EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which of the following are considered lagging indicators? (choose the best three answers)

Question2: What does the Work Item Aging chart show? (Choose the best answer)

Question3: What might be discussed during the Sprint Retrospective if the Scrum Team is considering to use Kanban to complement their Scrum? (choose the best answer)

Question4: True or False: The WIP Limit can only be changed during the Sprint Retrospective.

Question5: True or False: The Developers always have ownership of the definition of "Workflow" regardless of whether it encompasses flow inside and/or outside of the Sprint.

Question6: Work in Progress (WIP) is: (choose the best answer)

Question7: True or False: A team's future performance can be determined by using Little's Law. (Choose the best answer)

Question8: True or False: Work in Progress (WIP) Limits should primarily apply to tasks related to an individual Product Backlog item in the Sprint Backlog.

Question9: The goal of the WIP Limit is to:

Question10: Which is the most appropriate metric to look at if you want to determine when an item that has already started is going to finish?

Question11: Which of the following best describes Kanban? (choose the best answer)

Question12: For teams practicing Scrum with Kanban, which of the following can provide the most appropriate metrics for inspecting their flow? (choose the best answer)

Question13: Which of the following is TRUE about the relationship between Sprints and Kanban for Scrum? (choose the best three answers)

Question14: True or False: Explicit policies applied at each state/column of the workflow can replace the need for a definition of "Done".

Question15: An existing Scrum Team wants to apply Kanban practices.
What can the team start doing get begin achieving flow? (choose the best 4 answers)

Question16: Which of the following is true if the Developers allocate a percentage of their capacity for unplanned work during the Sprint Planning? (choose the best answer)

Question17: The team needs to work on a high priority urgent unplanned item, but they are at their WIP limit.
True or False: They should change the WIP limit at their Daily Scrum to enable them to pull in that item.

Question18: Which of the following is the best use of a Work Item Age chart? (Choose the best answer)

Question19: What would be the most appropriate reason for a Scrum Team to adjust their Work in Progress (WIP) Limits? (choose the best answer)

Question20: True or False: The main role of WIP aging is to help identify flow bottlenecks; where work may be impeded or constrained.

Question21: True or False: When using Scrum with Kanban you can release multiple times during the Sprint.

Question22: True or False: A result of having Work in Progress (WIP) limits is that it creates a pull system.

Question23: Which of the following are considered Kanban practices for Scrum Teams? (choose the best answer)

Question24: According to Little's Law, which of the following statements is true if a team reduces its Work in Progress (WIP) limit? (choose the best two answers)

Question25: True or False: If Developers use tasks, then their WIP limits should primarily apply to tasks in the Sprint Backlog.

Question26: True or False: Cycle Time is a lagging indicator.

Question27: True or False: The Sprint length can be thought of as the team's batch size with Scrum Teams using Kanban.

Question28: True or False: Work Item Age is a leading indicator for the length of the Scrum Team's feedback loop for that (in progress) item.

Question29: True or False: A Scrum Team's workflow is the team's "policy" for how items move through different states towards 'done'.

Question30: True or False: Using a flow-based perspective can enhance the Scrum events.

Question31: True or False: Cycle Time is a direct leading indicator for the length of the Scrum Team's feedback loop for a Product Backlog item.

Question32: True or False: The Scrum Master is responsible for setting the WIP Limits.

Question33: Which of these metrics is most valuable for Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer)

Question34: Which formula best represents Little's Law? (choose the best answer)

Question35: True or False: Scrum Events, Scrum Team Accountabilities, and Scrum Artifacts are changed when using Scrum with Kanban. For example, the Scrum Team might choose to omit the Sprint Retrospective when using Kanban with Scrum.

Question36: Work in Progress (WIP) is NOT considered a leading indicator for which of the following measures? (choose the best answer)

Question37: Who is accountable for the Definition of Workflow for the Sprint Backlog? (Choose the best answer)

Question38: Which of the following practices is NOT included in Kanban for Scrum Teams? (choose the best answer)

Question39: True or False: Releases are limited to the end of the Sprint cycle when Scrum Teams use Kanban.

Question40: Which of the following will a Scrum Team most likely use as an input to Sprint Planning? (choose the best answer)

Question41: True or False: The Sprint Retrospective is the only time in which the Work in Progress (WIP) Limit can change.

Question42: Is the Scrum Master role needed for Scrum Teams using Kanban? (choose the best answer)

Question43: True or False: A positive side effect of limiting WIP is that it creates a "pull system".

Question44: The definition of "Workflow" typically includes: (choose the best four answers)

Question45: Workflow can be thought of as the Scrum Team's policy for which of the following? (choose the best answer)

Question46: True or False: Kanban practices have impact on each of the components in the Scrum framework.

Question47: Scrum Teams using Kanban need to track which four metrics of flow? (choose the best answer)

Question48: True or False: In Scrum, the Developers are required to conform to the Definition of Done. When adding Kanban to Scrum, they will also need to conform to their Definition of Workflow.

Question49: A Scrum Team, that is new to Kanban, asks for your advise on how to start with increasing predictability.
What would be the most appropriate response? (choose the best answer)

Question50: Which flow metric is most helpful in indicating when multiple Product Backlog items can be completed? (choose the best answer)