUESTION 60
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What is the duration, language, and format of the Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Exam
- No negative marking for wrong answers
- Number of Questions: 100
- Passing Rate: 95%
- Duration of Exam: Two hours (120 minutes)
- Language of Exam: English, Spanish, Arabic, Italian, and Mandarin
- Type of Questions: Multiple choice (MCQs)
Introduction to Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Exam
Candidates for Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Exam are seeking to create an atmosphere conducive to successful completion of the project. Before taking this exam, candidates are encouraged to complete the Scrum Developer Certified (SDC) certification as a prerequisite education to ensure that they are knowing Scrum enough about to contribute successfully to a Scrum project. Additionally, a 2-day training in the online classroom given by SCRUMstudy is highly recommended to be attended by the candidates before taking the exam.
Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Exam has no official prerequisites. Eligible applicants will be awarded Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Certification by SCRUMstudy after passing the qualification exam. The certification needs to be maintained by taking the SMC Recertification exam every 3 years through the SCRUMstudy online platform.
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