Scrum master
- Which of the following BEST represent the Scrum approach to planning?
- Planning is a continuous activity dane jointly by Serum Master and Product Owner
- Detailed planning is done upfront and not revisited
- Whole team together does just enough upfront planning followed by continuous planning throughout the project
- Only planning in Scrum is the Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum is one of the planning events
Ans. Only planning in Scrum is the Sprint Planning
2. On the last day of the Sprint, a Scrum Team named AlmostDone is ready to show their work but requires just 2 more days to complete the testing. What should the Scrum Master
recommend?
- Extend the Sprint by two days so that the team can complete the work
- Close the sprint on time
Ans.Close the sprint on time
3. Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
- So that the place can be named as Daily Scrum Hub
- The consistency reduces complexity and overhead
- The Product Owner demands it
- Rooms are hard to book and this helps in advance booking
- There is no such rule
Ans. The consistency reduces complexity and overhead
4.Increasing number of TCS customers are moving to the Agile way of working. Why is this a true statement?
- Forall new engagements, TCS mandates Agile
- This is not a true statement
- Both 1 and 2
Ans. Both 1 and 2
5. Agile Teams need to comply by the Agile Values and Principles but have flexibility to choose appropriate value-adding practices
- True
- False
Ans.True
6. Lee joins a project team that attempts to build a consumer device with embedded software. The team is adopting 2-week sprint. Lee notices that the project must produce an outcome that will be highly adoptable by the users to become successful. After every Sprint Review, the Product Owner keeps changing the Product vision and makes contradictory statements
about user needs. What can be suggested for this environment?
- Apply design thinking first for initial phase and then bring in Agile later
- More practices from Extreme Programming
- Apply waterfall and have the Product Owner sign-off on the requirements
Ans.Apply design thinking first for initial phase and then bring in Agile later
7.Which of the following BEST describes the approach for determining the Sprint length in Scrum?
- Sprints must be 30 days always
- Product Owner unilaterally decides the duration of Sprint
- Sprints must be two weeks always
- The team must collectively agree an the length of the Sprint based on business need and technical team’s ability; subject to a maximum of one month
- There is na rule on Sprint duration
Ans. The team must collectively agree an the length of the Sprint based on business need and technical team’s ability; subject to a maximum of one month
8. The Scrum team is using the Kanban board to make work visually available to all. What CANNOT be inferred from the board?
- Number of items to be worked on by the team
- Percentage completion
- Tasks move from left to right
- Limit work in progress
Ans. Percentage completion
9.Match the framework to its author(s) in the order of listing: Scrum; Crystal; Extreme programming
- Kent Beck; Alistair Cockburn; Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
- Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland; Kent Beck; Alistair Cockburn
- Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland; Alistair Cockburn; Kent Beck
- Alistair Cockburn; Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland; Kent Beck
- Takeuchi and Nonaka; Alistair Cockburn; Kent Beck
Ans.Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland; Alistair Cockburn; Kent Beck
10.Providing additional features without clear understanding of the business need – What is this category of waste?
- Inventory
- We do it all the time: It is not a waste.
- Over Production
- Defects
- Over Processing
Ans. Over Production
11.Design Thinking is another name for Agile Manifesto.
- True
- False
Ans. False
12.What do all Agile frameworks have in common?
- A prescribed, fixed iteration length
- Lightweight approach that allows the self-managed teams to better respond to business requirements
- Iterative and Incremental development
- A clear step-by-step process for software development
- A prescribed format for backlog items
Ans. Lightweight approach that allows the self-managed teams to better respond to business requirements
A clear step-by-step process for software development
A prescribed format for backlog items
13.Which framework prescribes User Story as the format for backlog items?
- Scrum
- FDD
- Crystal
- Extreme Programming
- DsDM
Ans.Scrum
14. A good Agile team should exhibit the following qualities …
- All in team must have the same level of technical expertise
- The team is self-managing
- The team should only take up tasks assigned by Product Qwner
- The team must be hierarchical with a strict chain of command
- The team is cross-functional
Ans. The team is self-managing
The team is cross-functional
15. ………………improves the flow of business idea through its development and release to users.
- Good Requirements Management Tool
- Waterfall method
- DevOps practices
- Beta release
- Change Control Board (CCB)
Ans.DevOps practices
16.What BEST describes a Scrum Team?
- Small but have enough members to create the Product Increment
- Collaborate with each other to self-manage their work
- Team members must be specialists
- Cross Functional
- Reports to Product Owner
Ans. Small but have enough members to create the Product Increment
Collaborate with each other to self-manage their work
Cross Functional
17.Which of the following statements are correct?
- Agile and Design Thinking are same
- Design Thinking is about Product Development. Agile Manifesto is about Software Development
- Design Thinking is finding the right things and Agile is about building the right things
- Design Thinking is building the right things and Agile is about finding the right things
Ans. Design Thinking is about Product Development. Agile Manifesto is about Software Development
Design Thinking is finding the right things and Agile is about building the right things
18.The Agile way is:
- To produce working software of high business value and of the right quality, early and incrementally
- To produce working software only after requirements documentation has been signed off by the Product Owner
- Ta produce simple prototypes early, and release all only at the end of the project.
- Each developer to sit with business every day, code as they mutually discuss, and move to production when the business seems satisfied
Ans. To produce working software of high business value and of the right quality, early and incrementally
19. John, a team member, has completed EQ – Agile for Beginners. He wants to contribute to TCS Enterprise Agile Journey. He wants to find out what is planned for his account. Whom should he contact for details?
- Account Leadership
- Customer Leadership
- HR Manager
Ans.Account Leadership
20.Agile Manifesto has … Values and ….. Principles
- 4, 10
- 6, 12
- 4, 12
- 4 , 4
- 3, 12
Ans.4, 12
21. Agile principles can be only used for software development
- True
- False
Ans.False
22. Which of these are Agile estimation techniques?
- Full Upfront Estimates
- Planning Poker
- Work Breakdown Structure
- T Shirt sizing
- Random Distribution
Ans. Planning Poker
T Shirt sizing
23.Martin is from the TCS BPS team. As part of TCS Enterprise Agile Journey, he was recommended to attain EO competency in Agile. Martin was thinking that Agile was only for software. How could Agile knowledge help Martin in his work?
- Martin is right. Agile principles are not useful cutside software development
- XP and DevCps can help in Robotic Process Automation
- Agile principles can help in continuously improving BPS processes
Ans.Agile principles can help in continuously improving BPS processes
24.What is the purpose of Sprint burndown chart?
- It is used to measure utilization of the Developers
- It is used to measure defects introduced during the Sprint
- It is used to measure how much work is yet to be done to reach Sprint goal
- It is used to measure how fast the Product Owner turns around on the queries
Ans. It is used to measure how much work is yet to be done to reach Sprint goal
25. Scrum defines………..Roles(Accountabilities’ as per scrum guide 2020) events and artifacts
- 3/5/53
- 3/4/5
- 3/3/4
- 3/3/5
Ans. 3/5/53
26. Providing additional feature without clear understanding of the business need – What is this category of waste?
- Inventory
- We do it all the time: It is not a waste.
- Over Production
- Defects
- Over Processing
Ans. Over Production
27. Who owns the Product backlog?
- Serum Team
- Product Owner
- Scrum Master
- Business Analyst
- Technical Lead
Ans.Product Owner
28.A Scrum Team works on a 4 weeks Sprint. After few Sprints, the team finds that they spend more effort on unit testing, as the code base size has increased. What can be BEST recommended for this team?
- Unit testing is not fun anyway. As a self-managed team, choose to ignore the unit testing
- Adopt practices like test automation from other frameworks like XP
- Increase the duration of the sprint from 4 weeks to 6 weeks
- Add two more temparary testers
- Form a separate Testing team
Ans. Adopt practices like test automation from other frameworks like XP
29 Mannar 8& Company kick started a major cross company project that involved working with multiple business unit leaders to build enterprise wide platform. Impressed by the success of small projects in Agile, company leadership enforced Agile in this transformation project.
Shortly after few Sprints, teams witnessed that the Product Owner was not able to build consensus among the business unit leaders on requirements. There were several political aspects behind the collaboration. What went wrong?
- For large transformation projects, Design Thinking is required before Agile
- Agile is based on trust and collaboration so that consensus can be arrived at quickly. This scenario did not have that atmosphere
- Agile doesn’t require any pre-requisites. It works very well in all context. In this scenario, the Product Owner doesn’t seem to be competent
Ans. Agile is based on trust and collaboration so that consensus can be arrived at quickly. This scenario did not have that atmosphere
30. What is the purpose of Sprint Review?
- Product Owner can show the progress to the stakeholders and get the approval to release the work to the production
- To assess the team’s productivity and possibly record the assessment score against the performance goals
- To inspect the working software with the key stakeholders and take the insights from the feedback to next Sprint So that the Scrum Team can reorganize for the next Sprint
- Stakeholders and team discuss the Sprint Backlog for next Sprint
Ans. To inspect the working software with the key stakeholders and take the insights from the feedback to next Sprint So that the Scrum Team can reorganize for the next Sprint
31. Which of these is a benefit of Agile?
- Reduced Risk
- Faster time to market
- Ability to respond to changing requirements
- Improved collaboration between business and technical team
- All of these
Ans. All of these
32. Which of the following statements BEST describe why Agile is winning?
- Products produced by an Agile approach are cheaper than those produced by any other approach
- Agile increases the chances of delivering early business value to the market and quickly incorporate the feedback fram the market usage.
- Products have faster time to market but may not meet immediate customer needs
- Products are expensive when compared with products produced by other approaches, but are of top quality.
Ans. Agile increases the chances of delivering early business value to the market and quickly incorporate the feedback fram the market usage.
33. What is MOST likely to happen if the Product Owner is not available during a Sprint?
- The team salf-manages itself to create value
- The Business Analyst helps the team until the Product Owner returns
- The Sprint deliverables may not be of desired value
- The Scrum Master plays the role of Product Owner
- Scrum Master terminates the Sprint and waits for the Product Owner ta return
Ans. The team salf-manages itself to create value
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