Under what circumstances would a team use Affinity Estimation Technique instead of Planning Poker?
A. If more details are needed during Sprint Planning
B. If there is a large number of stories to estimate
C. If there is a small number of stories to estimate
Which statement describes Release Planning?
A. After looking at all the stories in the backlog, the team estimates their effort in detail.
B. The team meets with the customer to negotiate the scope, cost and time of the release.
C. The team and the Product Owner agree on an initial plan for the delivery of features.
During the release planning meeting, it is difficult to agree on priorities.
Sales want to implement some new features to catch up with the competitors.
Marketing want to work on a mobile interface that can prove to be a competitive differentiator.
Customer support want better logging and auditing capabilities to improve maintainability. What should be done to set the priorities?
A. Approach Senior Management and ask for priorities.
B. Survey the existing customers and prioritize according to their views.
C. The Product Owner will set the priorities.
A Scrum team failed to meet the Sprint objectives. One of the key members of the team fell ill and was away for two days right at the beginning of the four week Sprint.
What is the most likely reason that the team did not meet the Sprint objectives?
A. The Product Owner is unable to prioritize.
B. The team is lacking skills.
C. The team did not plan the Sprint effectively.
D. The team is over-worked.
From which sport is the term "Scrum" and much of the terminology derived?
A. Kick boxing
B. Polo
C. Rugby
D. Soccer
In a Daily Scrum, one of the Team members complains about frequent interruptions by non-Team members.
Which person should remove this impediment?
A. The Product Owner
B. The Scrum Master
C. The Development Team
During the Daily Scrum three questions are answered. Which question is one of these questions?
A. What has been accomplished since the last meeting?
B. Who should take on the next task?
C. Which requests of the customer did we receive?
An often used best practice is to define User Stories according to the acronym `INVEST'. The `I' of INVEST means Independent. Suppose that you have a User Story that is not Independent.
What is the consequence of having dependent User Stories?
A. You do not have enough knowledge to build the item.
B. You must work on the item together with another Scrum team.
C. You need more people to build the item.
D. You will not be able to order them based on their business values.
The Product Backlog is ordered from most valuable to least valuable. The benefits for the business determine how valuable a Product Backlog Item is.
What are the benefits for the business based on?
A. The stakeholders' opinion
B. The Scrum Master's opinion
C. Organizational strategies
D. The needs of the Development Team
Higher management wants to know who will be the Project Manager of the Scrum project. Which role is the same as the Project Manager role?
A. The Product Owner
B. The Scrum Master
C. The Development Team
D. There is no such role in Scrum