What is the role of Management in Scrum?

Support the Product Owner with insights and information into high value product and system
capabilities. Support the Scrum Master to cause organizational change that fosters
empiricism, self-management, bottom-up intelligence, and intelligent release of software

Management has no active role in the actual product development through Scrum. However,
management external to the Scrum Team is relevant in setting the vision and strategy to guide the
overall direction of the organization.
The timebox for the Sprint Review is:
4 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

Sprint Review is a maximum four-hour timeboxed event for one-month Sprints. For shorter Sprints, the
event is usually shorter.
When is a Sprint over?
When the timebox expires.

Sprints are fixed length events of one month or less to create consistency. A new Sprint starts
immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Which two things should the Scrum Team do during the first Sprint?
Deliver an Increment of useful and valuable product.
Develop and deliver at least one piece of functionality.

The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, which is one month or less during which a done, usable, valuable
product Increment is created. This applies to every Sprint.
Which of the following are examples of a Scrum Team practicing Scrum poorly or
not exhibiting traits of a self-managing Scrum Team?
Stakeholders attend the Daily Scrum to check on the Scrum Team’s progress.
The Developers are working within the boundaries of their organizations functional description
and nicely handing off work from analyst to developer to tester to integration.
The Developers invite external stakeholders to the Sprint Planning to ask them how to turn a
Product Backlog item into an Increment via a complete and detailed Sprint Backlog.

 The Daily Scrum is for the Developers. It should not be used by external stakeholders to
check progress.
 During Sprint Planning the Scrum Team should be crafting the Sprint Goal based on the set
of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint. The Developers identify the necessary
work to meet the Sprint Goal.
 Scrum Team members do not have titles, and no sub-teams; such as testing, architecture,
or operations are recognized. Accountability belongs with the Scrum Team as a whole,
regardless of whether team members have specialized skills.

Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?
The consistency reduces complexity.

The Daily Scrum is held at the same time and place each day to reduce complexity.
When should the Developers on a Scrum Team be replaced?
As needed, while taking into account a short-term reduction in productivity.

Scrum Teams typically go through some steps before achieving a state of increased performance.
Changing membership typically reduces cohesion, affecting performance and productivity in the short
term.
Upon what type of process control is Scrum based?
Empirical

Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that
knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed.
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog
item selected for the Sprint?
Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.

All members of the Scrum Team share in the accountability for creating value every Sprint.
Who is on the Scrum Team?
The Product Owner.
The Scrum Master.
Developers.

The Scrum Team consists of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner and Developers. The Scrum Team
is a cohesive unit of professionals focused on one objective at a time, the Product Goal.
When does a Developer become the sole owner of a Sprint Backlog item?
Never. All Sprint Backlog items are "owned" by the Developers on the Scrum Team even
though each item may be implemented by an individual Developer.

The Sprint Backlog and all of its items are collectively owned by the Developers. No individual
Developer can claim ownership over an item as this would block communication and collaboration.
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.

A Sprint could be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Only the Product Owner has the
authority to cancel the Sprint.
The CEO asks the Developers to add a "very important" item to a Sprint that is in
progress. What should the Developers do?
Inform the other members of the Scrum Team so the team can decide what to do.

The items selected for a Sprint have been selected as most valuable with the Product Owner. The
items serve the Sprint's goal. No changes should be made that endanger the Sprint Goal. No one
external to the Scrum Team can force changes on the Developers.
A Scrum Team consists of the following:
Developers
Product Owner
Scrum Master

The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers.
True or False: Scrum has a role called "project manager."
False

A Scrum Team has a Scrum Master, a Product Owner and Developers. As a whole they have all
controls needed.
The Developers should not be interrupted during the Sprint and the Sprint Goal
should remain intact. These are conditions that foster creativity, quality and
productivity.
(Which one the following answers is FALSE?)

The Sprint Backlog is fully formulated in the Sprint Planning event and does not change
during the Sprint.
The Developers should have all the skills needed to:
(choose the best answer)
Turn the Product Backlog items they select into an Increment of useful and valuable product
functionality.

The Developers are a group of professionals who do the work of delivering an Increment of done
product at the end of each Sprint. As a team, Developers have all of the skills necessary to create a
product Increment.
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
The Developers.

Only the people doing the work described on the Sprint Backlog need to inspect and adapt at the Daily
Scrum. If the Product Owner or Scrum Master are actively working on items in the Sprint Backlog, they
participate as Developers, they will need to be at the Daily Scrum.
True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams work together on the same product,
each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.
False

Products have one Product Backlog, regardless of how many Scrum Teams are used. Any other setup
makes it difficult for the Developers to determine what they should work on.
What does it mean to say that an event has a timebox?
(choose the best answer)
The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time

Timeboxed events are events that have a maximum duration.

The Product Owner is the sole person responsible for ordering the Product Backlog.
The timebox for a Daily Scrum is?
(choose the best answer)
15 minutes.

The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master
serves the Scrum Team by ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and
kept within the timebox.
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
(choose the best answer)
Optimizing the value of the work the Scrum Team does.

The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum
Team.
Who creates the Definition of Done?
If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done
appropriate for the product.

If the Definition of Done for an Increment is part of the standards of the organization, all Scrum Teams
must follow it as a minimum. If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a
Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
What is the recommended size for a Scrum Team?
Typically 10 or fewer people.

A Scrum Team is small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within
a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people. Generally smaller teams communicate better and are more
productive
Which of the following services is appropriate for a Scrum Master in regard to the
Daily Scrum?
Teach the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute timebox.

The Scrum Master ensures that the Developers have the event, but the Developers are responsible for
conducting the Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master teaches the Developers to keep the Daily Scrum within
the 15-minute timebox. The Scrum Master enforces the rule that only Developers participate in the
Daily Scrum.
The three pillars of empiricism are:
Inspection, Transparency, Adaptation.

Scrum is founded on empirical process control theory, or empiricism. Empiricism asserts that
knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known.
Three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control: transparency, inspection, and
adaptation.
The timebox for the Sprint Planning event is?
8 hours for a monthly Sprint. For shorter Sprints it is usually shorter.

Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints,
the event is usually shorter.
How much work must the Developers complete for each Product Backlog item they
select for a Sprint?
Enough so that each Product Backlog item they select meets the Definition of Done.

The purpose of each Sprint is to deliver useful and valuable Increments that adhere to the Scrum
Team's current Definition of Done.
True or False: The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a valuable and useful Increment of
working product.
True

The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a timebox of one month or less during which a done, useful, and
valuable working product Increment is created.