PSM-II Exam Training Practice Tests (Scrum Professional Scrum Master level II (PSM II))]

Question 1

Steven, a Scrum Master, is approached by the Development Team members complaining that one of the senior engineers is using too much time during the Daily Scrums to share technical solutions.
Which are the best two actions for Steven to take? (Choose two.)

A. Suggest using a token to limit who is allowed to speak during the Daily Scrum. B. Speak with the person privately and coach him on the purpose of the Daily Scrum. C. Coach the Development Team to help them find a way to solve the problem, and for them to take ownership of the solution. D. Contact the team member's direct manager and to resolve this problem. E. Suggest that the team members timebox the amount of time each person can speak at the Daily Scrum to a maximum of two minutes.

Correct Answer: B,C

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Question 2

Respect is one of the five Scrum values. Which statements demonstrate respectful behavior in the Scrum Team? (Choose the best two answers)

A. Respect the Product Owner by letting them change the Sprint Goal during the Sprint B. Respect stakeholder expectations that Scrum Teams will meet their forecast. C. Respect people, their experience, diversity, and difference in opinion D. Respect the accountabilities of the Scrum Team members.

Correct Answer: C,D

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Question 3

A new Developer joins the Development Team taking the total number to 10 people.
As a Scrum Master, What should you do?

A. Instruct the Development Team to split into 2 teams, they should decide the appropriate sizes B. Instruct the Development Team to split into 2 teams with 5 Developers in each C. Do nothing, the Development Team must fix its own issues D. Raise the increased team size as a potential impediment and help the Development Team decide what to do about it

Correct Answer: D

Question 4

Steven is a Scrum Master asked to assist in creating five new Scrum Teams that will be working to build a highly anticipated product. He talks with them about the importance of being able to integrate their Increments by the end of their Sprints. This includes the first Sprints. The product is very important to both the end users and the organization.
Of the choices raised by future team members, what would Steven encourage?

A. Each Scrum Team delivers functionality at the end of each Sprint. New Product Backlog items will then be added to the next Sprint Backlog to integrate their functionality with the other teams to create a unified Increment. B. Each Scrum Team delivers Increments in its own code branch. After UAT is performed at the Sprint Review, the code branch is isolated until enough Increments are considered acceptable. All code branches will then be merged during the release phase. C. Wait until enough of the infrastructure and architecture is in place before starting the first Sprints.This will increase the success of delivering integrated Increments in Sprint 1. D. All Scrum Teams agree on a mutual understanding of `done' that defines all work necessary to deliver a potentially shippable Increment that includes all previous Increments delivered for the product.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5

Creating a forecast for a Sprint tends to run more smoothly when the Product Backlog items that are discussed are well understood and actionable. Which approach would you recommend to ensure well understood and actionable Product Backlog items at Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer)

A. The Developers use some time in each Sprint to analyze, estimate and design high-ordered Product Backlog items. B. A separate Scrum Team of business analysts and testers analyze high-ordered requirements one Sprint ahead of development. C. The Product Owner works with the stakeholders to prepare Product Backlog items outside of the Sprint so the Developers will not be disrupted. D. The analysts on the Scrum Team document high-ordered Product Backlog items during a Sprint when they are not busy working on the forecast.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6

How does the Scrum Master serve the Scrum Team? (Choose the best two answers)

A. The Scrum Master coaches the Scrum Team and the organization how to work empirically. B. The Scrum Master resolves every impediment that the Developers run into. C. The Scrum Master facilitates Scrum events as requested or needed. D. The Scrum Master never intervenes in matters of the Scrum Team, but allows them to maximize their autonomy and freedom.

Correct Answer: A,C

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Question 7

What is a good way for a Scrum Team to ensure that security concerns are addressed and transparent?

A. Delegate the work to an external team. B. Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern and/or add security concerns to the definition of "Done". C. Create a separate backlog for security items and only work on the items when a specialist becomes available. D. Add Security Sprints to resolve security concerns when needed.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 8

Marian is a product Owner working on a Scrum Team on a new release for her product. Based on the average velocity of the previous release Marian estimated the project to take seven Sprints.
Average velocity In the previous release was thirteen completed units of work per Sprint Development is three Sprints underway, with tour more Sprints to go until the release. Product Backlog has been stable. Over the first three Sprints, the Developers report their average velocity is nine, while not having fully tested all the delivered functionality. The Developers estimate that the unfinished testing would have required of a Sprints time. The Developers believe that the required velocity of thirteen is within their reach. What is the most effective way to recover?
(Choose the best answer)

A. The Developers set the open work aside to be performed in one or more release Sprints. They remind Marian to find funding for enough Release Sprints in which this remaining work can be done. up to one release Sprint per three development Sprints may be required, It is Marian's responsibility to inform users and stakeholders Of the impact on the release date. B. The Developers inform Marian that the progress she has perceived to date is not correct The Increment is not releasable. They give Marian their estimate of the effort it would take to get the past work done, and suggest doing that work first before proceeding with new features. The Developers also re-estimate the effort to complete the remaining backlog, including all testing. In the end, it is Marian's call to continue the project or to cancel. C. Transparency needs to be restored by addng the undone work to the Product Backlog. The Developers must figure out a way to deliver in the upcoming Sprints a velocity of not only 13 units of new work, but also two additional points to catch up undone work. It is the Scrum Master's duty to assess whether such repair is possible. If not, the Scrum Master initiates a restart with a more reliable team Or cancels the project. The Scrum Master will have to inform Product Owner and the stakeholders. D. In the next Sprints, the Developers keep making sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as done as possible, at least at the past level of 90%. In every Sprint the undone work of the previous Sprint is estimated and added to the Sprint Backlog. It comes on top of the expected forecast of 13 units, so it does not mess up progress on the product Backlog.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 9

Eight months ago your company started developing a new product consisting ot several major components. You are the Scrum Master on the team building the "core" component of the product; your component also integrates all the other components. The Scrum Teams work in monthly Sprints, and the team has forecast that it will deliver the integrated product in three Sprints. Recently the team's progress slowed because of changes to the other components that they integrate. The program manager is extremely upset when they find out that the team will need two more Sprints. The project managers of the other components confirm their adherence to the original forecast. As a Scrum Master, what could you do to help the Product Owner?
(Choose the best answer)

A. You calculate how many additional developers it would take to increase velocity to make the original date. You inform the program manager of the additional budget for these developers. This would then allow meeting the original forecast B. You remove all items from the Product Backlog tor which development is forecast to be beyond the expected date. C. You suggest working with the program manager and the project managers of the other components on the ordering and the value of your open Product Backlog items to redefine the possible delivery date. D. You lengthen your Sprints to accommodate the delays.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10

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.)

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

Correct Answer: A,C,E

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Scrum Professional Scrum Master level II (PSM II) - PSM-II Exam Practice Test