Professional Scrum
Master-1
(PSM-1)
QUESTION :
When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the
definition of “Done”?
A. During Spring Planning.
B. Prior to starting a new Sprint.
C. During the Sprint Retrospective.
D. Prior to starting a new project.
Correct Answer is: C
QUESTION :
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be
three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two
or three days?
(Choose three.)
A. Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
B. Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
C. The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the
stakeholders.
D. Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the
meeting.
E. The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart
properly.
F. The Sprint plan may become inaccurate.
Correct Answer is: A, B and F
QUESTION :
Which statement best describes Scrum?
A. A defined and predictive process that conforms to the principles of
Scientific Management.
B. A complete methodology that defines how to develop software.
C. A cookbook that defines best practices for software development.
D. A framework within which complex products in complex
environments are developed.
Correct Answer is: D
QUESTION :
Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog
items that have low business value?
(Choose three.)
A. Economic Value Added.
B. Respect.
C. Focus.
D. Earned Value.
E. Courage.
Correct Answer is: B, C and E
QUESTION :
Who creates a Product Backlog Item’s estimate?
A. The Development Team after clarifying requirements with the
Product Owner.
B. The Product Owner with input from the Development Team.
C. The most senior people in the organization, including architects
and subject matter experts.
D. The Scrum Master.
E. The Development Team, alone.
Correct Answer is: A
QUESTION :
Who starts the Daily Scrum?
A. The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time
and helps to stay within the time-box.
B. Whoever the Development Team decides should start.
C. The person who has the token.
D. The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has
the meeting and stays within the timebox.
E. The person who last broke the build.
Correct Answer is: B
QUESTION :
You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which
three of the following activities would probably help the team in
starting up?
(Choose three.)
A. Introduce a bonus system for the top performers in the team.
B. Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each
other and give a brief background of their skills and work history.
C. Have the development managers for each Development Team
member introduce their direct reports and go over their responsibilities
on the Scrum Team.
D. Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities.
E. Ensure the team understands they need a definition of “Done”.
F. Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history,
goals, and context, as well as answer questions.
Correct Answer is: B, E and F
QUESTION :
A Development Team selects a set of Product Backlog items for a
Sprint Backlog with the intent to get the selected items “Done” by the
end of the Sprint. Which three phrases best describe the purpose of a
definition of “Done”?
(Choose three.)
A. It controls whether the developers have performed their tasks.
B. It provides a template for elements that need to be included in the
technical documentation.
C. It creates transparency over the work inspected at the Sprint
Review.
D. It trucks the percent completeness of a Product Backlog item.
E. It guides the Development Team is creating a forecast at the Sprint
Planning.
F. It defines what it takes for an Increment to be ready for release.
Correct Answer is: C, D and F
QUESTION :
Select two ways in which technical debt impacts transparency.
(Choose two.)
A. When calculated and estimated, the total amount of technical debt
shows exactly how long until the Product Owner can release the
Increment.
B. It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system,
specifically of an Increment being releasable at the end of a Sprint.
C. As development progresses and code is added, the system
becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being
slowed down in unpredictable ways.
D. It enhances transparency for the Product Owner as a Development
Team is not allowed to do additional feature development in a Sprint
as long as there is technical debt.
Correct Answer is: B and C
QUESTION :
Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a
Sprint?
A. Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint.
B. An increment of software with minor known bugs in it.
C. An increment of working software that is “done”.
D. A single document, if that is what the Scrum Master asked for.
Correct Answer is: C
QUESTION :
How much of the Sprint Backlog must be defined during the Sprint
Planning event?
A. Just enough tasks for the Scrum Master to be confident in the
Development Team’s understanding of the Sprint.
B. The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the
end of the Sprint Planning meeting.
C. Enough so the Development Team can create its best forecast of
what is can do, and to start the first several days of the Sprint.
D. Just enough to understand design and architectural implications.
Correct Answer is: C
QUESTION :
Who is responsible for managing the progress of work during a
Sprint?
A. The Scrum Master.
B. The Development Team.
C. The Product Owner.
D. The most junior member of the Team.
Correct Answer is: B
QUESTION :
A Development Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the
end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what “Done”
means. (Choose two.)
A. All work the Development Team is willing to do.
B. Ready for integration.
C. No work left from the definition of “Done”.
D. Whatever the Product Owner defines as quality.
E. All work to create software that is ready to be released to end
users.
Correct Answer is: C and E
QUESTION :
What two factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint
length?
(Choose two.)
A. The organization has mandated similar length sprints.
B. The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used.
C. The frequency at which team formation can be changed.
D. The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders.
Correct Answer is: B and D
QUESTION :
Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint?
(Choose two.)
A. The length of the Sprint should be proportional to the work that is
done in between Sprints.
B. It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a
development effort.
C. Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should hold
the time it will take to code the planned features in the upcoming
Sprint, but does not include time for any testing.
D. Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should be
long enough to make sure the
Development Team can deliver what is to be accomplished in the
upcoming Sprint.
E. All Sprints must be 1 month or less.
Correct Answer is: B and E
QUESTION :
What are two responsibilities of testers in a Scrum Team?
(Choose two.)
A. Verifying the work of programmers.
B. Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality.
C. Tracking quality metrics.
D. Finding bugs.
E. Scrum has no “tester” role.
Correct Answer is: B and E
