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1. Chapter 1
1. Which of the following is NOT a common feature of adaptive project management?
A. Iterative product development
B. Large amounts of upfront planning
C. Reduced time-to-market
D. Flexible product delivery
Answer: B Justification: Adaptive project management focuses on less upfront
planning, unlike Waterfall methods. This creates a fairly adaptable environment for
teams where they focus on only the immediate tasks at hand, complete them, and then
move to the next tasks. If there are any changes in requirements, then they are
incorporated into the next Sprint.
2. You are the CEO of a company operating four different projects. For which project
would you
implement Agile methodologies?
A. Constructing a 5-story apartment building with 6 apartments per floor
B. Working on the tenth stage of a long-term software implementation project in which
the project requirements were clearly defined and the delivery has, so far, met these
requirements
C. Developing software technology for a customer for a change management exercise
involving identifying the current as-is practices and developing a road-map for the tobe
process depending on the vision of the management team
D. Constructing an automobile in a factory based on a pre-developed prototype
Answer: C Justification: The key is to identify the amount of risk and uncertainty
involved in the project. Routine, low-risk projects with specific requirements can be
completed using the Waterfall technique. Projects involving a high degree of complexity,
and those in which there is a good chance that the requirements will change, should be
completed using Agile and Scrum.
3. Which of the following is NOT part of the Agile Manifesto?
A. Promote individuals over processes
B. Respond to change rather than make long-term plans
C. Have a specialized team rather than a cross-functional team
D. Working software is more important than comprehensive documentation
Answer: C Justification: Adaptive project development focuses on the cross-functional
nature of the teams. It is important to have cross-functional teams for clear and
transparent communication and smooth project progress.

2. 4. As a project manager employing Agile practices in your organization, which of the
following
principles would you NOT employ?
A. Business and technical employees should work together.
B. Document every detail of new software before allowing its release.
C. Maintain colocated teams and promote face-to-face communication.
D. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development.
Answer: B Justification: Even though it is a good practice to try to document every detail
possible, it is more important to deliver working software at the end of each Sprint.
Because Agile process are Timeboxed, there may not be enough time to document
before the end of the Sprint. Most of the time,detailed documentation consumes a lot of
time while providing very little additional benefits, and a delayed release of the product
causes more harm.
5. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Agile methodologies?
A. Agile emphasizes people rather than processes.
B. Agile promotes minimal documentation, unlike the Waterfall technique.
C. Agile recommends a command-based leadership style.
D. Agile techniques focus on the adaptability of the project.
Answer: C Justification: Agile recommends a Servant Leadership style with high
degrees of collaboration and empowered teams.
6. Empirical process control is a Scrum principle that
A. is used in cases in which inputs are clearly defined.
B. focuses on providing control through frequent inspections and adaptations of
processes that are perfectly defined.
C. is employed in situations in which the processes generate unpredictable and
unrepeatable outputs.
D. is useful when a particular input always provides a specific output.
Answer: C Justification: While Empirical process control uses frequent inspections and
adaptations, it is more useful in and focused on volatile environments where the
requirements and the desired outputs are not clearly defined.
7. All the following are part of the Scrum principles EXCEPT:
A. Self-organization
B. Time-boxing
C. Value-based Prioritization
D. Defined process control
Answer: D Justification: Scrum uses Empirical Process Control.

3. 8. Scrum projects are NOT applicable in which of the following environments?
A. Developing cutting-edge products
B. Frequently changing requirements
C. Volatile and hypercompetitive markets
D. None of the above
Answer: D Justification: A, B, and C list the environments where Scrum would be most
successful.
9. Product development using Scrum results in which of the following?
A. Transparency across the Scrum Team and Stakeholders
B. Adaptive product development environment
C. Features offering maximum business value are developed first
D. All of the above
Answer: D Justification: Scrum is designed such that provides transparency, so the
client can observe the work done at the end of each Sprint and continuously provide his
or her feedback.
10. Prioritized delivery in Scrum means which of the following:
A. Features that are the simplest and would not require much involvement from the
team will be completed first.
B. Features with the least or no interdependencies will be completed first to ensure
smooth and uninterrupted delivery.
C. Features that provide maximum business value will be completed first.
D. Features are developed on a first-in, first-out basis.
Answer: C Justification: The Product Owner prioritizes the Prioritized Product Backlog
according to business value. Therefore, the features that provide the most business
value are developed first.

4. Chapter 2
1. Which of the following is a core Scrum role?
A. Product Owner
B. Stakeholder
C. Project sponsor
D. Project manager
Answer: A
2. Who among the following is responsible for providing the Scrum Team with a
favorable environment for creating deliverables?
A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Guidance Body
D. External stakeholders
Answer: A
3. Who among the following is responsible for creating an awareness of Scrum
practices among Scrum Team members?
A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Team
D. Scrum Guidance Body
Answer: A
4. Who among the following is responsible for achieving the maximum business value of
the project?
A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Team
D. External Stakeholders
Answer: B
5. Who among the following is responsible for creating deliverables in the Create
Deliverables process?
A. Chief Scrum Master
B. Portfolio Product Owner
C. Scrum Team leader
D. Scrum Team
Answer: D Justification: The Scrum Team is designed to be a group of self-motivated
individuals working together to reach a common objective. Scrum promotes team work
and collective responsibility as well as discouraging hierarchy among Scrum Team
members. Therefore, he Scrum Team as a whole is responsible for completing the
work.

5. 6. The advantages of using a cross-functional team are
A. improved communication between members of the team.
B. faster decision making.
C. individual responsibility can be assigned to each member of the team depending
on their expertise.
D. both A and B.
Answer: D Justification: Scrum focuses on collective ownership, which means that
everyone needs to proactively participate in decision making and communicating. This
can speed up decision making and improve communication within the team.
7. Who among the following is responsible for deciding on the Acceptance Criteria for
various tasks?
A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Team leader
D. Scrum Team
Answer: B
8. Who among the following represents the Voice of the Customer?
A. Chief Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Team leader
D. Scrum Team members
Answer: B
9. Jason is responsible for resolving conflicts among Scrum Team members. What role
is he playing on a Scrum project?
A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Team leader
D. Scrum Team
Answer: A

6. Chapter 3
1. The prioritized set of work to be done is known as
A. a User Story.
B. the Prioritized Product Backlog.
C. a Burndown chart.
D. accepted deliverables.
Answer: B
2. Which of the following is the definition of a User Story?
A. A statement describing the Product Vision
B. A document describing the priority of tasks to be completed in the project
C. A statement that expresses the desired end user functionality
D. A story providing information on similar tasks completed in previous Scrum
implementation projects
Answer: C
3. How are the Prioritized Product Backlog items arranged?
A. The smallest items are at the top.
B. The items with the least interdependencies are at the top.
C. The most complex items are at the top.
D. The items with the highest business value are at the top.
Answer: D
4. Who is responsible for creating User Stories in the Develop User Stories process?
A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Team
D. Stakeholders
Answer: B
5. The responsibility for estimating items in the Prioritized Product Backlog in the Plan
and Estimate phase lies with the
A. Scrum Team.
B. Scrum Master.
C. Product Owner.
D. External team with considerable experience.
Answer: A

7. 6. Which of the following is NOT an input to the Ship Deliverables process?
A. Accepted Deliverables
B. Release Planning Schedule
C. Product Owner
D. Impediment Log
Answer: D
7. How often are the Prioritized Product Backlog priorities changed?
A. Never
B. Whenever the Product Owner decides that an item has to be assigned higher
priority
C. Whenever the Scrum Master believes that an item has to be added
D. When senior management feels an item has to be added
Answer: B Justification: The Product Owner has the final say regarding any items that
have to be added to the Prioritized Product Backlog.
8. Which of the following tools is used by the Scrum Team to estimate Tasks in the
Estimate Tasks process?
A. User Story Writing Expertise
B. Wideband Delphi
C. Paired Comparison
D. JAD Sessions
Answer: B Justification: Wideband Delphi is a consensus-based technique used to
estimate tasks in the Estimate Tasks process.
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Team velocity is a measure of the amount of work that a team can complete in a
Sprint.
B. Historical team velocity is used as an indicator when assigning tasks for each Sprint.
C. Team velocity is independent of team composition.
D. Team velocity is used in deciding release deadlines.
Answer: C Justification: Team velocity is unique to the composition of the team. Even
changing a person’s role can affect team velocity.

8. 10. Which of the following is NOT discussed in a Daily Standup Meeting?
A. What the team member has accomplished since the last meeting
B. What the team member plans to work on until the next meeting
C. What the team member has learned from completing his or her work
D. What roadblocks the team member is facing
Answer: C
11. What is the duration of a typical Daily Standup Meeting?
A. 5 minutes
B. 1 hour
C. 15 minutes
D. Stand-up Meetings aren’t Time-boxed.
Answer: C Justification: The Daily Standup Meeting is Time-boxed to 15 minutes for the
general recommended team size (5–9 members) but might vary in proportion to team
size.
12. Ensuring that the Daily Standup Meetings are run in a timely and structured manner
is the responsibility of the
A. Scrum Master.
B. Product Owner.
C. Scrum Team Leader.
D. Group collectively.
Answer: A
13. The Sprint Burndown Chart is a tool used by teams to
A. Measure the work completed during a Sprint.
B. Measure the work left to be completed during a Sprint.
C. Calculate the amount of the team’s budget remaining.
D. Identify low-performing team members.
Answer: B Justification: The Sprint Burndown chart measures the work left to be
completed rather than work completed.
14. The meeting in which the team discusses the tasks to be completed in the next
Sprint is
known as the
A. Product Vision Meeting.
B. Sprint Planning Meeting.
C. Sprint Review Meeting.
D. Retrospect Sprint Meeting.
Answer: B

9. 15. The meeting at the end of the Sprint in which the team presents its work to the
Product Owner is known as the
A. Product Vision Meeting.
B. Sprint Planning Meeting.
C. Sprint Review Meeting.
D. Retrospect Sprint Meeting.
Answer: C
16. The meeting in which the team analyzes the previous Sprint and identifies potential
process improvements is known as the
A. Product Vision Meeting.
B. Sprint Planning Meeting.
C. Sprint Review Meeting.
D. Retrospect Sprint Meeting.
Answer: D
17. During the Sprint Review Meeting,
A. the team presents the end product among themselves.
B. the Scrum Master can accept or reject the end product deliverable.
C. the team presents the end product deliverable to the Product Owner.
D. each team member can accept or reject the end product deliverable.
Answer: C
18. Which of the following activities is NOT a part of the Retrospect Sprint Meeting?
A. The team discusses the positives and negatives from the previous Sprint.
B. The team identifies issues faced in the previous Sprint and discusses how to
mitigate these issues in future Sprints.
C. The team reviews and identifies potential improvements to its functioning.
D. Based on suggested changes, the team proceeds to reprioritize the Prioritized
Product Backlog.
Answer: D
19. The advantages of the Groom the Prioritized Product Backlog process are the
following:
A. Knowledge gained from a previous Sprint is incorporated into future Sprints.
B. The latest business and technical requirements are added to the next Sprint.
C. Grooming ensures that the Prioritized Product Backlog is refined before the
Sprint Planning Meeting so that the team has a better idea of the requirements prior to
the meeting.
D. All of the above.
Answer: D

10. 20. The responsibility of grooming the Prioritized Product Backlog lies with the
A. Product Owner.
B. Scrum Master.
C. Scrum Team.
D. External stakeholders.
Answer: A
21. Which of the following activities can be performed together during the Sprint
Planning Meeting?
A. Tasks Estimation and Release Planning
B. Product Backlog grooming and Task Planning
C. Task Planning and Tasks Estimation
D. Release Planning and Product Backlog grooming
Answer: C
22. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Sprint Planning Meeting?
A. The Product Owner explains the top Prioritized Product Backlog items to the
team.
B. The Scrum Team, in consultation with the Product Owner, estimates the tasks for
a given Sprint.
C. Based on estimates, the team commits to a few tasks to be completed in the next
Sprint.
D. The team gets feedback from Stakeholders.
Answer: D
23. You are a member of a Scrum Team, and you are instructed by the general
manager of your company to work on an urgent task that is not part of the current
Sprint. What do you do?
A. Take responsibility for the task, and tell the Product Owner to postpone the deadline
for the current Sprint.
B. Talk to the Scrum Master, and tell him or her to re-assign your tasks to someone
else.
C. Talk to the Product Owner, and tell him or her to re-assign your tasks to someone
else.
D. Inform the Scrum Master of the situation, and let him or her discuss the situation with
the GM.
E. Take no action because you are already busy.
Answer: D

11. 24. For any ongoing Sprint, when can new User Stories be added?
A. When the Scrum Master adds the User Story to the Sprint Backlog
B. When the Product Owner approves the User Story
C. When the Scrum team approves the User Story
D. New User Stories can never be added to the Sprint
Answer: D Justification: The tasks of a current Sprint are never changed. If the
requirement is urgent, then the current Sprint should be cancelled and a new Sprint
should incorporate the requirements. However, the team keeps a list of additional tasks
that can be taken on if the team is able to complete tasks in a particular Sprint ahead of
time.
25. Acceptance criteria
A. Increases ambiguity regarding requirements.
B. Helps the team adhere to the quality norms regarding functionality.
C. Is determined by the Scrum Master in consultation with the team members.
D. Is determined by the Scrum Master in consultation with the Product Owner.
Answer: B
26. In which of the following processes in the Initiate phase is the length of the Sprint
determined?
A. Create Project Vision
B. Develop Epic(s)
C. Create Prioritized Product Backlog
D. Conduct Release Planning
Answer: D Justification: The duration of the Sprint is decided in the Conduct Release
Planning process.