Questions for the PSM-II were updated on : Sep 01 ,2024
What is management’s role in Scrum?
A
Explanation:
Getting the support from the business side helps facilitate the changes that fosters empiricism, self-organization, bottom-up
intelligence, and intelligent release of software.
Select the correct Scrum Team roles defined in Scrum.
A
Explanation:
The Scrum Framework only recognizes these three roles although others may be needed to help the team build the most
valuable product possible.
The Development Team discovers that it doesnt have the tools and infrastructure to make each selected Product Backlog
item done.
What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
C
Explanation:
The Scrum Master serves the Development Team by coaching it in self-organization and cross-functionality.
In what ways does the Scrum Master keep a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
A
Explanation:
The Scrum Master serves the Development Team by removing impediments to the Development Teams progress and
facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
Steven is a Scrum Master of a Scrum Team that is new to Scrum. At the halfway point of the Sprint, the Product Owner
comes to Steven telling him that he is concerned the Development Team will not be able to complete the entire Sprint
Backlog by the end of the Sprint.
What should Steven do in this situation?
B
Explanation:
Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from
experience and making decisions based on what is known. The Sprint
Backlog is a forecast by the Development Team about what functionality will be in the next Increment and the work needed
to deliver that functionality into a Done Increment. The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the
Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges during the Sprint. This emergence occurs as the Development Team works through
the plan and learns more about the work needed to achieve the Sprint Goal.
Why C is incorrect:
a) The Dev Team does not commit to finishing all items in the Sprint Backlog. Committing to completing all items would be
fixed scope and fixed time leaving no room to adapt. They commit tothe Sprint Goal and doing the right thing.
b) Its also incorrect for the PO to focus on completing the entire Sprint Backlog. Finishing everything should not be his main
focus. Having a shippable increment that meets the Sprint Goal ismore important than trying to finish everything. The advice
in option C is equivalent to Dont worry, theyll get everything done. but because of the complex domain, you cannot
guarantee everything will get done.
In Scrum, how would budgeting and financial forecasting be performed? (Choose two.)
A B
Explanation:
The cost of developing, delivering, and sustaining products can impact how the flow of value is managed throughout the life
of a product. Each Sprint is an opportunity to inspect the investment (financial, time, effort, etc.) against the returned value
(customer satisfaction, revenue, etc.) of the work that has been delivered. The team can then decide on what it should do
next to maximize the value of the investment.
According to the Scrum Guide, where should the Daily Scrum be held?
A
Explanation:
Because the Daily Scrum is owned and managed by the Development Team, it is up to them to decide on the most effective
place and time to hold the Daily Scrum.
Which is the best description of a Product Owner?
B
A key concern when multiple Development Teams are working for the same Product Backlog is minimizing dependencies
between teams.
A
Explanation:
Minimizing dependencies reduces complexity and enhances agility.
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.
A
Explanation:
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.
Three Development Teams are currently building a single product and pulling work from the same Product Backlog. All three
teams have identified that they will need Dan, a database specialist, to work full time in their team for the next several
Sprints.
What should Steven, the Scrum Master, do to solve this potential problem?
C
Explanation:
As a servant/leader, the Scrum Master facilitates conversations through open ended questions in order to help the team
members make the best possible decisions according to what is known at the time. He/she does not approve or reject team
decisions but ensures the team stays within the boundaries of the Scrum framework.
Technical Debt can lead to false assumptions about the current state of the system and the Increment reviewed at the end of
the Sprint.
A
Explanation:
Technical debt is any shortcomings in the code. It is a natural by-product of software development (unavoidable) and can at
best be managed. If neglected, it will compound and have a negative effect on the teams ability to the deliver value. A team
can have an artificially high velocity by taking shortcuts or introducing technical, debt into the system. This can give a false
assumption about the current state of the product. It can look good on the surface but underneath can be a mess.
Scrum has a role called “Project Manager.”
B
Explanation:
The Scrum Framework only recognizes three roles although others may be needed to help the team build the most valuable
product possible.
Which Scrum Value is impacted by trust?
F
Explanation:
Without trust, team members will have difficulties acting and behaving in the ways that reflect the Scrum values and how
effective they apply empiricism.
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 E
Explanation:
The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways, including: Coaching the Development Team in self-
organization and cross-functionality; Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
It is the Scrum Masters responsibility to teach the Scrum Team the value and objective of each Scrum event in order to help
them maximize the benefits of each event in accordance to the Scrum values and theory.