Question 9 - The Scrum Master is no longer needed when teams become self-organized.

  • True
  • False

Overall explanation

  • There is always a Scrum Master in a Scrum Team

Question 10 - What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?

  • To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burndown

  • He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum

  • To make sure every team member answers the three questions

  • To gather status and progress information to report to management

Overall explanation

  • The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting, but the Development Team is responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum.
  • The Scrum Master teaches the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-minute time-box.

Question 55 - You are the Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up?

  • Ensure the team understands they need a definition of "Done"

  • Introduce a bonus system for the top performers in the team

  • Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities

  • Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history, goals, and context as well as answer questions

  • Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history

  • Have the development managers for each Development Team member introduce their direct reports and go over their responsibilities on the Scrum Team

Overall explanation

  • The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide.

  • Scrum Masters do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.

  • The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team.

  • The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren’t.

  • The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.

Question 69: Of the following choices, what is the most effective way a Scrum Master can keep a Development team working at its highest level of productivity?

  • Facilitate Development Team decisions and remove impediments

  • Ensure the meetings start and end ate the proper time

  • Prevent changes to the backlogs once the Sprint begins

  • Keep high value features high in the Product Backlog

Overall explanation

  • The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways, including:

    • Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality;

    • Helping the Development Team to create high-value products;

    • Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress;

    • Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed; and,

    • Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

Question 71: Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn't have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product backlog Item?

Choose 2 answers

  • Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team's infrastructure instead of delivering an increment

  • Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly

  • Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially done increments until the situation improves

  • Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum

  • Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances

Overall explanation

  • The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways, including:

    • Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality;

    • Helping the Development Team to create high-value products;

    • Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress;

    • Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed; and,

    • Coaching the Development Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

Question 91 - What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?

  • Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, UI, etc.)

  • Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams

  • Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams

Question 120 - It is the responsibility of the Scrum Master to engage the stakeholders to maximize the value of the product

  • True
  • False

Overall explanation

  • It is the responsibility of the Product Owner.