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CSM® practice questions: Scrum events & activities
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1/5 · Scrum events & activities · easy
Only one accountability in Scrum has the authority to cancel a Sprint. Who is it, according to the Scrum Guide (2020)?
AThe organization's senior management, since they fund the product.
BThe Product Owner.
CThe Developers, by team consensus, since they own the Sprint Backlog.
DThe Scrum Master, because ensuring effective Scrum events is part of serving the Scrum Team.
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2/5 · Scrum events & activities · hard
Each Scrum event is a formal opportunity to inspect and adapt something specific. Which statement correctly matches the Sprint Retrospective's primary inspection focus, per the Scrum Guide (2020)?
AThe Sprint Retrospective inspects the Increment itself and gathers stakeholder feedback to adapt the Product Backlog.
BThe Sprint Retrospective inspects progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapts the Sprint Backlog for the next 24 hours.
CThe Sprint Retrospective inspects the overall product direction and adapts the Product Goal for the coming quarter.
DThe Sprint Retrospective inspects how the last Sprint went with regard to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and the Scrum Team's Definition of Done, then plans ways to increase quality and effectiveness.
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D is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) positions the Sprint Retrospective as the Scrum Team's opportunity to inspect the last Sprint regarding individuals, interactions, processes, and tools, including whether the Definition of Done should be adapted, and to plan concrete improvements. This is distinct from the Sprint Review's focus on the Increment and Product Backlog, and the Daily Scrum's focus on the Sprint Goal and Sprint Backlog.
↗ the Scrum Guide (2020) + Scrum Alliance CSM Learning Objectives (2022/2024) — Scrum events & activities
3/5 · Scrum events & activities
A Scrum Master attends the Daily Scrum and requires each Developer to report to her individually what they did yesterday, what they will do today, and any blockers, so she can compile a status update. What is the issue with this practice according to the Scrum Guide?
ANothing is wrong; this is exactly how the Scrum Guide 2020 defines the Daily Scrum
BThe Daily Scrum should instead be run by the Product Owner
CThe Daily Scrum should be replaced with written status reports for efficiency
DThe Daily Scrum is an internal event for the Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and plan the next 24 hours; it is not a status-reporting meeting for the Scrum Master
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4/5 · Scrum events & activities
A newly formed Scrum Team discovers that its organization has no established organizational standard for a Definition of Done. According to the Scrum Guide, what should the Scrum Team do?
AThe Scrum Master defines the Definition of Done unilaterally to keep the Developers focused on delivering working software quickly.
BThe Product Owner alone writes the Definition of Done and hands it to the Developers as an acceptance checklist.
CThe Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product, and use it to assess when work on a Product Backlog item is complete.
DThe team can proceed without any Definition of Done, since one only becomes mandatory once the organization publishes it.
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5/5 · Scrum events & activities · hard
Partway through a Sprint, market conditions shift and the Developers unanimously agree among themselves that the Sprint Goal no longer makes sense. Without consulting the Product Owner, they stop work on the current Sprint Backlog and declare the Sprint cancelled. Is this consistent with the Scrum Guide?
AYes, but only if the Scrum Master formally ratifies the Developers' decision within the same day.
BYes, any Scrum Team member can cancel a Sprint once the Sprint Goal is obsolete.
CNo, because a Sprint can never be cancelled once started, even if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
DNo, only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint, regardless of who identifies that the Sprint Goal has become obsolete.
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