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Scrum SMC Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Exam Practice Test

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Scrum Master Certified (SMC) Questions and Answers

Question 1

Scrum is

Options:

A.

A framework to address complex adaptive problems

B.

A collection of the industry's best practices in information technology

C.

A body of knowledge on software engineering to build products

Question 2

Which of the following is a tool that can be used for communicating information related to risks?

Options:

A.

Risk Burnup chart.

B.

Risk Burndown chart.

C.

Risk Progress chart.

D.

Risk Tracking chart.

Question 3

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Scrum Master in the context of change in Scrum?

Options:

A.

Eliminating all changes that may affect the quality of deliverables and processes

B.

Facilitating identification of Change Requests by the Scrum Team and their assessment and prioritization

by the Product Owner.

C.

Providing requests for changes in a project.

D.

Approving changes that are amended, removed, or added according to project requirements, and

communicating the same to the Scrum Team.

Question 4

You are the Scrum Master for a team that is working on a project for a chemical engineering company. During

one of the Sprints, the Product Owner suggests changes to the Acceptance Criteria on the basis of new

requirements by the stakeholders. Which of the following best describes the steps that should be taken next in

this situation?

Options:

A.

You will direct the Scrum team to re-work the User Story in the same Sprint.

B.

The Scrum Team will not re-work an already developed deliverable; however, the Product Owner will reject

the deliverable in Demonstrate and Validate Sprint.

C.

The deliverable is rejected on the basis of the changed requirements, and added to the Prioritized Product

Backlog with the new Acceptance Criteria to be worked on in a subsequent Sprint.

D.

You should inform the Product Owner that the Scrum Team does not have the bandwidth to re-work the

already created deliverable.

Question 5

Jeff is a new Product Owner for his organization and he's asked you, the Scrum Master, for some help to better understand his role and responsibility in Scrum. How would you coach Jeff on his responsibility in the project?

Options:

A.

The Product Owner helps the Development Team by optimizing the value of the work.

B.

The Product Owner works alongside the Development Team to ensure the work is done properly.

C.

The Product Owner will plan and determine when a project release will happen.

D.

The Product Owner coaches the Development Team on their assignments as needed.

Question 6

Suppose you are a Scrum Master on a project to design a metro rail system for a city. It has been brought to

your attention that the Product Owner wants to change the Acceptance Criteria for one of the User Stories

committed to for the current Sprint because the customer has changed a critical business requirement. Which

one of the following statements presents the best solution for such a situation?

Options:

A.

You should direct the Scrum team to stop working on the current Sprint Backlog, and to start working on

the latest business requirements.

B.

The Product Owner should add this requirement to the overall Prioritized Product Backlog, and the team

would work on it in a future Sprint.

C.

You should tell the Product Owner to inform the stakeholders that this business requirement cannot be

worked on as the Scrum Team has no bandwidth in the current Sprint.

D.

The Product Owner should cancel the current Sprint, and should start planning a new Sprint for the team to

be able to develop the deliverable as per the latest business requirement.

Question 7

A User Story is considered complete only when the which of the following is/are satisfied?

A) Acceptance Criteria

B) Done criteria

C) Demo to the product owner

D) Non-functional criteria

Options:

A.

A and В

B.

A, В and C

C.

C and A

D.

D and A

Question 8

Which of the following statements on Risk Management in a Scrum project is INCORRECT?

Options:

A.

The iterative nature of Scrum with its rapid turnaround time and feedback cycles allows for early detection

of failures.

B.

Risks can be managed only at the project level, even if they are related to or originate in portfolios or

programs.

C.

Risk Burndown Charts aye an important tool for communicating information related to risks to the

Stakeholders.

D.

Risk is largely minimized in Scrum due to the flexibility in adding or modifying requirements at any time in

the project lifecycle.

Question 9

You are a Scrum Master for your organization. Which one of the following best describes your role?

Options:

A.

The Scrum Master helps people outside the team communicate and work with the Scrum Team.

B.

The Scrum Master is the time keeper for all Scrum meetings.

C.

The Scrum Master prioritizes the Product Backlog.

D.

The Scrum Master is the project manager of the Scrum Project.

Question 10

The Scrum Master must ensure that a sustainable pace is maintained throughout every Sprint. What does

sustainable pace mean in the context of Scrum?

Options:

A.

Effort spent in each Sprint increases gradually, as the team gains momentum to deliver.

B.

Effort spent in each Sprint decreases gradually, as the team becomes more familiar with the expected

deliverables.

C.

Effort expended in the present Sprint is similar to the effort spent on the previous Sprints, and is a

comfortable pace for the team.

D.

Effort spent in the Sprint is directly proportional to the cost incurred in the Sprint.

Question 11

Feedback loops are opportunities to discuss project information among the Scrum team. All of the following are examples of a feedback loop except for which one?

Options:

A.

Sprint Retrospective Meeting

B.

Sprint Planning Meeting

C.

Refinement Meeting

D.

Sprint Review Meeting

Question 12

Andy, a Scrum Master, is helping his team draft a Sprint Backlog. In which of the following phases would this

Scrum process be in?

Options:

A.

Initiate

B.

Plan and Estimate

C.

Implement

D.

Review and Retrospect

Question 13

Which of the following is a process in the initiate phase of Scrum?

Options:

A.

Identify Scrum Master and Stakeholder(s)

B.

Estimate User Stories

C.

Conduct Daily Standup

D.

Commit User Stories

Question 14

Which of the following best defines the team velocity metric used to measure team performance?

Options:

A.

Team velocity is the total number of hours the team has worked during a Sprint.

B.

Team velocity is the total number of story points completed in a given Sprint.

C.

Team velocity is the percentage of story points that have been Done versus those committed.

D.

Team velocity is the actual time spent on delivering User Stories.

Question 15

The table given below presents some Scrum roles that play an important part in business justification and their

responsibilities. Choose the option that correctly matches each role in the left hand column to its action in the

right hand column.

Options:

A.

I-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d

B.

I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d

C.

I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a

D.

I-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a

Question 16

During a Retrospect Sprint Meeting, the Scrum team conducted an Explorer-Shopper-Vacationer-Prisoner

exercise. One of the participants indicated that he feels like an Explorer. Which of the following best describes

who an Explorer is?

Options:

A.

One who wants to listen to everything and choose what he takes away from the retrospective

B.

One who wants to participate in and learn everything discussed in the retrospective

C.

One who wants to relax and be a tourist during the retrospective

D.

One who wants to explore how other project tackled similar issues and improved processes

Question 17

The senior management of a multi-national company undertakes turnkey projects. To provide better value to

customers, the senior management wants to implement Scrum in the organization. Which of the following is

NOT a Scrum principle that can be used as a selling point to illustrate the benefits of Scrum to customers?

Options:

A.

Self-organization.

B.

Collaboration.

C.

Value-based Prioritization.

D.

Theoretical process control.

Question 18

You are the Scrum Master for an organization which is new to Scrum practices. The Development Team is having trouble understanding the concept of a self-organizing Development Team. Which one of the following statements best describes the concept of a self-organizing team?

Options:

A.

A self-organizing team determines the best approach to reach the definition of done.

B.

A self-organizing team defines the items in the Product Backlog.

C.

A self-organizing team hosts the Daily Scrum without help.

D.

A self-organizing team works together to prioritize the items in the Product Backlog.

Question 19

While assisting the Product Owner in developing a Prioritized Product Backlog, the Scrum Master must

consider the primary factors on which the Prioritized Product Backlog is based-on. Which of the following are

those primary factors?

A) Value

B) Dependencies

C) Risk

D) Deliverables

Options:

A.

A, В, and С

B.

A

C.

A, C, and D

D.

С

Question 20

You are the Scrum Master for a new project. This project will have 80 developers contributing to the product. As a Scrum Master, how would you divide a group of 80 people into multiple Development Teams?

Options:

A.

Create ten teams of eight people per team.

B.

Create eight teams of 10 people per team.

C.

Coach the Development Team about being self-organizing, but also coach the team to form based on relationships from past projects.

D.

Tell the 80 developers about the product, the product vision, and rules of the Scrum framework, then allow the 80 developers to self-organize into separate teams.

Question 21

Maria is one of the Scrum Master for a rail-road reservation system program. She facilitates the Daily Standup

Meetings to enable the Scrum Team to discuss issues faced by individual members, and seek solutions to

motivate the team. Which of the following represents the mandatory outputs of Conduct Daily Standup

process?

Options:

A.

Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Impediment log.

B.

Updated Scrumboard and Unapproved Change Requests.

C.

Updated Sprint Burndown chart and Motivated Scrum Team.

D.

Updated Scrumboard and Dependencies.

Question 22

Gary, a Development Team member, wants to know how long a Daily Scrum is. What's the timebox for a Daily Scrum?

Options:

A.

4 hours or less

B.

15 minutes

C.

2 hours

D.

1 hour

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