You are a Scrum Master helping to establish five Scrum Teams that will be building a product. You discuss with them the high level of integration that the product Increment will require by the end of their first Sprint. It is a highly anticipated product, both by consumers and by the organization. Of the options raised by the future Scrum Team members, which option do you encourage? (choose the best answer)
Correct Answer: D
Explanation The Scrum Guide states that "the moment a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done, an Increment is born" and that "the Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints". Therefore, to deliver a product Increment that is integrated and potentially releasable, all Scrum Teams must have a shared understanding of what "Done" means and ensure that their work meets that standard. This also enables transparency, inspection, and adaptation across the Scrum Teams. References: The Scrum Guide, section 3.4 (The Increment), page 10 The Scrum Master Learning Path, module 5 (The Increment), lesson 1 (What is an Increment?) and lesson 2 (Definition of Done)
PSM-II Exam Question 2
If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trendline through a release burndown chart indicate?
Correct Answer: D
PSM-II Exam Question 3
Which two behaviors would reflect Servant Leadership in a Scrum Master? (Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A,B
The Scrum Master is responsible for serving the team by facilitating and removing impediments to ensure there are minimal roadblocks in the way of the team. The Scrum Master also coaches the Scrum Team and organization to ensure the benefits of Scrum is realized. "Removing every impediment for the Development Team" may seem like the right thing to do but by doing it this way, the Dev Team's ability to self-organize would be limited. There are some impediments that will depend solely on the Scrum Master and there will be some that require collaboration with the Dev Team. The former might be working with the finance department to renew services that the team is using. The latter might be lack of skills to make a particular item done. The Scrum Master can coach the team on finding different solutions to resolve the issue. "Removing impediments" is good. "Removing every impediment for the Development Team" is not so good and sometimes not even possible.
PSM-II Exam Question 4
You are a Scrum Master entering an organization that wants to "evolve" their product development to Scrum. The organization's teams are organized into component teams. This means that teams address one single application layer only (for example, front end, middle tier, back end, and interfaces). You introduce the concept of feature teams, where teams have the skills to work on multiple layers throughout a Sprint and deliver working software every Sprint. What are two things you take into consideration when moving away from component teams toward feature teams? (choose the best two answers)
Correct Answer: B,C
Explanation B: Productivity, in terms of lines of code or story points, will probably suffer during the transition, although even then delivery of business value is still likely to increase. This is a realistic expectation, as the teams will need to learn new skills, collaborate more effectively, and adapt to changing requirements. However, the benefit of feature teams is that they can deliver working software that provides value to the customers and stakeholders every Sprint, rather than waiting for the integration of different components. C: Feature teams will require time to become productive as people from the different layers and components become accustomed to working and delivering unified functionality together, as one Scrum Team. This is a natural consequence of changing the team structure and culture, as the teams will need to overcome some challenges and conflicts, build trust and rapport, and establish a shared vision and goal. The Scrum Master can help the teams with this transition by facilitating communication, coaching, and mentoring. References: Professional Scrum Master II Course, page 17: "Feature teams are cross-functional teams that can deliver end-to-end functionality for a product. They have all the skills and competencies needed to work on multiple layers of the system." Professional Scrum Master II Course, page 18: "Component teams are teams that specialize in one layer or component of the system. They often depend on other teams to deliver a complete functionality for a product." Professional Scrum Master II Course, page 19: "Feature teams have many advantages over component teams, such as faster feedback, higher quality, lower complexity, and more customer value."
PSM-II Exam Question 5
When multiple Scrum Teams are working from the same Product Backlog, also known as scaled Scrum, they must still work in conformance of the Scrum guide.
Correct Answer: A
Scrum is a framework with built in flexibility to support multiple Scrum Teams working on a single product.