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CSM Practice Exam 01: Scrum Foundations & Framework

CSM Exam 1: Success Strategy

This test checks your understanding of Scrum Roles, Empiricism, and Agile Values.

Accountabilities: The Scrum Master does not manage people. They manage the Scrum process and help remove blockers for the team.
The Increment: Every Sprint must produce a usable and valuable product increment that meets the Definition of Done.
Self-Management: Modern Scrum teams are self-managing. They decide who does what, when they do it, and how they do it.
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Q:1Who has the main job of tracking and removing things that stop the team from working?
The Scrum Master helps the team by finding and removing blocks. This role makes sure the team can work without interruptions and follows Scrum rules.
Q:2Which of these roles or ideas is NOT part of the official Scrum framework?
Scrum has three specific roles and several events. The role of a Project Manager does not exist in the Scrum framework because the team manages themselves.
Q:3Which of these are official events in the Scrum framework?
A) Sprint Planning
B) Sprint Retrospective
C) Sprint Review
D) Mid-Sprint Status Meeting
E) Daily Scrum
Scrum has four formal events for inspection and adaptation. These are Planning, the Daily Scrum, the Review, and the Retrospective. Mid-Sprint reviews are not official.
Q:4Who is the only person allowed to decide the order of items in the product backlog?
The Product Owner owns the backlog. They decide which work is most important. This ensures the team always works on the things that bring most value.
Q:5What are the main problems with using the old waterfall model?
A) You must know the final product at the start.
B) You might build things the customer does not need.
C) Every step is totally separate from the others.
The waterfall model is very stiff. It is hard to change things once you start. This often leads to wasted time and building the wrong features.
Q:6What is the main benefit of putting a large task board on the wall for everyone to see?
A visual board helps with transparency. It lets everyone see the work in real time. This makes it easy for the team to spot and solve problems.
Q:7Which of these is NOT one of the main values in the Agile Manifesto?
Agile values people and interactions most. Following strict steps instead of helping people goes against the basic rules written in the official Agile Manifesto document.
Q:8Which of these is NOT an official artifact in the Scrum framework?
Scrum only has three artifacts. These are the Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and the Increment. Gantt charts are tools used in old-fashioned project management styles.
Q:9How should the team decide who does what work during an Agile project?
Scrum teams manage themselves. They do not wait for a boss to tell them what to do. Members choose tasks based on their own skills and capacity.
Q:10Where does the team keep the list of things the customer wants in the product?
The Product Backlog is the only list for all product requirements. It stays open and changes as the team learns more about what the customer needs.
Q:11Who decides how much work the team can finish during a single Sprint?
The Developers are the people doing the actual work. Because of this, they are the only ones who can decide how much work they can handle.
Q:12What are the two most important things created during a Sprint Planning meeting?
The team needs to know why they are working and what they are doing. The Goal provides the why, and the Backlog provides the specific tasks.
Q:13Which choice is a core value found in the Agile Manifesto?
Agile is about being flexible. The manifesto says it is more important to react to changes than it is to stick to a plan that is old.
Q:14Why is it very important for Scrum team members to trust each other?
Trust is the base for good teamwork. When people trust their peers, they share ideas faster and solve problems together without fear of being judged by others.
Q:15Who is responsible for saying how much business value a feature has?
The Product Owner must understand what the business needs. They use this knowledge to rank the backlog so the team builds the most valuable features first.
Q:16Which describes a common risk when using a Waterfall process instead of Scrum?
Waterfall waits until the end to test the whole product. If there is a big mistake, it is often too late or too expensive to fix it then.
Q:17Why should the team keep the Sprint length the same every time?
Keeping Sprints the same length creates a heartbeat for the team. It helps them learn their speed and makes it easier to plan what comes next.
Q:18What happens to a Product Backlog item that is not finished at the end of a Sprint?
If work is not done, it cannot be part of the Increment. It must go back to the Product Backlog so the Product Owner can re-rank it.
Q:19What is the main goal of the Daily Scrum meeting?
The Daily Scrum is for the Developers. They meet for 15 minutes to see if they are on track to meet their goal for the Sprint.
Q:20What should a person do to be a good facilitator for a team meeting?
A good facilitator manages the process so the group can reach a goal. They must plan ahead to make sure the right people are in the room.

Test 01 Study Summary

1. Scrum Artifacts There are only three: the Product Backlog, the Sprint Backlog, and the Increment. Charts like Burn-downs are optional tools.
2. Product Owner Role The Product Owner is the only person who can decide the order of the backlog to maximize the value of the work.
3. Sprint Planning The Developers decide how much work they can finish in a Sprint. No one else can force work into the Sprint Backlog.

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