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PSM II practice questions: Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework
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1/5 · Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework · easy
A new Scrum Master is asked by a stakeholder why the Definition of Done matters. Which statement best reflects its purpose according to the Scrum Guide?
AIt documents the estimated velocity the Developers must achieve to satisfy management reporting.
BIt is a checklist maintained solely by the Product Owner to decide which items are pulled into the Sprint Backlog.
CIt is a one-time document created at project kickoff and never revisited as the product evolves.
DIt formally describes the quality measures an Increment must meet, creating a shared understanding of when work is truly complete.
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2/5 · Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework
A Scrum Master attends every Daily Scrum, asks each Developer individually what they did yesterday, what they will do today, and any blockers, then compiles the answers into a status report emailed to the department manager. A Developer questions whether this is appropriate. What is the best assessment per the Scrum Guide?
AThis is an anti-pattern: the Daily Scrum is an internal event for the Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and plan the next day, not a status-collection exercise run by the Scrum Master for management.
BThis is appropriate because compiling status reports for management is one of the Scrum Master's core accountabilities.
CThis is an anti-pattern only because the Product Owner, not the Scrum Master, should be the one compiling and sending the report.
DThis is appropriate as long as the report preparation itself does not exceed the 15-minute timebox.
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3/5 · Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework
An organization scales Scrum with three Developer teams building one product. Each team maintains a separate backlog of items pulled from a shared spreadsheet, and each team has its own person acting as 'the' Product Owner for prioritization within that team. A consultant is asked whether this matches Scrum Guide guidance. What should the consultant say?
AThis matches, as long as the three Product Owners meet weekly to align priorities informally.
BThis does not match only because a spreadsheet is an inappropriate tool; separate backlogs are fine as long as they are tracked in dedicated software.
CThis does not match: there should be a single Product Backlog and a single Product Owner accountable for the product, even though multiple Scrum Teams deliver the work.
DThis matches the guidance; giving each team its own Product Owner improves the speed of local decision-making.
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4/5 · Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework
Partway through a Sprint, the Developers realize that two Product Backlog items originally planned will not fit, but completing them is not necessary to achieve the Sprint Goal. The Product Owner and Developers agree to remove those two items from the Sprint Backlog. Which statement best reflects Scrum Guide guidance about this situation?
AThis is acceptable because the Sprint Goal provides flexibility: scope may be clarified and renegotiated between the Product Owner and Developers as more is learned, as long as the Sprint Goal itself is not compromised.
BThis is only acceptable if the Scrum Master approves the scope change first, since the Scrum Master owns the Sprint Backlog's contents.
CThis is not allowed because the Sprint Backlog, once set during Sprint Planning, is fixed until the Sprint ends.
DThis is unacceptable because removing any committed Product Backlog item automatically invalidates the Sprint Goal and requires cancelling the Sprint.
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5/5 · Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework · easy
A Product Owner tells the Scrum Master, 'I don't have time to define a Product Goal — I'll just keep re-prioritizing the Product Backlog Sprint by Sprint based on whichever stakeholder requests are loudest.' Several Sprints later, the Developers complain that each Sprint feels disconnected from the last and stakeholders are unclear about the product's direction. What should the Scrum Master point out?
AThe Product Goal describes a future state of the product that serves as a long-term objective for the Scrum Team, and it is the commitment for the Product Backlog; without it, the Scrum Team lacks a shared target against which incremental progress can be planned and inspected.
BThe Product Goal is optional documentation intended only for organizations pursuing formal audits, so the Developers' complaint reflects a preference rather than a gap in how Scrum is being applied.
CThe Scrum Master should write the Product Goal on the Product Owner's behalf, since ensuring the Product Backlog is understood is a responsibility shared equally across the whole Scrum Team.
DBecause the Sprint Goal already provides commitment for the Sprint Backlog, a separate Product Goal is redundant, and Scrum Teams should pick only one commitment to keep things simple.
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