EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?

Question2: An organization has decided to adopt Scrum, but management wants to change the terminology to fit with terminology already used. What will likely happen if this is done? (Choose the best answer.)

Question3: How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?

Question4: Which three purposes does the definition of "Done" serve? (Choose three.)

Question5: When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of "Done"?

Question6: Choose two responsibilities of a self-organizing Development Team. (Choose two.)

Question7: Why is the Daily Scrum held at the same time and same place?

Question8: Which statement best describes Scrum?

Question9: How often should Development Team membership change?

Question10: Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?

Question11: A Scrum Team has been working on a product for nine Sprints. A new Product Owner comes in, understanding he is accountable for the Product Backlog. However, he is unsure about his responsibilities. Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum? (Choose two.)

Question12: When multiple teams work together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

Question13: A Scrum Master is working with a Development Team that has members in different physical locations. The Development Team meets in a variety of meeting rooms and has much to do logistically (for example, set up conference calls) before the Daily Scrum. What action should the Scrum Master take?

Question14: Which are appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best three answers.)

Question15: You have six teams using a traditional method to deliver a product. Your management has asked you to start using Scrum. In the initial project there were separate plans and teams for the layers of a software system, i.e. one for the front-end, one for the middle tier, one for the back-end, and one for the interfaces and services. This resembles what is known as component teams. But you have read that it's a good idea to have teams organized by feature.
What are the advantages of keeping component teams while starting Scrum?

Question16: What happens if the Development Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint?

Question17: Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (Choose two.)

Question18: Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?

Question19: What two techniques could the Scrum Master use when the Scrum Team gets caught in an internal disagreement about which development techniques to apply? (Choose two.)

Question20: Why does the Product Owner want the Development Team to adhere to its definition of "Done"?

Question21: Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?

Question22: How much work must a Development Team do to a Product Backlog item it selects for a Sprint?

Question23: Which of the following are roles on a Scrum Team? (Choose all that apply.)

Question24: In order to achieve the benefits of Scrum, it is important to enact the value of commitment. What two actions demonstrate the commitment of Scrum Team members? (Choose two.)

Question25: Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review? (Choose the best answer.)

Question26: During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements.
Which of the following statements is most accurate? (Choose the best answer.)

Question27: What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0? (Choose the best answer.)

Question28: Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?

Question29: Which two of the following are true about the Scrum Master role? (Choose two.)

Question30: What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?

Question31: A Scrum Master is essentially the same thing as a traditional PM (Project Manager).

Question32: If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team?

Question33: Who can abnormally terminate a Sprint?

Question34: When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don't understand a functional requirement, what should they do?

Question35: As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do?

Question36: What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? (Choose three.)

Question37: Who is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint?

Question38: The Product Backlog is ordered by:

Question39: As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions? (Choose two.)

Question40: Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint? (Choose two.)

Question41: You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product Backlog. Several of the developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two Sprints will require full-time commitment from a technical specialist who is external to the teams. What are two key concerns for the Scrum Master to take into account in this situation? (Choose two.)

Question42: A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose three.)

Question43: How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?

Question44: When do Development Team members take ownership of a Sprint Backlog item?

Question45: Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog?

Question46: When should a Sprint Goal be created?

Question47: If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what do they track?

Question48: A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.

Question49: Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint?

Question50: Who should know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release?

Question51: The length of a Sprint should be:

Question52: During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Product Owner responsible?

Question53: What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in Scrum? (Choose two.)

Question54: To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough ideas for a first Sprint, a Development Team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.

Question55: Which two of the following are appropriate topics for discussion during a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose two.)

Question56: When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?

Question57: What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting?

Question58: Who is on the Scrum Team? (Choose all that apply.)

Question59: Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).

Question60: When is the Sprint Backlog created?

Question61: If burndown charts are used to visualize progress, what does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate?

Question62: When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete?