PSM-II Online Practice Questions and Answers

Individual Development Team members have been approaching Steven, the Scrum Master, to complain about Chris. Chris has the most experience on the system they are building. He often questions the choices team members make in design and architecture making them feel bad.

What are two good ways for Steven to address this problem? (Choose two.)

A. Steven observes whether this topic is raised at the Sprint Retrospective. If not, then he checks with the team on how comfortable they are with the way the design and architecture is being handled.

B. Steven suggests facilitating a session with the full team to help resolve the issue.

C. Steven tells the concerned members that Chris' opinions should be respected as he has the most experience and understands what is best for long term sustainability.

D. Steven shares his concerns with Chris and the impact on the other team members and that he should be a team player.

E. Steven takes the time between Sprints to organize a team building session to build a stronger relationship.

Select the correct Scrum Team roles defined in Scrum.

A. Development Team, Scrum Master, Product Owner

B. Engineers, Business Analyst, Product Owner

C. Stakeholders, Scrum Master, Project Manager, Product Owner

D. Product Manager, Business Analyst, Development Team, Stakeholders

Your organization has formed a new Scrum Team and has assigned you as the Scrum Master. In what ways would you help the team start?

A. Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities, have the tech leads clarify the expectations and responsibilities of each role, and propose a performance rewards system.

B. Have the Scrum Team members introduce their background experience with each other, ask the Product Owner to discuss the product and answer questions, and ensure the team understands the need for a Definition of "Done."

Which of the following actions is appropriate for a Scrum Master at the Daily Scrum?

A. Making sure each member has an opportunity to answer all three questions.

B. Leading the Daily Scrum.

C. Teaching the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum time-boxed to 15 minutes or less.

D. Updating the Scrum board.

E. All of the above.

A PO (Product Owner) is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).

A. True

B. False

What activities would a Product Owner do during an active Sprint?

A. Engage with the stakeholders and answer questions from the Development Team.

B. Prioritize the Sprint Backlog.

C. Participate at the Daily Scrum.

D. Update the burndown chart.

What should the Development Team do if they are approached by someone outside the team and asked to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in progress?

A. Add the item to the bottom of the Sprint Backlog.

B. Replace an item in the current Sprint of equal size.

C. Add the item to the top of the next Sprint Backlog.

D. Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the person.

Which of the following is required in Scrum?

A. Sprint Retrospective

B. All Development Team members answering the three questions at the Daily Scrum

C. Sprint Burndown Chart

D. User Stories

E. All of the above

Using Scrum ensures that adding more resources to a project proportionally increases the value delivered.

A. True

B. False

At the seventh Sprint Review, the stakeholders seem disappointed and angry. When asked about it, they say the product being built will not meet their needs and will cost more than they anticipated spending. What factors may have led to this? (Choose three.)

A. Changes to the project plan were not adequately documented and shared. The change request procedure was not diligently followed.

B. The Scrum Master has not ensured transparency.

C. The Product Owner has not been interacting frequently with the stakeholders and kept them aware of the progress of the project.

D. The Project Management Office (PMO) and its project managers have not been adequately engaged, causing the project plan to become inaccurate.

E. The stakeholders were not allowed to enter the development area, or be present at the Daily Scrum.

F. The stakeholders have not been using the Sprint Reviews to actively engage, and inspect and evaluate progress.