PSM-II Free Practice Test

According to Scrum theory, how should a group of fifty people be divided into multiple Development Teams?

1. A. Allow the team leads to divide and select teams.
2. B. Understanding the product, the product vision and the Scrum framework, the group self-organizes into teams.
3. C. Create a skills matrix, identify role levels, and years of experience to assign people to teams.
4. D. The teams will rotate members every Sprint to spread knowledge.

Correct Answer: B

You have a Scrum Team that has been working together for over a year. The Development Team consists of eleven members who rarely collaborate and work within their functional boundaries. There are no Sprint Goals and most of the items in the Sprint Backlog are unrelated. The Scrum Team has concluded that it is not possible to create Sprint Goals based on the items in the Product Backlog.
What might explain why the Scrum Team is finding it difficult to craft Sprint Goals? (Choose all that apply.)

1. A. The Sprints are too long.
2. B. The Product Owner is not empowered to make decisions about items in the Product Backlog nor how they are ordered.
3. C. The Product Owner doesn’t set objectives that he/she wants to achieve with upcoming Sprints.
4. D. Scrum might not be the best framework for this team.
5. E. The Development Team is too big.

Correct Answer: BCD
Many people misinterpret the Scrum Guide as stating the Development Team size is limited to 3-9 members. In reality, it only states that there is inherent risk attached to having less than 3 members and more than 9 members. As the number of members increases, the lines of communication also increase. This can be calculated using the Group intercommunication formula: n(n 1) / 2 where n is the number of members. Some teams are able to handle the risk and “synergize” whereas others might struggle. Saying that, the relationship between defining a Sprint Goal and Development Team size is unclear.
But the relationship between the ordering of the Product Backlog, the PO having clear objectives, and the Sprint Goal are direct. The Product Owner typically comes to the Sprint Planning with a business objective in mind and Product Backlog items related to the business objective. After deciding what can be done for the upcoming Sprint, the Scrum Team will craft a Sprint Goal that would be met through the implementation of the items. This is not dependent on the size of the team nor length of the Sprint.
Scrum is also a framework that’s fit for purpose. Some projects/products are not fit for Scrum... or, better stated, Scrum is not suitable for all projects/products.

At the fifth Sprint Retrospective, the Product Owner mentions that he is surprised about the amount of technical debt that has built up in the system and that the product is not able to support an adequate number of users. Peter, the Product Owner, is upset that the product will need several more Sprints to address the scalability issues in order to meet his expectations.
What factors may have led to this?

1. A. The Scrum Team has not used the past Sprint Retrospectives effectively to inspect and adapt.
2. B. The Development Team has not been paying enough attention to technical quality.
3. C. The Development Team and the Product Owner are not having conversations around technical debt.
4. D. The Scrum Master has not ensured that the Scrum Team is transparent.
5. E. All of the above.
6. F. None of the above.

Correct Answer: E
Each component within the Scrum framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum’s success and usage. Scrum’s roles, events, artifacts, and rules are immutable and although implementing only parts of Scrum is possible, the result is not Scrum.

Scrum is based on which of the following?

1. A. Defined process.
2. B. Complex process.
3. C. Empiricism.
4. D. Hybrid model

Correct Answer: C
Scrum addresses complex problems in complex environments and asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. What is known can only be discovered in hindsight.

Which is the best description of a Product Owner?

1. A. Requirements developer.
2. B. Value optimizer.
3. C. Team leader.
4. D. Go-between between development team and stakeholders.

Correct Answer: B