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Scrum SMC - Scrum Master Certified (SMC)

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Suppose you are a Scrum Master on a project to design a metro rail system for a city. It has been brought to

your attention that the Product Owner wants to change the Acceptance Criteria for one of the User Stories

committed to for the current Sprint because the customer has changed a critical business requirement. Which

one of the following statements presents the best solution for such a situation?

A.

You should direct the Scrum team to stop working on the current Sprint Backlog, and to start working on

the latest business requirements.

B.

The Product Owner should add this requirement to the overall Prioritized Product Backlog, and the team

would work on it in a future Sprint.

C.

You should tell the Product Owner to inform the stakeholders that this business requirement cannot be

worked on as the Scrum Team has no bandwidth in the current Sprint.

D.

The Product Owner should cancel the current Sprint, and should start planning a new Sprint for the team to

be able to develop the deliverable as per the latest business requirement.

The Chief Scrum Master is a part of the Scrum Core Team that assembles to retrospect the project and to

identify, document, and internalize the lessons learned. There are various tools to Retrospect Project during

the Retrospect Project Meeting. Which of the following tools can be used in this process?

A.

Gap analysis.

B.

SWOT analysis.

C.

Proof of Concept.

D.

Speed Boat.

You are the Scrum Master for the USB Project for your organization. The Development Team has completed three iterations and they want to know when Kim, the Product Owner, will release the completed increments into production. What's the best answer?

A.

Increments are released to production when the customer requires the increments.

B.

Increments are released to production when the Scrum Master approves the release.

C.

Increments are released to production when the Development Team believes the increment meets the definition of done.

D.

Increments are released to production when it makes sense to do so.

Which of the following comparisons is true about Scrum and Traditional Project Management?

A.

In Scrum, upfront planning is high, while in Traditional Project Management it is low.

B.

In Scrum, performance measurement is based on plan conformity, while in Traditional Project

Management it is based on business value.

C.

In Scrum, customer involvement is high throughput the project, while in Traditional Project it varies

according to the project's lifecycle.

D.

In Scrum, Quality Assurance is process centric, while in Traditional Project Management it is customer

centric.

Which one of the following statements about the history of Scrum is NOT correct?

A.

The idea of Scrum was derived from a “rugby” approach, in which “a team tries to go the distance as a unit,

passing the ball back and forth.”

B.

Takeuchi and Nonaka proposed that product development should be like a sequential relay race.

C.

Scrum was based on a flexible and all-inclusive product development strategy where the development

team works as a unit to reach a common goal.

D.

Takeuchi and Nonaka based their approach on manufacturing case studies from various industries.

You are a Scrum Master for your organization. Which one of the following best describes your role?

A.

The Scrum Master helps people outside the team communicate and work with the Scrum Team.

B.

The Scrum Master is the time keeper for all Scrum meetings.

C.

The Scrum Master prioritizes the Product Backlog.

D.

The Scrum Master is the project manager of the Scrum Project.

You are the Scrum Master for an organization which is new to Scrum 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 defines the items in the Product Backlog.

C.

A self-organizing team hosts the Daily Scrum without help.

D.

A self-organizing team works together to prioritize the items in the Product Backlog.

Which of the following is true about Scrum?

A.

Continuous feedback is provided through the Groom Prioritized Product Backlog process

B.

Deliverables are improved progressively by time-boxing non-essential work

C.

The Conduct Daily Standup process leads to greater levels of motivation among team members.

D.

Emphasis on risk mitigation and detailed planning ensures a customer-oriented framework.

Which of the following items is not time-boxed?

A.

Sprint Review

B.

Sprint

C.

Sprint Planning

D.

Backlog Maintenance

E.

Sprint Retrospective

F.

Daily Scrum

The senior management of a multi-national company undertakes turnkey projects. To provide better value to

customers, the senior management wants to implement Scrum in the organization. Which of the following is

NOT a Scrum principle that can be used as a selling point to illustrate the benefits of Scrum to customers?

A.

Self-organization.

B.

Collaboration.

C.

Value-based Prioritization.

D.

Theoretical process control.