Every Development Team should have the competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint.

1. A. True
2. B. False

Correct Answer: A
Development Teams are self-organized and cross-functional.

Steven is a Scrum Master employed by the engineering department. The Director of Engineering considers using Scrum for a new project but wonders about the value of having all of the Development Team members attend the Daily Scrum. He is concerned that the employees already attend a lot of mandatory company meetings.
What are two outcomes of the Daily Scrum that Steven should explain on why the Daily Scrum is important? (Choose two.)

1. A. During the Daily Scrum the members of the Development Team will inform of problems that are hindering their progress, and for which they have no means to resolv
2. B. They will inform Steven as a Scrum Master, so he can remove the impediments and help the team be more productive.
3. C. Through the short, daily alignment of the Daily Scrum the members of the Development Team grow and improve a shared understanding of the most important work to be undertaken in the next 24 hours to achieve the best possible progress toward the Sprint Goa
4. D. This daily opportunity to inspect and adapt will enable the Development Team to best tackle any unforeseen circumstances that might otherwise disrupt the team’s progress.
5. E. The Development Team members will produce a daily status report indicating how much time was spent working on individual tasks since the last Daily Scru
6. F. The reports will help in discussing how theSprint went at the Sprint Review meetin
7. G. It will provide detailed insights into the accuracy of estimates versusactual time spent, which can be used to create better estimates at the next Sprint Planning.
8. H. The Daily Scrum serves for the Development Team to report to Steven, as a Scrum Master, all updates on the assigned tasks in the Sprint Backlo
9. I. He can then use the team’s updates to plan their work for the next day, making sure that every team member is assigned the right tasks.
10. J. During the Daily Scrum, the Development Team needs to update the Scrum board with their current status and progress, at a task leve
11. K. This is crucial to ensure that the Directory of Engineering knows the team’s actual progress and control the work being done.

Correct Answer: AB
The Development Team uses the Daily Scrum to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and to inspect how progress is trending toward completing the work in the Sprint Backlog. The Daily Scrum optimizes the probability that the Development Team will meet the Sprint Goal. Every day, the Development Team should understand how it intends to work together as a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment by the end of the Sprint.

Steven, the Scrum Master, observes that one of the Development Team members is not attending the Daily Scrum. The Development Team feels this is ok as they all sit in the same area and already have constant communication throughout the day.
Which is the best action for Steven to take?

1. A. Start running the Daily Scrum and require all members to be in attendance.
2. B. Talk to the Development Team member privately and tell him that he needs to be a team player.
3. C. Ask the Development Team, what value will result from having all team members present at the Daily Scrum and what are the risks if members don’t attend.
4. D. The Daily Scrum is owned by the Development Team and it is their responsibility to decide which team members must participate.

Correct Answer: C
The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring that the Scrum Team understands the purpose and value of the Scrum events. Because the Daily Scrum is owned by the Development Team, it will decide how best to run the event. And if needed the Scrum Master will coach the team to ensure the decisions stay within the boundaries of the Scrum framework.

In what ways does the Scrum Master keep a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?

1. A. By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team and facilitating Development Team decisions.
2. B. By helping the Development Team with user acceptance tests and tracking defects.
3. C. By ensuring each member takes turns speaking at the Daily Scrum and ending the event on time.
4. D. By keeping the Scrum board and burn-down chart updated daily.

Correct Answer: A
The Scrum Master serves the Development Team by removing impediments to the Development Team’s
progress and facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.

When does a Sprint end?

1. A. When there is no work remaining in the Sprint Backlog.
2. B. When the time-box expires.
3. C. It depends on the Product Owner.
4. D. Immediately after the conclusion of the Sprint Review.

Correct Answer: B