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PSM I practice questions: Scrum Team & Accountabilities
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1/5 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities
A growing product group splits its single Scrum Team into a 'Frontend Sub-Team' and a 'Backend Sub-Team,' each still reporting to the same Scrum Master and Product Owner, to make coordination clearer. What does the Scrum Guide say about this structure?
AIt is acceptable because the Guide encourages organizing Developers by technical specialty for efficiency
BIt is acceptable as long as both sub-teams share the same Sprint Backlog
CIt is acceptable only if the Product Owner appoints a delegate to each sub-team
DIt contradicts the Guide, which states the Scrum Team has no sub-teams or hierarchies
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D is correct. The Scrum Guide states the Scrum Team is small and cohesive, with 'no sub-teams or hierarchies.' Splitting Developers into specialty-based sub-teams violates this regardless of shared artifacts, roles, or delegation.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
2/5 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities · hard
A product has grown large enough that a single Scrum Team can no longer handle all the work, so the organization reorganizes into three Scrum Teams working on the same product. According to the Scrum Guide, what must these teams share?
ANothing formally; the Guide leaves multi-team coordination entirely undefined
BThe same Definition of Done only; Product Goal and Product Backlog may differ per team
CThe same Scrum Master, Sprint length, and Daily Scrum time, but separate Product Backlogs
DThe same Product Goal, Product Backlog, and Product Owner
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D is correct. The Guide notes that if Scrum Teams become too large, they should consider reorganizing into multiple cohesive Scrum Teams, each focused on the same product, and therefore they should share the same Product Goal, Product Backlog, and Product Owner.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
3/5 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities · hard
During a Sprint, the Developers cannot agree on who should pick up a particular Product Backlog item, so the Scrum Master steps in and assigns it to a specific Developer to resolve the deadlock. How does this action align with the Scrum Guide (2020)?
AIt aligns, because the Scrum Master is accountable for the Sprint Backlog's completion
BIt aligns, because the Scrum Master has ultimate authority over resource allocation on the team
CIt does not align — the Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team by coaching them in self-management, not by assigning their work for them
DIt aligns, as long as the Product Owner approves the assignment afterward
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C is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) describes the Scrum Master's service to the Scrum Team as including coaching members in self-management and cross-functionality, and removing impediments — not directly assigning tasks, which would substitute for the Developers' own self-management rather than support it.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
4/5 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities
To 'share the load,' an organization assigns three managers to jointly review and approve every change to the Product Backlog, designating one of them to communicate the final decisions to the Scrum Team. Does this structure align with the Scrum Guide 2020?
AYes, because the Product Owner is allowed to represent the needs of many stakeholders, and this is simply a formalized way of gathering that input.
BNo, because the Product Owner is one person, not a committee, regardless of how communication of decisions is structured.
CYes, as long as one designated person communicates the decisions, the underlying group can still function as the Product Owner.
DNo, but only because the Scrum Guide requires the Product Owner to be a manager-level role, and none of the three may qualify.
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B is correct. The Scrum Guide 2020 is explicit that the Product Owner is one person, not a committee. Formalizing how a group communicates its joint decisions does not change the fact that the accountability is meant to rest with a single individual.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
5/5 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities · easy
The Scrum Guide states a Scrum Team is typically 10 or fewer people. What reasoning does the Guide give for keeping teams this small?
ASmaller teams communicate better and are generally more productive.
BTen is the maximum number of people who can attend a Daily Scrum within its 15-minute timebox.
CScrum.org certification exams require candidates to plan for a fixed team size of exactly 10.
DSmaller teams need fewer Sprints to complete a Product Backlog.
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A is correct. The Scrum Guide notes the Scrum Team should be 'small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people,' adding that smaller teams communicate better and are more productive. It does not tie this number to Daily Scrum mechanics, exam rules, or Sprint count.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
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