PSM-II Free Practice Test

How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?

1. A. An equal amount of time on analysis, design, programming, testing and documentation.
2. B. As much as it has informed the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of “Done”.
3. C. All development work and at least some testing.
4. D. As much as it can fit into the Sprin
5. E. Any remaining work will be moved to a subsequent Sprint.

Correct Answer: B

Why is it important that there is only one Product Owner per product?

1. A. The Scrum Master knows who will be his back-up whenever he is unavailable, it saves the organization time and money, and the Development Team knows who to request tasks from.
2. B. It is clear who is accountable for the ultimate success of the product, the Development Team always knows who determines priorities, and it helps avoid barriers to effective communication and rapiddecision- making.
3. C. It isn’t important as multiple Product Owners can easily share a single Product Backlog.

Correct Answer: B

During the Sprint Review of a scaled development effort, each Scrum Team should demonstrate its individual Increment in a separate branch of the code.

1. A. True
2. B. False

Correct Answer: B
If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on the system or product release, the Development Teams on all the Scrum Teams must mutually define the definition of “Done”. Each Increment is additive to all prior Increments and thoroughly tested, ensuring that all Increments work together.

During the implementation of an item in the Sprint Backlog, a conflict arises between team members about what work is needed to make the item ‘done’. Some say it is a part of the Definition of Done and others say it isn’t. Steven, the Scrum Master, observes a debate forming and members beginning to take sides.
What is the best action for Steven to take?

1. A. Bring the Development Team members together and interpret the Definition of Done for them so that there are no future conflicts on interpretation.
2. B. Immediately end the discussion before it becomes wors
3. C. Make the decision on what work is needed to make the item ‘done’ and teach the team about the importance of avoiding conflicts.
4. D. Facilitate a session with all members on the Scrum Team to help them resolve the conflict, refine the Definition of Done, and become effective agai
5. E. Tell the team that conflicts are a natural occurrence and coach them on the value of resolving conflicts.
6. F. Bring the Product Owner to the discussion and have him/her decide the work needed to make the item ‘done.’ It is the Product Owner’s responsibility to manage the Development Team members.

Correct Answer: C
The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master helps the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions are helpful and which are not. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.

Several Sprints into a project, a client is complaining to the Product Owner about the poor performance of the product.
As a Scrum Master, how can you help the Product Owner?

1. A. Coach the Product Owner on effective ways to communicate this concern to the Development Team and encourage the Product Owner to add the performance issue to the Product Backlog.
2. B. Tell the Product Owner performance is defined by the Development Team.
3. C. Note the issue for the next Sprint Retrospective.
4. D. Notify the team responsible for system performance.

Correct Answer: A