Quiz Introduction To SCRUM

1. Which is the more important reason to demonstrate the working products frequently?
A. To accelerate our understanding of the users needs.
B. To get more features out.
2. What happens to the Product Backlog as development continues from Sprint to Sprint?
A. It gets smaller because the scrum master removes all tasks that are not needed
B. It gets smaller as the teams complete all tasks.
C. It gets larger as it contains list of completed items.
D. It gets larger as the Sprint Review demonstration prompts requests for more or
different features.

3. When is sprint execution completed?

A. When all committed Product Backlog items meet their definition of "Done"
B. When the timebox expires
C. It Depends
D. When all tasks are complete
4. Most organizations that are doing Scrum ___________
A. Are doing it as well as possible.
B. Have modified the difficult, uncomfortable parts that could have led to
breakthroughs.
5. During Sprint Execution, when are new tasks added?
A. When Product Owner identifies a new task.
B. When Scrum Master approves them.
C. Never, Sprint tasks are fixed and are decided during sprint planning.
D. As soon as possible after they are identified, unless they reflect a scope change in
sprint goals, or committed Product Backlog items.
6. What is the Scrum Development Team expected to do during the first sprint? (Choose
Two)
A. Nail down the architecture
B. Build a thin slice of potentially ship-able functionality
C. Test the product
D. Develop a detailed plan for the rest of the project
7. The CEO asks a team member to do some work outside the goals of the current Sprint in
progress. What should the team member do? (Choose One)

A.
B.
C.
D.

Add it to the next sprint

Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO
Add it to the current sprint.
Add it to the current sprint while swapping out the committed work of equal size

8. Which technique is least effective in encouraging collaboration between the Scrum Team
and the Product Owner?
A. Teach the team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives.
B. Teach the product owner about technologies the team uses
C. Listen to their communications.
D. Act as a go-between for them.
9. Which of the following is the team responsible for? (Choose 4 answers)
A. Increasing productivity and learning.
B. Selecting the product owner.
C. Coordinating daily during the sprint to meet the sprint goal.
D. Resolving internal conflicts.
E. Planning how to meet the Sprint goal.
10. Should the product backlog contain tasks?
A. NO
B. YES
11. When do we hold a retrospective meeting?
A. At the end of each sprint, after the sprint review meeting
B. At the beginning of the project
C. Depends on the Scrum Masters availability.
D. At the end of the project
12. Does Scrum have any rules, or just guidelines?
A. No Rules, only guidelines.
B. Few Rules
13. When should product backlog be re-prioritized?
A. Sometimes, before the elaboration stage gate.
B. Always, the product owner should re-prioritize the backlog constantly as we learn
more.
C. Never.
14. Who creates a Product Backlog item's effort estimate?
A. Scrum Team, after clarifying the requirement.
B. Project Manager and Stakeholders
C. Scrum Master, with inputs from Scrum team.

D. Product Owner, with inputs from Scrum Team