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Question 1

A company is transitioning to Scrum. The Scrum Master tells the management team that the role of traditional management does not exist in an Agile environment. The management team asks what the managers should do once the company has transitioned to Scrum. They feel insecure about letting all control go and wish to supervise the Scrum teams closely.

What should the Scrum Master teach the Scrum teams and the managers about Scrum?

ATeach me Scrum learn that they are self-managing and decide how to divide work and do the work
Teach the managers that they have the role of coaches and must trust the Scrum teams

BTeach the Scrum team that they should coach the managers to become more self-managing
Teach the managers that they can become Product Owners or Scrum Masters to keep in control

CTeach the Scrum team that they should keep their managers involved in planning sprint tasks
Teach the managers how to read the Scrum board to make sure they can intervene on time

DTeach the Scrum teams to check in with their managers often enough to give them a sense of control
Teach the managers how to influence the Product Owners and Scrum Masters to keep control

Answer : A

Question 2

A team struggles to keep the sprint planning meeting within the timebox. They spend a lot of time on planning the work to finish their sprint within the expected timeframe

Who should ensure the meeting stays within the timebox?

AThe Developers because the sprint planning meeting is a meeting where they should take lead

BThe organization because they should facilitate ways to help the team stay within the timebox

CThe Product Owner, because the Product Owner must prepare the team for the sprint planning

DThe Scrum Master because the Scrum Master is accountable for ensuring an efficient meeting

Answer : D

Question 3

The Microsystems company wants to be highly responsive to bug reports or feature requests from their customers At the same time, they want predictability in terms of features to release

How does Scrum help to achieve this predictability?

ABy calculating and improving the team's velocity and visualizing the work

BBy creating and maintaining a cadence of improvement and value delivery

CBy working in predictable iterations with predetermined features to release

Answer : B

Question 4

A team has problems keeping track of the work they do The Product Owner has no idea what work the team is currently doing The Scrum Master thinks the team needs more transparency to see who is working on what The customer would like an estimation of the team's velocity In addition the team wants to improve the flow of the work and identify constraints

Which tool will help the team most?

AA burn-down or a burn-up chart that tracks the work-in-progress (WiP) and the teams velocity

BA Kanban board or Scrum board with work-in-progress limits (WiP-limits) and blocker tickets

CA visualization of the product backlog or the sprint backlog with a way to pull work into a sprint

Answer : B

Question 5

An organization wants to transition to Scrum They want to make sure this transition goes well What factor helps most to ensure a smooth transition?

AAssessing the Agile maturity level of the organization

BEnsuring that all teams are trained in the Scrum framework

CHaving leadership create and demonstrate an Agile mindset

DSetting up autonomous self-regulating, cross-functional teams

Answer : C

Question 6

Mark is the Product Owner and he asks you, the Scrum Master what burndown charts actually track. What's the best response for Mark?

ABurndown charts will track the remaining work across the project time.

BBurndown charts will track the value of the work performed by the Development Team.

CBurndown charts will track work still left in the project.

DBurndown charts will track the cost of the work.

Answer : A

Question 7

Scrum is

AA framework to address complex adaptive problems

BA collection of the industry's best practices in information technology

CA body of knowledge on software engineering to build products

Answer : A

Exin Agile Scrum Master Exam Practice Test