EX0-008 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A customer requests a report that summarizes functionality added and defects found and fixed, right at the end of a Sprint.

Who may best prepare this report?

A. The Product Owner

B. The Scrum Master

C. The team

D. This type of report should not be prepared.

Which means of communication is the most preferable to clarify the interpretation of a requirement?

A. E-mail

B. Face-to-face

C. Instant messaging

D. Telephone

How does Agile bring predictability to the Planning process?

A. By allowing the customers to review the progress often.

B. By assigning most of the responsibility to the Product Owner.

C. By making the team self-organized and self-planning.

D. By providing early visibility into the team's progress.

During the release planning meeting, it is difficult to agree on priorities.

Sales want to implement some new features to catch up with the competitors.

Marketing want to work on a mobile interface that can prove to be a competitive differentiator. Customer

support want better logging and auditing capabilities to improve maintainability. What should be done to set the priorities?

A. Approach Senior Management and ask for priorities.

B. Survey the existing customers and prioritize according to their views.

C. The Product Owner will set the priorities.

A Manager requests to attend the daily stand-up meeting so that he can be more responsive to the team by being aware of the team's progress and issues.

As the Scrum Master, what should you do?

A. Allow the Product Owner to participate in 'listen only' mode.

B. Allow the Product Owner to participate like any other team member.

C. Turn down the request as the daily stand-up is only for the team.

What is the usual length of the time box for the complete Sprint Planning meeting?

A. Four hours for a 30 day Sprint, one to two hours for a shorter Sprint.

B. However long it takes to complete the Sprint Backlog.

C. Never more than two hours, regardless of Sprint length.

A 200 member project team is working on a large and complex system with multiple sub- systems. They would like to start using the Agile Scrum methodology.

As a Scrum Master, what would your best advice be?

A. Scrum is not suited for such a large project. The team should clearly use the Waterfall method or the Crystal Clear method.

B. Ask all potential members of the project team to have a meeting first and decide if they agree to use Scrum.

C. Agree a logical sub-division of the system so that smaller Scrum teams can work on sub- systems and can add tangible value.

What is a Scrum-of-Scrums?

A. A meeting for management to get insight into the working of teams.

B. A meeting for Scrum Masters of international Scrum teams.

C. A meeting to coordinate the work of multiple Scrum teams.

D. A meeting to show the customer an update of the product.

A team decided to install a large traffic light in the team hall to indicate whether the latest build was healthy (green), failing a few tests (orange) or failing high priority tests (red).

What term can be used to describe the traffic light?

A. Information radiator

B. Osmotic communication

C. Triangulation

Who is responsible for implementing the actions agreed upon by the team during a Retrospective?

A. The Product Owner

B. The Scrum Master

C. The team