Practice CSM Test

Thanks for taking this practice test as part of your preparation for the official Certified ScrumMaster test administered by Scrum Alliance.

This test has 35 questions with varied numbers of options. The current Certified ScrumMaster test has 50 questions with 4 options each.

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1. What was the date of the first day of your Certified ScrumMaster training? (Required.)

Date / Time

Date

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2. What kind of Sprints does Scrum have? (Required.)

Analysis Sprints, Design Sprints, Construction Sprints, Test Sprints

Sprint 0, plus regular development Sprints

None of these. Scrum is used only for the construction phase

Inception, Elaboration, Construction, Transition

None of these. All Sprints contain a mix of activities

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3. Which activities should you intentionally delay until a stabilisation Sprint? (Required.)

System testing

None of these

Bringing the product into compliance with legal or regulatory requirements

Final integration

User Acceptance testing

All of these

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4. What is the recommended size for a Scrum Development Team? (Required.)

9 plus or minus 2

It doesn't matter, as long as the team is cross functional

3 to 9

10 plus or minus 3, or more if the team is geographically dispersed

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5. In sustainable Agile software development practice, refactoring... (Required.)

is the main activity of the final iteration

is best tracked in separate Product Backlog Items (PBIs)

is an ongoing activity built into the team's hourly workflow

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6. Does the Agile manifesto place any value on planning? (Required.)

Yes, and it values responding to change even more

Yes, Agile is intended to be an efficient way to execute plans that have already been made

No, planning has no value at all in Agile

No, traditional planning is replaced by the Sprint Burndown Chart

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7. In Scrum, who is responsible for deciding how much work to take on each Sprint? (Required.)

The Product Manager

The Project Manager

The Product Owner

The ScrumMaster

The Development Team

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8. Agility is more about... (Required.)

being able to steer

going fast

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9. What is the Scrum approach when a project requires a lot of infrastructure and architecture work that will take eight weeks to complete? (Required.)

Find a way to divide the work into demonstrable slices without increasing Sprint duration

Let the work be done by the architecture team before the work is handed to the development team.

Increase the team size so one team can complete the infrastructure and architecture work without increasing Sprint duration

Do the infrastructure work in one Sprint, the architecture work in a second Sprint

Attempt the infrastructure and architecture work in one Sprint without increasing Sprint duration, working overtime if necessary. Carry it to the next Sprint if it's not "Done"

Hire additional teams and divide the work among them without increasing Sprint duration

Do the infrastructure and architecture work in one eight week Sprint

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10. What should managers in an Agile organisation do? (Required.)

Monitor the Daily Scrum Meetings and reward team players

Sponsor 360 performance reviews

Coordinate activities between Scrum teams

Monitor the Sprint Burndown Chart to ensure individuals are contributing

Help resolve team-reported impediments

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11. How many working days should be allocated between Sprints for bug fixing, system testing, and refactoring? (Required.)

Depends on team velocity

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12. When is a Product Backlog Item considered complete? (Required.)

When the time-box expires

When the QA department reports that it passes all acceptance criteria

When it complies with the Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria that the Development Team has agreed with the Product Owner

When all tasks in the Sprint Backlog that are related to it are complete

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13. When do Agile approaches involve both business people and developers? (Required.)

During the inception, elaboration, and transition phases

In the release planning meeting

In an ongoing dialogue

In the Kickoff Meeting, the Preliminary Design Review, the Detailed Design Review, and the Test Readiness Review

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14. The Product Backlog is: (Required.)

randomly arranged

an ordered list

arranged by relative size, with large risky items at the top

grouped into sections P1 through P5, representing priority

a one-dimensional list arranged in the order the items are discovered

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15. When do Scrum development teams welcome changing requirements? (Required.)

When planning Sprints early in development

When planning any Sprint before the construction phase begins

When planning any Sprint before the elaboration phase begins

When planning any Sprint, early or late in development

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16. How often should a Scrum Development Team accept a change in goal? (Required.)

Every Release Cycle

Every Sprint

Every day

Every Project Kickoff

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17. Which of the following is one of the Scrum Values? (Required.)

Collaboration

Communication

Courage

Continuous Improvement

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18. Which best describes a Sprint Backlog? (Required.)

A backlog of tasks that have not yet been completed in the current Sprint

All Sprint Tasks that the team has committed to complete during the Sprint

The Product Backlog Items selected for the Sprint that are not yet Done

The Product Backlog Items selected for a Sprint plus the Sprint Tasks identified to deliver these to Done, irrespective of their status in the Sprint

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19. Do Scrum teams produce documented products? (Required.)

No, the Agile movement does not value documentation

Yes, all documentation is written during the stabilisation Sprint

Yes, the amount of documentation needed should be part of the product-wide Definition of "Done."

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20. Who manages the Scrum Development Team? (Required.)

The Functional Manager

The Product Owner

The ScrumMaster

The Project Manager

The Scrum Development Team

The Team Lead appointed by the ScrumMaster

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21. What best describes Scrum? (Required.)

A defined process that fits in with traditional project management

An empirical framework for learning about products and the processes we use to create them

A defined process that prescribes what to do in every situation

A lightweight methodology that does not disrupt the organisation's existing habits

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22. What does the Product Owner do during the Daily Scrum? (Required.)

Clarifies items on the Sprint Backlog

Motivates the Development Team to reach the Sprint Goal

Assigns tasks to Development Team members

The Product Owner’s participation in the Daily Scrum should be defined by the Scrum Team

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23. Which of the following is a responsibility of a ScrumMaster? (Required.)

Co-ordinates the allocation of work done in a Sprint

Works with the Team to find and introduce the technical practices that will allow them to get to Done by the end of each Sprint

Conducts performance reviews with each team member

Ensures that the project is on track according to scheduled timelines

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24. When applied to product/systems development, what does Scrum require? (Required.)

No change in development practices

Incremental improvements to development practices

Improvements to development practices as determined during Sprint 0

Improvements to development practices before sprinting begins

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25. Scrum is intended for... (Required.)

Work with somewhat unknown requirements, somewhat unknown technical challenges

Work with known requirements and somewhat unknown technical challenges

Work with known requirements and known technical challenges

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26. Is the Scrum framework defined in terms of rules or guidelines? (Required.)

Scrum has a small number of rules

Scrum has guidelines, not rules

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27. What does a Scrum Team attempt to do during the first Sprint? (Required.)

Build a potentially sellable product increment

Focus only on assembling the Product Backlog

Build a potentially releasable product increment

Focus only on requirements analysis, architecture, and infrastructure

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28. By the end of a three month release cycle using two-week Sprints, a Scrum team will probably deliver... (Required.)

all scope originally planned for the release, plus the new scope discovered along the way

all the originally known scope on time and on budget

the highest value scope as it's discovered along the way, which may exclude some of the original scope

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29. In Agile software development, which is the primary measure of progress? (Required.)

Cyclomatic complexity

SEI CMM Level

Source Lines Of Code (SLOC)

Function points

Actuals compared to estimates

Working software

Earned Value Metrics (EVM)

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30. In Scrum, which meeting is the most appropriate time to invite outside stakeholders? (Required.)

Sprint Planning

Daily Scrum

Sprint Review

Sprint Retrospective

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31. What are the three components of empirical process control? (Required.)

Planning, checking for quality, taking action

Planning, committing, and measuring

Transparency, inspection, and adaptation

Feedback, courage, and simplicity

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32. The Product Backlog should be... (Required.)

re-prioritised when change requests have been approved by all stakeholders

never re-prioritised

constantly re-prioritised

prioritised, then mostly locked down when we pass through the project elaboration gate

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33. When is Sprint execution completed? (Required.)

When all tasks are complete

When all committed Product Backlog Items meet their definition of "Done"

When the time-box expires

It depends

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34. What is the longest allowable Sprint, in Scrum? (Required.)

It depends how much work was committed to the Sprint

30 days or one calendar month

Two weeks

Six weeks

As long as necessary to achieve a robust definition of "Done"

One day, starting with a 15 minute "Daily Scrum" meeting

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35. How do Scrum Teams handle changing requirements during Sprint execution? (Required.)

The Product Owner adds them wherever he/she wants within the Product Backlog

The Development Team adds them to the top of the Sprint Backlog

The Development Team adds them to the Product Backlog, according to business value divided by effort

The ScrumMaster puts them in the freezer

The ScrumMaster adds them to the top of the Product Backlog

The Product Owner adds them to the bottom of the Product Backlog

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36. If a Development Team realises that it has planned too much work for the Sprint, who should be involved with adjusting the Product Backlog Items and Sprint Goal? (Required.)

The Product Owner

The ScrumMaster

The Development Team

All of the above

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* 1. What was the date of the first day of your Certified ScrumMaster training? (Required.)

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* 2. What kind of Sprints does Scrum have? (Required.)

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* 3. Which activities should you intentionally delay until a stabilisation Sprint? (Required.)

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* 4. What is the recommended size for a Scrum Development Team? (Required.)

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* 5. In sustainable Agile software development practice, refactoring... (Required.)

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* 6. Does the Agile manifesto place any value on planning? (Required.)

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* 7. In Scrum, who is responsible for deciding how much work to take on each Sprint? (Required.)

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* 8. Agility is more about... (Required.)

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* 9. What is the Scrum approach when a project requires a lot of infrastructure and architecture work that will take eight weeks to complete? (Required.)

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* 10. What should managers in an Agile organisation do? (Required.)

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* 11. How many working days should be allocated between Sprints for bug fixing, system testing, and refactoring? (Required.)

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* 12. When is a Product Backlog Item considered complete? (Required.)

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* 13. When do Agile approaches involve both business people and developers? (Required.)

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* 14. The Product Backlog is: (Required.)

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* 15. When do Scrum development teams welcome changing requirements? (Required.)

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* 16. How often should a Scrum Development Team accept a change in goal? (Required.)

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* 17. Which of the following is one of the Scrum Values? (Required.)

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* 18. Which best describes a Sprint Backlog? (Required.)

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* 19. Do Scrum teams produce documented products? (Required.)

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* 20. Who manages the Scrum Development Team? (Required.)

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* 21. What best describes Scrum? (Required.)

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* 22. What does the Product Owner do during the Daily Scrum? (Required.)

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* 23. Which of the following is a responsibility of a ScrumMaster? (Required.)

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* 24. When applied to product/systems development, what does Scrum require? (Required.)

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* 25. Scrum is intended for... (Required.)

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* 26. Is the Scrum framework defined in terms of rules or guidelines? (Required.)

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* 27. What does a Scrum Team attempt to do during the first Sprint? (Required.)

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* 28. By the end of a three month release cycle using two-week Sprints, a Scrum team will probably deliver... (Required.)

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* 29. In Agile software development, which is the primary measure of progress? (Required.)

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* 30. In Scrum, which meeting is the most appropriate time to invite outside stakeholders? (Required.)

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* 31. What are the three components of empirical process control? (Required.)

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* 32. The Product Backlog should be... (Required.)

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* 33. When is Sprint execution completed? (Required.)

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* 34. What is the longest allowable Sprint, in Scrum? (Required.)

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* 35. How do Scrum Teams handle changing requirements during Sprint execution? (Required.)

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* 36. If a Development Team realises that it has planned too much work for the Sprint, who should be involved with adjusting the Product Backlog Items and Sprint Goal? (Required.)

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* 37. First name: (Required.)

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* 38. Last name:

1. What was the date of the first day of your Certified ScrumMaster training? (Required.)

2. What kind of Sprints does Scrum have? (Required.)

3. Which activities should you intentionally delay until a stabilisation Sprint? (Required.)

4. What is the recommended size for a Scrum Development Team? (Required.)

5. In sustainable Agile software development practice, refactoring... (Required.)

6. Does the Agile manifesto place any value on planning? (Required.)

7. In Scrum, who is responsible for deciding how much work to take on each Sprint? (Required.)

8. Agility is more about... (Required.)

9. What is the Scrum approach when a project requires a lot of infrastructure and architecture work that will take eight weeks to complete? (Required.)

10. What should managers in an Agile organisation do? (Required.)

11. How many working days should be allocated between Sprints for bug fixing, system testing, and refactoring? (Required.)

12. When is a Product Backlog Item considered complete? (Required.)

13. When do Agile approaches involve both business people and developers? (Required.)

14. The Product Backlog is: (Required.)

15. When do Scrum development teams welcome changing requirements? (Required.)

16. How often should a Scrum Development Team accept a change in goal? (Required.)

17. Which of the following is one of the Scrum Values? (Required.)

18. Which best describes a Sprint Backlog? (Required.)

19. Do Scrum teams produce documented products? (Required.)

20. Who manages the Scrum Development Team? (Required.)

21. What best describes Scrum? (Required.)

22. What does the Product Owner do during the Daily Scrum? (Required.)

23. Which of the following is a responsibility of a ScrumMaster? (Required.)

24. When applied to product/systems development, what does Scrum require? (Required.)

25. Scrum is intended for... (Required.)

26. Is the Scrum framework defined in terms of rules or guidelines? (Required.)

27. What does a Scrum Team attempt to do during the first Sprint? (Required.)

28. By the end of a three month release cycle using two-week Sprints, a Scrum team will probably deliver... (Required.)

29. In Agile software development, which is the primary measure of progress? (Required.)

30. In Scrum, which meeting is the most appropriate time to invite outside stakeholders? (Required.)

31. What are the three components of empirical process control? (Required.)

32. The Product Backlog should be... (Required.)

33. When is Sprint execution completed? (Required.)

34. What is the longest allowable Sprint, in Scrum? (Required.)

35. How do Scrum Teams handle changing requirements during Sprint execution? (Required.)

36. If a Development Team realises that it has planned too much work for the Sprint, who should be involved with adjusting the Product Backlog Items and Sprint Goal? (Required.)

37. First name: (Required.)

38. Last name: