In order to start the first Sprint, Scrum only requires a Product Owner with enough ideas, a Development Team to execute on those ideas, and a Scrum Master to guide the process.

1. A. True

Correct Answer: A
In complex domains, you are only able to know the outcomes in hindsight. Empiricism, from which Scrum was founded on, asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. New knowledge will emerge as work is being done.

Which three statements best describe the purpose of having a Definition of Done? (Choose three.)

1. A. It is a checklist to monitor the Development Team member’s progress on a task.
2. B. It provides guidance to the Development Team when they are forecasting their Sprint Backlog during the Sprint Planning.
3. C. As the Development Team is doing the work, it provides guidance on the remaining work needed to create the potentially shippable Increment by the end of the Sprint.
4. D. It helps the Development Team defer any pending work to subsequent Sprints.
5. E. It creates transparency and provides a common understanding of the ‘done’ state of the Increment at the Sprint Review.
6. F. It helps the Scrum Team decide how much time is needed before the Sprint can end.

Correct Answer: BCE
When a Product Backlog item or an Increment is described as ‘Done’, everyone must understand what ‘Done’ means. Scrum Team members must have a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete, to ensure transparency and is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment. This Definition of Done provides the team guidance on what it takes to make the increment shippable.

What would be the main benefits of self-organization?

1. A. Increased rule compliance, self-accountability, commitment.
2. B. Increased rule compliance, self-accountability, output.
3. C. Increased capacity, accuracy of estimates, output.
4. D. Increased creativity, self-accountability, commitment.

Correct Answer: D
Self-organized teams allow teams to creatively solve difficult problems, be accountable for the work they do, and commit to each other and the goals of the team.

Part of the team’s Definition of “Done” requires creating or updating technical documentation in order to maintain the product and/or features in the future. The team’s technical writer will be on vacation during the Sprint.
What should you do?

1. A. Encourage the technical writers from other teams to form a specialized team to organize and plan the work for multiple teams.
2. B. The Development Team members will write it as they are still responsible for creating the documentation to make the Increment done in conformance with their Definition of “Done.”
3. C. Wait until the technical writer returns before continuing with related items.
4. D. Complete all development work first while adding technical documentation to the Product Backlog to be done in a subsequent Sprint.

Correct Answer: B
All Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are owned by the Development Team as a whole. Although individual members may work on specific tasks, the Development Team is still accountable for doing the work to deliver a shippable Increment.

What should the Development Team do if they are approached by someone outside the team and asked to add a “very important” item to a Sprint that is in progress?

1. A. Add the item to the bottom of the Sprint Backlog.
2. B. Replace an item in the current Sprint of equal size.
3. C. Add the item to the top of the next Sprint Backlog.
4. D. Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the person.

Correct Answer: D
Allow the Product Owner to decide what to do with the item as he/she is responsible for the flow of value.