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• Which of the following best defines a project?

A. A collaborative enterprise to either create new products or services or to


deliver results as defined in the Project Vision Statement.
B. A group of related projects, with the objective to deliver business outcomes as
defined in the Program Vision Statement.
C. A collaborative enterprise to sustain the improvements introduced in the
operations of an organization.
D. A group of related programs, with the objective to deliver business outcomes
as defined in the Portfolio Vision Statement.

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• Which of the following captures all the six project constraints to be managed in
a project?

A. Time, cost, scope, quality, benefits, and risks


B. Time, cost, scope, benefits, organization, and business justification
C. Time, cost, team structure, change, benefits, and risks
D. Change, impediments, scope, quality, benefits, and risks

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How are Scrum and Agile related? Please type your answer in the Question
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using Scrum to deliver projects?

A. It makes projects adaptable and open to incorporating change.


B. It minimizes non-essential work and leads to higher efficiency levels.
C. It leads to greater levels of motivation among employees.
D. It ensures that all the benefits are delivered at the end of the project.

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What type of leadership is used in Scrum?

A. Authoritarian
B. Delegative
C. Participative
D. Transformational

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Do you think a Scrum Team can be effective without a Project Manager to


manage the project? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• Which of the following is a Scrum aspect?

A. Time
B. Cost
C. Business justification
D. Scope

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Do you think the Scrum framework can be used in other industries apart
from the IT Industry? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• Which of the following ensure transparency in Scrum?


1. Scrumboard
2. Impediment Log
3. Daily Standup
4. Video Conferencing

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
D. Only 1

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• Which of the following is NOT an example of the Scrum principle ‘Empirical


Process Control’?

A. Use of Scrumboard to ensure clear visibility into the Scrum Team’s progress.
B. Use of Release Planning Schedule to ensure coordination across multiple Scrum
Teams.
C. Use of Prioritized Product Backlog to be viewed by internal and external
stakeholders.
D. Use of fixed amount of time for each process and activity in a Scrum project.

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• Which of the following is NOT a chief goal of self-organizing Scrum Teams?

A. Estimate User Stories and assign tasks to themselves during the Create Sprint
Backlog process.
B. Apply and leverage their expertise from being a cross-functional team to work
on tasks.
C. Ensure the team functions smoothly and request reallocation of team
members in case of conflict.
D. Clarify any discrepancies or doubts and be open to learning new things.

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• Which of the following statements on Scrum framework is TRUE?

A. Focuses on detailed upfront project planning.


B. Allows teams to take ownership of tasks.
C. Enables delegation of authority from one level to another.
D. Emphasizes individual accountability rather than group accountability.

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What are few of the characteristics/traits/skills we can look for in individuals


who will be a part of the Scrum Team? Please type your answer in the Question
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• Team Zee follows the dimensions of team collaboration. Their members are
friendly and usually get along well with each other. Additionally, they ensure
that work is divided into units, which are worked on by the various members
and then integrated as a whole. Which dimension(s) of collaboration is being
emphasized here?

A. Appropriation.
B. Articulation.
C. Awareness and Appropriation.
D. Awareness.

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• All of the following are the benefits of collaboration in Scrum projects, EXCEPT:

A. Continuous improvement leads to better processes.


B. Increased competition among team members increases team motivation.
C. Minimized Change Requests reduces rework.
D. Mitigated risks increases efficiency.

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As a Scrum Team member, what can you do to improve collaboration within the
Scrum Team? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• Which of the following helps in ensuring value-driven delivery in Scrum


projects?

A. Prioritizing requirements on the basis of opportunity for investment


B. Providing all the value expected by customers at the end of project
C. Re-prioritizing requirements after every Sprint
D. Understanding what adds value to customers and ensuring that stakeholders
are closely involved throughout the project

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• What factors should primarily be taken into account when prioritizing


requirements?

A. Value, risks, and dependencies.


B. Value, skills, and time.
C. Skills and resource availability.
D. Risks and issues.

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What are benefits of prioritizing requirements in a project? Please type your


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• Time-boxing is an important principle of Scrum. Identify the incorrect


statement.

A. A Sprint is time-boxed to 1 to 6 weeks; A Sprint Planning Meeting is time-boxed


to 8 hours for a one-month Sprint; A Daily Standup is time-boxed to 15
minutes.
B. A Daily Standup is time-boxed to 15 minutes; A Sprint Review Meeting is time-
boxed to 4 hours for a one-month Sprint; A Sprint is time-boxed to 1 to 6
weeks.
C. A Sprint Review Meeting is time-boxed to 6 hours for a one-month Sprint; A
Retrospect Sprint Meeting is time-boxed to 8 hours for a one-month Sprint; A
Sprint Planning Meeting is time-boxed to 8 hours for a one-week Sprint.
D. A Retrospect Sprint Meeting is time-boxed to 4 hours for a one-month Sprint; A
Daily Standup is time-boxed to 15 minutes; A Sprint is time-boxed to 1 to 6
weeks.

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• Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Time-boxing Scrum projects?

A. Time-boxing helps motivate the team to enhance performance.


B. Time-boxing provides structure to Scrum projects.
C. Time-boxing helps teams evaluate and undergo necessary training.
D. Time-boxing provides an element of certainty in Scrum projects, which are
often volatile and dynamic in nature.

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Do you think the concept of time-boxing can be incorporated into


traditional/waterfall project management methodologies? Please type your
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• Luke has been appointed the Product Owner for building the infrastructure for
the proposed monorail system for the city of Lowenham. In his capacity as the
Product Owner, which of the following will NOT help Luke ensure that the
project deliverables are delivered in an iterative manner?

A. By ensuring that Epics are developed in the Initiate phase and are not altered
anytime in the later processes.
B. By ensuring that each complex User Story is broken down through progressive
elaboration during later processes.
C. By focusing on value and its continuous delivery with each Sprint.
D. By ensuring that the Scrum Team clearly understands the User Stories in the
Sprint Backlog.

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• Which of the following statements on ensuring flexibility in Scrum is


INCORRECT?

A. Scrum ensures stability by providing scope for change even when a Sprint has
started.
B. Scrum uses iterative delivery and its other characteristics and principles to
achieve balance between flexibility and stability.
C. Scrum maintains flexibility by making it possible to incorporate change at any
step in the development process in a Scrum project.
D. Scrum ensures flexibility by providing scope for the Scrum Core Teams to make
recommendations for changes.

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What is the role of Scrum Team in implementing the principle of iterative


delivery? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• All the following statements on Scrum Team are correct, EXCEPT:

A. Provides inputs to creation of Collaboration Plan.


B. Estimates User Stories approved by the Product Owner.
C. Prioritizes items in the Prioritized Product Backlog.
D. Develops Task List.

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• Which of the following is NOT a Scrum Team’s responsibility?

A. Identify risks and implement risk mitigation actions.


B. Provide inputs for creation of the Collaboration Plan and the Team Building
Plan.
C. Identify improvement opportunities from the current Sprint.
D. Prioritize User Stories in the Prioritized Product Backlog.

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Can a member of the Scrum Team work on multiple projects


simultaneously? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• All the following are steps in determining the business justification for a
project, EXCEPT:

A. Assess and Present a Business Case


B. Continuous Value Justification
C. Feasibility Analysis with a demo project
D. Confirm Benefits Realization

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• In which of the following ways can a Scrum Team contribute to maintain


business justification for a project?

A. By contributing to business justification assessment by identifying and


reporting risks to the project outcomes
B. By developing a business case for each Sprint and maintaining it to support
project justification
C. By maintaining the Prioritized Product Backlog with updates on risks and
impediments to business justification
D. By identifying and engaging stakeholders of the project through out the Sprint

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How can Scrum Team help a Product Owner in assessing the project
business justification during the implementation of a Sprint? Please type
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• All of the following options are factors to be considered while determining the
scope and quality for a project, EXCEPT:

A. The business need that the project will fulfill.


B. Willingness of the organization to meet the identified business need.
C. Capability of the organization to meet the identified business need.
D. Willingness of the team that is responsible to create the deliverable to accept
the project.

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• Company A has obtained a project to develop customized software for one of


its clients. This project requires adhering to stringent quality standards at every
stage of development. A Scrum Team has been formed for this project. To
maintain quality in Scrum, it is crucial for this team to bear in mind all of the
following, EXCEPT?

A. Any quality related error must be fixed only at the end to ensure that the
deliverable is Done.
B. Incremental Product development, repetitive testing, and documentation are
some quality-related tasks that ensure quality is inherent in each Done
deliverable.
C. Any quality requirement must necessarily consider the capacity and willingness
of the organization to meet the business need.
D. The changing needs of the customers can be incorporated at any time during
the project.

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What is the relevance of Acceptance Criteria from the perspective of Scrum Team
members? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• When can a Scrum Team submit a change request in a Scrum project?

A. When a Sprint ends early, and the Scrum Team is not working on anything
B. At any point of time during the project
C. After the first iteration is completed
D. When items in the Prioritized Product Backlog are completed

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• Which of the following statements on change management procedure is


INCORRECT?

A. Any change request approved by product owner goes through the usual
change management.
B. Change management is executed in the ongoing processes of prioritizing and
adding tasks to the Prioritized Product Backlog.
C. Once a change request is approved by the Product Owner, the length of the
current Sprint should be modified to accommodate the change request.
D. In the case of an urgent change, the current Sprint can be terminated, and the
team can meet to plan a new Sprint.

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• You are a Product Owner for a marketing project which requires conducting a
survey and generating a sales forecast. Which of the following situations will
NOT be considered as risk for your project?

A. Marketing executives may not get the appropriate sample group from the
target demographic for the survey.
B. The survey has to be conducted during the Holiday season and some of the
field executives may fudge the data to go home early
C. The demand for the product will remain steady
D. The sample group may not be interested in answering all the questions and
end up giving random answers which can affect the sales forecast

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• Which of the following statements on risk management in Scrum is


INCORRECT?

A. Scrum Master Implements all the risk management activities as advised by the
Product Owner
B. Product Owner prioritizes and communicates risks to relevant stakeholders,
program, and portfolio teams
C. Scrum Team identifies risks during development of the product during the
Create Deliverables Process
D. In a Scrum environment, risks are generally minimized, largely due to the work
being done in Sprints whereby a continuous series of Deliverables is produced
in very short cycles.

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Can you list a set of risks that a Scrum Team might have to deal with in a
Software development project? Please type your answer in the Question
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• Which of the following is NOT an input for the Form Scrum Team process?

A. Project Vision
B. Epic(s)
C. Product Owner
D. Scrum Master

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• Which of the following roles is responsible for identifying members to a Scrum


Team?

A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Sponsor
D. Scrum Guidance Body

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Why is it necessary for a Scrum Team or its representatives to be a part of


release planning meeting? Please type your answer in the Question window.

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• The responsibility for estimating items in the Prioritized Product Backlog in the
Plan and Estimate phase lies with the:

A. Scrum Team.
B. Scrum Master.
C. Product Owner.
D. External team with considerable experience.

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• Which of the following is NOT a necessary attribute to look for when choosing
a member for a Scrum Team?

A. Collaboration skills
B. Servant leadership style
C. Availability
D. Domain expertise

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• Which of the following is a relevant responsibility of the Scrum Team with


respect to business justification?

A. Complete project deliverables in accordance with agreed Acceptance Criteria.


B. Reporting project benefits to stakeholders.
C. Express desired outcomes of the program clearly to the team members.
D. Act in a consulting capacity and provide guidance for projects.

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• Which of the following is NOT a specific question asked as a part of the Daily
Standup Meeting?

A. What do I plan to do before the next meeting?


B. What additional resources am I using to finish the sprint before time?
C. What impediments or obstacles am I currently facing?
D. What have I done since the last meeting?

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• Who presents the completed in the Sprint Review Meeting?

A. Scrum Team
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Master
D. Sponsor

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Which of the following should the Scrum Team members discuss in a Retrospect
Sprint Meeting?

A. Demonstration needs of Sprint deliverables.


B. Discuss the lessons learned throughout the Sprint.
C. Create Sprint deliverables.
D. Update and maintain the Prioritized Product Backlog.

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• What should you do, as a Scrum Team member, when your line manager asks
you to work on a task immediately setting aside a Sprint task?

A. Take responsibility for the task, and tell the Product Owner to postpone the
deadline for the current Sprint.
B. Talk with the other Scrum Team members and re-assign your tasks to someone
else.
C. Talk to the Product Owner, and tell him or her to re-assign your tasks to
someone else.
D. Inform the Scrum Master of the situation, and let him or her address the issue.

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• In which of the following meetings does the Scrum Team lead the efforts?

A. Daily Standup Meeting


B. Release Planning Meeting
C. Project Vision Meeting
D. Prioritized Product Backlog Review Meeting

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Should all the members of the Scrum Team attend Retrospect Project
Meeting even if the team is disbanded? Please type your answer in the
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